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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Many Religions.

The II races inhabiting the world COM
municate with each other in 1904 differ
cnt tongues, and confess to about 1000
religions. The number of men and won,-
Ell is very nearly equal, the average
longevity of both sexes being only IS
years, about one-third of the population
dying before the age of II, Moreover,
ton, only l person in 100000 of both
sexes attains the age Of 100 years, and
only 6 to Z in 100 the age of Co. The
total population of the earth is estimated
at about l, 200, 900, 600 souls, of whom
1924 900 die annually. e., an average
of 9S,S4S a day, 1920 an hour, and 81
a minute. The annual number Of births,
on the other hand, is estimated at &c.
792, OOO-i. e., an average of OO,SOO a
day, 1900 an hour, and 70 minute.
Generally, taking the entire world mar.
ricd people live longer than single, and
those who have to work hard for their
living longer than those who do not,
while also the average rate of longevity
is higher among civilized than unciviiizcd
races. Further, people Of large physique
live longer than those of small, but those
of middle size beat both.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
THE PRECISE MAN.
He Advises His Son to the Mann Of
Putting on = Postage Stamp.


when you put postage stamp on
an envelope said precise man to his
son, you should put it on square and
true, in the upper right-hand corner, and
as near as possible to the margin of the
enevelope. You put it on at the right
hand corner for the convenience of the
stampers in the postotfice, so that it
may be uniform in location with the
stamps on other enevelopes and SO more
conveniently and expeditiousy stamped;
you should study the comfort of others
as well as yourself. You should put it
as near the corner, so that the cancelling
stamp will be less likely to deface and
so perhaps to obscure the address on
the envelope.
''You should put it on square and true
because that is the methodical and
proper way to do. Many persons are
disturbed by the appearance of stamp
put on i'll Il careless and slipshod manner.
And l can easily imagine that such q
practice might work positive injury to
you. You might have occasion to write
to a man on matter of business that
was of Importance to you. You might
compose and write this letter with faith
full care and set forth what YOU had to
say with commendable clearness and
precision, and yet upset it all by slap
ping on Il stamp carclessly; the recipient
might judge you by the one slight act
done naturally rather than by the studied
work done with a purpose.
"lIy son, don't do it; put the stamp
on where it belongs. so that the little
touch of color will grace the envelope
and not deface it."-New York Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
TWO FEATS IN MOVING.
A SEQ. 900 Brick House Taken Apart an
Skinned by Rail.

SmpPeO ny Rail.
Henry Mitchell is wealthy resident
of Peoria, III. His home previous to
moving to Peoria was in Kokomo, Ind.
While there he built beautiful house at
cost Of about 100000. 1t was of
pressed brick and brownstone and the in
terror was extensively decorated
When he decided to change his place
of residence he didn't like the idea of
giving up his house. The result was
that he decided to move it to his new
home
The house was taken down and the
stone, pressed brick, plate glass and ma
hogany panels were carefully marked
and shipped by rail to Peoria. 1t re-
CURED four freight cars to haul the stuff,
but it reached its destination intact. and
rebuilding operations have been COM
menced. Nothing was lost in transit,
and the markings on the different parts
are so explicit that no trouble is antici-
pated in putting it together.
The cost of the operation was in the
neighborhood of $4,000. Three-ffths Of
that sum was for the moving alone, and
the other covers the cost of taking it
down and putting it up again.
The other story of moving comes from
Chicago and concerns a church. The
Emanuel Baptist church until few
days ago adjoined big hotel ON the cor
avenue. 1t is large structure with a
big, square tower and it blocked the light
from the windows of the hotel on that
side.
The hotel proprletors didn't like this
and finally made a proposition to the
church to move. The hotel men agreed
to buy the lot on which it stood, purchase
another plot of ground fifty feet away
and pay the cost of moving the structure
intact from it's original site to the new
lot.
The building was lacked up from its
foundation and successfully rolled to the
new lot, where it now stands. No visi-
bic harm was done beyond the cracking
Of the plastering in the interior. Build
ing experts who have examined the
structure report that it has not been
strained by the process, and that it is as
good today as before twas moved-New
York Morning Journal,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
A Merry Dance.
4 Cnr1.ns Fact Ab0ilt the Fee

a very curious fact is the impossibility
of moving your eye while examining the
reflection of that organ in mirror 1t
is really the most movable part of the
face; yet, if you hold your head fixed
and try to move your eye while watch
ing it you cannot do it-cven the one
thousa ndth of an inch.
OF course if you look at the reflection
the strange thing is that the moment You
endeavor to perceive the motion the eye
is fixed. This is one of the reasons why
PERSONS expression as seen by himself
in glass is quite different from what
it is when seen by others.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Nothing Unusual.

An English phrenologist who has ex-
amincd the head of Emperor William II.
says that there is nothing unusual about
it. 1T is he says, "a medium head of
the military type, such as can he found
by the score in the army. The bumps
Of sclf-lovc and combatveness are alb
normally developed. He will never let
himself be stopped by an obsta Gle There
is no power on earth that could exercise
the least pressure upon him. His self
love is so great that it would not sur
prise me if he should proclaim himself
infallible. He would be perfectly sin
ccrc in so doing.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
NA-NA'S REVENGE.
Indians Reason for the Great Inland
Lakes Receding.


Indians of the Harbor Springs region
have strange belief as to why the water
in the great lakes is constantly receding
In former times they say, it kept rising,
but their great spirit, Na~na-bo-sho, (the
Algonquin name for Hiawatha), of whom
Longfellow has sung in verse; changed
this order of things. AS he was walking
along the shores of Lake Michigan one
day in search of food, he came to a patch
of certain kind of sea weed that he
greatly relished. He gorged himself on
his favorite dish and lay down to rest
IIe slept for long time, until the water
by it's gradual movement had nearly SUBJ
merged him, and he awoke just in time
to save himself from a watery grave
He was highly incensed at this freak Of
nature, and, rising to his full height. he
extended his hands over the mother of
waters and said: thereafter that you
may fool none of my people in this man
ner, shall cause thee to become smaller
and smaller, until thou shalt be as a
draught Of water in the palm of my
hand.''
Since that time the water in the great
lakes has receded, and the Indians in this
region firmly believe that the day will
come when nothing but the great sea
basins will remain to show where the
lakes existed.-Detroit Evening News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

bile the great question Of the EN-
ploynrnt of wOmcn--thc problem of pro-
vidlng employment for those not belong
ing to the laboring class, Eut reduced
IRON comfort I" povrrty-is & matter Of
mere discussion with many persons. one
cnterprising individual, who bel. .ves in
the practical application Of her theories,
is devoting her energies to bro, ling d
school where the duties required of an
accomplished waitress can be thorougbIy
taught. and where can be gained Il good
connection that shall insure profitable.
possibly regular, employment And not
merely waiting will be taught, but also
Of properly cleaning silver and altogether
assuming the responsibility of the serving
of the dinner. The mistress Of small
esta blishment often finds great difficulty
in entertaining her friends, because she.
has not a servant capable Of managing
the dinner without too much anxiety t.
herself. But if refined clever waitress
one that thoroughly understands her li>
ness, she would be far more attractive
than the pretentious hired waiter, and
! hospitality might oftener reign in the
averag" household. Moreover it is pre-
dicted that wealthy American families
| will soon follow the latest fad of many
stately English homes. and employ maids
IL. j
has been proved that a trained waitress
is just as competent 10 decide what
| wines will he required, and to ice or heat
them to the proper Temperature. as an
| experienced butler. and she is much less
! likely to have propensity for samp!ns
them. In one aris1ocratic English house
hold, where maids take the place of foot
men. they have livcries of crimson cloth
skirts and Georgian coats with square
! flap pockets. white pique waistcoa,s and
! muslin ana lace stocks. the coats having
: silver livery buttons. On their heads
| they wear little lace caps, and for large
dinner parties they wear powdered hair
Ordinarily, however, the uniform most
| in favor for maids is silver gray alpaca
i the wide linen collar and cuffs tied Will
bows of gray ribbon. and there is great
display of white lace and muslin in the
apron and its broad strings. ashing-
! ton Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Big Electrical Plant.

Mariposa county, California, is to have
the third largest electrical power de-
veloping and distributing plant i'll the
United States. The largest is at Nj
agara, the next is at Folsom, in Califor-
MIA, and the third is to be constructed at
The location IS near The center Of a min.
ing district, having at least 100 mines
that are sufficiently prospected to use
cheap power. At the drest season of the
year the power company calculates upon
1900 horse power, and during eight
months in the year they expect water
enough to generate $500 horse power.
The price the company proposes to charge
it's customers is IS per horse power a
month ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

w men went 10 see the little Ofldc me
other day and found her weeping into her
something was seriously wrong, and
drew my face down into the proper eX-
preston Of sympathy.
What is it|' l asked
Its Tom she said.
And breakfast" l amended
did he tell you:' she demanded.
sternly. sitting up and wipng her eyes.
see, my. dear Annette, YOU are not the
first bride have had the plea sure Of
knowing in the course of my life
II never claimed to be good house
keeper or know anything about cooking"
she began i'll an explanatory fashion,:
hand never to do anything harder than
play with flowers or soothe his fcvercd
brow" I added.
''Why. how did you know he said
that she asked.
smiled
IF he was looking for good do
nestle girl. why didn't he marry Mary
Smith, she said, recurring again to her
woes.
why not. indeed:' I echoed.
"She's hideous,' announced Annette,
with satisfaction.
'She would never put too much soda
in the biscuit or have the steak over
done. l said retectlvely.
'She has red hair remarked Annette
irrclevantly.
The butcher would never be able to
sell tough meat and undesirabl cuts
to her. I went on in an admiring tone
of voice.
'She has light eyes and no eyebrows to
speak sf,' said Annette. as if it We're a
matter Of Importance.
''She would have made pies like his
IA Cn I
''Shc has pale green freckles," re-
marked Annette, triumphantly.
"Of what avail | asked mournfully
lis beauty when one has dyspepsia from
bad cooking?'
why didn't he ask me- if I could
cook before we were married" demand
cd Annette. resentfully.
demand everything in wife they didn' t
ask for in a sweetheart
He used to laugh when I didn't know
things, and say | was darling little
puss,' she remarked. refectively.
Nov he thinks you are stupi ii you
don't know about the silver question
and whether the insurgents are going to
| win in Cuba" put in.
What does it mean?" she asked. with
a tremblc in her voice.
at MEANS" | said. that you have
married n man instead Of an archaTgel.
You needn't CRY about it, l added, bru-
tally; You probably wouldn't have found
an angel very congcnial, but. you have
got to come down to realization that
the man who told YOU that he would
make your life a dream of bliss, filled
with light and perfume, has forgotten
he ever said it, and expects you to for
get. furthermore. he wants his dinner
on time, and his house to be as well
and economically managed as if he had
married Mary Smith or any other of the
domestic and homely girls he never
looked at
doesn't he love me still:' asked the
little bride. desperately.
''Surely." I made answer: "neverthe-
less. I advise you to read the papers
and buy q good cook book. ''-Doroth;
Dix, New Orleans Picayunc
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

be prevented from going into the body,
Of the cnsting, this being practicable
by providing the casting with suitable
skim gates. The greatest trouble III
making bronze castings, however, arises
Is very great--a difficulty which is over.
come il the casting has a large sink
ing head and ''rsers," 1t being ncces-
sary, however, in many eases to make
the sinking head fully rs large us the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Serious Thought.

II Hope, Jennie, that you have given
the matter serious consideration" said
the lady to servant girl who had "given
notice., because she was to be married
that day two weeks
oh! have ma'am," was the earnest
reply. i've been to two fortune tclIers
and II clairvoyant, and looked in sign
book, and dreamed on a lock of his hair,
and been to one of those astrologers,
and to medium, and they all tell me
to 90 ahead, ma'an. I amt one to marry
reckless like, ma'am. daily Eastern,
krpus
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
GOSSIP FOR THELADIES
Wishes.


"A Reginald Birch little boy
Met the sweetest Of Greenaway girls;
She. dressed all in Puritan brown,
He, with cavalier ruiiles and 1urls.
Her eyes were of solemncst brown,
Her hair was cropped close to her head.
His curis were Il riot Of gold,
His cheeks were Of heaithiest red
They looked ut each other while,
Gay gallant and Puritan maid;
Then the Reginald Birch little boy
Slowly and solemnly said
Il wish You wore rufflety clothes.
wish that my hair was cut short.
Cause the boys call me missy and girl
And 1t interferes SO with my sport.
Said she, "Oh, | like pretty clothes,
And do wish they'd let my hair curl!
! wish you were a Greenaway boy.
! And ! was Fauntleroy girl!"
Florence T.. Pratt in February ST. Nich-
OlAY
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Aluminium Bronze Castings.

\ rule or two is given in the ALUMNI
mum World III regard to obthining the
best castings with aluminium .bronze, in
order to avoid the difficulties, which are
essential point mentioned is the special
care to be taken not to overheat the
metal, the fact being that. if>it be heat.
ed to too high temperature: the alumni
mum will oxidize, the oxide which is
thus formed making the entire casting
what artisans term "dirty,'"' and the
metal will also be spongy from the pres
the scu1n, too, which floats. ION top Of
the melted bronze in the crucible must
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN,
When Extremes Touch.

On Hester street--on Hester street a.
The babes are born with faces old, ~
And hands are hard and hearts are cold, B.
And life limps on with tagging feet; B
While morning dawns obscure and dim T.
10 sodden eyes ana faces grim, f. III
And noon is harsh with n.otherless g|ep. ~
And night Is foul with ribaldry.
Surrounded by that fetid air.
The mire of muck ana sQualor there.
The light of love We may not meet" "aTT'
God pity those Of Hester street:
On Astor strect--on Astor street
The babes are laid In laps OF gold,
While hands are soft and hearts are bold.
And life flows on with rhythmic beat.
For morning trips, with rosy tread
Through scented sheen to silken bed
And noon Is decked with trappings gay.
And night is fraught with revelry.
And ye!. with all Its tinsei pride
And titled groom and dainty bride, -
The light of love we may not meet
God pity those OF Aston street!
ALBERT B!gelow Paine In Truth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

lives and ever will live in my heart. Dur
ing those festivities strong proofs Of
mutual esteem were given by both coun-
tries, ! became convinced, and still am
persuaded, that never, never should that
traditional friendship be broken, much
less should peace be disturbed. Being
apart from the affairs of state, T. can
only pray God fervently that cordial re-
s,n0 on - =" y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
A Remarkable Feat.

The most extraordinary stenographic
feat we ever heard of was performed
last year by Mr.. Reed, an Englishman.
In the sittings of the opium commission
in India, he recorded accurately, and
ate READ oyer hd the
knew nothing and whom he had never
seen before. He took down the soifnds
as they came from their lips, represent
ing each sound by it's phonetic character.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Hand-Picked Berries by Law.

4 bill has been introduced in the New
Jersey Legislature which provides that
buckleberry pickers shall use their hands
only in gathering the fruit. Mr.. Wildes
says the Italians and Hungarians who
flock to the pine barrens of Burlington
and Ocean counties every July have in
vented a contriyance with which they
clean the berries from a bush in few
minutes, and take also the green berries
and leaves. This Injuries the bushes,
and the resident pickers are seeking pro-
lection
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01

to college athletics: IS" 1t is, there
fore, encouraging that our schools and
colleges are making physical culture OBJ
ilgatory; and the encouragement lies less
i'll what such institutions have already
done in the way of cultivating the body
than it does in their making it part Of
academic confession of faith that a man
can never altogether get over being an
animal, that there is 10 inconsistency
between intelligence and dust, and that
the more man wants to make Of him
self in the upper strata Of human ,Gssj-
bility the more careful he must be to
keep in wholesome condition Of rcpair
the platform of tissue and blood cor
puscle, into which, az SO much bud into
so much stock. later 1tnfoldings are in
separately knit. | should be sorry To
have this interpreted as an approval of
all Or nearly all of what passes under
the name Of college athletics. 1t is one
thing to train the body for the sake of
the man, and 1t il another thing to train
the body for the sake of the body. |
regret that there is: SO much tendency
among college authorities to shape tlit
physical curriculum to the end Of pro
ducing physical exDerts-football, base
ball. rowing-matrh professionals. That
kind of thing is craze at present, and
IT is pity that among our college presi.
dents and professors SO many have sc
far succumbed to the mania as to be
willing TO endorse it as a form IF ad
Vertlsement and as a drawing card.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Eulalia Wants Peace,

In reply to request for an expression
from Princess Eulalia. infanta Of Spain,
she said:
''Sweet remembrance of the affection
ate reception given to me by the people
Of the United States when / went to
their country, representing my own ut
the festivities il honor of Columbus,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
'Paner Rims.

In affiXing the paper sheets for wheel
rims common glue would not answer,
so social compounds are prepared and
introduced in an apparatus. \ chamber
IS used which contains glue stock. A
prepared liquid made from resin is dis
solved: Sulphur fumes rise and impart
requisite element to the glutinous MKT
''rc through the medium of pipe connec.
tons. Steam is passed through the
mixtures. After the sheets leave the
cylinders the whole is put through
presses and the mass solidified, after
which it is shaped to the desired circum-
ference and permitted to harden. When
perfectly dry, the rim is nearly as hard
as metal, yet soft to a belt. consequently
durability is obtained and at the same
time the belt has an easier surface to
"un upon, and one that presents bet
ter grip. The rims are very light. They
are fastened to false rims on the pulley
or secured to spokes that are supplied
with tops and rivet holes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Very DisappOinted,

A correspondent who signs himself
''pcdro' writes to the New York Even
ing Post in great disgust with the
Venezuelans, and especially with Rich
ard Harding Davis. He has just re-
turned from a trip to the West Indies
Columbia on her recent trip to the West
Indies anchored at La Guayra, her car
go Of some hundred and fifty sightseers
from all parts of the Union took the
afternoon train for Caracas full of eager
anticipation. They had all seen Hard
ing Davis GLOWING article on Ven
czuela, with it's t1attering wood
cuts, and expected to find CARACAS
1.-The Paris of South u, America ~. ?5 Disilln-
They saw nothing but donkeys, dirt,
dust. dilapidation, extreme discomfort at
the hotels and a whitcy-brown, shabby
population, mostly mongrels of negro,
Indian and Spanish descent--barba ria us
with a varnish of poor electric lights.
tramways and North American notions
One-third Of the party returned to the
steamer the next day disgusted The
others remained two days longer, and
mild-mannered oxen were put to death
by buugler. 1.-THE talk about liberty,
sister republics. government by the peo-
pie, Disguised us when applied to a state
az despotic as Turkey, in which the
President lived in daily fear Of assassin
alton, and political opponents are put
down by file of riHemen in front of Il
stone wall-a method which has indeed
some advantage over ours, for the only
arguments which can reduce a lunatic to
silence is a rifle ball" At the last din
ner before the arrival in New York these
verses written by New York lady were
read:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Gave Her q Tin,

a lady, in a town lying under the shad.
ows of the Rockies, was much distressed
fsays Life at hearing a small clique in
her town refer to themselves as the
Smart set She appealed to an ex-
United States senator, and asked him
what he understood was meant by thS
think I can give you an linking. In the
eastern part of Colorado and in the
western part of Nebraska, there is a
large tract Of land known as the Rain
Belt 1t never rains there
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
Naturo His SculOtOr.

Carved by nature in the rough stone. Of
Marblehead Neck, Mass, the calm face
Of George Washington gazes out over
the waste of waters. In this quiet, Sc
cluded corner of Massachusetts this re-
markablc monument remained for ages
undiscovered until Albert Chapman of
Marhlehead cropped the bushes and
weeds which grew about it's base in rank
luXuriance, disclosing the stone features
which bear Il most striking resemblance
to the father of his country.
Some call it the "Old Man Of the Sea"
but the majority of Marblchead citizens
trace in it's lines ana curves a counterfeit