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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLARS.
Coin Collectors Tired of Waiting for Their
S. Value as Curiosities to Rise. a.':&z-

Coin Collectors Tired of Waiting for Their
Value as CuriOsfttes to Rise. $3.50
Colum bian centennial coins not here
tofore circulated have been found fire.
qnent1y in change of late they are the
Ocents pieces of 1893, and the reason
given for their appearance is that many
CON collectors and others believed that
simme telY after the Columbian exposi-
ton they would have special value as
rarities and SO hoarded them for a pre-
Smlum. They were SO held for the bet
ter part of two years. but no fapprecia-
ton in value followed, and now ) they
/ have been thrown upon the market and
are freely circulated. They have a more
attractive. appearance than the regular
5O-cent} pieces, but this superior attract
5iyeness has not, to any visible extent,
mitigated the regret which collectors
have had in parting with them. .,. <..:<y
8 The silver coinage of the United 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 ease
and freedom, and there does not seem
Ito be any serious demand for a greater
number Of the smaller; coins. Again,
1Oscent pieces seem to be greatly in de
mand, and the dollars area stored away
in banks and trust companies and in the
treasury vaults, and are grudgingly re-
sceived BY business men. But silver half
dollars always circulate freely.-New
York Sim g. 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
OF the Same Name.

Sir Arthur SuliyaiL hasssreaspnts to
know of the existence of that other IA
nous individual of -the-same name, WHO
was once Boston's pet, and who pre-
fixes to the s'Su1IFann The Snaufes of
John Lawrence. Writing in the
Strand Musical 5Iagazirlea0f "a fi1stOytlIi
country, Sir Arthur says: sTogether
with party Of frienfls r. was "a once fr:lv-
ersins rather uncivilized district in
the state of California when we stepped
at mining camp for some fefres III, eiIfs.
The driver informed ME that sI was@ exs
fed to hear thB,sI made laf5waya fos
ward the whisky store. Three or fonr
fellows were lounging about, and one
approached a big, sturdy man. who was
standing near me and said to him: Are
head and pointed his finger IN nflysdirecs
ticn. After looking me up anisdQWn tho
man demanded:avhat do yoa Neighaa's
About 1872 IDundsA was myasrepIs.
Pooh. said my intefrog DIOR that's g
queer start Do you mean to tell me
that YOU gave J. Blackman fits IN Kan
sas City, Certainly not EMnaw6rsd
Well. who are you, anyway an
swered that my name was Sullivan.
Quite disappointed, he said oh, amt
you John l.. Sullivan, the sIHggerY No,
| am only Arthur Sullivan, replied.
What" he said. with evident surprise,
are you the man as put Pi1afore' to-
gether| said Yes siiIl smiled at him.
Well, / never, he answered but I'm
glad to mee.t you any Come and
have drink with us -, = ~,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
USEFUL PAS oRTS.
n the Absence Of Genuine Ones Lifc In
aurance u liciessssiI boz y ~ ii

In tho Absence Of Gen,iiHo Ones Lifo In
Sanrancs SliciessitiTl Dp.y y sssafs i
purity Of travellers in the East once
slap1ed ct Jhffa on their way to .JeTus,is
lem the landing place stood ~ mill
tarys offlcer, gorgeous in Eastern costume,
45tar III his sash. AS the iilyt member sf Of
the party presented his passport, ]! oi,esof
his onipanions noticed that it had rather
an unusual 5appe arance. The officer, how.
ever, turned it round and round, upside,
down, and over and over. He gazed
sblankiy INT ITS pages and then returned III.
with g low salaam and wave Of the hand,
which Indicated his satisfaction and, Jits
"a Vhen the.s officers were out 81 sigbt and
hearing, the. gentleman who had noticed
the Oddly Of the passport asked to see ii.
WilereupoI the owner pulled out an old
ae lnsarsnee e policy looks just ths
sea-, and here is a, coat of arms. s. What
moru % thesa heather want ? They cafl't
read. yhM Isneyer. think of travelling
with any thing elsei {
tsAnot her traveller found ut Smyrna a
scustom-h house officer who seemed to be III
sa bud humor. The traveller, an English
gentleman, had very little luggage 9 "a
out xaminat ton, until he CHANGED to .see:
"a valuable Damascus sword protrudins
j from bundle. !!Ehis The pulled from
its ascabhard, examined GENEROUSLY and re-
stained it in his hand The Engiislnl1ah
knew that he would never see it again il
he once abandoned it. He demanded ifs
return, but the officer only salaamed and
waved him towards the gate. s..
This patomimes continued until the tray..
seler bethought him of a life insurance.
policy among his effects, and remembered
that it bore;a vignette Of a large lion paw
ing the air. He triumphantly displayed
the pa per- pointing to its ssignatufess and
great WAX seal; The official could mol
more nervous Finally he took the paper,
gave it renewed examination, and sudden
u pretended tos receive new light, handed
back. sword and policy. and .salaamed the
Engl ishlnan from his presence tS - {.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Honorcd bv the Queen.

An English newspaper tells an amusing
story Of a professional int of a1fyings
and Terry to Sandrin9 hanL lin whfshs tliPs
joke is surelyaoff her. Brit annie ma festy
1t appears that all .Mas~ going abaallti fslllI.
with ''The Merchant Of Venice IRE her
majesty seated in front. stick in hand.
and ali attention, until Miss Terry's time
came as PaEtia Z, to deliye. her great speeets
about mercy. " We all Know how She
does it; advancing toward the Jew and
making a marked and peculiar pause be-
fore delivering her ora ton. The kind
Queen, who was all attention. and shad
probably been carefully instructed in her
own youth, by the Duchess of Kent 0r Her
good goyerncss, in akespearp, was e:t-
gerly following the gifted actress, but
quite mistook the pause for some sudden
failure of memory Fanny Ellen being
oyerawed By hersmajesty into forgetting
1 her part. SoI the Queen began I,r0rnnis4
ETC.. ' h't tn 81 aaala5 II m III
cue. and her majesty then repeated rather
loudly and encourag ingly fhe quality
sof mercy is not strafnedgs = 8 This Was All
most too much for Al iss Terry, Hut, with 4
I violent effort to suppress her nlerrimenf,
she controlled herself and sI sraeef ully~ac
cepted the ene from Aourss sraeio.ss seEer.
eign. Good Queen Bess. we know. used
to shout at the preachers and correct
them openly in theology d whei they
preached bffaFe her; but this is probabIy
the first time that nj actoE-lasA ever beer
honoretl by having d Queen and Inp press
as Stage pr0mpter. - -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
All Dimcuit.

s. .AS'number of the most celebrated of
French nianists were recently asked to
state the piece which they found it most
iainitult TO execute, The answers are
AaAlrally mosf yarieal fe is aEgenss
eraf agreement Thar dififGufties of strles
are much less r1asy to overcome than
those of techniHue. lsrem the standpoint
of mechanicaf difficulty NJ. Marmontel
thinks Beethoyen's Sonata OPP. ) the
most redouhtable piece. NJ. Diemer and
NJ. Plante accord the palm to Baiacki-
refs 'Islan,ev. and III. 1sfcitfef finds
himself embarrassed between the claims
Of ListEIs 'Rh anscdiess anil Stndies..'
,Fansig Tratlsetip and Alkans
.Variations,s AS DelslTr.ie ,liscreetiy
and enignlatically replies that the most
difficult piece for him is invariably the
piees which he happens to he playing at
amy moment. To ~. de Beriot the mod
est scale demanding us it does the NEST
perfect equality thrungbont--is the SUI
sprema difficulty. ard aDs MUST work ut
IL. he declares. i, !. s - k>AtA.
Westminster GssrSle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
HORIZONTAL SAW.
An English Machine Representing Some

An Eng1Sh Mach1ne Representing Some
Some Recent improvements. .,,.,.s..
"a new horizontal band saw is being IN
troduced by an Englishman into this
country. The machine weighs IL tons,
and occupies, swith0ut scountershaft or
carriage, g floor SPACE of about q e feet by
- feet The saw blade, which is 3S feet
long, inches wide, and runs horizontally
at 1OOO feet per minute, is carried by two
wrought-steef pulleys of special construc-
ton, 3 feet in diameter. No india rub
Der or other substance is used on the sur
face of these pulleys, thessaw+ blade runs
ming on the metal rim with the teeth
projecting sufficiently beyond the edge
OF the pulley to clear the set. The saw
pnlleys are carried on d strong horizon
tai casting, furnished with the necessary
adjustment for, altering the distance be-
tween the @pulleys to suit saws of differ
ent lengths and to vary the tension on
the saws. j., The casting ons which the
pulleys are carried rises and falls sona two
large screwed vertical columns, which
are made to rotate by self-acting gear,
for the purpose of varying the height
of the saw. The posi- ton of the saw IS
indicated by a disk Immediately facing
the operator, and, in fact, the whole con-
troll of the machine is Immediately with
in his grasp, without having to alter his
position The four levers placed close
IOsIne T1ndicaflngE dlSk control tue start
ing and stopping Of the machine. the lift
ing of the saw blade the backward and
forward motions Of the Ecarriage and the
variations Of the feed. = '', - =
The travelling table which carries the
log is % feet long and is of simple and
strong description, mainly consisting of
wrought-iron girders rig1dly connected
together transversely. ssssss
The lineal travel of the saw is 7000
feet per minute, and on American white
pine the rate Of feed was 100 feet a
minute. The sawdust is taken off by an
induced draught from Sturtevant fam
so effectively That sthe atmosphere sis as
pure and bright inside as outside the
premises. One Of it's chief features is
that it. requires no excavationssandc can
|sbeeskxed entirely son the ground level,
awhile.<two belts only being required to
drive it, a portable engine can be utilized
SO ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
/ VEST AND BLACKBURN.
! How They Made = Decisions as Judges y

Nov Thsy Made 1 Deei.io !, g &. j Judges ~ IN
i mel n,vshor,.l,.sp. ssis -, f,,ena IN.
w 2s.:7
AZ tho 80. NJ
Is nna ~ tha n,ast nm.n,,, fa,t hia M.
Old men of nv OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES; S s HI u : seems e
ALWAYS nbant to sling or ID hs ss 81.
Perhaps That Is WHY ne Isl callei the
sWasp Of the Senate. II. am not
mistaken Vest and Joe Blackburn we're
born in the same county in sKentuckv.
They have always been the best Of
friends, When seen together they. are
the long and the short Of it. Both have
the kentucky gift of the CAB, and neither
eyer gets tired Of hearing himself talk.
both are fond Of racing Each calls
himself u dead game sport, They know
as much about horses as u dog does about
9 holiday, but whenever they happen to
be at 4 county fair where there is racing
they are invited to act as Judges On
one occasion they lost themselves, and
the horses in a series of good stories,
and neither hal the gremotest idea of
which shnlshett shrst. second or third. The
w. aifnt,S Tor he numbers
4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
"A Dogs Response, to a Taunt.

:. A dog story has come to the writer
ears, which, though mot within his per
sonal knowledge, is vouched 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 q haymow from which a
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
stauntingly Poor old fellow Daren't
walk down the ladder any more! Daren't
walk down the ladder!,'s Whereupon the
dog IS withza quick glance at his master,
walked clearsup the ladder to the top and
then turned around and walked downsit
again. The proceeding looked yer much
like a deliberate demonstration on the
dogs part, to his master, that he was
still capable Of walking up and down
slanting ladder. Did the dog understand
the tauntr or did she merely catch the
words down the ladder 2 and take the
;utterance for q command. which hesduti-
fully proceed to obey2 NUone wilkeyer
know, probabl yrsince the dog himself can
give mo account OF the matter.-ssBo stod
Transcript. Z s 10
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Lady Grey-Egerton's Gowns.

saw a charming gown yesterday IS that
has been completed for E. Royal Ascot !,
1t is to be worn, SO was told, by spretty
Lady Grey-Egerton. The foundation OF
the gown is Esef moss-gr satin, over
which is laid thin silk crepon of a lovely
warm earthy-brown tinge. The skirt is
quite plain with a rolled edge of the
green satin about the bottom Of the
hem. The bodice has an immense collar
OF, sbrownish-yellow Russian lace. fas-
tened down. ON either side of the shout
ders. with gold and emerald buttons.
The front of the BODICE has a full pouch
front Of purest green silk, brocaded with
big ma tural-looking daisies and around
the throat. is. a .frillS of brown chiffon
with the immense fullness held in here
and there with tiny punches of daisies.
The sleeves are, Of course, bouffante
beyond description, and at the wrist are
small cuffs of the coarse Russion lace.
With this dainty gown is supplied "a
broad hatssof green .fulle, SHRED over
gold wires. This is trimmed with a huge
bunch of daisies with q daring POPPY
or two peeping out from their golden
eyed masses. To shadow this dainty
headgear comes a parasol Of green satin
yelled both inside and outside with
brown chiffon, held down over each sof
the ribs with long spraylike punches of
daisies "A London Correspondent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Will Economics.

The Dowager Empress of China must
be a plucky and patriotic woman. She. is
determined TO sacrifice herself for the
common veal, and has decided TO- spend
the summer in Pekin instead Of occupy
ing the splendid palace.ain the Tho park,
the yearly expenditure thus saved being
simply enormous. The Emperor has, made
many vain attempts to induce her to alter
.devotediy attached his mother is to her i.
lovely summer resort, and how much she
ldishkes: the dust and other drawbacks
to comfort: i'm Pekin during the hot sea-
son; but China has no snperfuons money
to spare just now, and so the DoWager
Empress turns a sdea fear. to- his entrenties
she i willing to set them a good example.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
RegularsKicker.

There is s:club kicker III Philadeip hia
who, on Il recent trip South found reason
for the exercise of hisliaturM propensity
Speaking of Turkish baths, he Said the
other day in the hearing OF sthe Record
TT Saw the queerest one in existence last
week down in Atlanta, Ia WAS hoJ
and dirty from long dusty ride, and In
quired of the hotel clerk Sifs there, was
such a thing as aaTurkish bath .1estab-
lishment in the town.,.sHe assured me
there was and directed mellow. to find it.
1t was a funny little place, with one slab
and zone attendant. !. After had taken
the steam reclined upon my back on the
sslabtto be rubbed down. Afters a. time
the attendant told me to turn over.
had no sooner changed my position than
my eye was attracted by. some lettering
curved upon the surface 6f the slab. Il
raised myself up and saw it was an in
scrfption which read: Sacred to the
memory Of Mrs. Jane Hawkins, Born
September 1 I, 1850, died August g. 1S74
Istold the man didn't think there was
any necessitV 4oTs siis iinishhle the Job
anti got out as soon as I could. / after
ward found that the slab had been orig
.inally a tombstone, and had also served
as ~ receptacle for dead bodies iii the
morgue. Some time ago they built a new
morgale. and the proprietor of the bath
adjustment got it cheap Es3sss ttyE 81
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! ] Be Cooks First.

Kate Field. the clever writer, adj
dressed some remarks not long ago, to a
girl graduate whichTare especially time
" at this season. r ,@Isrg s.s.,,, si.7s:..
Dear graduates: cooking is the alpha
bet Of your happiness. ttI do not hesitate
to- affirm that this republic, great as her
necessities are in many directions. needs
cocks more than all else. The. salvation
Of the nationalI stomach depends upon
them. We are nation Of dyspeptics,
they eat the wrong foods. badly cooked,
which they drown in icewater. They are
dyspepticsS because our; women don't
know the rudiments of their business
and resign their kitchens into the hands
of incompetent servants, of whom they
arr, afraid, and whose impudence they
lessness. Be cooks. first and anything
YOU please afterwards. On You posterity:
watts u SD
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
q s1.orthand, Joke. .

LaWley expert shorthand reporter)-
S say James, the boy from the news.
pfbef office has called for the report of
: that lecture. is it finished Y? ~
James noyice) Ill but d short
ssentenee the mid die of III, mid / can't
for the life of me make ont from my
notes what it is. = SIS
Lawley Oh, just put. iii great up.
ulanse and let it
Daes acts on the suggestion and the
texture il nent for publ cation with the
tlOctOred part reading 8 friends, will
adetain You but a few NIL tes longer,
4 Great applause. .lsi
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02

Please, sir, III never do 1t any more. =
sobbed little Julius very humbIy for lie
was terribly scared. And iassyou.ll
never sticlNs ~ ifYg any1 more . [,tf..S.
flies. = "a s& 81 8 80
No! IddnSH thii1k yoti willr groared
the butter6H in voice that made Fl uli,ls
tremble all over. I do not think yOu
will stick pins in any more butterflies;
but that is not saying that the butter.
.aisa.wilI notstiek pins i'm Won. 'ss. J.
Oh: please, won't do it any MORE
my ANNA Z,
-. Well, you cannot so home now, > said
the big butterfly, and that is all there
!Fls. yhput It We are the butterfly police,
whose duty IT Is to sllsgd lbs paradise
Anu aI a'rohea ine liYe9fs4 2roperty al
,he patS D. ~ gs4gP 5ec1s and We
nave ah&Rt HoM m ssNefy domini0ng
LYING ioanaurasiahlso OWL Qa qEhfer les
that .mIrder, bloody Wicked mnks
ner. Mnas dosyon tn1Hk NAIVE are eq.
w, mMfr yoa Aosnomea 20, lndeeas
, AZ WI ,,h4 - ~ jan unul me kihs de-
eii In1;n M''a ar;a = 10 ,d Wi haa you. -
n,ons.rnu siieu aa pegsed, DuI me TWO
him at all. He tnrnsa oa and IN lss si M
butterfly nrincess who n st;, Is IN ~.
fh<tf pfvs "a lynk
men lot h;n,o III - 'I g, ~ =.
on him aud wonid mot answer him a
word. :, -. s - = -
Then the two giant bnttora;es ,raenod
him. one each side. nv tho arms and
f. s;,s away with hin through the air as
than a gnat, carrying, too. his NOT to
show il to the butterfly king in nroof
of his wickednesss ~ ~ -. ~
II Wlat came oft all / cannot tell ron
till next weel.zNelson Ares In New
f1Orleans Picayune.
s ---- =.
How Beats Are Made.
EsIIaIf a dozen years ago many a fat
dame rode out in her carriage with
thousands of black and white beads
looped and tasseled upon Her 4Sirpss.
There were pendants of beads on her
hat ]. beads danrled from her narasoi
and her shopping bag tingled with beads.
ments--necklaces, bracelets and rings OF
a score of different coiors. zs.s.
Today their use nathe Unitel- ties
has largelyuSon out Of fashion. EXCEPT
within certain, narrow sisSxsS and tle
manufacture Of them, Still a great in.
upon South America, d1lca and the
islands 81 the sea. IN those countries
pears nnd f eesh m'i III LUZ HI. n"hulds OF
49,, 4, .,nu Ia laenn nas n.ue 1nnuence
upoh ulei! use lhaseds Il ge1piorers are
70 1e. oenesea, many "a oiaek sagage&is
s Giaa IN necklace OF beads and very
RHtgs ielse.
Cmnese are the Oldest bead makers in
1 the world. They have made beads 80
long that even their historians do not
mention a time when the industry was
not ancient. ssaAnd the Chinese todny~xdo
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yY0.i,an In i,nrars.

have noticed in d bulletin lately is
/ sued BY the treasnry department TINT Tia
ranks. of the women who work slTs
3 been, Increased bys the nddi Of on 5 7;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02

one.q,la rter of ii million of women Win.
in the .past ten years. sOf course, these
stat isttcs are purely America and Ia
no heed OF the increase satlroaJI con.
sfeas TINT nm una BILE tes understand all
TINT this means Ito society j; ia humanity
It's very ifiienlt I'd realize that one.
sa9ntil of million OF American women
ilAe Dc necessary 4 to- enter the struggle
tarse xistence IN every year of our nut ion 8
growth beg your pardon: it is now nv
turn 10 Talk and Yours t0 think. viii;
leoncede the merit .of NIL OF the III gliiilent RI
Which I'd IS ma.
tended, would nut forth; xii eonce,ie
every plea f0i's en0ass lf-main.
tenailee. dom. progress md the other
pSs e. l hhi 4. ct the and then
hundred sfsand fffty thonisands Women IA 4 4
whether they entered s4lie sfanks Of labor
from any cause which was not born Of
Monthly ''''s''' e
|sss 81 Jewel Don'ts. 81
g. Don't wear 81. diamonds Iaa q with artificial
Don't wear diamonds with red satin
Don't wear diamonds VI It'll cloth dresses
they need to shine on lustrons fabrics.
Don wear pearls with Il bad complex
ION !. s55aSs S. B
Don't think that your knowledxe Of
wondersgems Is complete till YOU have
seen an Alex ndrite. Z green by slaY and
red by night. And such d green! olive,
bronze, with q potent uggestion that red
sis3 there. Green when held i'm the sun
light Ira darkened room, with artificial
light, ruby where the emerald Wlls "a
/ moment before-a taWly Wine-red of sex-
quisite tone. 81
Don wear emeralds unless YOU are Of
high type. As usually worn they are
vulgar and assGrtiye. 5S8S 5bs ff4
| Don't Wear coral or turquoise with
white muslin If over GO sass Z; q SO
Don wear Jet il you are tired and
good DC lis the only material that can
wink. go -, j 80
Don't Wear coral IL sick loo king and YOU
haye nursing sb0tt tie mouth. 81 30
Don't fail to realize that the expression
OF g Jewel is much varied with its place
on the body It may give dignity Id lift
ing the chest. power on the head, seIiti-
ment on the hand, passion on the girdle,
caprice on the foot; or may. shine with
spiritual meaning on the! forehead, !, 81 q
! star on the brow of an angel A giriIle.
clasp II Worn high indicates self-preserya-
tion-straight at the waist domesticity,
and low down yoluptuous abandon.
Don't. il You We're once told you were
! gypsy-lke," wear large gold hoops the
rest of your life. s5 - -
/ Don't wear turquoise screw, ear but tons
n YOU are over 50.-Edmund Russell's
Dook oinGeMs.s sss6s ,ssz5 s5 ~ - Il
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And gtfurtfy affer tiIat-fhey say
sD0ll4 Are Il thOughtiess race
The empty-headed thing forgot
TO wash her plaything's face.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02

In Switzerandsit is generally ,censid-
cred that cows whichsare .shol and kept
in regular exercise, such as blowing and
carting. keep more healthy, and, conse-
The longest Egyptian railroad now
extends to Girgeh, 1876 miles from Cairo.
1t is soon to be extended to the first cata
ract, 10 miles from the coast. This
means an. ultimate railroad connection
with the British. possessions in South