davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
FINDS BURIED TREASURES.

How Franklin Pearce Located Hiddcr
Wealth in New Jersey.
Franklin w. Pearce lives alone in =
small building near the denot at Etua
y. j. He eats, sleeps and cooks his food
in one small room, about Sx1O feet. He
makes his living by working for the
farmers around the place, and the rest OF
the time be employs in hunting and trap,
ping i'll the streams and woods near by
He keeps all the way from three to half
dozen dogs, and as many guns and pis-
tolls. lie is an army veteran, and be-
longs to the G. A. X.
On Nashington's birthday he claimed
to have found little tin box, buried
under the roots of an apple tree in a
nearby orchard where he was at work.
which contained about twenty-five old
coins, bearing dates as far back as 1776.
He sold some Of them to a man in West
wood j. j. Blauvelt. Subsequently, he
says, he found another box full of coins.
He claims to know where there is a not
of gold hidden in the woods near by, but
will not divulge his secret to anyone.
He says he saw gold piece dangling in
the air above the spot where it was hid
den. and on making an investigation he
found the place between two trees, but
has not yet examined the pot to see what
1t contains.
The manner in which he found some of
the other boxes, he said, was revealed
to him when he was travelling through
the woods on Il hunting expedition. He
came to a large rock, and saw dog ly.
ing on top of it, which snarled and
growled at him in a ferocious manner,
and chased him up tree. Pearce says
the dog ran back to the rock and laid
down on it again. He shot at it, but the
bullets took no effect. He came to the
conclusion that treasure was buried
there. He says he watched the place
until the dog went away. and began to
dig around the rock and found a box of
money. One of the coins had the pct
ure of sunburst on one side. and On
the other was inscribed the words:
Mind Your Business.
Pearce lives in a little shanty, over the
door Of which he has horseshoes nailed.
On the inside of the door he has the
Lords prayer written on a. piece of card
hoard.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
How Thread is Numbered.

The question. Why is spool cotton
numbered as it is, and why are the tis.
ures not used in regular orter?" is often
her of thanks" which are required to
wind pound. The very finest spinning
rarely exceeds 300 hanks to the pound.
while in the coarscst there is about a
half pound in each hank. The moro
common qualities. however, those from
which sewing thread is usually made,
run from ten to fifty hanks to the pound,
and the spools OH which it is wound are
numbered ten to fifty in accordance.-
Boston journal of Commerce.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
E killed BY A THREAT.
Inc Nan Who Made the Threa: Aiv.s,
kepnS His Ward


There are som" men IF such un4.,.l,.u--
ing purpose that when they one. Register
Il VOW to do Il certain thing no !,lluan
agency can cause them to alter their
resolution. said George Rice of Ark9n-
SaS.
Here is 4 litt!" story taken from life,
every incident Of which came unl..r nv
own observation. The facts arr. rrrI,-
stated and can he easily VERIFIED About
ten years ago. in a little Southern .pw;j.
two trends OF Mile. young man .,nL 4
man of middca=c. lad a difficulty. ami
the former fell dead. pierced through H..
heart with bullet from Il revolver. The.
blame all rested with the deceased. H..
came OF highly-rr>pec1ahi family hut
had fallen into convival habits and
When drinking was very ugly. Time and
again he had made threats against the.
man who killed him. Friends of the lat
ter told him Of the threats. and begged
hlm to avoid a meeting, which IL. did
whenever possible. At last it cane T.,
a question of killing Or getting killed an!
he obeyed natures first law.
Il jury would have cleared him be-
yond all doubt if the case had ever come.
to trial. but it never did. Instead. he
forfeited his bond Of $500. and the ca>l,
was paid over ny my hands. The man
who did the killing left for parts I'LL
known. and has never returned. Why
did he not stand trial: Simply because.
the father of the tl.ccaSp.! snlemnIy de-
ciared in the presence of all his towns
men that if John was acuuitt.l of
Staying his son, he would become the
boys avenger He would kill his sons
slayer. The old man was never kuow1,
to break his word. His courage was of
that desperate kind that feared nothing.
Nobody doubted that he would do just
what he said. SO advised John - 10
clear out. and as there had been enough
killing. he went.
Ten years have gone by and ;h., ole!
father has never relrnte,l H.. stands
ready today to make good his oath Ar
gument and persuasion are useless. and a
good man is forced into banishm,nt as
long as the other lives. He is getting
very old now and his health is feeble.
His stay on earth is short. but until h.
goes the sentence of exile stands
Washington Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
Ea bbit NijikS IL Cow.

A farmer of Mount Freedom, n. j.,
made Il curious discovery the other day.
Until few weeks ago his COW was ac-
customcd to give six OF eight quarts of
milk day. Then the amount grew less,
and for a time only about half the usual
tern,ined to find out the reason and he set
bis boy to watch the COW. Great was the
iDcredulity of the father when he was
told that rabbit was refreshing himself
each day by milking the COW. Then he
watched for himself and verified the boys
discovery. Thinking it would be impossi-
BILE to train the rabbit to better ways, he
shot him, and since that time the cow has
given the usual quantity of milk.--Buffalo
Ev,,rpSS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10

yea at last she remarked in very audi
dard. | just love him." Silence reigned
AFTER are! that for SECOND or two, then
dn .nyo gracious, it doesn't do to
! were coming TO pieces; do look so?"
her esc0rt,hereupon sized her up and
remarked that he didn't sec any indica-
ton OF such a catastrophe. II ought to
take ia e. off my hat bet people are Kicking
"That's all right" whispered the man,
who had been yainly trying to get the
ITS new one / think it's lovely
The back is Frenchy, isn't it?" and of
course compliments on the hat and it's
wearer were next in order. But il was
not until between the acts that these two
proved beyond doubt their ma velous
conversational powers.
Have you been here long," gueriel
the man. ].
"a. an winter" wa! vas the reply.
Yes, / think it's grand" -
Like it better than the South?"
Were you at the Walton opening!"
one bit"
"0b, you'd soon get tired of it," put
in the man with superior air. II love
home cooking. Now: tonight / ate six
pieces of corn bread"
do you like corn bread?"
"I.ove it,"
with molasses!'
mo, / can't eat molasses; isn't it
| queer! 1t sort of poisons me-"
Just like eggs do me-" said the fair
one, as she raised her voice to inform
all those near her that the reason she
found eggs so distasteful was that she
had taken the cure at Carlsbad when
they were abroad last summer. and be-
ing then on an egg diet could no longer
tolerate them.
do you ride?'' was the next interro-
CATION from him.
ooh. yes: you know I'm Southerner
and ride every day at home"
II am afraid on a horse, / must con-
fess," apologized the escort.
80, | amt. I'm O regular daredevil
on one," was the modest feminine rf.-
ply. And so they went on clubbing ey-
erything either grand or sad, the latter
evidently used as slang. Hetty, an out
slider often mentioned, would feel pleased
if she could know how we'll an utter
stranger is posted Oh her affairs. and we
trust that the couple aforesaid may read
these lines and receive our thanks for
the conclusion they reached after grave
discussion that our hair was not dyed.
the young woman declaring that her own
dark tresscS were light at the ends.
But beyond the gratitude thus OK
pressed we must also say that we hone
these two young people are the execution
rather than the rule in their mode and
topics Of conversation.-Philadel
Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10

Miss II. was telling her Sunday school
class of small boys about the Shut-In
society, whose members are persons con,
|; fined with sickness to their beds or
: rooms. Whom can we think OFF," said
pathy for those that are so shut imp
!: II know" said the little boy; "some one
iii the Bible. mint it, teacher?' Yes;
and who, Johnnie ?" Jonah was the
spirited answer.Hartford Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
Strange Fulfillment,

Several years ago, in Tcheran, an Eng.
lish sailor was caught in the act of car
rying. off some precious stones from the
Shafts palace The thief was brought
before the king Of Kings" who swore
that the next time the sailor crossed his
path he would at once put him to death
It is curious fact that this very sailor
was crossing the street when the Shah
was driving in Berlin, now some years
ago, and was Knocked down and instant
IL * i11r1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
Our Thea;er Netvhbors.

Sometimes it happens that an unplcas-
ant truth is forced upon us willy nilly
Such persistent, irresistible showing of
the disagreeable occurred to US OH a re-
cent evening at the theater, and the
palpable unpleasantness centered in the
conversation of the couple back of us.
the superficial education of two such
well-dressed individuals. and we Won
dered as they babbled on whether many
young men and women have so little to
talk about as had these two.
For our readers to judge whether we
were, supcrsensitive or not we will quote
possible. Arriving Il little late. the
young woman managed to almost gouge
out the eye of the man in the seat next
to her, for which she apologized in SO
loud "a tone that the words being spoken
on the stage were quite drowned. Set
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
Not on til List.

a well-known physician at Wieshaden
was called in to attend a lady Of high
lineage. well. how do you feel today.
my dear MADAME inquired the doctor in
a his usual Shsery I nan 1eG ,, an mar,
an emphasis on the title. "Ah! I am
sorry to hear it," said the physician. "as
that is a complaint am unable to cure ~
And so saying he snatched up his hat and
departed.-El Taranaca. =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN,

F Tact. - IL
Hail, graceful Tact! That to no fool de-
MES +.
A charm to tame the wild aud cheat the
wise,
And, without lying, rcaps the gain Of lies.
That courteous ever kills without n blow,
And with yes, cOntrives to act a No.
And can compress volume into "Oh!'
That wins by losing; and by serving reigns;
BY silence arguess and by giving gains;
That throws Its stones, yet saves Its win
dow panes.
That looks like porcelain, when it's made Of
r. delft; - ~ & t;''
And. pilferlng. by it's. very storm of pclf.
Tricks all the world yes, even tricks
Itself Anon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
In a Gcrmam Cheese Market,

An American who has visited and de-
scribed the public markets in German
cities says the cheese section is a terror
to the uninitiated. One kind is an unsalt-
I'D curd, much like what is known as
cottage cheese to an American. This is in
large tubs and looks palatable enough,
but the "laudkaese" is what causes ones
heart almost to fail him. This is made
up in soft disks or long rolls, with cara
way seeds, and the worst specimens look
as if they had met with an accident on
the way and fallen into mud puddle,
or had lain forgotten in the garnet, col
lecting the dust of years, so grimy and
uninviting are they in appearance. These.
moreover, are sold in large quantities,
though the atmosphere is so strong near
by that the person who has not grown
up with them rushes out of it as speedi-
~ as possible. All German cheese. of
course, is not so repulsiye, but these
kinds are the most common of the peas
ants booths. Oftentimes there are other
cheese booths not kept by PEASANTS, with
the home products, together with some
of Holland and France, done up neatly
~ rim foil
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
Bernhardt's Secret of Youth.

ReWitchingly clothed in violet vel
vet gown, with an aureole of torslell
hair, in which borrowed gIints of sun
shine shown amid strands of spun gold,
Bernhardt, the synonym for perpetual
youth, on GLOW to Keep Young"
'"Ihere is no secret to divulge; know
not how l grow younger, as you say"
nalvely declares the fascinating Bern
hardt Then, with uplifted gaze and
clasping of hands. she continues in ac-
cents most admirable.
"Dleu NAKED me as / am, and Dieu
keeps me so. l have my art work
work-work. In work take my great.
est pleasure. 1t is a tonic. delicious
preventive of age. ! sleep. l never
drink wine. l act. There you have it
all. In such atmosphere I have NV
daily being.
God is good to me, and through his
goodness remain young.
Ihe secret, of Keeping young!' re-
peats the madam. II do not know. I
wish did, and then l might tell Won.
do employ the services of mas
seuse
Non: non: I detest the massage. This
and this, and so. is horrible" she do
clares. as she deftly kneads her cheeks
move and says "Bah"
SO much for the theory mon which
women on the shady side of 80 have
been wont to depend. This disposes of
one pct idea with which many women
are lmbued. Massage is not beneficial
since Bernhardt's appearance is con-
Trajectory evidence of it's being essen
tial
Is there no lotion you number among
your toilet articles?' suggested the re-
porter, with bated breath.
"Mp! Lotion for tbn
no. Water, hot water, and plenty of it
Nothing else can be SO good. It Keeps
the complexion clean and clear"
.Meii, then do you not advocate cold
"Neyaire, nevaire do | use could wate,
TOR bath: detest cold water: it is not
good. l like it very hot" and by way
of emphasizing her remarks. Rernhar'j,
pounded her knee with vigor.
DO you attribute your good health
and viyacity to exercise?' aueried the
reporter. 'Ae
''Exerciser' exclaims she. II take
none: Do walk? Mails non! Toujours
yoiturc. Nothing could tempt me &c
walk. abominate such means~of loco.
busy, to spend time in walking. It is Sc
much easier to ride. Time is very vain.
able, and day goes so uuickly.s' saws
the Bernhardt, as she glances furtiyely
at the tiny watch which bangles from,
its well-equipped chatelaine Din at her
side l' ~ 'e'
Madame has an appointment at )
CLOCK and already the hour hand is
pointing to it.
DO you advocate so-calied skin
1oods?' pursued the reporter.
NO. indeed: | know nothing of them -
DO YOU believe in cosmetics?'
cosmetics! They are without favor
1 want WI none of the so-called beautificrs. .
Are you partial to bicycle riding?''
Yes. says madame, enthusia sticol;v
II think the bicycle very agreea bic h,t
l do not ride i'll winter. ride manv
miles in summer, and always in the conn.
try. | have just secured from, = (;h;
machine.
i wear full-plaitcd skirt and Jersey
bodice Oil my wheel. No boomers far
me. 1oi
Il hate the cold" yehemently asserts
Rernhardt, 'and love summer and am
devoted to it's warmth. Winter is cold
it is bleak. little sunshine and much h;t,'
ing wind."-New York World. w
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10

or tuba, is demonstrated" to superia.
duce badness, and massive brows that
reach around to the back of the neck
are so general in the regimental bands
of European armies as to have given
rise to the diagnosis Of trumpet bale-.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
Music and Hair.

Now we know why SO many pianists
have such shocks of hair The New
York Journal says: An English sta
tisticjan has demonstrated the fact that
music has 4 direct and wonderful in
fluence npon the growth of the hair.
Among the composers the percentage of
badness is twelve per cent, which is
about the average Of people generally.
Performers on the piano, violin or other
string Instruments retain their nair up
TO late period of life. In the case
Of piano players especially the hirsute
growth is aggressive, and violinists are
Il close second. Recall the shocks worn
by many of the eminent pianists and
yioiinists of the past twenty-five years.
Performers on brass instruments, nota-
bly, the cornet, French horn, trombone.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
Ere tty Home Experiment.

Get n piece of cardboard, say Sx12
inches in size, and bend it gently in the
middle In one Of the wings thus
formed cut four-pointed star. with two
of the points vertical and two horizontal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10

Like Hall Caine, Thomas Hardy be-
gan his career as an architect, and wrote
two unsuccessful novels before he made
/ literature his profession. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
He Swallowed the Money.

Officer Hulse arrested drunken In
dian on the street the, other day and was
taking him toward the city Jail. The
Indian had some silver money, three half
dollars and two 25-cent pieces--$2 in ALL
AS the officer started the Indian into the
Jail, the latter tried to hand the silver to
aDot] er Indian who stood by. Officer
Hulse hauled him along, saying he would
keep the money for the Indian and re-
turn it when the latter had sobered up.
and came before the recorder for trial.
Seeing he could not hand the money to
the other Indian, and evidently fearing
for the safe custody of the silver in case
he kept It himself, he quickly put the
money into his mouth and gulped it
down. The silver had made success.
ful Journey down the Indians. throat,
except one quarter which refused to be
Swallowed. The Indian made consid-
erablc fuss and Officer Hulsc thought the
case. demanded 4 physician. Upon nc.
turning, the policeman saw his Indian
being assisted by other Indians onto d
horse, and MS the officer came up to the.
Jail, the Indian who took the silver mon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
DrOuth and Gems.

A story is told on w. a. Houtz, a
Parker Is. d. banker, which illustrates
that gentlemans fine sense of fitness Of
things. Mr.. Houtz, previous to the
drouth which once afflicted that great
state, but is now happily thing If the
past, wore dazzling diamond stud.
When the rains ceased and green things
turned brown he replaced the gem with
a modest opal, explaining that the latter
was more suitable to the hard times
which he foresaw. AS matters grew
worse and the parched earth refused to
sustain a blade of grass where green
fields fed the herds before, he retired the
opal and the starched front it adorned
and appeared at the bank in wooden
shirt, remarking that he was adapting
his apparel to the condition of the c r
try When the heavens opened last
spring and South Dakota's fields We're
full of water, he put on his diamond,
because, he said, it was of the irst-water
variety and should he in the SWIM
Sioux City Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
Headiess Bird Flew Away.

y gentleman living near Taylor, La.
recently melted dozen q,,ails. When he
was killing and dressing them the fol-
lowing strange occurrence transpired AS
he went to wiring the neck of one of the
birds the head slipped off in his hand
pulling about two inches of skin and
feathers along with it,
Turning minute later to pick up the
bird from where he had thrown it. the
gentleman found the little fellow flying
and hopping about as though nothing I'M
tow ard had happened, his bare neck
=. Thinking the birds activity resulted
from 4 posthumous contraction of the
, muscles, the gentleman attempted to
pick him up, when the little fellow mount
ed in the air and flew away, huttcring
and quivering now and then. but when
about POO yards from the house he dis
appeared into smell pine thicket, flying
RS, tbo luu #
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-10
The Mother of Oscar Wilde,

Lady Jane Francesca Speranza Wild,
died within the month in London. Sht
was brilliant woman, who had con
tributed much to literature and socia
ago, at the age of Il, Lady Wilde was
as bright and alert as she was at 40. and
she, was still !; great factor in society
Lady Wilde was the unfortunate mother
! of Oscar Wilde.
She was a Miss Elgic. and came of d
fine old Irish family. AS girl she
achieved great reputation as a poetesS
poems which dealt largely with Irish lib
erty. One of her efforts, "a Call tc
Arms led to the arrest of an eminent
public man as its supposed author, bu,
in court this slender, beautiful, spirited
woman declared herself the writer.
She became the wife of DR.. William
Robert Willis Wilde, arterward the sur
geon ocuilst to Queen Victoria, and who
was knighted for his services and discov-
cries in 1858 DR.. Wilde was the found
or and chief of st. Marks Ophthaln,ic
and Aural hospital, Dublin, an archaeol-
ogist and an author. An operation which
he performed on the King of Sweden led
that monarch to stand as godfather for
Oscar Wilde in 1856
The home of the, Wildes in Dublin was
in aristocratic Merton square. 1t was a
favorite place of meeting for men of
political and literary eminence. In 1910
Lady Wilde wrote THE Famine in Ire.
land a grim and masterful description
of the sorrows of that year. After they
removal to London she continued to seek
and entertain society. She was extrava.
gantly fond Of dress, and was not with
out Alterations. At her receptions the
curtains We're always drawn down in her
cozy drawing room. which was softly
lighted with lamps, shaded by crimson
silk shades. Tall and digniied. always
charmingly attircd. she moved among her
guests. talking easily and intelligcnly on
leading topics. in sympathetic voice
which revealed her warm Irish nature.
Lady Wilde was a confirmed woman'S
rights woman. and, with Lady Henry
Somerset, inaugurated u movement the
crown honorific distinctions and titles
for women, similar to those bestowed
upon men for notable deeds.
Lady Wilde left several volumes of
poems. One, entitled The Poets Des-
tiny has now a touching significance:
THE POETS DESTINY
The Priest Of Beauty, the anointed one,
Through the wide world passes the Poet on
All that is noble by his word is crown'd,
But on his brow tn acanthus wreath is
Eternal temples rise beneath his hand,
While his own griefs are written in the
He plants the blooming gardens, trails the
But others wear the flowers. drink the
wine.
He ,plunges In the depths of life to seek
break.
Like the poor diver beneath the Indian
skies,
He filings the pearl upon the shore-and