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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
A A Huge lsird's Nest.

Huge Bird's Nest. ts,eAr
The haMmerkop, or train DOCTOR a
member of the stork family, is one of the
most remarkable of African birds. Its
name-n'jaka, in the native dialect-has
been given it on account of it's peculiari-
ty of screaming loudly before rain sets
One can observe it for hours, walking
up and down on small woody places
along 4 river bank. During its ''mcdita.
ton the hammerkOp frequently shakes
its head. but will not utter "a sound
Often it's noiseless walk will turn sud.
denly into a wild dance, the cause OF
this abrupt change of behavior being
the arrival of it's mate, just come from
adding the finishing touches to the large
and curious mud nest which the pair
have been for several weeks busily con.
structing near, the river bank;
This nest is so extraordinary struct.
ure that it Immediately attracts the ut,
tention of the traveller. DR.. Holub de,
Scribes two, one of which was $50 and
the other 600 pounds in weight.
The nests are usually in the forks OF
trees, are about 2 feet high and measure
from s to 8 feet in circumference. 1t is
really rainproof hut, and so we'll built
that it lasts for years. Sticks bones
arse stones ana various material are
cemented into the mud. The entrance
is from 6 to 8 inches square, the walls
being from 5 to inches thick. On a
number of occasions DR.. Holub found
other birds occupying the deserted nests
of the ,hammerkop. One was occupiet]
by the big-eared South African owl, in,
cubating its three eggs, and i'll another
locality pair of Egyptian geese were
found in possession of a nest, in which
they had laid nine eggs.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
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ID them and put them there.
How to Polish Stoves and Crates.

In polishing stove or kitchen range
some preliminary. and preparatory ar
rangements are always necessary. The
hrst requisite is to ascertain that the fire
and ashes should be emptied into a nail
especially made, for this purpose, contain
ing wire sitter inside. In this way. the
cinders are sifted and reserved for future
economical use, and the ashes only are
thrown away. The stove should then be
thoroughly freed from all dust, and all
grease spots should be wiped off with a
gloves should be donned for the occasion.
the best being those known as house
maids gloves, and which are made ex-
pressly for the purpose; then, the black
lead should be applied by means of a
small round soft brush, after which the
stove should be we'll polished with an
other and harder brush in rapid and
strokes. The final polish could be given
with a bit of leather, or by means of
so homely device as soft paper bags.
which are really said to be excellent
The black lead is usually bought in sol.
id substance, which should be grated in
to a saucer or any other suitable dish.
and mixed with equal quantities of wa
much greater luster than the water alone
could possibly do.
When households are 80 luxurious as
to be radiant with the cheerful glow of
crate fire. the CRATES must necessarily
receive constant and careful attention.
More care shall be required in cleaning
and polishing CRATE than in required in
the kitchen, so as to avoid spreading dust
through the apartments and soiling deli
cate carpets and furniture. Newspapers
or cloths should first be spread over the
carpet Immediately surrounding the crate
and upon this should be placed the Gin
der pail and also box containing all the
necessary utensils, such as black lead,
brushes, leather, cloths and emery paper.
The same process should take place in
cleaning and polishing as has been de-
scribed for the kitchen stove or range.
Crates should never OH any account be
neglected or allowed to rust or it shall be
found to- be most difficult matter to
give the desired and proper polish.
Bright colored CRATES are a great source
them bright and shining. If they are in
daily use they should receive daily and
neverfailing attention. but the mistress
who has not a staff of maids at her com
mand, should not indulge in such orna-
mental and troublesome furnishings,
for such task should not he allowed to
the maid-of-all-work. In some houses a
double set of bars are provided. the
bright colored ones being used in the
simmer time. while the black and more
practica! ones are used entirely in the
winter time, when the CRATES are in con
slant use.
The fender and fire irons should al
ways be kept in excellent condition. and
the coal bucket should be constantly re-
plenished and kept we'll stocked with
coal.-Domestic Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22

SO you've taken to- cycling ut last,
have. you?" GLOW did syou find that
outw II saw you ON your wheel yester-
day. By Joye! I'm glad to hear that
All the rest of my friends happened to
zee me when / was of. - Richmond Dis
patch. "a
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Going a Long Way for a Drink

Paris thinks of going to Lake Geneva
in Switzerland for drinking water. En-
gineers think that the necessary works
can be built in six years and 450.0OO,0O0
gallons daily be obtained. 1t would be
of a very different quality from that
furnished by the sewage-laden Seine
Manufacturers, s. 49, - -, 80
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22

The headlights of the &. & 4. lecomo
tives attract the deer from the long
stretches of virgin forest through which
the road runs. and frequently the animal
ventures upon the track and il run down.
Two were killed at the same time in this
manner a few days ago.--kennebcc Jour-
mi
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22

open the little bird is never seen to "a
out What he gets to eat Is not known
but he seems to be quite happy III his
strange abode. Everybody id the con-
gregation knows him and he Is considered
the church's pet. III. 80
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Begged His Pardon.

The biography of the late John Stuart
Blackie, which has just appeared in
that Quaint ' and Iovabie old scotcbma ot
He was the most popular professor who
ever lectured in Edinburgh, and it was
not only his students who adored him
"Will We shake hands, professor" said a
cabman. coming up to him one day; and
he added, MAN, we all love ye." Here
is pathetic little story of his classroom.
"A student, reading with the book in his
left hand. was called to order and hidden
to hold it in the other. He colored and
continued to read as before. The pro-
fessor was annoyed and reprimanded him
sharply. The class Kissed at this, and
the student held up the stump, which
was all that remained of his right arm.
Then Blackie stepped down from his
desk and. taking the young fellow in his
arms, begged his pardon with tears in
his eyes, and, turning to the rest, he said,
L am glad that I have gentlemen to
teach and went back to his desk in an
outburst of applause"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22

Bobby--"Papa Jack Mason said, his
father gave him so cents, an" Papa
'"t'NNell?" Bobby-'I'd like to say the
same Of you. Harper's Bazur.
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ACRES OF MUSHROOMS.
Some of Them Large as Soup Plates ant
Weighing Several Ounces.

Some of Them Large as Soup Plates and
Weighing Several Ounces.
\ gentleman who recently returned
from visit to Astoria says that while
there he went over to look at what the
AstOrians call the mushroom town. site
of Flavel. He is not interested in the ri
valry between the two terminal cities,
but says that in the line of mushrooms
he has never seen anything to, equal
the Flayel townsite and vicinity. There
were acres and acres lierally covered
with the delicious and nutritious fungus,
which were of astonishing size. He
secured one which was 8 inches across.
as big as a soup plate, and weighed half
a pound, the largest mushroom he has
ever seen. There were others nearly
as large and any number of good-sized
ones. -
The boys of Flavel, if there are any,
might make plenty of spending money
by gathering mushrooms for the Port
land market, if they would select nice,
fresh ones, cut and pack them carefully,
as grapes, etc, are packed. They could
be gathered during the day, sent up on
the next boat and be here all nice and
fresh next morning: Mushrooms sell
here at retail at 20 cents per pound,
and the dealers probably pay 10 and Is
cents for them. All sorts and sizes are
gathered. including stale ones, and no
care is taken to get them to market in a
presentable condition.
The large mushrooms are broken, and
they are gathered stems and all, and
the earth from the roots is scattered
among them. This makes the demand
small to what it would be if the fungus
were properly handled. Tons of fine
try, and, besides furnishing very pal
atable and wholesome dish, they make
the finest kind of catsup. But one varie-
ty is in common use, although two or
three other kinds are occasionally seen
in the market, and at least six or eight
wholesome varieties are to be found in
the region.-Portland Oregonian
Told the Truth.
A witness in Judge Lows department
of the police court came near being seat
to Jail for contempt of court for telling
the truth. The witness was called and
sworn.
what is your name?" asked Prose-
cutting Attorney McMadden.
II. Denau," replied the witness.
whats that?' demanded the judge.
II. Denau,' repeated the witness.
The judge and prosecuting attorney
stared ut each other in blank amaze
ment.
"Look here, sir!' roared the judge
when he had recovered his breath. "you
will not be permitted to trile with this
court
"Well-er-I only know what I have
always been told is my name," ex-
planned the embarrassed witness. "Of
course l can't swear to it, but if it is
not my true name, I'd like to know it,
your honor"
'"That is all any man knows of his
name," declared the judge. What have
you been told was your name?'
II. Denau. SIR 49,
you don't know2 Mr.. Clerk, enter
up an order
II didn't say l didn't know" hastily
explained the witness. Il said my name
was |. Denau-Ignatz Denau, sir
OH said the Judge.
''Oh!" echoed the prosecuting attorney.
San Francisco Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Little Boy Blue.


Tile little toy dog lis covered with dust, r
. But sturdy and staunch he stands; -
And the little toy soldier is red with rust,
And his musket smoulds In his hands. y
Time was when the little toy dog was new,
And the soldier was passing fair,
And that was the time when our little Boy
H. Kissed them and put them there. s1s,, sa=es.
Now don't you 80 III come,'' he said.
,"And don't you make any noisc;''
So tOddling off to his trund1e bed
He dreamt Of the pretty toys;
And az he was dreaming, an angel song
Awakened our little Boy Blue;~-,
oh, the years are many, the years are long
But the little toy friends are true.
Aye. faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand.
Each In the same old place, -
Awaiting the touch of little hand, s.
The smile OF little face! 800:
years through,
In the dust Of that little chair, s
What has become Of that little Boy Blue =
Since he kissed them and put them there,
Eugene Field
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ECCENTRIC ROYALTY.
A Princess Who Takes a Strange Interest
III Fires.

"A frlnCeSS VINO IakSS u Strange Interest
i'll Fires.
What royalty does or doesn't affords
entertainment for the world at large.
Princess Marie of Orleans, wife of
Prince Waldemar of Denmark, is at the
present moment the object of general
discussion in Copenhagen, says the Lon
don Woman. The princess eccentrici-
ties have often given rise to comment,
and the latest popularity is the singular
interest she eyinces for the local fire
brigade. She has been repeatedly seen
at various CONGREGATIONS talking to the
men and freely distributing refreshments
and money among them. She has had
her likeness taken in the uniform of
that body, with helmet and pickaxe.
and has presented it to the brigade. An
officer of the fire brigade to whom she
had been particularly gracious, and who
was a frequent guest at her receptions,
got deeply in debt. Taking advantage
of the princess friendship he persuaded
her to put her signature to bill of ex-
change for $4,000 kronen 1t need
scarcely be added that. OH the matter be-
coming known, the bill was officially
stopped, and the officer, dismissed from
the service, had to leave Copenhagen. =
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YOUNG FOLKS COL UMN.
! Indian s summer.

500. 1865 In0lNn9HUS0l0IT. Ea8855
Across the billowy meadow grasses
~ The summer passes with languid tread, IL
And where she Journeys the path Is burn
$3.50 Ing, sSs5 & ~ S-
M. And leaves are turning to- brown and red.
She goes In silence across the valley, /
= Where low winds rally around her track,
And touch her garments and murmur,
t,Maidel, ..sy s.l 4 RI y.ss= Il
With roses laden, come BACKBONE
back" #~.E1 T ~. r.. csS
She does not heed thenl-she does not listen:
Her soft eyes glisten with yelling tears;
Her heart grows heavy for not replying
TO rerlure dying. to prayers she hears,
Until, In pity, she turns and fingers !. /
TO kiss the fingers fast growing cold,
Aud all the earth for a moments pleasure
Yields up her treasure Of yellow goltl
Frank Dempster Sherman.
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Living Righ.

One of the odd developments of living
high, say four to ten stories up, is the
practice growing among tradesmen of
painting their business advertisements
ON the roofs of their covered wagons, as
well as on the sides, says a New York
letter.. AS four-ffths of the residents of
our fiat streets live above the first story
this is an effective device. Another out
growth of lofty and compact life has
made housekeeping here much easier
than it was few years ago. Shop
keepers now come to their customers in
stead of compelling their customers to
come to them, and the market lists are
every morning shouted up the dumb
waiter shaft. Pera mbulating green gro
GERS with full stocks of vegetables and
fruits will send full line of samples up
the kitchen lifts for inspection and selec-
ton, depending upon the honesty of the
unseen purchaser to send down the re-
turning lift the right, change. All sorts
of small tradesmen now invade the fiat
house streets, and those housewives who
do not care, about leaving their apart
.ments can replenish their larder without
much effort. Life on high is not bit bad
after one grows SO accustomed to it as
not to dream of firebugs below. ...:.;
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Her Teeth Punctured Her Tire.

was spinning along the Darby teIford
road on her bicycle when sudden sneeze
sent her false teeth flying over the ma
chine. Instantly dismounting, she
searched in vain for the molars and re-
luctantly relnounting the wheel pedaled
homeward. The loss worried the lady,
whose social functions were numerous,
and as her teeth had often been ad-
mired a new set meant social oblivion
for several days. While her pretty brow
was drawn together in perplexity she
dismounting second time. she was Sur
prised and overjoyed to find the false
teeth sticking like n burr in the plell-
matte tire. Which they had punctured.-
Philadelnhin Record -. -. !. =: ..-... :.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-13

speech from uncharitabieness and SEMI
profanity.
II wish ,hose Yankees were in -
but quick as q fash another soldier
marching by his side, equally as ragged
and hungry and dirty. but with a better
cornprehensiveness OF the situation. re-
sponded. Il don't. for II they were old
Jack would have us down there before
night looking for them"
At Bristol we captured two trains OF
cars which attempted to rush through.
and quit. number OF prisoners. but
made a very short stop at that place,
and pushed on to Manassas. seven miles
distant, hoping. / suppose. to surprise the
place.
And. rs showing the careless life and
abandon OF our soldiers, let me here
say that We had three men In our COM
pany, wherein nothing could silence. !
remember on this occasion orders came
down the line to march as quietly as
possible. Nothing could stop these three
men. not even the threat Of the guard
tent. II We should ever again get into
Camp. Here at y o'clock at night after
marching continuously since o'clock in
the morning, they were talking and
laughing as merr!ly as II they were sit
ting quietly beside the campfire, after a
good dinner. and this makes me say again
that in spite or all the hardsnipS ana
priyat,ons we had not by any means
bad times. rather, indeed, good times,
and that great deal OF uncalled-tor
and misplaced tympathiss are wasted on
the poor soldier"
Colonel Wickham, OF our regiment, was
uncertain whether Manassas had been
taken. and sent a few Of US 10 ascer-
tain. We found our troops in full pos
session, tho enemy captured or fed, and
.eon reported this fact to the Colonel.
and. Ike tho spies who went into Canaan
and came back, bringing great punches
or rrape. or fruits of a gootly land. so
We offered MIN a loaf of bread hot from
the oven. as undoubted proof OF the
gucNess Of our reconnaissance.
We spent the next day In the place,
sunnlving ourselves with everything we
needed-more, indeed. than We could
carry away. This was the depot for
Pope's army. and there were immense
Quantities OF everything. and the pity OF
II was that they could not be saved and
transported TO Richmond.
The enemy made only feeble attempt
10 capture the place. We mad seVerai
sl,irrnishes during the day, and captured
a number OF prisoners, but there were
no casualties in our company or regiment
as well as can remember.
I must say again what have had oc-
caslon 10 say several times. Mr.. Editor.
have already written too much.
with your leave | will resume the MARIA
dive at q future time.
d. NJ. PARHAM.
Company l. Fourth Virginia Cavalry.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-13
DESERVE \ MONUMENT.
How the Patriotism of the Southern
Women should he Recognized.

At a meeting Of Camp g. Confederate
Veteran Cavalry Association. of New Or
leans. held recently. Or Joseph Jones
read a paper on the subject Of erecting
O monument TO the southern women.
Or. Jones says:
J affirm. without fear Of contradiction.
that the majority Of the beautiful Con
faderate monuments when adorn the
Crescent CITY owed their inspiration and
successful erection to the beautiful and
benevolent women.
What. let me ask. could We old. feeble
veterans do, as We march each day nearer
10 our last resting-plfce, without the
guiding voices and hands Of our mothers.
wives. sisters, and daughters?
| answer nothing.
Life would be cherries, and not worth
living without their warm love and noble
example.
Here T desire to be permitted by your
KIND indulgence 10 place upon record a
few historical considerations why a
solemn duty rests upon the Confederate
veterans to erect at the earliest moment a
monument to the southern women.
The United states owes the clVn and
military career of Der greatest patriot
and soldier, George Washington, TO tie
a native Of Virginia.
II tradition is TO be trusted. few sons
had more lovely and devoted mother
and no mother a more dutiful and aftec-
tionate SON Bereayed Of her husband
who died after d short illness, in l''o.
when George was but II years Of age ana
with four younger children to be cared
for. she discharged IN. responsibilities
thus sadly devolved upon her with scrupu-
lous fidelity and firmness. To her We owe
the pTecepts and example that governed
Georges life. The excellent maXims
moral and religious. which she found In
her Eavorlte manual-"Sir Matthew Hale's
Contemplations" impressed on ms
memory and on his heart. as she read
them aloud to her children, and that little
volume. with the autograph inscription
Of Mary Washington. was among the
cherished treasures Of his library as long
AS he lived To her, too, under God, we
owe especially the restraining influence
and authority that held him back at the
last moment, as We shall see, from EN-
barking on a line OF life that would have
cut him off from the great career that
has rendered his name immortal.
A crisis In Washington life occurred
before he left school. HIS Oldest half
brother. Lawrence. had already been ali
officer in the English service. and was al
the siege OF Carthagcna under Admiral
Vernon. for whom he formed great
regard. and whose name he afterwards
gave to his estate on the Potomac. OBJ
serving Georges military propensitles,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-13

Summer Nights on TN" thtcha
hominy-Got Gen. POre's Coat.

hOminy-Got Gen. POpe's Coat
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Were you evor so unfortunate as 10 Do
compelled to pass a night or rsth
a month Of niahts, in July and Angus
in the .wamps OF the Chickahominy
II you have not YOU have been spare
some OF the Ills OF this mortal life e
which you have cause 10 be thankful
II YOU have. you can understand and a.
preciate our condition and our suffer
ings. when l tell you that was on.
unhappy lot IN July and August, 1852.
Those swarups are he special h-blta
Of the sweet-sins.rr mosquito. Ihei
they grow to immense proportion. al
possess dabolic f-rocity. You can Meth
escape nor repel their malignant al
furious ATTACKS orr horse. seemed {
suner almost as much as We did
was impos sibIe 10 keep them te;hcreI
IN their desperation they would brea
their halters, and rush Ecadl0ng throus
,ne camp.
After the Seven-Days battle aroun.
Richmond We were stationed In ina
vicinity. watching the Federal srn.e
under the shelter o. their g'lnboats. ~
diminishing with their cavalry, and coz
tlnued this duty until & became apparsu
that the enemy would not mako ar!
further movement Up James river o.
wards Richmond, anu Gsn-ral Ire d.
termined 10 transfer the seat OF Va
towards Washington. ard then con-
menced the campaign against another
army. which had been organized dHr.n.
the summer and placed under the CON
mand OF General Pope
The lHfn or Angus
and took the road Tor Manassas J." W!
Of Gordonsvillc and CGlpepsr. Genera
Jackson a Few days before (1n the ST.
OF August had fought the bsttle and wor
the victory oi Cedar run. On the I'd "
accompanied General stuart IN his rs!c
10 the rear OF the enemy in the hope ~
CAPTURE Cereal Pope in his headquz!
tiers. at CuIlttts Station. VS. were De
layed by a tremendous storm OF wind
ard rain and thunder and lightning, ana
II was late before we reached the station
and pitch-dark-so dark that couli net
see the trooper riding beside me. Pope
was apprissd OF our approach and es-
caped. greatly to the disappointment ana
chagrin Of General Stuart. We captured
his headquarters, tent. and its contents
and hts uniform coat was afterwards
exhibited in this city. On the 18th We
left camp at O'Clock in the mornins
IN ioin General Jackson in his famous
march to the rear OF the Federal army
This was the longest march We ever
made in one day-probably not less than
sixty miles. We did not halt nor dis
mount until We reached Bristol station.
late In the evening. and then only for
very short time
THE roads were full OF Jackson's men.
ana bi. trains and artillery aud We were
obliged 20 take TO the woods and across
fields and over fences. On this march
occurred a little incident. the recollection
~ which has amused ms even to this
doy. 1t vas Jackson's fost cavalry. ard
II was q long march even for them
Gfty miles in two days. One Of them.
ragged, dirty. hungry, tired. and alto
gether dilapidated and diseruntled, sud
SenIy exclaimed, II wish those Yankees
were in -
The sincerity and earnestness with
which he spoke almost redeemed his