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The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
CAPT. KINGS UMBRELLA STORY.
A Yarn Told by the Military Novelist 1,
Washington.

4 Yarn Told by the Military Novelist In
Washington.
Capt. King is making his headquarters
at the Army and Navy club, says the
Washington Post in n column Of gossip
about the Inauguration. Here is a story
he told to number of newspaper men
yesterday: "After separation of six
teen years, l met an old university
friend of mine one day at Madison, Wis.
OF course, we fell into reminiscent
strain. and he remarked:
king, do you remember that ornery
umbrella l used to carryT
"'Quite we'll; remember it on ac-
count of it's many peculiarities.'
"I admit it was the most ornery UNI
brella anybody ever carried. But
loved that umbrella for the faithful
service it had rendered me! I revered
it for it's age and experience, and es-
teemed it for it's fidelity to my person.
Other umbrellas might get lost and
never return, but l am sure I must
have forgotten it III every saloon and
sampleroom in town without ever losing
it. 1t might stay out over night, but
the next day it would be sure to be re-
turned to me by some friendly genius
who respected the ties of attachment
subsisting between that umbrella and
me.
But it came to pass that I went to
church one Sunday to drink in the
spirit of Christian grace, and fill myself
with the JUNCTION of Christian Eanctity,
forgot my umbrella in my seat.
"'By Jove, old man, would you be-
lieve it, l never saw that umbrella
again." ="
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
CASTING PURE COPPER.
Hitherto Impossible, the Discovery will
Further Cheaper Electricity.

Hitherto Impossible, the Discovery will
Further Cheaper Electricity.
In the current issue of the Electrical
Review is the announcement of 4 new
discovery in the art of casting copper.
Copper is ordinarily cast by the use Of
alloys. 1t is stated that the new metal.
which is known as NIB copper, is cast
pure and therefore is without alloys
Foundrymen have heretofore considered
this an impossibility.
1t is also stated that by the new meth
cd the metal possesses an additional ten
sile strength Of 50 Is per cent, 'nat Il
higher percentage of elasticity has been
developed and that the new metal has 4
conductivity Of 95 per cent. as compared
with the best rolled copper. This will
cause distinct changes in the building Of
dynamos, motors, railway apparatus
ETC., because the new copper is believed
to carry the same amount of current
with one-third the amount Of metal.
Wire made of it will have greater
strength and conductivity than the Or
binary copper wire.
Mr.. Edison says he accounts FOR the
evident change in the structure )f the
metal by the theory that the shape cf the
crystals has been altered so that their
lines are parallel, and that the molecules
are thus brought closer together and into
more intimate contact with each other.
1t is understood that Mr.. Edison is in
terested in the Development of this metal
and that it will be manufactured under
his supervision at Menio Park works.
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19

An entire railroad train, for which spc-
cial cars are now being built, will soon be
run all the way from Barre, VT, to New
Orleans for the purpose of carrying to
that city one of the most remarkable
tombstones ever constructed and one of
the most costly erected in this country by
a private individual; This; monument will
be Is feet in height, weighing 375 tons
and will cost $4,000. 1t IS being erected
by Daniel Moriarty to the memory of his
wife.
The base stone will be the largest ever
quarried in the state of Vermont In the
rough it measured over 15 feet square and
4 feet in thickness. It will occupy one
car in transportation. Since being toned
down by the mason's chisel it measures IA
feet square and is feet thick, weighing
about SO tons.
The other parts are now about ready for
shipment. A special car has been con-
strl,cted Oh the grounds for carrying the
foundation stone. This car will cost some
thing over $500. Nineteen other cars
are being constructed for the purpose of
hauling the other parts of the monu-
ment.
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
The ENGAGED Girl.

If there's one thing more aggravating
! than another" said the other girl to me,
its when your girl chum gets engaged
She never knows another rational mo-
quarrel with her husband Then she
| comes down to earth again and is glad to
| throw herself on the mercy of the friends
she has mistreated
Now, there's Sally Grey. She and l
have been chllms over since we wore our
hair down our backs, a"d swapped chew
ing gum in school There's nothing spe-
cial about Sally, and she never supposed e
there was until Tom Slowly asked her to
! marry him. Since then her opinion of
herself has gone up above par. and we
have to trade on a rising market every
day, as papa would say.
why. Sally was one of the kind of
girls that haven't any opinion Of their
own. She didn't even know what kind of
flavor she liked in her soda water, or
whether she preferred biscuit glacc to
chocolate cream. Now. just because she's
got an engagement ring on, she would
give points TO the arbitration committee,
and lay down the law 10 the Supreme
court. If she was a bride she couldn't be
any more selfconceited or feel more i'm
pOrtant.
"And she's so insufferably good now.
That isn't especially like Sally, either.
She lectures me like she was my mother
You would suppose she was ten years
older She doesn't see how l can enjoy
the admiration of lot of men. with an
emphasis on the lot. She has suddenly
discovered it is wicked to pretend an af-
fection you don't really feel. and that
love is sacred. and all that kind of stuff
How, she asks with tears. could | let so
and so hold my hand for minute on
the steps? Why did gaze tendcrly in
somebody elses eyes when he came to
our box ut the opera when | know
don't mean it? Yet before she got en-
gagged l remember Sally telling me that
being tlirted was a wholesome discipline
| to many man.
"Then Sally used to be the iolliest and
most even-tempered of mortals. Now she
| is too absorbed to be even polite The
| other day | went to sec her and she was
| in tears. Tom had gone out of town for
| two whole days.
"'Goodness, how jolly. I said. it will
! give You rest. and she glarcd at me
like was Il heathen. Presently the te(c-
graph messenger came with dispa +ch.
Il know he is dead she walled, throw
ing herself on Il couch. 4 felt it. | had
preSentiment | should never sc,, him
again when he left. OH Tom. Tom. why
did | let YOU go?' and she tore her hair,
Lets see how he died. said unfeeling-
~. tearing open the, telegram, and it
was Just some silly stuff about was his
birdie lonesome without him. Think of
that from man in the wholesale molas-
ses line. New Orleans Picayune.
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
A Dreamer.


He is a dreamer, let him pass.
He reads the writing In the grass;
His seeing soul In rapture goes
( ReyOnd the beauty OF the rose. " :. n
He is a dreamer, and doth know
i 10 sound the furthest depth Of woe;
Ills days are calm, majestic, free;
He is a dreamer, let him be.
He Is q dreamer: all the day
Hlest visions find him on his way.
Past the far sunset and the light,
Beyond the darkness and the night.
He Is n dreamer: God! to be
Apostle Of intinity,
And mirror truths translucent CLEAN;
He Is dreamer, let him dream,
He Is n dreamer; for all time
Ills mind is married unto rhyme.
Light that ne'er was Oh land or sea
Hath blushed to him III poetry.
He Is dreamer. and hath caught
Close to his heart a hope, a thought,
a hope OF Immortality;
He Is dreamer, let him be.
He is a dreamer: 10! with thee
Ills soul doth weep In sympathy;
His Is q dreamer. and doth long
10 glad the world with happy song.
He Is dreamer: in breath
He dreams Of love, and life, and death.
Oh. mani oh, woman! lad and lass,
He Is dreamer, let him pass
IT. p. O'Connor's London Sun.
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
To Save Coal in the Kitchen.

Mrs S. T. Rorer, in writing of stoves
and ranges in one of her departments in
the Ladies' Home Journal. points out the
way to economize in the use of coal in
the cookstove or range: ''From an eco
nomical standpoint a brick-set range
should be avoided as the bricks and NOR
tar consume much heat that should
serve for cooking purposes. a large fire.
box is also a point in the economy of
coal. Where the box is small a greater
amount of coal is consumed, as the guam
tity is too small to create heat for the
whole range. unless kept red hot. In
this country it is our fashion to attach to
all stoves and ranges direct draughts to
the pipe and flue. The average house
wife, having no regular allowance of
coal. does not notice the extravaganza of
such a draught. but in France. where
economy is studied, such a construction
would not be tolerated. With this 1ue
open coal is consumed rapidly without
good results. the heat simply passing up
and out of the pipe. Such Il fire gives a
red-hot top and cold oven An ordi-
nary range or stove should not consume
over half ton of hard coal in q month; :;
more than this cannot be used for cook
ing purposes. Every housewife should
study the draughts and the particular
construction of the range she uses, so
that she may be able to direct the cook
how best to get good results from the
amount of coal burned. The direct damp
er should be closed, save when the ashes
are being taken down and out
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
Photographing n Cannon Bail.

BY means of an electrical device cX-
perimentcrs acting for the United States
board of ordnance have recently sue
cceled in obtaining Photographic records
of the motion of Il projectilc while vet
inside the bore of Il cannon. The pro-
iectile carries a rod of wood attached to
its front end. and copper rings encircling
this rod at fixed intervals, successfully
form electric contacts as the rod is driven
from the gun. Each of these contacts
produces an automatic record on pho
tographic plate The Scientific Ameri-
can. in describing the apparatus and eX-
periments, says that the shortest dis
tance travelled by the projectile between
two successive records was 81 cent?
meters, which is less than an inch and a
half. and that some Of the time the in
tervals between the records were only
one tWn-t thouSan ndth of q second.
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
Whom Peaee Shall Reign.


The European war clouds hang %5.
: Dull black against the sky; * ~Grss
The powers are about to bang J. = >
Bach other In the eye; ,>..s&
The Turks their scimitars hive drawn
To hyphenAte poor Greece
But soon we hope to- see the dawn
IN OF Peace! o. r..
Peace!
Peace!
The Spaniartls ply their murderous trade
On Cuba's fatal soil; a.
America looks on dismay'0.
(That's strictly a Ia Hoyle0
Poor liberty, with face SO wan,
Her tears and sobs Increase
But soon we hope to see the dawn
Or Peace!
Peace!
Peace!
oh, yes, the day of peace rolls nigh;
The white doves on his perch,
But soon he'll spread his wings and fly,
And leave war in the lurch;
Earth's other troubles, grave and grim,
viii fade away and cease
When Jim kills Fitz and Fitz kills Jim,
Then Peace!
Peace!
Peace!
Baltimore News.
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19

equivalent for tending live stock. The
shippers say that they have no trouble in
getting all the help Of this kind that
they need. Most Of the men who apply
are natives Of European countries. who
for some reason or other wish to return.
Some have been in this country trying to
better their condition, while others have
erty to which they have fallen heir.
They can save the price of Il ticket by
working their passage and have good
board besides, A spirit Of adventure
often takes a man on one of these trips,
and If it is purely recreation and little
taste Of "roughing it'' that a person seeks
the opportunity is eXcellcnt.-New York
sMmos -ziE. -. T. - -. Fl
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
EdisOn'S Birthday.

The fiftieth birthday of Thomas A.
Edison was celebrated ON February H.,
ut the New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Concentrating works at Edison, N. j.,
the ore-separating works where Mr.. Edi-
son is spending most of his time. w. s.
Mallory, Mr.. Edison's chief associate in
the ore-separating scheme, was at the
head of the affair. A dinner was served
in the evening, at which Mr.. Edison and
Mr.. Mallory, with the heads of the diff
ferent departments, sat down. The fea-
ture was a birthday cake surrounded on
the edge by fifty little nougat birds. each
one, of which held tiny golden ball in
it's beak. Above the cake and covering
the central portion of it were the figures
.,3O, made Of tiny incandescent bulbs.
The affair was all entire surprise to Mr..
Edison. In the course Of the day he re-
ceIved large number of congratuiatory
kilograms and cable dispatches, felicitat-
ing him on having passed his fiftieth
milpefono
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
Sure Suicide.

Gen. Thaddeus II. Stanton. the pay
master-general of the army, who knows
more Indians than any officer in the serv-
ice since the death of George Crook, de-
lighted an audience at the Army and
Navy club in Washington a few evenings
ago with "reminiscences of his life III the
West. Gen. Stanton felt very much at
home with his subject, and many and racy
were his anecdotes. Here is one:
He called at old Fort Brydger, in Wy
oming, about twenty years ago to see an
old friend named Hastings, who was
one of the custodians of the abandoned
post. He met man named Williams
and inquired for Hastings.
'Oh, he is dead" said Williams.
Dead" said Stanton in surprise
what did he die of?'
COMMITTED suicide said Williams.
1.-THE devil you say!" responded STAN
ton. "How did he commit suicide?'
''He called me Il liar," answered Will
liamS,"
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
BRIEF NOTES OF NOTABLEs.

-Boehm's characteristic statue of Car
lyle on the Thames embankment at Chel-
sea is to have its replica in Edinburgh,
which has been somewhat slow in honor,
ing the great Scot.
The Sultan of Turkey is declared to
be domestic man, intensely fond of his
children, for whom he has a tiny thcatcr,
wherein they play small parts for the
delectation of their papa.
Sir G. 0. Trevelyan's retirement from
parliament and political life bids fair to
fall out to the advantage of letters. a
new edition of Lord Macauley's Life
and Works. is announced by the Long
mans under his editorship.
Don Squarzantl, dean and canon
of the cathedral of Ferrara. in Italy.
who recently died, was possessed of Il
handsome fortune. which he bequeathed
to the Virgin of the Graces. one of the
masterpieces of the cathedral. His Door
relatives appealed to the chapter to re-
woke this bequest on the ground that Il
statue could not legally be an heir, but
this the chapter has refused to do.
The English department at Harvard
university is to establish memorial in
honor of the late Prof. r. J. Child. 1t
will take the form Of a library of books
connected with the course in English
and will be endowed in the name of
Prof. Child. Some weeks ago the COM
mlttee Ill charge OF this plan sent pri-
vate letters to persons Interested The
response was generous, $500 having al
ready been subscribed. The capital OF
the endowment will be placed i'll the
hands of the corporation, and the income
only will be expended.
A Lecture on Boilers and Heaters.
The regular monthly open meeting Of
Milwaukee, No. /. Association Of Sta
tionary Engineers, held in the hall at 226
Grand avenue, Saturday evening, Feb
ruary II, was we'll attended by the en-
gineers and proprietors of steam plants,
of this and adjacent cities. They had
the pleasure of listening to very :ble
lecture by Stephen Cristie. who with the
aid of blackboard illustrations proved
most concusively the advantage and
economy gained by using the better class
of feed water heaters, clinching his
statements with an array of figures
showing a percentage of gain that there
was no denying. He briefly touched on
boilers and the economy Of proper conf
bustion, also the value of the draft
gauge and barometer in determining the
requirements of good combustion. AS
Mr.. Cristie is man of wide experience
and has an original and forcible way of
illustrating Ills remarks, it was n very
instructive and interesting lecture, and
those interested in steam economy who
did not attend missed Il treat
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19

welded. and one split welded. The results
show that only two specimens, both lap
welded, broke at or near the weld: the
fracture In one case was slightly crystal
line and in the other fibrous. The strength
in no case departed widely from the
strength of the solid parts. 1t would seem
from these tests that with skillfully made
Yields we may expect to realize nearly the
full sfrenyth of the original bar.
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
Work for Their pa.sapo.

/: One of the novel details in the trans
portation of cattle across the Atlantic is
the employment Of men by government
order to feed and otherwise tend the
stock during the passage. These hands
are employed by the shippers. 1t is one
shall be four men to each 100 cattle and
one to each $50 sheep. The New York
newspapers contain from time to- time an
advertisement for men who desire free
passage across the Atlantic. The offer is
free board and transportation as an
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
AMONG THE MOUNTAINS.

Gray heavens, gray earth, gray sea, gray
sky,
Yet rffted with strange CLEANS OF gold;
Downward all's dark; but up on high
Walk our white angels-dear of old,
Strong faith In God and trust In; man,
In patience we POSSESS our souls;
Eastward gray ghosts may linger wan,
But westward, back the shadow rolls.
LIES broken urns with moss are clad
And grass springs greenest over graves;
The shipwrecked sailor reckons glad,
Not what he lost. but what he saves
Our sun has set. but in his ray
The hiIitops shine like saints newborn:
His after-glow Of night makes day,
And when we wake 1t will be morn.
BY the author Of John Halifax, Gentle
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
Exhibition of Inventions,

A second exhibition of motors and ma
chine tools will be held in Munich, June
IL to October 10, 1893, to which the
manufacturers of all countries are in
vited. The exposition of 1888 was Of u
similar character, but the invention of
new machines and the increase of motive
powers within the lust ten years have
been sc. great that the two expositions
will offer interesting opportunities for.
contrast. The General Industrial, as
sociation of Munich celebrates by this
exposition its fiftieth jubilee, md will
have the cooperation of the Polytechnic
association and also the patronage Of bis
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
Why the Coffin Trade Doomed

Many years ago, so the story goes, an
Indian came to a carpenter at Hart,
Mich, and had him make coffin for q
deceased relative. The carptenter soon
delivered beautiful black casket. with q
broad red stripe around the border
In few days there came another order
for a coffin, then another, and so on, till
the carpenter was kept busy day and
night. 49,
The carpenter would undoubtedly have
made a fortune had he not learned that
the, redskins had been killing off the old
burying them in black cofins, with those
lovely red stripes.
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
Homo Greetings and Good Wishes.

In the home circle little demonstra-
tion-a little healthy show of affection
is prevention of many evils.
| know of more than one family in
which father, mother and little ones as
semble each morning at the breakfast
table without so much as one word of
greeting. 1t is not that they are inten-
tionally chill in demeanor nor cngrossed
in thought and unconscious of the pres
ence of each other. They are quite on
the alert to answer questions and to gos-
sip. 1t means only that the custom of
friendly greeting has not been esta bished.
Have you ever been present when a
member of one of these under-demonstra-
tive families sets out upon long journey
perhaps upon an absence of several
months. There is nothing so embarrass-
ing and distastcful as red eyes and swol-
len cheeks OH occasions of this kind. But
the opposite extreme is also bad. Many
Il young fellow starting out in life has
carried with him to a strange city or a
foreign land the Good luck to you, old
fellow. Take care of YOURSELF which
followed him from home.
Their is no cruder sight than to see
the first little signs of affection which
children show crushed out by cold treat
ment from those of older growth. | saw
9-year-old tot the other day climb to
it's mothers knee and throw one little
arm about her neck. ~ Ou little torment.
You've rlmpled my lace in the back.
And l haven't had it OH half all hour ~
That is the way that foolish woman re-
sponded to his affection. And the poor
child was summarily deposited upon the
floor. Better to lose hundred collars
than to crush out the only thing, after all.
which makes life sweet and liyable
My boy won't concern himself in any
thing in which his sisters are interested,' -
groaned a distracted mother. He ig-
nores the girls completely, and won't be
seen upon the street with thenl.' These
habits are usually the result Of careless
customs at home.
We have known brothers whose devo>
ton to the girls of their family was most
faithful And so will they ever be if the
home atmosphere is loyal and loving.
1t is not want of heart. In case of
need many an individual about as de-
monstratve as bar of iron would cheer
fully sacrifice himself in cause of
friendship. But this is not enough. The
family is after all a community of many
tastes and ideas. Life contains for the
youngest and the oldest some rough roads
to be Travelled.
Unless each traveller contributes his
quota of the cheer the best will not be
realized. 4 little nod and smile on enter
ing the room, comfortable word to one
going upon journey. These sound little,
but they stand for life's Sweetness
Philadelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
A New YORK Millinery Bill.

A well-known: society woman-Mrs
Evan Lawrence been sued for mil
liners bill. This is nothing unusual here,
but a couple of items are worth mention
ing, as showing the cost of clothes that
are counted very ordinary here. For in
stance, she is charged $3.50 for al import
ed cloth costume. and only $S5 for six or
candle gowns. Her hat is placed at $7O
and black brocade gown ut $120. Alto.
gether. the bill for a few Of the neces.
sites of social life footed $1139 in very
short while. BHt the lady has q very
first been made for the Vanderbilts, AMI
refused. And the Vanderbilts, you know,
aren't in the Bradley Martin set just
now.-New York Letter. .,s.
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strength of Yields.

Some experiments made at the !ensin,.
eering laboratory of the University Of
Michigan to determine the strength. of
welded points are especially interestins'
says the Digest of Physical Tests. ot a
number of the specimens tested not one
broke in the weld; as some of these were
slightly larger ut the weld, a new set OF
specimens was prepared and cut taken
from each in the lathe to reduce the piece
to Il uniform diameter throughout its
length between the jaws of the testing
machine. Common round iron was used.
Three bars were taken ut random; ia
inches, l inch and II inch in diameter.
From each bar four specimens were pre-
pared, one solid, one lap welded, one butt
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19

a child is barbarism. III is elaborate,
yet not beautiful; expensive, but not use
full; troublesome to make and keep in re-
Wearer. " s4.e.a: -
White China silk costs from so cents to
81 a yard. The dress, like the flannel un-
der-garments, may be made entirely plain,
and, at most, should not be more than
forty inches long. The expense of such
dress il not more than half that of the
ordinary hideous over-emDroidered gown.
which is beyond home skill to make or
home talent to launder.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise., 1897-03-19
Japan's Telephone Service.

IF the Japanese government, which has
recently appropriated the sum Of $12,-,
100000 i'm the expansion Of the telephone
service, continues to develop in this man
ner, it is anticipated that in the course
Of five years japan will possess the most
perfect telephone service in the whole
world, E y s:.-.., =. .5z' .r.<