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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14

The word lob" is used advisedly.
1t naturally would not be what peo-
pie have in mind when they say
position" or "situation.'' But if
the fellow will hang onto himself
the position or situation may come
later.
Listen to this: Recently Captain
Richter was approached at a street
meeting by man who was down
and out. He wanted food and shell
ter for the night. He was told if
he would go to the hall meeting he
would be taken care of at the end
of the meeting. He did. During
the service he professed conversion
and got down on his knees and
prayed. He declared he had not
been in house of worship for As
years and had never offered a prayer
since he was eleven years old. Soon
after that night, he resumed work
and has never missed a day since
and that IS several months ago. This
is only an incident of a day in the
Army work. T he workers have
chosen as their field, one which no
other religious or charitable organ
ization goes into at all. Do not
think lightly of the Salvation Army
work. Make some enquiry and
learn that the street parade and the
meeting on the corner are only an
incident in the work that is being
carried on. Since the number in the
street parade in Virginia, is not
much, if any, larger than it was
several months ago, do not assume
that the Salvation Army is not &C
complishing anything. It's converts
are occupying pews in all the reg
ularly established churches. Talk
to Capt. Richter some time and be-
come better acquainted with what
the Army is doing. Learn about the
Sunday school where children, chief
ly from the homes of the poor. at
tend. Attend meeting at the hall
| on Mesaba avenue. These are Held
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday nights and the we'll to do
are as welcome as human derelicts
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14

and they live up to the proverb. One
merchant We saw In q sandy store
was lying sound asleep, covered with
flies. his dirty feet stuck tn 4 box
of dates.
No visitor to Tangier should miss
seeing the Soho or market place,
especially on a Thursday, ne that IL
the busiest day of the week. Long
caravans Of camels bring In the arti-
Giles of trade from the interior, while
donkeys and mules bring the products
of the gardens and orchards. Pass
Ing through the main gate your ear
Is greeted with a loud "Balak! Ba-
lak!' which Is Arabic for look out"
and dusky Moor rushes past you with
a shoulder Of beef on his back. Roost-
ers Growing, ducks quacking, chickens
cackling, announce the poultry market
at hand, where with much gibberish
and noise they conduct their business.
Next you pass into large open space
where all around on the ground are
heaps OF all kinds Of fruit-water-
melons and pomegranates, oranges
and grapes, prickly pears and peaches
and many other kinds, for Morocco
is fruitful country Moorish women,
with great broad sun-bonnets, attend
to the fruit and keep the flies OH.
Nearby is the charcoal burner who
has brought his load In from far out
In the country. Here il an old woman
sitting beside bundle of sticks which
she has probably carried on her back
for five or six miles. Many of the
Moorish women have 4 hard time of
1t. I have seen a mother, with 4 baby
slung across her breast, trudging
along the road with q great load of
sticks on her back. which she was
taking to the market to sell, to keep
his lordship. her husband, in plenty.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
TRULY A MAGIC CITY
Regal Monument to Founder Is
St. Petersburg.
Built by Will Of Despot, Russia's F.
NOUS Capital Has Charm That
Draws Visitors From the
Ends Of the Earth.

St. Petersburg.-"On one side, tho
sea; on the other, sorrow; on the
third, moss; on the fourth, a sigh
Palakirieff, the court jester Of Peter
the Great, described the location Of
his masters new capital. St. Peters,
burg, daringly built on the very lips
of the Neva river by an imperial de-
cree, is thus surrounded by swamps,
sea and forests Even now beneath
the wheels of q cart on the Nevsky
Prospect one can sometimes see the
moisture oozing up between the
blocks. On two hundred days of the
year it either rains or SHOWS. The
city was built at fearful cost Of
human lives; over one hundred thou
sand are said to have persisted in the
course of the early building opera
lions. Everybody, peasants and mobiles
alike, hated the place. Peter there
fore set thousands, under the CON-
pulsion of the knout, to building
dykes and driving piles He forbade
stone to be used for building In any
place but in his PARADISE" Peas
ants were herded together from the
southern provinces and forced to go
to his pet city and remain.
At one of Peter the Greats own
Assemblies" the water suddenly in
vaded the rooms Of the palace and
the emperor and his guests escaped
by wading through it ankle-deep o.
casionally, when gale from the
southwest drives the waves OF the
Finnish gulf toward the city, the wa.
tiers of the Neva are dashed backward
and lifted to within couple Of feet OF
the level of the street. Twelve hours
of such wind would put St. Peters
burg in position to receive the aims
of the world.
In spite of these handicaps, how
ever, and in the face of all the
eloquent anathemas that have been
hurled against her, St. Petersburg is
today in many respects a splendid, q
regal city. petersburg will not last
after our time. May it remain a
DESERT" exclaimed the Princess Mary,
half-sister to Peter. But the vigorous
ruler dreamed not in vain Of Twin
dow into Europe" and today his like
ness in heroic bronze gazes fondly
| over a truly imperial city of granite
quays, spacious streets and golden,
cleaning spires.
The view to the right along the arts.
tocratic Palace Quay is adorned by
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
OLD CITY OF TANG|ER
Second Only to Damascus in Its
Antiquity.
Cosmopolitan In the Extreme Are the
Crowded Thorouohfares Of the
Moroccan capital-Market Place
Especially 10 Worth 4 Visit.

Tangier, Morocco-Damascus 10
said to be the oldest inhabited city
in the world, and Tangier Is generally
acknowledged to be the second old
est. Tangier lies on the north coast
of Morocco, facing the straits of
Gibraltar, and is about thirty miles
from the great fortress. A steamer
plies between Gibraltar and Tangier.
When the steamer arrives at the
Moorish capital, there is a great hub
bub. Native boatmen fight and SQUAD
BILE among themselves az to who
shall get the most passengers. Being
q stranger you would perhaps rather
stay on board the steamer than trust
yourself to the dusky, bowling mob.
But there Is no other way OF getting
ashore. and as the view OF the town
Is limited from the deck Of the steam.
er, you find yourself bundled into a
corner Of the boat and the Moorish
boatmen pull for the shore, AZ soon
as you set foot on the landing stage,
you are besteged by q crowd OF guides.
1t is In vain you tell them their serv.
Ices are not required. and 20 in order
to get peace you hire the services OF
a big lanky Arab. You need not fol.
low him where he wants you to go,
but as you have provided yourself
with guide book. you make your
own plans.
Tangier Is cosmopolitan city.
Here, jostling together in the crowded
thoroughfares, may be seen the state
ly Berber. with long white robes,
Arabs from the desert, Soudanese
with thick lips, and compilations black
as Egypts night; wild-looking Riffs
from the hills; Jews, Spaniards, Ger
mans, Britishers and Europeans, bent
on business or pleasure.
The streets are very narrow, aud
the shops are very small, 70 small
that the merchant can easily reach
all round his store without rising
from his seat on the floor. The Moors
have a proverh which says-"It Is no
use running If you can walk, and it
is no use walking if you can stand.
and 1t Is no use standing II you can
sit; 1t Ia no use sitting if you can lie
down, no use lying If you can Sleep"
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BIG PRODUCTION OF Beer
Out 8,O03.145, 900 Gallons Of
the Amber Fluid.

Washington.-Nearly 5000. 745.O00
gallons of beer was the worlds pro-
ductfon in the year 1910, according tc
a report to the state department from
Consul Heingartner at Liege, Belgium,
quoting figures from the Action Eco.
nomique. OF this enormous amount
925,O00,O00 gallons were consumed
during the same period.
The United States occupied first
place among the beer-proGucing ceun.
titles, with an output Of 1905, 01O,377
gallons.
Germany was second with 1,703, $685..
$50 gallons, manufactured by 1885
breweries. Great Britain ranked third
and Austria-Hungary fourth.
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way will have few equals in the
world.
The difficulties of road construc
ton In the newest and most popular
OF Uncle Sans public parks are enor
nous. The roadway must be hewn
through the solid forest. Stumps
must be blasted out, and the tree
cuttings burned as the work prog
resses. Smoke from the road-makina
camps can be seen for miles In the
park. The highway that is being
hewn out Of the pine trees is as wide
as city boulevard, and. as fast a.
the way is cleared through the forest,
experienced roadmakers are being
set at work. and a smooth and perma'
nent roadway is constructed, equalins
any of the European roads which
have attracted so many automobile
tourists abroad
1t is recognized that, In order to
attract the public to the wonderful
parks which Uncle Sam has set aside,
automobile highways must be con.
structed. The auto cannot be kept
out Of the government parks many
seasons longer In fact, there is
determined movement now afoot to
have Yellowstone and other national
parks opened to the automobile.
A few years ago Glacier park was
q virgin wilderness, untraveled save
by hunters who penetrated the forests
and mountains in search of the wild
game which has always abounded1
there. The park is in the northwest:
ern corner of Montana, and through
It runs the real backbone of the con.
tinent, as from here water flows to
three oceans. Sixty active glaciers
have been discovered in the park
the remains of the great mass of ice
that covered this region in ages past.
Stories of the scenic wonders of the
region became current, and two OF
three years ago congress set aside .
vast region, under the act for the
creation Of national parks and monu
ments. and the work of opening this
new attraction to the public was be-
gun at once No other national park
has sprung so quickly into popular
favor, probably for the reason that no
other park offers such a variety Of
attractions.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
MINT TEA ALL THE RAGE
'Everybody's Doin' 1t" in London and
Ordinary ceylon and Chinese
Brands Are Barred.

London.-1f you want to be in the
fashion you must drink mint tea.
Ordinary Ceylon or China won't do,
and, anyway, mint tea is fine for the
complexion. Grand Duchess George
of Russia says 50. Mint tea is all the
rage in the fashionable houses of Bel.
gravia and Mayfair, and owes it's in
PRODUCTION to the Russian princess.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
DOING COMMEMORATE WORK

The Salvation Army does not have
the recognition and support it de-
serves in Virginia.
The work that is done by Capt.
Charles Richter, his wife and one
other assistant is underestimated
People see the parade through
Chestnut street, hear the speaking
and the singing at the street corner
meeting and unthinkingly assume
that constitutes the whole work OF
the Salvation Army. 1t may be said
that the street work is nothing at
all, as compared with the entire
work the army folks do. They are
busy all the time. After the street
meeting is the meeting at the hall,
within the four walls of which the
more personal work of pleading for
the leading of a better life is carried
In almost every church congrega-
ton and membership there are those
whose conversion may be traced
back to a Salvation Army meeting.
1t is on record that there are
churches in this country, one-half
of whose members are Salvation
Army converts. The charity work
of the Army obtains prominence,
and while important, it is by no
means the greater part of the entire
work. Here in Virginia the Army
collected sum OF money, something
like $3.50 for Christmas dinners and
holiday cheer for the poor. The
city hall charity organization made
it unnecessary for the Army to use
this at that time. But poor families
get hungry and cold, at times other
than the holiday time and all the
Army collected for holiday cheer
has been expended in January. The
Army people help the worthy poor
and they help the unworthy poor
They provide food and garments for
poor fatherless children and aban-
doned wives. They provide shelter
for the poor wretch whom nobody
will employ until he is able tC
brace up and in the meantime
they have job waiting for him
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
The 0roaeest Woman.

VINO was or u the greatest woman
all history? Two hundred Kansas
teachers answered the question and
WITH enthusiasm and unanimity the
Judges AWARDED the prize to the one
VINO made tA's reply: "The wife Of
tne farmer ct moderate means who
does her own cooking. washing. iron.
ing, sewing. brings up a family Of
ooys and girls to be useful members
OF society, and finds time TOR :ntellec,
tual improvement"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
Mustn't See Harvard Men Eat,

Cambridge, Mass.-No more will
visitors be permitted to stand at meal
time in the galleries of Memorial hall,
the dining place of 1000 Harvard stu
dents. The diners have been accus-
toned to greet visitors, particularly
feminine visitors, by pounding on
plates and saucers with their knives
and forks.
The management has found that its
crockery bill increases in direct pro-
portion to the number of visitors and
has decided to economic by locking
On tha galleries during the meal hours.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
THE CITY COUNCIL,
Official Public alton Of Proceedinis
COUNCIL. CHAN RER.

Virginia, Mimi. February 18th, 1913
Regular meeting of the city council OF
the city Of Virginia. Minnesota.
Council called to order by the president
Roll call.
Present, Aldermen Heritage, Harvey
l.undstrom, Keller, NOLAN, Mattson
McGhee, coffry, Mr. President-e
Absent, none
Reading of minutes OF previous meet.
ing.
Moved and supported that the minutes
he approved as read.
Carried.
The meat inspectors report for the
week ending February nth. 1913. wt,S
read, accepted and ordered filed.
The clerk of the municipal court re
ported fines and costs collected in that
court for the week ending February LIST
1913, the total amounting TO $l54.O0 The
report was accepted and ordered filed
The application Of Barney Schley fol
liquor license at No. ION Chestnut stree
was referred to the committee on license
Moved and supported that the applica
ton of Anton Domin at No. 2O7 Chestnut
street, Matt Holkko at No. Ill Chestnut
street, and Louis Cameron at No. -
Chestnut be granted, the bonds accepted
and ordered filed after the approval Of
resolutions be drawn covering the trans
actions.
Carried.
Letters to Mayor Murphy from Senator
Boyle and Representative Knapp relativ,
TO the eighty acres OF state land jus
north of Olcott park We're read and or
dered filed.
Moved and supported that the city clerl
advertise for proposals for the upkeep O.
white way and alley lighting system:
for the present year.
Carried
The milk inspectors report of milk In
spections for the month Of January, 1918
was read, accepted and ordered filed.
Moved and supported that the ordinanc,
to amend certain portions of Ordinanc,
No. us receive its third and final reading
Carried
The clerk READ the ordinance.
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman McGhee, that the ordnanc,
be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey
Lundstron1, Keller NOLAN, Mattson, NC
Ghee, Coffey, Mr. President-9.
Nays: None
Upon the foregoing vote the president
declared the ordinance adopted.
Moved and supported that the ordinance
granting the right, privilege and author.
ity to construct and establish, maintain
and operate telephone exchange system
within the city of Virginia receive its
third and final reading
Carried.
The clerk read the ordinance
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman Keller, that the ordinance
be adopted.
The president ordered a roll call OF
ayes and nays on the adoption or rejec-
ton of this ordinance and the result was
as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage, Harvey,
Lunstrom, Keller, NOLAN, McGhee-6.
Nays: Aldermen Madison, Coffey, Mr..
Presidents.
Upon the foregoing vote the president
declared the ordinance adopted
The committee on streets reported un-
favorably on the matter Of dividing the
Roosevelt ice rink ana granting the north
portion to the Hockey Club and the re-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
Watch Built in 4 Pearl.

"0eCH oU1V III y F0ArT.
A tiny watch, which has been made
inside a pearl as large as a big pea,
has just been constructed by Gallopin
Il Co. OF Geneva, fifteen months being
spent on the work. The empty pearl
weighed forty-ave grains and in di.
ameter is less than an inch. This
pearl watch can be worn on a ring or
~ = pendant and cost $4,000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
FORCES Check to See Mother.

Blanca, Colo.-Desire to return to
his dying mother at Lawrenceburg.
KY, caused Joseph Hicks, twenty-five
years old, to forge check for $25 on
his best friend. H. G. Carpenter. Real.
izing the gravity of his act, Hicks
called up Carpenter by telephone and
told him of the forgery, Immediately
afterward returning the money. Car
penter, a real estate dealer, promptly
collected subscriptions from several
friends and bought Hicks q railroad
ticket back to Kentucky.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14

Gus Pine type, fitted with steel arms
ending in immense claws controlled
from within the boat, will crawl about
the sunken cities and carry the treas
ures which the drivers bring them to
the under water platform of the huge
dry dock above. From the surface Of
the sea steel tubes will also drop into
the depths of the Caribbean, and from
their ends will pour streams of light.
illuminating street where only the
scaly denizens of the deep have wan.
dered for untold ages.
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The committee on nebr and u,tor 70
ported that the North Side stand pipe
services had been compromised upon and
the consumers agreed to pay the monthly
accounts to the light and water companv
The committee on finance reported that
the engineers report Of approximate and
maj estimates on paving and other street
improvements for 1912, agreed as near
as they could under the circumstances
and recommended that the report be ac-
ceped and ordered filed
Moved and supported that the renort
of the city engineer be- accepted and or
: dered FLED.
Carried.
Moved and supported that the city en-
gineer be instructed to formulate similar
tables OF Improvement work on streets
tor the years 1910 and 1911, as submitted
10 the council for the year 1912, and file
the same with the city clerk.
Carried.
Moved and supported tnat the Mat
showing public thoroughrares to be va
'a'eo IN the northeasterly portion of the
| city be referred to Il committee of three
| Carried.
The president appointed Aldermen
, Mattson, McGhee and Coffey on this
| committee.
Alderman Heritage presented a plat r.
| the council showing certain portions Of
| the Great Northern Addition and desired
! to know why blocks l. > :, and & of this
addition were not being taxed. The mar.
q
| investigation and report
The city attorney was instructed /,
| again look up the matter of ownership
| or certain portion of land at the west end
| OF block IA. Original Addition to Virginia
ana also the matter of securing certain
| portions of Railroad avenue as pub]ir
| road ways
| Moved and supported that the CITY clerk
! be instructed to advertise for proposals
for two thousand twenty gallon sa)va.
nized iron garbage cans, similar to those
| no" IN use with the exception that the
cans are not to be numbered
Carried.
Moved and supported that the DAY
| rolls OF the street lahore and EMPLOYEES
! of the incinerator plant De allowed and
ordered paid.
| Carried.
| COUNCIL CHAMBER.
| Resolution No. &C.,
City of Virginia, MINI, Feb, 4th. 1919
Resolution authorizing the granting OF
liquor license to Anton Domin at No
2O7 Chestnut street
BY Alderman Lundstron:
| Resolved, by the city council of the
city of Virginia, that the application Of
Anton Domin to sell intoxicating uouors
| in the front room on the ground floor Of
the two story brick building situate No.
a7 Chestnut street, in said city, be and
| is hereby granted, and that the surety
bond in the sum of 100000 be and is
hereby accepted and ordered filed after
the approval of the mayor.
License to be for one year from Feb
ruary IA, 1913
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman Coffey. that above resolu-
ton be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey, Lundstrom,
Keller, NOLAN, McGhee, Coffey, Mr..
President.
Nays: aldermen Heritage Mattson-2.
Adopted February 4th, 1913
Approved February 18th, 1913.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Resolution No. 663.
City of Virginia, Minn, Feb. 18th, 1918
Resolution authorizing the granting of
a liquor license to Matt Holkko at No.
Ill Chestnut street.
BY Alderman NOLAN:
Resolved. by the city council of the city
of Virginia. that the application of Matt
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A Little Wisdom,

A man with a half volition goes
backward and forward and makes no
way on the smoothest road; a man
with whole volition advances on the
toughest and will reach his purpose,
II there be even little wisdom in it.
Carlyle
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Tries Odd Suicide in Jail.

Huntington, Pa.-By swallowing
match heads and ground glass, Frank
Ronello, on trial for murder, tried to
commit suicide. Sticking his hand
kerchief in his mouth when physicians
responded to the call, he refused to
swallow medicine and had to be held
while hypodermics were used to COM
pei him to vomit. He was gotten out
of danger and then jury convicted
him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
Degrees Of VOCABULARY

Shakespeare produced all his playa
with about $4,000 different words: Mil.
tons range comprised about 5000 and
the Old Testament's limit is 5,e42. A
person OF good education seldom ex-
ceeds 1000, while many people are nm-
tied to about 300.
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Has Transparent Back.

Fayette City, PA baby girl with
q transparent back, born to Mrs.. Hen
ry L. Hobots, in Allenport, last week,
is exciting the interest Of physicians
by placing the child on it, stomach
the movement Of the lungs and the
pulsations of the heart may be OBJ
served
The baby apparently 10 in good
health and is perfectly normal except
tor the open-face back.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-14
Different functjoa

i presume you never Quarreled
with your wife?" Certainly not" re-
piled skinny little Mr.. Hennypeck,
Il am merely Z husband, not . Hon
tanner.
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He Knew.

Teacher-''Tommy, you arc too
great an idler. Do you know what b.
comes of people who won't work :"
Tommy-"Yessum. They gets sup
ported by the rest Of the family
Judge.
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Fortunate Discovery.

Proprietor-"Well, sir, how did you
find the beef?" Diner-"Oh, hap
pened to shift potato, and-well
there It wa"