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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
Flowing bV Steam.

Crookston.- with the arrival of a
carload of improved steam pillow ma
chinery, including widc-tire traction
engines of improved design and great
power. a movement has been started
in the Minnesota Red river valley
which will, in time. disturb the useful
ness of the horse as means of turning
over the virgin sod.
Heretofore farmers have been skep-
tical of the value Of steam power as an
agent for blowing, but recent tests
have turned ont so satisfactory and
the saving over old methods has been
so apparent that they understand tho
benefit which is derived from the steam
system, both from monetary stand
point and the quality Of the work
done.
The steam plow outfit which reached
here consists of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
engines with tires nearly three feet
wide The wide tires are made neccs-
sary because of the unstable character
of the field, which would almost bury
an engine of the ordinary type. The
pillow proper contains sixteen 16-inch
shares and at each trip across two
mile field six acres of ground is turned
over The two-mile stretches can be
covered by the machine in an hour
making the result for the days work
of twelve hours IA acres, or three
weeks work for one man with team.
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ing up to the young man, she threw her
arms around him and screamed:
ALBERT. | love you! You will
Another gentleman in a frock coat
objected
LET them alone" he said. in German.
For reply, the first old gentleman
soaked the second one over the head
with hat box
the only definite thing known is that
the Kroonland slipped her mornings
and headed for Antwerp Two pas
sengers who were booked did not sail.
They are Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Refs, of
$ Sutton plact, New York. The last
the Kroonland's crew saw Of them was
a young man on the pier being smoth-
cred by red hat and pretty girl
weeping Historically. incidentally,
two irate old gentlemen were swatting
each other and exploding fat German
phrases. In charge Of Officer Connors,
both landed at the station.
The young woman with the cherry
hat is Miss Lucille Tultloff, of Heidel-
berg. Germany, the daughter of a pro-
fessor' said Connors. "She was en-
gagged to this young man when he was
a pupil of the old gents over there. He
came to this country to make his for
tune, and promised to marry the girl
as soon as he succeeded. While work
ing for firm in West Broadway he
falls in love with the typewriter See?
She was Miss Emma Irene Berendson.
of Hoboken. They were married., and
planned a honeymoon trip on the
Kroonland.
I'm the meantime Miss Tultloff gets
wise and beats it to this country on
the double quick, see? She stops with
her uncle. Mr.. George Bechold, of Belle
vile. N. j.. and together they get onto
the trail Of Refs. Then the mix-up oc-
ours. When l got there young Refs is
being Rugged by Miss Tultloff, Mrs.
Refs is in Mysteries, and the two
old gents, Mrs. Refs father and Miss
Tultloff's uncle. are lambasting each
other with baggage"
'That's all. correct" muttered Refs.
who was listening intently.
Its the Gods truth; he deceived
me. and l love him." murmured Miss
Tultloff. recovering from her third
faint.
Refs was discharged and started to
leave the courtroom. Leaping over
three seats, Miss Tultloff landed on
her recreant lovers neck and sobbed
out her sorrow. Four court cops un-
locked her embrace. Refs fed down
stairs. but the cherry hat nailed him
again in Franklin street More en-
braces.
LET me get to the kroonland,"
choked Refs, struggling free and dart
ing for Broadway
IN follow nit you to Heidelberg"
shrieked the cherry hat. taking up the
pursuit.
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News Notes.

The state officials put into effect the
new accounting system provided for
by the recent legislature
Burglars carried away between $500
and $500 worth of goods from the de-
partment store of B. L. Wineberg.
Minneapolis.
Ed Mcdonald, a.young man of Wi
mona, lies in critical condition as re-
suit of knife wound received in a
mix-up on the lake bridge.
Olaf Dahlberg, of Cambridge, was
found dead in his bed at the Pauly
house on Bridge square, Minneapolis,
and the indications point strongly to
suicide by gass poisoning.
Jogn Boehlke, a farmer living near
Mankato, who has been suffering from
slight mental trouble for several
years, became vioently insane, and
with an ak droYe his wife and children
from the house, threatening to kill
them. ..-
The Elk laundry, Minnesota street,
near Ninth, St. Paul, was entered by
burglars, who blew open the safe and
took s75 in cash.
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DEDICATE M0RGUE
WITH WILD REVEL
OPENING OF DEAD-HOUSE At
TENDED BY BALL.
COFFlNS USED AS TABLES
Awful Spectacle. Presented by Dan
GERS at Ceremony - Other In
stances Where Poor Taste
Has Been Shown.

San Francisco.-The recent Dance OF
Criminals in Berlin. which has so
shocked all right-thinking people in the
German capital and elsewhere, and il
which each dancer persoGated an expo
nent OF some form of crime, from arson
and murder TO pocketpicking, had it's
counterpart not long ago in bail
given by a number of artists in Munich.
Each guest assumed the character OF
some historic criminal. and to add to
the Srininess OF the occasion the walls
OF the ballroom were covered with BIZ
Zarrc figures, under which grisly stories
reminiscent OF the gallows were writ
len. Lucrezia Borgia waltzed with Lady
Macbeth; Nero, Pedro the Cruel; and
in fact, almost every great criminal IN
history trpped it merrily with a part
ner as infamous as himself; while "to
complete the gayety.' in the words OF
reporter, there was also a mock
judge, who promised all the imitation
lawbreakers an acquittal."
In worse taste, if possible was dance
given at the Inauguration OF the new
town morgue at Wardner, Idaho year
or two ago. The opening of this house
OF the dead was celebrated by a recep-
ton. followed by a dance, given in the
morsue itself, and attended by many OF
he principal inhabitants of the town
Collins served equally as tables and seats
for the guests: sandwiches were served
on coffin plates: coffee was drunk out
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ACTRESS NARROWED ::
WHILE IN BATHTUB
TAKES PLUNGE AND CONSTABLE
CARRIES OFF CLOTHES.
HAS ONLY BATHROBE LEI T
Habit Of Beginning Day with Water
Antics Brings Exponents Of the
Stage Into a Chicago
Court.

Chicago. If Miss Maxine Ford,
actress. had Tot formed the habit Of
beginning the day with a cold plunge
she would not have been compelled to
appear in Justice Everett's. court in
borrowed raiment.
And if she had foregone The luxury
for single morning her wardrobe
might have Included silk dresses and
tailored gowns. fur-lined coats and
imported hats, silk underwear and
silk stockings, instead OF single
bathrobe and a solitary pair of bath
slippers.
But Miss Ford INDUCED in the
plunge as usual the other morning.
Constable Jonas visited her apart
ments at Twentieth street and Mich
igan avenue. and the wardrobe that
was the pride and JOY of the actress
passed to another.
The sun arose long before Miss Ford.
She had danced and sung the night
before and she was tired. It was al
most noon when she awoke and
jumped from bed. She hastily donned
the bathrobe and the slippers She
slipped in the bathroom, just off her
room. and moment later the cold wa
ter was running. The tub was full
and Miss Ford was enjoying it's lux
uries, when there came knock at the
door, Of course, she did not respond.
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Eight Pairs of Twins at IS.

Des Moines, Ia.-Rooseveltian pre-
cept was given startling exemplifi-
cation at Charlton, L.. when Mrs
James Bradley presented her husband
with the eighth pair of twins. TIE
mother is IS years old, while the IA
Their is just past Is. The twins are a
boy, weighing eight pounds, and a
girl, Weighing seven. Both are well
developed and healthy.
] The father served in the civil wal
and took part in the battle of Fort
Pillow and Vicksburg. He is six feet
one inch in height and weighs 100
pounds. He lost no time in sending q
letter to President Roosevelt
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Needle Pierces His Heart.

Neenah, Wis.-Henry Arnemann. q
young man of this city, died with a
needle piercing his heart. Several
weeks ago while scufiling with a
schoolmate, the latter struck a needle
in Arnemann's coat in such a way that
it was driven into his left side. The
needle broke in two while being re-
moved and despite the efforts of sur
geons the other half could not be ex-
tracted. An X-ray examination dis
closed the piece of needle in a direct
line with the young mans heart. An
other examination found the needle
entering the heart and all hope of re-
covery was abandoned.
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She couldn't. There came another and
another knock, and then the door was
opened.
And Miss Ford, actress, shivered in
the water
She heard the heavy tread of man.
Who's there?' came the voice of the
actress in the bathtub
"A constable" came the answer in
gruff, masculine voice.
What do you want?" demanded the
voice that came from the bathtub.
your Clothes replied the gruff.
masculine voice.
1t was a moment filled with horror
for the girl in the bathtub.
What right have you to take my
clothes?" she demanded, and there was
indignation in the voice.
Miss Gertrude Hazen has replevined
your Clothes" came the answer. "She
says you owe her $3.50 and won't pay"
The situation was critical for the girl
in the bathtub. She started to arise.
Then she fell back into the water.
The girl in the bathtub thought she
heard the sound of closing door She
called and there was no response. She
arose and called again. She opened
the door and peeped out. The room
was silent. She threw on the bath
robe and donned the slippers. She ran
to the bureau and opened the ton
drawer. 1t was empty And a mo-
ment before there had been a dozen
suits of silk underwear in it. She
opened the second drawer and it was
empty. And moment before it had
been filled with lingerie. She ran to
the closet and threw open the door.
And it was empty. Just moment ago
there had hung two silk gowns and
two tailored gowns. She ran to the
corner where the trunk had stood. And
it was gone. 1t had held three hats.
one Of which cost $45.
Then came realization. The only
garments she possessed were the bath
robe and the slippers and it was noon.
Miss Ford was crushed. She sat
down and wept. but she soon realized
that would get her no clothing. She
thought of her friends. Some were too
large and some were too small. And
then she thought of Helen Wolff. She
called the girl on the telephone. She
borrowed enough clothes to get down
town. She visited Justice Richardson's
court and asked for change of venue.
She went to Justice Everett's court
and there another blow awaited her.
Miss Hazen had preceded her and OBJ
tanned a continuance for a week. and
until that time the actress had to &C.
commodate herself to the trying con-
ditions of an emergency wardrobe.
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watch was kept, but the depredations
continued as before and the lion evad-
ed all efforts to kill him or drive him
away.
One morning Robinson, with a bunch
of cowboys, was rounding up some
stock in a remote section of the ranch.
when the dog with them started a
large animal in a thicket. They tried
to send the dog into the bushes, but
he covered away. Suddenly an i'm
mense California lion left the cover
and ran up large oak tree near by
There were no weapons in the crowd
and Robinson was afraid to send one
of the men to the wagon for rifle
lest they lose sight entirely Of the
animal.
Accordingly they formed a Gordon
around the tree and let their riatas at
the lion. The animal stood at bay and
warded Off the rawhides with his
paws. The men had almost despaired
of accomplishing anything, when Selby
Trimble, the crack rider of the Nor
row ranch, volunteered to leave the
circle and climb nearby tree to en-
deayor to cast the rope in a different
manner. He did this at the risk of his
life. After repeated failures he sue
ceeded when the lions head was
turned the opposite way. The other
riatas fell quickly one after the other
and the animal was hung then and there.
The skin is in beautiful condition
and measures over seven feet from tip
to tip. It is at present at the Santa
Clara tannorv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
WHEN A GIRL IS IN LOVE.
What She Does and Does Not Saw
When Under the Magic
Spell of Cupid.

When a girl is in love, asserts the
New York Press, she says:
Not Il could live my life with him."
but Il could not live my life without
him."
Not che is perfect" but II don't care
whether he is perfect or not"
Not ''He will be good to me- but Il
will be good to him."
Not Gle is worthy Of me-" but cam
l worthy of him."
Not 4 see much in him to ADMIRE"
but Il see nothing in anyone else in
admire
Not Il believe him. because what ne
says is true" but II believe him, ne-
cause he says it,
Not II could endure poverty with
him. but Il could endure nothing
without him."
Not Il shall be happy with him."
but II shall not be happy without
him."
Not Il can reform him." but 81
would not change him"
Not II wonder if love him
eneugh?" but II wonder if I love him
too much?'
Not He is as handsome as Apollo,
as wise as Solomon and as brave as
Wellington but. apollo and Solomon
and Wellington all remind me of him"
The most narrowing thought in the
world, next to not being sure that the
man you love loves you, is that per-
haps you do not love the man who
loves you. If you can pass this self
examination and give yourself 100, you
may be quite sure that you love him.
1t: may seem to you that you love
him too much, but remember that you
will need a big bank account of love
to draw on for the exigencies of mar
riage.
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Of tins similar TO those used for en-
we're imposingly and temptingly ar
ranged on the slabs which were later
destined to receive dead bodies In such
greWsOme environment the feet
ripped as lightly and the laughter and
conversation were as gay as ii the ball
room We're a bower Of roses.
These exhibitions OF questionable
taste are by no means the monopoly of
any country. The humor that is grew
some quite eclipsed itself in ball given
few weeks ago by the medical students
of Paris. The evening was heralded by
a procession of cars designed by the sur
geons of the different hospitals. On
one car were presentments of several
of the most famous surgeons in France
each bearing emblems which suggested
with painful vividness the particular
operation for which he is noted; the car
OF the hospital of the Twenty-ninth
Bastion pictured a great doctor, NJ
streptococci, pneumococci. etc. The
Enfants Malades contributed a process
sion of monsters of inconceivable ugli-
ness; while humorous feature was
presented by the car of the Andral hos
pital, on which Prof. Metchnikof was
ladling out curdled milk to clamorous
old men in search of youth.
But the grimmest car of all was that
OF the house surgeons of Necker. which
won the first prize. and which presented
on odd medley of spectacles. There
were Petronius Arbiter opening his
veins on bed of roses; bishops and
cardinals chanting Latin prayers for
the dead; tableauX contrasting various
kinds Of pleasure with their horrible
penalties. and so ON. After the process
sion came the dance, which lasted until
long after dawn broke, and in which
microbes danced furiously with
Serums, surgical instruments with
anatomical subjects, and there were
quadrilles of all the horrors at once
From this exhibition of medical HUI
NOR it is almost relief to turn to the
eccentric and, one would think, unap-
petizing dinner given by San Fran
cisco lady to number of guests. each
OF whom. like herself. had undergone an
operation for appendicitis The table
was decorated with a miniature operat-
ing-table on which lay wax doll. sur
rounded by repicas. in miniature: of all,
the instruments used in the operation
the guests had survived. By the side
Of the table stood another doll dressed
as a hospital surgeon ,and, placed con-
veniently near him wei ,andages, hot
water bags and the waved implements
of an operating room: while around this
unpleasantly suggestive table were
floral decorations ''emblematical of re-
joiciag." when the recent victims of
appendicitis were seated says a
chronicler of this strange feast, there
was great merriment. and they heartily
congratulated each other"
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ROPES A. CALIFORNIA LION.
With Aid Of Rata Big Animal Is
%:Lassoed and Hanged to
i the Tree:

San Jose, Gala fight worthy Of being
recounted in any tale Of thrilling ad-
venture was enacted on the Morrow
ranch, which lies on the Mount Ham
llton range extending from the OBJ
servatory south for many miles. Dur
ing the last month f. F. Robinson,
foreman OF the ranch, had noticed that
their young colts were Decreasing in
numbers with alarming rapidity. Al
most every morning the mangled car
cass OF colt would be found. Tracks
around the slaughtered animals told
the story of the mountain lion. A close
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-05-19
PRINCE UNPOPULAR.
SON OF KING EDWARD LACKING
IN TACT AND GRACIoUsNEss.
He Has Ring of Guards When He Is
Travelling Which Offends the ~
Irish-His Princess Is -
Clever.

The operation on the prince of Wales
was a trifling one for purely local
and common affection, from which he
had suffered for some time. His gen.
eral health is good and he will be about
next week, says a London dispatch of
recent date. The news of the opera
ton was published simply because the
king feared, if the fact should leak out,
the public would jump to the conclusion
OF something serious which there were
strong reasons to conceal.
The prince is a mere name, a shadow,
to the British public; he has no presence
or personality. and has only limited in
telligence. In public he always pre-
sents a wooden appearance, and is en-
nature and tact which make the king
so intensely popular. When visiting
Ireland recently. he Travelled every
where in ring fence Of detectives,
and kept absolutely aloof from the peo-
pie.
Although entirely Indifferent to him,
they resented the suggestion that he
went in fear of his life among them.
The king when there went about wholly
unprotected, and responded eagerly to
every manifestation of good feeling.
The king is strongly liberal in tend
ency, the prince equally strongly con-.
sentative and reactionary SO far as he
knows how. The princes whole idea
of conversation is to ask questions,
which usually display an amazingly I'M
informed mind. He is thoroughly do
mesticated. and worships his father,
though disappearing OF the latter's
friends, whom he studiously avoids. His
passions are fishing and shooting, and
he is one of the best sporting shots in
England.
The princess is clever and ambitious.
and has tried desperately to push her
husband to the front, but is foiled by
the stupidity against which even gods
are powerless.
Though she is by far the cleverer of
the two. she is not liked and the SYM
pathies of the people are all with the
prince, this being due largely to the
now common knowledge of his own love
affair. which resulted in his marrying
in Malta to Miss Seymour. and of the way
in which Queen Victoria forced him to
ignore this marriage and wed Princess
May
Still. this sympathy is not of the kind
that is mingled with respect, for the
average man and woman say that if
the prince had been man enough to in
sist upon standing by the woman he
loved, and having her recognized as his
wife. he would have carried his point,
especially as he had the moral back
ing of his father and mother, and must
have known that such defiance of
Queen Victoria would have endeared
him to the hearts of all the people. So
while they sympathize, they are rath-
er inclined to despise, and the prince
has done nothing yet to change their
attitude
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Indian Allotment.

White Earth. The reallotment of
Of additional land to Indians Under the
Stevenson land bill closed here. The
allotment of land will resume again on
Monday, May Is. About 1000 allot-
ments have been issued.
Most of the logging camp matters
connected with the cutting of dead
and fallen timber on the reservation
during the last winter have been set
tied. The result to both loggers and
purchasers was, on the average very
satisfactory. A total Of about 800, 900
was paid out.
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TILTED SWEETHEART
FOLLOWS OLD LOVER.
Gotham Policeman Unravels Mys-
terry and Lands All Con-
cerned in Jail.

New York-Among the crowd that
hurried down the Fulton street pier to
board the Red Star liner Kroonland,
was a tall young man with pretty
panied by an old gentleman in high
hat. Both men were laden with bag
gage.
From out the crowd a young woman
with yellow hair and big, red. cherry
covered hat suddenly emerged Rush.
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news Of minnesota,
Defective Eyesight.

st. Paul.-Reports received by the
state board of health indicate that
there are 10000 to 10000 pupils in the
public schools of Minnesota who have
defective eyesight, and that less than
10 per cent of these wear glasses or are
taking any treatment to improve their
eyesight
This condition is all the more re-
markable when it is known that ow'
ing to the nature of the test applied
by the teachers, only the more serious
defects are discovered. If the pupils
eyes were examined by oculists the
number showing detective eyesight, it
is believed, would be much larger.
The reports received by the state
board of health show that 10 to Is per
cent of the pupils examined have de-
fective sight. In many cities the per-
centage is much greater. For in
stance, in the public school at Tower,
OF 800 pupils examined, So had defect
eyesight. In Sank Rapids 43 had de-
fective sight of Of 26O. In Red Wing
the percentage of defective eyes was
about 20, the figures being 1876 and
OPT.
No More Mineral Leases.
No mining leases to operate in
the beds of meandered lakes
will be issued by State Auditor S. G.
lverson for at least two years. The
recent legislature refused to PISS a
law expressly authorizing the state
auditor to lease beds of lakes, and in
the absence of authority from the leg
islature the state auditor will issue no
such leases.
Scores of applications for leases Gov
ering the beds of most of the lakes in
the vicinity of the iron range have
been filed with the state auditor. Two
years ago he issued prospecting leases
on portion of the bed of Long lake
in st. Louis county, town 50, range 20,
in accordance with an opinion filed by
Former Attorney General w. &. Doug
las, who held that the state owned the
land and that it should exercise its
ownership.
Irrigation.
Minnesota and North Dakota arc
taking steps to catch a. good
share of the immigration that is being
directed toward the northwest province
Of Canada. The legislatures in both
states appropriated large sums for the
purpose of advertising their agricult-
ural, commercial and educational ad-
vantages.
In Minnesota annual appropriation
is Sis, 900, and will be expanded by
State Auditor lverson, who is ex-officio
land commissioners Mr. Iverson il
given authority to advertise the adj
vantages of Minnesota lands within
and without the state and to prepare
such literature and statistics explain
ing the resources of the state as he may
deem advisable