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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
BEARS FISHING.
How Bruins of Polar Region Secure
Their Food,

How Bruins of Polar Region Secure
Their Food.
Bears, free from all contact with our
pure and simple as defined against mere
animal INSTINCT. One Of the most inter-
esting of @thesc exhibitions is afforded
when an old polar bear creeps silently
upot Il seal hole in the ice foe and lies
i'll wait for the reappearancc of it's vic
tim.
Instinct teaches this bear to wait
there and watch. bur more than instinct
teaches it to shade it's eyes with one
huge paw so that it can look down bet
ter into the depths of water below the
ice and thus anticipate the return of the
unhappy seal to the best advantage for
its capture. >%&<
, 1t explores with it's eyes water depths
as intelligently as a sponge fisherman Of
Key West works at his trade on the
Florida keys. And when it observes the
first appearance Of the dim shadow be-
Il fat hair seal, that ursine huge paw
is drawn back and UP. the small black
eyes Of the great white bear are rivete0
on the spot where the head of the seal is
to pop out, and then, the instant that it
does. down upon it comes the heavy hand
of bruin with the rapidity of lightning
and the force of 4 Quartz-cruShing stamp.
The polar bear never hugs or claws its
prey to death like grizzlies or cinnamon
bears: it strikes with it's Immense fore,
paws-feet which are vastly larger and
heavier than those of its subartic and
temperate zone relatives. The writer has
seen one of these bears strike thick
skulled walrus bull two rapid blows with
it's right and left paws on the head
which stretched the huge pinniped out
stunned and Quiyering on the rocks; then
the bear proceeded to tear out the throat
of it's victim and drink its blood.-Henry
w. Elliott. Smithsonian Institution, in
New York World
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
MARRIED WHILE RACING.
An Aged Parent Outwitted by Youn
Lovers at Monterey. Cal

An Aged Parent Outwitted by Young
Lovers at Monterey, Cal.
That the romantic days of this old
Spanish capital are by no means over is.
evidenced by an elopement just reported,
says dispatch from Monterey, Cal, to-
the San Francisco Call. Abel Sanchez,
Jr., young resident of Monterey, re-
old Carrie Hinkle and wanted to marry
her. His father opposed the match be-
cause of the youth of the couple, his son
being just Is. and sent young Sanchez to
San Francisco to be cured of his folly.
Absence seemed to make no change in his
affections and on Wednesday last he re-
turned to Monterey without his fathers
knowledge. going to the home of Miss
Hinkle, whose family were DESTROYS that
the marriage should take place.
Arrangements were Immediately made
for the wedding and boat for the cou-
pie. the minister and the witnesses was
procured that the ceremony might be
performed at sea to evade the law in re-
gard to parental consent. On Thursday
morning the girl was taken to a con-
venient place on the beach between old
and new Monterey. and the boat~,on
which were the two brothers of the bride,
groom and Rev. Mr.. Snodgrass. who
were 20 appear at. the last moment. In
some way Sanchez's father got wind of
the affair and summoning a constable. he
rushed down to the wharf. Just in time
to sec the boat containing his son move
off He jumped into another boat to
ove-tnke them, but in this also was too
late. for the occupants of the first boat.
seeing themselves followed. rowed rapid
ly to where the girl waited and almost
before she was fairly settled in the boat
it had pushed off. The happy pair We're
married by the time the furious father
aud the consta BILE reached them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
Gar and Gardener.

"A report of a grave kind and affecting
q reigning sovereign, comes by way Of
Berlin through channel possibly not too
trustworthy. II it be well founded then
the high-strung Gar may have suffered
a serious shock indeed. The story is that
while walking in a park at Tzarkoe the
Gar summoned to his side gardener
he, saw working about the grounds. The
jealous sentry, mistaking the gardeners
quick approach for an evidence of hos
tility, shot him dead within few feet of
where the Emperor stood. -. -,
Whether the story be true or not the
occurrence lis unfortunately not too i'm
probable, considering the high nervous
tensio: Of every official Of the Russian
court and the .ever-present thought of us.
sassination, which, If the fact Is any ill.,
dex to the fears within, was never alb
sent from the mind Of the Car, himself,
even when IN hospitable and enthusiastic
Paris last October .-...L. IL = :. ~. Z ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19

reliable dealer and have them picked at
home. Gut off the top of the wings
leaving the feathers on, as they are pref
ty as ornaments. Leave the feet on and
the head with the feathers an inch be-
low the head. SINCE the duck over burn
ing alcohol.
Cut the skin OH the back of the neck
from the edge Of the feathers left on the
body Carefully draw ont the crop or
pouch through this incision. AZ well as
all that adheres to tn" breast. Make an
incision above the rump and carefully
draw out the gizzard heart. liver and ell
trails. If the duck smells the least bit
gamry wash it out with cold water: if
not. wipe it outside and in with Il damp
cloth.
Push the neck and head in the cavity
made by removing the crop, So that only
the bill sticks out. Put the duck i'll a
dripping pan; stand them in a very het
oven and roast from sixteen to twenty
five minutes. according to the taste Of
the eater. tDtruss in IA minute: sprinkle
with salt and pepper: serve on Il very hot
platter. with border of fried hominy
cut in pretty shapes. Curfant jelly
should always be served with canvasback
duck and a glass Of good Burgundy. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19

Not only do these bread flowers look en-
actly like the real article when freshly
made, but as the bread grows stale the
pearance, which is almost Identical with
that of q natural flower beginning to
fade. T. OF course, this raded appearance
never becomes very marked. being just
sufficient to overcome the unnaturally
bright and fresh appearance which is so
Objectionable in the ordinary artificial
mosphere of Il ballroom for several
hours. The. fading power of "bread"
flowers practically insures them against
detection, even by the eyes of an expert.
The roses range in price from $40 to
IS per dozen. and chrysanthemums from
$12 to IS, Violets, hyaclnths and other
small flowers come several dollars cheap
er.-New York Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
Canon Bell In Leisure Hour;
Shouting "scat" to a.Lion,


: We We're on the deck of the p. l. 0.
steamer Caledonia, nosing our way
among the coral reefs Of the Red sea.
At dinner our jolly captain, "Bos'n Bill"
as he was affectionateiy called by the,
be too hot to sleep below and had I'D
vised us to keep to the deck. Accord
ingly, Il huge sail was stretched length
wise Of the promenade deck, and pres
emily the old travellers emerged, one by
one. from the companion way. dressed
themselves in the long Manila couches
which are used for deck chairs in the
tropics. The conversation presently
turned to the subject of shooting big
game. This is always the way. Start
an Anglo-Indian 2of the military, persua-
sion in discussion Of the Ten Com
mandments, and he will drift on to big
game as inevitably as water flows down
hill. l was falling into dOze. lulled by
the rich, mellow monotone of the English
voices about me. when l was awakened
by remark of the generals.
''Oh, a lion is nothing but a big. wild
pussy cat. after all He will fight if he
is hungry or attacked, but he is by no
means a natural fighter like tiger or
a grizzly.'
b ooh, come now, general" objected a
voice.
ut is So" insisted the first speaker.
''I'll never forget my first lion; but I've
never been really afraid of one since"
How was that?'' "Tell us the story"
Lets have it''-came in chorus from
the group. The general took long pull
on his cheroot and began.
1T was when was junior lieuten-
ant. We had been having some pretty
stiff work in India, and when things
settled down Il party of us applied for
leave Of absence to go over to Africa
do shootnE e. Me got it. and came aHer
to the African coast in an Arab dhow,
made up our party of guides, heaters,
carriers, and so on, and started for
point in the foothills where our guides
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
A Vegetable Pumping Engine.

This is the title bestowed upon the ordi
nary tree by Sir Benjamin Ward Rich
ardson. In a recent address, quoted in
Casters Magazine, he says: "Hydraulc
engineers would be sorely. puzzled to ex-
plain how the large quantity of water re-
quired to supply the evaporation from the
extended leaf surface is raised to heights
up to 400 feet and above. We know that
the source of energy must be the suns
rays, and we know further that, in the
production of starch, the leaf stores up
less than ! per cent. of the available en-
ergy, SO that plenty remains for raising
water. Experiments have shown that
Transportation at the leaf establishes a
draught upon the sap. and there is rea-
son to believe that this pull is transmit
ted to the root by tensile stress. The
idea of a rope Of water, sustaining a pull
of perhaps $50 pounds per square inch
may be repugnant to many engineers,
but the tensile strength and extensibility
of water and other fluids have been
proved SUPPLEMENTARY by Prof. Osborne
Reynolds and by Prof. Worthington and
others '-Scientifc A mprican
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.
Graphic Picture Of TIE Horrors Of
the Situation In and
About Bombay.

No such calamity has befaIlcn British,
India since the mutiny of 1857 as the
scourge of plague and famine that now
RACES over so many vast areas of that
pOpul0ns land. says correspondent of
the New York Journal. The disease
crept into India from the purlipus of
Hongkong, where it had ragged furiously
for weeks. Owing to the insularity Of
the place it could not be stamped ont.
1t first appeared in Calcutta Then, IL
few days later, a suspicious case was re-
ported from Bombay. The people at
once said it was the plague, but the au-
thOrities uttered Il shrek of angry de-
nlnciation. saying it WAS false and
SANDER. 1t proved too true, however.
Then came another case; then. several:
then scores; then hundreds. Now Bonn
bay is a veritable city of dead and dying.
Never from the start have the authori-
ties been capable of coping with the
spread Of the epidemic. The officials of
the municipalities were more or less i'll
competent. The Europeans labored no.
bly,, but were overworked The natives
refused to permit the isolation Of inya-
lids. They inaugurated riots in the
streets and stormed the hospitals, and
were fired on by the police. Every new
lglons custom or outraged some cher
ished native observance. Everybody
Who could fled from the town. Hun
dreds OF thousands stampeded The rail-
way stations were packed. steamers were
loaded down with flying human beings.
and they seized every available vehicle.
mos" who were unable to leave re-
manned and died
Official statistics admit that some 300
are dead already out of the 300 persons
VINO were seized with the plague. but
these figures do not nearly represent the
true state Of affairs. The death rate is
now about 200 daily. and most of the
victims are swept away in few hours
from the time Of their seizure.
Alfred Harmsworth, proprietor of the
Daily Mail. who. by the strange irony
of fate, went to Bombay for his health,
but found the plague raging on his ar
rival there. sent to his Journal the fol-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19

Not content with composing music
the young genius began organizing a ju..
productions. This was a success from
the first, and on one occasion Master
Levy aud his orchestra played the over
ture and several selections at the Seattle
theater on the occasion Of Il lecture by
Frederick Warde, the actor.
1t is, however, the latest musical pro-
duction of this talented youth, which has
Just now set Seattle and all the rest OF
the Pacific coast talking and wondering
If they have not, all unaware, had among
them future Sir Arthur Sullivan. or 4
rising Sousa. This composition ia a
march, called the princess Angelina
Two.Step."' It is dedicated to the Seat
tie Athletic club, and was inspired by
the life story of the Indian Princess An
geline, daughter of Chief Seattle, in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
produced each night. by request, and is
now nnhliShed

produced each night, by request, and is
now published.
Although possessed of this wonderful
gift and hoping at some future time to
take his place among the great composers
of the world Master Levy does not differ
in other respects from ordinary boys of
his age. He was born in Genesee, Ia,
in 1870, and went to Seattle with his par
ents eight years ago. He began taking
music lessons on the piano when II years
old, but according to his own statements,
cared about as much or as little for it as
other boys.
Later he began taking lessons Oh the
violin, and that is now his favorite in
strument. 1t seemed to come natural to
him to play it, and before long he found
his services in demand at church ell
tertaipments and for special services on
feast days and at Easter
He is ut present student in the Uni
versity of Washington, and upon gradual
ton he intends going abroad to continue
the study of music. Competent must
clans who have seen the work of this
youthful composer say that his produc>
tons are of high merit, and that if he
continues his studies he is destined to
become one Of the leading composers of
his timp
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
GIANT WATER TUBE BOILER.

Thorough Test to be- Made in Comparison
Three giant water tube boilers Recently
set UP in tie new plant of the New Yort;
Steam r"mbany. at the foot of East Fiji
fy-nlnth street. are now being operated
to supply steam to hotels. a,artulcat
houses and dwellings. One Of the three
that shown in the ,,it with its casing
offs attracting much attention from
tliosc interested in the rrcprn slist.'lEsiolr+
as to the merits of, water tub" boilers
as compared with the merits Of tuhul.ris
boilers. Experts will run it for twenty
four hours 10 determine its power Of
evaporation per pound of coal used. TIN,
water let into the boiler will he "areful-
ly measured its temperature will be- TAX
Ell. and the coal will lie weighed The
evaporation and h"rse power dcvelo j"d
will be ascertained. and when figures
are compared the question as to whether
water tube boilers are superior to tubu
ions boilers may be settled. so far as
boilers of this sort are concerned.
The much agitatcd question Of adopt
ing water tube boilers for war ships will
Dot be affected by this test as this boiler
is i'll 10 sense adapted for Use on ships,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
NEARLY A MILLION PAID OUT.
Heavy Damages Claimed for Deaths in q
Railway Disaster.

Heavy Damages Claimed for Deaths in a
Railway Disaster.
The railway accident which occurred OH
the Atlantic City meadows last summer,
and resulted in the killing Of forty-four
people and the injuring of about 100
more, has proven a costly one to the
railroads. The accident was caused by
a Philadelphia and Reading flyer run
ming into a West Jersey train, having on
board an excursion of members of the
Order of Red Men and thcif families
from Bridgeton and vicinity.
Since the accident the companies have
been settling the claims for damages out.
side of courts. 1t is estimated that thus
far they have paid out in damages a
sum amounting to nearly $1,O0O,OO0.
One of the latest claims to be settled is
that of Mrs. Samuel Mita. She brought
suit for $4,000 damages for death of
her husband and one daughter and the
injuring of herself and u son, and the
company, it is said, has given her $780,
900 in settlement,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
The Qusst.

Upon my lips there fell, when first the Night
pales In the highest heavens, seeing Day
Ear dawn the fathomless Eastern depths
r t$5 away = "a. ga :r5 -
paies with fearful JOY, dread delight
Upon my lips with Wakeful watching white
There fell kiss. One instant's space it
Soft US Il rose.leaf that 1.-THE West.winds
", fray,
And then my eyes awoke to duzzled sight.
The warmth. the tender impact, and the
thrill ~ ''''
Burnt on my lips, and the calm pulse of
sleep '> VI
Awoke and quivered quick In soft surprise,
From that day forward knew love!
And still
By day | search. and nightly vigil keen
For Her revealed to me III such strange
wise.
by the late Fl. e. Bunner in scribner's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19

It is All upri light Taller; new departure
in water tube hoilerS-ani is fort, fent
high. with 4 stack cighty-tv. feet higher
Tw" of the boilers are of til" Climax
type. made by the Conhrock company.
The one to he tested is of the same TYP,
and has What is believed IL he an i'm
proyemept, which improvement led thr
Stevens institute experts to arrange foi
the test.
The description of each boiler u tli,'
vertical Standpil" or drum Of the boiler.
: feet in diameter. :}Sl:, feet high ana c"D-
; S1ructtd Of h>-inch steel plate. With =
tensile strength OF tW.oR' pounds t. the
square inch. Eight hundred and sixteen
:':-nch ,piifees leave this >tandpirse from it,
side. Each tube leaves radially. curves
outward and upward and r,-en'"rS the
side OF the standripe sixteen inches higher
than and one-third of the circumference
distant from the point at which it leaves.
The tubes are 4 >cant eighth of ali inch Ii.
thickness The CRATE is circular and six
Il steel plate casting. The total CRATE sur
face is 100 square feet. Heat from TIL"
fire on the CRATE rising between the net
! work of tubes affects a heating surface IF
10000 square feet. The tubes are :"
constructed that water passes through
them with great rapidity.
The improvements in the third boiler
which was constructed by the Columbia
company. is that at the point where the
steam leaves the water the Standplpr Is
| wilened. There is such Il cnmnlotion at
| this point that some water is carried of
! with the steam. 1t is said for the Co
! lumba boiler that the minimum of escape
of water is reached by widening the
standpipe al this point.
Engines with Eighty-inch Wheels.
An innovation in the shape of Il Loco
motive with S0-inch wheels. placed Ill
service by the Pennsylvania railroad Oh
its PttShurS division. is attracting al
| tcntion all over the United States from
superintendtn1> of motive power and
men interested in the operating depart
ment of railroads. The engine is Known
as a class l. locomotive. and is now run
| ming regularly on fast trains between
PittSburg and Altoona. and its driving
wheels are twelve inches higher than
any wheel ever used west Of the .tlI,'-
! gheny mountains. Some wears ago. when
the Pennsylvania ) class II engine. No.
i 10. made its first appearance on the New
York division Of the road. with 72-incll
drive wheels. it created widespread III
tereSt among railroad men all over the
| country. and was known as Long
legged No. TO-" The new class l. en-
ginc now in use weighs ABOUT 10000
pounds, and carries a steam pressure Of
$50 pounds to the square inch. With all
S0-inch wheel this engine will cover 49,.
feet ut each revolution. and is capable
, of making 100 miles an hour when
pushed to the extreme limit of its speed
1t is understood that locomotives Will,
SO-inch wheels will be made the Stan,-
ard on the Pennsylvania lines west of
I'ittSburg.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
Flowers Made or Bread.

!, The latest method Of making artificial
materials required are wire, bread. col
oring matter and knowledge of the proc
ess, now familiar to only few persons.
The factory, the only one at present, is,
in the West End Of London, and EN-
ploys about 100 expert hands. Accord
ing to a. well-knoWn importer of artifi-.
cial flowers, this novel method is likely
to supersede all others so far as flowers
to BE- worn on the corsage ara.coaeerned.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
Extracting q Broken Bolt.

An account is gwen by EharleS \.
Hague. in the American MachiniSt, of
the method successfully employed to re-
move and replace an important masonry
bolt which was used to anchor an engine
\ 3-inch bolt was broken off below the
capstone. about 40 inches from the too
nut, The upper piece was removed and
Il 1-inch ratchet bit inserted through its
finch pipe case and a short vertical hole
drilled in the top of the broken piece and
threaded to receive Il left-hand eye-bolt
by which the holt was unscrcwed from
it's lower nut THAT was fortunately set
in Il pocket of the bearing casting) and
lifted out of the hole, piece welded on
threaded. provided with righthanded
stud eye i'll the top to handle it and screw
it into the bottom nut again. and it was
successfully replaced and the connection
with the led plate reStored.-Engineering
Record
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
A Unique Alaska Town.

- Juneau, Alaska, is unique in many re-.
spects. Its inhabitants, having no pow
or to form a municipal corporation. lave
Voluntarily; combined to do work of public
utility. So well have they done this that
the city. has planked streets, with board
sidewalks, a hook and ladder fire COM
pany and two hose companies, IN cleo
descent lights. waterworks with street,
hydrants, a, telephone system with fifty,
Subscribers extending to the neighboring
mines, two night watchmen, besides d
public slibrary and reading room, six
churches, five schools, a well-equipped
hospital. two public halls and sWe the.
saters, .5=s.> - 3s>- r. ~. F. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
Best WAY to Roast a Duck.

This is the first season in many a year
that game has been so plentiful and mex
pensive. But it is how to cook and serve
wild birds ut home that interests the av-
erage woman.
Simplicity is the best sauce for game.
and in cooking it never add any season.
delicate natural flavor Of wild bird.
The most delicious Wild duck in all the
world is the canvasback, and there is no
bird over which there is so much dis
cission, or about the cooking Of which
there are so many different opinions.
Buy pair Of canyasback ducks Of a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
The Large Waist.

Large waists are said to be coming in
fashion again, but curiously enough it
seems to be the aim of all dressmakers
and tailors to give the long, slender lines
and as small a waist as it is possible with
any breathing power, and the lines Of
braid on some of the new jackets are
th es waist and broadee out over The shoul
ders. TO be tightly screwed into waist
a. jacket docs not make the figure any
smaller, a fact it would be well for all
women to know, and good fit, which
makes anyone look smart, always gives
plenty of room above the bust and is
only tight at and below the true waist
line, =:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-19
France antifMadaeascar.

{. A debate which has, just taken place.
in the Senate at Paris has disclosed the
already cost France $50, OOO, 900, and will
probably cost her ut least $5,OOO,OOO d
year hereafter without any hope Of the
slightest return for a long time to come.