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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

dividuals, men with pockets stuffed
with $500 and $1,000 bills and beauti-
full, engaging women, filling the CORR
doris of the house and senate and reach
ing the members in their committee
rooms, there to effect arrangements,
financial or otherwise, for the men,
bers' support or opposition to certain
legislation. There are fairy tales about
gorgeous banquets being given, where
costly wines are served and the be-
fuddled congressman seduced into
pledges of support for questionable
bills. There is little or no foundation
for these romances.
Lobbying is being carried on, but it
is on more dignified and extensive
scale than coAmon reports suggest.
There will be any amount of wire pull
ing, log rolling and lobbying in con-
nection with the railway rate legisla-
ton this congress is considering, but
anyone who expects to detect money
passing from lobbyist to congressman
or checks for goodly amounts thus ex-
changed will be disappointed.
Just now the greatest lobby that is
being discussed is that operating
against the statehood of Arizona. The
report is that the big mine owners in
that territory are too we'll content with
existing conditions to want statehood.
The assessments of mines and railroads
are ridiculously low. One mining prop
erty, capitalized at $4,000, 900, is as
sessed at $4,000. TO keep this haly-
con condition of affairs it is said the
big mine owners will spend money
away up in the seven figures, but there
will be no vulgar display of the "long
green" if such campaign is entered
upon. 1t is much more likely that
members of the senate and house will
be given an opportunity to get in on
good things at advantageous figures.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
Admiral's Words Carry Weiqht.

AdmiraI's Words Carry Weight.
Rear-Admiral Hichborn is one of the
best known officers of our navy. His
statements concerning Peruna will have
much weight as they go out in the
world. What he says is echoed by
many other officers of high standing.
What the Admiral Says.
Philip Hichborn, Rear-Admiral of the
U. s. Navy, Washington, D. c.,
writes:
"Affer the use of Peruna for q short
period, can now cheerfuIIy recon-
mend your valuable remedy to any
one who Is In need of an invigorafinq
tonic. "---PhiIip Hichb0rn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

The four American Mormon settle.
ments situated in the State of Chihua-
hua are in prosperous condition. An
official report was recently made to
the federal government by the chief
official of these four colonies. The
largest of these colonies is Colonia
Dublan, which has a population Of $50
persons, who own $4,000 acres of land.
These colonists have established a
large -four mill, and also operate a
lumber mill, tannery and an iron
foundry. Most of their land is in a
high state of cultivation. The colo.
nists are also extensive fruit growers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

The determination of the president
to enforce the Elkins statute, and the
indictment by the federal courts of
some Of the Offending railroad officials,
have driven the railroads to cover.
At a meeting Of the officials of all the
Western roads, recently held at Chi
cago, it was agreed thereafter to re.
port every illegal act to the interstate
commerce commission. The very rail-
roads that had been denouncing in
formers propose to turn informers
themselves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
Accidents.

st. Paula report of the state labor
department shows that during the last
three months of 1905, 1875 accidents
were reported by factories in the state.
This number was almost exactly evenly
divided among the three months. Some
accidents were fatal. OF the accidents
reported more were finger hurts than
any other Kind. Railroad shops had
the most accidents, and sawmills came
next
As to ages, there were ~ under 20
years of age, 33 from 20 to 25, 81 from
Is to 80, Is from 80 to IS, Is from IS to
40, 10 from 40 to As, Is from As to so, 6
from so to IS, $ from IS TO 60, one over
go, and 81 whose ages were not given.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

The soldier and the sailor are e.
pecially subject to catarrh. In the bar
racks and on the field, Peruna is found
equally efficacious to overcome this
physical enemy. If taken in time. it
will prevent colds from developing into
catarrh. Even after a cold has sett7ed
in some organ of the body, Peruna can
be relied upon as an eficacious remedy
to promptly overcome it.
Peruna will relieve catarrh, whether
AGATE or chronic, bnt few doses of it
taken in the first stages of the disease
will be more effective than when the
disease has become Established.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

The suggestion has been made that
triple alliance to insure the peace
Of the world should be formed by
Great Britain, France and the United
States. This should prove a most eff
fective combination. It would bring
into unison One-third of the popula-
ton of the globe, with a fighting force
Of 100000 men and 1885 battle-ships.
Japan would doubtless cooperate with
the alliance, thus adding to. it's
strength.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

Hanna, of Ohio; Quay, of Pennsyl-
vania; Hawley and Platt, of Connecti-
cult; Bate, of Tennessee, and Mitchell,
OF Oregon. Senator Fairbanks went
from the floor of the chamber to be
presiding officer of the senate as vice
president of the United States. Sena-
tors Bard, of California; Ball, of Della
ware; McComas, of Maryland; Cock
rell, OF Missouri; Stewart, of Nevada;
Gibson, Of Montana; Dietrich, of Ne
braska, and Quarles, of Wisconsin, who
were here two years ago, were not re-
elected.
A number of very prominent men
have been elected in the place of those
who died or failed Of reelection. Mr..
Carter, a former senator of Montana,
comes again from that state. He is
one of the best debaters in the senate
and will do much to uphold the repu-
tation Of the northwest. Rayner, who
succeeds McComas from Maryland, was
formerly member of the house and is
known as one Of the most eloquent men
in public life. He has already made
his maiden speech in the senate and
charmed every one who heard him with
his beautiful diction and his eloquent
tongue. Mr.. Crane, who succeeds Mr..
Hoar of Massachusetts, is a. very quiet
gentleman, but man of great force
He is bound to take high rank in the
national councils of the Republican
party and he is said to be gifted with
a political acHmen not inferior to that
of the late Mark Hanna.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
PAIN IN The JOINTS
Rheumatic Tortures Cease When Dr.
Williams Pink Pills Make
New Blood.

The first sign of rheumatism is fire..
quently pain and swelling in one of
the joints. If not combated in the
blood, which is the seat of the disease,
the poison spreads, affecting other joints
and tissues. Sometimes rheumatism at.
tacks the heart and is quickly fatal.
The one remedy that has cured
rheumatism SO that it stays cured is DR..
Williams Pink Pills. These pills expel
the poison from the blood and restore
the system, so that the poisonous matter
is passed off as nature intended.
Mrs. I. T. Pitcher, of No 100 Mon
NOUN street, Newark. N. j., suffered
for about three years from rheumatism
before she found this cure She says:
1T began with queer feeling in my
fingers. In a little time it seemed as
though the finger joints had Jumps on
them and I could not get my gloves on.
Then it grew worse and spread to
my knees. 1could not stand up and I
could not sleep nights. My suffering
was more than can describe. took a
great deal Of medicine, but nothing even
gave mo relief until tried DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. -
~ read an account Of cure in case
that was exactly like mine and my hus-
band got me some Of the pills. took
them for three weeks before I really felt
better but they finally cured me. -
Mr. Pitcher, who is a veteran and a
member Of Ed Morgan Post, No. 907
Of New York, substantiates his wife's
statement and says that she now walks
without difficulty, whereas year ago
he was compelled to push her about in a
wheeled chair. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Pitcher are enthusiastic In their praise
Of Dr.. Williams Pink Pills. $3.50
For further information, address the
DR.. Williams Medicine Company, sche-
oectady. ny.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

mer in 1862 and the latter in 1863, but
Mr.. Burkett did not see the light Of
day until 1867. He is young enough
to be the grandson Of Senator Pettus.
Of Alabama, who is just As years older
than the new senator from Madras ka.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
Changes in the Senate.

HERE = have been
many ravages in
the senate and sew.
eral his t ORIG
changes have beer
made during the
past few years. In
that brief time the
following distin.
guished members
of the uppe I
house have passed
away: Hoar, oil
NJ a S S a c h usetts:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

The Marquis of DeDion, who is quite
a figure in Paris, socially, mechanical.
~ and commercially, has just built
what he calls motor villa" which
contains dining, drawing, bath and
bedrooms, and kitchen, the whole
thing being operated by an electric
motor which moves the villa" along
the highways at the rate of seven one
half miles per hour.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

The largest area of coal lands in
the United States, $4,000 square miles,
is that of the interior west, which cov-
ers nearly half of Missouri, extends
north into Iowa, south into Arkansas,
Indiana Territory and Texas, and west
into Kansas and Nebraska. What is
called the central coal field, $4,000
square miles, is in Illinois, Indiana and
Western Kentucky.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

Residents of Buena Vista, Pa, on
the Youghiogheny river, are puzzled
by bird captured by David McBeth.
The bird appears to be a hybrid be.
tween an eagle and duck. It meas
ures five feet from tip of one wing to
the other, and has head and web
feet like duck. It's bill, however, is
nile shaped, and it's color is steel gray,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

1t is estimated that for perfumery
purposes each year 1860 tons of or.
ange flowers, $50 tons of roses, $50
tons each of vio,ets and pasmine, Is
tons of tuberoses, 80 tons of cassia
and Is tons of jonquis are used.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

A London dispatch says that the
Egyptian government has resolved to
construct barrage at Esneh at a cost
of $4,000. Esneh is 100 miles below
Assouan. When the new barrage is
completed it is estimated that 240
miles more on either side OF the Nile
will be brought under perennial irri-
cation
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
Senator Burkett.

ENAIOR ELMER
J. Burkett, of Ne
braska, is tn q
kid of the SEN
ate. He is the only
member OF that
honorable no b o dy
who was born aft
er the civil war.
B o tn Beveridge
and Bailey were
born during the
civil wQr Tho for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
The. LOBBYIST,

e ALL i0pOilB are
true this will be a
great congress for
the lobbyist. The
popular idea of
t h a t Individual,
the member of
the third house"
as he is fond of
calling himself, is
not an accurate
one. Stories have
been written about
cmOOth.tOno,1o1in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
"JuniOr'' and1tSenior -

y INGENIOUS com.
piler Of incidents
and statistics has
presented some Gu
rious and interest
ing facts about the
United States SEN
ate, among which
the following are
enumerated: There
are two senators
over 80, years OF
age, Pettus and
Mnroon. fhoro oro
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
News Notes.


Rochester-The home of Roy Bird on
East College street was burned to the
ground. The fire was caused by the
the breaking of lamp. Bird hardly
escaped with his child, his wife being
at the revival meeting. Nothing was
saved.
Minneapolis-A syndicate of Mime
sofa capitalists left for the Bahama is
lands where they have secured an or
ton on about 100000 acres of timber
lands. They have mill established
on Abaco Island and propose to go into
manufacturing on larger scale.
Winona-The members of st. Panl's
Episcopal church Of this city are pre-
pairing to celebrate in a fitting way
the golden jubilee of the estab lishment
Of the church in this city. on May 10.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have been filed
with the county auditor for the estab-
lishment of three more drainage dis
stricts in the northern part of Clay
county. The board will meet on Feb.
10 to hear the petitions and to take
steps necessary to the establishment
OF the districts and the construction OF
the bitches .% s.. Il :. 55Yss ,.s.' Sd.
Red Wing-The case of the city OF
Red Wing against George Kidder
of La Crosse, charged with violating
the peddlers' ordinance Of Red Wing,
will be dropped, as City Attorney Will
son is Of the opinion that the arrested
man was a solicitor and nota peddler.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
Etiquette.

Etiquette is mask, barrier, a cloak,
disguise, pretense, a lie; it enables us
to hide cur real characters from each
other. 1t is acquired; it comes from the
head; courtesy is spontaneous, it comes
from the heart. The first has as much
in common with the second as has law
with justice, medicine with hygiene or
theology with sanctity.-Portland Oregon
ian
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
Come! -be the guest Of
San Antonio

this winter. Leave the chilly north behind
you, and find health and pleasure under the
stainless splendor of her turquoise sky.
To all newcomers. San Antonio offers
thousand delightful surprises. For the sight
seer, the old Mission Churches are still here,
the Cathedral of San Fernando, and gray
and ghostly in the dazzling sunlight the
historic Alamo. For the invalid perfect
combination of sunny winter weather, pure.
dry air, beautiful scenery and modern ae-
Communications
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

The car of Russia. who is consider
ably below the average height of men,
is fully head shorter than the
cZarina
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

Europe has a population Of about
595,000,000, or about one-fourth Of that
of the whole world. Belgium has the
densest population.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

j. Lathrop Allen, who made the first
band instrument in the United States,
is still living in New York at the age
of 80.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
From PIG to Pork.

&1V11 10 10 xUTKe
Passerby-Is that your pork down there
on the road, guv'nor?
Farmer-Pork! What dye mean? There's
pig o mine out there.
"Ah, but there's motor car just been
by."-London Punch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
WASHINGTON LETTER
PRESIDENT TAKES AMERICAN
PEOPLE INTO CONFIDENCE.
PANAMA CANAL PUBLICITY
The Fairy Tales About Lobbying
Mine Owners Against Arizona
Statehood Junior Senator
from Nebraska.
ASH1NGTON. - II

- II
every rumor were
to be believed that
one hears about
the capitol, Presi-
dent r COS eve 1t
would be left with
out a corporal's
guard of states
m e n supporting
him before the end
of this congress.
His Independent,
patriotic course
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

The Canadian Government gives absolutely
free to every settler 100 acres of such land.
Lands adjoining can be purchased at from 81
to SO per acre from railroad and other corpora,
tons.
have made their homes in Canada.
For pamphlet ''rwentieth Century Canada"
and ali information apply to SUPERINTENDENT
OF IMMIGRATION, Ottawa, Canada, or to the
following authorized Canadian Government
Agents
CHAs PILLING, Clifford Blk. Grand Forks, N. OAK.
J. M. NJ CHLAN. Box l16. Watertown. s. Dakota.
Il. n HOLMES, 3l5 Jackson Street, st. Paul. MINI.
Mention this paper.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
Will Open State Fair.

Hamline. The keynote for the Min
nesota state fair of 1906 was struck by
the board of managers when it invited
James J. Hill to make the address
opening the fair and dedicating the
grand new live stock amphitheater.
Mr.. Hill accepted and will speak on
some subject appropriate TO the occa-
sion-which will be, perhaps, the most
significant in the history of the devel.
opment of agriculture in the North
west.
The opening of the amphitheater
will be a great event 1t is the larg-
est amphitheater in the country and
emphasizes most emphatically the inn
portance of the Minnesota state.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
The Climates the thing IA
San Antonio

The invigorating air. dry and warm: the
altitude the perfect natural drainage. all
combine to make the temperature as nearly
perfect asfcan be. It is possible to spend
most Of each day, from November to March,
outdoors. The parks and plazas, the mar
gins of the creeks and rivers, the groves of
palm and magnolia, lose nothing Of their
lustrous green during the winter months.
:: San Antonio is. of all America, the oldest
blending of modern utility and beauty with
the romance and heroism of the medieval.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30
7 went y-Five Bushels
Of Wheat to the Acre

means = productive
capacity in dollars Of
over SIC per acre.
This on land, which
has cost the farmer
nothing, but the price
of tilling it, tells its
own story.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-03-30

49, Come to San Antonio The excep-
tionally low rates during the Fall and
MI Winter months-the excellent train
service and accommodations via the
M. K IT. R'y. make il 4 journey Of
but sn.. II cost and not Of tiresome
length. want you 20 read THE Story Of San
Antonio" I'll send it on request. Once read
I'm sure you'll be more than half convinced that
you should be the guest Of San Antonio this
Winter. Address -%
". 2. LINDSAY, D.. ?. { l. A., n. Z. T.Ry..
Sze Roberts ST., ST. PAUL, 11INN.
Tickets are on sale everywhere, via
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Sg
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08

You sure save money by .patroniz.
ing the Midland.
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08
PRESS CLIPPINGS

is compelled to wait week after his
stuff is ready to ship before he can Sc
cure car, losing thereby perhaps all
the profit there should have been in
the shipment. he can tell his troubles
to the iceman. Plateau Voice.
And to Eli McComas and Sam
Hickman is the honor due for making
the first delivery of Beaver creek wa
ter in Rifle. After few days, when
the people become used to the change
from hard water from the wells to the
beverage they are now drinking,
no doubt they will fully appreciate
the difference if return to former
conditions becomes necessary. Rifle
Reveille.
rhe Colorado Midland announces
that the station of Sloane just east of
Basalt will hereafter be known as
Sloss. being named after Hon S. P
Sloss, the we'll known cowman and
member of the state board of stock in
spection. MI. Sloss lives just east of
Basalt and is we'll known to all rail
road men and stockmen. The new
station will be popular one and
Price Sloss is naturally pleased over
the compliment. On his ranch near
the new station. Mr.. Sloss is just
completing his new elegant home,
which will be the nucleus of new
town that will in the future bear his
name -Stockman Record.
Last week we mentioned the fact
that Harry A Phillips of this place
this year ;aised a sugar beet that
weighed twenty six and one-half
pounds. Mr.. Phillips has since in
formed us that we had made a mis-
take and the beet really weighed a
quarter of pound more, making the
weight twenty six and three quarter
pounds. We had hoped to be able to
give an affidavit this week. but Mr..
Phillips has been too busy to have it
made out but promises that he will
have it in time for our next week 8
issue. But Fruita doesn't stop here.
William Brumbaugh has informed us
he grew a sugar beet here within the
town limits of Fruita that weighed
just thirtytwo pounds, and he also
promised affidavit to cover this for
next week issue. Therefore we claim
the world 8 championship for Frnita.
-Fruita Telegram.
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08

Winterish weather continued all
week. The mercury registered 13 be-
low Sunday night and Is below Mon
day night. Meeker Herald.
The contract for erecting the new
hotel at this place was let Wednes-
day. W. C. Boyer, of Grand juno
tion, being the lowest bidder, his bid
being $40, 457, co. -Palisade Tribune.
The new school house on lower Di-
vide creek is nearing completion. The
building is warm and commodious
structure 22x40, costing about $1,000.
School will open as soon as the furni-
ture arrives. Rifle Reveille.
A banquet will be held some time
between Christmas and New Years in
honor of Judge Caswell's election to
the supreme bench. All the attorneys
in this judicial district will be in
vited. 1t is planned to make the
affair very interesting. Mesa County
Democrat
Debeque is to have new banking
institution before January first. Par
ties have been in the town looking the
matter up and have met with consid-
erable encouragement in the matter
We are informed that steps have al
ready been taken toward the organiza-
tion Mesa County Democrat.
The canning plant at Paonia fin
ished its fall run yesterday. The
work of cleaning up has begun. There
is large supply of canned goods to
be labeled before they can be placed
in the cases. This plant is stocked
from cellar to garret with stock of
MS fine goods as ever was sent out to
market. Delta Laborel.
When Doc Rowan was making a
noise like speech over the Second
Congressional district he addressed the
audience as ladies and gentlemen.
but when he got home to Ouray he
said: Dear friends, will not ad-
dress you as. ladies and gentlemen. be-
cause l know you so we'll Steam
boat Pilot.
If the shipper holds car a day
longer than the railroad deems neces-
sary to load his cattle or produce, he
pays 81. 90 per day demurrage If he
The Glenwood post., 1906-12-08

II you like coffee but dare not drink
it. try DR.. Snoop's Health Coffee. 1t
is true that real Coffee does disturb
the stomach. heart and kidneys. But
DR.. Shoop's Health Coffee has not a
grain of trne coffee in it, Being
made from parched grains, malt. ETC..
yet having the true flavor Of Old Java
and Mocha Coffee. made in a min
ute. Call at our store for free
sample. Sold by A. Cphn.