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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
"A Crown Jewel Lost.

A private letter from st. Petersburg
mentions the mysterious disappearance
of valuable diamond from the crown of
Jewels. 1t is well known that the i'm
perial crown of the Russian Gar is set
with Il great number of very fine and
large diamonds. During the late Cars
funeral procession this crown was car
ried by high dignitary from the Nicola
jevski railroad station to the castle of
Peter and Paul, and during this time it
is thought the jewel was lost. Great
secrecy is observed by the officials, but
still the rumor has spread. An inquiry
is known to have been ordered. A
prominent jeweler expresses the opinion
that the stone may have been crushed into
the interior by carelessness and might
be found between the metal rim and the
Durnlc velvet lining.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
A DOG THAT FIGURES.
IL Mathematical CaniMe-Can Add, S,
~

~ Mathematical Canine-Can Add, Sub
tract. Divide and Multiply.
G: RuyS Thompson, the 6-ycar-old son
of DR.. Thompson of Glen Falls, is the
owner Of Il large st. Bernard named Ne.
ro. The animal has 4 light brown coat
unusually intelligent dog. He has great
head for mathematics and can add, SUBJ
tract: divide and multiply with surprising
| CELEBRITY. Let a certain number of persons
enter a room: Then let half the number
depart. and Nero will notify his master
by barking how many there are left in
the room. Should others enter the room
after Nero has notified his master of the
number present he will quickly and ae
curattly indicate the new number. Some
of the problems worked out by this ca
nine wonder would prove difficult for
1O-year-old boy to demonstrate: An in.
tercstins example of Nero's ability as
mathematician is shown when series of
figures running from one to nine is placed
on a blackboard. AS each figure is set
down, either in rotation or ut random,
the dog will signify by bark the number.
On one occasion Nero entered a hotel
with the doctor. 4 number of guests
room. When asked how many persons
were present Nero deliberately walked
about until he found four men behind
counter. Then he sagely trotted back to
his master and announced the correct
number, fifteen. He informed his master
how many of the number were sitting
! and how many standing.
But this does not conclude the accom-
pishments Of Nero. He goes to the
postuttice with letters and mails matter
for his master, bringing back the correct
! change. One time the doctor and Nero
| were visited by seven ladies who were
anxious to test the dogs powers. One
of the visitors held a baby, and the
quick eye of Nero was not slow to de-
tcct this fact. When asked how many
persons had come to visit him. Nero
winked his eye knowingly and after
barking loudly seven times gave one little
| bow for the baby.
| Nero is the special guard of his little
master, G.. Kugg Thompson. and he let's
every body know that it would he danger
Gus to attempt to play Charley Ross
on the urchin One day Master G. Rugg
was refractory. His father took him
| across his knee, as parents arc wont to
do when filled with the spirit of the
| proverh But Nero sprang forward,
caught tho uplifted hand and while gaz-
ing into his eyes whined piteously for mer-
cy. Resentment was disarmed and there
| followed a thrcc-cornered reconciliation
and love feast.
The secret of Nero's rema rkable knowl-
edge of mathematics is explained by the
| fact that his master entirely guides by
| signs given with the eyes.-Troy Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
Those Actor Chaps.

Them actor chaps down her. reclte
Their plays too much like talk.
Speakin In public 1t amt right
TO joke n chat N talk.
wy don't they yell n stamp the floor
AS me N Marthy would,
A-spea kin pieces up before
The hull dern ncfghborhood?
| practiccd In the hoss-barn lof':
Then WEN the timC had como
IL murlhur ''Hingcn" low N sOf'.
Er make Of Capuay hum
AS Spartacus; the roof 'uu shake
18th "Lochiel, beware the day.
My pn WIZ SNrtun sure I'd make
\ President some day.
Child'n m parents wore their best
School exhibition days;
M like Il vision o. the blest
Wuz Marthy Ellen Hays,
A-a,yin' curfew mustn't ring
by gosh! she meant it, too
\ sight TO make, an angel sing
In the gOwnd her ma dyed blue.
O. course. some gals wuz ruthcr shy,
IWistin' Their npunstrings.
~ some boys trimble-I dunno wy
But. on the hull, by jings!
We beat them player fellers fair
N as fer form r. face
No Moo York actress could compare
18th Marthy Ellen's grace.
New York Recorder.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08

as he is demonstrative, his air of content
IS apt &c lead one to neglect him unless
special care is taken. Remember that the
alligator is accustomed to the heat of
Florida, and keep him in a warm room
during the winter.
ligent than they are generally Thought to
be. Indeed, l have heard of ono In a
South American country which, having
been caught when very young and patient
~ trained, would follow its master like a
dog, and was perfectly docile-St. Nicho-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
Bureau Of Education,

Recent returns to the bureau of cduca-
ton show that~thcre are II, 1G5, 1872 chill
dren in the elementary schools of the
United States, 4O2,OS9 more are purs,l-
ing the secondary course of study in pub
lie high schools, private academies and
preparatory schools, and 147,Gti2 are TAX
ing courses of higher education in col
leges, technical and professional schools.
In other words, one person in five of the
entire population of the United States
is enrolled in some elementary school.
There are also in the United States 1000
public libraries, with more than 1000
volumes each.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
The Boys SOlilOUuy.

The hoy whose mother puts jack
knife and top and Il wire puzzle and Il
harmoncn and Il pair of mittens and I,
watch and a brilliant red nccktc into his
stocking, and then fills the room that is
left with chocolate taffy, and hangs the
stocking behind the stove and opens the
draft and goes to bed, while the choco-
late taffy mclts and works it's way down
over the other contents of the stocking till
they look like a plaster cast made at Pom
pei, may grow up to respect that mother
as a mother. but he is always going to
to distr,ist her abilities as an organizer
Rocklund Tribune
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
A MALAY WATER SLIDE.
An Enjoyment Which is Peculiar to the
Straits and Nowhere Else.

Straits and Nowhere Else.
In Perak, state in the Straits Settle
ments, the Malays have one form OF
amusement which is probably not to be
enjoyed anywhere else in the wide world.
There is Il huge granite slope in the
course of a mountain river, down which
the water trickles about two inches
deep, the main stream having carved
out a bed by the side of the boulder
This rock, the face of which has been
rendered as smooth as glass by the con-
slant flow of the water during hundreds
Of years, the Malays-mcn, women and
children-have turned into a toboggan
Climbing to the top of the rock they sit
in the shallow water with their feet
straight out and a hand on each side for
steering, and then slide down the sixty
feet into Il pool Of water. This is Il
favorite sport on sunny mornings, as
many as 200 folks being engaged at Il
time, and sliding so quickly one after
another. or forming rows of two. four
and even eight persons, that they tumble
into the pool a confused mass of scream
ing creatures. There is little danger in
the game, and though some choose to
sit on piece of planrain, most of the
tObogganers are content to squat on their
haunches.-London Little Folks. rig"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
What Stevenson Eadrne

The death of Robert Louis Stevenson,
will revive the discussion about the com
rensation for literary work Mr.. Steven.
son. it seems, found literature exceedingly
profitable. He received for his Samoan,
letters $4,000. for the serial rights of
1.-THE Ebb Tide" $4,000. and for each of
his other novels published since he went
c,udes, we are informed, only what lie
has received in the United States, and not
the profits from his stories after they
were published in book FORM. IT Is esti-
mated that he has made since he went to
Samoa 100000. .s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
On the Hon.

A traveller in hops, when paying his
first visit to famous brewery in South
Germany, was about to enter the office
when he noticed plate with the inscrip-
ton: "Hop travellers upstairs" Con
Guiding therefrom that Il special room,
was set apart for interviewing travellers,
he took the hint, and. on reaching the
top of the stairs. he found himself in
Il long passage, the walls of which were
adorned at intervals with the image of
IL hand pointing in one direction At
the end of the corridor another hand
pointed to IL second flight Of steps lead
ing downwartls. At the bottom of the
steps q hand pointed to door, which he
opened, and found himself-in the street.
-ElicCende Rlattpr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
How to Keep an Alligator.

To those who may think of keeping an
alligator, brief description of the hest
way to house him may be useful. Procure
good-sizcd box, say two or three feet
square, and n baking pan about half the
size of the box, to hold the water (Which
should be changed every day or two). then
glass or wire netting on two of the sides,
and On top of the box. Glass is better,
because it retains the heat in the box; but
yon must he sure to freely admit the air.
For food, raw meat given on straw. to
seem alive; flies and worms, and small live
fish form an alligator's favorite diet. But
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
THE TOPSEY OF PLANTS.
Truftles Grow Without Roots in the v
cinity IF Oak Trees

Truttes Grow Without Roots in the vi.
cinity of Oak Trees.
Concerning truttles there is much mys-
terry. Where do they come from? Il
'Spect they growcd." Topsey might have
said of them: but nobody knows exactly
how they do grow. They have not any
root and no one can tell where they will
he found. except that experience has
taught that. rs Il rule. they are most
plentiful in the vicinity of oak trees.
There in the ground. Il few inches below
the surface. lie these corrugated balls,
emitting an odnr which is rather sickly
and overpowerins. Pigs and dogs have
Il great affinity for this scent. and for
mtrly pigs were used to direct the seek
rrs after trutilcs to their place of con-
cealment. Dogs in these times are solely
employed in pcrigor,l. whence we derive
the bulk OF our supplies. Some are to be
found in England in HAMPSHIRE: but
taste. and are without the rich and
delicate flavor which makes the French
truffle dear to the heart of the
chef. To indulge ones appetite for
trutfeS. after the taste for them has been
acquired, is Il very expensive luxury.
They require to be we'll selected. Some
may i,e as small as 4 NUT, and some may
weigh fully ono pound, but the best ones.
says NJ. Bencist, who has specially
pound. In this country the consump-
ton is not so large: but it suddenly eX-
ln,n,ls at Christmas time, and it is possi-
bic that when the supply is short. as it
sometimes is. picked truftlcs may be
worth 3''s per pound. At present, the
market price is Us per pound in France,
and as Christmas approaches it may rise
to ISIS or IL. AS trutflts soon waste and
90 bad. it is obvious that it is il Spec;ilat-
i've article. unless the demand is regular,
as it is just now for tlayoring the meat is
Of stuffed turkeys. capons, pheasants or
quail. The French have learned to ap-
preciatr these dainties very highly. and
the skilled cook can in illimitable dishes
make effective use of them, to the de-
light of the gourmet. if not of the gour-
mand or glutton. In Paris more truf-
tics are used in one day than would suf-
fee the needs of all England for two
months, served though they be as vegeta-
bes, or with hot or cold dishes.-London
Tplgr1Dh
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
Wllo-WhO !!


I heard a bird singing the other night
1t introduced itself as "Who-who! who
who!' That was the whole burden of
it's song as it sat there on the summit
of tail pine tree.
The moonlight was very brilliant, as it
always is in Florida. and the outline
Of the great bird stood out sharply against
the sky. 1t did not look at all like the
little cherub that sits up aloft." In
truth, it's aspect was the direct opposite,
for two horn-like spurs stood up over
below the branch on which it sat. With
ont doubt, these significant looking horns,
feathers though they be, have as much
to do as it's gruesome cry with the dread
in which many people hold the great
horned Virginia owl. I have never met
any one yet who enjoys that unennny
the night
Not long ago two carpenters who were
new to the sights and sounds of our
Florida wilderness, became involved in a
quarrel with some of the older settlers.
The former slept i'll IL little log cabin
in the woods; and that night they were
palling sound, 4 deep, hollow voice call
ing ''who-who! who-who!'
1t was close by, and the next mo-
ncnt the signal, as the carpenters be-
lievcd it to he, was answered from the
other side. Then they felt sure that their
enemies had come to attack them. Seiz-
ing their guns they cambered out of one
of the side windows and crcpt softly
away into a clump Of palmettos. They
were badly demoralized. Again came
that blood-curding cry, again its answer.
and then two Of the big horned owls few
over their heads and the ''who-who! who
Who'll" died away in the distance
The mon looked ut each other. had 4
hearty laugh and went back to bed. The
joke was too good to keep to themselves,
so one day they told it.
Another man had Il cOmical experience
in this line not long afterwards. lie
had been to town and imbibed rather
more liquid refreshments than was good
for him. Consequently he lost his way
in the dark. lie was sober enough. how
ever. to begin to shout. hoping that some
one would hear and answer him.
''l'm lost! I'm lost!' he shouted; and
presently came an answering call:
''WhO-who? whO-who"
I'm lost! I'm lostv'
"Who-who? who-who?'
"What's matter who? It's me, Tom
Smith, and I'm lost"
Who-who?-"
'Tt's me-, Tom Smith. tell youw in
terrnpted the iratc wandercr. Cant
you tell Il Teller the road without askin'
his name? shy, what yer doin' up that
tree. anyhow? Come down ont o TINT.
stead @ sittjn' up there sassin' folks!
For by this time he had traced the
answering voice to q tree by the road
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
facts About the Forest King,

Tie tongue of lion is SO rough that a
close look Mt it will almost take the
skin off the locker. It is not safe to al-
low a lion to lick your hand, for il he
licked the skin off and got a taste Of the
underlying blood, supposing it to be
there, he would want the hnnd and every
thing adjoining thereto. Nothing more.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08

American there is delightful sort of SEN
timent about my secondhand frocks, that
not the most accomplished Partisan coutu-
rerc could give and that doubles their
value in my eyes."-Demorcst' Maya
zine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
Simple Table DecOrat' OnS,

Good form frowns on elaborate table
dr'"ra tl"ns or favors. and the millinery
era is happily Il thing of the past. Dent
sash up your tables. vases or dishes: lrav.
ribbons where they belong. If You have
fresh flowers for your dnner-table, moth
ing more can be desired: but mass then
in the center and keep them low. Witt
a little trouble it is quite possible to k'-!
something green and fresh for the centcl
of the table all the year round Befor,
the last autumn flowers are gone. fill ::
low basket or dish with cuttings of trades
cantla thrust in sand: if you can get tn.
different varieties it will he all the better
hut common zebra" and ''waXy" spTi:
look very well, and they and ivy vii
keep green and grow even i'll water a.onr,
and this will give you something Away:
ready for the table when YOU have II.
flowers. \ pot of ferns, too, can almoS
always be kept in readiness.
Eight or ten people is the best num!u,
to attempt to entertain at dinner. 1t i,
easier to get together il cnn@pnia! com
rany of that size and larger. and it is an
many people rs one maid can wait up,i
nicely. 4 dinner of five courses is .:,lit.
elabOrat" enough for any but very Tor
mai functions, and is simpler ll:n il
sounds. A nice soup-''Socicty" approves
Il clear one. hut You can consult re"-
pies preferences, If YOU llpw :l"m pre-.
plrtS people 10 ENJOY WIZ, fb'i"W:;.
Olives. celery or rrli>b''~. ace, r,I,n:. l..
the season. can he .'.l>$"r' with it. maj r, ,
main on the table until the dessert is
brought on. The "a It may be accom-.
panied ty two, or II nest Three vr."t:l
blcs: il nice sal,i shr,.h' f low. VT;
which cheese or hr Sti'.ks nr "r:, il.
waters may be passed: then dessert and
lastly coffee. 1t is :, =,"i pam Ia >.'rv,
crackers and cheese with the dessert us
many men prefer his ati.r-b;.' II, .,W,u.,S:
the English always want il: This simply
menu is easily cl;'h,r:::,": Ivy hr.i1inlI.
the service with oysters on the half <l...i
or Little Neck ,.,,uS an :, hin. t:>h '.~
tween the SOUP .,nd roast. 1;"ni Ilnu:<..
Keeping
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
BIRDS OF WINTER.

Patches of Weeds Are Natures Grararies
for r rt~.
For the young in heart whether old in
years or not. there is somatiiin. deli.htfIii-
~ rNh!lara ting III exploring the natural
features Of Il winter landscape Nor j.
it least charming on Il frosty night. by
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
Decpcst Spot in tho Sea.

A little more than thirty miles from the
coast of japan the Pacific ocean is found
to be more than 4ti43 fathoms deep. Some
officers surveying for a telegraph cable.
had their wire break ut this depth with
out reaching the bottom. This is said to
be the deepest sounding over made, anil
is so deep that the two highest mountains
in Japan, placed one over the other in this
abyss. would leave the summit of the
upper one two-thirds OF mile below the
surface of the water-Current Literature.
Eleven hundred head of horses were
bought in Oregon recently at an average
price Of $50. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
Unique Entertainments,

Trilby teas and evenings are sharing
with the Napoleonic craze the vogue in
novelties of the season entertainments.
New Workers are ..'lnG 10 nave. Il ''rllar-
acter bali in winch all the :r,lrStS III" T.,
wear costumes patterned alter the n.ni-
ngs in the Metropolitan Museum. The
result should be car h,rr: ,,r:,".. nLrv
artistic and more historically correct thar.
the hackneyed l.rSnl4age of the average
fancy ball.
A good idea for a small entertainment
is IL literary salad" 1t is made of green
tissue paper cut in lettuce leaves and
piled temptingly in Il salad dish. To each
leaf is attached quotation and anyone
correctly tracing the quotation which falls
to his share receives a small prize.
The idea of picture gallery rpceI.
ton" originated in the fertile brain of :.
New York bachelor casting about for !.
new means whereby he might provide a
handy and simple entertainment for some
twenty men and women friends. He
put himself to small pains to achieve his
worthy object for by note or word he
asked Il score of cOngenial. SOciable Snul>,
to drop in one afternoon ut the Acahmy
of design between : and >. \ little pre-
arrangement with the management set
tied the prompt passing in of his guests.
vrnient. the pictures good and the com
pany probably tempting. followed! his
advice to man and woman. They
spent their hour or ten minutes. every
one according to his or her opportuni-
ties or inclinations. most agre*ably. tax
ing turns through the galleries or Cos
siping about on the comfortable seats.
At ; O'Clock they had dispersed and the
host settled his bill ut the box-ntfcc for
tickets corresponding to his list of Wis
iting cards. The same scheme might
well be carried out ut our Art Institute
where there is always something worth
sceing.-Thiladclphi Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
Had Reason to StOD.

1t was customary, when Queen Anne
was dressing. for prayers to be read il:
thu: ante-roon, and once her majesty gave
orders for the door to be shut while she
changed her things, whereupon the chap,
lain stopped. The Queen immedia tefy
sent to ask why he did not proceed, to
which he. replied that he would not
whistle the Word of God through the
keyhole."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-08
An Oriental Scholar.

One of the most interesting careers in
the world of research is that of Mrs.
s. s. Lewis. who is now receiving rrcOg-
milton among the scholars of the old
world as the discovertr of an important
code of ancient Syriac gospels. as we'll
as of three other valuable codices of later
date The first discovery was made i'll
1892 and the others during last year.
They were found ut the Convent of st.
GATHERINGS. on Mount Sinai.
Mrs Lewis is Il linguist in the most
scholarly sense of the word, ranking as
a Greek scholar, being familiar with the
Semitic languages, and having 4 con-
ycrsational knowledge of Arabic She
and her twin sister. Mrs. James Young
Gibson-both widowed and childlcss-
have published largely and won rrcogni-
ton for themselves in the world of let
ters They have devoted their lives to
study, research and travel
When the cOdrX was found in 1872
only three persons were prescnt-Fathcr
Galaktcon, the monk librarian Of the
convent. and the two sisters Neither
the father nor Mrs. Gibson knew any
thing of Syriac. therefore Mrs Lewis
was practically alone in the discovery.
Besides the discovery of the codices
Mrs. Lewis, with the assistance of her
sister. has been of further value to let
ters by compiling catalogues of Syriac.
and Arabic manuscripts, of which there
are many volumes in the Sinai library
These catalogues will be published in Il
few weeks at Cambridge.
The discovery of the cOlcx is regard
cd as IL most valuable accession to
SCRIPTURE The text of the old Syriac
gospels, as photographed ut the convent
by Mrs. Lewis and her sister, has hccn
transcribed and will he issued shortly.