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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25

when the photographer is all ready
10 take q picture he first adjusts his
lens SO that it is i'll focus, as he calls it.
So that the object he wants il picture of
is shown at the right place on the plate"
is doing all this?'
mo; because he does all his EXPERT
menting on ground glass trial plate
Then, when all is ready. he puts a cap
over the lens, puts the sensitive plate in
place of the. ground glass one and re-
moves the slide i'll front of the sensitive
plate. Remember. it is not exposed yet
because the cap is still over the lens
and he is careful to see that everything
is right, then removes the cap and tho
sensitive plate is exposed to the rays Of
light that come through the lens
Yes; but [ don't see what puts the
picture OIL the Dlate.' :.
I'VE will have to know more about
light first, 1 guess. Here is a sheet of
White, paper and here is the sleeve of
my black coat; now what makes one
black and the other white?'
II don't know"
The coat has the property of absorb
ing all the light that strikes it and con
se seq I!, none one is reflected back to the
eye, while the paper reflects nearly all
the light and gives the eye sensation
called white. Remember tfaart light ana
Color are sensations produced on The
nerves of the eye. Black is merely. alb
scnce of color, and as the cloth lbsorbs
all the light and gives none back, it an
pears without color, which is black. Get
ting tired?' -. :
mo sir
=! "Everything in the range of the camera
is rejecting its light through the lens on
to the sensitive plate. A black object, re-
hecting nothing, makes no impression on
the chemical film. while white objects re-
fleet a strong light which produces a
powerful effect ON this film and, of course.
all grades Of light and shadow effect it in
proportion 49,
- How long is the plate exposed?''
oh. from a hundredth part of a second
to several minutes. 1t depends on many
things. After the exposure, the plate Is
kept in the dark until it can be fixed BY
another chemical''
What is it fixed fory'
lit must be fixed permanently because
we want number Of prints from it. The
plate of itself is useless After being
fixed, we can put this negative as it is
called, into the strongest sunlight without
HARM" ~
How do you take the prints?' -, r.,
III We make Il paper with sensitive chem
ical nrface, place thunder the plate and
expose it to the sun. will say right
here, that Il white object in nature makes
a black object on the negative, but the
black object becomes a white one again
in the print, as you sec it gives an exact
reproduction. Here is a photograph of
an old wrought iron gate: ..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
TIME OF OCEAN SHIPS, !
y "a - 80
Mails Carried by Steamers with a X,
1n, 4. ~

Mails Carried by Steamers with a Reyu-
= larity that il Almost Exact. .&xsst
= The records Of the foreign mail bureau
of the postoftice department show that,
us an ordinary thing, the ocean packets
are almost as regular in their departures
and arrivals as railroad trains, and, con-
sidering the distance they travel, even,
more 80. The science Of navigation has
been reduced to such accuracy that they
may be expected almost OH the hour.
Take, for example,, the Campania of the.
Cunard line. In 1893 she made eight
trips, and her average voyage was 5
days 20 hours and, Is minutes. Lin 1891
she made ten trips, and her average. was
8 days 20 hours ind IL minutes. only
one minutes less in 1894 than IN 1888 in
IA voyage of 2770 miles; in all sorts of
wind and weather. Nor is this exceptions:
nj. The Teutonie of the White Star line
made twelve trips in 1893 on an average
time of & days 1 hours and 8 minutes
average was Just a tritles slower-G days
+ hours and II minutes. The Etruria
is a little more irregular. Her average
in 1893 was & days = hours and II min
utes. In 1894 it was 8 days { hours and
% minutes. = xf54 ..sssff g Sss n s.ta It III
4 The Havel of the North German Lloyd
company made ten trips i'll 1893, with ans
average Of ( days hours and 80 minutes
for a: distance of $3.50 miles from the Nee
dies to Fire island. In 1894 she made
nine trips, with an Saverage Of Z days
hours and minutes: The Fuerst Bis
lnarck of the Hamburg line made nine
trips lin 1898. Her average for the year,
for Il voyage Of 1880 miles was days
and Is minutes. In 1881 she made six
trips. and her average was, Z days and
81 minutes. The Columbia made nine
trips; in 1898, with IN, average time of
y days - hours and IL minutes. In 1894
she made six trips. with an average of
& days % hours and s minutes.
, The New York Of the American line
thoughl not the fastest, has the best record
for regularity of any Of the Atlantic fleet.
Her average time has not varied for years,
and she can be expected almost on the
minute every voyage. She has crossed
the Atlantic more times and has
carried more passengers than any
other steamer. of her aye, and has.
been more regular about it. The
New York made fourteen trips, west
bound, in 1893, with an average time of
6 days p hours: and 81 minutes. In
1894 she made fifteen trips, with an av.
Her sailing distance was 277O miles, In
1898 she made thirteen trips, eastbound,
with an average of 6 days, 20 hours and
80 minutes, which was just one minute
faster than her westbound time that year
In 1894 she made fifteen trips, with an
average time of 6 days 20 hours and "a
minutes. Thus, i'll crossing the ocean
fifty-seven times, in both directions, at all
seasons of the year, her widest variation
for two years was only 1 hour and Fl
minutes. Scientific American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
~ $3.50 . = = - = sssst5xs
! u A CURE FOR: HEAD ACHE. ].
sisT Very simple, Costs Nothing and Give
the Sufferer n0Troub'e.

tits Very simple. Costs Nothing and Give
the Sufferer noTroub'e.
AN excellent I and never failing cure
for nervous headache, >. said an apostle
of physicical culture, sis the simple act
Of walking backward. Just try it some
time if you have any doubt about it. L
have yet TO meet the person who didn't
acknowledge its efficacy after Il trial.
Nobody has yet discovered or formulated
a. reason, why such Il process should bring
such certain relief. Physicians say that
it is probably because the reflex action
Of the body brings about a reflex action
of the brain, and thus drives away tho
pain that when produced by nervousness.
is the result of too much going forward.
AS soon as YOU begin to walk backward.
however there comes Il feeling of every.
thing being reversed, and this is followed
by relief. The relief is always GER
tain and generally speedy Ten minutes
is the longest | have every found neces
sary. An entry or Il long, narrow room
makes the best place for such prom.
enade. You should walk very slowly,
letting the ball Of your foot touch the
floor first and then your heel, just the
way: in fact. that one should. in theory,
walk forward, but which. in practice il
SO rarely done. Besides curing nervous
headache, there is no better way to learn
to walk well and gracefully forward than
the practice of walking backward A
half hour of it once IL day will do won>
ders toward improving the gait of any
wOman"-New York Evening Sun
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
To Wash Machinery,

\ satisfactory method of removing
sticky deposits of grease and dirt from
parts of machinery by means of so,l;
I've is reported as being employed to
Il considerable extent in England. = To
1000 parts by weight of water. about
ten OF fifteen parts caustic soda and 100
parts ordinary soda is the rule. This
mixture is boiled, and the parts of the
machinery that are to be cleaned are
placed in it, this treatment having the
effect of quickly loosening all grease.
oil and dirt, after which the metal is
thoroughly washed and dried. The ac-
ton of the lye is. of course, to form
with the grease soaps soluble in water:
and to prevent the lubricating oil, etc,
hardening upon the parts of the ma
chinery when IN use, third part of kerr
oSono iS p1f1n1L,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
A. DisapDearine Stream.

Quite an interesting phenomenon is to
be seen iii connection with one of the
big streams, the Ocilla creek, in Thomas
county. After traversing in Il southerly
direction the central portion of the coun-
ty +t and supplying two la la, mills and md
latter four miles below the former, with
water power and forming IL large fish
pond above each of these mills, it then
one mile below Eason's mill, iii the
midst of the pine ridges, disappears into
s1tbterranean channels, by which hordes
of alligators. fish and turtles find exit
to parts unknown. This place is known
as Cones Sink, and is one Of the finest
fishing grounds III South Georgia. It
presents the appearance of beautiful con-
Meeting lakes for distance through the
inviting forests; and is a favorite resort
for fishermen and those seeking recrea-
tion.-Valdosta (Ga) Times. !
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
SUMATRA, NATURES MUSEUM.
Where Deadly Trees, Huge Serpents and
.GhOst1y Lizards Abound. .s.-ns-Es..


GhostIy Lizards Abound. :, ns-zzs -.
The deadly .upas tree rs fairly large,
with Il thick, dark bark. which when cut
gives forth an; .oozy, milky fluid. The
liquid is used for arrow poison by the
natives. The terror of the jungle is the
ringgus tree. When cut with an axe IL
{ shower. of milky fluid comes forth, anil
whenever it touches the skin it is agon-
sizing in effect.
Snakes of all size abound in. the SUI
matra jungles. Monster lizards are
there measuring six or seven feet. The
house lizard is "A bout twelve inches long
and makes a noise which sounds like
the bark of toy terrier.
The rhinoceros bird is the size of Il
+ small turkey.assbutas,h has 1%beak a~foot
long which joins the skull two and one
half inches deep. over this is another
beak reversed, forming a cup or helmet.
: There is al enormous black spider
three inches long as to body, and with
Il stride Of legs that would almost cover
d dinner plate. It's web sometimes eex
tends; between trees eighteen yards
apart. - ) r: 7
The hukang is II curious animal. the
size of IL cat. It is brown. with fox
like head and paws, which it uses as
if it We're Il monkey. Its eyes are re-
markahly large. round and yellow.
The Sunbear is one of the queer ami
mails He is about three feet high and
wholly nntanght can perform astonish-
ing, tricks.-Louisville Commercial.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
An Organ in a Trunk.

Trunks are made for various special
Uses Philip Phillips, the Singing Pill
grim, carried around the world an organ
in 4 trunk which was made for it by a
New York city maker. He was not Ger
tain to get an organ, or one suitable and
in tune wherever he might go, and so he
took one with him, and for convenience
and security lin transportation he car
ried it in his trunk m Africa, in Aus
tralia. wherever he was, the trunk was
carried to the platform and opened, d
suitable covering was draped over the
organ. and it was ready. After the
service the trunk was closed again and
the organ was lugged. off like any other
piece of baggage.-New York Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
An Old Fire Horses Good Memory

Eleven years ago ia horse was pur.
cha sed for the fire engine Portland No
2, on Munjoy hill. This horse was
called Old Tom. and it helped draw the
engine for six years and was then dis
posed of. 1t has been drawing an ash
cart of late years and the other day went
by the engine house. Engineer Lorine.
who knew the animal we'll, since they
came to that engine in the same year,
and were there together for six years,
fell into conversation with the driver
and told him that he 7hadn n doubt tina,
if the old horse was put in his old stall
and the gong was sounded he would rush
for his place in frontEof the engine just
as he used to do. The driver doubted
this and they agreed to try it. The old
horse. now Is years old, was put in his
old stall, where he hadn't been for FIVE
years. At the first sound of the gong
he started for his old place under the
harness in front of the engine. He tried
to gosquickly. but made but a sorry exhi-
bition of nimbleness compared to his for
mer habit.-portlan nd Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
DlMPLES OF GLUE.
The Patcnt Process of Beautifying In-
vented by n Woman.

1n6 faIChL Process OF be1UClfyln& H.
vented by Woman.
Once upon Il time IL certain woman ap-
piled to the patent office for patent upon
her dimple producing process, but as it
was refused, the secret is now common
property, and any one vino cares to ex,
pertinent may try it. Her claims were as
follows: Smear Il small spot on the
cheek or chin with colorless shellac var
nish. mixed with glue. With pencil or
penbolder press the flesh with the point,
holding it there until the substance on
the face becomes dry and hard. The
stiffened indentation thus retains the ex.
act shape of Il dimple, and little face
powder carefully busted over the 'arti-
fetal dimple' will completely conceal the
varnish and glue compound.
Some care must be observed in smiling
too suddenly or the dimple may be broken
But with ordinary gentle usage, it will
retain it's pretty shape Il whole evening,
if not longer. While the dimple process
is applicable to those whose faces com
prise Il soft, velvety or pulpy surface, as
then a very deceptive .'dimple can he. pro-
duced, it is not SO available for thin or
bony faces, nor where the skin is very
thick and unfolding
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
The Daughter Of Jenny Lind.

Mrs Raymond Maude, who is married
to IL nephew Of the present head Of the
Maule family, Lord .Doyercourt, is the
sch1nidt).. Her father. Otto Goldschmidt,
who is still living, is, the w,ellknown
orchestral conductor and composer. Mrs
Raymond Maude is very musical and
her children also promise to develop love
ly voices. Mrs. Raymond AIaule is we'll
known as Il composer. and her delightful
and sxnlpath etic setting of those ex-
quisite 1ittleaiyrics, Rhymes aboutsa Lit
tie Woman show promise Of attaining
an immense and well-deserved popularity.
Mrs. Mat,de is. thoroughly British in
character and manner, having been
brought Up in England, and only shows
traces Of her Scandina Wan origin in her
fair hair and complexion Woman mt
Home Il
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25

10000 francs and 6 per cent. Of oil tho
money taken mt the doors. This royalty
last year brought in 10000 francs. The
last census. taken with II view to taxa
tioll, returned 6O, OOOin the Departmental
the Seine There are perhaps double
the cycle ms n means of enjoying eool
country nir iii the evening. Everyone
who cycles is delighted with the exercise
md the sense of freedom that it gives.
II brings t0Wnspeoples into the. country
without any of the town conditions.
have friends who cycle, to, Dieppe on Sat.
urday and buck to Paris on Monday
London Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
How COlors Are Ob1ained.

Prof. Weisner has published an inter
esting work giving the sources of colors.
According to him. the cochineal insects
furnish the gorgeous carmine, crimson,
scarlet carmine and purple lakes:. the
India yellow comes from the camel; Sc
pia is obtained from the inky fluid which,
cuttlefsh discharge in order to render
the water Opaque when attacked; the
exquisite Prussian blue comes from fus-
ing horse hoofs: with impure potassium
carbonate: blue-black comes from the
from the ma,ldcr plant: ivory chips pro
rduce ivory black. and the yellow sap of
a Siam tree produces gamboge. Indian
ink is made from burned, camphor. and
bistrc is the SCOT Of wood ashes-papcr
Mill .-e...- -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
Liberty in Russia.

The city of Nesswish, in Russian Po-
land, belongs to Prince ,Radziwill Two
lakes, ,olies,within the city and the othef
near it. also belong Ito him. This sum
lner, when the heat was greatest. almost
unbeurable. the prince suddenly issued
a proclamation forbidtling fishing and
bathing in these waters, the only ones
for miles around The servant of a
judge. nevertheless. went in swimming.
and was Immediately shot by the guards
placed by the prince. Add to this that
the prince and his tool are in no danger
from the wheels of justice. and you
have one picture of the state of liberty
and law within the realms of the Car.
suffering sGrem q Plague OF snails. /
w DR.. Unkefer.s health officer sof Ihqus
O.. was ia ~cdns0Ha tom with Secretary
'probst of the state board of health to-
day lin regard to a. nuisance which is be-
coming unbearably annoying to the resi-
dents of a portion. Of Piqua. 1t consists
of the presence of large number of
snails from four to six inches in length,
which crawl into the houses ut night
and down into wells and cisterns, pollut-
ing the water: The snails come out at
night and almost cover the ground in
places.-Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt will close
her marble palace at Newport for the
season today.
5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
stuffed Tabbys ns scarccrOwss@

The stuffed calico cats, made Of pr Fiji:
cloth stamped with the picture of a
tabby and stuffed with cotton into quite.
a lifelikc counterfeit Of the ai,ifti;,i,
which were a common TOY with children
Il few years ago, have been. put to- IT,
novel use lately i'll Lincolh county, Me-
The farmers ,haye~f;,stenetl the eulico~
cats up among the branches of, their
fruit trees. and it is said they 'iiiost eff
fectually scare. away predatory sbipls.s
It woti1d seein the itleasc0uld be extended
into the making Of lifeljke stuffed calico
buntslnen For Use as scarecrows in corn
sficltls nrff n1eion l,ntcles
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
Throwing Money.

An advertising agent in close contact
with MI Glasses of business men tells the
New York Times that during the hard
times they were ready to accuse him Of
throwing their money away OF late
they have been positively delighted to see
him and talk business with him. Money
can he throWnsaway in good times as well
a. in"bad.~~Muchs depends on. the style, of
throw and the direction. Thrown by II
masterhand and into a, dense, constitu-
ency. the advertisers dollar comes back
like a returilzball. But even badly thrown
itissnpt to- Come back.-P hiladelphia Rec
ord { - - .@h 8gI gfsK
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
GRATED A SHEEP'S BONE.
Remarkable Surgical Operation Pc
: formed In Phfiadelphia.

: formed In philadelphia. -
One of the most extraordinary bone.
grating operations ever recorded was per.
formed at the Hahnemann hospital at
Philadelphia, Pa, surgeons substituting a
sleeps leg for diseased bone. in the leg
of 1J-year-old Boyd Folwell The physi-
clans say today that their patient is doing
we'll. although it is too early to determine
whether the operation will prove sue
cess
Some time ago Young Folwell received
an injury which resulted in necrosis or rot
ting of the right shin bone. "A few days
ago it was decided that amputation Of the
limb would he necessary to save the boy
life. But at the last moment DR.. Vic
scher. one of the staff surgeons, decided
that bone grating might save the limb.
Accordingly sheep was procured. The
boy was placed under the influence of
ether. and the part of the bone of the right
leg. for several inches above the ankle
joint, was carefully cut away. The sheep
in the meantime had been chloroformed.
and the. surgeons cut away a portion of its
fOreleg to the exact measurement of the
place which it was to take. AS soon as
the bone was taken from the sheep it was
fitted in the gap. and the joints of the
boys bone were covered with eXudation.
from the sleeps bone in order to afford
the proper nourishnent.
The operation was carried on under the
strictest antiseptic treatment. and as soon
as the sheep had served its purpose its
throat was cut. If the operation comes
up to the expectations of the surgeons,
Folwell will walk and ruin as well as he
ever did
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN

ssas-e .,sSs. A Most Wonderful Land. NJ
yIwiiF Sing you song of Il wonderful lantl:
SD Where the Mheafwonan doesn't exist, s.
NV hares the. girl that you love Is "a childieh
sS Nand Inland s @Gs
ssAssfhe girl that your grand therss lssed.aEs
Where the bloomers don't bloom, and the
skirts don't divide, EEs:&
And tho nlaitlans Ion shaxs III abet ;.ss
Oh, the girls of the South we assure you
with pride = f.~< :. = ~
Don't talk slang ana smoke cigarettes.
... <4 Toronto Telegram.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
An Elenhant's Memory.

At Adsmeer, also in India, an elephant
who often passed, through the bazaar, or
market, as he went by a certain herb
woman, always received from her u
lfiouthful, Of green's. At length the ami.
NAL was seized with one Of those periodi-
cal fits of rage, broke his letters, and run
ming through the market put the crowd
to, flight, md among others this: woman,
who in her haste forgot a little child she
had brought with her; The animal recol-
Letting the spot where his .benefactress
was wont to sit, took up the Infant gently
with his trunk and placed it in, safety on a
stall before d 1ieighbori1lg house. ~ x -. z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
The Eiephnnt,s Mistake

One of the elephants I'm d New York
amusement hall the other day. attempted
to eat some green excelsior, thinking TINT
il, was grass. Then he Crews very angry
and started around the stage, TO break
things. a mpoment lor two LATER y few
hind sysinto the cellar..ssHis anger.
quickly changed to establishment and be,
fore. he had Recovered From this he was
led away and locked up. 49, y;.s.,sx... 3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
An ImDortant Discovery, }

Some time, ago John Priest, ex-collector,
of customs of Yaquina district, WASH.
discovered e,r process by which fir and
other wood could be rendered imperyious
to the teredos and the effects of decay.
Mr.. Priest obtained a patent on hiss dis,
covery, and last week announced that
cd States, within a few, days. ITO i. cons
many Or syndicate. for 100000 The 70,
tiedo Post snys TINT eyQry body who knows
John Priest will be pleased to hear of his
good luck, for he lisa very worthy gentle.
man, and needs this windfall just now,
more than IitSany sother period of his life.a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
Don Ca1neron's Grafton.

George Alfred Townsend tells IL story
about Don Cameron OIL the Authority Of
United States senator, that :. would
probably never" have got out Of secret
secrecy is removed by the statutes OF
limitations. 1t was~ stB exe@s.ssi.se ssssions
of the United States Senate when the
confirmation Of an appointee who was Il
friend of Senator Cameron WINS under
consideration. There WAS one senator
who distilled Cameron and who always
opposed his appointees. On this particu,
lar occasion this senator made a speech
an hour long. BILE and fluent. Cameron,
arosc 10 reply. The net of standing ON
his feet seemed to palsy his tongue. He
uttered two sent ences, perhaps; then
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-25
Purifying CLAY Pines.

|. The publication of clay pipes took
place in the olden times in the ovens of
various bakehouses, as, stacked together
in double rings, they were carried from
the clubs and coffee houses periodically
to the bakers Of bread, who for no1ni-
nal sum rekilned them and returned
them white md clean to their various
owners. Boston Globe.