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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04

THE PRIDE OF Tather unpleasantly On
THE PIFFER. one side, and had it
and dozen of his sowars laid about
them with their s,bers it would have
been all up with the expedition.
AS it was, everybody breathed hard for
the next ten minutes and the Scotsmcn
were just beginning to wipe out their
drippings from the bayonets, when Dal-
rymple discovered that Cameron was
missing. Someone had seen him. knocked
off his horse and he had evidently been
carried away in the rush of the retreating
enemy. A hasty search in the vicinity
showed that his body, at any rate, was
not to be found. and anything like pur-
suit in the growing darkness was quite
out of the question. -
Townsend and Dalrylnple did not dare
to speak their thoughts to each other,
but Il couple of hours later, when the
wearicd force was seeking rest from the
turmoil Of the day, a 1noullah placed all
doubts at rest MS to Cameron's fate by
shrieking out of the gloom that when the
next day dawned the followers of the
Prophet would first cruelty the accursed
Feringhf- in their possession and then
wipe the British troops off the face Of the
earth. 4: 4-.s.. So, r, i: - !!@@s
"Jackals,"' he yelled, will turn away
gorged from your corpses,'' but it was his
fignratiye Eastern way of putting it. .54ss
Then Dalrymple swore he would fulfil
his promise to Ethel. zsz II. 4 s
To obtain the, permission of the brigu-
der for his project was out of the uues-
ton, so he consulted no one, not even
Col. Townsend. With the aid of d sub
adar he was soon dressed q la Ghazi and
he borrowed the tulwar8 of dead tribes-
kin, on front Of the zereba. This, with "a
couple Of revolverB led fil hist
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
Cant. Bassett WON'T Tell.

One of the guides at the capitol, Wash
ington, the other day said that he
hoped that .'before Capt. Bassett. the
Watchdog of the Senate dies, he will
tell somebody which one of the desks
there it was that Jefferson Davis occu-
pied when he was Il member of the Sen
ate. Bassett is the only one that knows,
and he will not tell for fear visitors will
clip off splinters for souvenirs. During
the war a lot of soldiers got into the
chamber and stuck their bayonets into
the desk, and I reckon they thought
they'd make kindling wood of it. But
old Capt. Bassett goes to work and
patches it all up with screws and putty
and varnish till it looks like any other
old desk in the chamber I know for
ators have tried to get the secret out of
the old man, but they might as well
talk to the Goddess of Liberty on top of
the dome as to get him to tell which is
jeff Davis seat."-New Orleans Plea.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
MRS. LOGAN D1sLIKEs BOOMERS.
She Tells of the Shocking Costumes She
Saw in II Chicago Park.

She Tells of the Shocking Costumes She
Saw in IL Chicago Park.
Mrs. John A. Logan does not like
boomers and she has her opinion concerII>
ing the new woman. 'tIn the first place.
said she in response to a query as to
what she thought Of the new woman. ~
think the appcllation is offensive. If
by the new woman is meant those, either
young or old, who have laid aside all
restraint in INDUCING in the sport, and
might say designations, supposed to be
the propagation of man, not the leas,
OF which is cigarette smoking and kindred
wees, l am sorry that her day has come.
1t on the other hand it mea mt the intelli.
gent, cultured, womanly woman, who has
kept abreast of the times and has taken
advantage of the exceptionally fine op.
portunlfies afforded American woman of
participating in everything that tends to
broaden the field of her usefulness ana
develop her intellectual powers, without
doing violence to her heart or lessenins
her love of home and family, I say all
hail the new woman.
Il passed through the park on the
south side of Chicago recently while a
bicycle meet was at Its height. | had
never seen such Il sight before in all my
life Or had greater occasion to flush for
the modesty of American girls. Some
were dressed properly and becomingly,
while others appeared in garments they
were pleased to call bicycl suits that were
simply disgusting to any man or wom-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
Beginning Of the Leather Trade.

\ census was taken in 1870: a second
one in 1900, but no statistics were col
lated A first account of the Industries
was in the census of 1870 The popula-
ton was 7.239.7O The manufactures
of leather, shoes. harness and trunks
were valued at S17.935.477. The num-
Der of tanneries was 1916. Of these
New York had S67. Pennsylvania rs
and Massachusetts 300. Their yearly
production included 2,6OS, 24O pounds of
sole leather and 44.O53 dozens of calf,
sheep and goat skins. One-thitd of the
hides used came from South America.
They cost 81 cents a pound. The other
raw materials were principally sheep
and deer skins. Nearly all the country
folk wore breeches or aprons of buck
skin. fulled or tanned in oil. The larg-
est tannery at that time was in North
ampton, Mass. 1t was capable of tan
ming 5000 hides a year.-Shoe and
Leather Reporter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04

Cameron and Dalrymple weighed twenty
three stone between them, but that little
horse would have run away with two
more like them. There were no other
animals handy, to all appearance, so pur-
suit was out of the question after the
first hundred yards, and in less than
half an hour Cameron was in the hands
of the doctors, Dalrymple was drinking
some hot whisky and water. with the brig
adler, and the Kabuli was being groomed
by about six men, whilst if he had not
been a wise little beast he could have
burst himself with grain, Next morning
the village was sheltered and when the
moullah was hit with shrapnell the
tribesmen gave in and promised to be
good.
p. -
All this happened six years ago. Since
then [ have seen Il fat youngster held
on to the back of still fatter Kabuli
pony, and the name of the youngster
was Robert Dalrymple Cameron.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
NOT UNLIKE A CLAMBAKE.
A Hospitable Colorado Town Entertain
Many Excursionists.

Eospitable Colorado Town Entertains
Many Excursioni.ts.
All manner of extrayagant ideas were
contemplated at what would be in store
when the train reached Loyeland. Ex>
travasant as they were, all of them were
short of realization. The people of that
town had gone to no end of trouble
Within hundred yards of the station. in
the shade of long rows of cottonwood
trees, tables had been constructed. and
along these were arrayed great heaps OF
eatables. Apples there were i'll abun>
dance. besides other fruits; there seemed
to be 10 limit to the sandwiches, and
clearly the professional carver. whose
proud boast it is that he can cover an
acre of ground with ham. had 10 part
or parcel IN preparing those sandwiches
Coffee had been promised before the train
started. and coffee there was. but never
word had been said about lemonade.
fresh milk. and buttermilk as is butter.
milk. yet there We're tubs and whole dairy
wasonloads Of all Of them
Then there was the cornpit The Love,
land corn Was all roa sted in pit A
deep pit was dug and lined. Into this
were thrown ears Of young corn incased
in the husk. When enough had been
put into the pit and the impression of
the liberal folk at Lovcland was that
each Denver man was good for dozen
| ears or more cool ashes were put over
| the whole, then warmer ashes until there
| was regular fire burning on top. BY
keeping this fire going. the corn was
roasted. and by the time the excursion
train was scheduled to reach the place
the bottom ears were done to a turn.
1t was worth going to Loveland to sec
the pit and the way the corn was handled
1t was the sight of lifetime 10 see an
abla-bodied man get into the pit with Il
four-tine pitchfork and begin hosting
the roasted ears. Attendants stood near
with buckets to receive the corn and dis
tribute it to the excursionists. Ea Oh
ear had its quota of wood ashes on =.
but. by the exercise of a little care, the
| huSkS were removed. and the rich. browH
! kernels brought to light.
| There are several ways OF eating roast,
! ed ears. most of which. however. are to
| grasp hold of each end of the ear. and
set the incisorS to work. There are 9TH
| er ways. but the eXcursioniSts as q body
| voted this was the proper one.-Denver
| tCol.) Republican.
Lightning Broke the Fishes Backs.
During recent severe storm lightning
struck the water i'll one of the fish ponds
at the state fishery in Lrhish county con
| tanning ,l-year-old California trout. Be
| tween - and 100 of them We're paralyzed
and many had their backs broken-Phil-
adelphia Times.
| -Sidi Mustapha, eldest son of the
Bey of Tunis. died recently of diabetes
| at the a t,f
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
What Boulaneer was On To

Herr Kraus gives his "Reminiscences Of
the late Maxine du Camp the follow
ing hitherto unpublished anecdote. show
ing how the French writer succeeded
in getting from Boulanger confession
of his intended policy. 1t is worth Civ
ing. At the time when Boulangers star
was in its zenith, a lady friend of Du
Camp was invited to a dinner where She
was to be the generals neighbor. She
asked Du Camp how she was to manage
with the minister of war. He instructed
her to wait for a fitting moment. and
when she saw the wine and woman loving
general at that stage when truth will
out, to whisper the question. What will
wouldbe dictator fell into the trap and
answered, Eth bein, je ferai la nocc.''
which may be rendered into correspond
ing slang by. IN have jolly sprcer'-
Scottish Review
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
Curing Corn FOdtler fO PorfactIn,

Curing Corn Fodder to Perfection.
FOR the last three years the only corn
! have raised has been the sweet variety.
for canning, writes \. Dwinnell in the
Orange Judd Farmer. The first year of
my experience with the fodder of this
crop was not satisfactory. Put into the
barn after it was apparently we'll cured,
and packed away in the usual manner. a
considerable portion of it rotted The
second year l tried Il different plan for
curing it. AS soon as the corn was picked
the FODDER was cut up and put into
STOCKS in the usual manner, an average
OF about sixteen hills to the stock. As
soon as the stalks had become we'll wilt.
60. the whole was hauled to Il large barn
Dulif Tor curing tobacco, but no longer
USED ior that purpose. a loose second
story floor was laid in the barn, and both
Hoors were filled with the fodder the
STOCKS 8 being set up as they stood in the
ned. with sufficient space between them
to, allow the circulation of air, and
all supported III an erect position
by the old tobacco poles, suitably
arranged for that purpose. The side
doors provided for ventilation when to-
hacco was hung in the barn. were thrown
open and the fodder given all the air nos,
slbie. The result was the finest lot OF
corn fodder that | have ever seen. II
was bright in color and perfectly sweet.
and all kinds of stock ate it with Il keen
relish. Last year I treated my fodder
IN the same way with similar results.
As happen to have the necessary barn,
the cost of storing my fodder in this way
is very much less than would be the cos,
of building silo and making ensilage.
can handle it at my leisure. without extra
help: ana without costly machinery for
cutting. Probably tritlc more of the
dry fodder is rejected by stock than
would be the case with ensilagc but all
things considered prefer to continue the
drying of my fodder If l had no suita-
BILE building in which TO cure it, am al
present inclined to think that l should
erect a cheap shed for that special pur>
pose rather than to build SilO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04

bos. DIE close 1T hand. Near,
ing the village-as 10 semblance. of d
guard Was kept-he pissed several scat
tered groups clustered round fires or hud-
died amongst bundles of fodder. Many
OF the men We're grooming and their Wom-
ryHiple shutiied painfully along, finding
the, native sandals difficult to- walk in,
4nd came upon Cameron suddenly. The
Honorable Bob was seated on the
ground, with his hands apparently tied
behind bis back, and resting against q
low MUD hut, inside and in front Of which
were some twenty of tas trbesmea
asleep. Dalrynlple walked straight up to
him and growled "Sug!'
That is the Persian for all that we
MEAN when we call a man dog-and
more: The action was natural in a tribe
man aid evoked no comment; in Dalrym-
pies case it was Il fine piece. of art. He
sqiiatted ON the ground close to the
prisoner aid whispered:
STEADY, Bob, I've come to help YOU,
Cameron had nerves of steel, but the
words tried them to their utmost ten
only said: III:
Thanks, old chap. It's no use. My
left ankle is sprained so l can't walk II
yard. even if it were any good: Get
AS for you, God bless you"
At that moment a horse neighed loud
ly ut some little distance and Dalrym-
pie, in a second, had formed his PLAN
He whispered again: Can you mana ge
to stand straight up when you hear a
horse coming this Way!'
YES" said Cameron.
Very we'll, be ready in five minutes"
Then he rose, growled another Persian
oath. expectorated again at the prisoner,
and left the circle of light cast by the
fire. He had little difficulty in finding
the animal that had given voice. He
was tied up i'll Il rough shed, and seemed
to be Il strong beast. Ethel said after
wards that he was the best pony she ever
his favor. His saddle and head-gear
were hanging close at hand, and Dali
rymple lost no time in getting him ready
although the queer Afghan bride trou-
blcd him a little at first. Then he led
him out and mounted him, but at the
same moment fellow sprang out from
the rear of the shed and wanted to know
i'll the name of the Prophet, why cursed
thief was moving off with his masters
ghora. There was no time for a long
discourse, so Dalrymple gave him the
Welghtlest reason ut command by hit
ting him such Il crack with the tulwar
on his shaven crown that, like Bret
Harte's orator,
He smiled kind of sickly smile and curled
up OH the floor,
And the subsequent proceedings interested
him no more:
Then the fun commenced. He rode
up to the hut at canter, found Cameron
standing up, swung him crossways on
the saddle in front of him, and started
for home.
The excitement on that hillside dur
ing the next ten minutes was something
remarkable. Jezoils were fired, tom
toms beaten, gongs banged, and not a
few Martini bullets whistled past them
as they g;llloped down the pathway.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
The Bones of John Hancock.

The bones of John Hancock, whose
broad-hand signature is attached to the
Declaration of Independence, lie in the
old Granary burying ground in the heart
of the city of Boston. The tomb lies
next to the wall Mt the side of a busy
street that had been cut down to grade,
leaving the burying ground high above
the street level. They are erecting a
monument to John Hancock over the
tomb, and to get proper foundation they
had to tear away u portion of this wall
and it exposed the interior of the tomb
with the link coffin containing the bones
of the patriot lying next to the opening.
A workman made out this inscription:
John Hancock, born January %, 1887,
died October s, 1706." The rush of
modern Boston sweeps by what was once
a village cemetery on the outskirts, and
changing trolley cars and crowds on foot
and in carriages surge by, not noting the
resting place. of the man who helped
create nation in which things were
possible that he never dreamed Of
sWatertOWn Times. "a i .: : z@zy 49, r..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
Justly Offended.

"What on earth has kept you so late %
demanded Mrs. Northside, as her hus-
band let himself in at about 2 O'Clock
q. m. ~ ~<"
':Lookin' elipsh, my dear" replied the
husba nd. .'Fine spectacle! Wish you'd
been there!'
'Been there" she retorted, whitening,
~. Haven't you sense enough left t.
know that the eclipse was visible from
here, too?''
"Ish that 500" asked Mr.. Northside. re,
flectively. "Shen I might as wei,
shtayed at home. Why didn't shoe tell
me?''
With an injured air he began to pre-,
pare for bed.-Pittsburg Chronicle-T ele,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
An Intelligent Snake.

The season for snake stories is rather
late, but this, from the Sheridan (Wyo }
Enterprise, is entitled to fair considera>
ton: Several times has the door OF
Andy Eads' residence been opened in
an unaccountable manner. and the FAM
they were visited by "spooks," or some
other mysterious thing. A few days
ago, however. the cause was discovered
and the mystery solved. A large bull
snake had crawled on the doorstep and
up the. side of the frame, and with al
most human intelligence had pressed
down the latch so that the door would
open. He was caught in the very act,
and since the detection had been seen
to do the same thing two or three times
more. Mr.. Thurmond is contemplating
catching his snc>Scship and bringing him
down and training him to open the door
when a visitor calls.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04

MAI. Dali PLEWhOle two thousand
| miles of the Indus. Ethel Townsend
was known far and wide as the Pride of
the Piffers, and l will tell you another
time how she won the title. Just now
wish to place on record what Maj. Dali
rymple did for her. Dalrymple did not
know, until Townsend married the only
child of the chief of the Indus flotilla,
that he would never care for any other
woman. Mrs. Townsend never even
guessed his secret, but it nearly broke
his heart when she died in giving birth
to the little one who afterwards bore her
name.
Ethel always called him uncle, and
next to her love for her father she gave
him the full warmth of her impulsive
affections. But now that she had come
back from a seven years residence in
France and Germany she found that
there was yet another corner vacant in
bestowed upon Captain, the Honorable
Robert McGregor Cameron, whom the
natives had christened the Babadur-
sahib, and who was known to his asso-
GATES as the Honorable Bob.
Hence it was that when the Guides
to which distinguished section of the
Punjab Frontier Force all these people
petition against q particularly obnox-
ious tribe in the Bara Khel. Ethel be-
took herself to Maj. Dalrymple and
cried her pretty eyes out on the score
that Bob would be sure to get himself
killed.
'He won't De in any greater danger
than your father or I, sweetheart"
said the major. at his wits end for
words of consolation, "and you have
seen us; return safely too often to feel
alarmed now"
"Oh, dad and you have got good
sense, but Bob is such a mad thing
and he will do something ridiculous and
| shall never see him again Boo-hoo,
boo-hoo"-the Pride of Piffers was but a
woman.
''Ethel, my dear, listen to me-" and
the fine-looking soldier tenderly smoothed
her 'oltlen-brown tresses back from her
forehead. "You know how much /
value your happiness and how glad / am
you are going to marry man like Cam,
eron. l promise you now that l will
look after him as though he were my
own son and bring him back safe and
sound to YOU. Come, you have full
trust in me-"
Dalrymple knew that his promise was
of little avail in view Of the chances of
a border campaign, but it soothed tho
girls heart, and her tears fell through
a smile as she kissed him.
F"
AS rule mountain battery, two COM
M ninS 0f tho Scottish rif4or t1vn po+;,,o
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
Rich Harvest for Fishers

The most bountiful and valuable har.
vest likely to be gathered in this section
was that gathered from the waters of the
Columbia river. 1t is estimated that the
amount received by the fishermen from
the Gamers for salmon this season was
nearly $2,O0O,OOO. The latest and mos,
careful estimate places the salmon pack
of the Columbia river this season as
500, 900 cases, of 48 pounds each. 10
make a case of canned fish requires on al.
average 20 pounds OF salmon as it comes
from the water. The 5O5,OOO cases OF
canned fish represent 35,35O.OOO pounds
of undressed fish, which, at 5 cents pei
pound, the price paid the fishermen,
amounts to $1,767, 800. Just what tho
value of the pack is cannot yet be known,
as the price may MISUNDERSTANDING
0roOnnian
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
ltaly's Harvest.

Italy's harvest this year is satisfactory.
The yield of silk cocoons is only an aver
the value is $4,000, 900 more tllan in 1854.
Wheat, corn, oats and barley are all
good in quality, with a yield above the
average. The rice fields are promising,
as the disease called risone has been
stamped out. d. Olives and hemp are also
promising. The vineyards were attacked
by perenospora, but the dry July killed
the pest, and while the vintage will be
below the average in quantity, the quality
of the wine will be good.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
TO LAWRENCE, Z IA YEAiss ON.

s
"A little shining ring lies III my HIND -s..s.
Not, gold, III starred with gems, but Just
praslsss ing et 1, sunny y. yellow hair
What ,,a art thou like, without thy frame Of
Like to tie chefnb faees Which III heaven
l. Are found lii fairest place
How , aiiay tines I've stepped to kiss and
!, The fairest little head in all my world!
Tonight ! bow MY own, with silent tears,
And kiss one little curl. ; ~ Z
Robbed Of thy crown, thou'rt still my little
Tlat the most kingly Giver may not,
In love for thee, forget. .,.,s.4 al.
What thoa, hast been to ME. my little lad.
Only the Father knows who rlants some
Along Life's toughest ways. ..
Out of my arms,-far out beyond my reach
. The swift years bear thee-but my yearn-
Can never make of Life d blessed thing.
From thee, dear boy, apart.
Till Life's last day. thy tender, wlnsolne
Set withsthe blue and shine Of heavenly
skies,
And sweet with childish graces, will remain
Pictured before my eyes.
God k'esep thee, bless thee, love thee. little
cannot fold thee, always. safe from
harm:
Give him, dear Shepherd, through Life's
weary years,
The shelter Of thine arm.
Sharp griefs will come and tears unlike to-
these
That make thy sweet eyes lovelief as they
fall,
Will dim thy sight and furrow thy fair
cheek
Such tears must come to all.
But thou, my lad, be victor over ali
Life's sharp temptations and it's bitterest
pain
Aud bravely learn that earthly loss may
mean
To thee heavens highest gain.
Again, "God bless thee!" Oh, my little lad,
L bend once more to kiss this shining tress
And give my love unmeasured and untold,
With this goodnight caress.
Hartford Times.
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Drop-Forgings.

The machinery for drop forging is pom
derous and expensive. The plates that
stamp out the forgings are in two sec
tions, one Of which fits in to the bed of
the machine. and the other is fastened to
the arm. Together these two plates have
an opening the shape of the desired forg-
ing. The descent of the arm on piece
of tool steel stamps out piece of the
requisite shape. After leaving the forg-
ing machine the metal is in a rough state
and has to be turned down on lathe and
bored out. each of which operations has
to be carefully done, as the finished arti-
Gle has to be exact in every PARTICULAR
Chicagn Times-H Herald
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
A New Glue.

According to high German authority
a new and excellent liquid glue is made
by dissolving gelatine in solution of
choral hydrate in water For general
purposes, ordinary glue may be used
This cement is said to dry quickly, to
have great adhcsiveness and to remain un-
changed indefinitely.