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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27
Wonderful Eyes of Insects.

The facets" of the eye-masses of
some species of insects are exceedingly
numerous; in some cases, in fact. the
number is entirely beyond belief. Each
of these separate facets" is perfect
eye, and they are so arranged as to give
their insect owner a commanding view of
all the cardinal points and every CON
ceivable intermediate direction at one
and the same time. In the ant, the little
creature which we have had so many
curious notes. concerning, there is not
to exceed fifty facets in the great COM
pound eye. 1t has been argued that this
is natures provision, because the ant
spends most of it's time underground,
This may be true, but what is the natur-
alist going to do about Blaps mucronata.
the most sluggish of all the European
beetles? This last-named creature
spends ninety-nine hundredths of it's time
in the dark, yet has 250 eye facets! Me-
lOe, another insect of similar habits, has
over 500 facets in each eye-mass.
In certain varieties Of the dragon flies
the aggregate of facets in the compound
eye often exceeds 10000. 1t appears to
be a general rule, notwithstanding the
exception cited above. that the swiftest
insects have the greatest number of eye
facets: The swift-winged butterflies
mass, and the mordella, the swiftest and
mast active known beetle ia resident of
Brittany, has no fewer than $4,000 facets
in each Of his enormous compound eyes,
st. Louis Republic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
Hove 10. J

I8ss Hove To. 81
Railed, but hrayely, Ike q stag mt bay,
Under short canvas, and with helm alec
Hove to, upon the starbOurd tuck she Law b
And looked into the winds Wild eye that
@% day, f. s$. e. : = : sst',.>>s
E Over the great green rolling pillows she
Rode like storm bird, aud did seem to he
a mist born phantom rising from the spray.
Her frightened weather shrouds rang like u
Tyre, :. "
!, Swept by the furious storm king as he
passed.; -
Wild ocean .wraiths walled In the thunder
Ing choir.
A thousand demons shrleked In every
blast; >'f *'ss
Vet, better far to battle with the gale n. -.
Ihah DRIFT DER CLASSY seas with listless
sail. -. s.-9+,..,t. The Wave,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27

Insurance Superintendent (suspicious-
ly(-"How did your husband happen to
die so soon after getting insured for Il
lurge amount?" Widow-"tIe worked
himself to death trying to pay the pre-
miums. New York Weekly. i
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27

Gen. I, Tartan commander in the
Chinese army, can probably boast of
having the shortest name in the world.
But he has a long ancestry. D.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27

The French woman's faith in her
negliscc Is past reckoning. She claims
TINT in buying her wardrobe the pur-
chase OF two negligees saves her hun
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27
A STRANGE INVASION.
Lot of Badgers Invade Sioux Falls and
Are Knildins Winter Quarters

Wonder if it not an Indication of a
hard winter. asked the cid man on the
corier yesterday. He had reference Il"
the badgers which are coming to the
city from the surrounding country ThsS..
animals were never known tn GENE int"
town before. Several hav. taken up
their quarters rear the heart Of the city
during the past couple Of weeks AMI are
building winter quarters. In one night
they can construct Il system Of under
ground trenches that will render them
safe from the attacks Of dogs or men.
and so long as they remain out OF sight
in their subterranean works they are all
right. hut their nocturnal raids is wha,
had caused citizens to declare war on
them. John W. Hutchinson succeeded in
despatchins one that had undermined his
residence lot last week. and now w II.
Booth is disturbed by one that has been
working on his premises Il week or more
Several others have been reported in diff,
ferent sections of the city. 1t is the odd
est invasion ever heard of in this region.
In fact, but few people knew that such
an animal az badger inl,a bitcd this
country.-SiouN Falls Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27
Story Of a Nj anuscr,pt.

\ writer in the Outlook says that
some years ago Il friend of his wrote Il
short story which magazue accepted
and paid $50 for. The years went 10y.
and the story still rested SLuyiy in the
safe. Meanwhile the author of the tale
had become an industrious man of let
tiers and had achieved some little rcan-
tation. He one day MT the editor.
whom he had come to know. and asked
him when he Intended 20 print that
story. The editor replied that he could
not tell. hut probably rot in the i'm
mcdiat" future. The author went hnlar
and thought The thing ever. ANA tErn
asked TIL, editor fer the privilege of
buying the story hack. The editor as
senting to this, the author gave him $50
and received! back his story. He read
it over. made Il few minor changes in it.
put Il new title to it. had it typcwritten.
and then seat it back to the editor of
the same magazine from whom h, had
just bought it. In Il short tiu,c came
4 check for $3.50 and call from an
Illustrator who had received an assign
ment to make pictures for it. as the c!-
itor intended to publish it immediately.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27
Wal

Construct diagram like the illustra-
ton; place penny on spot six or more
inches from the last line, and shove or
shoot it with the finger. If it touches Il
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27
Sleepy Guests.

Umpire Bill Hays of the Windsor has
invented new system Of calling sleepy
guests, says the st. Paul Dispatch. Its
very simplicity is it's supreme attraction.
The other night newspaper man
went to the Windsor. and, being desir-
GUS Of being called at an early hour,
left instructions with Umpire Hays. to
do the work. Satisfied that everything
would be lovely, the scribe retired and
slept. Early this morning. the news
paper man was disturbed by lively
tattoo upon the door. r.. -. = -.
"Well?' he demanded sharply.
1--WE got IN important message for
you,' said the bellboy outside.
Yawning until he sprained his face.
across the ' floor and opened the door
The hellboy handed him an envelope,
and then went away. The newspaper
man opened the envelope and found
therein a slip of paper bearing the fol-
lowing: IL ~ %2@
"Why don't Won get mp -qyr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27
In the Pulpit,

Realism in the pulpit was carried to
the limit in Jacksonville, Fla, last Sun
day night. The story goes that Rev.
Bob Tombs Dubose, pastor of 4 Meth
odist church, began his sermon by say
ing that he had learned that Il city Off
cial was partner in keno game. you
may not know what keno is said the
drew from under the pulpit the imple-
ments employed in keno, placed them III
full view of the congregation, showed
how the game was played and explained
how profitable it was to the city official
who ran the game. No doubt the ac-
cused official is properly grateful to the
preacher for his work in initiating the
congregation into the mysteries of the
game. 1t u.s. reasonable to believe that
one of the first results of that sermon
will be an increase in keno playing in
Jacksonville. Times.
The record-union., 1895-01-22
DRUIDS' BANQUET.

Grand Officers and Others Entertained
by Waihatla Grove.
The visit of the Noble Grand Arch and
Order of Druids to Walhalla Grove, No. 6.
terminated last evening in a banquet
given in their honor at the Restaurant de
France. 427 X street. The Druids filled
the spacious hall. In all about fifty peo-
pie were present.
After partaking of a choice supper,
Judge Henry proposed the toast, Druid
ism, Modern and Ancient" which was
responded to by the Grand Secretary, Mr.
knarston of San Francisco.
The next toast, proposed by the local
District Deputy, Mr.. Hoen, was re-
sponded to by the Noble Grand Arch,
MIR. Gerckens of Petaluma.
Judge George G.. Davis spoke of the
high degree of hospitality always shown
by Sacramentans, and proposed Lhe toast,
Our Visitors; responded to by II.
Rogers, whose remarks were frequently
applauded.
w. Greenwood. Past Arch of Wal
halla Grove, was called on and delivered
short speech on the subject Of fraternal
ana benevolent societies in general, and
particularly OF the Druds.
AT this JunCture Judge Henry re-
marked that the next speaker should
talk no longer than i've minutes, or he
will be killed That the funeral might
be inexpensive George II. Clark, the
undertaken. was called on, but he de-
clined on the ground that be was too
young member, having just been
initiated.
;. Poska and L. Newbury spoke of
their experience in the order OF Druids,
and Judge Henry broke up the pleasant
gathering by one of his fish stories.
The record-union., 1895-01-22
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Sheriff Wyckoff of Yolo is registered
at the Capital Hotel.
w. X. Pond, Woodland merchant, is
at the Golden Eagle.
A. d. Cults, one of Marysville's manu-
facturers,sIs in the city.
w. VI. Crutcher, weIl-known citizen
of Auburn, is at the Capital Hotel
Frank A. Leach, editor OF the Oakland
LaqUtTeT, is at the Golden Eagle.
Miss Nelly Holbrook- Blinn of San
Francisco IS guest at the Golden Eagle.
j. r. Hebron of Salinas, member of
the state Board of Equalization, Is al the
Golden Eagle.
Homer Buchanan, who was so danger
ously Ill III san Francisco, is now able to
go riding daily.
Governor Markham returned yesterday
from Pasadena, and VIII remain until
after the inaugural ball.
john Rooney, the Brighton hop-grow-
er, is gradually gaming strength. and his
reiat!ves ANA friends have strong homes
that he Will fully recover his former
health.
Or. and Mrs. q. l.. Simmons are now
. in spain, ana ut last accounts were i'm
seville, looking over the olive orchards
and vineyards i'll that neighhorhood
Alter visiting The countries OF Southern
Europe they Will return TO California in
the e1rIy sprIns 10 time Tor the annual
meeting o! the state Medical Society of
which Or. S.lnHOn, is President
Last Saturday evening, at the invita-
ton OF Miss Nary Mcdonald 4 numbar OF
her .rIenGS and ueigii0ors met at The res
Idenco OF her parents, near Routier's SIa-
ton tor the purpose of forming Il whist
c!uD and To devise other means for
amusement during the winter. The
evening was greatly enjoyed by those
present. Sixteen members were en-
roIlU.i III the cIub, ana meetings will be
heid III aurn at the homes OF its members
tr day evou!ng, at $40 street. there
WAS ~ enJOyAb4e masquerade party given
III honor OF Miss Nellie Kelly Games
and different kinds OF amuSements ware
inc Guiged IN, alter which they repaired To
the dining room where refresh menLs were
served. Inc naskers were: Fred Hanlin
as Il farmer, was the best sustained
character; sadie kobinette, fancy dress.
lrena Wagner, clown: John Patterson
pedG!er; Vera Wagner. quaker: Iriua
Wagner. waitress; Ernst Gattmann.
jockey; Nellie Kelly, Mercedes. the
Counis VINE; Frank McConnell; fancy
dress; Lutte IInIrcan, fancy dress; Chas.
Laauser, gi. from Frisco; Myytle Whip-
pie, gypsy fortuue-teller; Minnie Popert.
DompadouT; " alter Murphy, girl; Otto
PCpert, japanese: Ethel Butler, Little
Red Rldinghooi; Bert Huehner, "A beg
gar-eirl; Ethel isntrican, quaker; Alex
Cody. girl: Ha2el scott fancy dress: Al
bert Nathan dude; T!liie Terrio, quaker:
May GrIillE, fancy dress; Alex Clemm,
clown.
The record-union., 1895-01-22
AMUSEMBNTS

MAY Blossom" Belasco's famous
Madison Square Theater success, was
produced by the Higgins Waldron Com
pauy at the Clunie Opera-house last
night. 1t is poem in drama, an idyl OF
love and suffering and forgiveness-a
beautiful and touching picture. 1t was
very handsomely mounted. The ma
rine' and the interior in the first, Soc
ond and third acts stand greatly To the
credit of MIR. Duran, the scenic artist,
and to the taste of the collector OF prop
critics" The drama has been given here
by several troupes, but by none SO well as
that OF last night-in 1acI, the action and
reading were very nearly taultless in The
hands OF the company. Miss Naldron's
May Blossom was touching, natural,
unaffected. and therefore very effective,
piece OF acting. Little Bessie Bacon, as
Little May, fills the ideal. Miss
Jackson's deborah is the best piece
OF character work she has done here. In
old maid roles is very apt 10 oyerdo. She
carefully avoided thar last night, and
make Aunt Deb'' a very loyable, natural
and womanIy old maid. Miss Weld
mans slatternly maid servant was very
clever; it was an excellent disguise We'll
maintained. Armstrong's Steve ana
The record-union., 1895-01-22
DECIDED TO BE MINERAL.
Decision in a Calaveras County Con-
tested Land Case.

Decision in a Calaveras County Con-
tested Land Case.
An important case, involving the min
eral or agricultural character of 100 acres
of land in the West Point Mining Dis
trict, Calaveras County, in section 80,
township north, range 13 east, Mount
Diablo meridian. has been decided by
Thomas Fraser, Register, and Charles f.
Gardner, Receiver of the United States
Land Office for this district. The case is
entitled William Larsen, I. T. Porteus
and others some ftty-seven protestantsl,
mineral contestants, VS.. Jerome T.
Mathews, homestead claimant and re-
spondont.
The decision is that the land is mineral
in character. The case is of considerable
local importance to the inhabitants of the
West Point Mining District The land
adjOins tire town of West Point, and has
been used since the fifties for mining
purposes by various parties. Extensive
mining operations have in the past been
carried on thereon. On one claim, the
Zacerateo, some $4,000 has been ex-
pended. The land is scanned in many
places 10y quartz veins.
All the claims seem to have paid down
to water level. 1t has been owing to the
expense OF putting in expensive pump
ing machinery that has deferred the con-
tinuOus working of these claims. The
agricultural improvements OF the re-
spondent do not exceed in value the sum
OF $500.
The record-union., 1895-01-22
BRIEF NOTES

The Grand Jury was in session for
several hours yesterday.
The divorce suit OF Louisa Dehn against
Henry Dehn was yesterday continued
until Thursday by Superior Judge Catlin.
The case Of j. Rosa, charged with ped
ding wood on the streets in less than car
load lots, was continued in the Police
court yesterday until this morning.
Harriet y. Sheets has petltioned the
superior Court to set aside the west 81
feet of lot = III the block BOUNDED by n
and o, Fourth and Fifth streets, as
homestead.
In the report of the meeting at Mrs.
Schadts OF the advocates OF natural
food" i'll yesterday mornings paper the
remarks IN the last paragraph should
have been credited TO ID. Hanshaw of
Petaluma.
=. Levine has caused the arrest of
Martin DevIne on charge OF obtaining
money under false preteuses. The charge
grew cut ot the collection by bovine of
Il grocery bill from the complainant
Levine claims that the former also col
lected - % as alleged court costs. al
though there were none.
dance was announced to be piven Mt
the American River Hall last Friday
evening. Music was engaged, and the
The record-union., 1895-01-22

Hosmer's Richard were made strong
characters, full of feeling and spirit. Mr..
Higgins as the village preacher gave
new rendering of the character. At
times 1t was overcolored, but on the
whole capital personation. MIR. Bacon
as the old fisherman, Tom, again empha-
slZec his capacity to simulate age. and TO
give strong original shape and character
TO such 'oid mem" parts. 1t is one of the
best DISCUSSES he has attempted and
leaves scarcely anything wanting. Nc
Curdy's Owen. widely differing from any
other Owen given here, was capital
mate to Bacon's Tom. While Stewart
and Muller in similar characters had
little to do or to read they filled neces-
sary group excellently. Mr.. Burress'
Eph was flawIess-a thoroughly good
piece OF character acting. The piece will
be given every night this week and de-
serves to draw well, the company fitting
into it SO we'll and making its preseuta-
ton SO strong and uniformly real that it
cannot fail to challenge the attention of
playgoers.
Professor George w. Watson is back in
Turner Hall, where his ladies' and gem
lemen's dancing classes receive instruc-
ton. He will give bonbon social there
Tonight, and a delightful time may be
anticipated.
The record-union., 1895-01-22
SPROUTED TOO FAST.
A Young Fagraut's Plea for Lenience
Did Not Count.

Young Fagraut's Plea for Lenience
Did Not Count.
George Sprout pleaded guilty to the
charge of yagrancy in the Police Court
yesterday, and when asked by Justice
Davis if he was ready for sentence, re-
piled: Yes, your honor. but I hope
you will prove lenient in bestowing SEN
tence on me. l am Sacramento boy,
born and raised, and although vagrant
am voter. l have turned up consid-
cradle stolen property TO the police, and
have never been guilty OF any serious
crimes"
Justice Davis, in passing sentence,
said: II can find no cause for leniency
IN your plea. A man born and brought
up in Sacramento, with the many advan-
tages to be derived in obtaining an edu-
cation TO fit himself for any position in
the battle Of life, should be ashamed TO
follow the course of life you have evil
IDENTIFY mapped out for yourself.
'On the contrary, l believe you de-
serve severe sentence. You have con-
sorted with thieves and rogues all your
life; you have frequented the lowest dives
OF Chinatown; you are addicted to the
use OF morphine, and apparently have
not one noble aspiration in your entire
constitution. l shall sentence you to the
County Jail for the term OF six months"
The record-union., 1895-01-22
BRCKMAN'S CONTEST.

Complaint Filed Against the New Rail-
road Commissioner, II. NJ. LaRue.
William Beckman yesterday in the
Superior Court filed his complaint in the
promised contest against II. NJ. LaRue
for the office of Railroad Commissioner
for the First District. Attorney General
Fitzgerald, W. a. Anderson and A. l..
Hart appear as his attorneys. The COM
piaint reads:
The People of the State of California
on complaint of William Beck man,
plalntlH, VS.. III. NJ. LaRue, defendant.
The people of the State of California, by
w. +. Fitzgerald, their Attorney Gen-
eral, upon the information and complaint
OF William Beckman, complain against
the said defendant, II. NJ. LaRue, and al
lege:
First-That on the 9th day of Novem-
ber, 1894, in the First Railroad District of
the State of California an election was
duly held for the office OF Railroad Com
missioner OF, i'll and for said district, for
the term OF four years from the first Mon
day in January, 1895.
SecOnd-,fhat at said election in SAID
railroad district William Beckman re-
celved the greatest nuInber Of legal votes
for the said Office OF Railroad Commits
sloner tor the said First Railroad District,
and is lawfully entitled to take. hold and
exercise said office OF Railroad Commits
sloner for said district.
Third-That on The first Monday in
January, 1898. to wit: January Z, 1895,
the said defendant, Ii. NJ. LaRue, usurped
and intruded into the said office. and he
has ever since withheld the same from
the said William Beck man without any
legal right or title thereto.
Fourth-That said William Beckman
is lawfully and rightfully entitled to the
said office.
Wherefore the plaintiff demands iudg-
ment: First-That defendant, H. NJ. La
Rue, is not entitled to the said office OF
said Railroad Commissioner of the First
Railroad District Of California. Second
That said William Beckman is entitled to
said office, and to all the rights and emol-
uments thereof, and that he be put in
possession of the same. Third-That
plaintiff have and recover OF and from
the said defendant his costs of suit
The record-union., 1895-01-22
WAS NOT DISARMED.
Watchman Alexander Not Man t,
Be IrIfied With.

Watchman Alexander Not a Man to
Be IrIfied With.
The paragraph published yesterday to
tho effect that one J. Mckeon, while
trespassing on the railroad company's
ground (or water in the rear OF the
shops, threw Watchman Alexander into
the water and took his pistol from him,
was not quite correct.
Alexander, in an effort to seize Nc
keon's boat-the latter having refused to
leave the place slipped and fell into the
water. That was all. His pistol was not
taken from him, and he declares it could
not have been unless he had first been
killed or disabled.
Mr.. Alexander Is evidently not made of
the material that would allow a man to
funk III the face Of danger, and it would
not be sale Tor any man to undertake to
disarm him.
The record-union., 1895-01-22
] he Dogs of Paris.

There are 100000 dogs in Paris, but
hardly $4,000 are registered and carry
brass checks, for which from five to ten
francs are paid annually according to the
size of the dog.
These 100000 dogs annually devour
100000 francs 81, 800, ,OO0) worth of eata-
bles.
They furnish employment to % manu-
tacturers of dog collars and muzzles, with
$50 hands; bakers and dog-biscuit man
ufacturerers; also three special drug
stores.
saries and two hospitals for dogs exclu-
sively.
The record-union., 1895-01-22
INAUGURAL BALL.

The Committees Winding Up Their
Duties-Saies of Tickets, Etc.
The Inaugural Ball Executive Com
mlttee met yesterday afternoon. Mayor
Steinman presiding and r. c. Irvine act
ing as Secretary.
j. w. Wilson, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported the sale of 147 tickets in
the city and four outside the city.
The Hall Committee was added to the
special committee appointed to confer
with the legislative committee at the Cap
ltal Hotel at $50 O'Clock on Wednesday
evening III regard to small appropria-
ton to meet portion Of the ex penses.
On motion of +. w. Sheehan, the Secre-
tary of the Finance Committee was in
structed To write at once to all persons
outside the city having tickets for sale to
report bv Wednesday night the result of
their sales, so that the committee will
know by Thursday just what to depend
on. There is prospect that all who do
not procure tickets by Thursday will be
too late.
1t was announced that the grand march
will start at $3.50 O'Clock sharp.
Ihe committee desire it TO be distinctly
understood that no invitations are to be
ISSUED, as in former years. Care will be
taken that tickets are sold only to persons
OF responsibility, and all such who wish
to procure tickets and have not been
called upon can do so by applying to
Thomas Fox at the Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Company's office, on Second
street.
The committees will have to close their
work in few days, and those who have
not yet procured tickets should do so by
Thursday next.
Another point that should be borne in
mind IS this-ticlIets are not transferable,
especially mplimentaries. 1t is said
that several persons entitled to compli-
mentary tickets do not expect to attend
II so, they should not give their tickets
to others, for they will not be honored
The Executive Committee will hold its
hnal meeting at o'clock on Thursday
afternoon, at the room Of the City Trus-
lees.
The record-union., 1895-01-22
MELVIN'S SUIT.

His Claim for Damages in S25. 900 to
Be Heard Tomorrow.
Yesterday was the day set for the trial,
in Department Two of the Superior Court,
OF the suit Of E. W. Melvin against the
State for the recovery of S25, ,554 80, dam
ages which the plaintiff claims he sus-
tanned by the collapse of tier of seats al
Agricultural Park some years ago.
The trial was postponed until to-mor-
row morning, but a number of legal
points in the case will be argued before
Judge Johnson to-day.