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

reached their artillery, where they maf,e
more decided stand. Their rifie,nen
took advantage of every possible cover cover
OF ledge and rock and tree. When Sla,#
cunts division had become actively an
gaged, Brooks and Iryine's brigades Il
Smiths division were sent forward ma
bore q part in the final struggle. Han
cocks brigade was held in reserve. Aft
5era sharp action Of three hours Tho cras,
was Carried. md 400 prisoners, 100 sta M
of arms, one piece Of artillery and three
col0rs We're the prize Of the Union ar,ny.
Onr loss was lib killed, 418 wo,Inded
and musings While climbing over =.
ledge slipped and fell 1S or 20 feet he.
tween two rocks. Rapid us had been nv
tumble, 4 found myself preceded by - 8
Confederate soldier. For an Instant we
glared angrily at each other, when tho
'reh' burst out laughing, saying: We're
both in a fix. You can't gObble me. ma
emit gobble you till we know which IL
going to lick. Lets wait until the shoot.
ing Is over, and If your side wins I'm
your prisoner, and il we win you are nv 4,
prisoner The bargain was made. bn,
didn't that reb feel cheap when he fomn1
I'd Won charlottesville Courier-Jours
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
CHANCES OF POPULAR SONGS.
How DR.. George F. Roots ssThe Shining
Slanra, C,aa To La. ,l,lisl.oxa

How DIR. George F. Roots ..The Shining
Shore" Came to be Published.
\ remarkable fact in the life of DR..
George T. Root, who died recently, as
tending to show the impossibility of pre-
dieting the popular approval of musical
composition, was in connection with his
well-known hymn, THE Shining Shore.'
This is probably the most permanently
popular of any of DR.. Roots compost
tons, having been translated into foreign
languages, and being found in nearly
every collection of hymns and tunes for
popular aud social use. The history of
the piece is Il curious one. DR.. Root
wrote it, and, in accordance with his
usual custom of laying aside everything
that he wrote till the enthusiasm of com
position had passed and he was in a posi-
ton to give a cool, critical judgment, he
threw it into a drawer where it lay for
gotten. Some time subsequently DR..
Root was engaged in the compilation of
Il book of Sunday school music and was
putting the finishing touches to it before
sending it to the press. The book was
complete, only a single half-page being
lacking.
In looking through his accumulation of
music for something to fill the place, he
came across The Shining Shore He
took it out and turning to the piano
played it over and sang it to his asso-
GATES IN the office, all men of some ex-
perience in musical matters The YER
dict of all present was that while the
piece was fairly good, there was nothing
attractive about it. 1t was thrown aside
as rejected: Further search failing to
find anything that was just suitable
to fill the lacking space, ''The Shining
Shore was again taken up, and at last,
with considerable reluctance, put in the
book: The result was that it proved to
be the only piece in the book that had a
permanent hold on the public, and that
lived outside of the limited sale of the
original book.-New York Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
HE'D "a SAVED A STUB"
An Anocdo:e Told at the Expense of IL
Governor of nj line, - ~ :

An Anecdote TOLD at the Expense of the
Governor of nj .ine. - : -
Gov. Cleaves of Maine, in company
with several other distinguished gentle-
men, recently visited the town of hitch
field to assist in the celebration Of it's
centennial. On the way he went into
the smoking car to enjoy II cigar. and
while riding alone there was joined by
a man, Il farmer apparently, who asked
if the seat with him was engaged. The
ohliging governor at ONCE made room
for the newcomer, and as the latter
cigar was getting pretty short, offered
him Il fresh one. which he accepted with
much relish. Hunting among his peck
cts. the governors companion found he
had no match, and so the governor again
accommodated him by lighting one of
his own lucifers and passing, it over.
pleasantly, and chatted of crops and the
weather and the coming fairs and what
not, until at last someone came in from
one of the other coaches and began to
talk with the governor, when his new
friend, seeing Il vacant seat, changed
.cupying to the governors friend. The
man whom the countryman Joined had
been watching the performance with :,
good deal of amusement, for he believed
from the free and easy manner of his
mate that he had no idea who his travel
ing companion had been. So he decided
to find out, and opened the convcrsa-
ton. Did you know he asked. "who
that gentleman was with whom YOU have
been riding, the one who gave You the
cigar" 'No." said the other. Il don't
know him. Who is he?" "rhat." re-
piled his informant, sis Henry B.
Clcaves'' Bringing his brawny- paw
down on his knee with Il resounding
thwack. the man calculated: "Jewhit-
taker. The governor of Maine! If I'd
known that I'd Il saved the stuhi''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
THE EXPORTING OF GOLD.
Mocha nicAl Part of the Undertaking
Performed with Celebrity.

blecha nioal Part Of the Undertaking II
Performed with Celebrity.
Two or more million dollars of gold
withdrawn from the United States snh.
treasury and put aboard steamers for
shipment to europe in one day sounds
like pretty big undertaking to persons
outside of Wall street, vet it IL but few
4 hours labor to the men who make han
ding gold their business, and the whole
transaction is q. very simple one.
When u banker, or coffee merchant,
or whoever it may be, determines to
send gold abroad to meet his obligations.
instead of buying bills of exchange he
accumulates the amount he intends TO
ship in currency in the form of green
bucks, treasury notes or gold certificates,
and presents them at the subtreasury
Uncle Sam is bound to maintain his
credit, much as he may dislike to see the
gold go, and the treasury officials turn
over the equivalent of the currency pre-
scented in gold coin at short notice. When
Z the gold is handed to the shipper all GOV
ernment responsibility ceases.
The yellow metal is put in canvas
bags and carted to cooper whose spe.
cialty is making kegs for shipping gold.
The gold kegs are about Is inches high
and 10 inches in diameter at the center.
They are made of oak and are firmly
strapped with iron hoops. The packing
the "gold cooper 4 key viii hold ESQ.,.
u million dollars Of it ali packed ready
for shipment iii ali hours time. Each
key weighs 225 pounds and is securely
sealed. 1t is then ready for the truck
man, who takes it to the steamcr-New
York Herald
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
New Potatoes.

This is the way new potatoes are man
ufactured i'll Paris: Old potatoes, the
cheapest and smallest that can be OBJ
tanned, are purchased by the ratistoleurs
de pommes de terre, as they are called,
who carry their property to the banks
of the Seine, a good supply OF water
being necessary. The potatoes are put
into tubs half filled with water: then
they are vigorously stirred about by the
feet and legs of the manufacturers, who
roll up their trousers and stamp on the
raw potatoes until they have not only
completely rubbed off their dark skins,
but have also given them that smooth
and satin-like appearance which is so
much appreciated by gourmands They
are then dried. neatly wrapped i'll paper
and arranged in small baskets, which
are sold ut the Marchands de Comestiblcs
for 5 francs apiece. The oldest part of
the whole business is that the ratisto-
leurs make no secret of their trade, and
may daily be seen at work near the
Pont Louis Philippe, within sight of
the Hotel de Ville.-Boston Common
yyoa Ith
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
LIKE THE EXPERIENCE OF DEATH
Gail Hamilton Describes the Sensation ~
Her Recent Sarinns Illnasa. -

Gail Hamilton Describes the Sensation ~
Her Recent Serious Illness.
Gail Hamilton, or Mrs. Abigail Dodge.
the we'll known writer and bi0grapher ST
o ~ M, q; Blaine, is slowly recovering
serious illness. and has recently written
paper which is given out by her m sto,..
the Rev. j. G. Nichols =. -,
I'm the valley Of the shadow of DEATH,
Is her subject to which the writer was
able to give a realistic touch. She said
she was taken IL last spring while locked
Washington. She felt she was falling
and realized something serious had seized
her. Her most intense feeling was the
shock her friends would receive when
they broke open the door and found her
dead upon the floor: She felt the shocI,
would De lessened to them if they should
find hen lying in Il natural position unom
tile sofa and she made. Il mighty effort
with her fast-ebbing strength to cross
the room to the sofa. She reached +
but stumbled and fell on the floor be-,
side it. ,,.s -" W
She realized the situation when her
TRENDS found her and could hear them
parently she was unconscious. Then
came a long blank that lasted. how
long she knew not. At times she would
partly recover consciousness and van
der whether she We're dead or not, Her
brothers, Stanwood and Brown Dodge.
both OF whom are dead, one of them
dying less than year ago, appeared to
her and converscd with naturalness She
sometimes felt she would like to spen K
and inquire if she was really in tha
other world. but found it impossible to
enunciate syllables. -
She felt no especial sorrow in leaving
life and laying down it's burdens, but she
mao marked sympathy for her relatives
long and deeply at her death. =
DO not have Il horror of DEATH" WIS
her thought. ut is blessed thing, :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
He Knew Ats Lung.

An eminent Scotch surgeon and pro.
lessor in the University of Edinburgh
was entirely devoted to his profession.
A quaint incident in his practice will
show this. The poet Tennyson had at
one time consulted him about some affec-
ton of the lungs. Years afterward he
returned on the same errand. On being
announced he was nettled to observe
that Mr.. Syme had neither any recollec-
ton Of his face nor, still more CALLING,
acquaintance with his name. Tennyson
thereupon mentioned the fact of his for
mer visit. Still Syme failed to remember
him. But when the professor mt his
ear to the poets chest and heard the
peculiar sound which the old ailment had
made chronic he at once exclaimed: "Ah.
l remember You now! 1 know you by
your lung" Can you imagine a greater
humiliation for a poet than to be known
not by his Tyre, but by his lung?-Mon-
treal Star -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
Candy Cooked in PAPER.

The girls of one of our Eastern col
leges have a novel method of candy
making. which deserves to be known
outside their magic circle-especially as
the results are particularly delicious.
They take sheet of heavy glazed
writing paper and turn up the four
edges to depth of about three-fourths
of an inch. Into this box they pour a
cupful of white sugar and very little
water and set it on top of the stove.
One would think the paper would burn,
but it does not. The sugar boils up
charmingly and looks tempting enough in
its dainty receptacle.
When it is nearly done drop or two
of tlavoring is added. or just before TAX
ing from the fire some nut meats are
strewn over its surface. It is then
taken off the stove and set to float in its
paper box in bowl or basin of cold
water: When cold it should be brittle,
and then the paper can be peeled off
ana a dainty square of toothsome candy
is the reward
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
How to Light n Cigar

Just look at that man trying to light
his cigar" remarked an observing indi-
vidual who stood in front of the Rec
ord building yesterday. He pointed, as
he spoke. toward smoker. who had
taken refuge behind the bronze figure of
The Lion Fighter in front of the post
Office building. He had struck several
matches. but as he held them nthe hol-
low of his hands they flickered out, one
by one: Now, if that fellow knew the
secret, he could hold that match between
his palms until it burned down to his
fingers. All that is necessary is to open
little air space between the hands in
back of the match to allow the circula-
ton of air. By holding his hands tight
~ together the air rushes into the hollow
between the palms and puffs the match
out. Anyone who is up to the trick of
holding the hands slightly apart while
the match is burning can light cigar
successfully nine times out of ten. in the
stiffest kind of breeze. "-Philadelphia
Record
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
n Curious Railroad Contract.

The Great Western railroad of Eng
land has just now to pay 100000 to free
itself from the obligation to stop every
train at Swindon station for ten min
utes. In 1871, before the road had
reached Bristol, it made an agreement
for ninety-nine years with a firm of
builders to hold \ every train carrying
passengers, mot being sent express or for
special purposes, for Il reasonable period
of about ten minutes" at Swindon, in
consideration of the the erection of suita-
bic refreshment rooms, for which a rent
of a penny Il year was to be paid. The
railroad soon found out the Inconvenience
OF the arrangement and tried to break
it. The courts in 1916 and 1872 held
that express did not mean in the con-
tract what is now meant9by an express
train; but the price asked for the annul-
ment of the concession was always more
than the company was willing to pay.
After a fight of over fifty years it has
been driven by the competition of other
roads to buy out it's opponents, and the
ten.mlnute stop of fast expresses at
SwindOn is now a thing of the past
New Haven Journal and (Iourior
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04

There are few women who do not
honestly love gems, and IL clever man
will not forget that the girl who was SO
proud and happy in the possession of
her diamond engagement ring remains
the same little girl always, and will ex-
perience thrill of JOY in Il gift of like
nature. which nothing more useful or
substantial can duplicate. We are chill
dren to the end and love our baubles.
| am Il great believer in texts and mot
toes or ''posys," as they are called.
| saw the other day Il very beautiful
ruby set with seven perfect diamonds,
the whole forming small hcart-shape,l
ornament, the gift of gentleman to
his wife on the birth of her seventh
child. These words were engraved on
the back of the pendant: ''No mist Oh
scures, nor cloud nor spcck nor stain
breaks the serene heaven thou hast made
for me- and l saw the tears stream
down that sweet mothers face as she
kissed the token and said: "Ah, John,
John. l am not half good enough for
such II hushand.' The gift was superb
one, but the words made it infinitely
precious.
| do not. of course. mean to applaud
the wearing of ''sentimcnts' outwurdly
engraved in silver or gold upon throat or
flnger or bracelet; they are really too
awful to discuss, but the words inscribed
inside a ring or on the inner side of an
ornament. which is also love token.
have mystic power. as the ancients
knew aud valued.-Philadelph Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
LARGEST SHIPMENT OF SLATE.


1t Weighed Over 1000, 900 Pounds and
Thirty-seven Cars Had to Garry It.
On Saturday last there was shipped by
the Slatington and Bangor Slate syndi-
cate, from their quarries in this state,
the largest single shipment of roofing
slate ever made. It consisted of a solid
train Of thirty,seven cars, gayly decorated
with flags and bearing large streamer,
announcing the character of the freight
and the destination. It was shipped over
the lines Of the Central railroad of New
Jersey and the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad via the Central States Dispatch.
F. r. Trexler, Philadelphia agent of the
latter company, made the arrangements
for forwarding the train.
The shipment has created much COM
ment in slate and building trade circles.
The train was photographed at Allen
town, and left shortly after as a special
for the West. The cars are destined for
points in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The
length of the train is over quarter of a
mile, and the weight Of the slate alone
is over 100000 pounds. Philadelphia
Times
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
Where the Salmon Cannot Live.

The true salmon has never yet been
successfully domiciled in New Zealand
waters. This is because the New Tea
land seas so abound in voracious fish,
barracuda, sharks and the like that the
salmon has no chance of surviving his
first visit to the salt water.
But if trout can pass through such an
ordeal unscathed why cannot salmon? It
is possible that the trout do not venture
to sea so early as the salmon, but only
when they have attained to years of dis
erection and are able to take care of them
selves. -
There must be some reason could one
but discover it. A few years ago there
was much talk of trying to solve this
problem in New Zealand by an expert
ment on a grand scale-to-wit, by turning
down quarter of million salmon fry
at once into an unstocked river and
awaiting results. 80 = MI
=, But whatever the fate of the true sal
mon, it seems to be possible, nay. likely,
that the English trout in New Zealand
may develop, so to speak, salmonhood of
their own.-Pearson's Weekly. III K i. ESs,ssS-ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
Lawsuit Over a Meteor,te

The great meteor which fell from the
heavens some weeks ago near Gulf Sum
nit is causing Il queer legal muddIe.
The meteor fell on the land of Farmer
Swackhammer. almost OIL the boundary
In me between New York and Pennsylvania.
The exact location of this state line has
for many years been matter of dispute.
and the matter has been brought to :,
fforcus by the falling of this meteor.
Not only has the state line been in. dis
putc. but the dividing line between
Ss"nckhammer and Farmer LittIejohn's
lands. dependent upon the state line, has
never been located. Falling in the dis,
puted territory this meteor has brought
about a legal battle, as both farmers
claim it, while a third person claims it
by right Of discovery. 1njunctions have
Deen OBTAINED by all three. Meanwhile
SCIENTISTS nave partly excavated the stone,
and have endeavored to determine its
crigin.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
Kaiser Wilhelm as a Cook

Having given practical proofs of his
proficiency in all the other fine arts. the
German Emperor has now established
the fact that he is also capable of cons
peting with the chef de cuisine. That
he took any interest in the art of cook
ing had hitherto only been shown in his
eulogies of the Empress pastry and in
his remark that it was better, for Il nation
that it's women should understand the
art OF making pastry than that they
should soar intellectually ever so high.
But now his majesty has bent his
own great mind on inventing an addition
to the delicacies of the table. Being IL
German, he has, of course, preferred to
turn his attention to a beverage. The
Germans, as is we'll known, have Il way
of ''doctoring" their hook on special occa-
sions by the addition of sugar, strawber>
ries and peaches, or other seasona bic
fruit, into what they call @''bowle''-z
somewhat of an equivalent to our coup. -
There is IL classic as we'll as Il romantic
flavor about the innovation from the old
bowie rules which the Emperor has instl-
tuted, and which consists in adding to ev.
cry glass of champa gne a few petals of
yyiolets. Thus did the Romans in the
days of Horace perfume their cups with
rose leaves. But if the violet favored
champagne is ut all like the crystallized
yiolets and rOsebuds figuring so largely
in the dessert, of Russian dinner table,
it is to be feared that the imperial violet
bowl will not become national drink
Westminster Gazette ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
A Samoyed Feast.

when 1 returned in the afternoon to
the choom in a driving storm of sleet /
found Vassili and his wife in great fet.
tie. He had killed deer in the; morning,
and they had been indulging in one of
their big feeds. In fact, as sledged up
to the choom he and his wife were only
just concluding three hours feast.
Squatting on skins, they had rough
piece of plank in front of them on which
lay the stomach of reindeer. This was
almost full of blood, drained from the
deer-in fact, it formed their soup tureen.
They each had hind leg, on which
some of the hide still remained, and,
cutting off chunks of the meat, We're
dipping them in the crimson soup and
then greedily swallowing the bonnie
bouche.
"As fitting background to the picture,
pieces of the carcass still dripping with
blood, hung all round the interior of the
choom. On the ground were small, dark
pools of blood, and my sleeping bag,
though as we'll out of the way as the
size of the interior would allow was we'll
sprinkled with the same natural dye. As
they sat there grinning a welcome to
me, with their cheeks and brows all
smeared with gore, they looked for all
the world like the blood-eating ghouls
of ones childish fancy."-F. G. Jackson's
1.-THE Great Frozen Land"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
ClOCkmakinE,


{. The manufacturers of clocks have not
been so busy at any time during several
years past as they are at present. the
factories devoted to the production of
silver-plated ware are running full time,
with large compliments of operatives;
the watch manufacturers have this year
given their hands shorter vacations than
usual, and are increasing their already
large forces; the jewelry manufacturers
of Providence, New York, Newark and
other centers are running their factories
to their utmost capacity; the importers
of art goods, pottery and bric-a-brac are
receiving extensive shipments of goods;
makers of cut glass are producing many
new patterns and are working every
frame. in their plants. Thus the anticipa-
ton of golden shower during the fall
season is evident throughout the manu-
featuring branches Of our industry, and
that the manufacturers will not be dis.
appointed all signs indicate.-The Jewel
erS Circulnr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-04
Travelling Scarecrows.

"A genius in Ottawa county, Mich, is
about to secure a patent upon a scare
crow that can be made to travel about
and load and fire off a gun, as desired.
The idea was suggested to him by see
ing scarecrows about cornfields, to keep
off crows. Scarecrows are to be pro-
PEELED by. electricity, and the distance or
the length Of the wires they are to
travel on. The inventor says that OPP
posing armies of dummies, representing
soldiers in full uniform, might be ar
ranged and set fighting each other by
his patent, affording perfect repre-
sentation Of a real infantry, battle. The
only difference would be that u soldier
would keep right on fighting, no matter
And he is of the opinion that his patent
will be speedily adopted to show battles