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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
His Name is So"


4 young soldier in the French army,
joitrS in the distinction of having what
would appear to be one of the oldest
names on record. The unlucky lad is
named Adolph Macmillan T.. Il. G.,
these three letters of the alphabet being
all he can boast of as Il surname.
The recruiting sergeant severely rep
rimanded the young volunteer for disre-
spectful joking when he spelled out his
Abbreviated patrOnymic, and was only con-
vinced that the appelation was bona fide
when the lad showed him his papers.
1t seems. however, that there are queer
er names than E. +. 6. For instance, n
wine merchant living in the suburbs of
Paris is called Monsieur O.
The name by the way is met with in
Normandy, where a family was once
known who bore the name of d'O, with
the title Of marquis.
A member of the family. Francis d'O,
was superintendent of finance under
Henry III. of France
One-letter patronymics, however, are
not so uncommon as might be supposed.
There are said to be five persons in Paris
whose names are of this abbreviated
type.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Stronger Sex: .,>c..- = =.
Debt" said Mr. Slowpay, reading the
congressional news, lis the great bene~
factor and moral and financial teacher
Mrs. Slowpay - debt! Teacher?
1chabod, are you crazy?' =
-, Not bit Of it, my dear. You see it's
"Oh, fudge on your nonsense! You're
II can prove my theory, my DEAR
well, III waste two minutes time
hearing you. Go aheadr'
We'll, my dear, if there was no finan.
cial obligation to he met with in the
present there would he no financial prom,
Use for the future See!''
And Mr.. Slowpay took the last groccl's
hIil and solennly lit cigar with it,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
Famous Sapphires,

One famous sapphire was found in
Bengal by a poor man who sold wooden
spoons. 1t was taken to Europe and
bought by the house of Raspuli at Rome.
Later it became the property of Ger
man prince who sold it to Perret, a Pa
risian jcweler, for $:,1.6 600 1t was ahs,,-
lutely without blcmsh and weighed 1 -;
car;,tS
This stone eventually found it's way in
to the Museum of Natural History at
Paris. \ beautiful star sapphire is ownesI
in New York, and two magnificent speri-
mems of this jewel in possession of Bur-
dett-Coutts are valued ut S1:3.:JO0. An
other of the collection of Mr.. Hope is
called the Marvellous Sapphire" being
blue by daylight and amrthystine by
night. Among the crown jewels of RUSSIA
is magnificent sapphire representing Il
female figure enveoped in drapery. The
stone represents two tints. = circumstance
of which the artist has skillfully taken al.
vantage. to make the woman dark and
the drapery light. The most remarkable
stone Of this kind is an engraved sapphire
representing profile of young Hercules.
executed by Cheius. 1t is in the Strozzi
cabinet at Rome.--Iewelers' Review.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
Faure's New York Friends.

Mrs: William Astor goes to Paris. hav
ing changed her original intention of
spending the next six months on the Ri
viera. While in Paris she will be Il guest
of Nine. Elaine L,lcie Faurc. wife of the
president Of the French republic NJ.
Faure and the late William Astor were
on terms of personal acquaintance and
country not 50 many years ago. he was il
guest ut il reception at the house of the
Asttrs.
The Vikings, who know the Faures.
do not think them of much account This
is because the Faurcs have only come up
from the soil within a generation and
therefore are not recognized by the Will
ings. the Rogerses, the Whites and other
American families long resident in Paris
This again is owing to Il desire on the
part of these Americans not to cOmprO-
mise themselves with the vieilc nobesse
Of the Fauborg st. German, who look;
down on mere Bots de Boulognc people
like the Faures Mrs. Astur is SINGULAR
ly free from this caddishness and is thus
remarkably popular in Paris. She. of
course, will live in very retired way in
France.
Mrs. Astor's health is not at present
very robust, and it is owing to that cir
cumstance that her departure is made
Her advent in Paris is quite a social event
i'll the American circle and her influence
with the Faure family will be useful to
women who care to invade the Elysee.
Hence. she is likely to be besicged by
requests from ambitious American girls
who would like to get into the senatorial
circle. Most of these girls pretend to be in
Paris rs devotees of art. but in reality
they are the idle daughters of American
families who drift, aimlessly from one
city to another in Europe. seeking social
recognition. These students of art
and tine decollete will get no encourage
ment from Mrs. Astor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
Women and the Income Tax.

The prospects are that women will in.li
rcctly reap rich harvcsts from the income
tax law. Every man whose income il
over $1,000 a year must pay tax of
. per cent on the excess. The result viii
he that married men whose incomes are
more than $1,000 will resort to every
legitimate means to escape the payment
ployed will be the gift to wives of bonds
and mortgages so that husband can
honestly report and testify that his in
come is not enough to incur taxation.
After wife has been the recipient of
bonds, mortgages and other securities,
and enjoyed the income from them. it r.,
mains to he seen how readily she win
transfer them back to her husband when
the tax is repealed.-.>ew York Times
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
Anecdotes About Children.

Here are two or three anecdotes of
''trman children: 1t was ut large par
~. y gentleman had the misfortune to
break Il glass. Little Lena. who was
standing near her mamma, raised herself
ri, tiptne and whispered, loud enough
tor all the company to hear: ''And one
1t tn" borrowed ones, too!' Later. in
the evening the hostess gave one Of her
little daughters Il nice apple. Now,
give your mamma a kiss, there's dear"
said the child's uncle. I'm not allowed
to when she's painted her face" Little
Paul was sent with a bunch of flowers
t" the managers wife on her birthday.
and waited in silence after he had been
dismissed. Lady-''Well. my young man.
What are You waiting for now?' Paul
Mamma said | was not to ask for a
piece Of birthday cake. but wait till
got it. Now York Tribune
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
fllightcen Karat Recinrocity.

A lady editor at Chandler, o. r.. is
talking of turning her paper over fol
one issue to the men Of the town, the pro
ceeds to be used for charitable purposes
Kansas City Journal. - u.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
n Texas Critic.

The meilihuou> vioce of Il prma donna,
Rejoicing in the poetic name of Yaw. has
drawn from Texas musical critic a
marvellous burst of eloquence. He re-
views her singing after this bizarre fash
ION: 'fhe first stroke of the baton
brought out Il crash of complex melody.
and the seancc began. The number
seemed to have the spirit of Beelzebub
i'll it. Up this little dream figure started,
and away went her voice, skimmering
through the Immense auditorium like Il
pistol ball. 1t fingered a while. searching
Ill the corners Of that huge thcater until
it struck the elevator. where it took pas
sage for the next flight. From gallery
t" gallery it went. touching here. there
and ut Ill places the heart of every
listener. breaking away only to run into
some hidden nook, where she dwelt on
tome Of liquid sweetness. This was her
famous Hat in alt. which she simply
rarr>s.d and then with il bound, beyond
ali human comprehension, took a com
rl"t" octave above and held it.
y short symphony follows, and here she
comes tumhling down steps in cadenzas
at hreaknrrk speed, one note rolling over
;tn"thcr with utter reckleSs11rss, you Won
der where she will light, but soft tone
III her lower register serves as a cushion,
and away she goes again with the agility
of IN acrobat and scars to heights I'M
KNOWN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
Literary Queries.

,az Literary Queries.
Is Thomas Hardy nowadays?
Is Rider Haggard pale?
Is MinOt Savage? Oscar Wilde?
And Edward Everett Hale!
Was Laurence Sternc? was Herman,
Grimm?
WINS Edward Young? John Gay?
IOnat than Sw IT! and old John Bright?
And why was Thomas Gray!
Was John Brown? and was ], X, Green?
Chief Justice fancy quite?
Is William Black! Il. u. BlackmOre?
Mark Lemon! II. X. White?
Was Francis Bacon lean In streuks!
John Sucking vcaiy! Pray.
Was HOgg much given to the Den!
Are Lambs Tales sold today:
Did Mary Mapes Dodge Just in time:
DID Z. -. Warner? How!
AT what did Andrew Maxwell so?
Does Edward Whymper now?
What goodies did Rose Terry Cooke:
Or Richard Boyle beside?
what gave the wicked Thomas Paine,
And made Mark Akensde?
Was Thomas Tickell-ish at all?
Did Richard Steele, l ask?
Tel! me. has George A. Sala suit? .
Did William Ware Il mask!
Does Henry Cabot Lodge at home?
John Horne 'rOOke what and whenp
Is Gordon Cumming? Has G. w.
Cable-d his friends again!
Home and Fireside
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
Hood;S';s;:;s'Cures

AM glad To have IN opportunity {" raenn1-
mend Hoo.i'< SarSapariIl:t." Mrs. g. Fl
VEyaBLE, KeithbUrg. III.
Moods Pills are hand made. an! perfect -
proportion AMI appearance - Per boy
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
Sleep When Sleepy.

Most people are wise enough to eat
when they are hungry, but many fail
to attain the higher reach of wisdom
and sleep when they are sleepy. Any
reason serves for shortening their hours
of rest; and they thus bring upon them
selves that dreadful discase-insomnia
There arc scientific writer's ON this sub
ject who claim that the best remedy for
this is to sleep III the daytime. This is
very well where from some cauSc-wOrk,
or watching, or pleas,,r,-you may have
failed to get your needed sleep for Il
fortnight or two. There is undoubtedly Il
great virtue i'll maps. even short ones:
the art Of mapping in the daytime. for
those who can acquire and have the
leisure to indulge in it. is dcsira bic
one, and like most arts. Il matter of
practice. Still it is bad plan to get
into the habit of turning night into day.
and. IL you are not kept awake by care
or illness, but merely have lain awake
because you could not sleep. | should
recommend you to fight the consequent
drowsiness of the next day, in order
that you may, if possible, resume your
natural rest ut night. Sleeplcssness is
generally the result of an unfortunate
habit of "thnking." generally on I'M
pleasant subjects, after one has retired
for the night wise physician once
said: GLOOMY thoughts prevent sleep.
The poor and unfortunate magnify and
increase their misfortune by too much
thinking. Blessed be he who invented
Sleep but thrice blessed he the man
who shall invent a cure for thinking"
Too Busy to be Polite.
1t took me some little time to get ne.
customed to what l can only describe rs
the national brusquei,ess. Outside of GER
tain scmi-Europeanized establishments 10
one appears ever to think of thanking
another in Il business transaction.
In England If one only purchases l.
cent stamp, the vendcr thanks the pur-
chaser on receiving the money and the
purchaser thanks the vendcr on receiving
the stamp. z-'
In France the same rule prevails. What
ever one buys tue seller always smiles
and gracefully utters her ''Nierci beau
COUP monsieur" -
But here there is nothing but grim 81
lencc. The little courtesies which cost
nothing are deemed derogatory. and 30
are omitted. For my part prefer the
European plum,
There is very prevalent idea that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
Homecoming Americans,

1t Will he matter Of concern to So
ciety i'll large cities to learn that ii gen
cral homecoming of the American fam
lilies now resident in London and Paris
will soon be witnessed. There are now
living abroad many country women and
cOuntrymen of ours who have not been
i'll the United States for almost !, gell-
splendor on American fortunes partic-
ularly is this the case in Italy. where
Rome has the largest and wealthies,
American colony of any city in the world.
Rome, too, is the city of which the Amer.
lean colony is perpptually in dissensiOns
OF one kind and another. These .lissrn-
siOns We're positive wars ut the time of
William Waldorf Astors ministry there.
The cause OF the general homecoming
is said to be sudden change in the
fashion of living away from ones own
country. This movement first affected
the Russians and finally worked its way
through natiOnalitieS until any family
long cxpatriated become positively all OBJ
ject Of suspicion. Hence many Ampr
cans of wealth have been obliged to an,
nounce temporary return to their native
land out of sheer necessity to maintain
their social position. Many and strange
will be the new faces in New York; Phil
adelphia, Boston and the Southern cities
The dread of those who know of these
impending home-comnSs is that the
Americans from foreign lands will look
down upon their stay-at home neighbours
like the half-American young woman
who invaded the reading circle at Boston
and hurled all it's books scornfully to
society how they got rid of time in
"Yewrup." That young woman is but
one of Il numerous class.-David Wechs
Ter in Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
He Had q Good Time.

"Well." said the judge as he stood be-
fore him, YOU arr, charged with being
drunk. Are you guilty or not suilty?''
81 had Il fine time, judge" he replied,
with Il smile.
do you know the officer picked you
out of the gutter?''
No, sir. f he says he did, I s'pose he
els this. the first time you were ever in
court?''
Eyes, sir
Gas it is your first otfclis,. and you
ought to he taught !, lesson, III be easy
with you and give you your choice You
can either have $40 or ten days
'Thank you, sir responded the prison
er, smiling all over. 81 guess I'll take the
$40. l don't want to stay here any long
er, anyhow. and | haven't Il cent left to
get home on. I'll be very much obliged
and I'll send it back to YOU as soon as l
git home. I tell you, judge. this is the
finest town l ever seen, and I've had Il
bully time"
The judge found it necessary to explain,
ana finally closed the case by remitting
the fine-DetrOit Free Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-15
Again the ChignoIi.

With the sanction of Queen Victoria
the oldfa>hioned cllign"rs OF heavy head
dress of false hair AMI which was all
the rage with the feminine community
in the 80 and iak. have again enme int"
style. and the artificial hair dealers
whose trade has been langtiiSl,iug for
years. are delighted with the prospect
of being once more in clover. The rein
PRODUCTION Of the fashion is placed to the
credit of the Princess of Wales. whose
back hair has been getting remarkably
thin Of late. and as result of which she
is determined to revert t" Il styl, pre-
vailing ut the time of her marriage thirty
years dgO.
The nobility and aristocracs have los,
no time, in falling into line. and almost
daily the streets outside the leading
lady hair-dre~sers have been blocked for
hours with swell equipagcs.
Queen Victoria. who has always had
Il weakness for this style of head-dress-
ing, looks upon the revival with favor
and the Court Gazette will announce
that chignons will I've de rigueur ut AFT
future drawing room Ievees and other
court functions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

At least five men are actively in the
race for the republican nomination for
governor while a whole herd of "men-
toned" possibilities are trying for a
chance to grab the standard as the
smoke of conflict clears away. General
Drake, of Centerville, gallant soldier,
Il successful business man and a good
republican will doubtless have the sup
port of southeastern Iowa. Senator
Harlan, of TT. Madison, prominent
statesman of the days of Lincoln and
Kirkwood will divide the support of
the southeast with Gen. Drake. Col.
Ormsby, of Emmettsburg, one of the
most prominent business men of north
western Iowa, will be strong in the
support of the tenth and eleventh dis
tricts. Hon. j. b. Harsh, of Creston,
soldier, banker and state senator, has
already strong organization of his
townsmen pushing his interests and
the southwest counties will rally
in his support. Hon. Matt Parrot, of
the Waterloo Reporter, will be the can
didate of the third district and will
prove strong candidate in parts of
the state not represented by an avowed
home candidate. All of these are good
honorable men, any one whom would
fill the governors Office with honor to
the state and to themselves.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

Democratic candidates for the gov
ernorship have been very slow in max
ing their appearance. But the Co,I,a-
Gil Bluffs Globe has suggested the
names of some men, whom the Globe
editor thinks would look we'll leading
the forlorn hope. They are Col. Chas
A. Clark, John F. Duncombe, Judge
Couch, w. H. M. Pussy, Fred White
Lucius Wells, Senator Groneweg and
j. J. Richardson.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

In the Alliance matter there seems
to be a direct disagreement between
the captains and officers of the two
vessels, the Alliance and the Condo de
Venadito. The officers of the latter
assert that they signalled the Ameri-
can vessel to stop, it replied by raising
the British engign. The officers of the
Alliance say in their sworn report that
nothing but the stars and stripes was
used or on board the ship.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

We have received from The Inter
Ocean advance copies of their new
series of Art Supplements to be
given free with their Sunday Issue.
They show the highest excellence in
the art of lithography, and the subjects
are ali evidence of the elevated taste OF
the publisher. This magnificent gift of
The Inter Ocean, cannot be duplicated
by any newspaper published, and we
advise readers to have their odcrs III
early.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

1t is probable that Ambassador Bay
ard will be instructed by cable to atk
the British government for an expla,
nation of her purpose in view of the
British ultimatum to Nicaragua. This
together with his negotiations for arbi-
tration between Great Britain and
Venezuela on their boundary dispute
makes his position a hard one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

The county of Keya Paha, Nebraska,
adds another chapter of awful crime
to the general Indebtedness of that
portion of the state. Yesterdays pa
pers give the details of the lynching of
German woman, respectable and we'll
TODD, presumably by cattle rustlers for
having given evidence against horse
thief recently.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

The United States mint at Carson,
Nevada, is short refined gold and silver
amounting to eighty thousand dollars.
Where this sum is and how it was ia
ken from the mint is now occupying
the minds of the government officers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

The governor of Indiana vetoed all
but four of the acts of the legislature
recently adjourned in the midst Of a
free-for-all scrap. Among those he
signed was one requiring all convict
made goods to be branded as such.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

The report of the revenue collectors
show that the majority of people are
preparing to pay the income tax.
Uncle Sans laws, good Oh bad, are OBJ
served by his people.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

In the trial of Davis, charged
with wrecking a Rock Island passen-
ger tram at Lincoln, Nebraska, in
which twelve people lost their lives,
the jury stood seven against five after
being out four days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

The Walter A. Wood harvesting
machine company went into the hands
of receiver Tuesday at st. Paul. The
company's liabilities are over million
dollars. The plant was established at
st. Paul few years ago ard the com
pany received large bonus.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21

Yesterdays telegraph reports con-
tain the rumor that Secretary Gresham
has demanded the recall of the Hawa-
iian minister to this country. Neither
the secretary nor Minister ThurSton
will affirm or deny the report. There
has been considerable i'll feeling ever
since ThurstOn came to Washington.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-21
THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN.
BY J. e. GRIFFITH.

Polk county taxes aggregate mil
lion dollars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-25
MR.. TERRELL'S ADVICE.
WHY CANNOT THE UNITED STATES PROTECT 1T:
CITIZENS IN ARMENIA?

WHY CANNOT TIE UNITED STATES PROTECT IT'S
CITIZENS IN ARMENIA?
To the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: Permit me to lay before you a few questions
relative to the Ambassadorial advice given TO the
American missionaries by Minister Terrell that they
should leave the districts where Armenians are in
imminent danger.
First | want to know whether the presence OF the
missionaries would not be Of advantage to their
converts and other Christians in view OF the policy
followed by the terrible Turk TO exterminate the
Armenians only. and further, II the Americans can
not make a single convert OF the Mahometans'
should they leave their stations and think IF return
ing after the troubles over, would Ike 70
know for what would they go back to the once dis
turbed districts.
Again, let ask whether the persecution and
the continuous invasion Of these apparently death
Man OF Nazareth and His followers do not reveal
the faithfu.ness Of Armen.ans. VINO are martyrs
vIolable missionaries. who are In no degree o. o.
danger, afford 10 stay and should stay by their
posts and exert their influence as Americans "a, a,
Armenians for the missionaries TO try their hands
con o' to the ee' worst Sa the should
slider 1t special glory to have written on .neis
OF SG e adVce S Mr. who
anxious. The subjects OF other powers who are
exposed TO greater danger DO receive full pro-
tecon.
AS naturallzed American citizen. L want to
know why the United States cannot anord 10 pro-
tect Its citizens without asking them 10 vacae their
homes and leave their work. 1t Is amazing 10 see
that the representatives Of the less powerful Pow
ers did not discover such refuge, but dared ia
protect their subjects where they are. Does not
the action OF the French Ambas sador put US ia
shame. when he declared to the Sublime Porte that
when the first Frenchman Is hurt Alexandretta
ernor? As an American. doubt whether Mr.. Ter
rells patriotism Is sufficient to represent Us among
h h ' .ussss hs ss Pi aF'ps a%
through his Sultan. Is acting on Mr.. Terrell as
he DID on Alexander Webb, ii is time tina. thor
ough Christian follower should represent Christian
America. ABI BEN ADAM.
New York. Nov. 20, 1895.