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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
WEALTH CONCENTRATION EVIL
Operation Of Injurious Trusts Can 30
Curtailed by Efforts Of the
sMasses.

An evil that at present is receiving
nor than ordinary attention in the
press is the concentration Of vast
amounts Of money in the hands Of
corporations. The accumulation of
wealth by individuals when controlled
by natural law, will inevitably become
divided. The millionaire who has a
family, at his death will apportion to
each member a share of his wealth.
Even though these divisions may be
increased BY work and by speculation
and investment by the children, they
in return will divide the accamula-
tons among their offspring and even
tually, it matters not how great the
fortunes Of any one Of the. family
may become, it is only a matter of
time until there Is a scattering of the
money, and a great portion of it will
pass from the members of the family.
On the other hand, corporation meth
DDS mean the building of a system
that prevents the operation of the
natural law. In other words corpora
tons are machines that work con-
tinuously, and when one part is brok-
en- 1t Is replaced by a new one. Thus
the accumulation goes on. The death
OF Rockefeller will not result in a
discontinuance of the Standard Oil
company; the death Of the present
stockholders of any Of the large trust
companies, banks or insurance COM
panies will make little difference in
their existence. All will go ahead.
The safeguards of corporations in
many cases are excellent. But the
inclination to control trade by the
crushing out of smaller concerns and
the destruction of legitimate compe-
tition and the controlling of prices,
seems against public policy. All
classes are compelled to pay prices
dictated by these trusts for the goods
produced. Each year finds new COM
b1nations to control trade. It is the
Capitalization of capital that makes
such operations possible. The person
who assists in concentrating money in
large financial centers does his part
toward helping along such combines.
l; is only by individual action on the
part OF every small producer and lab.
orer in the country that conditions
can be changed. Stand by every home
Industry and do you part toward
keeping money in circulation at home,
and thus bring about conditions that
will make the operations of trusts and
combinations impossible.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Sweater Decoration.

A late fancy for young girls sweat.
ers and heavy toboggan and camping
shirts for men is a monogram high on
the left breast, on the pocket when
there is one, and, when there isn't
one, the monogram should be placed
where the pocket ought to be.
OF course, it should be of some con
trast1ng color, and worked in crew.
els. Scarlets on gray, yellow on navy
blue and white or yellow on red are
favorfte combinations.
Another fancy is to embroider the
monogram on the flap of the left hip
pocket of a mans outing trousers, par,
ticularly the white flannel ones,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
SCIENCE OF TOWN KILLING.
Unwise Booming and Maintaining Ex.
orbitant Prices an Effective Way.

There is a county seat town in one
OF the central western states that has
a population of about 5000. It is sur
rounded by one Of the richest farming
countries. For years this town has
been at a standstill. If anything it
is r~etrograding, and even farm values
near it are lowering, while poorer land
some 20 miles away is advancing.
Why should SUCH a condition exist?
The answer is plain. A dozen a
ago there was a boom. With the boom
real estate went to the top notch.
Keeping pace with the boom the
prices of products in that town went
up. There was a collapse in real es-
tate values, but the merchants re-
NAMED, and kept up the high-price
habit. That is they wanted more than
an equitable share of profit. Another
town was started 20 miles away. Some
of the farmers went there. It was
found that the merchants were selling
goods at a lower price. The stock
buyer and the grainbuyer paid a few
cents a hundred more for their pur-
chases. The habit of trading at the
new town grew. The business men of
the old town couldn't learn a lesson.
Before they knew it their customers
were leaving them. So it has been
since then. The merchants have been
plodding along. The money that
should be retained in the town went
elsewhere. Much of it went to build
up the competing town.
Mistakes like this one are made
frequently. Towns become dead
places instead of live ones. In fact,
some towns are so dead that the farm
ers who withdrew their trade from
them are suffering in decreased farm
values. They take no interest in
these places, other than to visit them
now and then. Unhealthy booms, un-
healthy prices made by the merchants,
and which are foolishly maintained,
are quite certain to kill a town even
though it may be a county seat and
have some advantages nearby towns
may not have.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

burnt. Pretty soon Ike had so cut
himself adrift from his folks that let
tiers were returned with NO such per-
son here in red ink.
Some years later they got a picter
of Ike. 1t just came with no word or
nothin' on it, but it certainly spoke
for itself, that picter! Something Pc
culiar about getting your photygraft
taken-you always want to send 'em
to folks you hain't heard of for years.
Limbers up your membranes. Yes,
sir, it's second mater to send a like
ness of yourself to folks you aren't
on speakin' terms with. Otherwise,
what's the use Of havin' a fine, ele-
CANT picter if your enemies can't see
it an be consumed with envy? The
Dibbles didn't have much to be con-
sumed over in likes case, but it was
a melancholy satisfaction for 'em to
gaze at his features, an say. I told
you so! Doesn't he look it? Yes, in
deed. And to think he is or was a Did,
BILE. He was an awful pretty baby,
too. Mother Dibble always said he
was the prettiest and best behaved
child she had!'
"Old Mis- Dibble always laid every
thing to the time Ike was vaccinated.
Next came tidings Ike was dead.
1t didn't come direct nor backed up
by proofs, but the faith the Dibbles
put in the report vas positively disre-
spectful to the dead. I said they might
give poor Ike just one little measly
chancst for his life, but Ike was as
dead as a doornail to the Dibbles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
COUSIN IKE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY

"Speakin' of Arizona, I've never met
a whole family so down on anything
as the Dibbles was on Colorado. They
just couldn't say anything good of it.
Some one sent Fannie Dibble some
real pretty views Of places in Colorado
and the Dibbles wouldn't let her have
EN- IN her album. Why, they was so
dead set against it I'm surprised they
didn't have a brand new flag made for
their pole, cutting out the star that
stood for Colorado. Cousin Ike just
tainted that whole bloomin' state as
far as the Dibbles were concerned.
Colorado to them meant Cousin Ike,
n Cousin Ike meant a whole buryin'
ground full of family skeletons. Oh,
now l come to think of it, it wasn't
colorado at all! 1t was California.
likes people were simply elegant.
I'm distantly connected, about three
times removed, and that's how I come
to know so much about all the inside
details of all of EN- from Ike down.
Or, as l should say, from Ike up,
cause Ike was gently admitted to be
the lowest Dibble. Funny how n
member will break over the traces
and shame the life out of all the 9TH
ers, amt it?
He didn't have regard for things
when he was young and to home, and
it was a great relief to all the Dibbles
when Ike cut out and went west. l
thought it wasn't giving the west a
square deal, but from that day on the
Dibbles cut the Pacific coast right of
their list. They seemed to argue that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

The object of these exercises and lessons is tt % only correct n
physical deform1ty,b but % assist those who will indulge in them toretaina
perfect and healthy physique.
The position for exercise No. 1 Is a kneenng ne, with the knees placed
apart In the stride position. The exercise is accomplished by bending the
trunk slowly backward IS far Is it's fexibihty will allow, so al to assume a
reclining posture; hold the body in this position for a few minutes. or as long
a you can without straining. Then slowly assume a upright position
lsame IS you commenced the exercise WITH; the knees and hps retaining
tnelr IKE position Mn the meantime This movement is a valuable one or
any n to practice; 1t puts the skin and muscles of the interior portion of
M bod. n legs strongly upon the stretch. 1t is felt in the groin. the
walls OF the abdomen and chest; it also elevates the ribs. diaphram. and ok
pands tn chest This action is chiefly produced by the muscles of the back.
Whcha ar also strengthened
exercise Nc. 2 is AIKEN in a kneeHng position with the knees SLIGHTLY
apart and hands placed upon hips. It is accomplished by bending the trunk
aDove In hps % n side, as fara as you "a it then returns % a uernen-
mcular position, continuing till the body is bent likewise N the opposite side
rms exercise should be INDUCED in somewhat rapidly so that the momenE
Jun qur Will b felt the nve SIDE This exercise NAV safelvb h
what ease it is accomplished. p~"0 wa"
coma Gxs9ese n No: 8 8 is not a difficult one but nevertheless important. 1t is &C.
sn1onn. Win the arm hanging at the sides, slowly raise them sidewise ner.
penncuiar with the trunk the back of the hands uppermost being careful ~
ah Ho1 al T hea% r. ACTIONS, til the back of the hands meet perpendicuiariy
ABOVE TN head las lIustrated), wher they remain for a short time Thevv
are are men returned slowly to the position by the sides. Each individual NUS
use their own Judgment in regard to the number OF times This should h. ra
peated; While it appears very simple it car be overdone.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
AGAINST PREMIUM GRAFT.
laws Passed by Some States Prohibit.
ing Prizes in Packages Of %Foodstuffs.

Some classes of people when they
wish to purchase goods, look more aft
er so-called bargains than quality, and
quite often the bargains prove expen-
sive. It seems that the getting of
something for nothing is attractive to
the average person. Of late years
there has grown up a practice among
manufacturers Of staple articles, par
ticularly in the food line, of giving a
prize with each package of their goods,
It is apparent that there is an inclina-
ton towards gambling in the make
up OF most people, and this spirit is
appealed to largely by the giver of
prizes. The purchaser seems to over
look the fact that he receives nothing
other than he pays for. Whatever ar
t1cle is given as a premium represents
so much money value and certainly
the manufacturer does not lose by
the operation. The value of what is
given must be made up by either the
retailer or the consumer, and it is gen.
orally the consumer who pays the
cost.
Retail grocers, as we'll as the peo-
pie In general, have cause to be thank
full to the lawmakers Of some states
for making it illegal to place premiums
In packages Of foodstuffs. Such a law
is now in force in the state of Nebras-
ka- Premium and prize giving has
been a cause of trouble and disturb
ance, and has resulted in the making
OF inferior goods, palming of their
poor productions, relying more UPON
the prize given to secure trade than
the merit of goods. The. wise house,
wife In whatever state she may live
WILL be careful to discriminate between
quality, and quality backed up by
prizes. It is well when you buy arti-
cles in the food line to avoid buying
anything which has a prize attach.
ment. You are compelled to not alone
pay for the goods that you require, but
the prize as we'll.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

Many OF the farm journals are de-.
voting considerable space to articles
in favor of the proposed parcels post
measure. One of the chief arguments
employed is that the system would al
low the farmers of the land to secure
from distant cities through the mails
all that they require in the way Of
merchandise. These same papers de-
cry the trusts that exist to control the
prices farmers receive for their
produce. In the articles favoring par
GELS post legislation there is no at
tention called to the fact that a par.
GELS post system in America would al.
low the building up of greater trusts
through the Capitalization of capital
In large cities, and would eventually
kill the country towns, the mainatay
of which are the retail stores.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

ton to a T, called himself Emanuel
Higginbotham. Still, Ike would be-
likely to have changed his name. For
awhile we took comfort thinkin' Ike
was dom we'll, and we hoped he'd see
his way clear to come ON and bring
his family for a visit. The Dibbles
began to allow Ike to inhabit the
earth once more,> and even-went+sso
far as to hope they'd like his wife,
which Wa unbendin' some for q DID,
BILE.
But all this was kicked over pref
ty quick when they heard that Ike
was mixed up In a train Robin cpl
demic. The way they popped him
back to his grave was a caution.
After this they was so sore on any
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
"This picture Of Cousin Ike come with
no word MOI nothin'."

~ tSVS ubVSISs"
say to Ike to turn him from his evil
ways. 1t was torturin' to nice folks
like them to have one-by-their-name
breaking jails and records out west.
They wrote several letters to Ike tell
ing him If he'd come home they'd give
him a place in the store at six dollars
per to start and he could board with
his married sister.
"Of purse this must have seemed
a big i~nducement to anyone who was
having a lot Of fun out in Wyoming!
ike was one of the kind that would
rather play than learn his books when
he was little, but they was able to
make out enough of his answer to
know that Ike would be-something
the Dibbles couldn't make out, but
probably a remark popular in Idaho
If he came back. They inferred he
didn't have any longings to see the
scenes of his childhood.
"A spell afterwards they got the
minister to write, too, and It was as
friendly and nice a letter as you'd
wish to read. But no! Ike seemed
possessed to go his own unrighteous
way and they give up all hope of saw
Ing the brand-for fear they'd all get
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
GOOD EFEEcTs'i TN cotoKs.
Shadow. App!,ia,SSs,, NJ Necessarily
II Limited. 70 White. y"

Shadow applique need not be lin.
tied to, all:white fabrics.
Colors applied to white grounds are
especially charming. - 20. ""- ~
The work is OF such simple charraac-
ter that no one need hesitate to un-
dertake it. Only: Q knowledge of the
most common stitches Is needed, such
as buttonholing," satin or Overland.
over stitch. <"'';
To these may be added, in the way
of extra, elaboration, French knots,
seeds and bird's-eye stitch, or eyelets,
if desired. '-'''> w
The designs suited for such. work
are practically. unlimited. 49,.
The materials are of two kinds, di.
aphonous fabrics and those Of q heav.
Ter, closer. weave. Swisses, batistes,
Persian lawns, sheer muslins. and, the
like come under the first, head. The
applied portions are Of lawn or, linen.
Even cEi6ons and nets may be util,
lied with wash silks or soft ribbons
Tor the applique.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
go,

They seemed to think it made him re.
spectacle.
But o know what a hand some
folks is for details? Well, the rela.
tlVes OF the late deceased hadn't fig.
gered on the local thirst for informa.
ton. They gave Ike a fine funeral
n as peaceful an end as any Dibble
eVer had. Ike in death was conven.
tlonal. Them Dibbles even went as
tar as to say that in his last days he
was a credit to the name he bore and
that the citizens of his town in Da:
kota felt dreadful bad when he passed
away and the leading stores were
closed when the ~percession went bv
They had a faint aroma OF a tale that
come back about Ike once before tell.
ing how he came into town shootin
on fireworks and everybody had to
run Tor shelter and pull down the
shutters till 1t was all over. Still. I'm
not the one to begrudge Ike Dibble q
good, bang-up funeral and 1 hope he
got it!
But dye think Ike rested easv in
the nice, genteel grave the Dihb]es
allotted him? I should say not. There
was so many rumors you'd a. thouqh+
Ike was a war. Everybody had a diff.
ferent story and nobody believed he
was dead.
The Dawsons, who have a son ont
west somewheres, claim Rob met Ike
In a cigar store in Utah, and Ike told
Rob he was goin' to the mines Tic
seemed healthy, but as if he'd led a
hard and various life.
Soon comes another society note
that Ike had married a squaw woman
on the reservation and was living like
a lord. This didn't set we'll on the
Dibbles and they threatened to show
the notice Of likes death In the Okla.
homa paper. I told Oscar Dibble that
the lady might be as good as Ike
Oscar said he'd defend his dead
cousins memory against all vilifers
I let it go at that.
"A man from Oregon stopped owe,
IN town, who seemed positive he knew
Ike, and the things he told about him
made me tickled that l was five times
removed from the Dibbles. The Ore
gon teller said Ike was a fre-eatine
rlp-snorter and had more funerals to
his'credit than any man in the state
The Dibbles attempted to plaster this
over by saying Ike was in the under
taking business. But that story didn'1
catch on, cause everyone knew Ike
wouldn't get himself up in black kid
gloves nohow. Even for business mr.
poses you couldn't make Ike a par1o,
ornyment. ..~
The next sound from Ike was when
we heard he was up in a place called
Caliente-either in California or Min.
nesota, somewhere near there. This
time he was said to have settled down
and was working steady, though We
didn't hear what at. Which was all
consolin' to those interested. but the
only flaw In it all was, this Caliente
Ike, While he answered likes descr1p.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Unique Apron.

~"s9Ao 0pSoUs
A tiny apron which Just covers q
small portion of the dress is made
from a mans extra large sized linen
handkerchief. Sew nice wide lace all
around the edge of the handkerchief.
just fuling it a little at the corners.
Diagonally across. one corner, about
four inches from the edge of the O r
ner, sew inch wide ribbon. This is
the wrong side Of the apron. Leave
enough ribbon on each side to go
around the waist, and tie in the back
In a bow. The center Of the apron at
the bottom is a corner, which, makes
the apron pointed in front. A small
point fits up on the waist just a little
above the waist line. This apron is
nice to wear. when doing fancy work
or embroidery, as it protects the work
from the skirt If it be dark colored.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

anyone or anything or any place that
would have to do with Ike couldn't be
much.
you see, the Dibbles were mighty
self-conscious people, havin' lived
right here in Westville, Conn, in the
same white house for so many genera
lions. It's a great and respectable
thing to get to be known as the So
and-Sos of Such-a-Place, and the Dbl
bles were.
"The Dibbles' affection for Cousin
Ike must have been we'll acquainted
with the cat that liked hot soup, but
they certainly took a morbid interest
in his antics, because the Dibbles
were born reformers.
"They just swallowed hard every
time they thought of the things they'd
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Time to Awaken.

Any plan devised that tends toward
greater business Capitalization makes
easier the building up of harmful
combinations. During the past ten
years billions of dollars have been
sent to the large cities by the resi-.
dent: Of rural communities, and these
billions have been used in building up
trusts that work against the best in.
terests Of the masses who reside in
agricultural sections. Is it not time
to awaken to the. dangers Of sending
money away from the home town?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Red WaIkinu Suit.

A walking suit of red linen is pro-
nounced much smarter than out of
white, provided 1t is worn by the per-
son to whom the color is becoming.
Made with a little bolero and worn
over an ivory lace blouse it is a de-
.ctdedly stunning costume. This par
t1cular shade is almost brick and is
very distinctive among a host of white
lingerie frocks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

feta on the waist, while the guimpe
beneath is of cream: colored lace net.
The over blouse and the skirt:com-
'bine to make an exceptionally, grace
full and altogether charmingt gown
that Is eminently. useful, at 1.-THE: same
time, and as the guimpe. is an entire
ly separate one there j IL. not reason
why it cannot be varied't to suit one oc-
casion or another. When it ,is rof lace
the whole, costume, assumes n dressy
aspect. while II 1t were of lingerie
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
' Metal Nets.

/. A novelty in Partisan trimmings is
the metal net bands with flet lace
grounds. These are embroidered in
tinsel and silks, and are also embroid-
cred IN bullion, a few of the more
elaborate designs In these metal nets
have silk appliques as wen as bullion
embroidery.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
Luxurious Evelashee.

Clipping is the wrong thing to do If
n Is trying to cultivate heavy lashes.
Their growth may be stimulated by
putting on a tonic of five grains of
sulphate quinine and one ounce of
sweet almond oil. Touch the roots
lightly with a fine sable brush once or
twice a week. and you soon will see
a decided change in their length.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01
IN BROWN AND WHITE
Small Checks on Coiored Grounds are
Fashionable.

Small checks formed by lines of
brown on cream or ecru colored
ground are exceedingly fashionable
for fall wear and make really most
attractive gowns. In this instance the
material is the chiffon wolfe that has
so little weight and warmth and the
trimming is brown taffeta on the skirt,
tucked silk overlaid with brown taf-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

That II you really care for a person
you Will not say unkind things to O.
Of them?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

The Cherry-You are apt to regret
digging up a cat or a man that's
passed on.
Copyright, 1907, by ". q. chanma,,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-02
500 REWARD, S1oo.

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