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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

publican alike-was without our knowl-
edge or consent contributed to the cam
paign funds Of the republican party not
only in the two Bryan campaigns, but in
that against Judge Parker, when the
Lord knows it was not needed!
You may remember that in the cam
paign Judge Parker charged in public
address that the republican funds had
been swollen by corporation money,
President Roosevelt replied with some
heat that this was not the case; or
rather, he said that no corporation con-
tribution had been received, which
could possibly be construed as result
of political blackmail, which was of
course true of the insurance contribu-
ton. Still, fancy Mr.. Roosevelt now
wishes he had not made the denial quite
SO sweeping. 1t is one of the presidents
lovable traits that he believes down to
the letter what is told him by men
whom he trusts. He undoubtedly re-
ceived strong assurances about corpora
ton contributions last fall. Yet there
are the facts. Corr elius N. Bliss, him
self an insurance company director and
one of the best, SO far as completely
with the grosser forms of grating are
concerned, received as treasurer of the
republican national committee prac-
tically $150,00O in three presidential
campaigns from the New York Life
alone.
Now imagine a democrat, a red-hot
Bryan man, icy-holder in the New
York Life. This Bryan insurer pays
certain premiums to his company. He
also gives $25 to the campaign fund of
his party. How will he like being told
that, while he was doing this, his own
money, that he paid in for insurance and
for nothing else, was being misused to
beat his candidate.
In this state the bribery of the legis-
lature by insurance money quite over
shadows this misuse of it in politics.
For full generation the baser men in
the Empire state legislature have been
practically bribed with the diverted
money of policy holders-not to do any
thing wrong, but merely to refrain from
passing any insurance laws at ALL
Hyde's father, marvellous man, got all
the law he wanted a generation ago.
The game has since been to keep it un-
changed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

In discussing ways and means to ir-
crease our trade with South America,
Special Agent Lincoln Hutchinson.
writing to the state department from
Rio de Janeiro, expresses his opinion
that the mail service with this coun.
try Is In urgent need Of improvement.
This, he declares, is very inadequate,
and its Improvement would stimulate
our sales. Many of the larger dealers
send their orders by cable, and are
thus Independent of the mails. But
the smaller firms are not able to do
this
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Fire Marshal's Report.

Duluth. Marshal Edward Pet
erson, made his first quarterly report
of fires Investigated by him. The fire
marshal assumed his duties July l,
and up to Sept. 30 he had investigated
2o4 fires which had not been reported
to him by chiefs of fire departments.
OF these he found twelve of incendiary
origin, but in no case had evidence
for conviction been produced
against any one. Five Of these, he
says appear to have been set to obtain
insurance. The damage, from these
five was So, O40 The other seven ap-
peared to have been set either In wan.
tonness or for revenge. The total loss
from these seven was $5,2o5 Fifty-six
cases were reported as "cause un-
known" The causes of fire reported
are: Ashes, 3; adjoining fire, 4; cigar
stubs. 1; children and matches, 10;
care1essness, 81; electric wires, 6; gas
jets, =; gasoline, II; lamps, 6; light
ming, II; matches, 3; sparks, Is; spon-
taneous combustion, II; stove, due and
chimney, &C.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

1t Is estimated that an ounce of ra-
dunn would contain enough power tn
raise 10000 tons a mile above the
earth's surface. Another way of stat
ing the same estimate was that the
energy needed to tow a ship OF 10000
tons a distance Of 5000 sea miles at
Is knots was contained in % ounces
OF radium. Now, we knew that the
earth contains radioactive materials,
and it was safe to assume that it
forms In some degree a sample of the
materials of the solar system, hence it
was almost certain that the sun Il
radioactive also.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

Automobile manufacturers in this
country made a fine showing during
the fiscal year 1905 in the way of for
eign trade, the exports reaching the
high-water mark of $2,4S1,243. Last
year the exports were valued at ST.
B95,605, and the year before at $1,207,-
065. The greatest foreign shipments
In any one month in the history of the
American automobile export trade
were those in June last, when the val
We reached $313,499. In June a year
ago the value was only $181,798.
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one conferred by party caucuses, and
Mr.. Tawney, on account of his activity.
tact and loyalty to the leadership of
the party, has been chosen again and
again to attend to this work.
The position of party whip" has de-
scen6ed to the American house from
the British parliament, where the
WHIP" who has the power of arran-
ging pairs, is second only to the speak
er Of the house of commons in impor-
lance. In the American house OF
commons the whip looks after pairs,
but, i'll addition, has important pollt1-
cal Guties to perform. When there is
measure to be voted on that is
known as a party measure it is his
duty to see that all the members OF
mis- party are in attendance and that
none loses his vote through failure to
arrange a pair with the opposition
Mr. Tawney has been very successful!
in mis- management of party matters
on the floor of the house, and has fire.
ouently saved his party from defeat.
Probably the best work Mr. Tawney
passage Of the Porto Rican tariff bill
The republicans only had a majority of
Is in the house, and there were six of
these opposed to the bill, and there
were four republicans absent without
pairs. BY skillful work and staying up
ali night prior to the final vote, Mr..
Tawney succeeded in pairing the alb
sent members and securing the con-
sent Of the republicans opposed to the
measure to remain impaired, and as a
result the bill passed by a majority uf
pine. Mr.. Tawney feels that he has
earned the right to retire from this
tying position, and wants to abdicate
in favor of some other republican in
the next house.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

The picture-card craze has struck
this country hard. Every town and
village has come to have it's "set" of
views, and this is a. large country with
many communities. We are rich and
free-spending people, and purchase of
cards figures as a trifle. In conse.
Quence the mails are crowded with
them, and the government does not
mind, so long as the cards are decent,
for it gets about one dollar and twenty
cents pound for carrying them
whereas the average payment for all
other sorts of matter is but eight cents
per pound.
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beautiful estates in the country, most
of it's 1000 acres overlooking Lake
Champlain and the distant Adirondacks
DIR. Webb married one of the daughters
of the man who was then the richest
in the world. Mrs. Webb had dowry
of $10,000,000, which has been in
creased by railroad operations, notably
by the building of the Adirondack line,
still called "Webb's road" by the ma
tives. DR.. Webb derived considerable
fortune from his family, that of James
Watson Webb, himself a pioneer in
American journalism. Miss FREDERICK
Webb is a beautiful young girl, whose
friends among the young set in society
are many.
Mr.. Pulitzer is young, Harvard man,
of Hungarian paternity, on his mothers
side descended from the Davis family,
of which Jefferson Davis was the most
notable member. He is believed to be
the coming man in the conduct of the
great newspaper by which the elder
Mr.. Pulitzer is chiefly known. Mr.. Pull
itzer is fond of sport, keen rider to the
hounds. good shot after game, skill
full automobilist. Responsibility has
made him serious beyond the wont of
most youth Of his age and fortune; he is
studious by nature and training, and he
is better fitted to shine in intellectual So
ciety, and more familiar with it in seven
different countries, than most New York
society youth. AS to worldly fortune,
the pair are fairly matched
Mr.. Ralph Pulitzer occupies, as his
fathers representative, the Editors
room" in the World building DOME The
elder Pulitzer once formally retired
from editorship. but in early middle age
he is but 56 now-he could not restrain
his eager zest for the discussion of pub
lie questions. He is, in fact, the editor
OF the World, wherever he may be, con-
Quoting its affairs by cable or telegraph.
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/; She, alton capital. q He,is .anaexaan,,le
of man turning ridicule into political
and professional capital, and through
excessive notoriety securing oppbrtuni:
ty to display the real talents ofIwhich
he is possessed. az
Co.: Lewis advent in congress is
still one of the cherished reminis-
cences of the house. He came here as
a populist in the ranks with !. Jerry
Simpson and men of that kind. He
was too shrewd to appear on, the open
ing day OF congress and take the oath
OF office in company with 1856 other
members. Two days later he 81 owed
up, ana when called on to subscribe to
the oath he had an opportunityfof at
tracing the attention of everyone as
he walked down the center aisle,
dressed in immaculate style, with his
sunset whiskers brushed and flowing.
trousers creased and his whole get up
an impressive example Of the sartorial
art. The other populsts in the house
grinned, while the republicans ani
democrats sat amazed at this anomal-
GUS picture where they had been led to
expect a man with hayseed in his hair
and wearing six dollar hand-me-
down suit of clothes.
Col. Lewis counted on making SEN
sation, and he was not disappointed
From that day he was a marked figure
in the house, and he never hesitated to
inject himself into debate on subjects
with which he was familiar. He was
always thoroughly posted on his sub
ject, and the late Speaker Reed on
more than one occasion expressed his
admiration for this aggressive sun
| burst from the great northwest Col.
Lewis congressional career made him
| national figure, which has been
turned to good account in the pursuit
of his profession of the law. He is now
a corporation counsel for Chicago and
is rlaking more money than many OF
mis- old populistic colleagues ever
dreamed of. Z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

Concealed somewhere in the old
Presbyterian church at Fairton, Pa,
there is said to be a bottle of whisky
1T least 100 years old. When the edi.
nee was being built, it is said, the
workmen struck for whisky, which in
those days seemed to be a necessity.
A quart was furnished them, but &C.
cording to Hosea Hustled, then an ap.
prentice, the liquor was so "ornery''
that the men couldn't drink it, but
buried it in the walls. Robert Yves
coat, who relates the incident, says the
bottle is still there,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

1t seems practically certain that In
the provisions which he has announced
for new legislative assembly in Rus.
sia, time will prove that the car has
bu:lded better than he knew. The con.
stitution OF the Duoma, as this as
sembly is called, is not more remark
able for what it grants to the people
than for what it expressly withholds
It actually deprives the emperor of lit,
tie, if any, of the power he now pos
sesses; he is still the beginning and
the end Of all law and authority. The
Duoma may be dissolved at any time
by the emperor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13
DairYiue.

Minneapolis-The statistics relative
to the number of creameries and COWS
in the city of Minneapolis that evil
IDENTIFY emanated from the Office of the
state dairy and food department,
caused great deal Of merriment in
the Office of Health Inspector Hail. 1t
was stated in the morning papers that
there were Al wholesalers of milk and
cream and 1911 retailers in Minneapo.
lis; that there were $50 herds aggre-
eating 9, 146 head. AS matter of fact
there are between $4,000 and 1000
COWS within the city limits and about
700 persons engaged in the selling or
retailing of milk and cream. : e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

OF his position in the New York mill
tia, is a regular army officer, who
gave up his career as a military man
away back in 1869 because of the al
most hopeless outlook for promotion.
He was about to attain his captaincy,
after having seen hard fighting III the
civil war, but took the advice of a
friend and resigned. Had he remained
in the service he would undoubtedly
have been major general to-day.
Tho argument advanced to him and
which led to his resignation was put
to him in this way: There is a big
lump ahead in the army. You will
grow old as captain of company of
men. You may reach the rank of ma
jor, and if you stay in the army you
will likely die as major. A business
career offers more attractions. Should
there be hostilities you can get back
in the army again with just as good a
rank as though you served continu-
cusly."
Sometimes Gen. Oliver regrets that
he did not remain in the army, espe-
clally when he sees a brother officer, a
captain in the Eighth cavalry when
Oliver was a first lieutenant in the
same, now on the retired list as a
lieutenant general. This officer is Gen.
S. B. M. Young, the predecessor of
Gen. Chaffee in command of the army.
But Gen. Oliver has had many consola-
tons for the sacrifice of his military
ambitions. He came of military
family, especially on his mothers side.
She was a Shaw in a line that has
been famous in New England for three
or four generations. Gen. Oliver still
shows his military training in an erect
carriage, a direct, almost abrupt, man
ner, and is a remarkably handsome
and we'll preserved gentleman.
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street. Things have changed since her
grace, Of Marlborough, was Miss Con-
suelo Vanderbilt. Changed with some
rapidity, as regards herself. In the ten
years or so since she was married the
scale of ostentatious extravaganza in
society has so broadened that the Blen-
helm estate is now, in spite of her
dowry of $15,0O0,0O0, rather pinched for
means. 1t is vast white elephant of
place, given to the first duke of Marl-
borough-the ''Malbrook" of the old
French song out of which we have made
1--WE Won't Go Home Till Morning.
by the grateful English nation after his
victories in the low countries.
Changes like that confront some of
New York's society leaders. Not Mrs.
Clarence Mackay, at whose marble
chateau on Harbor hill the finest enter
tainment in honor of the duchess was
given. This finest country estate in
America may have cost, with it's formal
grounds, toward $5,000,000. 1t had not
been built when the duchess was last in
the country.
since his marriage. He says he never
will come here. I do not much blame
him. He's a very decent sort of little
man, and it was using him roughly
when on his wedding day he went to his
father-in-laws estate on Long Island,
found no carriages waiting in pour
ing rain and with his bride walked to
the great house, the gaping villagers
traipsing along behind. The pair were
as awkward and shy as any country pair
in the crowd would have been in like
circumstances. And no wonder. Arts.
tocracy marries it's children early The
countess of Craven was but Is, and very
undeveloped, when she was welded.
She gave little promise of the great
beauty she has since won; as the duch-
ess Of Marlborough looked little like
duchess, and now looks very much like
one.
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Badly Burned.

Ada~-A terrific gas explosion &C.
Cured at Twin Valley at the N. P.
pumping station. Alfred Hawkins,
who is in charge Of the pump house,
descended with a lantern into the we'll
over which the house is built AS he
proceeded he detected the presence of
gas and he hurriedly reiterated up the
ladder, not soon enough, however, to
prevent terrific explosion, which
completely wrecked the pump house.
Mr.. Hawkins was seriously burned,
but it is thought he will recover A
barrel of gasoline had been emptied
near the we'll and some it soaked into
the ground and thence into the water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

The recently constructed bridge over
the Zambesi river at the Victoria Falls
Is the highest in the world, crossing
the gorge below the famous falls at a.
height of 400 feet, is $50 feet in length,
and consists OF a main span of 500 feet
and two side spans. There are two
lines of rails, and the weight of the
structure Is 1850 tons. Work was COM
menced in October, 1904, and the
bridge was linked up on April 1, this
year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

staff and find his way to the top of
the latter in that manner. He will go
back to the Philippines within the next
few weeks and continue in the line Of
duty there. His determination to fore
go a pleasant berth in Washington.
which: undoubtedly could. have been
his, is looked on as very shrewi'
move on his part, as active duty il
the field is more likely to reconcile
some of tie old men in the army to the
idea of his rapid promotion than
would stay in Washington.
It i, generally believed that the cor
tinuation of his duties in the Philip
pine islands will mean that Gen. Wood
will succeed Gen. Corbin as command
er OF the Philippine division. There is
more opportunity in those far of
island possessions for an, officer to
make reputation than in any other
department of the army As Gen. Cor
bins successor, he may have an op-
portunity to addsto his reputation. AID
it is predicted that before Presiden:
Roosevelt's term expires Gen. Wood
will be at the head of the army as
lieutenant general ~
Gen. Wood has made some very
strong recommendations regarding the
army in the Philippines, and even his
worst critics must admit that he. shows
a comprehensive knowledge of the. sit
uatioE there and the reforms that are
needed. He recommends an increased
pay allowance for the non commis-
stoned officers, he recommends the
abandonment of the old haversack. the
adoption of a shorter overcoat and the
issuance Of the bolo to all foot troops
He asks for an increase of pay to ex-
pert riflemen and makes other sugges.
tons that are recognized as cminently
practicable and very valuable. Among
other things he suggests that efforts
he made to have a number of officers
acquire a knowledge Of Chinese and
japanese. 81, y re. zesz
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In Japan ships are loaded with coal
by women and girls: but the work is
made comparatively easy by putting
the coal in small baskets, which are
passed on from one end of line to
the other.
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Drunkenness Among Soldiers

Al. GEN.. FRED
erick D. Grant has
raised his voice in
favor of the res
toration of the
canteen to army
POSTS. In his an
nual report just
published he calls
attention to the
increase in drunk
enness among SOL
diers and conse-
quent assertions
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

It has been found that 70 to 80 per
cent. of the consumptive patients at
one Of the Swiss sanitariums retain
for several years the extra weight
gained there during several months
treatment.
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Maj. Gen. Wood in the Philippines.

Al. GEN. leon
ord Wood seems
to be on the direct
road to become
lieutenant general
of the army with
in a comparative
ly few years. He
has r:edited
the story that he
was to remain in
this country to go
upon the general
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13
Pulitzer and Vanderbilt.

NE of the prettiest
functions that the
duchess will attend
will be the weddMg
next month, at the
brides home in
Vermont, of Joseph
Pulitzer's son and
the granddaughter
of William H. Van
derbilt.
Shelburne farm
is one If the most
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

A small new planet of between the
ninth and the tenth magnitude has
been discovered in the constellation
Aquarius by Prof. Goetz, at the Koe-
nigstuhl observatory, near Heidelberg.
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81 r II Il 5 T. MIA
tive James 4.
Tawnet, of Min.
nesota, who has
been the republi .
can whip" of the
house for several
congresses, ex-
presses a desire
to give up that
distinction and e.
tire to the ranks.
This position is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

An English Judge recently altered
sentence to 10 months Of hard labor
to five years penal servitude because
the prisoner threw a bottle at him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13
Office Boy Perkins.

UT OF the ruck of
wilted financiers
who have emerged
with damaged COM
plexions from the
merciless probing
of Counsel Hughes,
I fancy Mr.. Per-
kins, M or 6 an $
young partner, has
come with as much
=
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13
The Insurance Disclosures.

F A truth, the insur-
a nee disclosures
have gone away be-
yond little Mr..
Hyde, who was but
the foolish tool of
stronger men. The
work of the legisla-
tive committee has
already shown that
money-the money
of you and me, OF
democrat and re,
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N | THE | METROPOLIS |: |: ! J ! !. J
DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH Is
DULY HONoRED BY SOCIETY.
VANDERBILT WEDDING
Marble House May Go a-Begging-Mr.
HYDE But Foolish Tool of Stronger
s Men-Perkins Energies
Fairly Well.

EW YORK.-T h 9
duchess and the
duchess friends
and the duchess
re l a tiv e S, and
where they are all
going and W h a t
they are doing and
to do-this is the
topic of society, as
insurance corrup-
ton is the. topic Of
the man in the
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OSA>~A AGA1
Washington was
Frightened by a
visit from Col.
James Hamilton
Lewis, now OF
Chicago, bnt at
one time a meT-
Der of congress
from the state OF
Washington. The
g en- Lewis,
W h q Sc aureOIe
W bt SkerS have
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THE ENTERPRISE N / ] : !.
w. E. HANNAroRD, Publisher
VIRGINIA. MINNESOTA
During last year sc of the municipal
bodies in tho British Isles which sup
ply electricity showed a deficit total
ing G76,2O1. 10

It is now thought that ebony will
grow in California, and some trees are
to be taken there from Mexico and an
attempt made to grow them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-13

A prominent Hartford (Conn.) flrr1
Of automobile builders has found it
necessary to establish chauffeurs'
school in order to get competent men
to drive it's various cars.