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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
n Aoter or Dreams.

N.Aotof or Dreams.
("Rehold! this dreamer cometh")
Iney stripped me bare and left me by
To zine forsaken in a lonely land;
They gave me to night frosts and burn
Ing day.
TO Grfefs none understand
They tcSt my silver from me and m,
The chs changing 'p'endor:, Of my rich ar
Nights silver rain of dew escaped thei,
And the nns gold Of day.
On the worlds highway in vain pomp
they tread;
BY paths unknown stray and hidden
streams;
They took all else and left me there for
dead;
They could not like my dreams.
etill, mo, ming comes with marvel as Oh
old:
Still ia soft rose descends the eventide,
Still i; In! he castle Of my heart grown
Tho sweet, swift thoughts abide.
Pass BY. pass by. o clamorous folk and
To this last fortress Of the soul cling;
Men save me winter weather from .
But God has given me spring.
Robin Flower in Spectator.
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31

Shorter tlours tor Postal Cleelts.
A bill introduced in the house by
Congressman Wilson, of Illinois,
provides for shorter hours for many
of the overworked postal clerks
throughout the country, providing
that clerks in postohices of the
first and second class shall not be
required to work to exceed forty.
eight hours per week, including
such number of hours on Sunday
and intervening holiday s az may be
required to accommodate the postal
service.
1t further provides that clerks
shall be required to work in eight
hour shifts so far az practicable
and that any overtime shall be paid
extra in proportion to the salary
they are receiving.
The bill is a meritorious one in
every respect, and would or should
assist in a better service to the
public.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
The EnQins >, Soma.

The En0in'., Song.
Through the city and forest and flelo an
glen
rush with the RIA ing train:
Ny strength Is the tr ,ngth Of q thou
sand men,
My brain Is my rs st.r's brain.
I borrow the senses If i'm within
Who watches the cleaning line;
His pulses l feel through my frame OF
steel,
His courage and u III are mine.
I hear, as I swerve N the upland curve.
The echoing hills rejoice
To answer the knell Of my brazen bell
The laugh Of my giant voice.
And, white in the glare of the golden raw
or red in the furnace light,
Ny smoke Is a pillar of cloud by day, y
A pillar Of fame by night. /
-Four Track News
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31

The
City p.


Council Chamber. Virginia. MINI.
Jan. Fl. 1908.
Regular meeting.
Council called 70 order by the president.
Rou call.
Present. johnson, Laviolette
Boylan. Trezona. Mattson. Mr.. PreAdent.-e
Aboent:-None. p,
Reading minutes Of previous meeting.
Moved and suppofted that the minutes be
approved a read.
Carried.
Joseph Rooney and other property ownerz
md residents living on virginia avenue In the
Great Northern addition to the city petitoned
the ooanen tor m arc lamp to be placed at the
corner OF Bslsam street and Virginia avenue.
Moved and supported that the petition be
referred to the committee on light and water.
Carried.
g. v. Trimhle and others. In . communica-
ton and petition. stated that they wished to
organize company Of Minnesota National
Guards In this city and requested that the
council take mp the matter of complying with
the state law relative to establishing IN Ar
mory. meeting room. locker and qusrtermas
ter's hsll room and make permanent provis
ions for the heating. lighting and maintenance
Of such IN srmory here.
There was much discussion on this question
on the part Of the council and . few Of the
many citizens presents
Moved and supported that the petition OF g
! v. Thmble and Others relative to the estab
fishing Of IN armory and maintaining the same
/ In this city be laid on the table.
Notion lost.
Moved and supported that the petition Of G.
v. Thmble and others relative to the estab
| fishing OF IN srmory and the maintenance OF
the same bs referred to the city attorney.
Carried.
Moved and Unsupported that the warrant in the
| sum OF 500 90 from the village of HiboinR to
the Virginia IRE department be returned to
the chief OF the tlre department. to do with i,
| ~ he deems best.
Carried.
The resignation OF w. S. Tredway a. fireman
on the Virginia are department was read. AZ
! was also the appointment by Fire Chief Ste
| vens OF Walter Sy to take the place of Mr.
Tredwsy on the fire department..
Moved and supported that the resignation OF
W. s. Tredwsy % regular fireman on the Vir
ainis 1re department be accepted and ordered
nled and the appointment OF Walter Sy on the
Virginia department to I'LL the vacancy be con.
6rmed
Carried.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
WHERE EYE.sIcHT is GOOD.

0ooe Where Distances Are Vast and
0bstacIes Are Few.
The best eyesight is possessed by
these people whose lands are vast and
barren, and where obstacles tending
. shorten the sight are few. Esqui.
naux will detect q white fox in tho
snow Ut . great distance away, while
The Arabs Of the desert have such ex-
tremo powers of vision that on tho
vast plains Of the desert they will pick
out objects invisible to the ordinary
eye ct ranges from one to ten miles
distant. Among civilized people the
Norwegians have better eyesight than
most, II. not all, others. as they more
generally fulfil the necessary condi-
tons. The reason why defective eyes
are so: much on the increase in Ameri-
- lies In too much study of books
in early life and in badly-lighted
rooms.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
How Bir01 Bull Nests.


Swallows and house martins build
by sticking together PELLETS of pre-
pared road mud. Most Of the material
10 obtained from the drying puddles
on the high roads. II aot mixed with
anything else the ten lency Of these
pellets would be to crumble when dry.
But the swallow tribe is supplied with
q mucous secretion which enables ii
to gum these particle together. The
swallows nests, from which the Chi
nese birds nest Uou ," is made, are
constructed OF this mucors matte.
only. An Indian sv'al ow which build.
little boat-shaped nests against the
trunks Of lofty trees practically
makes them Of HE saliva.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
8hakespe are Il. Japan.:.

+ In Japan they have trenslated
Shakespeare into~the native tongue.
The ghost in Hamlet is an elderly
gentleman in q uniform that may be
seen any day Of the week in Manchu-
ria. Othello Is transformed into q
modern major general, aud, according
to report, Nine Sada Yacco's Des-
demona impresses the playgoers OF
Tokyo by her American costume and
her charming, lively manner: Immense
gaps have been left by the translator.
Desdemonas song, being unsuitable
to a Japanese, lady, is rendered by q
photograph" .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
Sjnister Eve Of the Elephant.

Sinister Eye OF the EteFhans'
ITO my mind two things strike the
observer wildly when standing close
to wild elephants in their native
haunts," writes traveller. 1.-THE one
il the gigantic size and his own COM
parative smallness. The other is the
expression of their eye. This organ,
which is surprisingly small In proper
ton to the size of the animal, and set
far back in the head, is of a pale blue
color much resembling that Of wall
eye in a horse. Even when an ele-
plant Is at rest his eye has an un'
r~"" '-''" c~l- and i,.iS'e~ look"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
u q Physical Wreck.

A New York telegram in today's
papers announces the return to her
New York home of Elizabeth Gurley
Flynn, socialist lecturer who vac
welded to J. A. Jones, a range or.
ganizer, at Two Harbors recently.
and asserts that the young woman
is physlcal wreck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
What Fatigue Really Is.


Tiredness is as natural condition
Of life as is the ability to perform
work. writes Andr~. Wilson in the
Illustrated London News. It is ma
lures signal that rest and repose are
necessary in order to recuperate the
vital powers. Think for a moment Of
the supply of nourishment (Which
means the giving of energy or "the
power of doing work'D to any part.
The healthy frame receives its due
quota of food materials, and out of
them builds up it's substance and OBJ
tains its working power. But the
supply of energy is not constant.
Hence, after a certain exhaustion of
the store it originally possessed, the
human engine demands more coal and
water. Fatigue is tn sign-manual
which authorizes the fl ssh supply.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
Warships Without Ornamentatior

Warships Without characterization.
Since the order has gone forth that
battleships and cruisers shall have no
ornamentation whatever, except what
conforms to the plans Of the naval
architect, one Of their original feat
ures has disappeared almost entirely
This is the figurehead. upon which
large sums Of money were spent to
make them an attractive and appro.
pirate decoration. In England even
Aeacoieces, which were created b.
tore this new rule went into effect
are not permitted to ornament ships
proWs IN their pristine glory snd sen.
nmert
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31

Moved and supported that the bond Of the
health oincer of the city of Virginia. Mime
sofa. be dxed in the sum OF 10000.
| Carried.
Moved and supported that the matter OF
raising the monthly allowance to Mrs. Henry
Kane for the doing Of the laundry work In fire
hall No. be referred to the committee on nre
| and IRE department..
| Carried,
| The city clerk reported that upon investiga.
ton OF the books In the once OF the county
auditor and the county treasurer relstive to
the assessment against each lot benefited BY
| the paving Of Chestnut street, there was no
record Of any such assessment and that calling
the attention of the same to the county audi.
tor the auditor assured him that il the assess.
ment would be certified to and placed in his
bands Immediately he would see that the as.
sessment WAS placed against the property "a
desired.
The clerk also reported that there were
other matters pertaining to the paving of
Chestnut street that demand immediate At
tention.
Moved and supported that the CITY attorney
and city clerk be instructed to 20 to Duluth
and with the county auditor and county treas.
urer strsiRhten out the matter of assessments
and interest relative to Chestnut street nav.
ING.
Carried.
The matter OF appointing CHIEF eneineer OF
the Virginia IRE department was next taken
up and the clerk Was instructed to read the
applications OF those who desired this position.
| The clerk read applications for this position
from Peter Gimse. James Shckney. Martin
Nelson. G. S. Stevens and Charles McEalhar-
eev.
The clerk also informed the council that he
held In bio hands communication relstive to
Mr.. AcElharsey from Chief Back Of the Du.
lush IRE department and upon instructions
from the president the clerk read the commu:
nicatiou.
Moved and supported that the communica:
ton from Chief Black Of the Duluth arc de:
pesement relative 10 Chsrles: MaE1lhsreey be
'e ".a:ss and ordered MED - ~ ;
Moved and supported that ne council take
IN informal ballot on the Appointment of q
chief engineer.
| Carried.
| The president appoints Aldermen Boylsn
and Laviollette ~ tellers
The result OF the informal ballot was a fol-
lows:
C. 9. Stevens-l.
| p. A. 0imse-l.
| Charles NcElareey-a
| Martin Nelson-l.:
Moved and supported that formal ballot he
! taken On the appointment OF chief eneineer
| Carried. :
! A formal ballot WAS taken and proved a fol-.
lows
| Charles McE2lhszgey-4. I: -:
p. A. 0jmse-4' -
Moved ana supported that the salary of thu
chief engineer OF the are Department be pl,c,
"a ss elAoo per meath and that this amour,
% inserted Ia the resolution to be offered.
/ Carried.
counca Chamber. City OF vtrsinis. MINI.
t. ,--...s.~. -..:r,.:. i'm. q. 1909 :.
Rsoolutaoa No. u laoa - u;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
V090t0blo R0aa0e0.

The humble onion contains . pow.
srful medicinal agent in the form Of
IN oil. the sulphide Of allyl, and IL -
the fumes Of this OH that cause the
eyes to water when peeling this veg
stable: When cooked much Of the
alfyl IL lost, but other elements con.
tai1inE sulphur remain intact
Onions are an excellent remedy tor
colds and are also IN edectual rollo(
IT chronic bIonaAff&A -. L. -. =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
Dio Charles Joke.

Dio charlie's Joke.
Charlomaguo was in need of amuse.
mont.
why" they asked him, do you
have such large number of court jes-
tiers in constant attendance on your
royal person?"
Because" he replied with 4 right
regal chuckle, II could not earn the
surname Of The Great were l not
careful to keep my wits about me-"
It 10 said that the courtiers died
Laughing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
Special Notice to Advertisers.

For business reasons the Enter.
price would respectfully ask that
any advertiser desiring q change OF
ad. would endeavor to furnish 10
with copy not later than IL O'Clock,
noon, on Thursday of each week.
Such a course will not only be ap.
preciated by the publisher and HE
staff of workmen, but will tend to
enable as to do better work in the
setting of advertisements.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
YallaSet. Al.

V0tI0VNe At.
I Tommy 1fEjam-Paw. whose pic
ture u that Teller there where you're
roadin'?
Paw Figjam-Why, that's q half
tone Of = second cousin of the step.
brother Of IN aunt by second marriage
Of the foster sister Of the chap who is
suspected Of being In possession Of
Information n to who was an accom-
plice OF the mysterious unknown who
assisted IN kidnapping Sloppy Sadie the
Sad-Eyed Shop Girl.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
Flying Start

Flying Start.
did you ask papa?"
II certainly did. You cant BLUM
me-"
We'll, how did he take IT."
quite q start"
What did he say that gave you 4
start?"
1T was not 20 much what he said
- what he did,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
Wants No~,e Rule Charter.

The citizens of Eveleth want a
home rule charter, and the Bust.
ness Mems Association will take
the matter up and inquire into the
necessary method of procedure to
obtain same.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-01-31
SHOWS ADVANCE OF Japan.
Crude Methods Of Mining Discarded
for Most Up-to-Date Ideas.

Near the center Of the beautiful
mountain island Of Shikoku, and
standing rather more than 1000 feet
above tho waters Of the inland sea
OF Japan, there is a peak Of sulphide
copper ore which has become 4 cen.
ter OF industry popularity known
throughout the island empire as
Sumitomo Bessi. Here, for centuries
before the industrial development OF
the new world was begun by white
men, the Japanese were mining in 4
crude way and carrying the ore on
their backs in small wicker baskets
(such as are still used for coaling
ships at Nagasaki) down the II miles
OF arduous mountain paths to the
shelters on tho shore of the inland
sea.
To-day the marvellous little work.
ers are still at the pursuit Of burrow-
Ing out the mountain, but vast
change has come over the methods Of
working, says writer in the En-
cheering Magazine. Where in the
ancient times only paltry few hun
dred baskets Of ore were each day
borne over the dihicult trails, an out
put Of 5000 tons daily now glides
down a great galloway, and is car.
ried from the foot of the slope by rail.
road to the sea. In short, there IL
established at Sumitomo Bessis 4
modern mining plant, modern in all
essential details of engineering con-
struction. and the wonder of the
transformation is that It has been
wrought without the direct assist
ance Of . single foreign engineer.
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10.
- The old m&n With 1 lantern was
pokhG about tie 3tffSlist5 81 Baltimore.
What efls1s = citizen, in amaxs-
mont. still hunting that honest mani"
I "Nah1'' replied Diogenes (forr it wae
he) in dtegust. *"1 found him long ago
hadn't you heard OF the fellow that
paid his taxes when he hadn't been as
eessed? What I'm hunting now is the
narylander who 10 opposed to giving
ffhe cruiser Maryland = silver service.
ind I'm about to give It up 40 q hope
less task." -Baltimore American.
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HE WORKED HIS "sclENcE."
New Method Employed by Satisfied
and Comfortable Husband.

It is the wife who is the head of
the house; and 1t was she who decid-
ed upon the dat-and repented imme-
diately afterward. The building was
. new one, scarcely finished, and after
the parlor ceiling had fallen twice and
the repair man had botched q dozen
small jobs she decided to move again.
In this she met the lively opposi.
ton Of the family. They were al con.
tent with their nooms and the chill.
dren begged for . delay. The husband
took the mattw with calmness and
did not enter into the argument after
expressing hi. entire contentment
with the presoul conditions.
The wife woN4ed and went nat hunt.
Ing, but at last abe announced that
she had come - the conclusion that
they would renain. The husband
looked up placilDy from his coffee cup.
Il knew thsa several weeks ago."
he announced.
But I only aosided this morning."
she retorted In UHprise.
He smiled pity1agly. Down at the
church." he explained, I'VE have been
giving you absent treatment for five
weeks. After thls you need not say
that there Is nothing In science"
Then he dodgs1 tho sugar bowl
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RICE LANDS WORTH MUCH.
In Twenty-Five Years Increased from
Ten to Thirty Times In Value.

Horace Greeley to-day might be
tempted to amend his advice and sug
gest to the young man to go south
says Country Life in America. Accord
ing to the government reports, the
rice industry has increased marvellous
" since 1880.
The number Of rice mills has in
creased 264 per cent Of capital So:
per cent. and value of products 17s
per cent. Land on the gulf coast o;
Texas and Louisiana, which Is years
ago sold for $3.50 an acre and wa.
sometimes held ct Is cents, to-day is
worth $12.60, some lands being wortl
$50 or $50 an acre.
The use of machinery adapted t.
rico production. the perfection of irri
cation, the study and application 0,
the Japaneae methods of rice growine
and the use OF the japanese rice have
made rice growing an exceedingly
profitable undertaking, and one that
will undoubtedly be increasingly lu
crative with the rapidly growing popu
lation.
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Council Chamber. City of Virginia. Minr

Council Chamber. City OF Virginia, MINI.
Jan. q, 1905
Resolution No. II. 1908.
Resolution accepting and adopting the tabu
lated estimate OF the city engineer in con-
structton OF sewers In sewer district No. &c.
By Alderman johnson.
Resolved: BY the city council OF the city OF
Virginia. That the tabulsted estimate OF the
city engineer In the matter OF the proposed as
sessment In the construction OF sc wers In
sewer district No. 90 and which estimate was
fled In the once of the city clerk. in duplicate.
on the 18th day OF December. 1907. be and the
same 10 hereby accepted and adopted.
Resolved Further. That tho city clerk be and
hereby Is Instructed to die q copy OF the tabu-
lated assessment In bis once and that he shall
Also forward to the county auditor 4 certified
COPY OF such Assessment for the purpose of
having the same spread against each lot and
porcoi ct hand according to the assessment
Eade therein.
Moved BY Alderman Nattsoo. supported by
Alderman Boylan. that above resolution
be adopted.
Ayes-Aide1men johnson. Laviolette. Bow.
Ian. Tresons. hattson. Mr.. President-e.
Nsys-Nope.
Adopted Jan. q. 1905.
A. C. OaBoRu,
President Of the City Council.
Approved Jan. a. 1905.
49,. A. HAwk1xsoK.
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onief eneneer q the are department Of tie
city Of Virgins ana liking hls salary. Y ss j,
By Alderman Lavioilette .:ss= .=sz ri |.s
Resolved: By the. city council Of the city 81
virginia. That Charles McEalharsey be sad
hereby Il sppointed chief engineer OF the Ne
department for the city OF Virginia. who shall
hold SAID position until the HIST Tuesday AFTER
the nrst Monday In January. 1910. or until his
successor Is appointed and qualified. unless re.
moved by the city council as other citv oncers
| are removed. -
| Provided further. that said chief enRineer
shall receive A. compensation for such ser
vices the sum Of olas.oo per month.
| Moved by Alderman Trezona. supported by
Alderman Boylan. that above resolution be-
adopted. -
| Ayes:-Aldermen Laviollette. Boylsn, TIE.
IONA. Mr.. Prestdent-4. =.
| Nays Aldermen johnson. MattsOn--A =
Adopted Jan. 81. 1909.
A. C. OsBoRN.
l. p, esident of the City Council
Moved and supported that the city attorney
Ing for an amount for the mayors contingent
fund as ts allowed BY the charter of the city
of Virginia.
| Carried.
Moved and supported that the matter OF
| purchasing another horse for the IRE depart
mens be referred to the committee on IRE and
hre department..
! Carried.
Moved and supported that the committee on
hre and IRE department be authorized to pur.
chase suitable wagon for light work for the
fire department.
| Carried.
| Moved and supported that the council ad:
journ until next regular meeting.
| Carried.
ALBERT E. BICKFORD
CORPORATE s1AL City Clerk.
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ALBEIT e. BIcKroRD.
WonFObATe 6kAL City Clerk.
Presented to mayor JAM 81. 1909.
Returned by mayor Jan. q. 1905
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Council Chamber. City Of virsinis. MINI.
....~,.: i'm. g.. 1904 |
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