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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
Little Silk RoIerce

The dressmakers have experiment.
ed with boleros for two seasons and
they seem to have landed them into
fashion at last. They are worn in
bright colors with white muslin gowns
or old-fashioned frocks of floral or
candle. They are finished around the
edge with plated ruching Of ribbon
Or ruft1e OF lace. The severe ones
have only thick cable cord covered
with silk or satin
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
Linen Is Cooler.

Linen sheets. on account of the
tendency to withstand wrinkling and
rumpling for longer time. are much
cooler for use in the summertime than
are those of muslin
OF course, the fact that sheets
should never be ironed is legion, but
where one cannot afford linen sheets
tie muslin ones can be gone over
with a clean, cold iron, as this will
prove to reduce the rumpling that &C.
companied the desire for a cooler spot
on the hot nights of the middle
months of summer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
Taffeta and Batiste.

Batiste and taffeta, the new taffeta
a supple, glossy kind, are combined If
quite unheard of ways. One gowr
which is made of dull blue batiste has
a deep hem of taffeta silk of the same
color at the bottom Of the skirt. The
coat is an original model Of the same
taffeta as the skirt hem and is
trimmed with black velvet
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
DANCING TOY VERY AMUSING
Like Fashion as Springboard
Is Agitated.

make himself is shown here Take
two substantially rectangular boards
and fasten block about two-thirds
of the way along one, which will
serve for a base. Mount the second
board loosely on the block and at.
tach it to the base by rubber bands
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
What Ethel Would Do.

Little Ethel-Oh, mamma. we is get
tin up a beautiful play! 1t is to be
statue. an Johnny is to be a sculp-
tor. an he is to fall in love wiz me,
an then l am to come to life.
Mamma--And what are you to do
after you come to lifA2
Little Ethel-Guess IN say "Boo!"
s-GOod News
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
Adam Was Grouchy.

Tho Serpent 49, What's Adam so
grouchy about today?
The Ape-Oh, he says that the ar
rival Of woman means that all his
plans for universal peace have been
knocked in the head for good.-Puck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
Sensitive.

you don't like educated Indians!"
"Oh, yes, l like them well enough. but
I always feel sense Of shame when
I meet one. He knows that my an
cestors cheated his ancestors out of
their land, and he knows that know
he knows It"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21

THESE pictures of lovely bonnets
show what happens to the sun
a bonnet when the milliner makes
it of her dainty and soft Materials
Made of lace, chiffon, thin and lus-
trous silks and straws almost as pill
able, with occasionally the sheerest
batiste or Swiss embroidery, the sun
bonnet almost loses its identity It
becomes a wonderful example of mil
linery art and finds a welcome in
hearts already warmly attached to It's
plain. work-a-day predecessor.
These elaborate pieces of headgear
are only intended for occasional wear
and may therefore be as fragile as
any dream. They are indeed among
those millinery dreams" which cost
many substantial Gol!S.:, for much
material and much work goes into
their making
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
The Modern Trend.

How is the water in the bath.
F1f?"
please, my lady, it turned the baby
| fairly blue"
Then don't put Fido in for an hour
or so''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21

Skirts of evening dresses are slash
I'D at the side or front, showing ruf-
les OF net or lace on the unde-.
3reRses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21

Small black velvet buttons are used
in hundreds. Rows of them are used
on blouse sleeves and the entire from:
of the skirt. H.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21

GILT EDGE tho only ladies shoe dressin9
that poaitt !oly contains OF. Blacis and Poiia1es
:ae t. esSs :aa sss
DANDY combination for cleaning and polishi,r
Ill kinds Of russell tan shoes 25c. 0Star size ~
clean and white. In liquid form 90 it can 8
quickly and easily applied. "A sponge in every
and IS cents.
II your dealer docs not keep tho kind you went
send US his address and the price in stamps fa1
. full size package.
WHlTTEMoRE BROS. 4 co..
2o-2e Albany. g., Cambridge, Haaop.
The Oldest and LasVest Manu. dcturers 81
Shoe Poliahee tn hs World,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21

Chew ana smoke untaxod tobacco. cheap and
undoped AeriWether Il R1wafds Clarksyi lie Tenn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21

The devil is proud Of the man who
10 mean to his wife.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21

Good men are scarce, and bad ones
often have to make themselves so.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21

Come, my darling. drink 1t up.
Oh, you mustn't make
Dreadful faces, though, my love.
I know it's hard to take.
But little dollies must be good
And take their med'cin' as they should.
For. when you get a bigger doll.
My precious little pet,
The med'cin's they get worset
And sometimes worser yet.
But great big dollies must be good
And take their med'cin' as they should.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-21

He-Ah, Sweetheart, love you
more than all my wealth.
She-Yes, but you only get ten a
week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-11
PERSONALS.

Mrs. o. L. Sohl has returned from
Dubuque where she has been visiting
with relatives and friends for several
weeks.
Mrs. c. H. McLaury. who has been
visiting with her son, Robert M, and
wife. of this city, for the past few
days, returned to her home at Bur
lington this morning. Mrs. McLaury
was accompanied by Mrs. Otis w.
Smith, who is returning to her home
in Chicago after a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. McLaury.
Louis A. Rovane, treasurer of the
O'Brien-W orthen Co, returned from a
st. Louis business trip today.
Harry Coulson, formerly OF this city,
departed this morning for his home
in ST Louis.
Truman Plantz of Warsaw was in
Keokuk Wednesday.
Justice John Leindecker has return
ed from pleasant visit in Oklahoma
state with his son, Joseph, formerly
of Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-11
CITY NEWS.

Military pickles. Immegart's.
The eighth annual convention OF
the Iowa state association of regis
tered nurses will be held in Waterloo
on the dates Of May 1924.
See our big line harness at Sher.
woods.
The steamer Dubuque arrived
last night from st. Louis. The boat
will be down from Burlington this
evening.
Ewers Nc Carthy Co. hold their
old customers and get new ones
every day.
Chief Schevers of the police de-
partment has received an interesting
and handy guide book containing the
list Of police departments throughout
the country, the methods employed by
each Of taking criminal measure
ments, jails, reformatories and names
of police chiefs. The book Is one is-
sued biennially by Major Richard
Sylvester, president of the Interna-
tional Police Association.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11
Saws Banks Cause Panics.

Sandusky, O., July 6.-Declaring
that the Aldrich central bank plan, if
adopted by congress, will prevent all
panics, and blaming the present bank
ing system and the banks them
for the great financial upheavals OF
the past, Congressman E. B. Vree-
land, of New York, member of the
national monetary commission, de-
livered an address before the Ohio
Bankers association at Cedar Point
today Mr. Vreeland said centra
banking system would benefit the
business interests of the country ant
not the stock exchanges. He charged
the bankers with being more re
sponsible for panics than any othe
class of people. When scare came
he said. they draw out their none,
and refuse to make loans.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11
SAWS TAFT HAS BUREAU.
Representative Norris Objects to
Attempts to Squelch LaFollette.

Wa shington, July 6.-Charges that
Charles D. Hilles. secretary to the
president is acting as the head OF
.poltical news bureau which sup
presses truth and issues ungrounded
and false reports as to sentiment
concerning presidential Candidates,
were made today in a letter by Rep
resentative Norris, OF Nebraska, IN
surgent leader in the house, addressed
to the Nebraska progressive republi-
can league.
Representative Norris charged that
the suppressed facts relate to sentl-
ment favoring the candidacy OF Sena-
tor LaFollette for the presidency
His letter was in answer to the gen
tlemen's from the Nebraska pro-
gressives declaring their reputation
of Frank A. Shotwell, who, they SAID,
had represented himself as an agent
OF the league, and as such had given
out several statements favorlng the
denomination of President Taft.
Mr.. Norris charged that the pro-
gressives had been wronged by a
Conspiracy OF great newspapers" IN
suppressing news relating to the pro-
gressive movement.
After referring to a series of ar
ticles printed, Mr.. Norris letter con-
| cludes:
These various articles have ear
marks that strongly indicate they
originated in the White House. !
don't think the president himself
dictated them and | don't know that
he had any knowledge of them, but
it S generally understood that the IN
formation came from his private sec.
retarv and almost without exception
the Objectionable articles cortalT
items of information that necessarily
must have come from some one
closely connected with the White
House.
81 am reluctantly led to believe tha
the presidents private secretary Il
the head of political news burea,
that is making a determined etfor
to suppress any sentiment in favor o
the candidacy of Senator LaFollett
and to do this by the suppression Q
truth and the publication Of unground
ed and false reports"
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11
MUCH BEER CONSUMED.
lSixtv-Three Million Barrels of "Suds''
| Imbibed in United States Last Year.

New York, July 6.-No less than
100000 barrels of beer were sold
in the United States during the II
months ending June 80, last, Or an
increase over the previous II months
of 6.2l per cent, according to the
annual report Of the beer and whiskey
sales made public by the United
States Brewers association. Notwith-
standing the increase, which the re-
port contends indicates that the coun-
try is prosperous, the spread OF pro-
hibition has affected the trade con-
siderably, it is declared
The whiskey bill Of the United
States for the year. according to the
report, is Sl46o73,OOO, an increase O
nearly $S,OO00oO, or Sc per cent. ove1
the preceding II months.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11
SUBLIMATED IGNORANCE.

A Dawson county contemporary, in
an effort to discuss the primary bill
recently drawn by legislative COM
mission appointed by Governor Nor
ris for that purpose, succeeded in at
tanning the supreme pinnacle OF
ignorance and Misrepresentation in a
vain endeavor to mislead his readers
as to the provisions and purposes OF
the bill so drafted The only possible
excuse which the editor OF the Review
has to offer for his screed is the fact
patent on the face of his editorial
that he never read the bill. Criticism
of public question about which the
critic knows nothing is scarcely worth
considering, but for the information
of the editor himself, we would Sc,
him right in few particulars.
The writer first condemns the bill
as whole (without, at first, having
read it) and then proceeds to specify
an objection to the "open' feature O
the measure. Had the learned editor
from the sage brush country taker
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11
NO INJUSTICE DONE.

The Butte Miner last week pub
lished the text of the commission pri-
mary bill in full, and i'll the same Is
sue, Editor Larry Dobell presented an
eminentlv fair and unbiased editorial
on the subject. Editor Dobell, who
is also a very efficient member Oh
the state legislature, objects to that
feature Of the measure which makes
it necessary for those who vote IN
the primaries to declare their political
afhliation. He prefers the open sys,
tenn, which permits a voter to enter
the primary and vote which ever
ticket he desires, without having to
state to which political party he be
longs.
There is some reason in this argu-
ment, however, it must be remem
bered that a primary is simpl y sub.
stitute for the party conventions. A
republican is not presumed to have
the right to participate in democratic
convention, and those who content
for the closed system, with yer,
great show Of reason, also contene
that a republican has no right to par
ticipate in democratic primary
| which is held for the same purpos
that a convention is held for. to nom
mate party candidates for office. Un
der the open system. the members o
a minority party might. go into tn
primaries of the majority party. b
directly instrumental in nominatin
weak men and for the sole purpose c
defeating them at the regular elec
ton. As member of a party wh'c
is generally held to be in the minorit
in this county and state. the edlto
OF the Democrat might be incline
; to favor a system which would Civ
; this ADVANTAGE were he governe
solely by political motives. But it
time to take this matter of primar
election out of politics and place ur
on our statute books good. fair Law
it matters not which party mav su1
fer thereby. Partisan advantage wo
by an appeal to cunning strateg,
rather than to reason and the mer
of that partv's contentious. reflect
no great credit. and is more injurior
than beneficial in the end
There can be an honest differenc
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11

the pains to even glance over the bill.
he would have observed that the COM
mission bill does not provide for an
open" primary, but for the very
thing for which he himself contends,
the "closed' primary. That makes
the editors outburst appear ridiculous
to begin with 1t is, however, quite
in keeping with the sort Of argument
many who are utterly opposed to any
primary bill whatsoever usually rely
upon.
Perhaps some idea of the sentiment
which prompted the editorial might
be found in the opening statement
lust now the Norris commission Is
agitating itself individually and col
lectively over the framing of direct
primary law for Montana, the forma-
ton OF which is about as remote as
/ Dixon's chances are to succeed HIM
self next year We are not con-
cerned about Dixons chances Of Sue
ceeding himself, but such a generous
broadside from a republican paper in
dicates that the editor is not in sym
pathy with the aspirations OF the
gentleman from Missoula. Such an
opposition naturally places him in the
Carter band wagon and no one is sur
prised at Carter henchman's op-
position to direct primary election
law.
Proceeding with his most luminous
exposition OF a subject OF which ne
knows about as much as Rocky
mountain burro, the Review editor
saws: The makeup OF the commls-
sion brings no assurance to the peo-
pie that such abuse OF privileges Wi.
be eliminated from their proposed
draft, which is viciousness to the bor-
der OF ignorance. That's one on the
solar pleXus 1t is landed with force
effect and jaunty eclat. 1t is evident
that the commission made the tata
mistake OF not asking the Review edi-
tor into consultation when the bill
was being drafted. With his universe
knowledge OF primary systems he
would have been Of invaluable aid. A
any rate, if the commission is all tina
he intimates that it IS, the GlendlV'
gentleman would have been right i
his class. As it happens, however, n
might at least have been amusing, b.
reason OF his monumental lgnoranc
of the subject, which he pretends L
discuss in an enlightened manne
through the columns OF his paper.
The members OF the commission
did not imagine that they could drat
bill which would meet with universe
approval They expected and invite
criticism, not only from those VIII
oppose any primary law at all. bu
also from those who honestly desir
such a reform but hold diverger
opinions as to the best kind OF Law
But to be made the targets OF sue
) preposterous attacks as the abov
quoted, which is based wholly upo
: wilful ignorance. combined with pur
n cussedness, is somewhat more tha
> they expected. However, it show
D. the absolute lack OF intelligence, nc
Of those men who for their own pc
l. sonal reasons oppose primary bi
J. but of the servile tools of such me
,. who would foolshly attempt to mi
inform the public by falsifying II
facts
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11
Important Land Ruling,

Washington, June 2S-Congress-
man Mondell has secured from Sec
retary Fisher verv important inter
probation OF the 32O-acre homestead
law. making it possible for entrymen
who have taken less than the maxi
mum under that law to now enter adj
ditional land up TO the full amount
Heretofore the interior department
has held directly opposite views.
correspondence and many interviews
with officials OF the interior depart
ment, with the result that Secretary
Fisher, in letter to the commits
sioner of the general land office. has
held that the criticism of the Wyo-
ming member is we'll taken i.
New instructions embodying the
changed Interpretation of the law will
be sent to all land offices.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11

The Bureau OF Corporations has
States Steel Corporation and finds
that the big trust is capitalized in the
sum OF 81 ,402, 100000, with tangible
assets OF S8S2, 100000, leaving a dif-
ference OF $52O,OOO,OOO worth OF stock
which represents no value but water
The corporation has been paying i'm
mense dividends on its total capital
zation, including this half billion dol
lars OF watered stock, or rather the
people Of this country have been
putting up between fifty and seventy
five million dollars annually and
getting nothing in return. The big
financial interests are complaining bit
terly against what they term "unwar-
ranted interference" by the govern
ment, the various states and radical
newspapers and magazines in their
business. They say that capital is be-
ing prosecuted" by wild-eyed dema
gogues who pose as reformers, etc,
etc, all OF which would sound bet
ter but for just such findings as that
of the Corporations bureau. Taken
as a whole, the American people have
no fight with capital honestly invest
ed. They are willing that every rail
road and every so-called trust, even
money which they have used in build
ing up those vast enterprises. But
they do object to putting up money
Tor which they receive no adequate
returns, as in the case noted above
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11

No doubt, the managers OF Presi-
dent Taft's campaign for a renomi-
nation hail with much satisfaction
the announcement OF Senator La
Follette's presidential ambitions. Al
though the 'progressives' may pos
sess the greater voting strength in
the G. O. p, it is unquestionably true
that the conservatives still possess
the power to dictate nominations, and
to these men, the Wisconsin solon is
looked upon very much in the nature
of a political pestilence. and they will
rapidly flock to the Taft standard in
order to escape the possibility Of La
Toilette. Taft will be the next re
publican candidate for president and
unless there is distinct change ir
public sentiment between now ant
November, 1912, he will be defeated
as badly as was Parker in 1904.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11

OF opinion as to the merits Of any
primary bill, it does not matter how
conscientiously and carefully it may
be drawn. 1t is hardly likely that a
man possessing all OF the wisdom OF
Soloman could devise bill which
would meet with the approval even
OF those who are favorable to such a
reform. For this reason, it behooves
those who, like Our friend Dobell,
want to see primary law enacted,
not to be captious in their opposi-
ton to the commission bill, else Mon
tana will have to go along under the
same old system Of party conven-
tions, which, in its final analysis
means a continuation Of machine rule
in this state
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11
Col. Sam Gordon, in Yellowston

Col. Sam Gordon, in Yellowstone
Journal: Responses to the governors
query, from the legislators, come in
slowly, but large percentage of
them thus far are favorable. Wheel
er of Cascade, Tuttle OF Jefferson,
jacobson OF Teton, and Johnson OF
Cavalli, all respond favorably. or
dan OF Madison cannot be counted on
as he wants to amend the bill in a
few minor points, No more can
Vaughn OF Sanders, who cannot ap-
prove of expending money for a
special session. 1t is to be noted that
all OF the "heavy guns of the last
session are yet to be heard from
To some, that would look as if they
were holding off to see which wa.
the cat is going to jump, so as tc
jump with it. One would think the
leaders would lead in a matter o
this kind, but they do not. Are they
| too modest?
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11
After all, there is considerable hum

After all, there is considerable hum
buggery about the esteemed senate
Of the United States. 1t is admitted
by all that the reciprocity agreement
is going through and that it is hardly
within the range of possibility for
anything to be said or done to change
the result. Moreover, the subject has
been discussed forward. and back
ward, up and down, criss-cross and
catercornered for months past and
the country is crying aloud to the
heavens for relief from further ora
tory. Despite all of this. it will be
thirty days before the bill comes to
the formality of a vote for the rea-
son that a lot of those fellows in the
upper branch of congress have
speeches which they are determined
to make.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11

Senator Paynter. of Kentucky. is
one of the democrats who voted II,
favor of the retention of Lorimer
After hearing from his constituents
Senator Paynter has decided that he
does not desire to succeed himself
and will not make the race. Ii the
people of Texas will give Bailey the
SAINT sort of hint, the United States
senatorial delegation from the south
will have greatly improved in tone
it matters not whom those states Sc
lect.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-07-11

The people OF Montana, and es-
pecially OF this particular portion OF
the Treasure state, find it difficult to
realize the devastation which has been
wrought III the eastern and middle
western states by the terrific heat OF
the past few weeks. Over FIVE hun
dred have been killed and thousands
have been prostrated, while all of the
teeming millions have suffered in
tensely and almost continuously since
the first OF April Death has taken
its largest toll of the babies, poor
helpless little ones, whose frail bodies
were unable to withstand the suf-
locating conditions. In Lewistowl
there has been scarcely moments
discomfort from the heat this season
Cool breezes from the mountains, to-
gether with frequent. refreshing show
ers. has made this indeed paradise
compared to the sweltering states
farther east Counting bodily com
fort at its true value. existence il
Montana has about 4 fifty per cent
advantage over life in any of the
states east or south OF us,