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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
A Bell with II History.

The old bell of St. Johns Episcopal
church, Ellicottville, N. Y, has an inter
csting history: 1t hung originally in a
monastery in Malaga, Spain The mon
.astery was sacked in 1882. and this bell,
with others, was shipped to New York.
Nicholas Devereaux, agent of the Hol-
land Land company at Ellicottville.
bought it and sold it to St. Johns church
The inscription Oh it is as follows: abe
sol lahos del angel Owe en- alto syena
Maria Gracio plena Bargas Mefeci Ma
laga 170S.'' The meaning of this was
a mystery for long time, until Bishop
Coke studied it, and said it was in cor
rupt Spanish, in which b was often used
for V, and WHICH changed many other
letters. 'Thus," he said, "'abc' should
be ave- and 'labos' should be la vos.' "
The inscription put in pure Spanish fol-
lows: cave lsoi Ia voz del angel owe Ell
alto avena) Maria, plena gracia.' The
English translation he made thus: Hail
Il am the voice of the angel who on high
stands FORTH, Mary, full of grace!' The
made me, Malaga, 17OS."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
The Negro Got the Coon.

\ party, consisting of hunters, dogs,
axes and torches, had been hunting for
good part of the night without any
luck whatever. Finally the dog freed a
coon up very large tree. While dis
c'lssing the subject of cutting down
such large tree, one of the many ne
sroes volunteered to climb the tree and
investigate the whereabouts of his coon
ship.
All agreed to this and sat around to
await developments. Soon after the
negro had disappeared among the
branches the attention of all was drawn
to very peculiar sound emanating from
the top of the tree. 1t was kind of
mixture of negro and coon dialect.
Someone ventured the remark:
bill, have you got that coon?'
Vas, sah," was the reply. Use got
dis he coon; but I wish you 'u'd send
some O dem darkies up her to help me
turn him loose"'-Atlanta (Ga) Consti-
tuition
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
STUNNING SUCKERS.
A Winter PiscatorIai Sport In Which
the Fish is Captured in an En-
tireiy Novel Way.


With the first firm coating of thin
black ice the New England boys pre-
pare for variety Of sports. After
finging rocks and sticks on the surface
Of the freezing stream for several days
land thereby running the slating) and aft
or sunJry stampings of the foo, on the
sbailowcr spots to test the bc:tring
strength. the whole village of boys takes
to the river. Besides running Tommy"
over the dangerous spots, leaping the air.
holes playing hocky by day and prison.
ers base Oh moonlight nights, there IL
the little known but rarely delightful
pastime OF sucker-stunning. This lat
ter Is particularly popular among the
kateless lads.
1t Is only possible during new freeze;
That Is when the stream is covered with
clear fresh Ice. Soon after the first cold
night or two you will SEQ in MANY a vii
lase little groups trudging creekward
armed with short heavy .headed clubs and
cries Of such Of their mates ' az are
.. green on the subject they yell back.
''Goi n a-stuhnin' stickerse'
foot deep they separate and move
stealthily over the ice. The half-inet
rubber ice bends under their feet and
sea Gsrd them III, with many c5aekle and
can see the bottom as clearly as from
skiff in summer. Tho slow-swirlihg
dead leaves drift over the pebbles and
| muddy bars; Now and again, a water
soaked branch crawls past: Ila! One
boy bends forward eagerly and raises
OF the cnrreui a doing Utd sucker. q big
one. Hardly movement Of fin is Der
teptlblc: yet th" fish is keeping his white
! nose pointing upstream
Whack. Down comes the club directly
over the singgard and the fractured ice
forms glistening star where the blow
fell. Water oozps up from a tiny hole
the cracked ice one may see the now
| UNCONSCIOUS sucker floating with snowy
belly uppermost. A cry Of triumpb
brings the boy with the axe a hole is
speedily cut, little downstream from
the hsh, so as to allow for the speed of
the. current. and the stiffened fish is
| scooped out
Usually he is buster" for the stun
| ners do not bother with the small fry.
BY the time the axeulan has captured
the first fish usually another is waiting
to be chopped out, and for two or three
hours it is: merry sport 1t takes consid-
cradle Skill too. to stun the fish,. for
yer! FlO1ent stroke may smash the ice
without even affecting the fish If the
axenan is slow the sucker. after drifting
a few moments will revive and swim lazi-
ly away. 1t is not uncommon for par
ty of four or five to bring home from
| thirty to sixty suckers as an afternoon
work. These. in the small streams.
will average a pound or a pound and
half apiece. In such rivers as the
| HoVsatonic and Naugatuck. however.
some. suckers weighing FIVE and six
pounds are stunned every fair day. and
and half pounds-New York World.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
What Would He Do?

'The Syracuse Standard tells of an
amusing correspondence that recently
took place between a Wisconsin farmer
and Il local boiler firm. The farmer
wrote as follows:
"Dcre Sirs hav a 1000 akers of trees
that l want cut. I'm pore but I'm will
ing to pay too hundred dolers fer an en-
gin that wi i'll do my work" and he went
on to explain just what sort of an engine
he wanted.
The boiler firm saw that the engine
necessary to accomplish the devastation
of his virginia. forest would cost $4,000,
and they informed him to this effect.
a week passed and then the following
pithy epistle came from the Wisconsin,
woods:
"Dere Sirs what in HI wud I want
Of an cngin or biler if he'd SCOOP"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Not Like the lima

in talking with an American about the
different conditions of women in Japan
and the nited States. a Japanese diplo-
mat ono" said: When marry take IL
head servant: when you marry you be-
com" one. \ man who recently visited
Japan quotes 4 remark in somewhat
similar vein made by a japanese inter-
prefer. II sat one day" he said, lat
The door of dining room in hotel in
Toxic where all kinds of foreigners were
staying, and I watched them as they
came in. The Frenchman came in with
madame on his arm. Then the English
man came in SO Gmita ting rompous,
self-important personage). And his wife?
Oh, she came after him like this (lrama
tizing a meek and timid woman follow
ing). And the American husband
The American husband? Oh. he's rot in
it. Madame sails in ahead of him, and
he Just walks behind wherever she
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Social Failures.

Many of them retire after first de-
feat. never to appear. again, carrying
with them a flavor of bitterness which
tinges much of their after life. Papas
and mammals, aunts and elder brothers.
consult together about the cause of the
difficulty and the remedy for relief
Some blame the men. did you ever
know such Doors as they are?' one will
exclaim. "Now, in my day." etc. The
elder brother calls the younger to ac-
count. whats the matter with you
fellows? Don't you know it is a mans
business to see that no woman is allowed
to feel neglected in society? When I
was young we felt it an obligation among
ourselves to be nice to every stupid girl.
and man who danced tho german with
her Knew that every other man in the
room would help him by taking her out
as often as possible
One mamma thinks they have not en-
tertained enough; that success in So
ciety is. after all, only question of
give and take. So invitations to dinners
and teas are issued. and artificial founda-
tons are as artistically laid, and the
daughter is launched again on the frothy
current flowing over it, her success to be
measured by still more artificial signs
Another mamma says her daughter is
not asked to dance because money now
adays rules everything. that of course
the girls with private fortunes will re-
ccive greater attention than those who
have none, forgetting while, she speaks
those of the rich Who ure likewise neg,
lected.
b. Social success BY them all is made the
{ final test by which the training Of years
IL measured, only after great and griey-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
He PLAYED to Win.

When the gold fever broke out at
Cripple Greek among those to join the
caravan of fortune-seekers was Thomas
Wilcox, well-known young resident of
Defiance. o. Like most of the mex
perienced, he met with succession of
reverses, and became reduced to an ex-
tremity where matters assumed seri.
GUS phase. His funds amounted to $12O
in gold coin. -. :, -. r-..r,. : {
One evening he dropped into one of, the
numerous gambling saloons that Ene the
main streets of the mining capital. He
had made up his mind to put everything,
including life. to. the touch, TO win or
lose ft>nll:: ln"his belt was a revolver,
which he had selected ass SHE Wenpon Of
death 1t fortune should decide against
him. =Z2 sS5 at .@ IS.
He figured that 800 was but q step
from beggary, and the unfortunate fort
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
A HIPPOCYCLE,
Machine Which Enab les a Horse to Pro-
pei Itself,

The prediction made last summer by
Prof. Alexander Graham Bell, the in
ventor of the telephone. that a machine
would be invented that would be to the
horse what the bicycle is to the man,
has attracted more than passing atten-
ton. and the problem of vehicle in
which the horse shall be the motive
many others that have ve1ed the scien-
tifc world for years.
A correspondent of leading English
paper, Cycling, believes that in the
''hippocycle,' of which he submits
working drawing. great advance in
this direction has been made. The ma
chine is equipped with four forty-inch
rubber,tired wheels, the two rear wheels
being drivers. the forward wheels steer
ers. The machine is SO designed that the
horse will propel himself and the vehicle,
and there will be two riders who will
do the steering and governing.
The method of transmitting the power
from the horse is by revolving endless
platform built upon two chains supported
by, rollers: the construction being identi-
cal with that of the horsepower tread
mills and with that in small -four mills
and wood-sawing yards. Upon this plat
form the horse can walk or run as de-
sired. being harneSSed with collar and
traces in the usual way. the traces being
hooked to the end of the machine.
In moving the horse pulls at the traces
and as the platform recedes under his
feet the machine advances Motion from
the platform is communicated to a
toothed and ratcheted drum on the driv-
ing axle over which the platform runs.
and the other end of the platform runs
over a free drum.
When the first machine was built it
| was found by this arrangement that it
was propelled backward. To obviate
this difficulty the platform was reversed
and the horse placed SO that his head
pointed in the direction opposite to that
which it was desired to propel the ma
chine: and no doubt this system will be
continued in the machines not intended
to reach a high tie of speed.
But a little study got over this diff
Guilty, and the perfected machine per-
mits the horse to be stationed in a nor
NAL position, so that his head points for
ward. This result is achieved by fitting
the platform below the driving axle.
communicate ting its motion by outside
teeth engaging in similar teeth on the
driving axle. The gearing of the platform
with the axle, as in the bicycle, deter
mines the speed of the machine. But
whereas in the bicycle two-sneed gear
is not necessary, in the hippocycle it is
Indispensable.
Indian criminal statistics. according
to La Figaro. shows that there is one
criminal to every 274 Europeans, 500
Eurasians, 100 Hindoo Christians and
1861 Brahmins, while the proportion of
Buddhist criminals is only one in 3IS1.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
The HindOo and the lctter.

An Indian servant was once sent by his
master to friends house some dis
lance away. He had to carry with him
four loaves Of bread and letter. Rrinn
hungry, the Indian ate one of the loaves'
When ne reached his destination and
handed in the letter, with only three
discovered and, the circumstances Le-
ing reported to his master, he was
hogged. Some time after he was sent
again with loaves and note.
Rightly guessing that the mysterious
paper had told Of his misconduct the last
time. the Indian on this journey carefully
hid the letter under a large stone, so
that 1t could not see him. Then he one"
more ate Il loaf. chnckling to think how
he was cheating the tclltale paper. Judge
of his amazement when he was found
out again. all through the wonderful let
ter. He confessed his theft, and told
how he had tried to cheat the paper,
hut It was too clever for him-Holse-
hold Words.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
The Value or TurDeDtine.

Turpentine is the best friend house.
keepers have, and supply should al
ways be kept on hand. 1t is good for
burns, excellent for corns, good for rheu-
matism and sore throat and quick rem
edy for fits or commissions.
1t is Il sure preventive against moths,
a few drops rendering garments safe
from such invasion during the summer.
1t drives away ants and bugs from
storerooms and corners by putting a few
drops on the shelves. 1t effectually de-
stroys bugs and Injuries neither furniture
nor clothing.
For cleaning paint add a spoonful to
a pail of warm water. A little in the
suds on wash-day makes washing easier.
Northwest Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
To Remove Oil Spots on Paper.

To remove oil stains from the pages of
a book without destroying the printing,
hot fatiron on blotting paper, so as to
take out as much of the oil as possible
Then dip brush into rectifed spirits of
turpentine and draw it gently over the
sides of the paper, which must be kept
warm during the whole process Re
peat the operation as many times as. the
thickness of the paper may require.
When the oil is entirely removed. to re-
store the paper to it's usual whiteness
dip another brush in highly rectifed
spirits of wine and draw it in like man
ner OYER the stained place, particularly
around the edges. BY adopting this plan
the spots will entirely vanish, and the
paper will assume it's ordinary white
ness.-American Journal of Photog-
ranhY
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Not Oult.o Rine

A French governor of the South Pa
cific colony Of New Caledonia, who was
also an admiral Of the navy, assumed his
authority (says an exchange) while the
natives were still cannibals. There had
been rumors of an instruction, and the
admiral called before him native chief
who was faithful to the French cause
and questioned him as to their truth.
'"You may be sure" said the native,
''that there will be no war at present,
because the yams are not yet ripe"
The yams, you say?' Eyes. Our peo-
pie never make war except when the
yams are ripe" "Why is that?" "Be-
cause, baked yams go so very well with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Not Worth 1t.

Judge Walton. who presides over a
court at Washington, is a man Of grim
humor. One time, in the lobby, MEM
the impression to a group, of whom
Judge Walton was the center, that his
income from his profession was very
large. II have to earn good deal"
the lawyer said: 1T seems a large
story to tell, judge, but my personal
expenses are $6O0Oa year. It costs me
that to live 'That is too much,
Brother s. said the judge; y would:
ut pay t--itmian't Z WOrth.ity p.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
a Girls Peculiar Habits.

Mary Lyons, known to the park police
as the Squirrel Girl" was again arrest
ed in Central park last evening. She
was suffering with the cold. The girl
for some time has been seen almost daily
i'll Central park at all hours of the day
and night. The park squirrels are on
terms of great friendship with her, and
hunt through her pockets for peanuts
and other bits Of food. Twice she has
been sent to the workhouse, and in the
Yorkville police court today she was
sent there again at her own request until
the cold weather is past.-New York
Evening Post
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Near the Hands.

MY husband asked me to stop and get
him piece Of sacred music" said the
lady, entering the music store; "it's
something about hands, but l can't for
the life Of me think what it is "'The
a E2lde q! Hands >perhaps..", said the clerk.
Beautiful HanlsY" ventured the at
tcndant a second time: "No, that doesn't
Palms." was the third suggestion made
by the clerk. "That's it. The PALMS,"
said the little woman triumphantly Il
know it had something to do with the
hands r'--YOnkers Statpsman..s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14

GUS disappointments are the energies
turned into new directions, and other
foundations laid for other kinds of hap.
piness. We have each and all of us seen
these things for ourselves, recognized the
folly of it wA..e seeing, too, the working
OF law we. cannot blindly condemn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
; She was All Right.

Miss Dorothy w. of winthrop, aged
years. and with Il younger rival near
the maternal throne, WAS foi,pd in; silent
md pelrIill9us intimacy With the parlor
hric-a- nae: What slrG You doing.
Dorothy?" demanded her mother. "1'm
all right, s. responded the young woman;
YOU 70 and take care Of yonr baby
Lewiston Journal. 5ts s ,s.sszs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Why Arc Lights Hise.

Prof. Sylvanus Thompson has been
answering question which has often
puzzled the public: The arc: arc i !Ig13t pro- pro
bon rods rs large as. ones little finger.
Prof. Thompson explains what is the
state of the carbon when the lamp. is
throwing out it's light He says that
the carbon is sometimes actually melt
ing. thing that was until recently
thought impossible.
Moreover, he says that when the light
is kissing the liquid carbon. is really boil
ing. In ordinary combustion. the stat
of the arc crater is such that the solid
carbon below is covered with layer or
film Of liquid carbon Just boiling or evap-
Grating off, When kissing takes place
the new state of things is set up" -
He says: "If you watch a short, hiss
ing arc, you will see Il column of light
concentrating itself on a narrow spot,
and the spot keeps moving about and is
very unstable IN position, as well as IN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
l3nre.Necked Sk,ters.

We gre accustomed to see women bun.
died y? i'll furs us they glide over the ice,
10 witness woman's race in Holland
would give MS = greater chill than to
meet = ghost ut midnight A foreign
correspondent. III mentioning a contest
on skates, describes it as follows: :
1T was showing slightly, but in every
available moment between the races
troops of men were told off to clear the
course: At given signal six women
started for the first race. They were
dressed in very short skirts and trans
oarent-looking blouses, low necked, with
no sleeves at ALL We were told thew
were from among the lower peasant Deo-
pie, and that the shop classes never en-
tered the lists ut all. The speed they
went at was quite wonderful, and es-
pecially remarkable at the corners, For
the most part they raced with their arms
behind them. but the girl who won the
prize lt2) skated with hers folded in
'front.'" III
Bare arms md necks in midwinter!
Our physicians think women are court
ing death by wearing low-necked dresses
IN bathrooms. What must it be to wear
them as outing costumes New York
Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN
CobweDS.

Cobwebs. -"
Spider, spider! weave thy thread
Over living, over dead; "
From early morn to sunset red,
Spin, spider, spin. I'll
Over palaces and graves, lib
Over mounds where green grass waves,
Where. the stream the PUSHES laves,
.. Spin, spider. spin.
Over novels black with CRIME,
over many scene of crime.
Over many n deed sublime,
Spin, spider, spin.
In late autumn's pleasant days,
With wide web and artful ways.
Sharing every fly that strays.
Spin, spider, spin.
Dead man stretched on lonely bier.
Scarce soul dare venture near,
Feet pass quiet. steened in fear,
Spin, spider, spin.
Over sorrow. over mirth.
Over everything on earth.
Over death and over birth,
Spin. spider. spin.
Spin; this cobwebby old earth.
For that purpose gave thee birth;
Other deeds are nothing worth;
Spin. spider. spin.
Chambers Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Nervous

People wonder why their nerves are S"
weak: why they get tired so easily; why
they do not sleep naturally: why they
have frequent headaches. indigestion and
Nervous Dyspepsia. The explanation
is simple. 1t is found in that impure
blood feeding the nerves on refuse insteaG
nf the elements of strength and yig"v.
Opiate and nerve compounds smpl? dead
en- and do not cure Hoods Ssrsaparlla
feeds the nerves pure. rich blood: gives
natura! sleep. perfect digestion. Is the ;ru"
remedy for all nervous troubles
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Keeping Bears Out or Cornf,elis

In the district of Rachinsk, in the
lrans-Causasus, bears are regarded as
the worst enemies of the maizefelds. and
hen the season for the maizecobs to
ripen comes around, the population take
all possible steps to protect the fruits
of their toll. In the evening, says our
consul at Ratoun, the peasant, armed
with 4 gun, Il kinjal, n stout oaken cudgel
or whatever other weapon he can secure.
takes all the dogs he possesses with him
and goes off to the field, where he sleep
icssly guards his maize during the whole
night. sometimes at the risk of his life.
He passes the night in firing off his gun
and continual shouting, while during the
day he is forced to work to the utmost
of his powers, seeing that it is Just at
this period, i. e.. when the maize is
ripening, that he has to thresh his
wheat, gather in his crop of beans. re-
pair his winnower, and make ready tho
places for storing his maize. If bear
gets into a maizefield in which HI. does
not expect to be disturbed during thu,
whole night, he first sets to work and
gorges himself. then feeling heavy he
begins to roll and sprawl on his back.
Having >prawled about bit, the bear
begins to feel playful, and it is then
that the maize stalks suffer most severe.
ly: tucking his legs under him he rolls
head over heels from one end Of the field
to the other, and i'll his course he natural
~ breaks and rolls down everything in
his way, rendering the whole crop use,
l"Ss.-LOndOn Daily News,
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the amount Of light it gives out. The
crater surface after the arc has been
kissing, is found to be literally honey
acombed. sSssE: s
when the arc is kissing you can see
little bits erupted out, and the kissing
seems to be compare Bile to the kissing
which takes place IN boiling water.
Of difference between the silent arc and
the kissing arc as between quiet cvaporn-
Dispatch, - '" ''i 2