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Decorah-posten., 1895-11-01

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Decorah-posten., 1895-11-01

SpmaIfireu -SuSpennen@ er meget goot
lit. 2en er en- n,e9et pen oa 600 gRdltlie,
% ben er iulotommen laa COB lom en- til so
Collars 5rast so Gents. Gulbrano
SubnScu. 2cmpno, Wfinr.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
"WILLlE KS" FORTUNE,
Reasonable t" Suppose that He Ia Worth
ut Least &SO, 900, 600.

Reasonable t." Suppose that He Is Worth
ut Least $50. 600. 900.
When the late William IL. Vanderbilt
died Willie X. WAS generally credited
with SGO,0M. 600 as his share of the es-
tate. Since then. both by shrewd invest
unreasonable to suppose that Willie X.
is ut present worth something like $780,
OO0.oOO. Dcducting the very liberal set
Elements made upon his wife, which Cos
sin sets Il. $5,OOO.OOO. there remains
something like $25,OOO.OOO for each of
the three children-Cons,,elo. William
*, Jr., and Harold. OF course, it is
easier to figure Oh another charpie's for
tune than on ones own, but | believe
these figures to be approximately correct.
Willie X. is still young man in vigor-
Gus health, and we all hope it will be
many long day before his children di-
vide up his wealth. So there is no rea-
SON for doubling that Miss Consuelo,
the future duchess. will eventually land
something like f7.OOO,OOO or fS,OOO,OOO
sterling into the yearning Golfers of the
Churchills. In the meantime, Willie X.
IS so devoted to his daughter that the
settlements are sure to be ON the most
liberal scalc-a scale commensurate with
he Spiendor of Rlenheim and the posi-
ton which the young duke and duchess
will take in English society. Miss Con-
Suelo. who was named after COnSuelo
lznasa. Duchess of Manchester. has
been most carefully educated by her
mammal. who, in spite of certain eccen-
tricitieS. is really woman of remark
ably strong character and great inteli-
sence. Without the beauty and wit of
the other ducal Consuelo, this charming
l'ttlt American girl, who is about to ac
ceDt one of the most prominent titles
in Europe, can be safely trusted to bear
herself with sufficient dignity and pru-
,'ente and to win all Englisl, hearts by
her sweet isposition.-Cholly Knicker-
booker in New York Recorder
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18

the collection of rents. There is not in
the world today Il more satisfied colony
than the Italian scow-trimmers who live
under piers upon the garbage collected
from Mr.. Warnings yachts. They never
complain unless u policeman drives them
from their tunnel homes. An extreme
~ huppy man, and successful as we'll,
is the little German who goes from res
taurant to restaurant, hotel to hotel.
gathering up the swill from the kitchen
He is very, filthy most of the time, and
only on those days when he returns
\ the silver does he appenr as IL we'll
dressed man of affairs. He feeds ducks
aud pigs on this swill and sells them
at fnncy prices in the markets. Knives,
forks and spoons find their way into the
swill, and he is honest enough to return
them to their owners. Yesterday he re-
turned forty-six pieces of silver to Del
monico's. and was invited in to have a
drink. He probn bly,, saves /; ton of silver
every year to the hotelkecpers of New
York: The day before Yesterday he
called on ''Pop' Nelson at IL Cortlandt
street to deliver fifteen forks and spoons.
New York prosc
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18

because it's hair is long like that of an
Angora goat and not because it took it's
origin in Angora. The Himalayan rab-
bit is much like the Dutch rabbit in APP
pearance. The lop-eared rabbits are most
highly priced because of their extreme
ly long ears. That is really the only
reason.
1t should be remembered by boy who
owns rabbits that the pets should not be
lifted by the ears only in taking them up
This mistake is often made. The boy
thinks that because the rabbit does not
object to be raised by the ears that it
does him no harm. Really the reason
why the rabbit does not object is that he
does not know how. Strange as it may
seem the. ears are not intended for a
handle, although it is hard to believe it,
they are so convenient. !: In lifting Il r;lb-
bit always take hold of the ears with
one hand md, MS soon as it is clear of
the ground, put the other hand under
neath to support him. He would thank
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18

submit to handling They will continue
to be popular and the demand is con-
stantly increasing. Perhaps the chief
difficulty in keeping rabbits is that the
boy owner, after the first fever of nov
city has worn off, neglects to care for
them. Bad treatment rabbits cannot
endure and it requires patient, intelli-
gent oversight to get the most enjoy
ment from them and prevent their pining
away.
The best place to house rabbit is in
a hutch made for the purpose. They
are often put into kennels on the ground
because the boy thinks the rabbit ought
to hurrow if he wants to. as he is i'll
tended by nature to dig holes i'll the
ground. Experience has shown, how
ever, that not only do rabbits burrow
ground is too damp for their bed. even
with straw to sleep on. The little ami
mails are susceptible to draughts and
easily catch cold. So Il structure for
them should be built, standing OH four
legs, somewhat like the hutch shown
in the picture. 1t need not be so elal
crate as this one. Any boy with few
goods box. Rabbits are always bought
in pairs called Il buck and a doe, and
they are put to housekeeping in Il hutch
made with two compartments. In the
partition in the center there should be
Il hole that can be opened or closed by
means of door or ii slide This is
necessary in order that the male may
be separated from the little rabbits.
as the buck is il cannibal, gentle as he
may seem to those who do not know
him. The inner apartment where the
doe and young are kept is opened by
a door in the side or top of the hutch,
when they are to be fed. If the owner
does not want to 90 to the expense of
buying metal hinges they can be made
from stout leather, and Il leather strap
OH the outer edge of the door may he
passed over a nail driven into the box,
to serve as hasp. For the opening in
the bucks end Of the hutch a square
hole can first be sawed out and then !,
frame fitted in for I, door. The frame
may be covered with bit of iron wire
netting such as tennis clubs have above
the fences in their grounds to keep the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
The Water Tree

NJ: Dnrharte recently made known to
the French Academy Of Sciences the re
suits. Of an experiment made by NJ. Mex
inc l.".c1nbe in Congo upon tree of the
genus Musenga. Upon making incisions
IN the trunk of it and placing a nail
ut the foot of the tree. more than ten
quarts of pure water collected in thirteen
hours. The gorillas. it seems. are il,
:hf habit Of Stacking their thirst ut these
hidden r. untains. and regulate the tov
Of liquid at will by pulling off different
sized branches. Many years ago Dr..
Wallirh found in the province of Marta,
ban, Africa. ii plant belonging to the
same natural order. whose soft and nor.
GUS wood discha rged when wounded. n
very large quantity Of pure and taste
less fluid, which was quite wholesome.
and Was used as a beverage by the IA
tlvrs. This plant was named bv Or.
Nallich the water vine, and has beer,
placed in the genus Phytocrene, which
signifies plant Fountain" These plant.
form remarkable exception to the usual
character of the order, which embraces
species that produce IL milky juice-such.
tor example. as the celebrated cow tree,
or Palo de FacH, of South America, which
yields copiOus supply of rich and
wholesome milk. as good as that of th,
cow. and used for the same Durpose.-
Public Opinion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
Adam and Eve Statistics.

Can you tell me-" said Will to Bob,
'how many apples Adam and Eve ate
in the garden of Eden?'
That's Il chestnut!' Bob answered.
Eve ate one and Adam ate, too; that
makes three
You don't add correctly, Bob. The
total is 163.'
How do you make that out?
why, as you said, Eve ate one (S1)
and Adam ate, two (S2). Add 81 and 81
together. and you get 1853, don't you?'
Bob thought moment and then ex-
claimed: Il guess they ate more, after
all. Eve ate, for one lS4D, and Adam
ate. too (S2). Total, 923.''
"Oh, ! can do better than that" said
Will. eve, for one, ate one (41SD, and
Adam, two, at one (2SD. That makes
Il total of 1862. Can you beat that?'
Eyes, indeed. How is this? Eve ate
one, for one (814D, and Adams ate one,
too (S12). That is total of 1858. Now
it's your turn"
"Ill quit" said WILL '"They must
have eaten the whole crOD"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
THE GOBLET FAMILY.
Nucleus of Their fortune-New York
in. tho Fnrt,a..

Nucleus Of Their fortune-New York CITY
in tho Fort:es.
In, 1915 there were few residences
North of Union square. Indeed, from
the wihd1w of the Niiieteepth street man.
sion a, clear view: across the green field,
could be had as far east as st. Georges
square and as far west as Nrcenwicl,
village and the Hudson river. The oni,
house. of any pretensions then nea rby
was the residence of SURROGATE, Siiyanu:.
Miller. which stood, and still stands. Oh
the hbrth side of Seventeenth street, near
Fourth avenue. The Bloomingdale road,
as Broadway was then known, was low
country highway running into wilder,
ness. 1t was no eccentric fancy OH the
part Of Peter Goelet, as one writer has
explained. that caused that gentleman
to keep cows and domestic fowls on thu
lot III front of his house Surrounded
ny ample grounds and far removed from
the brilt-hp portion Of the city, he early
Kept these creatures as a necessary and
proper adjunct of such an establishment.
B St,h Peter and Robert GoeIet died in
1871. Toward the end Of their lives
the former determined not to aba ndon the
De Dea,st !, and birds that had lived about him
SO long, wherefore the ancient COW. the
Venerable peacqrks., the time-worn stoik
that had in earlier days gazen on bucolic
SCENES where brick and mortar now
E:eiglfd, were permitted to live out thc1
lives in peace and quietudc in the restrict
ed space Around which they had former.
~ roamed far and at large. Like MANY
other great New Yor..:: houses. the nucleus
of the Goelet fortune was the accumuia.
ton of successful retail trade. The
grandfather of Peter. Robert and Mrs
Gerry conducted hardware bushes.
in Hanover square. at the sign of the
''GOlden Key" fortunate omeny. While
the original Astor was importing pianos
and dipping into the fur trade; when tho
original Lorillard was experimenting
with the formula of prepare ton OF
snuff that was to make not only fam"
but fortune for his house: the original
HugnenOt Gerry was turning profitable.
penny along with his partner. Peter r..
Curtenius. as we are Informed by the
advertisements in the papers of that day.
BY the by. l wonder what has become
Of the descendants of Partner Ctittenius =?
fancy that their brogenit6rs did not in
vest their earnings in New York realty.
as did t1oelet and his sons and grand
sons Certainly the Curtenius name is
not in the Golden Book of New York.
wherein Goelet figures SO grandly.-Mail
and EXPRESS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
APPLES ABUNDANT.
Prices Lower than Last Year-Vlews of .,
Shipper.

Prices Lower than Last Year-Vlews of n
Shipper.
Apples are in great abundance on
both sides of the Atlantic this year"
said leading receiver and exporter to q
irlbune reporter yesterday. and are
from 20 to 90 cents barrel cheaper in
this market than they were on the cor
responding date of last year, when good
stock was sold at wholesale for from
$1.5O to T2.5O a barrel, according to the
kind of fruit. At the auction sales of
American appl les in Liverpool last week
an average price of only $1.74 barrel
was obtained, against nearly double that
amount the same week of last Septem-
Der, the transatlantic crop of last year
having almost totally failed, while a full
average crop was gathered in the United
States, Canada and Nova Scotia. The
American apple crop this season is the
largest ever before produced in this coun-
try: 1t is estimated that from 1000. O(N
to 1O,OOO,OOO barrels will be gathered. or
from 100000 to 3,OOO,O 900 barrels more
than i'll any previous year. The bulk of
the crop will come from the West. notably
from the states of Missouri, Indiana.
Illinois and Iowa. Missouri has the
largest crop, but the crops of Indiana
and Illinois are nearly double those of
last year, while the crop of Iowa has in
creased fully so per cent. New York
state has a fair crop, but smaller than
last year, while the crop of Massachu-
sets is light.
1.-The apple crop Of transatlantic coun-
tries are all good, especially those of
Germany, Holland and England, but
they are mainly composed of early an
pies, which will be practically consumed
by New Years, leaving the foreign mar
ket open to American apples with but lit
tie competition for four or five months.
Prices for American apples abroad,
which are now so exceptionally low, will
advance as the foreign crop disappears,
and exports will steadily increase. Last
year there were l, 43S, 155 barrels export
ed from New York, Boston, Montreal
Portland and Halifax, of which 537. 53,3
were exported from Montreal and Halt
fax.
England is the greatest apple con.
Stunning country in the world. and even
when she has good stock of her own
production, American apples are in such
favor that they sell better in England
than those which are raised in that conn
try. The varieties of American apples
most sought for in England are New
town plppins, on account of their excel.
lent keeping qualities. and BaldWins.
largely on account of their attractive
color. red being i; favorite hue with the
British nation. The demand for Ameri-
can apples among the British aristocracy
is SO great that at the close of last sea-
son the last lots received were sold at
Wholesale as high as SO barrel for ex-
ira choice Baldwins. New York Trib-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
HOW tn KAan Rabbits

One of the few pets that boy can,
with great enjoyment to himself, keep
in the back yard of city is IL pair of
rabbits. The chief difficulty in keeping
them is to really keep them, for they are
notoriously addicted to burrowing under
the fence and escaping into the neigh
bors' yards. This propensity in the pretty
creatures has prevented many Il boy from
buying them. They are desirable pets
in the city, not only because they do no
harm when properly cared for, but also
because they do not make noises that are
Objectionable to nervous persons who live
not know amythinr and i such ch' persons are T
apt to think that on that account rabbits
are not attractive. But they have been
favorites of boys for many years in Ell-
rope and America on account of their
gentlcness, their queer little damp noses
that are always quivering, their soft
coats and the docility with which they
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
Correcting the Clergyman.

A novel method of correcting a clergy
mans akes in reading is reported in
the Church Review. During the collcc
ton fter sermon last Sunday gentle
man in the congregation quietly took off
his spectacles and put them on the plate
The church warden courteously handed
them back. surprising them to have been
put there in absence of mind. but the
donor again deposited them on the plate.
and, not wishing to make a scene. tho
official finished his duties. and the specta
cleS were duly presented with the other
aims. However, after the service he
took them down to the donor-a stranger
and said he feared they were given by
mistake. Judge of his surprise on being
assured that it was no mistake-that the
clergyman who read the prayers had
made so many blunders in reading that
he presumed he could not see. and so he
presented him with pair of spectacles.-
London TELEGRAPH
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
BREWS HIS OWN BEER.
Landlord Who will Sell None OF it to

Landlord Who will Sell None OF it to be
Drunk Off the Premises.
In these days of colossal breweries and
rapid transit, stitch IL thing as an inn
keeper brewing his own beer is almost
nnheard of. Yet beer garden on Sta
ten island THAT island of breweries) is
run by man who brews every glass of
beer that is drunk by his customers and
brews only just enough for his own
trade. The place is situated in the
woods back of Clifton, and is known and
patronized by Il number of Germans and
their families, who have heard of his
famous beer.
In the orchard back of the brewery
there are Il number Of rustic seats, and,
on Sunday especially, these are well
filled with jolly Germans, who sit there
for half day drinking their favorite
beverage. They come from New York
and even Jersey City to this particular
place, for it's fame has Travelled far and
wide among the beer-loving Teutons.
One of the chief characteristics of the
beer is it's freedom from the gases of
fermentation. No ill-effects are felt
after drinking any quantity Of it, al
though it contains as much alcohol as
any ordinary beer. 1t is dark in color
with good head Oh it when poured out
The proprietor conducted Tribune re-
poi tSA o'SA UIe"eIy
explained the process which has made
his beer SO famous.
Nothing but hops. malt and water are
used in brewing; brewers drugs, such
as indicus coccus, saccharine, etc. he
never thinks of employing. He follows
i'll the footsteps of his father, who
brewed the same beer thirty years ago,
and it never varies in quality. After
brewing the beer is allowed to remain
in the watts for two or three months, until
the first fermentation is entirely dissi-
pated. 1t is then run off into kegs. and
the fermentation it then unlergoes
makes it lMlatable. while it is undcni-
ably wholesome. The taste for the beer
is undoubtedly an acquired one. but IL
great many people have acquired it, to
judge from his well-tilled garden
Everything is conducted in the old
fashioned way that the average German
loves. The glasses are not plunged into
Il berry tank as is usually the case. but
are washed in running water from u
pump standing at the head of the orch
ard.
The proprietor himself is a German,
and he we'll understands how to make
his countrymen comfortable. As the
afternoon progresses songs are pretty
sure to be started, and laundering
chorus bears witness to the soundness
of the lungs of the customers. A great
many of his patrons are well-to-do Ger
mans, but they cannot obtain his beer
unless they come to drink it. for he will
sell none outside his place.-Ncw York
Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
I.AP-EARED RABBIT

tennis balls from going out of bounds.
These doors are necessary i'll order to
enable the owner to clean the hutch.
II the hutch is to be we'll made it would
also be advisable to provide q slight tilt
to the floor by prying it off when the
box is bought and inserting Il strip an
inch wide on one edge of the box. Then
two wedge-shaped pieces of wood can
be made to close the holes on either side
Before the bottom is nailed on again it
would be we'll to make Il hole in one of
the lower corners and dig grooves lead
ing to the hole. a piece of old gas
pipe or any other cylinder to fit the hole
the hutch it should be remembered that
cats and dogs are the inyeterate enemies
of rabbits and these should not be per-
mitted to go near them.
AS a rule these dimensions for the
apartments in the hutch may be copied
as near as possible: Length of each
apartment, feet; depth, , feet: height,
IS inches. Smaller apartments, however,
arc often made.
The period of CESSATION is twenty-cight
days; the young will have their eyes
open III about ten days and are fully
weaned so as to be taken away when
four weeks old. Rabbits, when in good
condition, will raise Il brood every
month.
ordinary white rabbit as we'll as those
of the so-called fancy varieties. They
arc inexpensive and, as said, with ordi-
nary care they are healthy and as good
as any. They are called by those who
sell them English rabbits. In buying
them care should be taken to see that
the pink eyes are clear and full it is a
sign of health. They can be bou ght for
from $3.50 to 50 a pair. If boy has
a long pocketbook and wants to play
fancier he can choose Dutch rabbits,
Angora rabbits, Himalayan rabbits or
lop-eared rabbits. The Dutch kind cost
from IS to SO pair; the Angora, So
to $40; the Himalayan, from $6 to IS,
and the lop-eared variety. $40 to SIS a
pair.
Dutch rabbits are usually black and
white, are prettily marked and their
chief attraction is that they are very
small. Breeding in an in produces this
character. The Angoras have soft, wavy
long hair like that of an Angora cat
The name is supposed to have been given