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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Portrait on His Check.

A New York merchant has a portrait
of himself engraved Oh his checks. So
that when he pays 4 bin his creditor has
the additional satisfaction of gazing upon
the counterfeit presentment of the mayer.
These checks go to different cities and
pass through various banks and clearing
houses. In the larlanc of the variety
actor, the bank clerks do not Il thin:
to them"
When the gentleman who thus adj
vertises himself has his deposit book set
tied at the end of the month and gets
back his Cancelled checks it is a question
whether he is pleased or vexed
The portrait on each and every check
is ornamentcd. and its facial expression
changed in Il manner that is, to say the
least, startling, aud the more banks the
check has passed through the greater
the change. The first clerk through
whose hands the paper passes will adorn
the picture with fierce moustache. the
next will add beard, the next pair of
goggles and the next may change the
aQuiline nose to a ratrouSSr. All the
changes capable of being made arc rnng,
and hy the time the cheek gets hack the
sclf-advertiser doesn't know hinScif-or
rather doesn't know his picture.-New
York Mail and Exnress.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
An OREGON Rear Story.

n An Oregon hunter was engaged in
setting traps with only knife in his
possession when his dogs discovered the
Winter quarters of bear, in big hol-
low tree. The bear was at home, and
was pretty much alive, as subsequent
events proved: AS bear pelts are quite
valuable, the hunter was anxious to Sc
cure this one, but was afraid that if he
went to camp, mile and half distant,
Bruin would escape, SO he dashed his
pocketknife to the end of stick and at
tempted to cut the animals throat. He
only succeeded in inflicting some painful
flesh wounds, which SO enraged the brute
that it suddenly came out of it's hole, and
was almost upon him when one of his
dogs made u sudden onslaught on the
animals rear, which diverted it's atten-
ton long enough to enable the hunter to
dodge behind tree, and the dogs soon
made it so tropical for the bear that it
was glad to take refuge in a tree, where
they kept it until the gun was procured
from camp, when the animal was quick
*ly dispatched.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Don't Let TO.

:. Since the divorce Of the lady who was
Miss Mabel. Wright from Mr.. Yznaga.
she has called herself. "Mrs. Mabel
Yznaga.' This has caused some com
ment in New York, as Mrs. William
X. Vanderbilt retains her husbands full
name. It is said that she has done this
because the mother of the Duke of MARI
borough still calls herself Marchioness
Of Blandford, which was the title his
father bore at the time of his divorce.
But if w. X Vanderbilt should marry
again, Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt would have
to abdicate his front name and title.
The present Duke de Dino, while still
Marquis de. Talleyrand- Perigord. mar
.ried Miss Curtis of Boston. When they
were divorced he married Mrs. Stevens
of New York. Both ladies' called them
selves "Marquise de Talleyrand-Pcri-
CORD" The situation became to awk-
ward that the marquis induced his fa-
5ther, the Duke de Dino, TO give up his
title to him in order to settle the situat
ton. Mrs. Stevens then became. the
Duchess de Dino. while Miss Curtis
was forced toTclihgs TO- her shadowy d.
yOIree title of 4larquise de Talleyrand-
Pcrigord.' It would seem as though
when q woman divorces herself from a
man ahe should let 90 Of at least the
FIRST part Of his name. Argonaut.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
GOOSEBERRY RASH.
1t Broke Out OH the Skin of the Cham
pagne Drinker.

~ DEohe out oil the Skin OF the Cham.
payne Drinker.
At st. Georges hospital the inaugural
address was delivered by DR.. George D.
Pollock, who, after narrating the early
history of the Institution, said it was re-
built in 1884, when sanitary seieaee-was
not so Wen understood as it was today.
The defects of the building as originally
constructed, therefore, had been Il source
OF constant expense. and though every
effort had been made to secure efficient
sanitation there were still some draw
backs which he hoped might be removed
by the rebuilding and considerable extern
sion of the hospital in the direction of
Hyde Park place. The lecturer proceed
ed to impress upon the students the inn
portance of considering temper and tenn
permanent in dealing with patients. and
strongly urged upon them the necessity
of having regard to idiosyncrasieS
A relative of his could not partake Of
rice. one of the most innocent products
of the vegetable kingdom. without most
alarming symptoms. Some friends. wish
ing to test the matter. had some biscuits
prepared with but single grain of rice
in each one. His relative partook Of two
or three of these biscuits. and. becoming
uncomfortable. left the table. declaring
that if he We're not morally certain that
he had not partaken of rice he should
say he had been poisoned by it. He had
heard of case in which man could rot
eat gooseberries without a certain rash
manifesting itself. who. at fashionah BILE
party, soon after the champagne lad
been handed round. pulled up his sleeves
and showed a friend that particular rash
appearing.
What applied to gooseberries applied
to drugs, and doctors should be careful
of prescribing those which the patient
said did not agree with him. Lord
Byron, in one of his conversations with
Lady Rlessington. remarked that me,ii-
Cal men did not attend sufficiently to
idiosyncrasies. and thought that what
had cured one man would cure another
with 4 similar disease. Lord Byron was
an acute observer. and judged rightly,
although he expressed himself in an cx-
aggerated manner in regard to idiosyn-
Graphic
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
scared Into Statutes.

In the early days of the drama in
Shasta county, Mrs. Estelle Potter gave
a performance Of "The Marble Statues"
In the course of the play she had to adj
dress the statues of her ancestors. There
were no marble statues in Shasta at that
time, but the manager assured her lie
would supply the deficiency. and, as she
reached the town after dark, it was
necessary to give the play without re-
hearsal. When the scene came in which
she was TO address her ancestors, Mrs.
Potter was astonished to find that the
first was Chinaman, whitened and in a
toga, but undeniably Chinese. So were
get through her speech, but she almost
had Mysteries in her dressing room But
the Chinese statues never cracked a
smile. The manager, who had hired
them at SIS apiece, covered them from
the wings with revolver, and had
threatened to blow their heads off if
they SO much as blinked. %IA "
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
LIBERTY BELLS FOR THE WORLD.
The Metal Remaining After Casting the
Columbian Bell.

1he Metal Remaining After Casting the
Columbian Bell.
When the great Columbian Liberty
bel! was cast at Troy in 1893 there. re-
the bell. This was too valuable, his
torically. to be thrown away. for it was
composed Of relics of the Revolutionary
and Civil wars, family heirlooms, coins
OF all nations, including pieces of the
time of Christ, gold watches, rings and
jewels of all kinds. Melted into the
M aSS eo were W former personal belongings
John Z: Calhoun and Thomas jefferson,
and 25O,OOO school children contributed
pennies.
Various patriotic societies have COM
blned and had the metal cast into small
models of the Columbian bell, and these
are being sent out as Christmas gifts
to various persons and institutions The
Universal Peace union has presented
one to the Pope, and President Emile
Frye of the Swiss Republic has received
one from the G. A. r. The Swiss execu-
tive was gallant soldier on the Union
side during the American Civil war,
and was once condemned to death while
a prisoner.
President Cleveland has also been hon
ored with one of the bells, and Thomas
ID: Hubbard will present one to the high
school at Zurich, Switzerland, the birth
PLACE of nenry Pestalozzi. who, the in
scription recites, was the father of the
public school system. The gift goes in
the name Of the children Of the public
schools of the world.
Among others who will receive these
unique Christmas souvenirs are gram
mar school No: 81 of New York city,
presented by the -Campaigne Generate
Transatlantique; Mrs James A. Car
field, the Normal and Collegiate institute
Of Asheville, n. c., presented by Mrs.
William g. Dodge Of New York; the
Adams N: " public school, the Prince
ton IN. j. public school, the Bridgeton
academy, the Institute of Holy Angels,
Fort Lee On. j., and the Lyndon Hall
school, Poughkeepsie.
A liberty primer, giving the anniver-
sary, days Of the liberty; events of the
world. compiled by the Columbian liber-
ty bell committee, is being sent out with
these bells. DR.. Seward Webb has
presented a copy of the primer to every
tea cher in Vermont, and the New York
chamber of commerce has sent out 60,
600 altogether to teachers in this and
other sfnf Now Tnrly "o,.1I
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Measuring the Wind by Sound.

The principle of the Eolian harp has
been put to scientific use. At a recent
meeting of the National Academy of
Science. Prof. Carl Barus read paper
whistling across a slender obstacle. like
a wire. He showed that the velocity of
the wind could be computed from the
pitch of the note observed in case of 4
given diameter of wire and for Il given
temperature of the air. By aid of a
special microphonic attachment such
sound could be conveyed to any distance
and isolated from the. attendant noises
at the place of exposure. So represent
ed, the wind was given in every detail
of its gusty and variable character, and
the term micro-anemometry seemed to
be applicable to observations of this
nature. Finally the direction of the gust
could he inferred from the sounds OBJ
tanned from three wires at right angles
to each Other-Science
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
The Rest Tonic

[ wish l could. make tired. nervous
women believe that what they need is
proper exercise, amusement of an inno-
cent nature, and rest from ceaseless
worry, instead of drugged nerve tonics
There is not such a tonic sold that does
not contain the germs of poison to some
systems. Most of them have arsenic
in them. and that is a poison that should
be administered only by ones family
physician. Others are full of opium and
morphine. while they all have liquor as
part of their composition. They ought
to be labeled body and mind destroyers.
instead of builders. The common drug
is arsenic. 1t is ef1icacious in skin dis
eases and malarial fevers. if used by a
sklllful physician, but is dangerous. in
deed, if tempered with by those who do
not know, its power. 1t makes the COM
plexion lovely for awhile, Graduating
wrinkles, because it puffs up the flesh in
a dropsical manner. but when the sys-
tenn is once full of it. slight overdose
Will poison one. and death in that man.
ner is said to be most horrible. Just let
all tonlcs alone that are not prescribed
by your family physician. and spend
the money for car rides and servant hire,
Get you a new dress and 90 off to some
friends for months visit Just quit
work and go to bed and rest there for a
week
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
A THRILLING ADVENTURE.
While Shooting Flume Two Men Wer
Nearly Carried Through Break.

While Shooting Flume Two Men Were
Nearly Carried Through Break.
Frank Thatcher and William Fitzpat-
rick had thrilling experience in the
mountains near Chico, CAL, and they
will probably never again attempt to-
''shOot a tume' in boat
The men had finished their work at
the Sierra Lumber company mills in the
mountains and decided TO ''coast'' to
Chico by boat in the flume. They made
the start all right, but when in the can
yon near the Forest ranch they were
Mortified to see break in the fume
short distance ahead. The water was
running rapidly and to jump meant GER
tain death, for they were over sixty feet
from the ground.
Before the two men had time to fully
realize their perilous position the boat
shot over the break. 1t struck with Il
jar the woodwork on the opposite side,
but the running waters carried the craft
along in safety, after it had trembIed
for an instant on the edge of the break.
The, thoroughly frightened employees sue
cecded i'll stopping the boat and finished
their journey on foot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
England by q Hoilnnder named John:
Lofting, who opened a thimble manu-
factory at Islington. olden Penny. 83s..
: sUPERIoR's BLEAK SHORE.



Almost - Many Perils on tho Great Lake
/ 3 s 40 ~ Sea.
The recent accident to the steamer
Miss0ula tends to show more clearly
than anything that has occurred the svnst
area of Lake Superior, and the possibili-5
" of a vessels crew reaching land ter
shipwreck and yet being unienrd 81 FOR
q couple of weeks after surfing on d
voyage. The shores Of Michigan, Wis
c0nsin and Minnesota on the big lake
are traversed by railroads and telegraph
lines, and the towns and small settle
ments on the American side of the lake.
even to the islands, furnish ready means
Of communication with the lUrger cities:
but not SO OH that part Of the Canadian
shore north Of the lakes, where q Wider.
ness inhabited by Il few fishermen md
Indians exists. This is especially true
OF the Canadian shore Just above SAINT
Ste. Marie, and for d long stretch al
country to the north and east 81 the
point where the Canadian Pacific mil
way turns in TO the shore Of the, lake
and traverses 1t OH toward Port Arthur
and Fort William. IT, |.>Ess.s2z :, 8
When the Missoula broke her shaft
and was rendered helpless she was less
than twenty-five miles from Caribou ISL
and on the course down toward Sault
Ste. Marie. She was somewhat off the
regular course of vessels bound down
from the head of Lake SuDpriOr Int; f5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
a Mechanical Horror.

Here is description of most re-
markable clock belonging to Hindoo
prince. Near the dial of an ordinary
looking clock is a large gong hung on
poles, while underneath, scattered on the
ground, is a pile of artificial human
skulls, ribs, legs and arms, the whole
number of bones in the pile being equal
to the number of bones in twelve human
skeletons. When the hands of the clock
indicate the hour of l the number of
bones needed to form complete human
skeleton come together with a snap. BY
some mechanical contrivance the skele-
ton springs up, seizes mallet, and,
walking up to the gong, strikes one blow.
This finished, it returns to the pile and
again falls to pieces. When 2 o'clock
two skeletons get up and strike, while
at the hours of noon and midnight the
entire heap springs up in the shape of
twelve skeletons and strikes, each one
after the other, blow on the gong and
then fall to pieces as before.-Philadel-
phia ENQUIRER
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
BUILDING MATERIALS.
Interesting Experiments Made to Deter
mine Their Relative Values,

mine Their Relative Values,
Experiments have lately been made III
Vienna to determine the efficiency OF
various building materials in resisting
fire. and in especial the protection afford
ed by these to iron work For this pur-
pose. an iron column was constructed.
consisting of two channel bars 51bx2A
inches, braced together by lattice work.
and having place in the space between
them various alloys melting at tempera-
lures between $50 and 1850 degrees f..
this being surrounded by bricIwork in
mortar. forming pier some eighteen
inches square. This column was loaded
with sufficient weight to cause II stress
OF three and a quarter tons per square
inch on the iron work and placed in a
brick chamber 12xS feet in plan and l1b
feet high: Fuel was distributed over the
floor of this chamber to a depth of three
feet. fired for two and one-half hours
and then cxtinguished The next day,
when the heat had sufficiently subsidized
to ALLOW an examination. it was found
that although the edges of the brickwork
were crumbled to the extent of ~ inch,
the iron column was uninjured, and only
the test bar, fusing at $50 degrees r.,
showed any signs of melting.-Boston
Journal of Commerce..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Saved from a Lion nv n Pillow

An English officer was shooting re-
Gently in Somaliland. One night. when
he was in bed inside his tent. lion
sprang over the rough thorn fence. which
it is usual to throw up around ones
encampmcnt at night. Instead of pick
ing w enc of the men and animals that
must have been lying about asleep in
side the fence. he would have none hut
the sportsman himself, made a dash
into his tent and seized him-fortunatc-
ly only by the hand. Then. by some
wonderful piece of luck. as the lion
changed his grip for the shoulder, he
grabbed the pillow instead. and SO van
ished with his prize. The pillow was
found next morning several hundred
yards distant in the jungle and outside
were also the spoor of lioness. who had
evidently been waiting the return of her
lord with something eatable.-Scrib-
ner's Magazine. 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Enter Not Bohemia.

A dangerous land is that one Of Bohe-
mia which seems to you so attractive
In reality it is a country of which YOU
should not become u citizen. No matter
whether your friends call you prude or
not, do not permit the social side of your
life to degenerate into free and easy
condition where no respect is shown to
you as Il woman. In Bohemia there may
be some laughter. but be sure there are
many tears. In that land you would
probably spend all your wages in one
day of festivity, and be beggar, or
worse still, borrower for the rest of the
week. y s In that lind = woman E buys one
life. and during the working hours she
looks untidy and always suggestive, by
her shabby finery, of a gay rather than
a well-bred woman, which is what the
busy girl should ain to be. In Bohemia
1t is claimed there 10 q jolly good fellow
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
FAIRY SKATES.
Made So Light that the Dutch Roll is
Bagntelle to Anyone.

MADE SO Light that the Dutch Roll Is a
I3agatelle to Anyone.
One of the most important among the
numerous articles now produced of alu-
minimum is made by New York man,
says aluminium" 1t is racing skate
that is very light and at the same time
strong enough to withstand the tremen-
dous pressure put to them when skating
at railroad speed. The skate is COM
posed of a steel runner IS inches long,
1-16 of an inch thick and almost as thin
as the blade of a knife. This blade is
supported by peculiar shaped alu-
minimum runner support, on top of which
is a slight strip of mahogany, making
altogether beautiful and artistic skate,
the aluminium reminding one of bur-
nished silver. One of the greatest prob
lens skate manufacturers had to contend
with was to produce skate 10 or more
inches long with a knife-like runner, to
be strong and rigid, and at the same
time light in weight, so as to make them
practical for use
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Thirty Dollors for a Moth.

A specimen of the CHRONOLOGICAL rarity
known as the lunar May moth (Ophiodes
lunarisl, which was captured in STRAIT
ton Strawless wood in 1878. has Just
been sold in London for f6. This in
sect. which fell to the net of DIR. T.. D.
Wheeler. the well-known collector in the
Fen district. is only the fifth taken i'm
England. Its home is in Hungary and
Dalmatia. and it also occurs in the oak
woods of Southern Europe. although it
is exceedingly tickle in its appearance.
Its previous occurrences in this country
We're once in Har,pshire. once in Kent
and twice in Gus ~a,Pall Mall Gazette,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
1t Was All Fi(lo.

Two strapped up women in q, cable car
the other evening took pleasure III :en.
the subject of taking exercise II walk
between three and four miles per day"
said the first woman. you see, he has
to be taken out every day, and wouldn't
think of trusting him with anybody bnt.
myself. I know it's rather unusual.
servants. but in these days Of kitlnap-
ings and abductions shouldn't feel
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

safe. Why. there's no Knowing what
might happen to him. Yes, I know TIM
awfully devoted to the little darling. and,
OF course, there are times when it ii
dreadfully inconvenient, but it's nv
duty, and I'm not going TO shirk ii. Be
does him. I'm lots better for such rer,l.
lar exercise. and as for him-you Just
ought to hear him bark "Bark!'
cried the second woman. "Do you mean
to tell me. you're talking about dog ?
! supposed you meant your little boy
Good gracious, no" said the first wom-
an. Harold always goes out with his
nurse. I'm talking about Fido, the
sweetest. dearest, loveliest little Skye
terrier that ever wagged a tall
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Details His Plan.

Pat Sheedy, whose plan to establish a
new Monte Carlo at Cairo was tele-
graphed from New York last week. is
something of an epigrammatist. In de-
failing his plan to the reporter, he said
looking around for some mental diver.
sion. There is no finer thing to divert
the mind than gambling. 1t makes peo-
pie forget their other troubles" He was
once asked how it was that, if he played
Il square" game. he could always find
people he could beat, "NIy boy" he re-
piled, ''there's sucker born every min
ute; and" he added, reflectively,s 'some-
times twins" On another occasion he
watched the bubbles rise in the wine he
was drinking "a glass of wine." he
presently observed. "makes poor Irish
man feel like a rich dew" go:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Hard on Pat.

Feeling the need of medicine the other.
day, Pat applied to doctor with whom
he was acquainted. Metlicus asked the
symptoms, felt the pulse, examined the
tongue, and did whatever else profes-
sional etiquette demanded. Then he
said:
Patrick, you're run down a bit, that's
all. What you need is animal FOOD
And Pat departed quite contented.
About two days afterward the doctor
happened to think Of his case, and called
on Pat in the stable. -
well, Pat. said he, chow are you
getting on with the treatment? 2"
"Oh, shure, sir" said Pat, "Oi mana &c
all right with the grain and oats; but
it's dommed hard with the chopped hay"
Portland Express. NY. : / =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

Of canine teeth, boards on the males, etc,
Whether these creatures were mtimmi.
fed by human beings, who formerly held
them IN reverence, or were Oyertaken by 4
some catastrophe, such as sudden con-
yulsion OF nature. or d cataclysm which
preserved them ID. d h secret TINT ran
never be known. st Louis Reniihlic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Just Likega Ind,

In a family living not far from James.
street ain amusing incident happened the
other day. :. The family includes a little
boy about 10 years of age During the
conversation at the dinner table he used
some bad language. His mother nat
nrally reproved him severely for it.
exclaimed the lad. sWell, th n ofs Va,
mustn't play with Shakespeare any
more. was the prompt and cautious re-
ply Of the Mortified mother. Syracuse