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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
CarneQie's Daughter.

Margaret Carnegie, daughter of An
drew Carnegie, is an almost constant
companion Of her father. She is bright
and vivacious, thoroughly unspoiled,
and is excellent company for the multi
millionaire on his strolls in Central
park. She is so strong and healthy
now that she no longer gives her par
ents any worry, but instead is full of
animal spirits and strength. She has
been trained after the manner of the
Scotch and is thoroughly unaffected.
She has her fathers keeness of mind.
Several years ago she gave her parents
much worry. She sprained her ankle
in Skibo castle and for more than a
year she was compelled to wear
brace. 1t was feared she might be
cripple permanently. That trouble,
however, was cured and the girl who
some day may inherit more than $780,
100000 now is thoroughly strong.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
First Floor Plan
PORCH
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want to build as securely as possible
so that all their labor and savings
may not be wiped out in flame.
>: The development of Portland ce!
ement during recent years has done
more to help along this flreprooan9
campaign than any other single factor
At the prevailing prices Of the mate,
rial entering into concrete construc-
ton. VIZ, Portland cement, sand and
gravel. substantial fireproof houses are
being put up 1T a cost only about ten
or fifteen per cent greater than for
ordinary frame buildings of this same
design and size.t - -. -F' "s.1ei 5s'FE /
The accompanying design shows 4
very attractive, well.built house,
planned on thoroughly modern lines
and constructed IN such q way a. to
be - nearly IRE resisting a. any
house could well be. Concrete blocks
are used for the foundation and first
story, while the second story Is Of
cement plaster on metal lath. The
roof Is Of dark green slate. It can
be easily seen that house Of these
materials would be In no danger from
adjacent buildings If they should be
on fire. It is interesting to note In
this connection that statistics show
three-fourths of our enormous IRE loss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

Ar: William A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to tho
SUBJECT OF building Tor the readers Of
this paper. On account Of his wide expe-
Renee a. Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he IL, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all INQUIRIES to William A. Radford. No.
l4 Fifth Ave-. Chicago. ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
To any one alive to the develop
ments in the building world there is
nothing more striking than the steady
growth Of the quality idea during the
past ten or fifteen years. Where for
merly home builders were satisfied
with makeshift. construction and with
the cheap though gaudy effects in
building there has come to be a gen.
eral demand for the best grades of
material and the most thorough work.
manship united to form substantial.
permanent structures.
Take the medium-sized dwelling
house, for instance. such as the aver
age family requires; a generation ago
$4,000 would probably have been the
top figure considered proper for its
cost. Today no one would think of
spending less than twice that amount
II he would build with an eye to per-
manent use or future sale.
The Increased cost of labor and ma.
terials has had something to do with
this, 1t is true, but not so much as is
sometimes thought. No; it is the add
ed comforts and the higher standard
OF quality all the way through that
have brought this about. Modern
plumbing and fixtures, modern heat.
Ing systems. modern lighting, cement
ed Easements, permanent flreproof
roofing. hardwood floors; all these,
which are the luxuries of yesterday
but the necessities of today, mark the
advancing standards of building: and
the general building public now real
lie what the carpenters and building
contractors have known all along
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
The Chorus Girl.

Antionette Berton contributes to
Harper's Weekly an account Of her in
vestigation Of the chorus girl. 1T
takes all sorts of girls to make =
chorus" says one whom she inter-
viewed. you have girls from most
every state of the Union and from
nearly every country Of the globe.
You have lively girls and scholarly
girls. improvident girls. and girls
who save-girls who are fond Of
autos and champagne. girls who are
drudges and never 60 out. The aver
age chorus girl is q hard worker-she
has to be-and she is, as a rule, a
good girl, although she may be care
less in her speech and enjoy good
time. b .......zr.,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Americas Wine to the Rescue,

If there is one thing more than
another that Europe prides and
plumes herself upon and crows and
brags about to prove her undoubted
superiority to America in land, blood
and brain, that thing is surely wine
Every European regards his vine and
its wine tree as a sure sign from
heaven that Europe is the worlds
only real true mans land, saying
America Is harsh land and inhos.
pitable, where the grape can never,
never mellow into the true bliss of a
perfect wine. American grape vines
are the salvation Of the wine indus
try Of this whole world, and without
them Morgan or Rothschild or King
William for all the worlds power and
wealth could not take one sip of cham
payne, Johannesberger, Hook or Lieb-
fraumlich and be assured of having it
from year to yaar.--New York Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

Ralph Hurlbut leaned back In unac-
custo,ned idleness and let the canoe
hoat down stream. The sense of
having nothing to do, nothing to worry
about, on this glorious June morning.
tilled him with a dreamy content
: He was on the first vacation he had
taken since college days. The last
few years had been strenuous ones for
the Keen young business man. Mind
and body had been worked hard.
AS the canoe swept down stream.
Ralph Hurlbut was conscious of an ex-
hilarating excitement. His imagina-
tioa pictured dozen adventures. but
one image persisted. and at last drove
the others away. Ralph's youth was
asserting itself. He hoped he might
md Her sitting on tho bank or walk
ing beneath the willows: dream girl
with the gray eyes and the sweet
mouth Of the woman he could love.
Al he neareds the turn in the stream,
his odd imagining became almost real
to him. It possessed his mind wholly.
He could even see the gown she would
wear: blue, soft, with perhaps some
white fluffy stun on 1t like clouds on a
June sky. He gazed with a boyish
eagerness toward the bend that hid
her.
A few more vigorous strokes and
the canoe swung dizzily around the
curve and glided into the unknown
part of the stream. The trees were
fewer here. There were flowers near
the banks. He gazed quickly about
No one was in sight. All was peaceful
and quite deserted.
A deep disappointment came over
him. feeling stronger than the cause
seemed to warrant. He tried to largh
It of. Here I am incoming like an
IDIOT" he exclaimed, disgustedly. II
1magins a thing and then complain
because It Is not real" But the disap-
pointmeut and the eager longing per-
sisted.
He GteAdied the canoe and looked
around once more. A white patch on
the left bank attracted his attention.
He could not see what it was. and in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Purified by Trial.

He that can apprehend and consider
vice with all her bats and seeming
pleasures, and yet abstain and yet dis
tinguish and yet prefer that which 10
truly better. he is the true warfaring
Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive
and clustered virtue, unexercised and
unbreathed, that never sallies out and
sees her adversary, but sinks out of
the race. where that immortal garland
is to be run for, not without dust and
heat. Assuredly we bring not inno-
cence into the world, we bring i'm
purity much rather; that which puri-
hes us Is trial, and trial is by what 10
CONTEMPLATION.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
CARRIES BIG LIFE POLICY
Prince Henry o. Prussia Said g Havs
Insurance. Amounting 50 o,eoo-
600 Against Assassination.

In appearance Prince Henry Of Prus.
STA. who Is one Of the cleverest and
possibly one Of the most distinguished
Of Queen Vlctoria's srandsons. bears q
striking resemblance to King George
", and, like his majesty. Is the sailor
Of the family. His first love OF the sea
was acquired under somewhat curious
circumstances. In 1871 the Crown
Princess Frederick took her two elder
boys for q change .of air to Wyk, I
primitive little bathing place on the
Schleswtg coast. The interest of the
young princes was aroused when one
day small yacht anc1sced of the viii
lige, and they appeared to have kaen
desire for q closer inspection of the
vessel. The owner became aware of
this and offered to conduct them over
his yacht and to take them out for a
sail. Their mother graciously gave
her consent, with the result. that be-
fore the trip was over the younger
had fully decided to become a sailor.
1t is said that Prince Henry holds
the unique distinction Of being tho
only man royalist or commonwealth
is insured against. assassination. iHS
has an insurance of sum approach
ing $1O,00O,000 against being killed by
the hand of an assassin. Some years
ago, when the prince took command Of
the German feet in Chinese waters.
this policy was taken out. The risk Is
believed to be held solely by German
companies. An ardent motorfst, his
imperial highness' passion in this re.
spect is exemplified by the following
story: While out driving with friend
one day they noticed ahead of them a
slow-moving goods van, the driver Of
which appeared absolutely regardless
of the approach of the motor car
Presently the princes car sped past.
yer fathead!" exclaimed the man,
you might. as we'll ave asked me to
make room for you" The prince i'm
mediately applied his brakes and the
car came to standstill. After a mo-
ment's discussion his companion re
turned to the complacent van driver
and inquired, did you mean his royal
highness to be fathead?" But"
suffered the other, Il didn't know"
His royal highness is sure of that"
said the princes companion. Take
this" he added, handing him a gold
coin, "as a present from his royal
hfgkness, because you are the first
man who has called him a fathead!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Phone Sensitiveress.

Preece has calculated that an au.
dible sound Is produced in telephone
by current of 6 to 1918 ampheres.
and Pellat has calculated that sound
is produced by difference of poten-
tial between the two station amount
Ing to only one two.thousandth volt.
These statements give SINE idea of the
great sensitiveness Of the modern tel
ephone, but the sensitiyeness of the
human ear; which perceives the in
visible vibration of the telephone dia-
phragm, is no less remarkable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
The 9impIihed Check Book.

This Is true story as stories 60.
There was once gilded youth who
decided to live the simple life. What
did he simplify first? His check book.
He hit ON plan by which he would
just write q note to the bank explain
ing the matter and asking them to
send him money and then he would
send his valet to the bank with the
note and his valet would get the mon
ey and bring 1t back to him. In that
way he would save himself the trouble
Of drawing checks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

pursuit, idly padded to the shore. HIS
drew his canoe up on the bank and
picked up the object. It was little
white silk glove, long and small In
hand, tho fingers still curled naturally
as II rosy living fingers were within
then. He smoothed 1t out on his palm
The tips were soiled trifle.
Ralph smiled down at the dainty
thing.
'1'll find your owner for you. little
glove" he said. putting it into his
pocket.
Far up The road. to his left, he
caught sight Of moving patch Of
iblue-a tlue dress, a white hat! In
Imedlately he ran up the bank and
started along the road.
Before ne could reach her, the wear.
Ser of the blue dress turned into mar
row path leading to the only house in
sight. When Ralph arrived at the
path he could see her knocking at
side door. Her back was turned to
him as she pounded vigorously. Ralph
waited, walking slowly up and down.
The blue dress evidently had a deter
mined owner Ralph thought she
would never cease knocking. He had
his first u,isgiving when she shook
the door. Finally, when she began to
kick strenuously at the panels, he be-
gan to sec that Fate had, perhaps.
been misleading him.
At this moment the woman made up
her mind that no one was at home
She turned away and came down the
path toward Ralph, walking with i'm
patient strides. A basket hung on her
arm.
She looked about fifty years old, ex-
tremely gaunt and remarkably bad
tempered. One glance, and the fact
that he had followed this person in a
romantic mood, carrying her glove
over his heart, moved Ralph to a fit
of laughter. While she walked toward
him, staring angrily, he rocked to and
fro in paroxysms of mirth. The wom-
AN came almost up to him, and was
about to say something in no gentle
tone-to Judge by her expression
when she suddenly tripped on a stone,
and catching at Ralph for support, let
her heavy basket fall at his feet. His
coat was torn with long rending
sound and the woman sat down heav-
lily in a crumpled heap. The cream In
IA glass bottle In the basket splashed
Nightly over Ralph, and eggs covered
his shoes with yellow coating. Az
he noted each new phase Of the ca
tastrophe he burst into another roar
,of laughter. His companion sat In the
road and regarded him stonily. Final.
ly. Ralph saw that her face was grow
ing very pale. and at the idea that she
might xeally be hurt, his laughter sub
sided. He gently tried to help her up.
She struck at him awkwardly. her eyes
flashing. but said nothing. Ralph was
really alarmed for by this time her
face was very white. Are you hurt,
MADAME" he asked. anxiously. No an.
.swer. He began to talk. hoping that
she would break her angry silence.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
.FIJIAN COMMUNISM
E.E4t
NATlNEs OF THE ISLANDS lave
~, ALL THINGS IN COMMON.
Or. Basil Wilson, on the StaS Of Brit
ish Government Physicians, Take
Interestingly Of the People, Their
Habits and Cuotoms.

Accounts of primitive communism
In actual present working are brought
BY DIR. Basil Wilson. who IL on 4 visit
to Montreal. DR.. Wilson; comes direct
from Fiji, where he has lived for tho
last seven years, and reports that the
natives of those islands Still have all
things in common.
"The land is he}d by the commu-
nifty" he told representative Of the
Family Herald, and each man has his
little patch given him to work. Then,
whether his crop is big or little, he
draws his share out of the common
produce. The chief gets a larger
share than the other members Of the
tribe, but each has right to his
share. which is settled by tribal Gus"
tom.
Nor is this the only form Of COM
munism at work. Not all the land Is
held by the natives They are able
to sell and have sold land to white
men and to natives of India, who re-
side in Fiji in large numbers. In such
cases the land is sold by the tribe
and the proceeds of the sale are d.
vided among the tribe as is the pro-
duce of their lands"
DR.. Wilson stated that the native
population Of the islands was about
10000, while there are $4,000 Indians
and four or five thousand whites. The
Indians have come over from India
under indenture to work the sugar
plantations. They are indentured for
five years and then are free to stay
In the islands or return, as they wish.
After spending five years as free men
in FIJI they are entitled to free pas
sage back to India, but comparatively
few avail themselves of 1t. They find
life so much easier in Fiji that they
prefer to stay. They go into garden
ing and small trading chiefly. Their
success In trading has given rise to
some feeling against them on the part
of the small white trader, but there
Is no such problem as has arisen in
South Africa In this regard.
DR.. Wilson is a member of the far
flung line of the British government
service. He is one of a stan of gov
eminent physicians who are charged
with the care of the natives and the
indentured Indians. They are also
allowed to practise privately among
the white and free Indian population
There are at present only two private
physicians in Fiji; they live in Suva,
the capital, where the white popula-
ton is large. The period of service of
the government physicians is seven
years and DR.. Wilson is now on his
way home on a years fllrlouRh.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

that quality building is the only kind
which pays.
AS natural companion to this idea
of quality building there has devel-
oped also an increasing demand for
permanency and enduring qualities in
building work. The demand for fire.
proof construction has become more
and more insistent every year until
now houses which may be considered
f1reproof, at least as far as the out
side fire hazard is concerned, are very
common. The building of a home al,
most always requires saving and sac
rif1ce on the part of all in the family,
and it is quite natural that they should
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Discrimination Rat BURGLAR.

Just before Easter 225 carnations
were taken one night from the cellar
Of L. w. Acheson, a florist, of Pitts
field, Mass. He called TN the police,
but they found no trace Of a burglary.
Mrs. Patrick Carney, living in an ad-
joining house, has just found the car
nations in a tub in her cellar, where
a rat had carried them and made q
nest. To carry the flowers the rat
travelled so feet from house to house.
The flowers were all taken between
midnight and five o'clock In the norm
ing. A strange feature of the rats
theft is that he took but one variety. a
pink, leaving all the white and dark
red carnations undisturbed,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Sweet Peace.

MRS. Naggett," said the doctor.
your husband needs a rest. He must
20 to Hastings for three months"
: "Oh. splendid" she exclaimed. .eTu
be delighted to go there"
VERY good. You 60 there for three
months after he comes back. That
Will give him six months rest"-Tit-
Bits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

IN this country to be due to fire
spreading from one building to anoth-
er. In the numerous tests made In
the U. s. government testing labora-
tories concrete has been proved to b.
absolutely IRE resisting. and not only
in Z laboratory but also in actual work
concrete has demonstrated it's fire.
prooflng qualities in the most con.
vincing manner.
This house Is "a feet inches in
width and % feet inches in length
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Holds Record for Titled Suitors.

Always at the feet of the lovely
Miss Marie Gerhard kneel princes
and dukes, each imploring her to be-
stow on him her hand-and incidental
~ her great fortune. She is the
daughter Of the late William Gerhard
of New York and first cousin of Mrs.
Frederick Wilson and Frederic Geb-
hard. Miss Gerhard and her mother
have lived in Paris several years. Ad-
miring rumor has it that she has re-
1ected more titled suitors than any
woman of her native country or, in
deed, OF Europe. Actually she has
been compelled to take long journeys
to escape the noblemen attracted by
her beauty, wealth and wit.-New
York World.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
General Tendency,

Even If you can't enjoy best SELL
ers!" said the meditative person,
there are books In the running
brooks. you know" =
Yes. replied Miss Cayenne: but
even the brooks are getting dryer
every year." - d.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Breaking Il Gently.

Simpkins always was soft-hearted,
This is what he wrote:
Dear Mrs. Jones: Your husband
cannot come home today. because his
bathing suit was washed away.
p. s.-Poor Jones was inside thu
suit. Modern Society.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Potatoes Chained Together.

An agricultural freak is shown in an
illustration In the current number Of
Haus, Hot und Garten in the shape of
two potatoes held together by a seven
linked chain. The chain must have
been dropped and remained unnoticed
on the field and a potato formed in
both of the end links. They grew
through the iron rings and are now
held there firmly, the iron bands hav-
Ing depressed them at the points of
contact. They were picked up at
Schoenow, near Bernau. Germany.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

1t contains three large rooms. alcove
and pantry on the first floor and two
bedrooms and bath upstairs. The
floor plan shows the arrangement of
these rooms to be both comfortable
and convenient The estimated cost
of this house, using good quality oak
flooring downstairs and edge grain
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

- ~ Cost Of Army and Navy. -.
The United States army, including
the military academy, costs sos, 717,-
900, and the navy 1885,. 000, 600. .