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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06

deep sympathy and substantial recOgnl-
ton from his old opponents, the repub-
licans. The senator's conduct during
the recent campaign was such as to raise
him in the estimation of President
Roosevelt, and may have had something
to do with the latter's generous treat
ment in offering him the choice of two
desirable government positions, that of
a Panama canal commissioner, or
member of the interstate commerce
commission. At the beginning of the
last campaign a friend asked Senator
Cockrell what his plans We're
Il shall make few speeches, " said he,
"but l am not going ouside this state.
they have been urging me to pitch into
President Roosevelt in the course of my
speeches. l will not do it. We had a
Judge out here in Missouri who gained
great fame by his virulent attacks upon
Garfield during the campaign of 1880.
When Garfield was assassinated that
Judge delivered an address in eulogy of
the dead president that was said to be
the finest thing of the kind uttered.
Well, l am not going to attack the per-,
sonality of President Roosevelt l
wont do it.
Some of the senator's democratic
friends in Missouri are inclined to at
tribute the capture of the state by the
republicans to the fact that Senator
Cockrell and men like him would not
descend to the personal abuse campaign.
The senator is content to accept his de-
feat if it resulted from following such
an honorable course. He has not finally
decided whether he will accept the canal
commissionership or seat on the inter-
state commerce commission. There has
recently been a good deal of talk about
reducing the canal commission to q
membership of three on the grounds that
it is at present an unwieldy body and
only one or two of its members spend
any considerable time on tha isthmus.
There is a disposition in the present
period of economy and reform to have
men drawing $12, 900 year salary per-
form the work that congress intended
for them. 49, ... - ~-
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tween man and the monkeys, so, in like
manner the lemurs bridge over the gap
between the monkeys and lower NAM
mails. These little animals have come
from far distant Madagascar. They were
purchased by the ZOO of a leading i'm
porter in New York. They are an inter-
esting collection and attract great at
tention at the ZOO. They resemble
monkey with the head of raccoon.
Like their cousins, the monkeys, they
are night providers, fruit eaters and jun
gle jewellers. They are reddish brown
in color and have a hairy ruff or collar
about their necks.
The national ZOO is rapidly accumu-
lating a collection Of animals equal to
that of any geological institution in the
world. 1t is not generally known that
at present there are on exhibition in the
zoo over 80 distinct species of animals
and birds that are the only specimens
of their kind in the two Americas.
Among the curiosities are several ami
mails, composing small menagerie in
themselves, that were sent by E7nreEnr
Menelik of Abyssinia, to President
Roosevelt One of these is zebra which
was pet about Emperor Menelik's pal
ace in Adds Abeba, the capital city of
Abyssinia. He shows his training and is
quite tame and gentle, and is easily led
about by a halter. Buffalo Bill last
summer contributed a herd of Is buff
faloes to the ZOO and all of them are in
excellent condition. The herd has been
increased to 16. by the birth of calf.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06

desolate of it's favored votaries, though
people are plenty.
Poor must be the standing of the
man or matron who, having no coun-
try home, has no invitation to the
home of some one else. blouse par
ties" began to attract guests about the
twelfth of the month; by the TWEEN
tieth practically all of them were in
full swing. By travelling upon a
schedule, like horse trainers
string doing the county fairs, the
same guests can appear at half a dOZ-
en- different places before the new year
brings them all back to New York for
the brief "season" until Lent. At these
county gatherings such dancing is seen
as does not show in New York. Little
dancing is done in the city by the very
fashionable set. The men are too
lazy. In the country it's different.
Then there is skating, sleighing-for
at Christmas you go north as in March
you go south. There are in the stable
horses for everyone. If the. entertain
er be, for instance, Mr.: Webb, of Shell
UuIHe fdfm, tnere is a private car
for short trips about the country to
points that the railroad reaches. Not
at Shelburne Farm, perhaps, but at
some of the great estates nearer the
city, there is even a "peasantry" to
help make grandees fancy that they
are living in Dickens time. There are
"cOtters" whose children may he glad
dened by dolls and dresses; then are
the delights of playing Lady Bounti-
full"
There is the fad of the Simple
Life" of whose coming l gave ample
warning. Of course the life that the
rich so call is complex beyond the
power of past ages to parallel, but the
fittings from place to place, the visits,
the sports, the charities, even-for
those who do not take such matters
seriously-are an unending whirl of
restless striving. For the old-fash-
Toned Christmas you must turn to the
almost poor.
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such an enterprise. l have told how
the Vanderbilts and a few friends are
spending millions of dollars TO stay
the march of improvements" up the
avenue at the Arcade, on Forty-seventh
street, as an outpost of trade and a
last. ditch" of the residents. The st.
Regis hotel is above that point. but it
doesn't count quite so extensively.
The new dry goods site is just half
mile below. When | came to New
York, green from the country, two
stately great houses stood opposite the
site In each lived an Astor, head of
mis- branch of the family. Just above,
and on the same side, stood the marble
palace of A. T. Stewart, called the
finest house in America The Waldorf
Astoria now towers above the site of
the two Astor homes, while Stewards
has more recently been pulled down to
make place for a trust company's
building.
Altman will spend 100000 upon
his new shop He has had to pay
twice as high prices for the last par
cells of land bought to complete the
site as he paid for the first. The same
experience confronted Marshall Field,
of Chicago, who has similarly acquired
block frontage few hundred feet
farther down the street. q
:. -. OWEN LANGDoN. &
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06

combination all the big stores Lave
placed the management of their shop.
lifting cases for prosecution In the
hands of . central organization. Shop
lifters are seldom addressed, seldom
very poor, often well-connected. I'm
der the old plan it was difficult To
Withstand their plead:ngs when
caught, hard to cope with the batter
les of relatives they brought to bonn
bard the shopman's position. 1t was
so often "klep:omania!' The vast
size of the shops, the throngs in their
aisles, the multiform chances for pill
tering, have laid siege to many a re-
spected woman's good resolutions and
training. A stern example made by a
law agency that takes the matter out
OF the shopman's hands may do much
to- break up the practice.
But, after all the darker aspects OF
the holiday season-and don't know
why l happened to speak of them;
had no such gloomy intention-the OBJ
serVance is every year wider, broader,
more generous and more uniform.
Jews, Mohammedans and Buddhists
in New York's queerly mixed popula-
tions join it, with or without change
OF name to quiet sect scruples. The
city itself gives Christmas treats upon
vast scale. The Salvation Army,
and dozens of other similar in
situations, seek out the needy for
relief. Tiny Tim does not often
80 without his dinner 1t is the same
old Christmas.
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drift apart for generation to
meet again in the national legisla-
ture. This is true of many members
from western states who were born
in the east and drifted to the west while
young men and boys. Pennsylvania has
furnished a large number of national
legislators in other states who can meet
and exchange "reminiscences and ex-
periences of their early days Il the key
stone state. Senator, Clarke. of Mon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
Good Records.

The legislature committee of the
county good roads associations of the
state were in session at the Minneapo:
lis Commercial club rooms The vari-
Gus county associations of the state
were represented in the session and
discussion was made of the bills to pre-
sent to the next legislature seeking the
establishment of better roads through
out the state and placing the construc-
ton of roads in the hands of capable
and responsible men. George W. Coo.
ley, president of the State Good Roads
association, acted as chairman, and G.
A. Will, president OF the Hennepin
county association, acted as secretary.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06

ever, that has originated with the presi
dent and has extended to leaders in con-
gress will hardly permit of any material
advance being made in the way of pub
lie officials, although it is often charged
that congressman are very willing to
practice economy in every line of ex-
penditure except that which affects
themselves
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, who
leaves the senate next March, feels that
he cannot be charged with any personal
interest in salary increases; so he is
pressing bill to raise the salary of the
president to 100000 year; that of the
vice president and speaker of the house
to $4,000, and that of each senator, rep
resentative and delegate to $4,000;
these salaries to go into effect after
March 4, 1909. This measure doubles
the presidents salary and those of the
members of congress, while it adds
$4,000 year to the salaries of the vice
president and speaker of the house.
The demands of society on officials in
Washington are responsible for this agi-
tatiOn for Increased compensation. 1t
is maintained that member of congress
cannot live here in proper style on their
present salaries of $4,000 a year. This
argument does not appeal very strongly
in the majority of congressional dis
tricts, where $4,000 a year is regarded
as pretty fair income. 1t all depends
on the members themselves whether
that amount of money can meet their ex-
penses in Washington. If the congress-
man SO desires he can live quietly and
not use more than half of his salary for
domestic expenses in this city. Presi-
dent Pro TEN Frye, of the senate, Sena-
tor Cockrel1, the late Senator Hoar and
others have given proof for many years
that it is possible for men to maintain
high positions in public life on very
limited income.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
Hotel Burns.

For the eighth time in twenty-three
years, the old st. James hotel at Du-
luth was swept by fire. Sixty-fve
guests were sleeping in the hotel at
$3.50 in the morning, when the fire was
discovered. The firemen and police
saved many persons who otherwise
would have been cremated.
Among the guests that had narrow
escapes was j. A. Odell and wife OF
Philadelphia. He is a cousin of Gov.
Odell of New York.
There were two theatrical companies
in the house--''The Sign of the Cross
and "The Curse of Drink" The theat-
rical people made merry over the loss
of clothing and other articles of value.
Everyone of the guests got down the
fire escapes, with the aid of the police
and firemen, but none of them had
time to dress. Some of the actresses
in the theatrical companies carried
their outer clothing to the street be-
fore donning it, and using plate store
window for mirror.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06

tana; Senator Burrows, OF Michigan:
Senator Bard, of California; Senator
Long, of Kansas, and Z halt dozen mem.
bers Of the house were I'll born in Penn
sylvania, and they sometimes get to-
gether and discuss the state Of their
birth.
REPRESENTATIVE MadSWorth. of New
YORK., had an interesting experience the
other day when Representative Dwight,
OF the same state, presented him with
some highly cherished mementoes of his
father. Mr.. Wadsworth is son. of Gen.
James S. Wadsworth who was killed at
the battle of the Wilderness. The gen.
eral had sent his orderly back from the
front to get some dinner for him and it
was brought, together silver fork,
spoon and silver handled knife marked
with the Wadsworth monogram. Thirty
minutes after the general had eaten his
dinner he was shot and killed. The or
derby kept the knife, fork and spoon, but
at the close of the war he deposited
them with the clerk of his home county,
as he did not know any Wadsworths, but
did not feel like keeping silver that did
not belong to him.
The county clerk tied the silver up in
a piece of paper, tagged it and put it into
the safe. There it had remained since
the war until last fall when Representa-
tive Dwight, of that district, was told
about it. Mr.. Dwight got the silver and
brought it with him to Washington a
few weeks ago and presented it to Rep
resentative Wadsworth, who was great
ly delighted to receive this memento OF
his distinguished father.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
How First London Minister Sailed

How First London Minister Sailed.
When our first forsign minister ar
ranged to so to London he was requested
by the captain of the sailing vessel in
New York harbor to go aboard immed-
lately. Hastily buying a sack of -four,
three hams, and bag of potatoes. he
hurried on board ship to arrange with
some sailor to cook his meals, not know
ing but that they might sail at any hour
Five weeks passed before the boat left
the harbor. After six weeks at sea the
traveller at length beheld the outlines
of the coast of old England.-Success
Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
Addition to the Zoo.

HE national ZOO has
just received a
missing link in the
shape of four le-
murs. Members of
three rare species,
and the only speci-
mems of their kind
in t h e Uni t e d
States. AS the apes
are said to be the
connecting link be-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
Cockrell ~ Favor.

* a man whose
congressional ca
reer was cut short
by the recent re-
publican landslide,
Senator = COckrell,
Of Missouri, is find
ing a most rosy
path way. He is
still hOnOred by his
d e m Ocr attic COL
leagues and finds
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
Chasing the "Cassies."

He smart hotel
people of N e W
York are dealing
in their own way
with an abuse as
VeXatiOuS as the
shOplifter. T h e
troubles of Mrs.
Chadwick h aV e
given New York a
new nickname for
we'll dressed dead
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
Christmas Shopping in the City.

VERY year sees a
larger consign-
ment of Christmas
trees from Maine.
Carloads Of them,
pressed down for
good measure I'M
til their limbs are
laid along their
trunks apparently
beyond hope of
recovery. line the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
Official Salaries.

HERE has been no
end of talk about
the inadequate sal
aries paid officials
and various meas
ures have been in
trOduced in con-
gress at this ses-
sion to increase the
pay all along the
line. The spirit
of economy, how
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
Drv Goods on the Sacred Avenue.

Or a week the re-
port that a great
dry goods shop is
to be built upon
Fifth avenue, on
the block opposite
the Waldorf AS
toria, has inter-
ested New York.
1t is true, and it is
the finest site in
New York for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
Incidents in the House.

HERE are some odd
experiences m e t
with in the house.
That body is a sort
of clearinghouse
for strange Incl
dents, as frequent
ly there occur re-
u n i on S of old
friends whs are
boyhocd compan-
ions and then
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
She Will Never Do

Artist-My dear, that new cook will
never do.
Wife-Why not? He used to be
chef at fashionable club.
THAT may be; but can't you see
that he's served spinach in a blue dish
and tomatoes on pink plate? Horri-
ble!"-Illu strated Bits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06

subject he at once takes the public into
his confidence. Just as soon as he re-
ceived assurances from Secretary Hay
and Attorney General Moody that they
would serve in his cabinet after the 4th
Of March, he gave the fact to the press
and the appointment Of these officials
was settled as definitely as though their
names had gone into the senate for con-
firmation.
The last announcement is that Paul
Morton, secretary of the navy, will con-
some time at least. This policy of the
president to pick the members of his
present cabinet and announce their con-
tinuance in office is rather tantalizing
to those who have not yet received the
presidential invitation. Secretary Shaw,
OF the treasury department, seems like
ly to stay, but he does not know. Mr..
Roosevelt has not rendered him formal
invitation to remain at the head of the
treasury department, and Mr.. Shaw is on
the anxious seat With his customary
frankness the president has informed
Mr.. Shaw that he may ask him to re-
main, but contingencies may arise that
would make it advisable to select some
body else for the place. Secretaries Will
son and Hitchcock are in the same pre-
dicament.
Mr.. Morton is making big sacrifice
financially by staying in the cabinet.
His salary as vice president of the Santa
Fe system was $4,000 a year, while as
secretary of the navy he receives but
$4,000. His official salary merely pays
the rent of the house he occupies, which
is that of the late Senator Quay, of
Pennsylvania, and one of the most COM
moaious in Washington.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
The epidemic Of Shoplifting.

HE papers have
said little about
the epidemic of
shoplifting. The
Christmas season
has severely tried
the new system of
the great shops.
Frankly, til i S
new system means
that the mer-
chants have, by
out of their own
DIV merrifu1 Nv n
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
.C0TNAM'S HOLIDAY
HOW THE METROPOLIS CELE-
BRATEs CHRISTMAS.
At THE COUNTRY ESTATES
It Is a Day of Pleasure for Both Rich
and Poor-The Shopping Scenes
Other New York
Gossip.

EW YORK.-If one
were to judge a
New York Christ
mas by the soci-
ETY. column of the
n e W S p a pers he
might ppo e
that literally "ev-
erybody's out of
town." Not in
m i DIS u m m er is
Fifth avenue more
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
High Priced Beef.

When Clear Lake Jute I'd, Minneso-
ta's wonderful steer, was proclaimed
by experts at the International Live
Stock Exposition at Chicago, to be the
grand champion steer of the world, the
animal which has been the pet and
glory of the agricultural experiment
station brought much fame to the
state, but news of additional fame
came in telegram from New York an
nouncing that the carcass of the per-
feet steer had been sold for so cents a
pound, the highest price ever paid for
dressed beef.
It was said, too, that the beef would
be divided among all of the prominent
hotels in the metropolis and that each
would call attention on their menu
cards to the presence in their kitchens
of portions of the most famous steer in
the world, a product of the state of
Minnesota.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
WASHINGTON LETTER
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
NAMING THE NEW CABINET
Names of the Men Are Coming Out
One at a Time-Inadequate Gov
eminent Salaries - Other
Washington Gossip.

. S HI N G + ON
One by one the
members of Mr..
ROOsevelt's cabinet
after the 4th of
March is being an
n O II n ce d. T b e
president is unique
in this as he is in
most of his actions.
When he makes
up his mind on any
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06
In the CapitOl,

Gov. S. R. Van SAINT has the honor
of being the first governor to occupy
the governors Office in the new capti-
toll. In one of the private rooms some
of the governors admirers placed a
bouquet of American Beauty roses. The
governor received many callers during
the forenoon. The large reception
room of the suite will not be ready for
some time
In spite of the storm, State Treasurer
Block and state Auditor Iverson re-
moved nearly all of their property to
the new capitol. The only officers that
will be left in the old capitol are the
clerk of the supreme court, the public
examiner, the superintendent of public
instruction and the supreme court
justices.
Gov. Van SAINTS first act on assumlu,
his desk at the new capitol. was to
write letter to his aged mother at
LIE Claire. Iowa.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-06

pc:wer to be unwisely mereiful. BY .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-04-26
Notice Of Assinnee,s Sale.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned will offer for sale at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
for cash in hand the following d.
scribed prjperty, towit:
All of the machinery, tools, fixtures,
stock on hand of lumber OF material
used in connection with the business
of the Ardmore Sash and Door factory !;
also one horse and wagon and harness,
all being part of the property lately
assigned TO me by said Ardmore Sash
and Door factory, for the benefit OF
creditors.
Said sale will take place between
the hours of IL a. m. and o'clock p.
m. on Monday. May s, 1906 in front OF
the building lately used and occupied
by said assignor, on the east side NJ
A street, northeast, in Ardmore, In
dian Territory. For further particu.
lars see the undersigned or Potterf &
Walker, attorneys. Il. E. GUILLOT.
Assignee
Ardmore, I. T, Abril G, 1905.