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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
j. Valuable Secret.

OF the famous Oxford paper, the Lon
don Daily News gives the following
curious and doubtless authentic history:
Fifty -four years ago several packets of
fine kind of paper. with books printed
from it, were brought home from China
by a member of the university. The
paper was used for the printing of a few
volumes at the university press. AS the
volumes were gradually distributed over
booksellers became interested in the new
kind of paper. Inquiries were made
about it, to which the authorities IF the
Oxford press were unable to give any
answer. They themselves did not know
in what part of China it was manu-
featured, nor how it was manufactured.
They sent representative to the East
to make researches, but little or nothing
came of them. Then they began series
of chemical analyses and experiments
About twenty years ago their analysis
was successfully completed, and the Ok
ford paper, now known all the world
over, was the result. 1t may not be the
exact ditto Of the old Chinese substance,
but it is unapproached and unique. Ever
since the inYention, printers and publish
ers' spies from. all parts of the world
have been prowling about the Oxford
and London Offices Of the University
press. "Why." asked visitor, the other
dav, of Mr.. Provide, ''don't they analyze
your paper and find You out as You did
with the. Chinaman?' To which the
carbon. I'll give you as much carbon
as you like if you will make a diamond
of it. The after prepare ion-that's the
secret; and the secret of this paper is
known only to three men," which sounds
conclusive.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
MAY BECOME A PRIEST.
DIR. Gallagher, the Irish Dynamiter,
DeVOut Worshiper.

DR.. Gallagher, the Irish Dynamiter, q
Devout Worshiper.
DR.. Gallagher, the Irish dynamiter,
receives many callers at the asylum in
Amityville, where he has been placed.
His niece, whom he did not know, and
have returned with violence when he
first landed in this country on his return
from prison. visits him frequently, and
i'll pleasant days they may be seen walk
ing. through the woods together, DR.. Gal
lagher's attendant several yards behind.
The doctor has shown no signs of vio-
lence since he has been in Amity.ille
SoundneSS to see him on the street. To
the stranger he appears to be merely a
tall. well-dressed man, wearing a black
suit. a bright-colored scarf of red and
green, and little. soft, black hat He
has close-cut beard and mustache of
spotted-rather than mixed-gray and
black. He spends the greater part of
his time out doors, and goes everywhere
with his keeper, walking with a quick,
alert step, and usually touching his cap
to the people he meets on the street.
The asylum, or home" as it is called,
in which he is staying is a large, pleas
ant place, and many amusements are
provided for the patients. DR.. Gallagher
takes no part in these. He is occupied
when out of doors with his deyotions, as
he has an idea of becoming n priest of
the Roman Catholic church. He carries
one or two rosaries with him usually
and couple of prayer books. He cross
es himself occasionally as he walks
along the street. Strangely enough, in
connection with his private devotion he
has not felt called upon to attend church
in Amityville, although there is one in
the town. He has been there only twice
in the months he has been in the place.
Sisters from the Amityville convent ard
from Brooklyn have visited him. One
sentiment he is said to express is that
.rer,thins III this country should br
American. He does not believe any
foreign flags should be raised-English,
Irish, or any other nationality-and he
does not believe that the holidays of
other ations should be observed here
New York Times
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
A Well-KnOwn Poem,

Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe, who
wrote 'Curfew Must Not Ring To-
night lives in a pretty frame cottage ut
Pacific Beach, near San Diego, Cal.
When asked recently to tell how she
came to write the poem that has made
her famous, she replied: II cannot re-
member when I did not write poetry.
have done it ever since I was a child.
Ny mother did not approve Of my writ
ing. One day after school went 10 my
ROOM. l had been studying the historic
period Of the poem, and the incident i'm
pressed itself so strongly in my mind
that l felt impelled to write about it. I
was about half way through when my
mother came in, saying young friend
had come to spend the afternoon and
take ten with me-, In great distress l
called out, oh, mother, can't she wait
a little while?' My mother, thinking l
was solving a hard problem in arith-
.metic said she would amuse my friend
till could leave. At last finished it
and put it away. Two or three years
later 4 wanted poem for publication
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
LIKE A VOLCANIC BUBBLE.
An Extraordinary Freak OF Nature Nes>
~

An Extraordinary Freak OF Nature Near
the Mexican City Of Puehla.
The Rev. +. S. Bortain of Pueblo
writes as follows: at may be of interest
to some of the readers of the Herald
who visit Puebla to know of one of the
less visited attractions in the vicinity of
the, City of the. Angels. I refer to the
'CoXcomate. 1t is about twenty min
utes' distant from Puebla over the street
ductor can point it out to the curiosity
seeker. 1t is to the right Of the car
line. about 500 yards distant.
ut looks from the car window to be a
pile Of white stones or well-bleached
haystack. But upon closer inspection
proves to be a tumulus of white calcare-
Gus stone evidently of water formation,
about fifty feet: in height and 100 feet
in diameter at the base. The form is
an elliptical-shaped opening about twcn-
ty-hve feet along the minor and fifty feet
along the major axis. 1t is Il bell
shaped cavity and lined with ferns Of
various descriptions. / should judge the
depth to be at least 100 feet, and ut the
bottom, SO far as visible, the opening
must be sixty feet in diameter. In the
bottom, on one side, are to be seen some
gorgeous ferns and on the other side a
pool of water.
'"Tradition says that the ancient Az
tees We're accustomed to worship here
the genius of the spot, and occasionally
threw in live victim to appease his sub
terranean majesty. 1t is also said that
a few victims of the Inquisition were
thrown down here to reflect upon the
controverted points of doctrine. At all
events, it is most singular freak of
nature. as it is in the middle of level
fl,n,. 1>or ri fall
which the great Mexican upland is so
full. and is we'll worth visit on the part
of the curious.
although l have inquired among my
Mexican friends. l have found no one
who could tell me the meaning Of the
name 'CoXcomate.' "--Mexican Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
Before q Wolnan's Club.

1t would be interesting to know some
thing Of the experiences of the featuring
man who makes specially of addressing
women's clubs. There must be some
thing we'll worth chronicling in the emo.
tons of man who confronts the ANA
zonian array composing the average club
audience. He is sure. too, of being
judged by totally different standards
than those employed by another sort of
gathering. Il didn't like Prof. Cleverly
have him again. His necktie was in
hopclessly bad taste."N While upon an
other occasion, ooh, wasn't DR.. Com
monplace just too lovely for anything
Such charming clothes-aid you notice
that fob? And his necktie-in such per-
feet taste" 1t was a well-known col
legc professor who declared that he
would rather face twenty audiences of
men than one audience of women.-Ex-
change.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
CHINESE JEWELLERS.


All Their Beautiful Work is Done by
Hand.
The Chinese jeWeler is Il creature of
method, but the methods are entirely his
own. There are two jewelers. in China
town. but their establishments do not re-
semble the ordinary places known as
jewelry shops. The Chinese jeweler is a
manufacturer as well as shopkeeper.
His establishment is tiny room up one
or two harrow flights of stairs. The
room in one place is divided by an OPEN
counter near the window, where jew
eIer stands at work. He is an elderly
Chinaman, wearing glasses, and he works
over tiny fire i'll the window. All his
work is done by hand. and some of it
is beautiful. There arc heavy silver
bracelets, which open with hinge and
fassten with an odd little staple. The fine
Of it, by, hand. There are gold
rings made i'll the same way.
There are fine rings. made of
twenty-four carat gold Almost nothing
is kept in stock. There may chance to be
few rings and bracelets. which are
taken from small safe. Most of the
goods are made to ORDER When the
manufacturer is asked the price of ring
he weighs it before he answers. His
scales consist of q slender stick of ivory,
perhaps a third of yard long, covered
with Chinese characters. At one end is
small brass plate suspended from the
stick by fine threads and a very small
weight, also hanging by thread, is
jewcler as he holds the little machine in
his hand. The front part Of the little
shop is filled with a stove, table, dishpan,
dishes--as~ many things as can be well
crowded info it.-New York Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
SyilDathiZe and ORIGINATE.

The art of conversation says a dis.
tinguished writer, consists in the exer.
else of two fine qualities-you must origi-
nate and you must sympathize. You must
possess at the same time the habit OF
communicating and habit of listening
The union is rather rare, but it is if.
restible.' To listen sympathetically and
to talk amusingly are generally supposed
to be two distinct qualities seldom, if
ever, united in the same individual, and
it would be we'll for those who desire tc
shine as takers to study the golden
mean. and judiciously combine both &C.
complishments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
A song Of the New Year.

What shall the new year bring thee. 7
Silver and g0ldy IS
/ Freedom from toll y grim bondage?
Pleasures untOidl Z
Days full Of dreamy leisure?
Nights Of delicious euse? &c.
Never a breath to ruffie
The calm Of lifes placid seas?
All! would'st thou pray 'twould bear thee
Loves rosy dreams?s
Z Days when thy life with widest =
Ecstasy teens?
Moments when lips will meet thee
Warm with a waiting kiss?
Hours that brightly greet thee.
Laden with purest bliss?
Z What will the new year bring thee?
Crowned desires?
Hopes unfulfllment? Grief's
RaGening fires?
Riches or love or laurels?
Whate'er to thy lot be sent,
God grant the new year'Il bring thee
Peace and a heart content!
New York Ledger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
Where Adam Stood.

On the top of Mount Samana!a, or
Adams peak, in the island of Ceylon,
stands rock which is the great Mecca
they have been joGrneying up the mount
ain, which is the highest on the island.
to pay their devotions to the isolated
rock. According to the true believers,
after Adams fall he was taken to the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
Hard for the LAWYER.

At the Manchester police court the 9th
er day a man was charged with having
stolen some ducks from farm.
How, do you know they are your
ducks?' asked the defendants counsel. :
"Oh, | should know them anywhere ~
said the farmer And lie proceeded to
describe their peeuliaritics. *sss-
why" said the. prisoners counsel,
those ducks cannot be such rare breed.
I have some very much like them in my
yard. = s. II BE-: .ss as. s BE
THAT Is not unlikely, SIR" said the
farmer. They are not the only ducks
I have had stolen lately, !"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
The World Etiquette.

The very high-sounding word etiquette
meant simply label. Edwards gives
the following: at received its present
Specification from the fact that Scotch
gardener who laid out the grounds at
Versailles for Louis XIV, was much an
noyed at the courtiers walking over his
newly-made paths and at length had la
pass At first these labels were not
attended to, but hint from high quar-
ters that in future the walks of the
courtiers must be within the 'etiquettcs
or labels, was promptly attended to. 10
keep within the etiquettes became the
correct thing. The meaning of the
phrase was afterward widened, and is
now universally understood
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
The "Sun Cure.'

The ''sun cure" which is rather heroic
treatment in some ways, is what prom
inent physician recommends for women
who spend most of their time indoors.
"a window sun bath is better than moth
ing he says, "but having made up your
mind to try the sun cure, do it with a
will. Walk the sunny side of the street.
choose the sunny side of street cars and
trains. and sit, stand. walk or lie in the
sun at all possible times and seasons
II you can get only one hand and foot
i'll the sunshine, do that much. and When
ever possible let the sun rest on your
hair. The hair is a wonderful con-
dnctor of the health-giving currents, and
when you take your sun bath let it hang
loose i'll the brightest rays you can find
Do as the ancient Grecian women did,
lie in the sunshine with your hair spread
loosely over your face. and it will show
the effects of this treatment. The UNI
pleasant dryness which always follows
winter weather and furnace or steam
heat will disappear, and it will grow
glossy and strong again. 1t will be ben
Gifted both directly and indirectly Phil
adelDhia Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
Lighted Bedrooms Unhealthy.

Sanitation has proved that the use of
gas in bedrooms is unwise, as it CON
sumes too much oxygen, says a writer in
the Cincinnati Enquirer. If, therefore,
it is lighted before the occupants retire,
they will find the atmosphere yitiated
when they do so: 1t is a great mistake
to believe that the amount of the Vita
ton is of no consequence because the
flame is small. The combustion which
is an incident of a small flame means
that, instead of corbonic acid and water,
the air becomes loaded with partially
burnt hydrocarbons and other noxious
products.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
A CURIOUS STAMP COLLECTION.
Specimens Worth $500 Put on to Sta
Decorate q Bedroom Set.
Mrs. George Wilson of birmingham

Mrs. George Wilson of Birmingham.
y. y. has unique curio in the shape
Of a bedroom set-bedstead. dresser.
washstand and chairs decorated with
postage stamps of every known civilized
country ON the globe says the Chicago
Chronicle. Mrs. Wilson has been col
Letting stamps for the past seven years.
and the number has reached over half a
million. S62, 600 stamps being the num-
Der. The value of these stamps has
been estimated at $500
All of these stamps have been care
fully washed. dried and pasted on after
the style of a crazy patchwork quilt. and
represent large patience and a great
amount of Ia Dor. There are seven pieces
of furniture in all decorated. This curio
is valuable, an offer of $500 from Cor
nell university having been refused by
the owner. 1t is, perhaps. the most
novel collection of foreign and domestic
stamps in the United States. The
stamps are stuck on with glue. and are
covered with a heavy spar varnish and
can be washed without injury to the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
Paid Choir Singers.


The highest paid che;. singers in the
world are two American ladies. Miss
Clementina De We're, at the Paxton
church, in New York, who receives $4,000
4 year, and Miss Dutton, at Baptist
church, in the same city, who receives
$4,000 for her services. The men in the
choir of Westminster abbey receive sala-
ries ranging from $500 to $500. There
are about 100000 singers in the choirs
of various places of religious worship
Wolfers, the Jewish musical historian,
says that during divine service mt the
Ancient Temple of Jerusalem n full choir
consisted Of 1000 men, divided into
three great bands. and separated from
one another upon vast platforms. The
choir Of the great Mormon temple at
Salt Lake City is the largest III the
world numbering $50 trained voices. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
The Curse of the SOuth.

DR.. j. l.. NJ. Curry has some good adj
vice for the South. Speaking at Shaw
university. Raleigh. n c.. the other day,
he said: IF you will go from Weldon
to Wilmington l will venture that you
can find from ten to fifty people at every
station standing idly by whiting sticks
and chewing tobacco. They do not
know how to do anything that requires
skill. They cannot even make ax-heives.
4 short time ago | saw at a station in
NORTH Carolina bundle of ax-helves,
and upon asking where they were from
I was told that they had been shipped
from Kansas. No other state has so
magnificent a supply of timber, and vet
We buy ax-helves from Kansas and way-
ons from Northern states. We must get
AMf of That ~ -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
Have Il Plant in YOur ROo,.,

Have growing plant in your home,
if the home is but one room. Take care
of it, clipping it's leaves as they grow
sere, watering it each day, and digging
is necessary. A plant imparts an air Of
cheerfulness and daintiness which bic
a-brac is powerless to lend. 1t may be
an azalea and it may be nothing more
than pink geranium, but it is bound to
be attractive. Moreover, as plants thrive
on the gases that are hurtful to human
beings, it is not a bad plan to have one
or two in room to absorb those gases.
More than one or two are apt to make
the air damp.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
A WOman's Ba Ok.

Says a celebrated woman physician:
'Thc first thing 1 say to a woman when
she comes to me for advice and sugges-
ton is Turn your back to me- 1t is re-
markable how few women present Il
good-looking back, straight and shape
ly. with shoulder-tips in line, elbows not
poking, hips even. and no protuberant
shoulder blades. One has SO many re-
sources to conceal an ill-fitting front
ones arms and hands, bow of ribbon,
and the like; but the back is hopeless,
and must be above reproach. The back
is not only the crucial test of a woman's
gown; it is also the test of her general
appearance. A good back is very rare.
Watch women in the streets, and you
will be surprised to see how few own
one"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
Hardening by Exposure.

Warmth is friendly to the human
family, and from what we observe in
the animal creation, it is equally so to
them. They are provided by nature
with the means of comfort. and guided
by unerring instinct to seek and pu, sue
what is beneficial and avoid what would
that the children who are least exposed
to cold are generally most healthy.
while those who are victims to the or
roneous principle of hardening by ex-
posure and cold baths are scarcely ever
free from disease. We earnestly believe
there are more children sacrificed than
are saved by being subjected to this fall
lacious treatment.-Good Housekeeping
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
TWenty-thiru Man.

Maj. Mckinley will succeed the twcn-
ty-third man who has held the office of
President of the United States, but his
administra ton will be the thirty second
in the history of the country, Washing
ton, Jefferson. Madison, Monroe. Jack
son, Lincoln, Grant and Cleveland each
having been elected twice, and Tyler,
unexpired terms Of their chiefs. Mai,
Mckinley will come to the Office witS
the electoral vote of twenty three states.
In the war Maj. Mckinley served in the
Twenty.-third Ohio regiment, a regiment
which has the unique honor of having
given to the country two of its chief
magistrates, Hayes and Mckinley,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
A Conservatory Tonic,

An excellent wash for plants is to-
bacc0 water. Take handful of tobacco
stems and steep them by pouring water
over them until the water looks like a
strong tea. When the water has become
cool, wipe off the leaves and stems with
sponge or soft CLOTH Reduce the
strength of the infusion with more water
and thoroughly wet the earth around the
roots. This will keep plants healthy
and remove all insects.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
How Thread is Numbered.

The numbers on the spool express the
from pound of thread. The very finest
spinning rarely exceeds 80 hanks to the
pound. while in the very coarsest there
is ahont two hanks. The more common
qualities, however, those from which
sewing thread is usually made. run from
10 to 20 hanks to the pound, and the
spools on which 1t is wound are num-
bered from 10 to 70 in accordance
Science News, - ss.e.'l.,.sS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-26
Recovered His Wit.

A gentleman, accompanied by ia.
,yorite dog, visited the studio of we'll
known artist the other day. There was
Il picture on the easel, and the dog be.
gan barking furiously at it.
said the visitor. '.The best evidence Of
the faithfulness with which you have
painted that dog in the background is
the earnestncss with which my dog
But that isn't dog said the artist,
growing red in the face. z@= s "a
~ Not a dog? What is it, then p tit
= It's a cow y 5s: =. =. :, y y=25..
The gentleman was nonplussed for
moment, but quickly replied: : e# ID @.s
ell, the dogs eyes are better than
lninei he never did Ike cows London
Answers, 81. s''''