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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-10-25
TOURISTS WELcoMEi M apAiN.:
Government to systematically Encour+
age Foreign Visitors.

The Spanish government has Gre
ated a national commission-with au-
thortty to expend generous sums Of
money-Whose sole duty it is to "en-
courage, by whatever means are at it's
disposal, the visit of foreigners, either
lose coming for pleasure or for i'm
provement."
Taking their cue from the example
n success of America and Switzer-
land the Spaniards are beginning to
appreciate the commercial benefits re.
sult1ng from a thriving tourist trade,
thus furnishing evidence that this an.
c1ent nation, which has heretofore held
itself aloof from foreigners, has
awakened to the need of c%ultivating a
wider intercourse with the outside
world.
Among the methods to be inaugu-
rated by the committee is the prepa-
ration and circulation in other lands
OF itineraries for travel which will
best give opportunities for visiting the
principal natural and artistic monu-
ments, landscapes and marine views
and other points which may most
readily and pro1tably interest foreign
ers.
The commission will also invoke the
aid of the railway companies and seek
the inauguration, by systematic and
cooperative methods, of special pas
senger rates, comfortable trains and
other conveniences of modern travel,
so that the traveller may arrange his
tour from the seaports through the in.
terror, on the most attractive routes,
even before he leaves home.
The expenses of the commission and
Its work will be borne by the govern.
ment, and the members are instructed
to cooperate with municipal authori'
ties, town councils, commercial and
other bodies In doing everything legi.
innate TO attract and retain the sub,
jects Of other nations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-10-25
WHY THE BABY CRIED.
Pussy Drank All the Milk and Twas a
Long Time Till Morning.

A Manchester Comm young man
had a tired look the other morning,
and many thought he was i'll.
To a friend he contided his story.
There was a baby in his house, only a
lew months old. There is also a cat.
Sunday evening, as it is the custom
each evening, the baby's milk supply
Tor that night was put Oh a stand in
q place where it could be conveniently
got in the night.
About n a. m. that morning. the
baby awoke. The milk bottle was
empty and when a fresh supply was
looked for on the stand it was found
there was no milk there. In a mo-
ment the fond papa realized where
Inc milk had gone. The cat had come
Into the room while they were asleep
and had drank it.
= me baby cried the remainder of the
. night. and he and his wife took turns
carrying the baby around the room.
That's why he was tired.-Hartford
Courant.
The Reason.
In a Fifth avenue Sunday school.
Teacher-Why must We always be
Kind to the poor, Ethel?
Ethel (slightly mixed)-Because
among the sundry and manifold
changes of this wicked world we don't
know how soon they may become rich.
-Lippincott's Magazine.
Thinking Of a Noise'ess Time.
Mother-Tommy, little boys should
be seer and not heard when taking
their soup.
. Tommy-How long will it be before
I can take my soup. like papa?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-10-25

Commissioner Mcmahon Has q Scare.
The Duluth press reports an ex-
citing experience of County Com
missioner Grant Mcmahon, of Ely,
which occurred near mile post 10
on the Duluth & Iron Range a few
days ago.
Nh. Mcmahon was standing be-
side a trail awaiting the return of
his companion in the woods, Anton
Kotchevar; when he heard some
thing coming with a rush and peer.
ed up the. trail to see a great buck
deer coming at lightning speed.
Mr.. Mcmahon stepped back just in
time to escape being trampled by
the animal. He had partly recov-
cred from the excitement occasion
ed by the swift flight of the buck,
which had passed within two feet
of him. and was just about to step
into the trail again when a huge
timber wolf, the largest that he had
ever seen, came leaping down the
trail in hot pursuit of the deer. Mr..
Mcmahon saw the beast in time to
leap into the brush at the side of
the trail. The wolf growled savage.
ly at him as it passed. Mr.. McMa
hon was content to have the wolf
keep on it's way. He was afraid for
one anxious moment that the wolf
would attack him, and let the deer
go. But the "Indian animal" was
bent on having venison, but wheth-
er or not he got it may never be
known,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-10-25
through Trains December {

The Duluth, Rainy Lake & Win.
nipeg will commence the running
of through trainf from this city to
the border about December LIST.
The fine new vestibule train, which
has been in the local yards for
some three weeks past, has been
temporarily leased to the Duluth,
Missabe & Northern for their pas
senger run, but will be put on the
new line with the opening of the
road to Rainier and it's Canadian
connections.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-10-25

ing the beautiful scenes found in
where the plot is laid. The
deep love plot and intense interest
shown in the various situations
makes The Vendetta an ever.enjoy-
able stage production. The above
cast will be seen, at popular prices,
for the first time at the Fay Opera
House Thursday evening, October
31st.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-10-25
Trimmed Duluth by Score of II to O,

The football game between Du.
luth Business College and the
Roosevelt team at the Roosevelt
Park on Saturday afternoon last
resulted in a score of II to DIN favor
of the Virginia boys. The locals
outplayed the visitors at every
stage.
In a game later in the afternoon
between the Eveleth and Virginia
second teams each side scored two
points on safeties.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-10-25

furnished Rooms for Gentlemen.
Neatly furnished rooms for gent
lemen may be found by application
at the corner of Locust street and
Wyoming avenue. Rooms carry
privilege of use of telephone.
GEO. s. TAYLOR.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-10-25
Seoeed Nsabsr Il lyce.a Covc,e.

~ "W IyC0oW C0099o.
The second number of the Lyceum
course at the n. Is. Church, uude,
the suspices of the Epworth League,
vail be held on Friday evening,
November 9th. at which time Robert
Waahmann, comedy magician and
illuoiouists. viii entertain an audi.
suce With bic marvellous magical
tEicks.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27
Peints On Road Construction.

That famous roadbuilder, John Lou.
den MacAdam, who was instrumental
in improying so many of the highways
of ENGLAND and Scotland had very
sound beas on the formation of a
solid roadbet He defined a road as
an srtihciaI fcoring, forming. a strong
smooth solid surface. capable of car.
rying the greatest weight, over which
carriages may pass without meeting
any impedInent. He asserted that
the followlng principles are true and
acted thereon in all his work:
It is 1.-THE native soil that generally
supports the weight of traffic. While
the soil is in dry state it will carry
any weight Without sinking; that this
native SOL must be rendered quite dry
by a Thorough draining from all
und cr-water and that covering i'm.
penctrable TO rain must then be
placed over it to preserve it in a dry
state; that the thickness of this GOV.
eriag should only be enough to make
it impervious without reference to its
own power Of carrying weight. This
covering must be made of clean, dry
stone, broken into small fragments,
each not exceeding six ounces in
weight, Or about the size of pigeons
E -, which must be prepared and laid
SO as to unite by its own angles into
a FIRM, compact impenetrable body.
tt do This care must be taken to ex.
Glide from I've stone earth, clay, sand,
chalk or ether matter that will hol6
Or cons. .ct water. A road built on this
plan, compacted by travel, perfectly
excludes water, and therefore cannot
be affected by frost. The thickness
If the layer of stone should never be
ess than seven inches nor more than
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27

A, inch boards making form: p half.
inch bolts; c, concrete wall. d. bolt with
-FOUR nuts; +, band iron inches wide and
three-eiShths-inch thick
10 form complete band and these
VIII prevent silo from spreading and
cracking when filled Molds for build.
Ing sllo can be had from most of the
cement manufacturers. A good mold
can be made in the following way:
Strike a circle on floor 16 feet in, di.
ameter, then use three-eighth inch By
elSht-inch band iron and bend this
TO circle, and bolt on this one-inch
Doafds two feet six inches long, stand
Oh END. Have one of the iron bands
at top and one at bottom of each
piece or mold; build each mold in
iour sections, as shown in Illustration.
When mold is placed in position.
nj. When ready to raise, loosen bolt
b. then lug bolt d. These will allow
mold to loosen from wall when the
Dolt at Il can be drawn out and the
'' '''''>N anu ~ put JlrOugn mOlu
on top of wall. When all bolts are
tishtened the mold will be ready to
Nil again. A good way to raise molds
IS TO nave set of small double pul.
ley blocks, the same as are used for
stretching wire fence at each Joint.
lhese can be fastened to crosspiece,
ABOVE, spiked to scafold poles. when
the whole mold both inside and out.
sue can be raised at once and held
III place until fastened. One man at
eacE set of blocks can raise it cas-.
n.y. This will be necessary even If
you get a mold shipped you from
some frm. The double nutted bolt
- mas tohr nuts, two on inside of
Jugs and two on outside; the two in
size nuts are to force the mold up
tlsht against wall. The outside bolts
IN Jugs do not require inside nuts.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27
A GOOD BULL,
he Is Not Necessarily the Good-Te
pered Animal.

A good bull is not necessarily a
good tempered bull but abull that
Will be a prepotent sire of the kind
OF animal that the breeder is irving
10 get. That kind of bull cannot be
told by the shape of his body or the
color OF his hair. A good bull must
have a good ancestry. The finest
looking bull in the world may lack
the power to reproduce his shape in
his calves.
In the buying of bull more atten-
ton needs to be paid to his relatives
on both sides. The relatives of the
dam as well as the relatives of the
sire should be considered. AS a mat
ter OF fact, most of our people do not
carry their investigations that far.
They may ask about his sire and
dam, but they are content to stop
there.
The good beef bull is worth a great
deal more than he generally costs.
He should not be disposed of too soon
but should be kept at least in the
same community if he proves to be
a good breeder More than one ex-
cellent bull has been sent to the
butchers before his value as a pre-
potent sire was really understood
This is a matter that cannot be
judged entirely by the second genera
ton but often is determined by sub
Sequent generations. This is a fact
that is overlooked by many farmers.
Some of our best bulls have been not
only good getters of beef animals of
ine conformation but have been the
'ires OF prepotent sires, which is still |
more important
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27

There is no division of the Gov
|ernment more cordially hated than
the Bureau of Corporations. 1t is
hated by the Standard Oil people,
by the Beef Trust, by the Steel
Trust, and the Lumber Trust, by the
International Harvester Company,
and all other institutions and corpo-
rations which object to be prosecut-
ed when they violate the antitrust
and the anti-rebate DAVIS. 1t is so
cordially hated that J. P. fMorgan's
daily paper devotes at least one edi-
torial week to making fun of the
Brueau and the Commissioner, and
to condemning it's work and methods.
There are other people in the United
States, the great army of consumers,
for instance, who love the Bureau
for the enemies it has made and
they are not likely to take much
stock in the editorials and garbled
news stories attacking its work.
James r. Garfield was the first Com
missioner of Corporations, and then
Mr.. Smith was his assistant. When
Mr.. Garfield became Secretary of the
Interior, after having demonstrated
his great ability to the President
and to all unprecedented observers in
the former position, the President
promoted Mr.. Smith to the head of
Bureau because he regarded its work
too important to be intrusted to a
tyro, and Mr.. Smith has shown
marked ability under Mr.. Garfield.
And Herbert Knox Smith has made
good. to use the Presidents own
words.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27
\ TRIPPINGS.

Have the cows come fresh in Sep.
TENDER and October, and receive 20
to 80 cents per pound for the butter
fat in winter instead of Is to 20 cents
in summer.
Natures memorable law that "like
produces like" works all the time.
The heifer calf from a good milking
family on both sides is the valuable
COW in the future.
The buttermaker's pathway is not
always strewn with roses either. Per-
haps you as patron of the creamery
should talk those matters over with
him before kicking so hard about
them.
Milk is used raw, while most all
other food products are cooked in
some way. The very fact that milk is
a raw food should stimulate those
engaged in it's production to the great.
est possible care.
Never put warm cream and cold
cream together. Use separate cans.
Don't say you can't afford it. You
are in the dairy business every day
in the year. If conducted properly
there is money enough in it to buy
all the necessary tools.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27

any uenciency Inat may exist; ana,
as is nearly always the case, the
swing OF the pendulum in due course
will bring the trade back to their own
variety, which has thus indirectly
benefited by its season of adversely.
But the most extraordinary exam.
pie of the manner in which the Brit
ish shorthorn breeder looks ahead
and endeavors to keep his stock to
the front Is furnished by the breeders
of pedigree dairy shorthorns. There
can be no doubt that the highest
prices in late years have been given
for the most heavily fleshed animals
prOcurable, and it seems absurd that,
while there has been an almost un.,
paralleled trade for this class OF cat.
tie, a minority of shorthorn men
should have embarked on the breed.
ing for milk and not for beef; but
these are the reasons which made
them calculate on future for their
cattle: Cd They knew that the con-
tinued production of animals bred to
give the maximum of beef might
sooner or later lead to the production
Of females which would only yield the
minimum Of milk, and no doubt to a
great extent this has been the case in
some herds, (2) The dairying industry
has enormously increased of late
years The trade in dairy produce
now in the United Kingdom is est-
mated at G7O,000,0OO sterling, annual
value, of which E3O,O0O,0OO Is i'm
ported from abroad, and In cvnse-
quence Of the latter fact dairy cattle
are wanted for expectation. 90 Dairy
FarmelS in England were at loss to
know where to procure registered
'horthorn bulls from cows of a milk.
ng strain. They had bred for several
'ears pedigree shorthorns which
could yield a plentiful supply Of milk.
and which were at the same time |
capable of laying on flesh when dry,
and the next step for them was ito
prove to home and to foreign dairy.
men that such was the case, for al |
,hough the milk supply OF our. large |
'enters of population in England is\
mainly obtained from shorthorn cows \
not necessarily registered), or their
rosses, until lately, venture to say.
ew, II any, foreign breeders of dairy
attic had any IDA that such was the
ase, the shorthorn being regarded
broad as beef brand only. 4,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27
Value of an Orchard.

Troubles with insects and funguous
diseases and the demand for better
care in order to get desirable fruits.
have caused the large majority of av-
erage tillers of the soil to avoid plant
ing tree fruits. If one would take it
upon himself to observe what addition
TO the attractiveness of the home an
orchard even only fairly well cared for
gives, he certainly would hesitate in
giving up the idea of planting. How
every liberal one may be in planning
and building his dwelling and out
buildings, good orchard for back
ground will contribute more to the
homelikeness of the place than the
price of the plantation would give
in almost any other form.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27
SHORT HORN BREEDING
IN GREAT DEMAND
Country Where the Dairy Type Of
That Breed Has Been Highly De-
veloped-By r. N. Webb.

The records of the Shorthorn Soci-
ETY. OF Great Britain and Ireland shCw
the immense number of animals that
have been exported during the year
1906, and the majority of these ami.
mails have been sent to South Ameri.
ca. more especially to the Argentine
republic. Indeed, the great demand
for them in that country is the princi
pal cause of the boom in shorthorn
cattle. One would imagine that IN
consequence of the severe drain on
the herds of Great Britain, caused by
the expectation OF SO many of their
finest animals, depreciation would
be foun1 in the q1alitv of the stock TO
be seen a. shows, sales and on breed.
ers farms, but, as matter of fact,
such Is not the case
In spite OF this increasing demand
the standard of excellence attained by
the shorthorn breed is qul,e as high
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27

ten inches, and the surface should be
made nearly fat, never having great
er slope from the center towards the
sides than at the rate of one inch for
each five feet which will readily carry
off the water
| While sOmt of the principles adyo,
| Gated by Madam are not strictly
| adhered to in the best modern con.
struction, because roads can be imme-
diately compacted by the use of suit
able rollers, they are no doubt the
best that could then be devised for
the class of roads MacAdam sought to
build. Although his roads were not
rolled. but left for passing vehicles to
consolidate, men were kept continual
ly at work Ieyeling the ruts as they
appeared until the road formed
smooth compact uniform surface.
,Thls last pyecaution is often over.
looked, as well as the rolling, and
ROADS tnuS produced covered with
large loose stones are called macadam
which are simply libels on the name
or this famous road-maker.
In the accompanying illustration is
shown roadway with broken stone
IN center surface bitches and under
drain 10 be used when there is any
considerable quantity of water to col
lect at any season of the year. The
OBJECT OF the gradual sloping banks
to the surface bitches, and the tile
underdraln is for safety in using the
whole width Of the road grade and
dltches Tor travel in times of deep
snow or in long wet spells of rainy
weather during the spring.
Inc road makers of an early day
would say that The road grader was a
curse to the roads and useless ex-
pense TO the country. They are al
most useless when in the hands of
the average supervisors working out
the labor tax with large force of in
experienced men with strong teams
over inc road, tearing up the earth
ana leaving ditch or furrow cut by
Inc ROAD machine between the sur
race draln ditch and the center of the
'oad. by leaving the rough material
n the center the travel is crowded on
% the Side which is made too steep
OF travei until the first heavy rain,
"heh Inc traffic and water work the
DAD material into mud held by the
urrows on the sides, crowding the
raVei ONTO the rough ridge in the cen.
er winch will wear down in an I'M
wen shape.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27

as, and perhaps higher than, it ever
was before. Breeders find that it pays
them better to devote large portion
OF their time to the improvement OF
their, cattle. AS is the case with all
stock, the mating Of the parents and
the rearing and. the management of
the calves have great deal to do
with the fact that young bulls and
heifers arrive at such state of Der.
lection as is only attained in Eng
land.
If shorthorn breeding were unprof.
liable, one would soon find that own.
ers would turn their attention to some
more lucrative branch of farming, and
deterioration in our herds would be
the result The demand, too, in for
elgn countries is for young animals in
the pink of condition; therefore, it is
rarely that the exporter will take out
shorthorns over certain age. In con.
sequence of this the older COWS and
bulls are, generally speaking, left in
the old country, and in many cases
these latter are the parents of some
OF the best stock produced.
1t is an age of early maturity, and
bull or heifer of great excellence at
two or three years old will often, after
having attained mature age, be sur
passed by a stable companion who
was probably inferior in appearance
when youngster. Thus many good
animals are overlooked by the foreign.
err, and fortunately remain at home.
These | believe to be some of the rea-
sons for the continued supremacy Of
the British shorthorn; but | am con
WINGED that, in the main, 1t is due tc
the common sense of the British
breeder | will endeavor to explain
my nearing
There is always run on some par.
ticnlar tribe or branch of the great
shorthorn family, whether it be
Scotch, Booth, Bates or any other line
of blood. The owners of the particu
lar strain of cattle in favor for the
time being reap rich harvest and
are tempted to part with many OF
their best specimens. In this case
what happens? Do the breeders of
the other descriptions immediately
sell out their own stock and rush in
trying to buy up and produce the
popular strain? No! Knowing that |
such a policy as this would be fatal.
they bide their time. Doubtless they
ook round to discover the reason why
his particular branch of shorthorns
S so cought after, and if they dis
cover that it is due to the inferiority
'f their own strain of cattle in some
particular point, although they will
lot openly acknowledge 1t, they en-.
ieavor to breed so as to make good
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27

make the boxes easy to clean. The
sashes in the windows slide to each
sloe SO that they can be opened to
ADMIT fresh air. This house is plas-
tered with rock plaster, which makes
1t easy to keep clean.
The scratching shed may be built
at either end of the main house to
SUIT the convenience of the owner, but
must be only six feet wide to allow
Tor a door in the end of the house.
Inc frame of the house and shed
can be constructed of 2x4 and 2x3
nemiock and covered with matched
lumber, boarded up and down on sides
and ends and lengthwise on the roof
1t may be made waterproof by cover.
Ing with good roofing fabric. T..
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27
POULTRY HOUSE WITH
SCRATCHING SHED

This house is SO simple that an ex.
tended description is not necessary.
II Is 10x12 feet on the ground, 10 feet
nigh In front and feet high at the
pack, 1t has a scratching shed 6x10
Ieet. The glass covered extension in
'front.' makes a good place for the fowls
TO take sun bath in the winter when
they get the direct rays of the sun
from the south.
boosts and dropping boards are
Placed across the north end of the
mousse. For nest boxes, old shoe cases,
winch hold twenty-four pairs of shoes
III cartons. make very good and cheal
ones Cut holes in one side of the
oox and put lid ON with hinges to
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27
THE BUILDING OF A
ROUND CONCRETE SILO
Filling the 'Granary Made an Easy
Task.

For a round concrete silo 16 feet
IN diameter and 80 feet high, walls
IA inches thick at bottom and six
inches thick at top, built with sand
and crushed stone, it would take the
1oiioW -ng material: Portland cement,
AZ barrels; crushed stone, AZ yards,
sand, 20 yards. There should be one
half'inch iron rods built in concrete
walls every two or three feet apart.
These rods are bent in circle and
are fastened together at ends so as