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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
Labor Bureau Investigates Insurance

operative insurance against accidents
to workmen engaged in mining.
The forms of old age insurance now
in operation in the European countries
are classified by the commissioner OF
labor as voluntary insurance not sub
sidized by the government, voluntary
insurance receiving government subsi-
dies, compulsory insurance, and non
contributory insurance. The invest-
cation revealed mat In number OF
European countries funds are found
which provide old age pensions for en-
ployees on the basis Of contributions
from both employers and workmen.
Usually the employer requires the
workman to join the fund, SO that as
far as the employe is concerned the
system may be regarded as compul-
sorry.
The three European countries having
national system Of compulsory old
age insurance are Austria, France and
Germany. In each case the law emu
merates the classes of persons subject
to the law. In Austria, the law in
cludes salaried persons only, though
the government is now engaged In
formulating a plan for national sys-
tenn of insurance for workmen. In
France and Germany the law covers
nearly all the population gainfully en-
ployed who are receiving wages or sal
aries, though many Independent per-
sons Of small means are included. The
expense of the pension in each of the
three countries is met by payments
from the insured persons and from the
! employers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
lNCOLN, NEB.-Nebraska may soon

7 lNCOLN, NEB.-Nebraska may soon
Il have vagabond city and all
tramps, drunkards or delinquents of
other kinds who drift into this state
will be in danger of being made citi-
zens Of the new colony. The "city"
will not rob the penitentiary Of any
of it's prisoners, but is intended to
take care Of that large class of unfor-
Inmates designated by professional
charity workers as below the poverty
line" 1t will be the first institution
of its kind in the United States and
as an experiment along untried lines
is sure to attract the attention of So
biologists everywhere No real Grim
inals will be admitted to citizenship,
but only "unfortunates" will be accept
ed there.
A bill before the legislature calls
for the establishment of colony on
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
Western Town Moved Away on Wheels

finally elected themselves to Office. In
dams were elected to the Offices OF
county commissioner, county judge
county treasurer and to all other
places.
However, the Indians were at last
outgeneraled by the white men. The
red men were familiar with many
things. but they did not understand
the ways Of the American railroad
builders Lamro was promoted
while the railroad was still 20
miles away, but headed in that direc.
ton. In fact, the survey ran through
the spot upon which the Indians built
the town. But the railroad made q
detour just great enough to put Lam
70 of the line Of road and the white
men built the town Of Winner on the
road and only three miles from the In.
dian town. In the meantime Lamrc
had grown rapidly and was a town
Of 1000 people, with all sorts Of bust
ness houses.
The people living at Winner organ
lied a county seat fight and carried
the matter before the voters at the
November elections. BY agreement
between the two towns the loser
agreed to abandon it's site and move
bodily over to the winner of the fight
True to it's name, Winner won out by
a small vote, and the very next day
arrangements were begun for the
house moving.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
Nebraska May Have 'Vagabond City

the prairies, far from the temptations
of large city. The size of the in
stitution is not mentioned in the bill
but It's hackers think from 5000 tc
10000 acres will be necessary once
the colony is in full working order. IL
addition to big farming area there
will be shops of all kinds, an iror
foundry. a shoe shop, book bindery
tailor shop, furniture factory, g
planning mill and others Of this kind
The output Of the colony will no.
come in competition with that Of pri
vate concerns, but will be used,s IL
great measure, by the state in the
different state institutions
When one coming within those line,
is brought before the proper authori
ties, instead of being sentenced tt
the city Jail or the state prison hi
will be sent to "Vagabond City," NJ
fixed term Of Incarceration will be set
but the delinquent will be simply sen,
to the city until he becomes self-sup
porting, after which he will be SEN
back to the world as a man able tt
take care of himself. While in thu
city, he will be taught an occupa
ton or trade.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
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Jill * ~ SIMMER THESE
ReEI3\ WASHING tor
| %RfH NNMeRcrAnr3 WOULD
E16TEElS1ARxE

w ASHlNGTON.-W are the main
W support of the capital city of our
nation? What class contribute most
TO the general prosperity of Washing
ton? The first city Of the United
States, unlike most other cities, has
no Industries that are furnishing a
revenue to its citizens and for this
reason the question of maintenance
naturally arises. Many towns are kept
In a fourishing condition by the in
come which it's citizens derive from
working in mills, factories and vari-
GUS other forms of manufacturing in
dustr1es, but Washington has no
source of this nature from which to
draw it's support Our capital de-
ponds on the government clerk. The
government itself Is the big mill that
fills the envelopes Of Washingtonians
every week and the ducats that flow
into the purses of the grocer. baker.
plumber, lawyer, doctor and clergy
man come from the envelopes of the
100000 clerks that keep Washington
alive.
The members of the legislature re-
ally take more money out Of Washing
ton than they bring in. When the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

C1OUX FALLS, s. D.-Lamro, a
- town Of 1000 inhabitants and
several hundred houses, was put
on wheels the other day and moved
over to Winner, where, as the
result Of bitter county seat war and
agreement between the two towns, it
was consolidated with Winner and as
a town ceased wholly to exist. Store
buildings, with their valuable contents,
were moved intact. Banks, with their
cash in the vaults, were put on wheels
and made the trip across the prairie.
Without disturbing the officials, the
county court house was hitched to two
of the largest traction engines ever
built and was hauled from Lamro over
to Winner, where it was placed on a
foundation previously prepared for it.
The Lamro hotel, drawn by u teams
Of horses, made the trip without so
much as ceasing business during a
single meal.
Lamro was unique in being a town
built by Indians for the use of white
men. Indians promoted the town,
sold lots, opened business houses, and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

ID LADELPH1A.-Mrs. Mary +. IT.
1 win has been teaching for four
years in the Martin school of this city
without a certificate and without hav-
ing graduated from the high school as
81 e claimed. Her maiden name was
Mary B. Green. She desired to teach
but had no certificate and was not
qualified to pass an examination. She
planned to get a teachers position
and study as she taught until she
made herself competent. This she
had practically accomplished.
All these years she was posing as
Carrie E. Green, who graduated from
the high school in the class of 1888
and taught until 1891, when she mar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

EIRST of all the women of fashion
/ to take to aeronautics as sport,
Washington society leaders are plan
ming to lead the world as high fliers,"
in the literal sense. The thrill attend
ant on sailing through the air has fas-
cinated Washington mondaines, and
in order to indulge in it to their
hearts content they are going to es-
tablish a school and obtain instruc-
ton in the science of operating ma
chimes. The school may become an
actually some time this spring and
after a course of lessons milady con-
fidently looks forward to becoming a
skilled "sky pilot" and taking three
or four mile "f1y" every morning be-
fore breakfast.
The leaders Of the movement are
Viscountess Benoist day, wife of the
naval attache of the French embassy,
witty, breezy and enthusiastic as a
schoolgirl; Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
who retains the girlish vivacity and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
Teaches Four Years by False Pretens<

ried and moved away. She is said tc
be dead.
Sixteen years after the real Miss
Green had left the school to marry
her impersonator applied for a place
and said her certificate had been de
stroyed The real Miss Green had
made a good record as a teacher ant
her impersonator was employed with
out question.
A family quarrel caused her score,
to become public. A brother.in.law
in spirit of revenge, notified the
school board that Mrs. Irwin was no,
the former Carrie E. Green. Member
Of the class Of '88 were called as wit
nesses and they told Mrs. Irwin sht
had never been in their class. but sh,
persisted they were wrong. Then !.
class picture was produced.
In state Of collapse, freuuentl,
fainting, Mrs. Irwin insisted through
out the hearing that she was tellinf
the truth but the evidence against hel
was too strong and she was dis
charged.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

TOR the first time in the history of
7 the government the expiring gasp
of a short session of congress was pro-
longed beyond the Legislative day Of
March 3" and into the legislative day
of March 4. The precedent was set in
the senate, and it happened this way:
inadvertently motion was adopted
Friday to the effect that the Senate
session of Saturday was to begin at 8
a. m. The custom had been to take
a recess until the time agreed upon
for the meeting on the calendar day of
March 4, but early Saturday morning
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
City
No Revolution Talk i'm Mexico City

hours, admiring the bright-faced
girls and their lynx-eyed chaperons.
Under the circumstances the Amer
leans here are being treated with the
utmost consideration. 1t seems to be
the desire of Mexican officials to re-
tain the friendship of Americans dur
ing these days of minor internal dis
turbances, for the alienation of Ameri-
can capital would be worse disaster
than is likely to result from the in
surgents.
Any antipathy in this city toward
Americans comes from the lower
classes, the professional agitators and
malcontents. They sometimes rally
around the sentiment Mexico for
Mexicans," but here in this city this
element is in hopeless minority.
It has developed since the revolu-
ton began that 1t was financed largely
by Mexicans who live in Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona, led chiefly by
Flores Magon, once sentenced TO prts.
on in California for violation Of the
neutrality laws.
Since the trouble began less than
usual has been seen of President Diaz
and this started rumors that he was
| very i'll and even that he was dying
A few days ago when such rumors
| were flying the President and Mrs
Diaz put an end to the tales by driv
ing through the city in an open car
riage and going to a park. where they
walked for an hour
When the revolution was forming
| President DiaZ said he would person
ally lead his army If the situation be
came serious. That he has made nc
move in that direction is taken as al
assurance that the high officials do MOI
! regard the outbreak seriously.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
Senate Shocked in Closing Session

the Senate adjourned the legislative
day of March g. When the senate re-
covered therefrom it was for both
the legislative and calendar day Of
March 4.
AS soon as it became roised about
that a custom had been violated, sena-
tors began a hasty examination Of
precedents. Senator Gallinger was in
the chair. He referred the question
to Henry H. Gilfry, the senate parlia-
mentarian. After long search it was
discovered that while the senate never
had a legislative day of March 4 for
the purpose OF winding up session Of
congress, there was no reason, except
custom, for that fact
For the fret time, therefore, leaders
of the senate learned that the calendar
day is superior to the legislative day
in determining parliamentary situa.
tons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
MAYOR IS OUSTED BY WOMEN

The women of Seattle, WASH, exer-
cising their political power for the
first time, recently ousted from office
Mayor Hiram c. Gill and elected as
his successor George W. billing. While
the women did not accomplish this
work alone, they were in a large
measure instrumental In bringing it
about, so much so that the result
would have been different had they
not voted. Gill was elected mayor Of
Seattle year ago bS majority Of
$500. Women were then denied the
right OF suffrage, but in November
were clothed with that power. Almost
from the start ellis administration
came in for sharp criticism.
As soon as the woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution was
adopted last November the move
ment to "recall' Gill under a provi-
sion Of the city charter and elect a
successor to serve the unexpired term
took form and the women entered
into the campaign with enthusiasm
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

The silent man of the United
States senate is Winthrop Murray
Crane of Massachusetts. Mr.. Kean,
Mr.. Penrose and Mr.. Wetmore could
not be called babblers, but they are
noisy and disorderly compared to
Crane, and their economy of speech
becomes wasteful prodigaltty meas
ured by his standard Of conservation.
Crane would prefer to talk with his
hands II he could make himself under
stood that way. The Massachusetts
senator hates any kind of a racket.
One could not imagine him banging a
door, wearing squeaky shoes or sum-
moning a page by clapping his hands.
No sound heralds his approach as he
comes down the senate corridor. He
does not walk. he glides about. When
nor gliding he is sliding, and when
not sliding he is fitting. The only
thing disturbed when Crane comes
into the senate or goes out Is the
h. It'll %
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

Since legation at LISBON nave
conducted the legation
At appointment OF
Bouten OF the
lomatc IN
the diplomatic republic
provisional he
Several members Of the diplomatic maintain that the appointment
OF the
Of the on point
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

Henry Sherman Boutell, who has
represented the Ninth district of H.
linois in the national congress for the
past 13 years, but who failed Of re-
nomination last year, has been NOM
mated by President Taft as minister
plenipotentiary to the new republic
of Portugal, at an annual salary of
$4,000. He succeeds Henry T. Gage
of Los Angeles, CAL, who recently re-
signed the mission because of Ill
health and to look after his private
interests in southern California.
Mr.. Gage was appointed minister
to Portugal in December, 1909, and
was in charge of the legation at Lis
bon when the monarchy of King Man.
uel was overthrown and the republic
Of Portugal proclaimed in May, 1910.
He returned to the United States
soon after that event, and never has
been personally accredited to DR..
Braga, provisional president of Portu'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

tina 8 ALL
When $ in
the chamber and yet when his Is achedand
the l-hs Here Senators
eone Perhaps the swinging door leading the cloakroom
osclatng
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

In the foothills above Yorba, Califf
a ranchman has seeded to Bermuda
onions an acre and half of lari
which had in the past been regarded
as worthless for the production OF
crops. Worthless land ought to be
'sowed with turnips, II. as Abe Martin
says, any kind OF turnip crop is :
failure.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

A Gotham waitress lost nearly 81.
900 she had saved from tips, by the
perfldy Of designing lover. Plain
ly, no one had given her the most i'm
portant tip of all about trusting tc
the specious promises of borrowing
wooer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

Chicago" says prominent citi.
zen of that burg, lis a magic word"
Too true. On meeting a stranger in
a dark alley all one has to do is to
calculate Chicago" and said stranger
will throw up his hands without fur.
Their parley.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

Wellesley students are to be taught
the art of raising onions. Coming so
soon after the announcement that an
unusually large number Of the Welles.
ley girls are about to be married. this
is indeed significant.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

A rich Pittsburger who died recent
ly left $4,000 to his pretty stenogra-
pher She probably was able to pre-
vent people to whom he wrote from
making jokes about his spelling.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

A Minneapolis divine tells US that
there Is more crime in that fair city
than there is in Chicago. His boast
will probably cause further activity
among Chicago's leading crooks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
onioton. In Formative State.

Opinions In Formative state.
What are your exact views on tar
i'll revision?'
II can't say as yet" replied sena'
tor Sorghum. IF you want advance
information on that subject. you will
have to 60 ont and interview my more
influential constituents =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

the feat Of carrying five passengers in
an aeroplane. Evidently killing them
on one at a time is too slow for
France.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

Sixty thousaDd worlds discovered
by Professor Hale of the Mount Will.
son observatory should mitigate the
strenuosity Of those acquisitive per.
sons who seem bent on getting pos.
session of this small specimen,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

A western contemporary wants to
know what line is the most beautiful
in the English language. Enclosed
ind check" is q promising candidate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

Warships would be more admirable
as preservers of peace II they could
be so constructed as to be reasonably
safe for the men who operate them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

Now it is possible to go around the
world in a little over a month. Per-
haps before this wonderful century
ends We will be flying around it in
q week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

Don't" says Mr.. Carnegie to the
poor working girl. refuse a man
simply because he's millionaire"
But be wary Of the fellow that has
only about $4,000 a year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

The author OF "Curfew Shall Not
Ring Tonight" has been discovered
in Texas. Well, Texas Is big enough
to stand almost anything.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

A woman in Newark found a man
hiding under the bed and promptly
had him arrested. The traditional old
feminine terrors are giving way be-
fore the modern woman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
Accents.

Accents.
Baron Fucash speaks English with
a slight accent" said the young
woman.
WELL" replied Mr.. Cumrox, so do
I. But it. seems to make q great deal
Of difference whether an accent halls
from southern Europe Or the banks
az the NuSk1nSum.~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

New York cab and taxi owners have
petitioned the city council for permits
sion to reduce their fares Is per cent.
We certainly live in an age Of won.
ders.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

In a riot in French town the riot
ers made the streets run with cham
payne. There must have been an un-
usual amount of spirit in that lively
riot,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
Hla Ways.

IT'S ways.
my husband" sobbed Mrs. Frivol,
"is the most contrary kind Of man. "
How SOL" asked her sympathetic
friend.
why. every time" responded the
aggrieved wife, that begin dressing
up. he IL sure to give me . dressing
dowQ,' ..s 5.z =... II.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

With the millennium and the Pan
ANA exposition both scheduled for
1915, one or the other will have to
give way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

The new Manhattan bridge may now
be said to be In successful operation.
A man committed suicide by jumping
of it the other day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

The aviators now are getting mar
ried and giving up their air travels.
Marriage is a thing calculated to
bring the average man down to earth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

A young American heir is to marry
the daughter of near-royal family.
Is this the first step in crusade to
even I'D long uneven balance?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

Stoughton, Wis.,, has the largest
steel ski hill in the world. This shows
that almost any town can beat the
world at something.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

A Scranton, Pa, man has refused an
offer of $1,000 for hen. He must
have an idea that the reduction In the
price of eggs will be only temporary.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
MAKING Sure of Him.

Jones' widow has given him a fin,
monument-weighs ten TONS"
That's pretty heavy!"
Eyes. She had put on it that Oh,
wouldn't call him back again. an,
when it gifts on top O. him, please Coz
he won't be able to comet"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

We may now telegraph by tele-
phone. At the rate modern invention
is saving time our up-to-date year
ought to last twice as long as the old
style.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24

That Chicago woman who takes tax.
icab rides to cure the blues evidently
isn't blue because she hasn't any
money.