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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
USEFUL PASSPORTS.
In the Absence of Genuine Ones Life II
surance Policies Will Do. - 3

| In the Absence of Genuine Ones Life In
surance Policies VIII Do. =, q ia
A party Of travellers i'll the East once
landed ut Jhtfa on their way to Jerus,l,
lem At the landing-plaee stooda mill
tary officer, gorgeous i'll Eastern costume,
with magnificent silver-mounted scyme,
tar i'll his sash. AS the first member Of
the party presented his passport. one of
his companions noticed that it had rather
all unusual appearance. The officer, how.
ever, turned it round and round, upside
down. and over and over. He gazetl
blankly at its pages and then returned it,
with low salaam and wave of the hand,
which Indicated his satisfaction and its
correctness.
When the officers were out of sight and
hearing the gentleman who had noticed
the oldity of the passport asked to see it.
fire insurance policy. 1T looks just the
same" said he, lit has signatures and
seal, aud here is Il coat of arms. What
more do thesu heather want? They can't
read. Why, l meyer think of travelling
with anything clse!'
custom house officer who seemed to be ill
u bad humor. The traveller. an English
gentleman, had very little luggage, and
the officer was disposed to let it pass with.
out examination, until he CHANGED to soc
valuable Damascus sword protrudins
from a bundle. This he pulled from
its scabbard, examined GENEROUSLY am! re-
tnincd it in his hand The EnglislMnaf,
knew that he would never see it again if
he once abandoned it. He demanded its
return, but the officer only salaamed and
waved him towards the gate.
This patomime continued until the tray
eler bethought him of Il life insurance
policy among his effects. and remembered
that it bore Il vignette of a large lion paw
ing the air. He triumphantly displayed
the paper, pointing to it's signatures and
great wax seal. The official could not
understand but he grew momentarily
more nervous. Finally he took the paper,
gave it renewed examination, and sudden
" pretended to receive new light, handed
back sword and policy. and .salaamed the
Englishman from his presence
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
or the Same Name.

sir Arthur Sullivan has reason to
know of the existence of that other ia
nous individual of the same name, who
WHS once Ro>tons pct, and who pre-
fixes to the 'Sulliran" sthe names of
''.I"hn Lawrence Writing in the
Strand Musical Magazine of trip to this
country, Sir Arthur says: Together
with party of friends I vas once tray
erSln= IL rather uncivilizcd district in
tn" state of California when we stopped
at mining camp for some refreshments
The driver informed me that i was ex-
nect"d there. and, feeling rather graft
fed to hear this.',J made my.ssways to.
ward the whisky store. Three or four
fellows we're l"unging about. and one
approached big. sturdy man. who was
standing near me and said to him: Arc.
yon Mr.. Sullivan!' The man shock his
head and pointed his finger III my stlirrc-
ton. After looking me up and down the
man demanded: What do YOU weigh 2
About 1862 poundsyS was myarcply.
'Pooh.' said my interrogatorI That's 4
queer start. Do you mean to tell me
that YOU gave J. Blacklnan its ia Kan
Sns City: Certainly not / answered.
We'll. who are you. anyWHyT an
SWrrth that my name vas Sullivan.
Quite disappointed, he said: oh, amt
You John L. Sullivan, the slugger!> No,
/ am only Arthur Sullivar.' I replied.
'Wha1.' no said. with evident surprise,
ar" you the man as put Pima FORE to-
grth"r! | said Yes and smiled at him.
Well never, ne answered; but I'm
glad to meet you anyway Come and
have a drink with US
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02

erhead amid plaudits of the assembled
Villagers. From Leatherhead to Ash
tead there is a straight run of some two
miles of capital highway, along which
the merry party sped, the happy couple
leading on Il tandem. with the bride on
the front saddle making the pace. The
bride was attired in Il fawn-colored scy-
cling. costume, kniekerhockers included,
and her couture, from which, streameds "a
white veil, was garlanded with orange
blossoms. The bridesmaids also were
dressed i'll light~colured raiment, and
they followed ~-with, the groomsmeal- as
fast as they could, the former wearing
the bridegroom. In this guise they made
their appearances at the church. where
the incumbent united the couple. The
bridal party then remounteu their ma
schines. The welded pair hoped on their
Stan,lem. and all scudded off to the break
fast, ordered at some .hostelry II few
dozen miles down the road *@
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Two Incidents at a Revival.

There lived once in the little city of
Williamsport, Pa, an old judge of the
name of Williams. This old Judge was
noted for two things: h'or getting mel
low occasionally and for being plucky
and courageous under all circumstances
Ia ga1ny old man. 1t was Il popularity
of the old judge that whenever he got
mellow he grew cOrreSpOndingly relig-
ious. One night he wandered into IL pro-
tractcd revival meeting and seated him
self upon the front seat, full of spiritual
influence of some kind. The clergyman,
engaged in his preaching, rose to 4 feryid
pitch of eloquence and III the midst of it
cxclamed: "Show me the drunkard!
Show ME the drunkard! OF all men on
earth the most unfortunatc; show him
to me- To the CONSERVATION of all
present the old judge arose, and unstead-
lily maintaining himself, exclaimed ::
well, sir, here [ am" The clergyman,
having realized upon his investment
much sooner than he anticipated, didn't
know what to- do with it. They finally
pulled the old judge down, and the Incl
dent had passed out of memory almost,
when the clergyman again struck an i'm
passiolled period, and exclaimed in the
honesty and fervor of his heart: "Show
me the hylmcrite! Show me the hypo-
critic! OF all men on Gods green earth
the most dcspicable. Show me the hypo-
crite!' The old judge rose the second
time. and, reaching his cane over to q
certain sbaky old deacon. exclaimed
Deacon, why the devil don't you get
up,when YOU are called on?"-American
Economist
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
A Dogs RESPONSE to a Taunt,

A dog story has come to the writer's
ears, which, though not within his per-
sonal knowledge, is vouched for to him
in an entirely trustworthy way. A Ger
tain dog, which was growing old, was in
a barn one day with his master The
two were up OH haymow from which a
sloping ladder led down to the barn floor.
The master walked down the ladder, but
the dog went around by another way.
= When the dog reached the barn floor his
master began to say to him somewhat
tauntingly: Poor old fellow, Daren't
walk down the ladder any more! Daren't
walk down the ladder!' Whereupon the
, dog, with a quick glance at his master,
walked clear up the ladder to the top and
then turned around and walked down lit
again. The proceeding looked very much
like. a deliberate demonstration on the
dogs part, to his master, that he was
still capable of walking up and down a
slanting ladder. Did the dog understand
the taunt- or did he merely catch the
words down the ladder" and take the
utterance for a command which he dut-
fully proceeded to obey? Nosone will ever
know, probably, since the dog himself can
give no account of the matter.-Bostoh
TRANSCRIPT
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Lady Grey-EgertOn's Gowns.

I saw charming gown Yesterday that
has been completed for Royal Ascot
It is to be worn, so l was told, by pretty
Lady Grey Egcrton. The foundation of
the gown is of moss-green satin, over
which is laid thin silk crcpon of Il lovely
warm earthy-hrown tingc. The skirt is
quite plain with Il rolled edge of the
green satin about the bottom of the
hem. The bodice has an immense collar
of brownish-yellow Russian lace. fas-
tened down on either side of the Shout
ders with gold and emerald buttons.
The front Of the bodice has a full pouch
front of purest green silk brocaCcd with
big natural-looking daisies and around
the throat is frill of brown chiffon
with the immense fullness held in here
and there with tiny punches of daisies.
The sleeves are, of course. bouffante
beyond description, and ut the wrist are
small cuffs of the coarse Russion lace.
With this dainty gown is supplied i,
broad hat of green tulle, shirred over
gold wires. This is trimmed with IL huge
bunch of daisies with daring poppy
or two peeping out from their golden
eyed masses. TO shadow this dainty
headgear comes a parasol of green satin
yelled both inside and outside with
brown chiffon, held down over each of
the ribs with long spraylike punches of
daisics.-A London Correspondent
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLARS.
Coin Collectors Tired of Waiting for Thei
Value as Curiosities to Rise.

Value as Curiosities to Rise.
Columbian centennial coins not here
toforc circulated have been found fire.
quently in change of late. They are the
5O-cent pieces Of 1898, and the reason
given for their appearance is that many
coin collectors and others believed that
immediately after the Columbian exposi-
ton they would have special value as
rarities and SO boarded them for Il pre-
MUM. They were so held for the bet
ter part of two years, but no apprecia-
ton in value followed, and now they
have been thrown upon the market and
are freely circulated. They have /; more
attractive appearance than the regular
oO-cent pieces, but this superior attract
iveness has not, to any visible extent,
mtigated the regret which collectors
have had in parting with them.
The silver coinage of the United States
in use varies from time to time accord
ing to no definite law with which the
treasury officials are familiar. At times
silver dollars circulate with much ease
and freedom, and there does not seem
to be any serious demand for il greater
number of the smaller coins. Again,
lO-cent pieces seem to be greatly in de-
mand and the dollars are stored away
in banks and trust companies and in the
treasury vaults, and arc grudgingly re-
ceived by business men, But silver half
dollars always circulate freely.-New
York SIM
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
VEST AND BLACKBURN.
How They Made a Decision as Judges
I'm

How They Made Decision as Judges on
"a, Horse Race.
| met my short-legged old friend, Sen,
ator George Graham Vest of Missouri
at the Hoffman house yesterday. Vest
is one of the, most uncumfurtabl elooking
old men Of my acquaintance, He seems
always about to sting or to be Stung'
Wasp OF the Senate" If l am not
mistaken Vest and Joe Blackburn were
born i'll the same county i'll Kentucky.
They have always been the best of
friends. When seen together they are
the long and the short of it. Both have
ever gets tired of hearing himself talk
Both are fond of racing. Each calls
himself Il dead game sport. They know
as much about horses as Il dog does about
holiday, but whenever they happen to
be- at county fair where there is racing
they are invited to act as judges. On
one occasion they lost themselves, and
and neither had the remotest idea of
which finished first. second or third. The
crowd Waited patiently for the numbers
to go up. \ hundred shouters collected
around the stand.
"What are You going to do, Joe?" Vest
blamed if know" Joe replied under
his breath. Were ruined if we nut
up the, wrong horse. Was it close
tiniSh!"
How do l know? l didn't see any
more than YOU
"Wait. I'll settle it, said Joe. He
called up the clerk of the scales and
asked him if he knew how the horses FIN
ished. He did. He named them. Put
them up said the senator. Then. turn
ing to Vest, he continued: Come on.
George, quick. Let's get out of the way
till we sec how they take the placing"
Up to the clubhouse they went almost
on Il run. as the numbers were put up.
The crowd cheered and seemed satisfied.
and the two senators were relieved of Il
great burden. They did their duty, the
rest of the afternoon. \ few years after
ward Blackburn told the story to some
brother senator's. ''What would you
have done if the wrong numbers had been
put up. Blackburn" said Senator Kenna
II should have taken my carriage and
skipped out for home as hard as
could"
And you. Vest. what were you going
to do?'
Follow Blackburn" was the reply.
Now YORK. 1>rcSs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
Be Cooks First.

Kate Field, the clever writer, adj
dressed some remarks not long ago to Il
girl graduate which are especially time
ly ut this season:
Dear graduates, cooking is the alpha
bet of your happiness. l do not hcsita te
to affirm that this republic, great as her
necessities are in many directions. needs
cocks more than all else The salvation
of the national stomach depends upon
them. We are Il nation of dyspeptics,
and Americans are dyspeptcs because
they eat the wrong foods. badly cooked,
which they drown in icewater. They are
dyspeptcs because our women don't
know the ru,liments of their business
and resign their kitchens into the hands
of incompetent servants, of whom they
are afraid, and whose impudence they
frequently endure through sheer help
lessness. Be cooks. first and anything
you please afterwards. On you posterity
waits
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
We're Tnra god.

There is n rule at Smith college that
no girl can go out driving with young
man unless he is her brother, her fance
or a near relation. Now once upon Il
time, not many years ago, u young nun
went there to see y girl with whom he
stood in none of these rcla tionS, although
he wished to be in one of them. And
like any sensible young fellow in such Il
pretty town he asked her to take drive,
having no knowledge OF the bothersomr
rule. The girl said that she would just
love to go, but She wouit have first to
ask the president. "ls the young man
your brother" inquired that function
AIRY. No said the girl. Are you en-
gaged?" Not yet" the blushing maiden
answered, "but think we will be when
we come back, if you will only let me
go! And tradition says that the pres-
dent rclented and that the couple came
home engugcd.-Utica Observer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
HORIZONTAL SAW.
An English Machine Representing Some
Some Recent Improvements.

All AAdCnlne representing Some
Some Recent improvements.
A new horizontal band saw is being in
troduced by an Englishlnan into this
country. The machine weighs II tons,
and occupies, without countershaft or
carriage, a floor space of about If feet by
feet. The saw blade, which is IS feet
long. > inches wide, and runs horizontally
ut 1000 feet per minute, is carried by two
wrought steel pulleys of special construc-
ton. > feet i'll diameter. No india rub
Der or other substance is used on the sur
face Of these pulleys, the saw blade run
ming ON the metal rim with the teeth
projecting sufficiently beyond the edge
Of the pulley to clear the set The saw
pulleys are carried on i strong horizon
tai casting, furnished with the necessary
adjustment for altering the distance be
tween the pulleys to suit saws of differ
ent lengths and to vary the tension on
the saws. The casting ON: which the
pulleys are carried rises and falls on two
large screwed vertical columns, which
are made to rotate by self-uctng gear
for the purpose of varying the height
of the saw. The position of the saw is
indicated by disk Immediately facing
the operator, and in fact, the whole con-
troll of the machine is Immediately with
in his grasp. without having to alter his
position. The four levers placed close
to the indicating disk control the start
ing and stopping of the machine, the lift
ing of the saw blade, the backward and
forward motions of the carriage and the
varia tons of the feed.
The travelling table which carries the
log is IS feet long and is of simple and
strong description. mainly consisting Of
wrousht-iron girders rigidly connected
together transverSely.
The lincal travel of the saw is 1000
feet per minute. and on American white
pine the rate of feed was 100 feet Il
minute. The sawdust is taken off by an
induced draught from Sturtevant fam
effectively that the atmosphere is as
pure and bright inside as outside the
premises. One of it's chief features is
that it requires no excavations and can
be fixed entirely on the ground level,
while two belts only being required to
drive it, portable engine can be utilized
for Iowpr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
NURSE TO WED A LORD.
| Miss Elnmeline Bigley, Niece of Jean
1ngelow, to be Lady Hepburn.

Miss Emmeline Bigley. who, it is re-
ported, is about to marry an English no.
bleman, Lord Arthur Hepburn, was a
resident of Dubuque for several years
She came here from Chicago, where
she had gone through regular course
of training for Il hospital nurse She
obtained IL position in the Farley hospi-
tai of Dubuque. and at once became 4,
fayorite with the attending physicians
and all others with whom she came in
contact.
She is comedy in face and figure, ex-
tremely ladylike and gentle in her man
ncr. Being member of the Episcopal
church, she became regular attendant
of st. Johns church and soon made
friends of all the members.
Miss Biglcy went to Chicago and then
to California in company with her uncle
Here she met Lord Hepburn. and with
her beauty and charming accomplish
ments made him her willing captive.
Miss Biglry was born in England, hut
came to this country when young. She
is /; niece of the loetess jean 1ngelow,
and belongs to a family of culture and
refinement
Lord Hepburn belongs to one of the
most ancient families. the Hepburns Of
Observation-Disclosures letter in Chicago
Tribunp
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one-quarter of million of women with
Ill the past ten years. OF course, these
statistics are purely American and take
no heed Of the increase abroad. con-
tess that am unable to understand all
that this means to society; to humanity.
is very difficult to realize that one.
eighth of million of American women
iind 1t necessary to enter the struggle.
torseXistence in every year of our nation =
growth. l beg your pardon: it is now nv
turn to talk and yours to think. viii
co co .'ss the merit of all Of the arguments
which the Flew. woman, real or IRA.
tended, would put forth; will concede
every ple'u for undergraduates, }self-main-
tenance. freedom. progress and the other
pNrotechnlcs of the reformer, and then
WE'LL will be content to ask those twelve
hundred i.and fifty. thousand. women
l. whether they entered the ranks of labor
from amy cause which was not born of
the 1romptings of necessity ?-Domestic
Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
All DiHicll1f-

A. number of the most celebrated of
French naniSt> were recently :kea to
state tn" piece which they found it most
slitiicult t" r>ecu.r. The answers are
naturally mo + varietl There is Il gen..
.eral agreement that difficulties of styl,.-
are much less easy I" overcome than
these Of technique From the standpoint
Of mechanicar difficulty NJ. Marmont,l
thinks R'sthrrrn'S Sonata OPP :; the
most rednuhtahle piece NJ Dirmrr and
NJ: flantr accord the palm to Ralarki-
retfs "ll>lamry. and ". rftitfrr finds
himself embarrassed between tn" claims
of 1.stz's = "RlIapsrdiess AMI Studies"
FauSig's ''TraslScrip,mnS" and Alkan's
"Nara tions." Nj. Drahnr.ir diScreetly
and systematically replies that the most
difficult piece fer him is invariably the
piece which he haprrnS to I've playing ut
any moment. To NJ. de- Rrrot the mod
est scale-,rmunding as it does the most
perfect equality thnughout-is the SUI
prema difficulty. ara on: sust work at
it, he declares. " -. .Sak k->AtS.-
Westminster G.ss,e. k.Es So ....s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-02
HOnOrcd DV the Queen.

An English newspaper tells an amusing
storE of Il professional visit of Frying
and Terry to SHndrin Cha M il, which the
joke is surely on her <Britannit majesty.
1t appears that all was~soing beautifully J.,
with "Thr Merchant Of Venice - er
nnj"sty seated in front. stick in hand,
and all attention. until Miss Terry's time
cama as Portia t, deliver her great speech
about mercy. We all know bow She
does it; advancing toward the Jew and
making 4 marked and peculiar pause be-
fore delivering her ora ton. The kind
Queen. who was all attention and had
probably been carefully instructed in her
own youth blythe Duchess of Kent or her
good governcss. in Shakespeare. was ca
gerly following the gifted actress. but
quite mistook the pause for some sudden
failure Of memory. Fanny Ellen being
ovcrawcd by her majesty into forgetting
her part. SO, tho Queen began PROMPT.
ing her quite low, The. quality of mer,
cy." etc. hgit Miss Terry did not take tho
cue, and her majesty then repeated rather
loudly and gigly, ''rhe quality
of mercy is not str;Jine1" = This was al
most too much for Miss Terry, but. with a
violent effort to suppress her merriment
she controlled herself and gracefully~ac.
crptta! the cue from |gracious sewer.
eign. Good Queen Bess, we know. used
to shout ut the preachers and correct
them openly in theology when they
preached before her, hut this is probably
The first time that an acknowledgements been
l"rorcl by having a Queen and Empress
lis Siayc ur0Iunter. -
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g
=. Both Mistaken

There is story going the rounds of
the British press about two very distin-
guished archaeoiogists-Sir William
Wilde and DR.. Donovan. 1t seems that
these two gentlemen made an excursion
to the isles of Arran, where interesting
remains of archaeological nature have
been found. They came across little
rough stone building and both entered
into fierce argument as to the exact
century of it's erection. Finally each
claimed date one giving it the Sixth
century and the other later one. A
native, who had listened with gaping
mouth and ears, to the lengthy and
: learned terms used by the disput:itnts.
broke into the conversation with the re-.
mark" ''Faix, you're both wrong SO far
as that little buildin' is consarned; it
was built just two years ago by Tim
Doolan for his jackass." -Harper's
Round Table,
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Hinge on TriVialS.

How true it is that fame and fortune
both hinge on some trivial circumstance.
The most successful artist at the annual
exhibition of the French salon one year
was young gentleman named Baldwin
Sewers
Mr.. Sewers particular line was the
delineation of still life and so he painted
IL cheese
After it was hung some malicious per
son slipped into the gallery the night be-
fore the exhibition and cut a round hole
in the canvas, completely removing the
cheese. When the examining committee
We're on the rounds, they came to the
defaced picture. and angrily sent for the
artist to give an explanation. An ordi-
nary individual would have been over
come with despair at the outrage. Not
so Mr.. Sewers. When the chairman
said sternly:
where is the cheesc?'' he responded
calmly:
alas, gentlemen! l perceive I have
painted it with too great fidelity. The
mice have eaten it,
They awarded him the first prize.