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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14

will enjoy. Chicago, which is to hold
a more elaborate celebration than any
other city in this country. has beer
honored with a message from Queen
Alexandra, of England. The massage
was conveyed in a letter written by
Lady Henry Somerset to Miss Marie
Shedlock. of the Chicago kindergarten
institute, who has been one of the
enthusiastic workers for the Andersen
celebration. Lady Somersets letter
reads thus: Il brought to Queen Alex
andTa's notice the fact that the lovers
of Andersen in the United States, who
owe their enthusiasm partly to your
lectures and your work, were about to
celebrate the centenary of this great
Danish writer; and I have obtained
from her majesty full permission to
convey to such Andersen lovers mes
sage to, the effect that the queen takes
great interest in the work of her dis
tinguished ellow-countryman, Hans
Andersen
Conried's production of "Parsifar'
has attracted enthusiastic audiences
in Chicago; and so did the Savage
production of "Parsifap' in English.
Concerning the comparative merits Of
the Conried and Savage presentations,
the critics judgments are that the for
mer excels in lyric presentation, but
not in dramatic; that Conried's stars
give a grand opera effect, Savage'a
cast passion play.
DID,. 4 KATHERINE POPE.
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Declared Dead, But Lives.

St. Louis.-After having been pro
nounced dead by two physicians and a
nurse. Mrs. Charles A. Sweet, wife of a
provision merchant, was restored by
the infusion of a salt solution into her
veins and is now believed to be recover.
ing her health. Five weeks ago Mrs.
Sw eet, suffering from gastritis. went tc
Hot Springs. Ark. in the hope of re-
covery. One night recently she seemed
to be dying and eventually her heart
ceased beating and respiration stopped.
She was pronounced dead. A third ply
sician. however, decided to try salt
solution infusion and there followed
signs Of animation. The operation was
continued and Mrs. Sweet revived. She
has returned to her home in st. Louis
and is now apparently recovering her
health
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14

Some time ago the city made appl1-
cation for the institution of an inquiry
by the states attorney. The city de-
clares the company has violated the
terms of the franchise and therefore
has no right to operate, and allages
telephone rates are excessive. Re-
peated attempts to have disclosed the
receipts of the company have met with
failure. though continued promises
have been made to various commit
tees OF the council. News from New
YORK that the New York Telephone
company is to reduce charges on the
first OF May adds to the dissatisfaction
telt mere over the telephone service.
Inc street car service of Chicago
IS by-Word; every one knows Of the
surface transportation inflicted upon
Chlcagoans. Just now the town is all
agoS over the question of municipal
ownership Of street railways, and the
democratic nominee for mayor stands
out boldly for his advanced position.
John Maynard Harlan, the republican
nominee, in his speechmaking in tho
vigorous campaigning now in progress
from one end of the city to the other.
avoWs that he stands for common
honesty reforms for safeguarding O.:
the public against attacks on life and
property, for honest inspection OF
buildings, purer water, less smoke,
better street paving, more small parks
taking politics out of the schools.
Judge Dunno says in regard to this
common honesty" plank: ME, too;
I stand for all these side issues, but
first and foremost for municipal own
ership.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
ORGIES ABOARD |
STRANGE CRAFT
MYSTERIOUS PLEASURE YACHT
IN THE ADRIATIC SEA.
GIRLS INDUCED TO E MBARk
Young Peasant Maid Who Was
shanghaied Tells Remarkable
Story of Drinking, Feasting
and Dancing of Hosts.

Vienna.-A mysterious pleasure yacht
is cruising around the Adriatic. kidnap
ing girls. it's owners indulging in orgies
of the kind described in the tales of the
"Decameron. The fishermen along the
coast are planning to blow up the mys
FERROUS yacht at the first opportunity.
Fishing boats and coast steamers which
have sighted her tell remarkable stories.
The yacht is OF considerable size. She
is painted black, is. of course. ralish,
and carries no flag or name. She has
suodly sized crew all smartly uniformed,
and about half a dozen guests or own
ers Because she did not answer sig
nails the steamer Godollo threw a search
light Oh her. revealing peculiar sights.
Half a dozen men and the same num-
her of women. Enthusiastically dressed.
were ON the deck feasting drinking.
dancing and behaving in remarkable
ways. A fuller story is told by peas
ant girl who has just returned to her
home in Croatin after fortnight's sud
den disappearance. She says some uni
formed soldiers came ashore and pre-
vailed on her to go aboard to sell veg
ttableS She was taken to a huge cabin
furnished with beautiful carpets and
divans, after the Turkish fashion. Sh,
was piled with wine and the yacht
steamed away. When she awoke she
found herself undressed, and in place of
her clothes were many others of finest
silks and laceS. These she dOnned and.
ON The promise OF much gold joined half
q ,luzen aristOcratic men and a number
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constable

constables in collecting debts have
got to stop in this city We will never
have justice for the poor and unpro-
tected until the fee system is abol-
ished. A big constable simply scares
a person into paying a debt, whether
it is lawful claim or not. By back
ing up a wagon in front of a house
and demanding payment for small
debt the unfortunate debtor is coerced
into settling the claim rather than see
his household furniture thrown out on
the sidewalk and moved away in the
cOnstable's van
1t is easily possible for a Chicago
constable to get Itch in a few years
on the fat fees he is able to collect.
The Justice shops" are as rule in
league with the constable, and pro-
nounce his charges legitimate.
TO show to what extent the VIC
Tins suffer at the hands of the coz
stables, the Chronicle recently gave an
illustration of the way small debts in
crease in size when taken in hand by
these men who make a business o.
guarding the interests of a certain
class of creditors. The Chronicle says
"Woe betide the poor family that re-
ceives visit from constable levying
on a judgment writ 1t may be tha:
the debt was only a few dollars or Was
not a just debt at all. But the court
costs will be $50. Then will come
th(. fee for execution NOT less than
$3.50. Next will be exacted the con-
stables charge for custodian services,
81 for every day or fraction of a day.
When all the fees are betrayed the
original small debt or claim will have
increased 10 colossal dimensions-from
81 to not less than $12, and possibly
$780," Violence as we'll as extort;on
has part in the constables methods;
the weaker, the more defenseless the
victim, the drawer" looms the con-
stable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
SPOOK PICTURE ON
A WlNDOW-PANE.
Scientists Are Unable to Explain
the Phenomenon.

Charleston. w. Va.-A weird story
comes from the coal mining town OF
Winona, Fayette county, and Mrs.
Rogers, wife Of c. P. Rogers, Winona
business man, is the authority for tho
details.
During q recent severe thunderstorm
Mrs Rogers, according to her own
statement. was standing by the east
window of her kitchen. preparing tho
morning meal. when, just after a vivid
flash of lightning. she noticed thin
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probable that the hurried person, how
ever. did not take time to stop and
inquire who had brought about this de-
siraEle state OF affairs, whether indi-
vidual enterprise or awakened munic-
ipal authorities were responsible TO-:
the reform.
The work has been done and the
glory belongs to those two organiza-
tons. the Merchants club and the
Commercial club. Last spring they
started joint campaign to take away
at least in small but much journeyed-
over portion the city's reproach fer
being the uncleanest of the big towns.
And what they have accomplished has
as we have said, impressed even the
most careless.
At banquet held recently by the
two. clubs, past and future work wa:
discussed, and Fluctuations made on re-
suits accomplished. One OF the mem
bers thus reviewed the experiment I'm"
dertaken by the clubs: I'VE have
demonstrated that the downtown
streets can be kept clean, thus min
inning the dust on windy days and
the mud in rainy weather. We under
took this work for one year in order
to make a practical test of the mat
ter, and We can now go before the
city officials and the people with every
detail perfected" This speaker tolG
how the money had been raised, that
| the financial side had been solved H.
satisfactory manner.
IL this crusade for cleanliness, every
day three and one-half miles of street
and one and one-half miles of alley
has been swept, and swept by hand 9
much more thorough method than
when machines are used. The district
is bounded by La Sale, Van Buren,
and Madison streets, and the lake, and
in the principal shopping thorough
fare, State street, the cleaning having
! extended as far north as the river.
At the banquet, stereopticon pictu4' IS
were shown Of Chicago before an(
AFTER" and it proof was needed the
| photographs gave it.
All honor to the Merchants clut
ana the Commercial club.
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pldue where IT.
will have been put into the background
| the undesirable stockyard notoriety.
FlnanclerS, experts on street paving,
architects. sociologists, university pro-
fesscrs, men, women and children are
engaged in the movement; it is nc
passing fad; the earnest minds of the
town have the altruism and the energy
to keep at the task for years.
A constant stream of visitors, men
of all sorts and conditions, flows in
and out of the rooms Of the MuniciDal
museum at the library, where are on
view exhibits of many different de-
partments of municipal matters. Ere
quent illustrated lectures are given at
the noon hour, when business men
may come to have their eyes opened
concerning what Chicago needs in the
way of municipal reforms, to become
acquainted with victories won in other
cities. School children are brought
down in relays. and though the i'm
preston got by them doubtless is more
or less vague. yet they must absorb
something in the way of improved
ideals of city life.
Local organizations are forming Tor
the institution of spring street clean
ing in their respective districts. An
appeal has been made that the GUS
tom OF throwing hand bills far and
wide be put stop to, asserted. a
fact that no one can question: that
much of the disorder of Chicago is
due to the waste paper blown hith.r
and yon by the wild prairie winds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
The Seven Ages Of Woman.

The Seven Ages Of Woman.
Carri-age-The infant in her percka-
bulator
Pupil-age-The lanky school girl.
wings.
Marri-age-The bride her aim in life
accomplished.
Men-age-The chatelaine.
Ray-age-The mat1on suffering from
the footprints of time.
Mass age-The chaperon rejuyen-
ated.-Ally Sloper.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Frozen Snake for Firewood

York, Pa.-John GresS. who lives at
Pleasureville. this county. laid in a good
supply OF wood for the winter A few
evenings ago. when he put some wood
into the stove stick which he had
picked up began to wriggle. He discov-
cred that what he thought was a stick
was snake. which HAD been frozen
stiff, but which revived in the warmth
He quickly threw the reptile into the
stove. where it was consumed. The
snake measured about IA inches.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Too Strong Minded.

Ethel-It is useless to urge me to
marry you. When say no, I mean
no.
Jack-Always?
Ethel-Invariably
lakeland can nothing change your
determination when once you make
up your mind?
Ethel-Absolutely nothing.
blackwell, I wouldn't care to marry
a girl like that, anyway-Tit-Bits
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Life Insurance.

THAT young Sawyer does more TO
promote the public health than any
other doctor in town."
$50? l never heard of him as a
doctor of special TALENT
mo, but his father was the leading
doctor here, and the youngster Inherit
ed good part of the old mans prac-
tice, and the old patients have SO
little confidence in him that they
don't dare be SICK Life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Nothing to Live For.

Friend-1 hear that Mr.. Boaster, the
oldest inhabitant, is sick.
Doctor-He is, and fear l can do
nothing for him. He cannot remem-
Der winter to match this one, and
he seems to have lost all interest in
life-N. Y. Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
MORE PUBLIC SPIRIT
CHICAGO GROWING AWAY FROM
NARROW SELFISHNESS.
SOON BE CITY BEAUTIFUL
Downtown District Cleaned by Pri-
vate Enterprise-BadP Public serv-
ice Under Censure - Constable
Evil-More Polite Mention.

.ICAGO. - E v G L
since last June
even the most hur-
ried traveller
through d o W D.
town Chicago has
realized that some
body had beer
cleaning up, that
really it was al
most clean on
pavement a n {!
crossing, in street
and allow IT jC
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Unafraid of Danger.

Impecunious Actor-But, sir, I'm quite
broke. l must have my salary l need
the money.
Business Manager-Now, Mr.. Booth
disease through germs?
1mpecuniOus Actor-Possibly. Yet
the last piece of money handled last
month was quite harmless, and l am
willing to run the chance once more
Cincinnati Commercial-Tr Tribune.
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Insisting on His Rights.

The man at the meat market weighed
the dressed chicken.
'Sixty-five cents,' he said. <
Then he cut off the head of the fowl
and threw it under the counter
III take that. too if you please" said
Mr.. Pneer. I'VE may not use it, but if
I've got to pay for it I'll be everlast-
ingly daddinged if I'm going to let you
cheat me out of it! A chicken head is
chicken head. "-Chicago Tribune
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
To Turn to Brighter Things.

as are u
other American
cities, is to or-
serve the centen-
NAL celebration of
the birthday Of
Hans Christian
Andersen. the man
whose fairy tales
generations OF
children have been
brought up on, and
generations yet
unborn" doubtless
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
A Serious Error.

Druggist-Great pills! believe put
arsenic instead of powdered sugar in
that mans prescription. Which way did
he go? Do you know who he was? What
shall do? Cat you help me some
Friend-Good heavens! I don't won
der you're excited
Druggist-You bet. Why, man.. az
senic costs ten times as much as sugar,
and I only charged him for sugar..
The Doctor
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The Winning Argument.

mo, George" she said; II never can
marry YOU"
But Rev. Hitchem-Upp has adver-
tised that for to-day only he will per-
form the ceremony for $199
In an instant George Keene held rhe
beauteous Miss Bargaynesale in his
arms.-Judge.
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Not for Goodness Sake.

Mother, | can never win the medal
for good behavior" exclaimed boy just
in from school; 1--WE tried and tried, but
some other pupil always gets it,
But you must keep on trying" said
his mother. encouragingly.
Its no USE replied the boy; 81
sha'n't try any more It's clean waste
of goodness. ''-Tit-Bits.
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Didn't Kneel.

Clara-Did he go down on his knees
when he proposed?
DOra-N-O, but I don't think he
ought to be blamed for that
why not?"
''He was helping me over a mud
puddle.''-N. Y. Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Jumpuppe-Why so?
Interested.

Sometimes I Think said Mr.. Tim
mid. If only had some money I might
get married. ~..~ r.. -
Couldn't you borrow some, Mr.. Tim
mid?" suggested Miss Passay, promptly
Philadelphia Press. !
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14

lDESP X FAD i 5
the enthusiasm TO
make the most of
the possibilities of
this favored town
on the shores Ct
beautiful l. a k c
Michigan. Organ
lied work and in
dividual effort will
in a not far dis
tant day, have
raised our town to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Constables Reprin.anded.
OOK COUNTY con.

stables received
merited flashing re-
Gently at the hands
of Judge Carter.
The judge de-
clared: The fee
system should be
abolished if we
ever want justice
at the hands OF
cOnStables. Drastic
measures constant
ly employed by
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The Exceptions.

Biggs-1 never saw man who could
meet death without blanching.
Diggs-Why, what's the matter with
your two sons? -
Biggs-What. do you mean? Il
Diggs-Well, I should think they
ought to be able, to do it; one is
doctor and the other is AN undertaken.
Cincinnati Enquirer. 49, s=z@
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Just a Tip.

Do not worry over coal
Or the gouging plumber;
Pc in time, it always pays.
Study up these winter days
Where to go next summer"
Chicago News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Queer, If True.

Little Willie had a gun
Pulled tie trigger, just for fun;
No one CHANGED to be in range
Doesn't this sound rather strange?
kansas City Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
HE TOOK THE HINT.

Diffident Lover-I know that I'm g.
perfect bear in my manner
She-Sheep you mean. Bears hug
people. You do nothing but bleat!-
Chips.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14

Mrs. Cutting Hintz (hugging him)-'
All! I love you so, dearest. Can you
let me have that $40 you promised me?
Cutting Hintz-Now understand
what it means to be- pressed for
money.-Chicago Journal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Patience Ceases to Be Virtue

FAIRNESS of bad
car service and
telephone service
has reached q
point in Chicago
where something
presently will be
doing. The assist
a mt corporation
counsel makes the
charge against the
Chicago Telephone
company that it
'man;focfjv ic a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Commercially Speaking,

Mr. Blunderalong-Why, Miss Antike,
this is pleasure! l haven't seen you
for a long time. You must pardon me,
but you look So
Miss Antike-Mr. Blunderalong!
Mr.. Blunderalong-Per cent better
than you did the last time met you-
Judge.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
Puts His Foot in r..

He's the soul ot generosity
. I have noticed that whenever he
speaks he gives even himself away
Houston Post. ...z :z ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14
The Proud Poet.

Jaspar-I think have reason to be-
lieve that that last poem of mine is a
classic.
Jumpuppe-Why SO?
Jaspar-1 find that all my friends
have either seen it or heard of it. b1 t
none of them has read it.-Judge.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-14

contumacious and grasping CORPORATION
which neither keeps it's promises nor
gives good SERVICE
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Other Efforts.

= IDESP READ
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-23

From boyhood spent on farm.
then working as n common laborer
in briclSyard. to a seat in congress
at the age of 80. marks career
of Albert +. Dawson, member of
congress from the Second district of
Iowa. Orphaned while baby. he
was reared by his grandparents. who
were poor. He helped support the
family and educated himself by saw
ing wood, marketing produce and
acting as janitor of the school house
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-23

1t has been shown that men are
really willing to accept paltry sal
aries of $4,000 to be heads of life
insurance companies. The union
scale was 100000 though some
bouEties of the McCurdy class raised
the limit $4,000. Policy holders are
likely to feel happier this Christmas
than they did earlier in the year
They should feel safe in the better
security of payment of death claims
thanks to publicity and Tom Law
sons erusade.-Boulder Camera.
Mrs. Edward Maloy and son left
Thursday for Grand Junction TO
spend the holidays. Re
publican.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-23

Many home made glad this
znton of this ElBs the same
other organization. but cfsInes
cardinal principles charity
and Monday
down with grief and ighened
made with loving Kindness without
ton they probably
land is salt of
ne ma be or CO..
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-23

Henry r. ishone broke
in the Herald He charges like Don Quote
and then all by his lonesome
that the this
Now Mr. Rhope,
is He is
has afraid the
believe
roads following Of
bulldozing
lihone knows that
because a
mile which
in advertising shone nde
criticisms
honest criticism, the
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-23

Some time the Denver Post took explain how
the being
claims
posts IN the tna reservation The Post gurativey
let probing alleged
these companies had
instrumental
the readers of the Post noticed anything lately
legations? We
but Post
suddenly Perhaps is
some companies have of closing
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-23

In one OF the cities in which Chas.
B. Hanford appeared this season
there had been a superabundance
OF rain. just before the entertain
ment' his manager. f. Lawrence
Walker. received a letter in which the
local manager said: Would like If
agreeable to Mr.. Hanford to substi-
tute Tanning of the Shrew' for the
Merchant of Venice Our streets
have been so fnll of water we do not
want to hear anything more about
Venice"
Miss Henrietta Barrett returned
yesterday from Grand Junction
where she has been visiting for sew
eral months.-Gunnison Republican.
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-23

of
in
the Matchmaking
them The q bacEmal
Irwin N is
to money
history the family promptly kicked Irving Would
a
a
matchmaking Irving
other cities
so
hayer body
not to
publisher has ndvd
concealment
which would high that only
Burdens, the fairmnded public hands
family that be blacSmaled and
matchmaking their holes
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-23

Mctuly family transferring all its realty
proceedings brought for
taken dposiitrs
in law under circumstances IL is
possibility
transactions
should have consideration what
been given the and
who premiums
b,
The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-23

eofW
or,d an o
william that railroad regulation Ger
,inIv is
exalted capacity end
his DAYS Where is the chvaiS
a., ts neople? of Mil
assist maintaining
fort this oman who hnss SCI his well
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