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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-26
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK.

Virginia, Minnesots, July n. 1911.
Notice Ia hereby given that the under
signed will receive sealed proposals Ut his
office in the City Hall of said city up 10 nd
including O'Clock p. NJ. on the. loth day Of
August, 1912. on s24 street crossing plates.
more or less, the same 70 be delivered to
the city engineer Of said cityst the prices
quoted In the successful bidders proposal
and delivered az needed In the work under
his Charge. E: ;sz- - %
%Plaus and specifications Of the psopoeed
crossing plates are on 6le In nav Office and
may be seen bv those interested snd de-
string to bid on the same. 81 IS
The city council reserves the right 70 re-
ceive OF reject any or m proposals.
4 By order Of the City Council Of the City
Of Virgins. Mimi.
IA So ALnRRT Is. BICKDoRD,
lCorporste 6eaIJ City Clerk.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-26
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OFFICE OF CRY cLKRx

| - OxxAN6 OE NxTY ENL88R, q
5>.7 isginis. Mimi. July lelh. lsa9.
Notice = hereby given tlaat The upde9.
signed win receive prQpoeAls up g and ~
Guiding eight 90 O'Clock r. n. on the efh
dsy OF AuEust. ~. from m,slEers Of Is
dealers in the following: !. - t. s.
One ~ - gallon cspscity tsrk WITH an
piiances connected for the purpose of inst
tng streets OF paYespents With water.
Each Company psop0stu9 to sell % ~
City Of Vts9tnia . street duslser of the kis5i
desired must furnish TO the CITY Counci
On the shove date compsete specjacatioes
of the tank and apparatus Proposed q II
sold. rs b. . s!
The City Council Of the CITY of virGiufs
reserves the nght 20 reject shy q IN 3D.
By order o. City Council
9-lsa AI,HERT +. BIcxyoRR,
t$ospos1fe Neal, city Cles1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-26
AT ST. PAUL,S CHURCH.

Wyoming and Poplar. Morning
prayer and sermon at 1880. Even
ing prayer and sermon at 7:3O. At
the morning service Prof. Myron
Korykora will render az au offertorv
a violin solo entitled, >"Traumerei,
by Schumann.
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NOTICE..

Parties desiring the use of the
X. P. Hall in the Lyric Block, for
lodge purposes. entertainments or
other social functions, apply to G. G..
Vanderpoel, Manager Homes stores.
Phone 538.
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Tel peIlals Reuall.

Estray Notice Estrayed from my
premises in Virginia, one red COW
with small turned down horns,
white spot on forehead and on front
and hind quarters. offer 5000
reward for her recover S
JoHN AGsHK0e,
|7-8, $40 ~ Hefolock 81,
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.NolveGill n. &, Church,

Located at $50 Spruce st. Morn
ing services at 1O:45. Sunday school
at IL. Evening services. at 7:45.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening. All Scandinavians are
welcome.-K. W inberg, Pastor.
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Swedish Lutheran Church =,

Corner Cleyeland ave. akd Poplar
street. Sermon Sunday evening ~
1880. Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Rev. Hugo Thorene, Pastor.
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dad" Dean, Of the Peyton Paper
Co, Duluth. calls On the paper trade
of the city today. 52s...s
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Psy Jour subscri paios -. 10
happy. So
The Calumet news., 1912-06-11

biography is practically placed in cold
storage Immediately on publication,
can hardly be accepted without ques-
tion.
While il is indisputable that an
elaborate biography OF Washington
will no; be as enthusiastically sought
by library patrons as viii the latest of
the best Sellers" there are not lack
ing men ana women. unable to pur-
chase the more serious work, who are
anxious TO read it. and who eagerly
welcome the opportunity to obtain it
from the public library.
At the same time. IL would be am
excellent thing for the publishers TO
test the selling quality of popular edi-
tions of some really worth while
books. Perhaps this would reduce the
amount of literary trash which now
eneumbers the shelves of almost ev-
cry household library.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-11
TIE IMMIGRATION PUZZLE.

Senator Dillingham; did not take so
gloomy a view OF the immigration
problem when he spoke on his bill,
which has been killed. While avowing
that many OF the later immigrants
are unskilled laborers. still he had to
ADMIT that they are the best of the
class from which they come" A
peasant class. undeniably, these peo-
pie represent; but they are the ones
who have thrift and courage and en-
terprise enough To assume the risk
incident TO such a journey and the
making of homes in the new world"
All OF which led the senator to con-
clude:
So. when we have looked at the
question from all these standpoints. it
seems evident that those who have
come 10 US represent a strong physi-
cal type; that 95 per cent of them
are under As years of age; and that
they come here with a purpose These
are the encouraging features of this
question.
1t is held desirable by many to re-
strict the supply Of unskilled labor.
hut there is on record Senator Dill
lingham's admission that literacy
test is OF doubtful value. Stin, the
Immigration commission regards that
test as the most feasible, despite the
fact that the criminal classes. which
are recruited largely from cities. can
generally read and write; and the
Burnett bill. which now remains, pro-
vides for such test along moro mod
crate lines.
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killed, the others exhibiting that tenn
porary or permanent lunacy which il
evidently the first effect OF the drug.
In the second case the result was com
plete. The facts, therefore, seem to
bear out the theory of poison which
worked by combustion.
with this train Of reasoning in my
head naturally looked about in Nor
timer Tresennis' room TO find some re-
mains of this substance. The obvious
place to look was the tale shield or
smoke guard OF the lamp. There, sure
enough, perceived a number Of flaky
ashes, and round the edges a fringe
of brownish powder. which had not
yet been consumed. Half OF this I
took, as you saw, and placed il in
an envelope"
''Why half, Holmes?"
'It is not for me, my dear Watson,
to stand in the way of the official
police force. leave them all the eyi.
dence which / found. The poison still
remained upon the tale, had they tho
wit to find 1t. Nov, Watson, we will
light our lamp; we will, however, take
the precautlon to open our window to
avoid the premature decease of two
deserving members of society, and
you will seat yourself near that open
window in an rm-chair-unless, like
a sensible man, you determine to have
nothing to do with the affair. Oh,
you will see it out, will you? thought
] knew my Watson. This chair will
rlace opposite yours, so that we may
he the same distance from the poison,
and face TO face. The door we will
leave ajar. Each is now in a posi-
ton TO watch the other and TO bring
the experiment to an end should the
seem alarming. Is that all
Gear? Well, then, / take our pow
der-or what remains of it--from the
envelope, and l lay it above the burn
ing lamp. So! Now, Watson, let us
sit down and await developments"
They were not long in coming
Rad hardly settled in my chair before
| was conscious OF n thick, musky
odor, subtle and nauseous. At the
very first whiff of 1t my brain and my
were beyond all control
A thick black cloud swirled before my
eyes, and my mind told me that in
this cloud, unseen as yet, but about
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THIS is NY esrH BIRTHDAY"

DIR. William Il. Brooks. the discoverer
of twenty-siX comets and one of the
most celebrated Of living astronomers.
was born in Maidstone, England. June
II, 1874. lie came to the United States
when he was thirteen years old, and his
family settled at Daricn. n. Y. In his
early youth he showed tendency to-
ward the study OF astronomy In 1874
he founded the Red House Observatory
at Phelps. n. Y. where he discovered
eleven comets. Since 1883 he has been
the director Of the Smith Observatory
at Geneva. n. Y. and professor of as
trOnomy in Hobart College lie was
q pioneer worker in photography and
one of the first to apply that science
to astronomical investigation and study
The scientific achievements of Dr..
Brooks have been recognized by the
Royal Astronomical Society. the Paris
Academy OF Sciences. the Astronomical
Society Of Mexico and the Astronomi-
cal Society Of the Pacific. all Of which
have bestowed medals and honors up
on him.
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words of Holmes would be realized,
or how strange and sinister would be
that new development which opened
up an entirely fresh line of investi-
cation. / was shaving at my window
in the morning when heard the rattle
Of hoofs, and. looking up, saw a dog
cart coming at gallop down the
road. 1t pulled up at our door. and
our friend the vicar sprang from it
and rushed up our garden path.
Holmes was already dressed, and we
fastened down to meet him.
Our visitor was so excited that he
could hardly articulate. but at last
in gasps and bursts his tragic story
came out of him.
eve are devil.ridden, Mr.. Holmes!
My poor parish is devil-rldden!" he
cried. Satan himself is loose in it!
We are given over into his hands!"
He danced about in his agitation, a
ludicrous object II it were not for his
ashy face and startled eyes. Finally
he shot out his terrible news.
"Mr. Mortimer Tregennis has died
during the night, and with exactly the
same symptoms as the rest OF the
family"
Holmes sprang to his feet, all en-
ergy in an instant.
Can you fit us both into your dog.
cart?"
"Yes, can"
Then. Watson, we will postpone
our breakfast. Mr.. Roundhay, we are
entirely at your disposal. Hurry
hurry, before things get disarranged."
The lodger occupied two rooms at
the vicarage, which were in an angle
by themselves, the one above the
other. Below was a large sitting.
room; above. his bedroom. They
looked out upon a croquet lawn which
game up to the windows. We had arr
rived before the doctor or the police,
so that everything was absolutely un-
disturbed. Let me describe exactly
the scene as we saw IL upon that
misty March morning. II has left
an impression which can never be ef-
faced from my mind.
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WHY MOI Try IT7

An eastern periodical calls attention
TO the falling off in the safes OF seri-
Gus books. such as biography history
and travel and asserts that the pub
fishers themselves are responsible for
this condition of affairs.
These personages, they assert
knowing that some 500 or 1000 public
libraries in the country will feel oblig-
ed to purchase a new book Of this
character and will pay $5 a copy for
1t. prefer 70 cater TO this market,
rather than take the chance OF dis
posing Of a larger number of a pop
ular edition.
This sounds reasonable. but the sug-
gestion that follows. which is that
few persons take books OF serious
nature from the libraries and that,
therefore, a new work OF history or
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this DATE IN HISTORY

149G-Columbus returned to Spain 60
meet the charges Of his enemies.
1574-Ben Jonson, English, poet
born. Died in 1887.
1672--Peter the Great of Russia
born. Died Feb. 8. 1925.
179S-Napoleon Bonaparte took the
island Of Malta.
1S25-Daniel II. 'rompkins. sixth Vice
President of the u. S.. died on Staten
Island. Born in Westchester County,
y. Y. June q. 1874.
lS51-Picrre Flavian Turgcon conse-
Grated Roman Catholic archbishop OF
Quebec.
lSSS-Lord Stanley Of Preston as
sumed Office as Governor General of
Canada.
1900-The Chancellor of the Japanese
Legation was assassinated in Picking.
190S-King and Queen of Servia as
sassinated at Belgrade.
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was undertaken with a win and met
with "a constantly increasing measure
OF success IL was found that the orr
ginal struc turc had been i'm the form OF
star. strong fort of the so-called
fNauban" t,lie, with barracks on three
sides. 4 bomb-proof on the fourth and
outlying demyluneS. Around the whole
at later period. Col Eyre. an Eng.
lish engineer. under Gen. Amherst. had
constructed outer fortiication with a
ditch.
some persons have cried out against
the restoration on the ground that the
sentiment OF the place would be de.
stroyed. That is farthest from the
minds of those who are carry ng out
the work. The idea is not To Kill the
sentiment but To pot the fort in con.
dition in which every possible scrap Of
sentiment may be retained"
This feature of the work is being
carried out To the last details. AL
though few of the timbcrs were found
intact. in many cases portions Of them
such as doors, beam ends, etc. were
found attached TO the metal hinges or
fastenings which had held them in
position. 1t was thus possible to learn
not only the size and thickness of all
the wooden parts but also the kind of
wood of which they were composed.
in replacing walls and doors, beams
and planks. therefore, exact reproduce
tions were possible. although it IN
volved an eXacting search of the sur
rounding country to find trees of the
proper species and the required size to
replace some of the old timbers. Some
of the boards had to have width OF
ten inches. no easy thing to procure
In these days Of forest denudation,
hut eloquent reminders Of the splea-
did trees that must have bordcred
Lake Champlain and Lake George
hundred and fifty years ago.
In regard TO metal parts, the same
care has been exercised. BY thorough
search, a specimen of every bit OF
metal used i'm the construction was
found, There were great strap hinges
hree feet long, odd, heavy bolts. wor-
lerful dOorpiates that lover of the
Did colonial would rejoice in. locks,
atches, and spikes OF several kinds,
md half dozen other articles of hand
'orged iron that went into the con-
,truction of the fort. In order TO have
exact copies of these things. a forge
vas set up i'm the court yard itself. and
III the metal work for the reconstruc- |
ion was there forged by hand. Just as
VAS done when the neighborng woods |
,go.
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C6e
ADVENTURE
OF TITLE
DEVILS FOOT
tContlnued from Thursday)

Il have no objection to telling YOU"
he said 1T was Mr.. Roundhay, the
vicar, who sent me the telegram
which recalled me-"
Thank YOU" said Holmes. 'T may
say, in answer to your original ques-
tion, that have not cleared my mind
entirely on the subject of this case,
but l have every hope of reaching
some conclusion. II would be prema-
ture TO say more"
Perhaps you would tell me II your
suspicious point in any particular di.
rection?"
"No, / can hardly answer that"
"Then l have wasted my time, and
need not prolong my visit" The IA
nous doctor strode out OF our cottage
in considerable ill-humor. and within
Ave minutes Holmes had followed him.
/ saw him no more until the evening,
when he returned with slow step
and haggard face which assured me
that he had made no great progress
with his investigation. He glanced at
a telegram which awaited him, and
threw it into the crate.
From the Plymouth hotel, Wat
son." he said. 81 learned the name of
IL from the vicar and / wired to make
certain that DR.. Leon Sterndale's ac-
count was true. 1t appears that he
did indeed spend last night there, and
that he has actually allowed some OF
his baggage TO go on to Africa, while
he returned to be present at this in
vestigation. What do you make OF
that, Watson?"
"He is deeply interested"
Deeply interested--yes. There is
a thread here which we have not yet
grasped, and which might lead us
through the tangle. Cheer up, Wat
son. for l am very sure that our ma
terial has not yet all come 10 hand.
When it does. we may soon leave our
difficulties behind u.s."
Little did ] think how soon the
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TO spring out upon my appalled, senses,
lurked all that was vaguely horrible,
all that was monstrous and inconceiv-
ably wicked In the universe. Vague
shapes swirled and swan amid the
dark cloud-bank, each a menace and
a warning of something coming, the
advent of some unspeakable dweller
upon the threshold, whose very shad-
ow would blast my soul. A freezing
horror took possession of me. l felt
that my hair was rising, and that my
eyes were protruding, that my mouth
was opened, and my tongue like
leather The turmoil within my brain
was such that something must surely
snap. l tried to scream, and was
vaguely aware OF some hoarse croak
which was my own voice, but distant
and detached from myself. AT the
same moment, in some effort of es-
cape, / broke through that cloud Of
despair. and had glimpse OF Holmes
face, white, rigid and drawn with hor-
ror-the very look which l had seen
upon the features OF the dead. IL was
thoS NiciOh NhiSh SdNo iiiC on ihoAohe
OF sanity and OF strength. dashed
from my chair, threw my arms round
Holmes, and together we lurched
through the door, and an instant aft
erwards had thrown ourselves down
upon the grass plot and were lying
sido by side. conscious only OF the
glorious sunshine which was bursting
its way through the hellish cloud OF
terror which bad girt us in. Slowly
IL rose from our souls Hike the mists
from landscape, until peace and rea-
son had returned, and we were sitting
up on the grass, wiping our clammy
foreheads. and looking with apprehen-
sion at each other TO mark the last
traces of that terrific experience which
We had undergone.
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Yes. that war between Italy and
Turkey is stil on. Also the one be-
tween Mexico and the insurrectos.
The daily casualty list Of the nation
Rl conventions promises to be as
great. however as that in either Trip
oil or Mexico
The Calumet news., 1912-06-11

Senator Lorimer announces that he
will speak IN his own defense. That
means another wet day in the senate,
hut it is no doubt healthful to flush
out the tear ducts occasionally.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-11

A moving picture operator descend
ed into the crater of Mt Vesuvius to
procure pictures of that natural Won
der. This is modern enterprise of a
most heroic character.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-11

Former Senator Aldrich, back from
Europe was interviewed on the poll
tical situation, but he mace a noise like
O soft pedal carefully wrapped in cot
ton.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,
By Mail or Carrier.
TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1912.

Next to a good winner the world
loves good loser. The man who
bolts his party is like the man who
cries robbery" when beaten.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-11

An heiress in Detroit has called off
her engagement to an English noble.
II looks as if the unfortunate man will
be forced to earn his own living.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-11
BALTIMORE HAS
EXPENDED $4,000

hotels. for instance, where the normal
charge for a room and hath varies from
So to 81 a day, viii charge as many
persons as occupy a SO room SO each.
and those In a "a room 81 each. but
no one viii he charged more than 81
a day even though he be one OF the
occupants Of SO or 81 room. Tho Ho-
tel Managers Association claims this
is a fair arrangement, since other
wise guest might expect To hire a s.
room and put in il as many persons az
he saw iit. paying only nominal SER
vice charge for each additional per-
son. Such a service charge the hotci
men say. would not compensate them
for the outlay for extra equipment and
help necessitatod. by the convention.
City is Prepared.
The hotel committee reports that
none of the hotel have raised cafe rates
and that room rates will run as low as
$3.50 a day. II declares that a com
parison with prices OF cities that have
taken care of previous convention
NihNN0 anu VIII Aht htiAfE ~ AANhAANh ~
Chicago for the Republican convention
this year shows that hotel charges here
are rs low as any and in many in
stances lower. at
a booklet issued for the convenience
OF convention visitors contains the fol-
lowing paragraph regarding this sub
iect of food and lodsings:
Baltimore is prepared 10 handle
large crowd. 1t will be wei TO make
reservations i'm advance. No one neeG
feei disturbed, however. If reservations
have not hcen secured in advance. \
very effective plan has boon developed
whereby persons arriving, without hay-
ing made reservations. will be able tC
secure comfortable quarters at no in
10 themselves. Al that is
needed. after reaching the city, is to
make application at the official mead
quarters. These headquarters are down
town on the first floor of the Equitable
Calvert and Fayette streets.
y complete register is ,on file there OF
all the various gradations Of quarter.
and accommodations. from the dollar
room to the more pretentious suites
II notice is sent in advance as 20 tht
lime visitors expect 10 arrive in Bal
Iimore, an effort will be made to have |
some of the reception committees at the |
particular place Of arrival SO as To look |
lfter those who may come. Any and |
all information about seats and ac-
can bpr ioObtained by |
writing TO Mr.. Robert Grain, General |
Chairman, Calvert building, Balti-
more" tn--.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-11

owing to the large number OF peo-
pie going to the Olympic Games we
advise our parties to'book their pass
age early.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-11

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