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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1895-02-08

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1895-02-08
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1895-02-08

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1895-02-08

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1895-02-08

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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
THE BUBBLE PARTY.
.APretty Christmas Sport that is Exceed
800 ingly Divertinv

a fretty Christmas Sport that is Exceed
tngly Diverting.
The bubble party promises to be the c.
,pecla'l 1aa ter.the holiday season.. Grown
t;as are just , finding out the possibi
best thing for blowing them. A tin horn
about eight inches long and an incl, ana
ar eighth in diameter at the big end viii
make bubbles much bigger and make them
m t,, quicker tlan any pipe. If you have
lhc horns family fluted for an inch up
proved, for the Irregularities will hold thr
linmi III small quantities and the bubble
will be easier to start and better fed
Such horns can be made by the dozen in
any tinshop for few cents.
=. The strongest possible fluid for produc>
ing bubbles bubble is made in this way: Take
soap; cut it up into small pieces and boi,
three or four minutes in three fourths of
pint OF water; when the soap is melted
aud the water has cooled add threc-fourths
Of an ounce of glycerinc. This makes
enough OF the mixture for bubble party.
and corked tightly; the bubbles arc thcl.
such visions Of glorious violet, rose, green,
orange and blue as cannot be seen i'm any
other way on this planet. " ''
These bubbles will last half minute or
more, and one of tn. pretticst sports is t.
tVsS tueHl mo the air ike DliIS. All thai
is necessary for this feat is q rough wooden
mitten and little care. Don't Int the
hand to meet the bubble in the air, but
on tho, conUary. sink it little as the
bubble approaches so that it will settle
On , it in the gcntlest possible way; then.
gently again, toss it up and it will rise
time after time like a balloon.
A long table, covered with an old blan,
ket is a fine thing for showing off bubbles;
they" can be formed from one end of Il
to the other. and prize can be offered
to the blower, who successfully forms the
greatest number Of bubbles through the
whole journey. With fan. too. bubbles
can be kept in the air and great variety
of games invented with them A fine
chance for showing off a pretty figure this
exercise gives.
Bubbles can be blown to rest on the
damp edges of cups, and they last longer
in this position than in any other. If they
are put under glass case SO as to be quite
protected from currents Of air the color
bands, and the effect is most curious as
we'll as bewilderingly beautiful.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Novel Paintings,

Cut a hole in a nut about quarter of
an inch in diameter. Cut out the meat
in little pieces and shake out of the hole
by hol.lin: the nut against the lower
lip and blowing into the hole whistle
Of an amazing power can be produced
by boring a small hole into one side and
stopping it with the finger kind of trill
~ fastening several whistles of different
Pitch on il strip of wood a tune can be
played Oh them. By following n nut,
leaving a hole at the top about half an
inch in diameter, and the same size at the
bottom, cutting holes for eyes, nose and
mouth and illuminating with a small can
die, grotcsque jack-o'- lantern can he
made. A face is cut upon the side of
large chestnut. lifting Il portion of the
shell for eyelids and cutting the lips to
represent the teeth. A little bit Of red
paper is stuck in for tongue A napkin
is then placed over the top of tumblcr
50 rs to form q depression. In this the
head is placed. The sides of the napkin
arc then srasped by the hand on the out
side of the glass, and by moving it slight
~ the head ROLLS about in the most anus
ing way. A little hat or feather makes
the head still more conical.
This performed with an orange is a
sight never to be forgotten. Cut out the
yes so as to show white, raise triangu-
lar flap for nose, thrust a short stick
into the nut and dress as doll. It makes
particularly good China boy if the
queue is stuck on and cross-piece is put
on for arms. By gouging Quarterback
hole with a knife and sticking the nut
ON the end Of a pliable wand or rod about
tour feet long and swinging the rod with
frer-arm movement the nut is thrown
on ana goes an incredible distance.-Har
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25

and to rob them of their soft, warm down.
They learn to fish in many odd and
eihc;lcious ways. They learn to gather
dry moss-to catch driftwood, if any
comes their Way-to extract blubber.
These three things are their only fuels.
They eat seals flesh, walrus beef and
bears flesh. sometimes raw, sometimes
partly cooked. They suck blubber. They
devour all manner of eggs. The eggs Of
the elder duck are their fayUrite dainty.
They eat birds and fish, aud mollusks
when they can get them. They depend
very largely for sustenancc upon the
Iceland moss. Indeed, to many of the
Esquimos Iceland moss is what macaroni
and olives are to the Italians, what rice
is to the Hindoos. The Iceland moss
contains a bitter property that is nauscous
to European IA!atcs, and, when used as
Il food-not a lrug-is very detrimental
to health. But the Esuuilnos extract or
ncutralize this property. They chop the
iichen into small bits, steep it for days in
water in which is quicklime or
salts of tartar. Then they dry it, powder
it, mix it with the flour of the knot grass,
and make it into cakes. Or, if they have
they boil it.
Eskimo children learn to makco implc>
mcnts of peace and war, hewing them
with stones out of stone. They know the
sun that for months never sets. They
know the night that for months never
lifts. The Eskimo girl learns to cook in
il crude but adequate fashion. They learn
to cure the skins of beast and birds and
to fashion them into rude garments. They
learn to tend the soapstone lamps, which
are their only fires, and must not go out,
and to keep them always well fed with
hunks of fat. In the nighborhood Of the
North pole the women and children do
cl-y ptc I,n y0I, H.,
wear what was known in the carly days
of Illinois as "store Shoes The Chi.
cago-born baby herewith pictured, is car
ricd in her mothers hood, rs an Eskimo
baby should be.-Chicago Evening Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25

the man who sells it to you to permit
you to select one from his basket. Take
one with a long stem or peak at one end
like this:
When you get home cut small notch
down in the stem, as shown by the dotted
lines in the sketch above. This will be the
pigs mouth and should be colorcd red.
Gted ink will do) After bis mouth has
been properly cut Mr.. Pig should be laid
square on his back and, four matches or
small sticks of wood should be sharply
thrust through the skin and we'll into
the lemon at or near the places indicated
by the rings and points in the sketch.
The matches or sticks should stand out
at an angle so Mr.. Pig won't fall over,
and if he is to be allowed to sit down put
the hind legs deep in, something like this:
= Pigs like to sit down, and they usually
do after eating; so it is just as well to
make your pig reposc in this comfortable
manner at the start. Now ask mamma
for a couple Of black pins to be put in
above his nose for piggy's sharp little
eyes and white out two car-shaped
pieces of thin wood, dye them pink on
the inside with paint or red ink and
press them in over the eyes so they will
''lop' CIR hang little. Now tie a small
piece of gra yish brown string tightly
about the head Of a pin, and drive it, head
and all, in through poor piggy's skin
where his tail belongs. You can then cut
the string off to leave his pigship with
tail of an inch or so in length.
It is really of little Importance where
you keep this kind of a pig, and pigs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
A GIFTED PARTISAN DOG.
He Knew Better Trick Than Barking at
the BURGLARS.

He Know u Bettcr Trick Than Barking at
the Burglars.
An amazing story of canine sagacity is
told in 4 recent number of La Lanternc
of Paris NJ. and Nine HerissOn, living
in the Rue St. Sauyeur, went to the the
alter one evening, leaving their domicile
guarded only by 4 very intelligent little
dog. who answered the name of Castor
They valued him highly, and often re-
marked:
Castor? We would not sell him for
10000 francs-not even to the Pope him
self"
They had not been long away when
burglars entered the house. Castor, who
was at that moment in the kitchen. Will
ing away the hours by chasing his tail,
heard the noise, and not recognizing his
masters step, pricked up his ears and
listened. A moment more and he de-
cided it must be thieves To the proverb-
ial fidelity of his race there was added
in this wonderful dog the wisdom of
serpents. Realizing that if he barked
the intruders would seize and silence him
with his paws and thought intently. At
stole noiselessly from the house and ran
swiftly to nearby building which was
in the course of construction. There he
seized lighted lantern in his mouth and
returned with it to the house.
The ruse met with the success it de-
served. T he thieves, seeing the light in
the adjoining room, believed themselves
detected, and fed. Castor's joy knew no
bounds, and when his owners returned
they found him still rubbing his paws
with satisfaction
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
1t was Different.

This story is told of Dr. George f. FL
lis, who always contributed at least his
share of wit and wisdom to the feast
when he lined out One warm day he
went to dine informally with friend and
arrived: comfortable in thin coat. and
on his head MANILA hat. A celebrated
orthodox divine was also guest. and iii
the intimacy of the aftcr-dinner chat. he
chaffe'} DR.. Ellis a little about the 'dres-
sy' costume in which he had chosen to
appear. The MANILA hat was pierced
with shafts Of fun. DR.. Ellis smilingly re-
piled that he would not have a word said
against the hat. 1t was a good friend.
He had had it for years. Wonder was
expressed that the hat had lasted so long,
and DR.. Ellis was asked what made it SO
enduring. "Well, it has been Galvanized"
he declared. His host misunderstanding,
asked how in the world hat could be
galvanized, and DR.. Ellis. with droll
look at the orthodox Andover professor,
said, II didn't say galvanized / said the
hat had been Calvinized-lipped in brinl-
stone "-BOstOn TRANSCRIPT
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
PIGGY WHEN FINISHED.

themselves don't seem to be very partic,,-
lar where they are kept if they only have
enough to eat. You can make small
pom of one of papa's cigar boxes. and I
will show you how to hang the door and
fasten it 50 Mr.. Pig can't get out unless
you open the gate for him. .v.',
The inside measurements of the box
should be 3 inches by 3x4 inches, though,
deal depends upon how often you let your
pig OUT When you have made your
pen, take, three pins and cut the heads
Oft in such way as to leave point,
with an old pair Of shears or file, and
then bend item carefully into a long,
slender ~" fol, staples. Now Cit piece
from the cignr bly, cover quite MS long ms
the pen y wide AID about an inch vide
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Babes of the North,


They arc born in tic snow. They are
crdled in ice. The shricking of the north
wind is the only lullaby they hear. They
live-most of thcln--in huts that are bull,
of snow, and they go to sea-whcn the sea
is not frozelr-in boats of scalskin am,
bone. They are clad in scalskin and otter,
and they wear indcsc:ibably warm inner
garments of birds skins birds skins
dressed with the feathers on. The rs,
kimo babies are carried in their mothers
hoods, in the greater part of the immense
territory in which, their tribes dwell Blu,
in Labrador the babies are carried in the
boots of their mothers. Those boots have
long pointed fap in front, which is made
for this purpose. and which is very like
snug box, into which baby can be tight.
~ and coZily squeezed.
The Eskimo children so to no school
They learn nothing approaching book
lore, save the only words Of Il few plant.
i've songs and the supcrstitions Of the
Schaman, who is the medicine man, tho
priest, the conjuror of many of the Els
kimo tribes. -Quaintly enough, Schaman
is pronounced Snowman. And he is a
Snowman indeed, and the children adore
or fear him exceedingly. He makes wind
and rain, casts out evil spirits, and is both
medico and father confessor to the tribe
They learn to catch the cider ducks
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
A SWIMM1NG CAT.
Felix Likes the Water and Used to Fish
for His Living.

Felix Likes the Water and Used to Fish
for His Living.
There is III the Zoo. little house near
that occupied by the reptiles. which is one
OF the most interesting and yet the least
trcqucnted. probably, of the buildings,
says the Philadelphia Press. One of the
curious animals in it is a cat. It doesn't
seem to BE- particularly wonderful cat.
but it IS: Perhaps no animal is rs much
afraid of water as a feline, unless it is a
school boy. Yet this cat in the Zoo de-
lights in water. 1t can swim like a dog
and dives like professional diver. 1t
IN its wild state while it went swimming
along in a stream, it spiel fish darling
along underneath it, splash the cat would
go head first after the fleeing fish and
soon emerge With it in it's mouth. Then
it would swim to the bank, climb up a
tree and make u cold lunch of the fish.
When it was through, it would pick it's
teeth with the bones and so swimming
out for moro.
This cat rcjofces in the name of Felix.
1t lives OH fish, principally, although it has
dcgenCratcu to such IN extent that it will
cat other things.
Felix has ycarning for rain One day
there was Il leak in the roof over the
cage next to his and the rain came drop
ping down on his fellow captivc's back.
This animal howled, because it objected
to being in a perpetual shower bath and
Felix was mad, because he thought he
was being unjustly Disseminated against
He hurled himself against the bars of
his neighbours cage and called for blood
The other occupants Of the building were
surprised. They took sides with one or
the other and joined in the bowls Of
protest. The keepers didn't know what
was the matter at first. Finally they
saw Felix trying to get his tail wet in
his neighbours cage and then they COM
pretended. But instead of changing the
cages so that both would be satisfied
they stopped up the leak.
Felix is mild sort of an animal, and
when he is not trying to drown himself,
he crawls up in heap and sleeps. he
came from Africa originally, where it is
said that he was the champion long dis
lance swimmer of the neighborhood. His
only rival choked on fishbone at ban
quet one day, and thus gave him clear
title to first place. -,
: Head Keeper Manley has hard time
keeping the Zoo free from stray .me1if..
bcrs of the feline species. He never
knew what drew them there until one
day he saw 4 dozen of them hanging
around Felix house, threatening to OK
terminate 1.-THE Prohibitionist cat,' as
they called him. Felix trc1nbled. He had
been used to having his views on the
water question applanded It was new
sensation to him. He couldn't under
stand why other cats should object to
having water thrown on them from n
third-story window, or to be thrown out
into the river. He thought that would
be fun.
Mr.. Marley scattered the angry Wis.
itors and issued summary orders against
cats, and since that time there has been
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
THE CONDOR OF THE ANDES.

Largest Known Flying Birds and the
w., Subject Of Interesting Stories. a.
The condor of the Andes is the largest
OF known flying birds and is the subject of
many interesting stories.. ~.~.-.,y~->s.~- 800
The London Geological gardens have re-
Gently acquired two new condors, which
are probably the rarest and most valua-
bic birds possessed by that great institu-
ton. An illustration Of one of these two
birds, taken from the London Sketch, is
printed here.
An artist who went to inspect the new
condors found them sitting disconsolatcly
on the stump of a tree. and was some
what disappointed at their appearance.
Having read that these birds occasionally
measured is feet from wing to wing, he
was surprised to find them considerably
smaller than himself. ~
The condor belongs to the vulture fami-
". Although its size has been frequently
exaggerated by travellers, it undoubtedly
a nanae Of Gs %s sse of The
is said to be about feet, and the height
feet. but the wing measurement is
sometimes as great as ii feet.
The wings are long in proportion to
the body and extremely powerful. The
tail is short and edgeshaped. The
general color is black and is brightest
in the males, Around the lower part of
the neck there is broad white ruffle of
downy feathers. Above this tho head
is bare and of raw appearance. The
male has a large cartilaginous comb on
his head and a dilatahle waffle on his
neck. The beak is very thick and strong
and the upper mandiblc is sharply curved
at the end. The condor could probably
kill an unarlned man if inclined to do
so.
The condor feeds by preference on
carrion. 1t is quite unpleasant to look
upon and disagreeable neighbor, on
account Of its appearance, its personal
| uncleanliness and its habits in general.
1t is an enormous feeder. The natural
| list Tschudi mentions the case of one
which ate eighteen pounds in one day
! and the next day appeared to have as
big an appetite as if it had not eaten
| for weeks. Condors often eat so heavily
that they cannot fly, and then if attacked
they disgorge their food in order to be
! able to get away.
Their usual dwelling place. is at
height of 10000 or $1,000 feet above
the sea. in the Andes Mountains. They
make no nests, laying their eggs OH the
bare rocks.
They usually live in little companies.
Together they descend to the plains for
food and then return to their mountain
strongholds.
The condor is said to soar to height
of six miles above the level of the sea,
or six times the ordinary height of the
clouds This is higher fight than that
of any other bird.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Missed a Good Chance.

The New York Recorder quotes Baron
Otto Won Fritsch. clever German noble
man now in the metropolis, as saying
that not long ago in Chicago he was Of,
fered $1,000 to pull the nose of George
Pullman. The baron was in charge Of
He had dispute with his EMPLOYER. and
Il Chicago newspaper heard of the quarrel
and sent a representative to the baron Of
fering him $1,000 in cash if he would Du]l
George Pullman's nose in public The
baron lOnged to accept the offer and would
have done so had his accounts with the
millionaire been settled. He restrained
his desires, settled his accounts and then
offered to do the job for half the original
sum, but the paper was then bent on an
other sensation, and the negotiations fell
through ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
One on tho Clerk.

rs she passed sign which read "t!lovr~
Cleaned and Repaired she thought OF
something all of sudden and went into
;l,c shop:
Il believe you clean and repair gloves
here. don't YOU she said TO the clerk
Yes. MISS" he replied
We'll, I have one ut home that I'll
send down to you. 1t doesn't need clean
ing very much. but / want it repaired.
Eve lost the mate to it,
Then she retired, and The clerk is wait
ing and wondering how he win get square
with that sign.--Detruit Free Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
All for q DOuChnut.

The ordinarily harmless doughnut broke
up = church social in the Methodist church
at Huntington. l.. l., the other night Ac-
r"r!';ns to the Brooklyn Eagle, these mys-
FERROUS Jumps of dough were a part of the
contents of the refreshment table. John
Gardiner. never having seen anything of
IT," kind before. and surprising that they
W"r" members of the hickory nut tribe
bought some and then asked for ham
'ner with which to crack them The
young woman in charge of the table re-
scented the rude comment on her wares
and there followed discussion. Harry
johnson and Daniel Creighton took a
hand IN tn" argument and before many
We're aware of it there was fight The
1"ughnuts were the only weapons of de-
tense handy. In the twinkling of an eye
'h"y were flying about the room. Several
of tn" c":orcd people are today nursing
bruised heads. Those who took part in
tn" irac;lS state positively that they used
nothing but ,ioughnuts as weapons. John
son and frci ghton were elected from the
!,'ll'llnS and finished their dispute outside.
In" disturbance was the cause of putting
Il stop to the social
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Cauehf on His Own

Gov..elect Hastings of Pennsylvania
finds himself a victim Of one of his own
jokes. According to the Harrisburg Pa
triot, the day after election he said to the
junior member of his law firm: "Hcnry,
if you will get married you may occupy
my house rent free during my sojourn in
Harrisburg Now it so happened that
"Henry is not only engaged, but the day
had already been named. though the gen
eral did not know it, and to receive an
offer of that kind was just in that gentle
man $ line, and he at once proceeded to
convince the future governor that the
question of his marriage was but a brief
period. The general will keep his word,
rescrving only the right to spend two or
three months during the summer season
~ their v,1osf