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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

-Rome's carnival this year was the
most brilliant and animated held for
years.
A Paris policeman who while on
duty undertook to initiate the deyotions
of the Mussulman deputy, DR.. Grenier,
has been sent to lunatic asylum.
Herbert Spencer has declined the Of
fer of Cambridge university to make
him n doctor of science. on the ground
that he has always refused to accept
such honors.
ish first-class battleship Jupiter made an
average of 1874 knots in her four-hour
trial, nearly q knot more than the con-
tract speed.
Antonio Rosmini, the Italian philo-
sopher, will have the hundredth ami
versary of his birth this month COM
memorated by the publication of new
edition of his works.
Arrangements have been made for
the simultaneous lighting of bontires on
every prominent height in Great Britain
on the night of the anniversary of Queen
Nictoria's coronation.
Sir Richard Burton's book on "Hu-
man Sacrifices Among the Sephardim,"
the Spanish Jews, is about to be pub
lished soon in London. 1t is a thorough
investigation of the legend about the kill
Rome will have to observe Lent per-
force this year, as the pork butchers and
sausage-makers have joined the butch
ers' strike. The government is trying
to provide some meat by having cattle
killed and cut up by soldiers.
"A Paris boulevardier who died lately
in a madhouse at the age of 40 years
had the distinction of having launched
ON Paris society Miles. Lame de Pongy
and Emillienne d'tAlencon. His nick
name was Vide Bouteilles, the bottle
emptier.
A very large Ceylon sapphire weigh
ing 63S carats, of dark milky blue
color, perfectly transparent and HAWKES.,
is on exhibition in London. 1t is star
sapphire, displaying q beautiful opales-
cent star of six rays. the apex of which
varies according to the changes in it's
position.
Sarah Bernhard has taken UP the
theater hat nuisance. She suggests that
women take to using mantillas in the
evening at restaurant dinners and SUBJ
seQuent visits to the theater The use
of wraps for the head. which are easily
removed, has long been customary in
Germany.
Cologne has been celebrating the car
nival by historical and artistic process
sion around the cathedral. including
young women who represented st. Ur-
sula and her 1900 virgins. the town
tower and the mercenaries employed by
the archbiShopS when they We're secular
princes. 1t is asserted that. the carnival
has been held at Cologne since pre- Chris
tian times and that it is the direct repre-
sentative of the Roman Saturnalia.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
Livin ostone's Heart,

POulett Weathersby, an English trav-
eler, recently sent to friends in Lon
don some leaves from the tree in AT
RIGA under which the heart Of Living
stone is buried. He says that Chitambo,
the chief who ruled the district in the
great explorers day, now lies buried un-
der the same tree, and the village that
ten miles to the westward. Mr.. Wealth
crsby adds that, unless steps are taken
Immediately to mark the spot, it will be
made indistinguishable by the rapidly -en.
croaching jungle. The old "mpundu','
tree has now become a mere shell, and
may fall any day, and after that it will
sooi. be impossible to find the place where
Livingstone heart has been Wondering
for a. quarter Of a century, sss : s.s t
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
The "Toh" Bird.

During one of my trips into the West
Indian woods l was more than startled
by mysterious voice, which hooted at
me, while the author of it remained in
visible. 1t was at the time quite dark.
and / searched in vain for the source
of the sound. A few days later, how.
ever, returned to the spot, determined
to investigate.
Reaching the brink of ravine, l de-
scended the steep bank to the river
bed, where the great rocks seemed to
have been rent apart by some convul-
sion of nature, and entered gloomy
gorge, where the sun was entirely shut
out by the tall trees that met above
the chasm. Here the stream ran from
a deep hole to a water-worn basin in
the bed of rock. A drift of celan and
yellow sand lay at the base of a high
cliff, sloping down from which was q
deep pool-a delightful place for bath
though the huge crayfsh crawling
over the bottom looked rather formi.
dable. In the rainy season this little
stream probably rose to the dimen
sions of a roaring torrent, as evidenced
by the trees and branches lodged
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
ELLEN TERRY'S TROUBLES.
Loss of Memory Said to be at the Botto
of Her Difficulty.

Loss of Memory Said to be at the Bottom
of Her Difficulty.
The latest reports from London con-
firm the story that separation is immi-
nent, if it has not already taken place,
in the artistic relations of Henry Irving
and Ellen Terry. The story that they
have quarreled is thought to be an exag-
geration. The English actor, on the con-
trary, seems to have done all in his pow
er to save Miss Terry in the matter. Her
i'll health and the reheearsals of the new
the bottom of the affair. Miss Terry s
health has been in precarious condition
for over year now. During her last
American tour her eyes troubled her a
great deal, and sorely against her will
she was obliged to wear glasses when
not on the stage. The sudden death of
her sister and father almost Frustrated
her, and upon her return to England she
was obliged to take a long rest. After
this rest she returned to work and took
part in the revival of 'Cymbeline." At
the rehearsals of this play Irving noticed
that Miss Terry was not in her usual
good form and he then proposed to her
that she should be made the particular
feature of the production and thus retire
for long rest in blaze of glory.
"Cymbeline" was not a success and
Miss Terry was obstinate. She resent
ed being regarded as a back number
and insisted that she should be allowed
to go on with the rehearsals of Madame
Sans Gene in which she was to play
the title role and Irving Napoleon. Try
ing gave in. the rehearsals began in earn
est and in the course of week or so
all the actors and actresses were letter
perfect in their parts, except Miss Ter
ry. Try as she would, she could not
memorize the lines. Irving kept his
patience as long as possible and then an
nOunced his intention of abandoning the
play.
The failing power of Miss Terry 8
memory was first noticed here last year
when she appeared in two new one-act
pieces, Journeys End in Lovers Meet
ing" and "Godefroi and Yolande'' In
both these pieces Miss Terry was in
variably fluffy" In her celebrated roles
this loss of mel:ory was not SO no.
ticeable, for from having played the parts
so often the lines had become engrafted
on her brain, but there was one memora-
BILE night last year in 1.-The Merchant of
Venice when Miss Terry tripped up and
| came almost to full stop in the middle
of THE quality of mercy Who will
replace Miss Terry at the Lyceum is not
known, but it is said that Julia Arthur
stands a very fair chance of getting
the place Of leading woman. Miss Ar
thur, however, only a short time ago
signed a contract to star in this country
next year in Mrs. Burnett's "A Lady of
Quality"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
SimDly Crushed Him.

Two years ago, says writer Ill Lon
don Answers. | was returning from the
Isle of Man via Fleetwood. Whilst
was waiting for my train for Yorkshire,
/ saw the Liverpool train off.
Just rs the engine WAS ready for de-
parturc, a man came rushing up Mt the
last moment with the intention of getting
straight into the train. but he was
stopped by the ticket examiner. But
considering time too precious to find MS
ticket, he jumped the ratings and got
into the last carriage, let down the win
dow. fastened the door, and politely put
his fingers to his nose ut the porter. just
rs the engine whistled.
Imagine his dismay when he found the
carriage was not coupled with the train,
and the way he stepped out of the car.
rage and had to pass the grinning porter
and spectators.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
Marriage in the Future.

A man said to me not long ago, "What
has got into the girls? Has it become
the fashion to economize? All the incest
girls l know are talking of the value of
money and of how much is wasted un-
thinkingly. Are we poor bachelors to
take courage and believe that we can af-
ford one Of these beautiful luxuries in
wives?"
Alas! 1t is anything but hint to
take courage, for this heavenly phase of
the new woman means that when she
has learned that she can support herself,
so that in case her riches take wings she
need not be forced to drudge at uncon-
genial employment, or. to marry for Il
home-it means that she will be more
particular than ever in the kind Of a
man she marries. For in fitting herself
for marriage she is learning quite as well
the kind of husband she ought to have:
And she will not be as apt to marry d
man on account of his clothes, or be-
cause he dances divinely, as once she
might have done.ss,s5g .s.a...:.,.s.
do not mean to say that the new
woman will not marry. point Of fact
she Ntll, i properly urged BY the right
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
TRADE IN CANDY.
The Business of Supplying Confectionery
to Our People Grows Fast.

Ahe DHsihSHs IA
to Our People Grows Fast.
n candid but not complimentary Eng
iish tourist, i'll writing his "reminiscences.
some years ago. of his travels in tl,..
United States. alluded to the people of
America as "a nation of candy eaters.
seeming TO imply thereby that more cam
| dy in proportion to the population was
| eaten in the United States than i'll any
other country.
In fact this criticism of the Englisl,
| traveller was inaccurate. for not only does
| the amount of candy eaten in the 'ni,ed
! States bear a modest proportion to the
amount consumed, per capita. in other
| lands, but Il considerable amount Of
| American candy is exported to other
! countries. In 1895 the United States ex-
| ported candy valued at S712.552. and in
| 1896 the export was worth SSO0.0l0. In
| 1890 there were 1921 candy establish
| ments. employing 27.212 hands, at an ex-
pense of S11,G33,i46 in wages. The
| value of the product was S55.997. 101.
The market for American candy has
| been widened by the systematic develop
| ment of the sugar interests of the United
States and by the tariff regulations de-
signed to exclude from the American
market, as much as possible. the impor-
tation of foreign confectionery. Before
the adoption of the so-calied Mckinley
tariff bill in 1890 the custom house duty
Oh sugar, canda! and confectionery, IN
GLIDING chocolate" was : cents pound.
but by the Mckinley tariff bill it was
raised to II cents a pound. Under the
Wilson tariff bill tariff of 35 per cent.
| ad valorem was introduced. The facili
ties for manufacturing candy in this
country are numerous and important.
There is, first of all, an abundance of
sugar. The other ingredients are all
available. and there is an enormous home
| market for candy in the United States
Vcracious historians give figures in cor
roboration of their contention that at
the beginning of this century the city of
Philadelphia was the headquarters of the
American confectionery trade and had
more than twelve establishments devoted
to the manufacture OF candies. New
York and Boston came next. but for
more. than half century Philadelphia
kept the lead. and even at present Phila-
delphia candies are among experts what
Baltimore oysters are among lovers of
shellfsh. The confectionery business in
the United States was for Il considerable
time i'll the hands of Frcnchmcn. hut il
has now almost passed into the control
Of Low Germbans of Plattd"utschers.-
Now Vort- Nun
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
Preferred to be in Debt,

The late Judge Asa Packer believed
that rich man ought to be in debt, be-
cause it helped him to maintain his
credit. He himself lived up to this prin-
ciple, and even today there is an in
debtedness on the Packer estate, DELHI
erately contracted by him. One day,
while he was in the Lehigh Valley Of
fee, in conversation with one of his Of
ficials, the subject of conversation turned
upon his large Indebtedness, and the lat
ter questioned him as to why he main
tanned such q large Indebtedness when
he could so easily wipe it out. Taking
his cigar out Of his mouth, the judge
replied that he did it to maintain his
credit. "Were l." said he, ''to wipe out
my indebtedness and at some future time
see al opportunity to make a large sum
Of money and attempt to borrow, every
body would marvel and say Judge Pack
er is borrowing money. As it is, I can
borrow almost any amount and no ques-
tons are asked or comments made"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
TO CLEAN LACES.
Three or Four Methods Described-But
You Must Exercise Great Care.

Nothing is more destructive to laces than
careless washing. Where the lace is rare
or expensive OF course it is always the
better plan to turn it over to q trust
worthy establishment ri,ar makes a spc-
cialty Of cleaning ANA repairing such ar
ticles, but with the less expensive luccs
the cleaning can III we'll be done at home
1t is not "A difficult nor tedious task.
but one requiring care and the use Of
proper materials.
Real lace and driicatr silk acs.s arc
easily clcancd by the u>t of bcuzinr,
gasoline or naphtha. But as these ar
tices are intiammub]e it is better to use
them in room where there is no fire.
Basic the lace smoothly on 4 piece Of
thin muslin. being careful to leave a good
margin IF the muslin on ali sides of the
lace. Put the gasolin" ia a bowl and
dousc the lace and muslin up and down
in it rapidly. If the gasoline becomes
dirty put the lace into another vessel
and pour fresh gasoline over it. Dip it
up and down. being careful to keep the
lace OH the under side until it is perfectly
clean. Then stretch the cloth. with the
lace uppermost, on Il clean table and So
cure it with few tacks or pins. This
should lie placed in Il room where 10
dust will fall Oil it and allowed to re-
main all day. for while it will dry III Il
short time. a days airing will be necss-
SdTS 10 De III Oh tut door. II tnS "a ~dJ-
line that has been used is set aside for
few hours the dirt will all settle to the
bottom, and the clear gasoline can br
poured off and used again to wash silk
kid gloves or anything that Cannot be:
washed III water.
Yet another way is to sew the i.,.s'
carefully Oh Il bottle or some such article
covered for the purpose and soak il III
hot soapsuds into which have been pat a
few drops of ammonia or Kerosene. III
such cases the water may he brought
to boil. but where the color OF the lace
is to be preserved. boiling or even cx-
ceedingly hot water should be avoided
When the lace has become perfectly
clean the bottle should be removed frur,
the water and set aside or hung ZIP to
dry in place free from dust. This
method, though perhaps q little Llore
tedious than the other. is exceedingly
| good. and makes the lace look fresh and
new without the suspicion of an ndor.
Another way is to sew the laceS care
fully on a cloth. which must then ~.
stretched and tackled to Il table. then g,
chalk wet with ammonia and water.
After the lace and cloth have thoro l.liy
dried the chalk may lie shaken ont. T.,
have the very best results when tying
| this plan the drying should be done b5
| the sun.
Still another way of drying lac IS IS
Well as other delicate fabrics which cam
not be successfully ironed is by pr,>>inS
them smoothly. while yet Wet. on :. wiz
| dow pane or marble slab This .,ill Oh
waite all necessity of ironing. and tLey
will appear fresh and new.-New York
| Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02

In reply to the question: Is it wise for
man, to deny himself, and get along
with a few hours sleep day, to do
more work? Tesla, the great electrician,
replied: THAT is a great mistake
hours to be awake, and the fewer Of
these he uses up each day the more
days they will last that is, the longer he
will live. believe that man might
live 200 years if he would sleep most of
the time. That is why negroes often
live to advanced old age, because they
sleep so much. 1t is said that Glad
stone sleeps seventeen hours every day;
that is why his faculties are still unim-
paired in spite of his great age. The
proper way to economize life is to sleep
every moment that is not necessary or
desirable that You should be awake,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
TEN YEARS OF DIETARY AGONY.
All Because Wife and Husband Failed to
Sneak Frankly

l know an Angelina who loathes roast
mutton. 1t is actual penancc to her to
sit at table graced by this particular
food. In a small household it is not
convenient always to have Il second dish,
and for ten years this poor woman inn
molatcd herself at least once Il week on
the altar of Wifcly duty. So nauseous to
her was this particular dish that she
could never get through the few mouth
fuls she forced herself to eat without
liberal helping of red currant jelly.
At the end of ten years she happened
to say, quite casually: We'll. | think
we will have roast mutton; you are so
fond of it,
Edwin looked up in mild surprise. II
Il fond of roast mutton?' he said. "Oh,
you are quite mistaken. Angelina; l only
cat it to please you. I dislike it rather
than otherwise
So ten years of self-immolation had
passed merely for the want of putting
the question plainly.-,John Strange Win
ter in London Society.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
A Curious Electrical Accident.

The power house at Thirteenth aad
Mount Vernon streets. rhiladephia
from which the Union Traction COM
pany operated Il half dozen of its lines
of trolley cars, was destroyed by fire on
the evening of March 3.
About 6 O'Clock some of the employees
We're swinging big crane AROUND, ahd
the iron chain hanging from the arm
struck Il generator The blow smashed
the generator and violent explosion fol-
lowed. The breaking of the generator
blew out every circuit and wrecked all
the dynamoS which were running
Following the explosion. fire started
and Quilted the building and destroyed
the eight dynamos or rendered them use
less. The dynam0S were the property Of
the Westinghouse Electric company. rs
the traction company said that they vera
not working properly, and had therefore
never accepted them. and the Westins-
house company were running them az
their own expense. pending some decision
in the matter. The loss is about $780,
600. principally on the valuable machin-
cry in the building. The power house
was Il large brick structure. covered Il
third of the block. and contained eight
dynamos and other valuable machinery.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
The Way a Costume is Worn.

Over and over again the past grand
mistresses of the art of dressing tell
their sisters that appearance depends not
SO much on what is worn as on how it is
worn. Little Miss Flyaway in a gown
from Paris. all chiffon and ribbon and
daintiness generally, will look tawdry
when she is placed beside the careful
young person in cloth frock of Ameri-
can make. But then little Miss Flyaway
has dressed in hurry. A button hangs
by loose thread from her boot and her
boots themselves look slightly worn: she
has split her glove at that delicate Juno
ture of palm and thumb. One of her
hairpins is falling out, the union between
the skirt and waist of her frock seems
only temporary in character.
The other young person. on the other
hand, has taken time to put every hair
pin where it belongs, firmly and lasting
~; her boot buttons are secure; her boots
themselves very dainty; she keeps them
on shape protecting trees" when they
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02

the air and his shaggy head shaking In
fury. tried to move off to one side,
but that was no use, for the dogs kept
coming towards me whichever way
turned. 1t is said to be impossible to
kill buffalo which is coming head on,
but saw something had to be done
mighty quick, so dropped to my knee
and plugged him square in the forehead.
He fell dead in his tracks, and am now
convinced that any man who says a
buffalo cannot be shot through the skull
IS, EoNn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
SCIENTIFIC EGG HUNTER.
After Many Years of Search He Ha.
Finally Reen Successful.


Finally Reen Successful.
Scientists are offering congra tula tons
to DR.. Arthur Wiley ON the success of
his search for the eggs of the pearly
nautilus. The pearly nautilus is the only
living representative Of the great group
Of extinct animals whose shells are
known as ammonites. So rare were
specimens of the animal itself that TWEEN
ty years ago 500 was paid in London for
two preserved in spirit. The structure Of
the animal is extremely curious, and an
account of it formed the first scientific
memoir produced by Sir Richard Owen.
Setting out two years and half ago for
the South seas, DR.. Wiley proceeded first
to Ralum, New Britain, where he spent a
year trapping the nautilus in seventy
fathoms Of water, and dredging in vain
for it's eggs. He then tried a station on
the coast of New Guinea, where he was
nearly drowned By the capsizing of his
small craft. After passing through New
Caledonia, he arrived last summer in
Lifu, one of the Loyalty islands, where
nautilus can be captured in three faith
q large submarine cage, in which he kept
specimens of nautilus, feeding them daily.
In December last his patient endeayors
were rewarded. Some of the nautilus
spawned in the cage, and he was able
to obtain abundant samples of the eggs.
Each egg is as large as a grape and is
deposited separately by the mother nau-
titus. 1t is expected that by this time
DR.. Wiley has obtained the young in all
stages of growth.-Pittsburg Dispatch