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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1894-07-06
Among the Iokars.

He'll is for those who delight in max
ing others miserable.
Before states were In use people null
tiplied on the face Of the earth.
OF 4 bank check it may be truly said I:
Its face is its fortune"
II think I'll give this country the
shake" remarked the malaria, as ii pre-
pared for business.
"a stitch in time saves nine" as the
surgeon said when he sewed up the base
ball umpire.
"Does death end all?" No, indeed.
It Is frequently just the beginning Of a
big undertaker's bill.
A man with six or seven manageable
daughters says that his house is regu-
lar court house every Sunday night.
Justice O'Halloran: "Have You any
children, Mrs. Kelly?" Mrs. Kelly;
II hov two Twin and wan married."
"Going to have new hat?n "Don't
know yet. Mama has passed the appro-
priation, but I'm awfully afraid papa
will veto it, He ia opposed to every bill
we send in"
"What ever became of that greyhound
You had?" "Killed himself" "Real-
| "" Eyes; tried to catch fly on the
small Of his back and miscalculated.
Bit himself in two"
Proud Mother--''To think should
be the mother Of Congressman" Sym
pathetic Neighbor--"Oh, | wouldn't
worry. lfhe's not led astray BY some
young girl people will forget in tine"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1894-07-06
FRIDAY. JULY 8. 1894.
NnTIcR.

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pires with this issue Please rencw promptly,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
FEW STURGEON LEFT.
Fishing in the Columbia Lessening-I
structiOn of Shad,

flshlns III the Columbia ssening-De-
structiOn of Shad.
The sturgeon fishing in the Columbia,
bids fair not to amount to much this
year, and probably not for many years! to
come, unless something is done to paI oct
those fish. When the business of shipping
sturgeon East was commenced. few
years ago. there appeared to be prac-
tically no limit to the amount that could
be caught. The fishermen were paid Il
cent Il pound for the fish, and a hundred
carloads We're shipped in a season. Now
sturgeon dressed are worth cents per
pound, and carload shipments are very
few. The sturgeon fishermen attribute
the disappearance of that fish to the great
numbers of young destroyed in traps
and wheels. The thousands and thou
sands of hooks set on lines strung across
the river near the bottom have rapidly
cleaned out the grown fish. and, when
the young ones are slaughtered in wheels
and traps in a reckless manner, it is not
to be wondered at that the sturgeon fish
ing has been ruined. 1t is not known
how long it takes Il sturgeon to grow
up. but it probably takes some time, and,
even if the slaughter of the young could
be stopped now, it would be several years
before the fish would become plentiful.
The wasteful slaughter of young shad
i'll traps is likely to retarl the increase of
sh;id i'll the Columbia. Many shad weigh
ing only II pound, and of no value for food,
have been sent up here from the mouth
of the Columbia this fall. and they are
only Il small portion of those killed. 1t
may be proper and necessary that traps
should be used III catching salmon; but
it has never been satisfactorily explained
why these traps should be made so as to
destroy young salmon, sturgeon, shad and
other small fish. Perhaps some fishtrap
man can explain this The traps appear
to catch every thing from a s:,rdine to 1,
sea lion.-Portlanh Oregonian.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
Went Wild Over Him.

When Johann Strauss visited Boston at
the time of the Gilmore jubilee, the Blue
Danube waltzes were as we'll known in
this country as yankee Doodle" and so
when the composer was found to be a
handsome. dapper little man, with lovely
eyes and Il mass of wavy black hair that
was almost as cXtravagantly long as
Padercwski's, the Boston musical women
went wild over him. Strauss was Il great
dogfancicr at that time, and was accom-
panied by magnificent black retriever.
Toward the last of the concert days some
enthusiastic young woman sprung the
idea Of getting :, lock of Strauss hair
for her locket. The fashion grew into
a fad, and Johann promised every appli-
cant !. memento. And iii due time the
locks were distributed-many hundreds of
them-each one accompanied by the COM
pilnents of the waltz king. Enough hair.
had been cut off and distributed to make
Strauss look as though he had been sand
.papered. Yet when he left Boston for
New York his locks were as bushy and
profuse as ever. 1t was remarked, how
ever, that when .Johann's beautiful black
haired dog was put into the baggage car
the poor creature looked like u shorn poo
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
A MINISTER DIES OF JOY.

He was About to Receive $50, 900 for a
New Cash Register Device.
Excessive JOY was the actual cause of
the death of the Rev. Edward +. Rob
:'rts of Rochester. y. Y. He died in
Washington from the bursting of IL blood
vessel. due to excitement over the news of
TIL success of an invention upon which
he had been laborine for 1, long time in
poverty. and for which, within Il few
days, he was to receive SIO.NN.
Mr.. Roberts was born III Manchester,
this city in 1884, .when he entered the
University of Rochester. from which in
stltution he was graduated in 1888. Sub
sequently. he took Il two years course
at the Rochester Theological seminary.
after which he removed to Columbus, o..
where. in June, 1891, he was ordained a
Baptist minister. In the fall of 1898 lie
returned to this city.
He was man of considerable inventive
ability. and while in college was at work
On several devices. one of which was Il
method of steam heating
six years ago he turned his attention to
the invention of cash register. said to
possess marked advantages over other
machines. Since that time he had per-
fected his patents and worked INCREASING
~ to organize IL company to put the ma
chime upon the market.
a number Of Rochester business men
inspected the machine and were impressed
With its value. Last week the formation
Of the new company was practically COM
pleted. it being stipulated that Mr.. Rob-
erts was to receive S3O,OtO for his ill
yention. He Went to Washington to
make Il final search in the patent Office in
order to assure the company that every
thing was all right
His inspection resulted in certainty
that there could be no possible danger of
litigation and that the fortune was within
his grasp. The relief and JOY Was more
than his overworked body could stand.
On Thursday a blood vessel burst in his
hrn;p
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
PUSSY WHIPPED AN EAGLE.
The Bird Measured More Than Six Feet
and She Took it Home.

and She Took it Home.
Charles Wiswell of Carbonate. Law
renee county. $. D.. has Il cat that is
Il king of its kind. Besides being a good
mouser. this remarkable feline is death to
mountain rats, night hawks and other
small game. not long ago bringing home
as the result of its prowess a large jack
rabbit. But the most remarkable incident
i'll the cats history happened day or
two ago.
1t was an encounter with full-grown
bird Of freedom, and pussy was the vic
tor. The cat was sitting on a pile of
ance of chipmunk. which but a moment
before it had chased into hole. when
suddenly the sky above the cat became
darkened, and an ominous swish as if
from a rapidly moving body. fell upon
pussy's ear. The cat sprang aside with
motion so rapid that the eye could scarce
ly follow it, and in the place it had occ,,-
pied but moment before stood a full
grown bald eagle. its plumage ruttled and
thristing for blood. Pussy had sand and
accepted tho gage of. battle, and in less
time than it takes to tell it. the famous
''cat and parrot time was being re-en-
acted. 1t was II desperate struggle. and
although pussy was pretty badly scratched
by the eagles talons. it, when taking the
initiative in the fight. secured Il decided
back. For a few moments the air was
filled with fur and feathers. and the
ground was all torn up. but pussy held Oh,
and i'll Il short time succeeded III biting
through the neck of its antagonist The
struggles of the eagle grew weaker and
weaker. and soon ceased altogether and
pussy, exhausted by the violent excrtions
and sore from wounds inflicted by tn"
eagles talons rested for Il moment. then.
as calm as though sitting on IL rug be-
fore the Kitchen hearth: went carefully
over the ruffietl fur. made it's toilet. and,
Selling the body of the vanquishcd antag-
onist, drew it with much difficulty to the
home of it's master. Laying it at tn"
masters feet, the cat purred with salts
faction, and in this way boastel of the vie
tory.
The combat was witnessed by number
of people, every one of whom expressed
a desire to buy the cat. but Mr. Wiswcll
says he would not sell it for the best mine
in the Black Hills. The eagle measured
& feet inches from the tip of one wing
to that of the oil her
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
BURIED CONFEDERATE ARMS.
Brass Cannon, Rifles, Bayonets, ETC., Re
covered from an Old Well.

Brass Cannon, Rifles, Bayonets, ETC., Re-
covered from an Old Well.
Cumberland Gap, Tenn. is ali stirred up
over the late discovery of number of
lrms, etc, buried during the late war.
The story of their resurrection is as fol-
lows:
"a few days ago Mr.. Martin, All ex-
Confederate soldier from Lynchburg. Va.
who is now United States Storekeeper
With Col. Cockerill an ex-Federal sol
lier and president Of the Eastern Ken
tucky Land company. told him that during
the war he and others had. at the order
II Gen. John II. Morgan, buried twenty
Ave eases of Enfield rifles. several hun
irel bayoncts and pistols. four wagon
loads of cannon balls. five barrels of
IS cooking vessels, shovels, axes. etc.
All had been placed in Il large we'll $50
feet deep. Col. Cockerill took force of
hands next day and went to work hunting
for the well. and succeeded in locating it
within Il few feet Of the cornerstone
where the three states, Tennessee, Vir-
sinia and Kentucky. come together.
ing several feet Of earth. sand. etc They
ave so far gone down only thirty live
feet. and have taken out several cases
# the guns in good condition, some not
wen r,lsted: Il large number of cannon
balls. cooking vessels. four wagon wheels,
harness. etc 1t is said that when their
asst load was put in the we'll the wheels
were taken off the wagon and thrown in
and the other part destroyed. Among the
Attest things taken out was Il cannon.
supposed to be the one the government
advertised for SO extensively few years
lso. and offered IL reward Of $1,000 for
It is Il brass cannon that was borrowed
from the British government. Among
some other articles taken out is Il brass
kettle containing lot of old coins The
work will be continued until the bottom
IF the we'll is reached"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
The Elephant as 4 IIabOrcr.

TO anyone for whom machinery has q
fascination there is nothing stranger
than the first glimpse of elephants at
work about it, Amidst the kissing swish
of betting, the buzz Of saws. the multi
tudinous separate rattlcs mingled into Il
universal roar and vibrating through Il
big Sawmill, the ponderous figures Of
these slow-paced helpers present curl
Gus sight. One elephant places the log
upon Il movable platform to be squared
while another waits with restless eyes
and Tapping ears until the saw has done
its work, and then, taking twist in an
attached rope. slips the loop of it deity
over big tusk, and leads the log away.
Another piles timber, lifting the long
pieces between tusks and trunk. and
pushing it into place with the latter if
the pile is low. or with broad forehead
if the height demands it. Fetching and
CARRYING. lifting and stacking: pushing
and pulling, these 1ocile and patient
giants do their work without complaint,
week in and week out. Sometimes the
mahout (oozec it is in Burnese) walks
beside the beast, sometimes he sits on
it's big neck or broad back. But his ntlo-
lent figure never seems to be necessary.
for one can not watch an elephant ut
work very long without acquiring the
conviction, however mistaken, that the
intelligent direction of his labor is all his
II nnt,,rv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
When Jimmy Comes from school.

when Jimmy Comes from school.
When Jimmy comes from school ut four.
ID r-l-s-A-l-e-nl how things begin 80,
To whirl and huxz and bang aud spin y
And brighten up from roof to floor!
The dog that all day long has lain
Upon the back porch ways his tail
AND leaps aud bNrks and begs again '>'
The last scrap In the dinner-patl
Whel Jimmy comes from school,
The cupboard latches clink Il tune. 4 r'~~'
and mother from her knitting stirs
,,, TO tell that hungry boy Of hers
That supper will be ready soon.
And then u slab Of pic he takes,
"A cOoky and ounce or two,
u; And for the breezy barnyurl breaks.
Where everything cries. allow d'y dor
When Jimmy comes from school
me rooster on the garden fence
StlrS up nnu down and crows and crows
An II The Knows or thinks he knows.
re. TOO. ~ or some consequences.
The guineas join the chorus too
And just beside the window sill
The red bird, swinging out OF view.
On his high perch begins to trill,
When Jimmy comes from school
When Jimmy comes from school, take care,
Uut hearts begin to thrOh and quake
with life and JOY, and every ache
is gone before we are aware
The earth takes on II richer huc
softer light falls on tho flowers.
And overhead Il brighter blue
seems bent above this world OF ours
When Jimmy comes from school.
-!ames NcwttSl Matthew in st, Louis Chro,
iclc. W. '''"'' III VII
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
BOOKS THROUGH A TUNNEL.
How congressman VIII Receive Desire
Volumes from the Library.

How congressman VIII Receive Desired
Volumes from tho Library.
Inc plans Of Librarian Spoffoul and
Nnpt. Green of the new Congressional
library building include an ingenious de-
VIC, VICE Tor supplying books to the capitol.
Ihey expect to meet the demands of SEN
ators and members of the House for liter
allure from the nations vast store through
an underground conduit constructed BE-
tween the two buildings. and they believe
that it can be done in this way so as to in
volve very little If any more delay than is
now experienced in securing hooks from
the present quarters of the library in the
capitol building At present the books are
Obtained by personal application to an as
SlStaut librarian. who, when !; book is
called tor. simply goes to Il shelf and gets
1t; but owing to the crowded condition of
the library and the extent of the room Oc-
cupled by it, considerable time is often
consumed in the search for the desired
volume.
The new library building is only about
POO yards from the capitol building, and II
is believed by those who have given atten-
ton to the subject that the obstacle of dis
lance can be overcome by the coustluc-
ton of an underground pi,SS,geWay and
the use OF Il pulley with an ingenious car
which has been invented especially for
the purpose y pneumatic tube is also to
De employed for the purpose of ordering
books. \ clerk will be stationed ut the
capitol ut Il convenient place near the
center of the building for the equal ac-
commodation of the two houses, vino will
receive all orders for books and transmit
them to the library through the pneumatic
tube and who will also receive the
books when sent on the carrying ma
chine
Supt Green estimates that the entire
process of ordering and procuring II book
IN this way will consume not to exceed
four minutes time. a portion of the
books now in the librury-about 10000 of
thenl--will be left in their present quarters
for still greater convenience. These will
consist of books of reference in the main,
but they will also include one set Of each
of the standard English authors. The car
rying device to be used in the proposed
conduit will also form Il feature of every
day work i'll the new library building it.
self. 1t will be so constructed that it
will carry book to any designated floor
or section of the huge structure and de-
post it ut the proper spot. thus saving
in Immense amount of time to both
reader and library Observation-Disclosures
Star
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
GOSSIP FOR THELADIES
An Electric BELLE.

An EleCtfIC ltel1es
He was the gallant engineer
Of giant dynamo;
She sang to the wires the whole day long
With chorus Of ''EIeIiO!"
He loved this telephone maid,
TIL his hearts vibrating pIate
Was magnctized and poIarfze,l
At mIliiamperic rate,
His love he well expressed In, obns,
AMI AlnpefrS. or even In volts:
III voltaic phrases and dynamo figures
Or currents, arc-lights and bolts
Said he: "By the great broken circuit,
=. Or more. by the Ruhhkorff coil.
your negative answers will drive ME
TO Some subway hntfpf the soil:
"N1t spark Of inductivt affection.
Not Il positive Yes have had:
Tin afraid The wires have gfounded
LII favor 6f some other lad
Then regret. like n gaivanomctcr.
Or an astatic needle, 1t sm6tr her.
And she said: '.Cf low. I have. ions
As strung as an Edison motor
30 ht opened the circuit and clasped her
In arl'-attirc, and held her there:
AnI she was the belle electric
or this thef1no-tIectric pair.
Hardware
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
Forgot His Amendment

Nearly all have heard of the man who
hitched himself instead of his horse, but
candidate would forget that he received
his appointment and had been installed
in good, lucrative office. Here, how
ever, are the facts which prove that not
only is such II thing possible. but that it
actually occurred in connection with the
chief of one of the departments Of the
appointment. this gentleman's business
frequently gave occasion for writing the
.,flicial whom he not long ago succeeded.
\ few weeks ago. being away on Il vaca-
ton and wishing to communicate with his
department. he wrote to his clerk. But
when he addressed the letter he wrote,
instead of his own name or that of the
clerk, the name Of the official whom he
had succeeded-POrtland Argus.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
Outdoor Notes,

Among them any forms of athletic ex-
ercise which are being advmrated Mt pres
cnt the good old one of walking seems
to have suffered neglect We all prar-
ticc it to some degree. and yet few Of us
enough. The very fact Of it being a com
mon thing of our everyday life has made
people overlook it's value. Like nv other
exercise, it can be enjoyed by the pcor as
we'll rs the rich. and. Il taken in motler:-
ti0n. 10y the weak rs we'll us the strong
Not every girl or woman can play tennis.
ride horse or a bicycle. or attend Il
gymnasium. but anyone. old or Young,
who is not Il cripple and is in ordinary
health. can walk. Regular brisk walking
in the open air would he the best medicine
in the world for many ills. imaginary and
otherwise. to which women are subject.
In fact, physicians prescribe systematic
walks of reasonable length us Il part Of
their treatment in many cases. and it is
generally the hardest part to make the
patient obey.
City and country women alike neglect
to walk. though, for somewhat different
reasons. think that. on the whole. thnss.
in the cities deserve less to be- acruse,l
although it was city girl who said re-
Gently that she did not go out to walk
for two or three weeks unless obliged to
in order to do some GRAND In these
days. when car lines run 10 every part of
the city and will take us so quickly and
easily wherever we wish to go. it il a
great temptation TO most people to ride.
The notorious and unfortunate American
habit of hurrying is often responsible for
it: for we look Mt our watches. think how
much time we should lose by walking
and decide that we cannot afford it, In
most cases it would not he loss but gain.
But in the country, where i'm pleasant
weather it is n positive delight simply to
he out.of-tioors, the small amount Of walk
ing done by the women is almost incredi-
one horse, and If they live OH large farm
probably several. 1t does not take five
minutes to Glitch up" and wherever they
are going, he 1t only half mile, they al
ways drive. Or. II they are living in a
yillnge. perhaps they do not own horse.
Then when the morning homework II
finished, the girls sit down and sew or
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14
Poorly ShO0.

A business man has in his employ one
of those quick-witted sons of Erin who
are rarely, if ever, at a loss for bright
rejoinder.
One day, when the streets We're very
slippery with ice, Il truckman tried to get
up to the gentlemans door with Il heavy
load The horses, will, no cvrks on their.
shoes, struggled and slipped about in n
desperate way, without making any read
progress.
The good-humorcd Irishman went out
At last. when It seemed as If their united
efforts were MI in vain, Pat looked up
ut the man and said. with a grin: ITS
no use; THIN haarses av yures have nary
q shoe on thin-only shlippersr'-Yout1,'s
,omna MIN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-14

Of course, the most Interesting sibiprt
IN life to every woman is herself. There
is no other subject half so full Of fas-
cinatio,l. Dyhasties may fall, but what
Is that compared to the fact that she has
be making way for ''the people," but en-.
cares more to know that green velvet i,
the proper color to trim her brown gown
Writers may write inspiring things. bu,
only when she can say "and [ felt So nr
''sonie time ! might do that does woman
find tl,eii, particularly interesting. Al
ways she is the celiter of her Universe
except wht'ii she is for Il brief time in love
All Of which does not mean that she !.
anything hut All tstiniable person Ego.
'tisni Is not al, acquired fault but fun,ia-
mental fart, and; Unless she il Il pstrho-
.0E'tai freak, no wbnial tan he 50 much
Interested in anything else as she is in
herself
But just because of the aIl-pervadinS
law of interest in ones self it is Il great
apparent. lie was wise man WI,
defined bore as man vino
talked about himself when you wanted
to talk about Yourself Because the sec
Ond party to conversation is always rs
scif-absorhetl as the first one, it is mis-
take to talk much about ones self 1t is
a mista Ike, that if one cares ut all for
listeners. or for that glittering bauble
known AZ social success.
The world does not care for your all
mcnts. unless it recalls some ailment If
the worlds own. The world is not at all
interested in your hopes. aims. dresses,
engagements. servants. babies and the
like 1t cares only for its own.
Therefore the woman who aslires 70
DC popular must resol,tely deny herself
the pNUt;iSitf, u1c1s,lrc If ta1Eiue, oI,nt,t
herself She must. by reading, sight 5000
ing: theater-going and the like. fit her
self to converse inteligcntly on other s,ib-
jects than herself. She must draw other
people out concerning themselves. She
must give up the rare delight Of relating
her own experiences and emotions. unless
she does it in the privacy of her own room
and to the unresponsive. undisturbe.l
doors and mirrors. That might prove a
relief to her and would certainly make
her no enemies. as any other form of per
SOnal conversation surely would,