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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-07
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By Rene Bache

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realize that notwithstanding all that has been SAID
about the rise in the price OF living nearly all
things considered as representing the finer and
more delicate enloyments of existence are a great
years ago. Most of the neccssarIcs of life 1t must
be owned, have gone up: but d few of them and
practically all the luXures, have diminished
cost by even greater proportion
There IS flour, for eNampe,-the necessary of
neCessares Inasmuch as 1t IS the material from
which the staff OF HE Is made Twenty-Five
years ago II cost nine dollars u barrel. To-day,
II may be had for SIN dollars and half. Then.
there sugar GRADUATED sugar IN 1880 cost twelve
a pound, the present price Is five to cents
Vegetables and other things put up III cans
lower IN price than a quarter OF a century ago by
twenty-five TO htty cents on every dozen cans
They are uXuncs of course at all events, they used
20 be so regarded. But the Injuries of yesterday
the necessaries OF to-day and canned foods are
now inexpensive that even poor folks can have
them Furthermore It should be remembered that
fresh vegetables during the greater part OF the year
would be much higher If they did not have to
compete with vegetables IN tins, which beng
selected IN the summer from the best obtainabe.
are of superior quality. At almost any season one
buy better string beans in cans than al the
green grocer stall in the market.
Again, IN reckoning cheapness, one should con
sldcr that the canned goods which so plentiful
to-day save TO the housewife much waste by the
cook and lttle cost OF fuel. Fuel OF course. IS
always important item IN. the expense OF house
keeping and the in the price OF coal has been
considerable misfortune TO people OF moderate
means. 1t Is only ta1r TO acknowledge. however,
that tins item increase IN cities compensated tor
to d large extent by gas which. now utilized tor
cooking purposes saves half the money formerly
spent on the up keep of the kitchen range
A Paradox in Furniture
one of the oldest and most paradoNical facts re
~ latIng 10 tins discussion IS that furniture Is de
cidedlv cheaper than used be- though the cost of
wood has nearly doubled in the last twenty-five
years. and labor IS much higher In other words,
one can buy a desk. q table. or Il bed room set Tor
less money. though the raw materials out OF which
the articles made are more expensive. and the
wages paid by the manufacturer have decidedly IN
creased Improved machinery makes the difference.
All kinds OF carpets and other floor coverings are
much less expensive than they We're a quarter of
century ago. For one dollar and thIrty-hVc cents
ward one can buy today a fine body Brussels which
would have cost two and halt not long ago, or,
let us say an ordinary one for seventy-hve cents,
winch would hav, been two dollars This, however. IS
the epoch of the rug Where there were half q
dozen rug makers III the United States twenty
wears back there are now hundreds Every carpet
manufacturer IN the country has put IN rug looms.
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more hvgicnc than carpets. having a less tendency
to conceal and foster germs. especially when land
ON hardwood floors
Apartment houses. which have multiplied 70 such
an astonishing extent of late. have done great
circumstance that those of domestic manufacture
are one-fourth cheaper than they used 10 be has
much to do with the matter. It should he added
that as might be expected, upholstery goods OF all
kinds have followed Tie lead of carpets and fully
twenty five per cent cheaper than they were g
quarter OF century ago Again, one can purchase
Two handsome brass beds for not much more money
than would have cost in those days. and the
same remark would apply 10 all sorts of other things
made of brass and copper Practically everything
this line has gone down at least thirty per cent III
1t is possible to-day to furnish dwelling from
top TO bottom for not much more than tWo-thlrds
the cost of twenty-five years ago and the furnish
ings VIII be daintcr and more handsome Take
yhIndWare. for instance 1t costs only halt as much
as it did then for the prcttIly decorated kind.
though white Is Just about as expensive as II
used to be The decorated has come down III price
chiefly because of the substitution OF the dccaco-
mania method for the old fashioned stencil and
hand painting Nowadays the pictures and designs
on china. curousv enough are applied by the
process that was employed by children a gcncra-
ton ago for play purposes. the decorations thus
put being either burnt in or else covered with
hard glaze, and thus rendered unaItcrabc.
SIlverware and Cut Glass
WITHIN the last fifteen wears. siIvcrware. of the
w pure metal has diminished IN price twenty-five
per cent Forks and spoons that sold at a dollar and
a hall to a dollar and scvcnty-hve an ounce only SO
short a time ago be purchased to-day for "a
dollar 10 dollar and quarter ounce This Is
due of course improved mechanical facilities for
production, many articles being struck with dies
that formerly had To be turned ont laboriouslv bv
hand. In this most silver toilet articles. such
as Young women love 10 exhibit their dressing
tables. are made, and one can buy silver backed
HAIR brush hand mirror for half of what
things exactly equivalent would have cost dozen
years back
II is pretty much the same way with cur glass
which has fallen IN price at least twenty-five per
cent. the last ten years owing mainly 20 the
Cumstauct that IN MANY Instances skilled Workmcu
IN tins line have started III business for them
selves usually IN couples. producing the
goods while his partner sells them from house 70
house. The mechanical plant required being cheap
and simple these independent artisans were able 10
undcrscl the factories which eventually Obliged
meet the reduced price.
The reduction in ordinary glassware has been
much more remarkable. Vt thIrt y-lvc cents a dozen
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THINGS THAT ARE CHEAPER

and competition has brought
down the price Only wealthy
people cover their floors from
wall to wall in these times. But
one thing that has had a marked
tendency to popularlze rugs Is the
widespread belief. which has been
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Abe Jefford erects two compart-
ment business block on the south
end of his property at the corner of
Walnut and Wyoming. 1t is under
stood both compartments are under
lease.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Miss Estella Page, a member of
the teaching corps in the Virginia
schools, left yesterday for her home
at Northfield.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

o. A. Poirier and ye scribe spent
Saturday casting for the epeckled
beauties in the turbid waters of the
Stewart. just practicing up for a
whisk of Cauada waters couple of
weeks hence.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

There will be no carrier delivery
of mail from the local post-office on
Monday next, July 5th. Business
men may receive their mail by call
ing at the delivery window between
IL and o'clock.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

The latest accession to the ranks
of local autoists is o. II. Griggs
who has received a nifty little run
bout fhis week.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

T. D. Sullivan returned Friday
evening last from his old home at
Negaunee, Mich, where he had been
called the Sunday previous by news
of the death of his aged mother.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

The board of equalization sat in
session at the city hall Monday. The
work of Assessor Fleming was evi.
IDENTIFY very satisfactory, but few
objections being entered against
the assessments as made.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Miss Eliza beth Hendricks left the
first of the week for a summer visit
with friends at Aitken.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Mrs. Is. J. O'Rourke and children
came up from Duluth the first OF
the week, and will spend the Fourth
as the guests of Virginia friends.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

William Woodson has leased the
former Engel building recently
purchased by Harry Shanedling
and has this week m owed his restau
rant from the Opera House Bloch
thereto.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Mrs. G. H. Moore enjoys a visit
from her mother, Mrs. Geo. Viii.
liams, of Bessemer, Mich, who will
remain over the Fourth.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Capt. Theodore H. james, connect
ed with the land department of the
Oliver Iron Mining Co., arrived in
the city the fret of the week and
will make Virginia his headquar.
ters for the season.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

w. H. Cole. president of the Cole
& Mcdonald Exploration Co., was
up from Duluth Monday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Do you want to buy a house
or lot? We buy and sell, see
us. VIRGINIA LAND Co.,
Over First Natl Bank. O. A. Poirier, Sec'y,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Mrs. Alexander Hambly and child.
rem, of Reno, Nevada, arrived in the
city the last of the week and are
guests at the home of Mrs. Hambly'e
son, Edward Hambly.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Marcus S. Norton, of the Norton
Hardware Co., attended to business
matters in Duluth the first of the
week.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Mrs. F. J. Hughes and children
leave today for a summer visit with
Mrs. Hughes parents in Chicago.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

DR.. J. W. Deering returned Friday
evening from Minneapolis, where
he had been in attendance at the
annual convention of the State Den
tai Association,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Mrs. D. E. Cuppernull. and little
daughter returned Sunday from an
extended visit with Mre. Cupper-
null's parents at Mankato.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

WANTED-Good girl for general
housework. Mrs. E. Matheson, over
Livery Barn. Wages $500. 6-25tf.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Dance at the Fay Opera under the
auspices of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians Monday evening.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Capt. John H. Slapp, of Taconite
was among attendants at the Min
ing Institute Saturday, returning to
the west end the following day.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

John T. Smith, who with his wife
and daughter, Mise Emiline, has
been visiting at the home of Mr..
aud Mrs. O. H. Griggs, left Monday
for his home at Beaver Dam, Wis.
Mrs. Smith and daughter remain
for more extended visit.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

q. H. Griggs made q brief busi
ness trip to Duluth Wednesday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

WANTED.-Young girl to assist a
housework. lO7 N. Central Ave.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Nj. and Mrs. Harry Shanedling
rejoiee over the arrival of q son at
their home on Monday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Do you want to buy ahouse
or lot? We buy and sell, see
us. VIRGINIA LAND Co.,
Over First Natl Bank O. A. POirior, SoCy.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
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A~~~N~~~
For the finest cigars in the city go
to Lusk's Billiard Hall.
For kENT.-Large room, suitable
for gentleman. POI Hemlock St.
]. H. FLEMING, licensed embalm.
er and undertaken. Call phone 17OK2
When you want smoke remem Der
you can get the finest at Lusk's Bill
lizard Hall.
Send YOUR clothes to CARRIER Bros,
clothes cleaners, 214 Central Ave.
Phone 40.
]. E. OKERsTROM, builder, stone
brick cement, wood, etc., ETC., work.
123 Hickory St., Virginia. 1-1-O9.
For Coal and Wood call up Vir-
ginia Transfer & Dray Line.
J. w. MURPHY, Prop. Phone 1862
Pure ice cream, finest. in the
market, at the Star Bakery, Soder-
gren Block. Attentive walters, good
| service. 6-25 If.
Don't forget the Saturday after.
noon matinee for ladies and child.
ren at the Orpheum. Show starts al
3 o'clock. Admission 5 aud 1Oc. 13tt
Do you want to buy a house
or lot? We buy and sell, see
us. VIRGINIA LAND Co.,
Over First Natl Bank. O. A. Poirier, Sec'y
Everything fresh every day at the
Star Bakery retail Establishment in
the Sodergren Block. Finest bakery
goods and an elegant assortment o1
confectionery as we'll as ice cream
the purest made. 625tf.
have just received big stock o
nobby hat pins, direct from factory
which am selling at SOC. and 75c
each. The former prices on these
/ PAuS nave OCCu 10 34.UU
See them. p. SAVOLAINEN,
Enterprise Block
Patronize Home Industry
Smoke the Three Star or Ell
Cigar. Made In Virginia b1
Otto M. Schu1z. For sale by
all dealers. Calf for It. If
Do you want the finest when buy
ing your spring suit or overcoat
If so you will not forget N. A. Hol
mer, the merchant tailor, who's
stock of euitings and overcoat pat
terms is replete with the finest tn,
market affords. His prices are al
ways right, he keeps in touch Will
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

D. w. Freeman, of Eveleth, &C.
companied by his brother, Russell
Freeman, of St. Louis, we're in the
city Sunday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Mrs. w. Murphy and children
spend the week az guests of Mrs. NJ.
A. Murphy at Port Arthur, Ontario.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

James Lavick returned Monday
from Duluth, where he had been in
attendance at the marriage of his
sister, Miss Eva Lavick, to Mr.. Har.
ry Levy, of St. Paul, which was eel
ebrated on Sunday last. Mrs. J.
Mesberg and daughter, Miss Mary
who accompanied Mr.. Lavick to Du.
luth, remained for more extended
visit.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Do you want to buy a house
or lot? We buy and sell, see
us. VIRGINIA LAND Co..
Over First Natl Bank. O. A. Poirier Sec'y.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Several 'Virginians went to Du-
luth Saturday to see the Bailey &
Barnum circus-and to see the rain
fall.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Leslie Owens and George Simons,
who accompanied the Eveleth squad
to the Lake City Fncampment, re-
turned home Sunday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

A good program to which every.
body is invited will be given in the
Norwegian NJ. +. Church, Spruce
street tonight, July End, at t8o'clock.
Short and interesting speeches will
be made. Miss Eggen, Miss Gron.
seth and Miss Minnie Johnson will
sing. Free admission, but collec-
ton will be taken. Come and enjoy
profitable time.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Messrs, Matt Derosia, E. Sigel and
F. J. Rinnert of Virginia arrived IN
the city Wednesday morning with
the intention of going to Split Rock
to angle for trout, but after consul
tation with l. Hegge they decided
to go to Gooseberry River Instead
and drove out there in the after
noon. They returned last evening
and attended the installation of the
Red Mems lodge at X. P. hall, re-
turning home this evening. They
were quite successful and carried
home fine mess of trout.-Two
Harbors News.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

superintendent Kennedy, of the
Virginia Light & Water Co., return
ed on the Sunday Flyer from bus
mess trip to Milwaukee.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Capt. J. H. Polglase, superintend-
eut of the Knox mine of the New
York State Steel Co., wac in the city
over Sunday, coming over 10 the
Mining Institute and remaining for
the Odd Fellow Encampment meet
ing in the evening. And we are in
position to testify that his trip was
not without ite mirthful as we'll as
it's serious side.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Remember the Dance at the Fay
Opera Monday evening.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

A. Eklund, of Duluth, has leased
the Johnson building on Central
Avenue formerly occupied by the
Star Bakery, and opens therein a
first st~class ice cream and coufection
parlor. Mr.. Eklund will be in read
mesa to care for your wants on the
Fourth and thereafter, aud solicite
your patronage. The best in his
line and satisfactory service will be
his motto.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

For the finest cigars in the city go
to Lusk's Billiard Hall.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

&c. Caldwell, of Cleveland, audi
tor of the Republic Iron & Steel Co.,
accompanied by T. H. Cornell, chief
clerk in the Duluth Offices of the
company, were on the range Friday
and Saturday, visiting the company
mines at Hibbing, Sparta and Vir-
ginia.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

For kENT.-Large room, suita BILE
for gentleman. POI Hemlock St.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

county commissioner McInnie
made trip over the Pike River
road Tuesday and upon his return
to the city dropped into the Enter.
prise sanctum for brief chat with
the old man hereof. The Pike Riv-
er road taps one of the richest farm
sections of the north country, peo.
pied by upwards of three hundred
thrifty families, the greater portion
of the trade of which section comes
to Virginia. The road to this sec.
tion is now in good condition, bar.
ring slight necessary repairs to a
couple of bridges which are now
being made. Mr.. McInnis was also
over the route of the Virginia & In
ternational road recently, and says
muck work on this thorouphfare
which taps the Rice and Little Fork
valleys and will assist in making
Virginia the natural trading poin,
for additional hundreds, will be
done this season. He also has in
sight most feasible route tor a
branch from this trunk road into
the Bear River and Sturgeon coun
try, furnishing the people of tina,
section with a market in the range
metropolis. The north section set
ties rapidly with a thrifty class anc
it is always a pleasure to note thu
substantial road improvements fo,
their benefit, and to note that these
improvements keep 90 closely ir
touch with the ever advancing pio
neer.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Do you want to buy a house
or lot! We buy and sell, see
us. VIRGINIA LAND Co.,
Over First Natl Bank. O. A. Poirier Sec,x
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

An elegant line of fine cigars and
tobaccos at Lusk's Billiard Hall.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Don't forget the Saturday after
noon matinee for ladies and child
ren at the Orpheum. Show starts at
o'clock. Admission 5 aud lOc. 13tf
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

]. H. FLEMING, licensed embalm-
er and undertaken. Call phone 17OK2
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Frank 1nman, former manager of
the range interests of the Macbeth
& Gardner Co. but for the past two
months located at Waterloo, Iowa
returned to the city Wednesday
morning and will again enter the
Macbeth & Gardner employ. Mr.
1nman, like all others who have
once struck the range, says this il
the country and that Virginia has
it on any town struck in their trav.
els.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

They come! The Worlds Con-
gress of Wonders! Goilmar Bros.
Greatest of American shows! Grand,
Gold Glittering! Glorious! Circus,
menagerie, museum, hippodrome-
with mighty train loads of horses
men and wild animals. 2perform'
ances dailv-monster military, spec
tacular and triumphal free street
parade at 10 a. m.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Everything fresh every day at the
Star Bakery retail establishment in
the Sodergren Block. Finest bakery
goods and an elegant assortment of
confectionery as we'll as ice cream,
the purest made. 625 If.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Send YOUR clothes to CARRIER Bros.
clothes cleaners, PA Central Ave
Phone 4O
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

When you wanta smoke remem Der
you can get the finest at Lusk's Bill
lard Hall.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Once you try, you'll always buy
fine home candies; box for WHEY.
or is it for the children or a sweet
heart7 No matter who 1t is for or
what quality you wish to buy you
can get the best values at the Min
nesota Candy Kitchen. Take box
home with you. Minnesota Candy
Kitchen, two doors west of the post
Office.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

The Norton Hardware Co. finish
the remodeling OF their store and
have the finest hardware store on
the ranges. The new firm reports a
prosperous business, and exemplify
their intent to keep in line with the
advancement of the city by the
many neat additions and changes
made in their business place since
taking possession.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

Pure ice cream, finest. in the
market, at the Star Bakery, Soder-
gren Block. Attentive walters, good
service. 6-25 If.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

The wholesale commission house
block being erected by A. DeNoble
makes rapid progress and when
complete will be most commodi-
Gus and substantial structure, be-
ing of concrete blocks and practic-
ally fire proof. Mr.. DeNoble should
be able to occupy came and open
in business about August let, and
we predict that from the start he
will find business on the ranges
fully warranting the venture.
John Owens, former clerk of the
district court and who bears the
distinction of being the fret village
president alike of Tower and Vir-
ginia, was in the city Wednesday
on his way home from Duluth, and
in looking up the old-timers most
naturally dropped in for chat
with the Enterprise scribe. Mr.
Owens is numbered among those
who early recognized the prospect.
i've importance of the agricultural
district to the north and some years
ago acquired 100 acres of the finest
farm land in the Little Fork valley
east of Cook, and renounced sbusi'
ness and political life to assist in
the development of that rich sec'
ton. At the present time he has 2:
or 80 acres under cultivation, and il
carried us back to our boyhood
days to talk farm" tor a few min
utes. And while Mr.. Owens hat
given up city life he retains a warm
spot for Virginia, and predicts con
tinued and lasting prosperity fol
4 the city, "
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

]. E. OKERsTROM, builder, stone
brick cement, wood, etc., ETC., work.
123 Hickory St., Virginia. 1-1-O9.
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