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Both Mistaken.

There is Il story going the rounds Of
the British press about two very ,liStin-
SuiSht1 nrcllaro}ugiStS--Sir William
Wild" and DR.. Donovan. 1t seems that
thr>" two gentlemen made an excursion
to tn" isles of Arran, where interesting
remains Of archaeological nature have
been found. They came across a little
rough Ston" building and both entered
INTO II nero" argument as to the exact
century Of its erection Finally each
claimed Il date. one giving it the Sixth
century and tn" other II later one \
native, VIII" had listened with gaping
mouth and ears to the lengthy and
learned terms used by the 'lisputnnts.
hrnk" int" the conversation with the re-
mark: "Faix, your" both wrong SO far
as that little huidin is ronSarnrd; it
WAS built just two years az" by Tim
bnnlan for his jHrkaSS IIarprrs
KuuuI Ia bile
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
VEST AND BLACKBURN.
How They Made II Decision as Judges OH
Horse Race.

How They Made Il Decision as Judges Oh
II Horse Race.
| met my short legged old friend. SEN
at"r Gruryr Graham Vest rf Missouri.
at the Hoffman house yesterday. Vest
l.; one of the most uurunturta bic looking
"l'i men ct my acquaintance. He seems
always about to sting or to he >tunS.
trrharS that is why he is called the
MISTAKEN Vest and Joe Blackburn were
born in the same county in Kentucky.
They have always been the best of
the long and the short of it. Both have
the Kentucky gift ut the sab, and neither
ever gets tired of hearing himself talk.
both are fond of racing. Each calls
hlm>tlt Il dead game sport. They know
as much about horses rs Il dog does about
holiday but whenever they happen l."
ht ut county fair where there is racing
they are invited to act as Judges. On
one occasion they lost themselves. and
the horses III Il series of good stories.
and neither had the rrlnnteSt idea of
which finished first. second or third The
| crowd Waited patiently tor the numbers
IT, <" up. \ hundred shouttrS collected
Nv hat are You going to ,lo, ,Ine?" Vest
asked in 4 Whisper.
"Elamth if | know. Joe replied under
his BREATH "Wr'r, ruined IT we nut
up the wrong horse. Was it Il close
tiuiSh:'
"ll"w Il" | know: didn't see amy
! more than Nru.
"Wat. I'll settle it, said Joe. He
called up the clerk of the scales and
asked him if he knew how the horses fin
i>hcu. He did. He named them. "Pu,
them up, sand the senator. Then, turn
in" t" Vest II" continued: "Crm, ON.
George. quick. Lets get out of tn, way
till w" see how they take tine piaciny."
Up to the clubhouse they went almost
on Il run. as the numbers were put up
The crowd rhttrr,l and seemed, satisfied
ami the two $rll;tnrS We're relieved of II
great i''r'lril. They did their duty the
| rest of til" afternoon. \ few years after
ward Blackburn told the story to some
brother senator's. "Wh,t would YOU
have dome if the wrong numbers had been
put mp. Blarkburn/ said Senator Kcnnu
Il should have taken my carriage and
skipped out for home as hard as
! could.
And You, Vest. what were YOU going
to ,lr:'
"Eullnw Blackburn" WAS the reply
New York Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
USEFUL PASSPORTS.
In the Absence of Genuine One, Life In
surnnce Policies Will Do.

In the Absence of Genuine One, life In
surnnce Policies VIII DO.
\ party of travellers in the East once,
landed at .JAfru Oh their way to- .D,r,,s;,
lem. At the landing place stood Il mill
tlry of1l'rr, gorgeous in Eastern costume,
tar in bis SASH As the first member Of
the party pr scented his passport. one Of
his companions noticed that it had rather
an unusual appearance. The officer. how,
ever. turned it round and round, upside
down. and over and over. He gazr,)
blankly at its pages and then returned il.
with IL low Saaam and wave of the hand,
which indicated his satisfaction and its
rurr,ttlN 81.
When the otfc, rs were out of sight and
hearing. tn" gentleman who had noticed
the "d'lty OF the passport asked to see it,
whcr'ul"n the owner pulled out an old
fire insurance policy. 1T looks lust the
same" said he, 1t has SIGNATURES and
seal, aud here is il coat of arms. What
more dO these heather want! They can't
read. Why, | meyer think of travelling
with anything tlSc"
Another Traveller found ut Smyrna ~
ruSt"nl-hou officer who seemed to be i'll
Il bad humor. The traveller. an English
gentleman. had very little luggage, ana
the officer Was disposed to let it pass with
out examination, until hr CHANGED to soc
Il vHluablr Damascus sword Drotrutlinn
from 4 bundle. This he pulled from
it's >''abhar,l, examined GENEROUSLY am, re-
tanned it in his hand. The EnyiShlnah
knew that he would never see it again if
he one" abandoned it. He demanded it>
return, but the officer only s;'laamc,l and
waved him towards the gate
This l'Htnmilne continued until the tray
rlrr MthouSht him of il life insurance
policy among his effects. and remembered
that it bore Il vignrttr of Il large lion paw
ing the air II" triumphantlv displayed
the paper. pointing to its signatures and
great wax seal. The official could no,
understand, but he grew nnmrnturily
more nrrvouS Finally he took the paper,
gave it renewed examination. and sudden
" pretended t" receive new light, handed
back sword and policy. and S;,laamtl the
EnEliS]Iman from his presence
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Two Incidents at q Revival.

There lived once in the little city of
WilliamSlr,rt Pa. an old Judge of the
name Of Williams. This old judge was
noted for two things: For getting mel
low occasionally and for being plucky
anu courageous under all circumstances
a gamy old man. 1t was Il prculiarity
of the old judge that whenever he got
mellow he grew currcSl,UnInyly rclg-
trartt'l revival meeting and seated him
self upon the front seat. full Of spiritual
influence Of some kind. The clergyman,
engaged in his preaching. rose to a frrvd
pitch of rlOunrncr and III the midst of it
rNclamrI: "ShnW me the tlrlnknrd!
Show me the drunknrd OF all men on
earth the most unfortunate: show him
to me. To the CONSERVATION of all
present the old judge arose. and un>trad-
lily maintaining himself, cNclainrd:
swell, sir, here | ann The Clergyman.
having realized upon his Investment
much sooner than he antici lmtrt, didn't
know what to do with it, They finally
pulled the old Judge down, and the incl
dent had PASSED out of memory almost
when the clergyman again struck an i'm
nnsSionrd period, and exclaimed in the
honesty and f"rvor of his heart: "Shnw
me the hyrncritr. Show mo the hyuo-
critic. or all men on (iud'S green earth
the most dcSpeahlr Show me the hypo-
rritr:.' Th" old judge rose the second
time, and. r"nrhin" his came over to Il
certain Shaky old deacon. exclaimed:
"DcHcun. why the devil don't You get
up when YOU are called nn?'---.A American
Economist.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Hinge on TriVialS.

How true it is that fame and fortune
both hinge on some trivial circumstance.
In" most successful artist at the annual
exhibition of the French salon one year
was Il young gentleman named Baldwin
SOWrrS.
Mr.. Sewers particular line was the
dtlinration of still life, and so he painted
Il cheese.
After it was hung some malicious per-
son slipped into the gallery the night be-
fore the exhibition and cut Il round hole
III the canvas. completely removing the
cheese. When the examining committees
were on the rounds. they came to the
d"facrd picture. and angrily sent for the
artist to give an explanation. An ordi-
nary individual would have been over
come with despair ut the outrage. Not
$" Mr.. Sewers. When the chairman
said, Strrnly:
''Whcrr is the chrrsr:' he responded
calmly:
Alas. gentlemen. l perceive | have
painted it with too great fidelity. The
mice have eaten it,"
They awarded him the first prize.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02

trident and shield. instead of sitting ON
the lnttcr object in the uneasy posture
in which she is seen on our bronze. coin
age. Above the figure are the words
zone dollar and below the date "lS35."
The reverse bears the denomination in
Chinese and Malay characters, it's stand
ard weight, .ll6 grains. and tincness 800,
and identical with the Japanese yel, and
the Hong Kong dollar of the second il
sue, and the order directs that it shall
cease to be Il legal tender when REDUCED,
hy wear to III grains. The original dies
which have been designed and prepared hy
The rngrlvrr to the mint ut the joint OK
prnsa of the colonies principally concerned,
have been transmitted to the Bombay
mint Pail Mall (;nz,ttr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Lady GreX-Egerton'S Gowns.

| saw Il charming gown yesterday that
has been completed for Royal Ascot"
1t is to be worn. so WAS told, ny pretty
Lady Grey Eg"rtnn. TIL" foundation of
the gown is of MOSES green satin. over
which is laid thin silk crrrpn of lovely
warm rarthy-hrnwu tinyr The skirt is
quite plain with Il rolled edge of the,
green satin about the bottom Of the
hem. The bodice has an immense collar
of br"wniSh-yr Russian lace. f;,S-
tened down on either side Of the shout
d"rS with gold and emerald buttons.
Th" front Of the houicr has Il full pouch
front of pureSt green silk. hrucu,rl with
biz misunderstanding daisies AMI around
tn" throat is a frill of brown chiffon
with til" immense fullnrSS held i'll here
and there with tiny punches of daisies.
The sleeves are, Of course. hnlffantc
hryond description. and at the wrist are
small cuffs of the coarse RuSsiOn lace.
With this dainty gown is supplied a
broad hat Of green tullr, Shirrrd over
gold wires. This is trimmed with Il huge
bunch of daisies with Il daring poppy
or two prrping out from their golden
eyed masses. T" shadow this dainty
hcadgear comes a parasol of green satin
yelled both inside and outside with
brown chiffon. held down over each of
the ribs with long Spraylike lunches of
'laiSirs.--A London Correspondents
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COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLARS.
Coin Collectors Tired of Waiting for Their
Value as Curiosities to Rise.

Value as Curiosities to Rise.
Columbian centennial coins not here
totUrr circulated have been found fire.
uu"ntly in change of late They are the
5o-rcnt pieces of 1893. and the reason
given for their appearance is that many
coin collectors and others believed that
Immediately after the Columbian EXPOSE
ton they would have special value as
rariirS and 50 hnar'lrl them for Il pre-
MUM. They were SO held for the bet
ter part OF two years. but no apprria-
ton in value followed. and now they
HAY" been thrown upon the market and
are freely circulated. They have il more.
attractive appearances than tn" regular
:m-s'nt pieces, but thi: superior attract
ivrlrs> has not. to amy visible extent.
mit"ntrI the regret which collectors
have had in parting with them.
The silver coinage of the nitrd States
in Use varies from time to time accord
ing to no definite law with which the
treasury officials are familiar. At times
silver dollars circulate with much cas-,
and freedom. and there does not seem
to b" any serious demand for Il greater
number of the smaller COINS Again,
Decent pieces seem to be greatly in de-
manh. and the dollars are stored away
in banks and trust companies and in the
treasury vaults. and are grulginyly re-
ceived hy business men. But silver half
dollars always circulate free y.-NcW
N.1-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Hard Times.

\ story waS recently told of how
Il preacher tested the effect of the
hard times upon his congregation. At
the conclusion of one Of his sermons hr
said: 'L"t everybody in the house who
pay their debts stand up Instantly ev>
cry man, woman and child. with one OK.
tvpti"n. arose to their feet. He seated
the crowd and then said: LET every
man VIII" is not paying his debts stand
up. Tl" exception noted. Il care worn.
hungry looking individual. clothed in h>
last summer suit slowly assumed Il per
wndiruI,r position and leaned upon the
back of the scat in front of him. elbow
is it. my friend, inquired the mini>t /.
THAT YOU are the only man in this large
who is unable to meet his
Obligations II publish a newspaper,
h. m"rkly replied, "anh my brethren here,
who have just stood up. ar" all my sub.
S''rlhrrS. and "l.tt us pray. rN,
cIaimr,l the minister. -lndrl"ndrnt Her,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
NURSE TO WED A LORD.
Miss Emmeline Bigley, Niece of Je
InreloW to be Ladx Henhurn


lngelow, t" be Lady Hepburn.
Miss Emmelinc Rigley. who. it is re-
ported, Is about t" marry an English no.
blrman. Lord Arthur Hepburn was Il
resident of Dubuque for several years.
She came here from Chicago. where
she had gone through /; regular course
of training for Il hospital nurse. Sh"
obtained Il position in the Farley hoSp-
tai Of Dubuque. and III once becam" II
fayuritr with the attending physicians
and all others with whom she came in
contact.
She is comedy in face and figure. rx-
trrmely ladylke and gentle in her man
nrr. Rcin" a member of the Episcopal
church. she became Il regular attendant
of st. Johns church and soon made
friends of all the members.
Miss Riglry went to Chicago and then
to California in company with her unrlr
Here she met Lord Hepburn, and will,
her beauty and charming accnmpliSh-
mrntS made him her willing captive.
Miss Rglry was born in England, but
cam" to this country when young. She
is Il niece of the lD,ttSS .Ieau 1ngtluW
and belongs 10 a family Of cultur" and
refinement.
Lord Hepburn belongs to one Of the
most ancient families. the HcphuruS rf
Boutwell,. -~Dulu1u" letter in Chicago
Iril,Int.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Madame Patti.

| went to see Nine Patti one day this
week and found her living in charming
state in Il suite of rooms overlooking
Kr1lsingt"n gardens and within IL stones
throw Of tn" old palace in which Queen
Victoria was born. | asked her if she
had made any American arrangements
and her reply WAS noncommittal All
she said was: "Ah. yes, America; oh,
those dreadful journeys. hate the sea"
She looks wonderfully young and the
English critics insist that her voice is as
perfect as ever. Th" enthusiasm Of her
reception in ''Travata" by the audience
which packed every corner of Convent
Garden Opera h",l>" really moved her
and her opening notes were broken with
emotion. When she appeared in the
third act absolutely covered with 1ia-
mond> |; nlurmur of alnHZcmrnt seemed
to go around tn" house and even the
half dozen prinr">>cS in the royal box
cranrd their ncckS for a better look
Siynnr \irulini told III" all about those
diamonds before | had concluded my
visit She had ON stones to the value
of Sl.Mm,OOO, said tn" handsome hus
band Of the primA donna. The whole
of her rnrSaSe WAS composed of dia-
lmnn,lS, like curH>S, in fact She had
tn" stones taken from the hundred and
one pieces of jrwclry Sh" possesses. tia
r;lS. bracelets, brooches and what not,
and all mounted together expressly for
TN" tW" performances $h" had arranged
t" give in London Of "Traviata." and the
cost of arranging those gems was $1,000:
not Il cent less. Next week the glittcriny
curaSS will be broken up and the stones
restored to the ornaments in which they
belong. Altogether Mime. Patti wore
300 stones. not one less than six car;ltS
- London Correspondent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
HORIZONTAL SAW.
An English Machine Representing Some
Some Recent Improxelnents

Some Recent improvements.
y new horizontal band saw is being i'll
tr"lurr,l by an EnEli>llmal into this
country The machine weighs II tons,
and occupies. without countcrShaft or
rarriayr. i floor space of about II feet by
8 feet The saw blade which is IS feet
long. > inches wide. and runs horizontally
at 1000 feet per minute. is carried 10y two
wrought steel pullry> of special conStr,lc-
ton. ;, feet in diameter 30 india rub
beer or other substance Is used on the sur
face IF these pullry<. the SAW blade run
illnr on :hr metal rim with the teeth
l''"j' "t!nS sufficiently beyond til" edge
Ut tn" pulley to clear the set. The SAW
pull"N> II" carried on Il strong horiZnn-
tai casting. furnished with the nr,.r>>iry
adjustment for altering the ,listan,r he
tWH the pullryS T., sUlt saws of differ
emf lengths and t" var; the tension on
tn" SAWS. The casting on which the
pull"yS are carried rises and falls on two
large screwed vertical columns which
are made to rotate by stIf-a,.ting gear.
for tn" purpose of varying the height
Of tn" saw. The position of the SAW is
Indicated by Il disk immediately facing
the operator. and in fact tn" whole CON
troll of the machine is immediately with
i'll his grasp. without having TO alter his
position. The four levers placed CLOSE
ing and stopping of the machine. the lift
ing of the saw blade. the backward and
forward motions of the earring" and the
variations Of the feed.
The travelling table which carries the
l"- is - feet long and Is of simple and
strong description. mainly consisting Of
wrru-ht-ir"n :ir'lrr> rightly connected
trI,t her tran>v"r>rly.
The ln"al travel of the saw is 1000
tpi m ON \ NOR jf..,n w jt,,
pine tn" rate of feed wa@ 1.hn feet Il
MINUTES. The SaW'lu>,t is taken off hy an
inIu'''l drauyht from Il Sturtevant fan
so effectively that the atmosphere is as
pur" anil bright inside as outside the
prrn,i>''> Dnr of its chief features is
that it requires 10 excavations and can
be fixed entirely on the ground level
while two belts only being required to
lriv" it. Il portable engine can be utilized
III lIlN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
For Driving Away Black Ants.

If you get some green peppermint,
which usually grows about the hrOOkSidr
and will lay it on the floors and shelves
of your pantry and Kitchen. You will find
the ants will disappear immediately.
Apply powdered sulphur very literally
to tin" parts most fr"uucntrd by them,
and they will turn their feet in some
other direction Or sprinkle sugar on Il
damp sponge and when the feast is under
way drop the sponge in hot water.
Put pieces of camphor gum, or cloth
wet with ramphoy. on the pantry shelves
and the ants vii! Disappear.
7 have found }ughynr the most effect
ual thing to riI my Kitchen and pantry Of
ants one Sprinkling l"ing enough to drive
them away.
Us" plenty Of powdered borax in the
pantry. I have tried it with success -
IIous"kr"p"r in New York Recorder.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02

nne-quarter of Il million of women WITH
Ill the past ten years. or course, these
statistics are purely American and tuk,.
II" need of the increase abroad | con-
less tnat | am unable to understand all
mat tins means to society: to hmnanity
1T Is very difficult to realize that ono
eighth OF million of American women
lind 1t necessary to enter the Struggle
Tor existence in every year of our natio,,'s
growth. | beg Your pardon: it is now NV
turn To talk and yours to think, vii,
r"nrrdr the merit of all OF the arguments
Wh'ch the 'ncW' woman. real or pre-
tended, would put forth; will rnncrdr
every plea for Independence. srlf-main.
''h'ilrr, freedom. progress and the other
pyrotrrhnics nf the rrformrr, and then
well | will he content to ask those twelve,
hundred and fifty thousand women
whether they entered the ranks of Labor
from amy cause which was net born of
INC pr"nptinyS of irrrSSity?- Domestic
Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Women on the Color Line.

The Chr,go Womcn's club, which dis
tingniShc'l- itself last winter by having
internal liSSells>inn on the admission of
Mrs. Fanny R"rrier Williams. a colorpd
applicant for membership, has at last
placed itself on record as being in sym
lathy with tn" spirit Of the Fifteenth
The progressive mmberS Of the club
hay" amended tn" constitution, and the
club a' u whole has accepted the amend
mrnts. The clause which it was feared
might cIlS" Il controversy was passed
without comment. 1t declares u,lalifica
ti"n> for membership to be character, in
t"lli"rnrr and th" reciprocal advantages
+" tn" club and the individual, without
regard t" race, color, religion or politics
and it was Carried. consequently, ny the
ballot. by virtue Of this final
'i!.riSi"n on the color line the supporters
Of Mrs. Fannie l'rrrirr Williams say
Their" is II" reason why her name may not
b" proposed for r,ldmiSSion in the nu
ttllnn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
a Cats Sorrow.

a rather pathetic cat story comes from
on" Of the lpwn-riv"r suburbs Little
Prarlir KrIch the daughter Of EnoS
k"lrh, has large pct cat which has slept
for many months in basket by her side
A week ago the child was taken by her
mother to Nebraska They left in the
morning before the cat was mp, and
PcnrIi"'s little nightSown was left in a
white heap on the floor. When the cat
missed the child it went to the little gown
and laid itself down there and has refused
TO leave it, save ut short intervals. ever
since. rhc other members of tn" family
have not had the heart to take the gar,
mrnt away from the disconsolatc pet
Cincinnati Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
VIII ItCOnOIniZe

The DoWagrr Empress Of China must
be plu"ky and patriotic woman. She is
determined to sacrifices herself for the
common veal. and has decided to spent,
the summer in Prkin instead OF occupy
ing the splendid palace in the lho park.
the yearly expenditure" thus saved being
simply enormous. The Enwrnr has ma,|"
many vain attempts to Undue" her to alter
her decision. for he is well aware how
drvotcdly attached his mother i, to her
lovely summer resort, and how much >ht
dlSlkcS the dust and other drawbacks
to comfort in lckin during the hot sca-
SON: but China, has II" S,lpcrunu: money
to spare Just now. and SO the Drwaytr
Empress turns a deaf ear to his rntrc:,tirs
III order that her SONS subjects may see
she ir willing to set them /, good rXamnlr,
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a Shorthand Joke.

l-AWI'y |"NW'rt shorthand r"portrr) -
u say. James, tn" boy from the news
paper "ifi'" has called for tn" report of
that lecture. Is it tinish,u!''
james la novirr) All but Il short
S"ntrnc" in tn" middle Of it, and | can't
for .h' lif" Of me make out from my
notes what it is
l"w!!"y ION: just put in great ap-
plau>" and let it go
James acts on the suggestion and the
'''t"r" is sent for publication with the
duct"r"l part reading: "Frrnls, will
d"tain YOU but Il few minutes longer.
Great applause '-Tid-Bits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
\ Dogs RcspOnse to Il Taunt.

A dog story has come to the writer's
ears, which, though not within his per-
sonal knowledge, is vouche1 for to him
in an entirely trustworthy way. A Ger
tain dog, which was growing Old, was in
barn one day with his master The
two were up on haymow from which Il
sloping ladder led down to the barn floor
The master walked down the ladder, but
the dog went around by another way
When the dog reached the barn floor his
master began to say to him somewhat
tauntingly: Poor old fellow! Darcnt
walk down the ladder any more! Darcn't
walk down the ladder" Wherenpon the
dog, with quick glance at his master,
walked clear up the ladder to the top and
then turned around and walked down it
again. The proceeding looked very much
like deliberate demonstration on the
dogs part, to his master, that he was
still capable of walking up and down a
SlantinG ladder. Did the dog understand
the taunt- or did he merely catch the
words down the ladder" and take the
uttprance for command. which he dut-
fully proceeded to obey? No one will ever
know, probably, since the dog himself can
give no account of the matter.-Boston
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