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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-01
Santa Was Laden With, Good Thinos.

Long to be remembered is the
Christmas program given by the
Presbyterian Sunday School last
Thursday evening, - consecrated
talent on the part ,5H*Tachers and
friends revealing iisIt IN the splen-
did exercises.
The church was beautifully dec.
GRATED for the occasion, and after
the program Santa Claus appeared
and caused to be distributed a
liberal treat to the Sunday School
scholars, also some personal pres
ents in which Rev. Henry E. Neff
and family we're literally remem.
bered, the most substantial gift be-
ing check for $2OO.OO. So generous
a check must have generous
name, so Santa had come by way
Of the D. b. Mcdonald home and
had that worthy gentleman sign it.
Another present showed that he
came by way: of the Hawkinson store,
while still another bore the marks
of China with the name of Fred
Wong.
Many were the expressions of
good will and Christmas greeting,
and with all the features of the eve
ming the real Christmas of the
Spirit was not forgotten.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-01

From Virginia merchants IN gen:
eral come expressions of satisfac.
ton at the Holiday trade, and at the
trade accorded their respective
establishments throughout the clos
ing year.
Virginia, in common with all
mining and lum mber;ng towns, has
not en- njOyed the olive" times 80
marked previous to the labor
troubles of 1907, but the hustling
qualities of the merchants of the
city have won for them favors from
adjacent towns, and the volume of
trade has greatly exceeded any
former year. And the prospect fol
1909 holds out bright inducements
of a prosperous era in which all will
have share.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-01
OPENS hs6,tI (! !sic|:nON {:
eeco,lmeet Of It's Shows laterest
Ta'te" i"learaiaq fpsl;sh 6Y Our :.
FOroIo0 Element. :.

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1ake" i"tearaiao fnss;sh by Our !
foceiqa flemeat. !
The night school, mention of
which was made in previous issues
of the Enterprise, was formally
opened on Monday evening, and the
interest of our population of foreign
birth in learning English is exem-
plitied 10 an enrolment Of lis pupils
from the start.
The school is the result of the
energetic labor on the part of Sup
erintendent Bliss, under whose
management the same was organiz-
ed and under whose efficient super.
vision the school will be conducted,
Henry E. Baker being in direct
Charge OF the work as teacher.
Mr.. Baker is Carleton graduate,
and formerly tanght in the Farm
stead School in the Pike settlement,
and has also, since coming to the
range, been in the employ of the
Oliver company as mine chemist.
Mr. Bakers experience in teaching
has peculiarly fitted him" for the
work in hand, and under his in
struction it ia anticipated the new
beginners will show rapid advance.
ment
The pupils have been divided into
three classes, afternoon and evening
sessions being held, and it is ex-
pected greater enrolment will be
had. The novels looked upon with
favor by all, and is worthy of emul.
alton by the other school districts
of the range, where the foreign born
element is 80 predominant.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-01
4 Splendid Attraction.

The next number of the Lyceum
course at the Roosevelt Auditorium
will be on Monday evening, January
18th, when Ross Crane, the incom.
parable cartoonist, clay-modeler.
pianist, humorist and philosopher.
will entertain the people of this
city.
The strong point of Ross Cranes
entertainment is the charming per
sonality of the artist. His manner
is that of a cultured gentleman who
has something pleasing to gay tor
his friends across the footliehts,
and takes a Joy in doing it. His
cartoons are catchy, the landscapes
beautiful, the clay modelling attrac-
lively pleasing and his vocal and
piano burlesques diverting and
funny. -.'.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-01
James Coeriqao Dead.

James Corrigan, of the firm of:
Corrigan- Mckinney K Co., owners
OF the Commodore and other min.
ing interests on the Mesaba and of
mines on the other Lake Superior
ranges, died at his home at Cleve-
land, Ohio, on Thnrsday last, follow
ing an operation for appendicitis.
The deceased wae 70 years of age,
and for the past twenty years has
been prominent figure in. the iron
world. He was frequent visitor
to the range in the earlier days, b, t
for the past several years hasrarely
visited his mining, interests in per,
son. He leaves one son, his wi e
and three other children having
been drowned in q yachting catas-
trophe some years ago.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-01

,4A lersaa Mar ~ iifetring t
,l,S spuld this License -
90 ousd thst ~
.site IS outside the salo loon and patsels
limits. " Ss. 81 .2...s5
J, DR. John H. Grove appeared ~.
tore the board and asked for aid sin.
the matter Of the conduct Of TIE
anti tuberculosis exhibit tohe 4iyen
ia. the Auditorium on the IN TO- 0ll
inclusive, such assistau0e ring -
sured. s-s i, III l..sr
The clerk of the :n1nuic icipal court
showed that business had been fair.
ly good. in the justice mill during
Christmas week, $500 in fines and
costs accruing to the city exchequer
az the result " Mil.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-01
4 Quiet Holiday 81 $:

The council enjoyed q quiet -.
sion Tuesday evening, but little 81
importance coming before the body
TO mar the pleasure and serenity Of
the evening" s g.ss:ss IL. &
The granting of several saloon
licenses and the auditing sof the
monthly payroll constituted j.
greater portion of the work kius hand,
everything passing very. smoothly
with the exception of the granting
of license to the Virginia Brewing
Co. for a saloon in their brewery
property on Ohio avenue. This
matter aroused a slight discussion,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-01
MORE SCHOOL ROOM DEMANDED
4 New High School BUi,d)ia9 Spekee Of
as q Necessity Of the eNoar future.

Is q Necessity Of the Near futsre.
The continued increase in the en-.
rollment of the Virginia public
schools has caused the board of
education to take notice, with the
effect that at a meeting recently
held the matter of the erection of
additional school room was inform
ally discussed, and will likely be
placed before the voters before an
other annual school e, election rolls
| round.
During the past year the high
school enrolment has increased
from 86 to us pupils, while the
grades show an increase of full
fifteen per cent, the grade, enroll
ment at the present time being up
wards of l7OO
The schools are 40 crowded at the
present time that it has been found
necessary to abandon the gymnasi.
um in the new Johnson school, the
room to be used for kindergarten
work the coming year, while every
room in the various buildings of
the district is crowded to capacity.
In consideration OF the apparent
needs of the schools at the present
time and the continuous growth
which has marked the local school
system, the idea has been advanced
that the erection of IA fine high
school building is the proper move,
leaving the Roosevelt building for
grade work. Such building as
should be put up wonh demand an
outlay of one hundred ID thousand
dollars, and while this sum could
be voted as bonds it would be a
wiser move to have the cost of such
Improvement voted asI direct tax
and added to the assessment rolls
of single year. thus voiding the
payment of a great amount of inter
est and making sure of the pay
ment Of the expenditure while the
mines are still in the list of taxa BILE
values; for while the tonnage tax
has been "killed" rep eatedly, like
Banquo's ghost it wi u not down,
and will eventually be come law in
some form which may deprive US
of this source of income.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-01
St. Paul's Church

At St. Paui's Churh next Sunday
there will be divine service at 1890
a. m. Morning prayer will be said,
and the Holy Communion will be
celebrated, and the rector will
preach. All are cordially welcom.
ed.
On Friday morning there will be
celebration of Holy Communion at
1000 O'clock.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-01-01

Next Sunday Rev. A. n. Bowman
from North Park College, Chicago,
will preach at Hoe O'Clock in the
morning and at 7:3O in the evening.
You are cordially invited. Sunday
School iss held at 0s45sa.m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17

selves without pay The men in the mills worked overtime to make up the loss of the force which had been called off to war. In many cases their overtime wages were given to the families of the soldiers.
 ''The farmers, clerks and mechanics combined together to till the lands left vacant. Often they worked at night and sometimes together in gangs. The chill dren worked after school hours to help the families of soldiers and in some places farms were let out free to soldiers fam flies and capital was subscribed for them. Jn one village the families of the men absent at the war were given the monop- oly of selling matches and soap, and in others they had like privileges. Many landlords remitted rent to such people, and the doctors treated their sick without charge. A relief association with a cap ital of a million dollars was then formed to support the widows and orphans of soldiers. The Red Cross society. which was so effecient in the hospitals and on the field. was supported by all the peo- ple. That society has a million mem bers, and one in every 45 of the Japanese population belongs to it and has pledged himself to pay $. 50 for ten years toward its maintenance. The Japanese Red Cross society was organized with the idea of paying the country's debt by helping it's soldiers, and it has done an enormous good"
 The money raised for the war while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17

TolSio, Japan. I HAVE just returned from an interview with Prince Yamagata, one of the greatest generals and statesmen of the past half century. What Von MoltlSe was to Germany and Grant to the United States, Prince Yamagata has been to Japan In many respects he has been even more. He was practically the origi- nator of the Japanese army the man whose organizing military ability has made it one of the most formidable fight ing machines of the world. The story of his life has been wrapped up in the new Japan, and he and Prince Ito and one or two others are all that now remain of the links which bind the old feudal times to the up-to-date live actitives of our western civilization.
 Prince Yamagata In 1909.
 It was at his home in the suburbs over looking Tokio that l met General Yama- gata by appointment this morning. My audience had been arranged through let ters of introduction from Baron Takahira. the Japanese ambassador at Washington, and his highness was ready to receive me. His son-in-law, MT. Shuichi HagiWara, acted as interpreter, and for an hour the famous general talked most interestingly about army matters and of the position which Japan now holds as to the rest of the world.
 But before I give you the interview let me tell you something about how this great Japanese general looks, and a bit as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
LOYALTY PENSION
 REVIVED FOR CHILD

London, January 16.-The romance of King Charles II. and Boscobel oak has been recalled by the award of Alice Pen derel, 13 years old, of a small pension. She is the lineal descendant of the Pen derel family of Shropshire. who were rewarded by Charles II. with perpetual pensions for their services in hiding him in an oak tree, when he was escaping from the Roundheads after his defeat at Worcester.
 Ever since then-for 250 years-the pensions have been paid to members of Penderels One of these pensioners, Richard Penderel, was a fruit porter at Covert Garden, who until he died nine years ago received $250 a year
 His little daughter had lived since his death with her aunt, who imagined that the pension had ceased with her broth CTS death. Recently, however. her att tention was attracted to the history of the family pensions, and she put in a. claim on behalf of her niece.
 Now little Alice Penderel receives her pension in memory of her ancestors loy- atty. and will enjoy 1t as long as she lives. If she has children. they will re- ceive the pension after her death, and so on forever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
PRINCE YAMAGATA
By FRANK G. CARPENTER.

arbitration and conciliation
 "Yes, I think so, but that time will be distant. When all the nations of the world are equally civilized and they have united in their efforts to benefit them- selves and humanity as well we may be able to dispense with our great armies. hope such a day will some time come"
 Flying Machines In War.
 How about the new inventions in mod ern warfare? May they not be so terrible that a small nation might destroy great one?"
 Yes, I can imagine inventions which would make warfare mean annihilaton. Some of the new explosives are terribly destructive Take the balloons and the flying machines Ia which your people are now so widely experimenting. If they should be successful they would change the conditions of battles and fighting. few such machines and some bushels of dynamite might wipe out an army. There might be charges from the clouds which the forces on the ground, however great could not resist. Inventions of that kind would very likely put an end to war.
 The Yellow Peril.
 How about the yellow peril, your high ness? Is there not danger that the Chi nese may become a great fighting nation, and that by combining with Japan the yellow races may conquer the world?'
 There is no such thing as a yellow peril replied Prince Yamagata, and no reason why Japan should be so asso- cated with China in the minds of the west. The chief difference between the nations of the west and ours is that of color. We have the same ambitions along
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17

indigent parent over 60 years of age, may stay at home and there are certain exceptions to Japanese living in for eign countries. There are a few young men of the higher circles who have to serve only one year in the ranks, after which they may be enrolled as non-com- missioned officers. Such men. however, must possess an education equal to that of the graduates of the middle schools.
 The service expected of every man is at regular intervals from the ages of 20 to 40 and this service Is such that the greater body of the people may be made ready for active war at any time. The number of trained and partially trained men available at the beginning of the Russian war was about 6O0,000 This was added to as the struggle went on, and when the war closed notwithstanding the heavy losses Japan had more than 500, 900 men in the field I am told that 600 900 men could now be massed without trouble and that within a short time an army of not less than 100000 could be called forth.
 there is now a garrison in Formosa. and there are 30.000 or 10000 men in Corea constituting a permanent force of occu- patton for that country.
 A Nation of Fighters.
  anese are a nation of fighters, and that in a war with them the whole people must be taken into account Every man, woman and child is a patriot, and every one esteems 1t glory to die for his coun- try. During the war with Russia the women worked almost day and night to add to the army funds, and they frequent ly expressed their regret that they could not go to the field. I had a talk the other A yV q been teaching in the Japanese schools at Shizuoka one of the largest cities be- tween Tokio and Osaka, during which he gave me an instance illustrating the war spirit among the school girls. Said he:
 "It was in one of our girls schools. The American teacher was discussing the war situation Some bad news had arrived that morning, and the teacher said she feared Japan would finally be defeated. Upon this one little Japanese girl burst out: Oh, no. Japan will never be defeat ed. for when the men are all killed we girls will take the guns and fight for the Emperor
 Japanese War Fund.
 "At the time of the war Japan had serious problem to face" continued the professor. .'She had her standing army of 6oo,Ooo men, who were all sent to the field. Then the reserves were called out, numbering hundreds of thousands more. All of these came from the ranks of in dustry. They were taken from the farms and factories from the workshops and gardens. The population here Is con- paratively small, and 1t was a question how the war could go on and the factories not stop and the fields not lie unculti- vated. This question was solved by the people jumping in and sacrificing them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17

the armies of Europe it was decided that the German system was better suited to our needs We then introduced German officers, and our tactics of today are based upon those originated in Germany. In 1883 the army was reconstructed and in- creased to 100000, and In 1896, after the Chino-Japanese war, 1t was again reor- ganized and brought up to 5o0.0oo On a war footing 1t is now considerably larger than that"
 what does your highness think of the German system of military tralning?"
 q consider it superior to any other" replied Prince Yamaa aata. Tt seems to me perfect and do not see how It could be improved upon"
 "But does not that system turn the man into a machine which makes him useless in times of emergency, where he has to act for himself? l have always thought that so of the German soldier
 'rThe German is very able soiuier' replied Marshal Yamagata, "and the Ger man army, though not as good, perhaps, ne if would he had it had practice in ac- tual warfare, is very well trained ana efficient one"
 Schoolboy Soldiers.
 Since this talk with Prince Yamagata have visited many of the schools to see the material which Japan is now working up into her soldiers Of the fu- ture Every boy In the empire Is now undergoing military drill. The law pro- vides that all the schools shall be equipped with guns and knapsacks, and the pupils are regularly trained by an army officer Every school has its drill hall and exercising grounds; and rain or shine the boys go through their march ing I see them in the streets, tramping along with their guns on their shoul- ders and their knapsacks on their oacks. They are taken to see the army ma neuyers, and officers are especially ap- nointed to explain what is going on.. The children are taught that it Is their duty to fight and die for their country, ana they have school songs in honor of the heroes of Japan. Almost every scnooi teacher has been in the army at one time or another and there is a six-week serv- ice which has been especially created for the teachers of the primary schools Dur ing this time they are made to go through The regular training of the ordinary sol dIers. and are then disbanded.
 AS an instance of the patriotism of the school children during the war with Russia subscriptions were gotten up by them to purchase warship for the Elm peror. Every little one gave his pennies, denying himself candy and toys and the whole amounted to many thousand yen
 As 1t is now, every Japanese is sol dier Service in the army Is universal and compulsory. Every boy is expected to enter the army at IT, although he is not required to perform active ser vice until he Is 20. He then serves off and on until he is %. At the Elm peror's call the whole nation might be put into the field, althousr re some exemptions. The aa1 an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17

some of 1t came from abroad was large ly supplied at home. The action of the people in this regard shows that the Em- peror can call on his subjects for the last sen in their pockets at the time of any national struggle. Every one subscribed to the bonds, and they were made of such small denominations, with the pay ments so graduated, that the poorest man could invest One could take a bond on the payment of g. .50 our money. When they were offered the people rushed by the thousands to buy them. Jinrikisha men and factory hands carried their say ings to the bank and men who were working for 30 cents a day put all their little hoards into government securities, and that largely from patriotism and thelx reverence and love for the Emperor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17

All the correct styles, all the worthy fabrics, guaranteed to you for $17.45. Great values in them. Varley 6 Bauman Cloth ing company, 1910 Third ave- nue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17

Mrs. O'Harrigan-"Phoy have ye stuck this empty flask under tn baby?"
 Mrs. Carey-"Th' doctors ordthers. He told me Ord have to keep tn baby on a bottlev'
The bee., 1909-03-25
DANGER IN DELAY.
Kidney Diseases are too Dangerous for
darlington People 10 Neglect.

Thegreat danger of kidney trou-
BILE Is that they get a firm hold be.
fore the sufferer recognizes them.
Health is gradually undermined.
Backachs, headache, nervousness,
lameness, soreness, lumbago, uri-
nary troubles, dropsy, diabetes and
bright's disease follow in merciless
succession. Don't neglect your kid
neys. Cure the kidneys with the
certain and safe remedy, Doan's
Kidney Pills which has cured peo-
pie right here in Darlington.
Mrs. G. H. Lynn, living on Rail
road St., Darlington, KY, says !:
my little girl had suffered from
a most serious case of kidney COM
paint for nearly four years. Doc
tors had treated her and did every
thing could but she became no bet
ter. had seen DOan's Kidney Pills
so extensively advertised that pro-
cured box for her at the st. Ber-
nard drug store and gave them to
her according to directions. The
results were certainly marvellous.
After using the contents of three
boxes she was entirely free from
kidney trouble"
For sale By all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The bee., 1909-03-25
MINING NOTES.

Canadian soft coal producers
are agitated over a reciprocity
agreement with Canada on soft
coal, said to he in the Payne
bill, soon to come before Con-
gress at Washington. The Ca
madam government is likely to
remove It's tariff from soft coal
if the American tariff is taken
off.
A variety of minerals will be
gathered from the various MIN
ing camps of Nevada for the Am
erican Mining Congress when its
members meet at Goldfeld for
their annual session next Octo-
Der. The Nevada state legisla-
ture has appropriated a sum for
the purpose of collecting and
classifying these exhibits.
The bee., 1909-03-25
GLAD 1T DID so MUCH GOOD.
Druggists Hear Much Praise For This
Mixture.

Some remarkable stories are be-
ing told about town and among the
country people coming in of the
simple home made mixture curing
Rheumatism and kidney trouble.
Here is the receipt and directions for
taking: MIX by shaking we'll In a
bottle one-half ounce Fluid Extrac
Dandeloln, one ounce Compound
Kargon, three ounces Compound
Syrup Sarsaparilla. Take as dose
one teasepoonful after meals and at
bedtime.
No change need be made in your
usual diet, but drink plenty of goo d
water.
This mixture has a peculiar tonic
effect upon the kidneys; cleansing
the clogged-up pores of the ellmina-
tive tissues, forcing the kidneys to
sift and strain from the blood the
uric acid and other poisonous waste
matter overcoming Rheumatism.
Bladder and Urinary troubles in a
short while.
A druggist here who has had hun
dreds of calls for these ingredients
since the first announcement in the
newspapers last October stated that
the people who once try it "swear by
it," especially those who have Uri-
nary and kidney trouble and suffer
with Rheumatism.
All the druggists IN this neighbo
hood say they can supply the ingre-
dents, which are easily mixed at
home. There is said to be no bet
ter blOod-clensing agent or system
tonic known, and certainly none
more harmless or simple to use.