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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth. Mimi, Oct. II, 1894
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof IN support OF his claim,
and that said Eroof will be made before The
Regieter and Receiver of the U s. Land Office
at Duluth, Mimi, on Dec. 49, 1894, viz: Charles
Flohr. who made Homestead Entry 500:
for the J; m ofNwN Of Sec. n, T. 50 North o.
He names tho following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land. viz: william r. Haehnke. OF
Wiz ginia. Mimi, Carl Lund. of Duluth, Mimi,
Warner Kel'um, Of Virginia: Mimi John
G. Me- can, Of Virginia. MIMI, Daniel Nc
Lean. of Virginia, MINI.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knOwl
Of any substantial reason. under law anG
regulations Of the Interior Department., why
such proof should not be allowed. will bf
given an opportunity at the above mentioned
time and place to crOss-examne the witnessed
OF said claimant, and to OFFER evidence I'm re
w. H. Smaliwood, A. J, Taylor,
Attorney. Register
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Sheriff's Execution Sale.

Under and by virtue of an Execution issued
out of and under the seal of the District
Court Of the State Of Minnesota, in and for
the Eleventh Judicial District. and County OF
St. Louis, on the 9th day of November, 1894
upon a judgment rendered and docketed in
said Court and County in an action therein,
wherein The Virginia Improvement Com
pany, plaintiff, and Carl J. Anderson, de-
PENDENT, in favor of said plaintiff and against
said defendant, for the sum of Eight Hun
dred Thirty-seven and 47-1O0 ($8374D Dollars,
which said Execution has to me, as Sheriff OF
said St. LOUIS county, beon duly directed and
Public Auction, to the highest bidder, st the
Front Door Of the Court House in the City OF
Duluth. in said County OF St. Louis, on Satur-
day, the 9Th day Of January, 1895. at ten
o'clock in the forenoon Of that day, all the
right, title and interest that the above named
Judgment debtor had in and to tho real
estate hereinafter described on the 3rd day
of November, 1894 that being the date of the
rendition OF saidJudgment,'th the description Of
the property being US follows: Lots Seven
teen az Eighteen u80 Nineteen Q9) and
Twenty co., Block Twenty-Five (25,) Townsite
Of Virginia: according to the recorded plat
thereof fled in the office OF the Register of
Deeds in and for St. Louis county.
All the above described property being and
lying in St. Louis county, Minnesota.
Dated. Duluth Minn.;3 Novsmber 18th: 1921 =
by V. A. DASH, Deputy.
NOv-23-3O- Dec-7-14- X-Jan-4.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
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Stanley and Livingston.

When Stanley after years Of
untiring energy, discovered Liv-
ingston. the great African Elk:
plorer, the first question the old
hero asked was did you bring
any of Harper's Old Nelson
County Whislzey with you?"
Upon receiving reply in the af,
tirmative, he exclaimed, "'Thank
heaven! and burst into tears.
Harper's celebrated Old Sour
Mash is sold by the sole agent,
S. SAX, Virginia, Mimi.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Dentistry.

DR.. Hedderly, of Minneapolis,
will be at the Virginia Hotel on
December 5, 6. z and 8, prepared
to do any dental operations in a
thorough and satisfactory man
ner, and at Biwabik on Deem
Der 10th and 18th. The Doctor
will hereafter make regular
monthly visits to Virginia.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07

NV " - w q LudJOilty Ol Cno MIN
ing men of the Lake Superior
district, arrived in the city last
evening in company with Mr..
Penfield, general agent of the
Aetna Powder Co. Capt. Dick.
enson will hereafter, it is stated,
act as range agent for this CON-
pany.
Ladies are invited to call and
inspect the fine line of Holiday
goods at the Virginia Mercantile
Store.
j. c. Oeschger, of Lacrosse
auditor of the John Gund Brew.
ing Co., has been in the city the
past week in the interests of his
company.
A new and complete line OF
outing fannels and dress goods
just arrived at The Fair Store.
M. H. MARTIN, Prop.
John Anderson, a section la.
borer, on the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern road. at this point, was
injured Monday while driving 9
spike. In some manner it was
struck so that it flew back strik
ing him in the mouth and max.
ing a severe wound.
Sleds, trunks and children'<
toys in great variety for the
Holidays at the Virginia Fur
niture Co.'s store,
Leave your money in the towr
by placing your order with
Wallace the Tailor.
DR.. Darms visited Minneapo
lis over Sunday.
The California Wine House
carries the largest stock O.
liquors, imported and domes
tic wines, cigars, etc.. ii
the city. Also makes a spec
ialty of Jug and bottle trade
for family use. Jugs delivered
to any part of the city free
OF charge S. SAX Prop
O. O. Void, representing the
Minneapolis Tribune, was IL
the city the first of the week.
Doilies, fancy fine table linen.
and towels at The Fair Store.
M. H. MARTIN, Prop
Another room in the schoo
building will have to be opene<
the fore part of the year.
Buy your wife one of thos,
nice easy cha IS at the Virgini:
Furniture &c for a Holida,
present.
j J. Adam Bede can now be lie
ultimately humorous withou
fear of losing his job-becaus,
he has none to lose.
If you have any news of inter
est, do not wait for the editor t.
find it out, but hand it in.
Fresh goods arriving daily q
the Virginia Mercantile Store.
A complete line of yarns a
The Fair Store.
M. H. MARTIN. Prop
Drop into the store of the Vir
ginia Furniture Co. and inspec
their elegant stock of STANDARD
goods and novelties before pur
chasing Holiday gifts.
! A complete stock of read,
mixed house and floor paints
all colors, at Prescott e. Mar
Co.
An elegant line of poke
knives and fine cutlery just open
ed by Prescott & Mars Co.
Christmas is coming and i
you have anything in the line O
Holiday goods you will let th'
people know it through the col
umns of The Enterprise:
The youngsters will soon b.
hanging up their stockings.
Wallace, the Tailor, can Civ
you good value for your none,
both III style and material. Civ
him a call.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-07
Duluth, South core and Atlantic
Raj "ay.
Direct Line East.

wagner Buffet Sleeping Cars Between Duluth
and SAUL Ste. Marie.
Lowest Rates for Emigrant Tickets to and
From Europe.
Tickets via 500 PACIFIC LINE to western
Points Pacific Coast aud CALIFORNIA;
81 r. H.-IARKE, = ~.
CDn.l Agent, 426 Spaulding House Block
4ss5z@s-.<zz:.z@ I'LL = Duluth. Milln. -
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Terms, t2 Per Year, in Advance.
Special Notice.

oPeo1d1 NUIlce. . 80 4.
Marriage. death and obituary mention
without poetry and notices OF church and
society meetings will be published free.
Full rates will be charged for cards al
thanks, obituaries. obituary poetry, notice.
OF church and society entertainments ktyen
Tor revenue. and oil other items not consitl.
cred ncWS. r-'".~*
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17


Frau Won Gerboth took short step
backward She was trembling with rage
What can have come over you, Herr
Won Hilgenan?'' she asked, eoldly All is
over between us now forever You have
made it impossible for me to stay any
longer in this place by your unparlonable
impudence | shall leave the town to
day"
''Why SOP he asked, coldly THE
odd lady will tell the story everywhere
and she knows my name too.
There was a sob in her voice
do not believe that he replied. still
unmoved, .'she is far too good hearted to
do any such thing. On the other hand,
she is dying to know you. When | left
the house moment ago she called out to
me Don be long children.
S'Really that is quite affecting? She
will doubtless now adopt you, sneercd
Leonore.
IF that were necessary she doubtless
would, he replied gently, looking into
her eyes.
Then who is the lady?' she asked
suddenly.
My mother, Leonore; may take you
to her?'
Eyes, she replied, under her breath,
yielding herself up to her fate and moving
by his side toward the house where five
minutes before red rose had been grow
ino
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
Valuable Bibles.

Daniel K. Cassel, the Mennonite his
torian, whose home is in Nicetawn, Pa,
is the possessor of valuable collection of
Bibles, some of which are very rare and
can scarcely be duplicated Among them
is one that is said to have been printed at
Basle, Switzerland, in IT'S, and another
in 1898 at the same place A valuable
old Bible to be found in his library is one
that is known as the Martin Luther Bible.
1t is a copy of the fourth edition, and was
printed at Wittenburg in 1852. 1t con-
tains marginal explanations on the Biblical
Books by S. d. Hutteri, and an introduc-
ton by the Theological Faculty at Witten-
burg. The first edition of this work was
printed in 1916 Perhaps the rarest vol
ume in this collection is a copy Of the Poly
glott Bible. 1t was printed at Nurem-
burg, Germany, in 1899, by Elias Hut
teri, This Bible is peculiar in that it is
printed in II languages, namely, Syrian,
Italian, Hebrew, Spanish, Greek, French,
Latin, English, German, Danish, Bo-
hemian and Polish. 1t is said there is not
another Bible of this kind known to exist.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
A Monstrous Magnet.
From the New Orleans riearune

FROM the New orleans F1cayune
All readers of the Arabian Nights will
remember the mountain of loadstone which
attracted Sinbad the Sailors ship so strong
ly that as she drew near the nails flew out
of the vessel and stuck to the mountain,
causing the vessel to fall to pieces This
does not seem so improbable a story when
one is told about the doings of the enor-
nous magnet that Colonel W. r. King, of
the engineer corps, has built at Willet'
Point, n Y This magnet is made of
two old cannon, wrapped with miles and
miles of insulated telegraph wire. When
an electric current is passed through the
wire the guns become magnets of enormous
power, capable, 1t is said, of deranging
ship compass six miles away Many ex-
periments have been made from time to
time in testing the power of the big mag
net. One of the most interesting ever at
tempted was made under the personal sup
ervision of Colonel King. A number of
pieces of railroad iron were placed near the
muzzles of the guns, and the current of
VII. the
rails flew to the magnet, and were held as
fast as if they were welded to its immense
core. Colonel King then had one end of
large chain fastened around the pieces of
iron to ascertain the amount of power neces-
sary to pull them away from the magnet.
The other end of the chain was attached
to the capstan, that was held firmly in
place by long stakes driven into the ground.
When everything was in readiness for the
test the capstan bars were manned by
eight stalwart engineers, and they endeavor-
ed to pull the railroad iron away from the
magnetized guns. After straining for
some time the stakes holding the capstan
in place gave away and it toppled over.
The railroad iron had not even moved on
the face of the magnet The dynamo
meter, which had been attached to indicate
the amount cs strain the magnet would
stand, showed that it had resisted %. 500
pounds. 1t was found impossible to dis
turb the piece of railroad iron until the
electricity had been shut off.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
Guns Made of Paper.

Almost without limit are the purposes
to which wood pull p is being put. The
latest invention in this line is the manu-
facture of large guns from this material,
writes George d. Rice, in the Paper Trade
Journal Guns have been made from
leather pulp, and these are bound with
hoops of metal The leather pulp is, of
course, hardened. There is also core of
metal set inside the gun. The lghtness
Of the leather cannon is an essential feat
ure. The principal aim, however, is to
secure material which has some elastiei-
ty, 50 that the force of heavy discharge
will be broken gradually. This seems to
be obtained in cannon made from pulpy
substance. Paper pulp answers the pur-
pose, as numerous trials and experiments
have proved; it possesses more elasticity
than metal, and when hardened is nearly
as tough; hence this material is useful in
the manufacture of articles requiring hard.
efficient and elastic properties.
The body of the gun is made of paper
pulp; the core is of metal, and made very
much like the cores of ordinary cannoii
The exterior Of the cannon Is wound with
wire. About five layers of copper, brass
or steel wire are firmly wound on, thus
binding the cannon. Outside of the COW
ering of wire are various bands of brass.
These bands are set with uprights, through
which rods extend parallel with the gun
There are lock nuts on each side of the
uprights, and these hold the rods in place.
1t will be seen that the process of max
ing the gun is as follows: A special grade
of paper pulp, in which the fiber is long,
is selected and well agitated The usual
hardening and toughening ingredients, con-
sisting Of litharge wax, tallow, white lead
and blue, are introduced The pulp is
then run into molds and cast of the proper
shape. The steel core is put in; wire is
bound around the exterior; brass or steel
bands are securely y set about the whole, and
the parallel rods are applied The rods,
being of steel, possess degree of spring,
and as they are fastened to the bands, the
result is a gun which will give way slightly
at OaOh ulsVhaiSS, yet CdnnoU Dufst. y
person may make his muscles rigid and fall
to the ground, in which case he is likely
to receive broken bone; but if the mus
cles are relaxed, the bones will give way
somewhat and will not break. The same
principle is applied in the paper cannon.
The pulp, although exceedingly durable,
will give way enough to prevent break
The layers of wire, the binding of steel
bands and the parallel rods add strength
In war times it is easy to batter down a
brick wall or a stone foundation; but pro-
lection of bales of hay, bags of sand or
similar substance is not affected as a shot
is simply imbedded in it.
The chief points of the pulp gun are
elasticity and lightness Being lighter, it
follows that transportation will be easier
1t is said that the leather pulp guns, which,
if made of metal, would require derrick
to move, are readily transported on light
wagons. Paper pulp is no heavier than
leather pulp.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
A Proper Adieu.

Nine de Bill, wife of the Danish Am
bassador to the Court of st. James, is an
American by birth. Her father was
Chancellor Zabriskie, of New jersey, and
before her marriage she was noted not only
for her beauty, but for her vivacity and wit.
Many stories illustrating her love of fun are
told of her. One of them relates to her
first meeting with her husband. 1t was
at great reception, at the close of which
Mr.. de Bill, who had been in the country
only short time, came up to her and ask
ed her what was the conventionally proper
thing for him to say to his hostess on
bidding her adieu With perfectly so
Der face. though her eyes sparkled with
merriment, she replied that in this Demo-
cratic land the only proper thing to say
was, MADAME, by golly, l have had a
bully time Believing that this was
straight tip he thus delivered himself.
The old chronicles of jersey City say that
when he first discovered the joke he was
furious, but his fury was short lived, and
he married the beautiful belle.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
Women Ought to. Know.

That heavy bed clothing often produces
sleeplessness.
That happy children are almost invari-
ably healthy children.
That burnt camphor inhaled win often
cure cold in the head
That comb of buffalo horn is much
better for the hair than one of rubber or
celluloid.
That color taken from fabric by acid
may nearly always be restored by the use
Of ammonia
That the safest court plaster to use is
the white, transparent kind, as the Others
are liable to contain poisonous dyes.
That severe paroxysm Of coughing
may be often arrested by tablespoonful
of glycerine in wine glass of hot milk.
That silver or steel thimbles are the
safest to use, since others contain lead,
brass or pewter, producing inflammation in
slight scratch.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
AOetrp.
AUTUMN.

From the Boston Commonwealth.
The year grows stin again, the surging wake
Offull-siied Summer folds its burrows up
AS, after passing of an argosy,
Old Silence settles back upon the sea,
And ocean grows placid cup.
Spring, the young morn, the Summer, the strong
noon,
Have dreamed and done and died for Autumns
sake;
Autumn that finds not for loss so dear
solace in stack and gamers here too soon
Autumn, the faithful widow of the year.
Autumn. poet once so full of song,
Wise in all rhymes of blossom and of bud.
Hath lost the early magic of his tongue
And hath no passion in his falling blood
Hear ye sound of sobbing in the air?
'Tis his. Low bending in secret lane,
Late blooms of second childhood in his hair
He tries old magic, like dotard mage;
Tries spell and spell, to weep and try again,
Yet not daisy hears, and everywhere
The hedgerow rattles like an empty cage.
He hath no pleasure in his silken skies.
Nor delicate ardors of the yellow land;
Yea, dead, for all its gold the woodland lies
And all the throats of music filled with sand,
Neither to him across the stubble field
May stack garner any comfort bring,
Who loveth more this jesmine he hath made,
The little tender rhyme he yet can sing,
Than yesterday, with all its pompous yield,
Or all his shaken laurels on his head.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
"set Up Straight. +"
From Blue and Gray.


Nothing is more abominable in young
person than the habit of STOPPING, and, ex-
cept when caused by malformation or ac-
tual weakness, nothing is more inexcusable.
A slouchy, STOPPING habit of carriage always
suggests laziness, and often stealth and dis
honesty. Garry your head erect, expand
your chest, throw back your shoulders, or
you will never possess grace or command
ing presence.
The Creator made man up right.
Round shoulders and bow-shaped spines
may be. avoided by watchfulness during
youth, and retained in maturity without an
effort
If you bend over too much in your stu
dies, get lower seat. Saw the legs off
an old chair, and then sit down so low that
your chin will come just above the table;
make the hind legs little shorter than the
fore legs, and then read and write with
your arms on the table, and it will take
out some of the crook from your back.
One mother, whose daughter was get
ting the habit of STOPPING, used to have
her lie fiat ON her back, without a pillow,
for an hour each day, while she read to
her out of some interesting book In
little while she was as straight as need be,
and picture of health and straightness.
In some countries the women carry pals,
tubs and heavy loads on their heads-this
keeps them erect Throwing back the
arms is another means of keeping straight.
Remember, you may add years to your
life by keeping straight; and you may not
only have a longer life, but stronger,
broader, deeper, happier and more useful
life, if you 60 about with head erect, chest
expanded and lungs well developed, with
rosy cheeks and fresh complexion, than if
you go about bent over, cramped up, stoop-
ing, fat-ehested, sallow, nervous and mis-
cradle
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
A Good Story.

NJ. ?. Wilder, in Demorests Family Magazine
The more stories man has the more
difficult it is to say which is the funniest.
| know great many story tellers and still
more stories; but just which is funniest |
would not dare say of-hand. A friend of
mine, a newspaper man, tells me that he
was lately in small town in New York
State where Chauncey Depew was billed
to make speech that night, and it hap
pened he stopped at the same hotel Depew
did. Just after supper the editor of the
local paper dropped in to see Mr.. Depew,
and the distinguished gentleman proceeded
TO have some fun with the country Journal
ist. He had fun, too, every now and then
he rounded up sentence against the
editor by saying, ''Oh, you can't believe
everything in the newspapers, the.editor
having used the newspaper matter very
largely in his argument.
After the speech making was over the
editor met Mr. Depew in the hotel Office
again, and there was big crowd present
''Well, my friend inquired the genial
Chauncey "what did you think of my
speech p
The editor hesitated a moment.
Are you, he asked solemnly, the
genuine Chauncey NJ Depew?'
Certainly. Why not r.
Are you the one that all the news
papers have been saying was the finest
speaker, the greatest talker, the sharpest
stumper, and the brightest wit before the
public 2 pursued the editor.
Il guess Tn the one, blushed the
gentleman. Why?"
oh, because you can't believe every
thing there is in the newspapers
And Depew shook hands with the
editor and called il square.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
Royal Mortality.
From the New York snn


The Pail Mall Gazette calls attention to
the fact that Alexander III has reigned
for nearly IA years, the average length
of a Gar s reign since the beginning of the
seventeenth century. Since about the same
date the average length of Spanish reign,
it says. has been twenty -one years; of an
Austrian reign, twenty-six years; of Prus-
sian, thirty years; and of British reign.
thirty. Mortality in Russian royalty is
higher, too, than in France, where the last
six sovereigns reigned, on an average,
twenty years each.
Is the inference drawn in these figures
correct? Alexander | became Car of
Russia in 1901, and reigned twenty-four
years His brother Nicholas succeeded to
the imperial throne in 1925 and reigned
thirty years. Alexander III succeeded in
1855. He was assassinated in 1881, after
reigning twenty-six years, and Alexander
Ill, who became Car in March. 1881.
completed thirteen years of imperial rule
six months ago. These four Cars had
collectively reign of ninety three years,
or somewhat more than an average OF twen-
ty-three years exceptionally high for
European monarchs in this century. The
Emperor of Austria has been in power
forty-six years, the Queen of England for
fiftyseven, the King of Denmark for thir-
ty-one, and the King of the Belgians for
twenty-nine years. France is a republic.
Spain and Holland have rulers who are in
their minority. The statistics furnished
by the Pail Mall Gazette are correct so far
as they concern the whole period from the
beginning of the seventeenth century, but
the inference as to what our contemporary
calls royal mortality is misleading. Eu-
ropean monarchs, in this century, at least,
have been long-lived, notably so in Russia,
where the average reign has been twenty
three wears.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17

When man thinks nobody cares for
him, and he is alone in a cold apd selfish
world, he would do well to ask himself this
question What have | done to make
anybody care for and love me, and warm
the world with faith and generosity 1t
is generally the case that those who com
plain the most have done the least.