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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
Satin to he the Race

The patriarchs' ball may be safely
taken as an index Of fashion, this be-
ing New York's highest social function
The elite of the metropolis, the select
and secluded four hundred. dance tn,
cotillion for the cdifcation of the outside
world. and incidentally. 10 doubt. iry
their own enjoyment.
The costumes of the maids and mat
ronS Of the patrarhS' cotilinn are ar-
crptcd as furnishing the correct cXl,rcs-
sion of fashionable rainlct as inter
prctcd by swrlldom. and the Patriarchs
exhibition is valuable to the swift dry
goods man on this account
1t is safe to say that Six-scvriithS of
all the elegant gowns described in tn,
press reports of the occasion were built
upon foundations of satin with al,
occasional brocadc and here and
there a plain velvet. Certainly this
establishes beyond Il question the SIT
premary of satin as the faShionail;
leader in swell ballroom apparel; The
marked prc,lumillancr of white SatinS is
another significant feature. the ratio of
white to color being not less than three
in four. 50 that white satin has SET upon
it in Il special manner the seal of SWoll
approval. Rro"adc in large designs were
mildly favored. an occasional D"lu de
sCic that may be lcGitimatcly claSsptl as
satin-Surfaccd goods. and plain vclvc,s
comprise the total of noticeable fabrics.
Among the garniturcs. chitfols and la,t>
showed will in the ead.-Excllangv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22

There are three varieties of coal mined
in Wyoming. which are as follows Btu
minous looking and noucokinS,, scmi-ti-
luminous and Ignite.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22

{ r = s ~ / Z
companions, Walter Jones, a young maj,
who was passing, ran to the scene.
Pushing out hoard to afford a secure
footing, he Owed through the hole, with,
out even removing his coat. He, too,
vanished, and only a few scattered bulb
bles marked the place where he went
down. - j.. :. .z$s ~. :, :. HI sss
The crowd watched brea thlessly. There
Was o S'i i.ro s" sn =" ~ nr I3st
ice from another opening twenty or thir-
ty feet below. A human head was
forced upward through it. A voice
called for help. It was the head and
Intervening distance under the Ice.
Tightly held in his grasp was the uncon-
scious form of the Stevens boy, and
when both had been hauled out Il cheer
Went llp. Jones was soon himself again,
but the lad he saved was nearly dead.
For time his life was despaired of, but
the doctors finally resuscitated him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
ELKS TO REPLACE HORSES.
An Eastern Oregon Man Pounds Il Novel
Industry.

an Eastern oregon Wan rounds Novel
Industry.
Eli T.. Chamberlain. secretary anu gen
eral manager Of the Western Mining COM
pany operating in the John Day country.
L ma tila county Or. left for his home la st
evening, after passing several days iii
Portland, SAYS the OregOniun. The
mountains in our country are the natural
home of the elk he said to reporter.
The grass there. upon which they sub
sist. is highly nutritious. and hundreds
Of these animals. together with bear and
deer, make their homes in the Businesses
of our mountains. Elk is the principal
game, and the great number in which
they are found has led me to engage in
what think will prove a profitable bust
ness. This is simply the capture and do
mestication of these noble animals. In
an Enclosure far mp. i'll the mountains,
and our purpose is this winter to catch
what elk we can and tame them for do
mestic purposes. Their capture is an
easy matter when the heavy SNOW falls,
and our object will be to make captives
"f the yearlings, and then break them in.
as one would Il horse, for driving pur-
poses. -t>....,. $500.
\ pair of COW cks will travel 100
miles without showing the least sign of
fatigue, if allowed their own gait but it
would be unfortunate to. put them on Il
run. Properly broken. any woman could
drive them. 1t is our purpose to take
them to work under. harness, and then
breed them for the market. We have
such inducements offered us FROM the
East that it is certain that the invest
ment can be made a paying one, as we
are offered good prices for such teams
as we may deliver. a well-broken team
of COW elks will be worth at last $500,
and the novelty will prove SO great in the
East that the business is bound to prove
productive.
'Outside of this, elk meat is in demand,
and the carcass Of a good-sized elk will
readily bring $75 for table purposes, and
this is where the bull elk will come in.
l leave for the John Day country tonight,
and, on arriving there, expect that my
partner in this new enterprise will have
all the arrangements made for the. OK
pected haul of clks, and in another sea
son we will have thoroughly broken
teams for driving to ship East 1t will
cause sensation. and those with the
money to, patronize such a fad will be
able to drive their elk teams just the
same as horses, and the animals are sure
to make fine appearance
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
Passing of the Watchdog.

''rhc place. of y watchdog on farm
or country pluce," said States ATTORNEY
McGuire the other day in making some
observations about mad dogs, might be
very well taken by peacocks and guinea
fowls. / long since adopted pencocks
along to guard my place, and nothing can
come around the premises night or day
without causing an alarm from them.
They arc more Watchful than any dog
l ever owned. My experience with
g,ineas has not been so extensive, but |
believe they are also sure to give an
alarm. or rather IL good many alarms.
it a strange man or beast should venture
near them by night or day. Perhaps the
days of the watchdog would be numbered
it it were generally known how well pea
cocks and guinea fowls would take his
place. Then. certainly. with fewer dogs,
there would he less hydrophobia.
The statement of Mr.. Mctiuirc as to
the WatrhfulncSs Of peacocks was horne
out by numerous Howard county farm.
CTS. among tho number being County Com
mission"rs Hess, Dorsey and Smith and
Mr.. James l.. Hobbs. who su,wrintcn,ls
the farming operations of Senator Cor
man. MIR. Hobbs stated that he had long
ago discovered what excellent protection
peacocks afford about the place, and
down ON the senator's farm he always
keeps six or eight OF them to guard the
premises. SO it appears that pcacocks
are useful as we'll as ornamental F)ii-
cott City, Md, dispatch to st. Louis
Globe Democrat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
IN A FOWLS CRAW.
Ducks Peculiar Diet Leads to y Isic'
Cola EiscUvery.

Ducks Peculiar Diet Leads to y Rici,
Cola discovery.
News comes from .iinslir. Lewis cnlli-
ty. Wash. that Mrs. y. Henderson last
week found several pieces ''punkin ss'~d"
gold in the craw Of IL duck she had PUP
chased of Il local butcher The r"cc,;
were larger than /, fat S.tl and H., ,ife..I
as though they had been in the ducks
storage department for some lime
Male members Of the Henderson fam
lily began an immediate investigation.
They found the duck had been scored
from Il N'inlock firm. who in turn had
purchased it Of settlers living in Inc
CuWlltZ valley. east of Winluck.
Near their ranch i range of hills rises
up from the valley. 1t was decided 10
do some prospecting among these hills
and an expedition WAS organized. Late
last week the prospectorS' search was rp-
warded by the finding of several quartz
seams near together at a point about
seven miles from Winlock: Charles
sons are reported to have made the lucky
discovery. They Staked ont claims and
then returned home for provisions and
tools with whir: to do development
work.
Since then snow has covered the hills
but If it does not get too deep !, shaft
will he sunk this winter. The quartz
found appears TO be rich in gold. and rs
says are now being made. From til"
way the seams run it is believed ,:iat
they will form into one wild" vein :; short
distance below the surface.
The find has caused considerable *
element at Winlork. Sever; ducks and
geese in the valley have subsequently
been killed 10 prove the Henderson story
from Ainslie. In one Of these coarse
gold identical in character with that
first found. WAS discovered
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
Luck Has Never Helped Any Person.

In replying to the query. Does not
luck sometimes play goodly part in Il
mans success?" Edward W. BOX. in the
January Ladies' Home Journal. says:
Never. Henry Ward Beechrr an
swered this question once for all when
he said: no man prospers III this world
by luck, unless it be the luck of getting
up early. working hard, and maintaining
honor and integrity What so often
seems. to many young men. on the sur
face as being luck in Il mans career, is
nothing more than hard work done ut
some special time. The idea that luck is
II factor in Il mans success has ruined
thousands; it has never helped Il single
person. \ fortunate chance comes to il
young man sometimes just at the right
moment. And that some people cali
luck But that chance was given him
because be had ut some time demon
strated the fact that he was the right
man for the chance That is the only
luck there is. Work hard, demonstrate
your ability. and show to others that if
an opportunity comes within your grasp
you are able to use it,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
a Society EdCCa:iOn.

why would it not be WE'LL" said a
clever woman, half sarc;,Stcally and half
in earnest. ito Introduce the fashionable
game of the day into tho curriculum of Il
modern young lady's education: For in
stance, just now it might he golf. \
young woman who cXceis i'll this popular
sport obtains much more notice and is
deemed far more desirable as a colnDar-
ion than a proficient in music or IN ar
fist of merit. \ young woman who rides
straight across the country need never
really care If she knows much about sci
cncc or history, 1t really seems absurd
to sec the way Il woman who pXcrlS in
sport is talked about and the interest she
cxcitcs. But since it is so, why not ma Ike
it a part of education?
"Why teach girl music and spend
time and money over What will never be
of any use or advantage? How much
better it would be if she were taught
games scientifically, so that she could
play them with credit to herself and
pleasure to others. My own prejudice is
in favor of good, "ld-f;ishioDel rlura-
ticn, but when one secs the fuss that is
made over our women athletes, ! an,
obliged to ask myself. if it is the spirit
of the age, why they fight against it =:
Why should not the instructors of the
new girl seek rather to direct this super
tluous energy, or whatever it is. and. rec
ognizing the altered condition Of things,
out-Hcrod Hcrod:'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22

= During the recent cold weather in
Wyoming elk fed from the mountains
and mingled With cattle among the foot
hills -. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
Direct Connected Apparatus.

Our English contemporaries evidently
voice the feeling of English msnufae-
turerS. and incidentally "lrt the cat out
of the bag, in railing with grea: wall
against tn" Importation into England.
duty free. of American direct connect
cd engine hylamos
The Electrical Review ,I.on,lnn, leads
i'll the cry OF distress. taking for its text
the follow ing: ~ few months ago.
American lighting and power stations
were considered as national asylums for
the makers and sellers Of leather betting,
and not by any means the least instruc-
out the direct coupled plant as a modern
development of American practice.
whereas. Notwithstanding that Edison
long ago produced direct coupled plants.
it was on this side of the water that the
advantages of direct coupling were first
fully explained and insisted on
Aside from a rather bright, if imms-
Stoned editorial uttcranve. We are pre-
scented by the Review with more admi>-
sions i'll even the brief quotation above
than We usually get in like space under
like provoc:,t;on First. we learn that
American machinery is sold in England
right along. whereas that of English
make is better: next, we secure an add
mission that Edison has actually done
something besides blow on Il big tin horn
an extraordinary admission. And last,
but by no means least. the Electrical
Journal is vin,licatcd in its oft-reiterated
contention that Americans invent things
and put them t. week. and EsliShmen
immediately proceed to tell more or less
fuddlingly. how it all come about.-Elec-
tr;,,o! .IODrOnl
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
How Grant Became T.. s.

Up to the start for West Point, Grant
had been Hiram Ulysses or II. Ulysses
Grant. says Hamlin Garland in Nc
Clure's Magazine. The young traveller
required y trunk, and Thomas Walker,
Il local 'gelius was the man to make it,
on the cover. in big brass tacks. the in
itials II. Z. G. james Marshall. Ulys-
SEES cousin. went to help him carry the
new trunk home. Ulysses looked at the
big glaring letters Il won't have that
So" he said. ut spells hug The boys
would plague me about it, And he
thereupon shifted the middle name. and
became Ulysses II. Grant. and SO he
went forth into the world.
Point, on the 29th of May, as ~. H.
Grant and the same day reported to
the adjutant, George G. Waggaman, de-
posted $4S, and signed his nane Ulysses
Hiram Grant. His name as reported
from Washington, however, was Z. s.
Grant. and the error arose in this way:
Thomas Hamer received the letter of
Jesse Grant only tho day before the
close of his term, and being much hur-
ried, sat down at once and wrote to Seq
rotary Of War Poinsett. asking for the
appointment of his neighbours son. He
knew the boys name to be Ulysses. and
inferred that his middle name was Simp-
son. SO filled in the application. and thus
it stood when Ulysses faced the adju-
tant
He asked to have it changed, but was
told it was impossible without the con-
sent of the SECRETARY of war.
Every well,' he said; IL came here to
enter the military academy, and enter
shall. AN initial more or less does not
natter He was known to the Govern
mcnt thereafter as U. S. Grant.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
A Freak Fish.

4 freak fish was recently found dying
on the beach at Tillamook, Or. The
body was an exact counterpart Of an in
tercollegiate football, though mu.i,
larger. The mouth, which takes up one
half of the body was provided with a
beak. like that of an eagle. This Deak
was of bone and very hard. When OK
tended the jaws reached about Is inches
and were provided with double rows of
teeth. The body, which was about Is
inches in length, exclusive of the heak,
which was. 5 inches long, was covered
with tough skin, studded with short,
heavy horns. Near the center of the
body were the eyes. two green blazing
specks. The fish also had Il tail. some
thing like that of the beaver, The tail
was provided with Il keel.
The fish had eight arms, each about
5 feet in length. Each arm was fitted
with tiny teeth. set in many cup-shaped
cavities. Unlike the octopus, or devil
fish, the Tillamook monsters arms were
not provided with suckers. The teeth
doubtless answered the same purpose.
The arms projected. four on cash side
of the body. AT the end of each arm
was a toothed mouth. The arms could
be drawn nearly the whole length into the
body. They were perhaps ~ inches in
diameter.
The fish was dragged up on the beach.
but no one seemed to care to take pos
session of it, aud it fioated out to- sea the
next day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
HIS SON AS A BURNT SACRIFICE.

Religious Maniac in the Nutmeg State
Develops d + cu1iar Insanity.
Believing that he had been commanded
to propitiatt th. inhabitants If tic spit
it world. ages! Isaac ii. Douglass attempt.
cd to offer up his 3u-:"ir-;,,i son as :,
burnt sacrifice ut tolun1uWn. Conn.,
Douglass. who was formerly Il wcll-tu-
do farmer of N'illStri. Conn. moved to
Nuiuntnwn several years ago. He had
recently been making his home with his
niece. Mrs. John Tanner. ana has de-
vclolml peculiar religious mania
The other morning he talked invs.ssant-
IL about the spirits who had visited him
during the night. Socn after hrca kfaxt
he walked to his sons house and picking
up an AK. he frllri the latter TO the
kitchen floor While. his son lay pros
tratc he struck him three heavy blows
upon the head. Then, thinking his son
dead. he kindlcd i fire in the kitchen
stove. AS soon as it was burning
brightly he took off the top Of the stove
and WAS preparing 10 burn his sons
body in it when ntighl'"rs. who had seen
smoke pouring out of the kitchen Will
dow. appeared and SciZc,! him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
TOURISTS SOUTHWARK BOUND.
FINDING THEIR WAY DOWN FROM
THE FROZEN NORTH,

Passenger Men Report Increasing
TraVeI-HOme Owners Are First to
COme-PIeasure Seekers wait for
February-SOciety Says That Is the
MOnth-Mr. VI. +. Plant Thinks Her
Decree Unfair-The New Sleeping
Car Line-It Brings Earlier West
ern Travel.
The passenger department. of the Plant
system reports good tourist traffic. The
season has opened and seekers for health
and pleasure are coming south from the
east and west. 1t is not known how the
business thus far compares with that up
to the same time last year, but 1t is thought
it has been equally as good. Until state
ments of the traffic can be seen, a compa-
rison of the two periods will not be posi-
bic.
Those who are now coming to the south
are owners of winter homes. 1t is al
ways the case with the movement to be
first started by this class. October and
November are usually the months in which
the owners of southern winter homes be-
gin to arrive for the season. Next month
will see the tourist business greatly in
creased.
1t is in January and February that there
is heavy traffic, The pleasure seekers
then come down from the north in crowds.
1t is in recognition of the time society as
signs for the southern trips that the rail-
roads put on their splendid vestibuled
trains from the east. This is Jan. II, but
the real business is on at about the same
time in February
Second Vice President NJ. f. Plant of
the Plant system, when in Savannah a
few days ago, said he thought it a pity
that society's decree should be so inexora-
BILE regarding the time permitted its vota-
ries for their recreations at the south
why, now and in April and May
said Mr. Plant, are the best times in the
south. 1t is then that the weather is
most pleasant and the northern people
miss a great deal by thinking that it is
only the months of mid-winter that can
be enjoyably spent here"
The movement of the tourists from the
west to the south begins earlier than that
from the east 1t is for the accommoda-
ton of passengers who already show their
inclination to journey to southern lati-
tudes that the new sleeping car service
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28

was President Milton Smith of the Louis
Vile and Nashville. He was backed up
in his opposition to the line by the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and ST. Louis. There
were a number of people who were ready
to bet after the trouble in meeting had
gotten abroad, that the line would be
short-lived. Two months was given as
the limit OF its existence, the wise ones
saying that the opposition of the Louis
vile and Nashville would make it to
the interest of the Central and the Plant
system to defer to the wishes of that
great power in railroad matters. The
officials of the two roads interested, how
ever, say that the line is on to stay for
the winter. They are advertising the
new route In a way to indicate that it
is to be permanent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
COLORED CYCLISTS PUT IN JAIL.
The Reckless Riders Who Ran Down
Watson Dempsey Punished.

The Reckless Riders Who Ran Down
Watson Dempsey Punished.
William Henry and Charles Dobson, two
negro boys held at the police barracks
for the last week awaiting the result of
the injuries of Watson Dempsey, a
small white boy, recently knocked down
by the negroes on bicycles, were tried
By the recorder yesterday and fined $40
each. The fines were neither paid nor Sc
cured, and the negroes went to Jail for
thirty days.
1t was shown by several who were in
the vicinity of Liberty and Habersham
streets at the time of the accident that
the negroes were scorching down Liberty
street at a lively rate. In making the
turn into Habersham street young Demp-
sey was struck, and for a time was
thought to have been fatally injured. lie
was removed to his home on Perry street
and had not been out until yesterday,
when attending the police court as a wit
ness against the negroes. A censurabl
neglect was that the riders did not ring
their bells, as required by ordinance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
The Sale Starts
TOMORROW.
1t means a great saving of money to
the men and boys of Savannah.
WITH MUSIC AND REGULATIONS.
Mrs. SiIva's and Miss Beckwith's
Saturdays Reception,

The Saturday afternoon reception of
Mrs. May L. Silva and Miss Mary label
Beckwith, was held yesterday. and those
who visited their studio found pleasure
in the impromptu programme.
There were quite a number of ladies'
and gentlemen present, and all were
warmly appreciative of the talent, musical
and histrlonic, displayed. Mr. and Mrs
Wilton Lackaye and Mr.. Lackayes lead
ing man, Mr.. Kearney, were present, and
the last named was very clever in hui
morous recitation.
Mrs. c. d. Nize. whose notes for rich
ness and quality are uneXcelled among Sa-
vannah singers, added to the occasion.
Mr.. T. Lloyd owens delighted his audi
ence with solo. The Charmed Cup"
as sung by Mrs. Silva, was one of the
gems of the afternoon.
Miss Beckwith's talents as a reader were
shown to advantage in Brownings Youth
and Art"
Refreshments were served, and their
daintiness made an agreeable addition to
the entertaining programme.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
BEAUCuAMP AT THE Y. Nj. c. A.

To Address the Association on the
Universal Question.
Hon. Lou ]. Beauchamp, who has de-
lighted all who have heard him in his
lectures at the Guards hall, will make
the address at the Young MEMS Christian
Association this afternoon at o'clock.
Mr. Beauchamp has selected for his
topic, "A Universal Question" To quote
from the San Jose (Cal) News: ut seems
that Mr. Beauchamp cannot help being
interesting, no matter what he talks about
He was evidently born that way and is
not to blame. If he was not designed by
nature for a lecturer, he would probably
have been a star of stars as a comedian
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28

POLICE TO DRILL OFTENER.
Military Maneuvers and the Use OF
Arms Practiced.

From now on the drills Of the police will
be more frequent. 1t has been decided to
have them twice a week, the men being
divided so there will be about forty in
each squad. 1t is the purpose of the de-
partment to continue the weekly drills
until The members of the force are in
thorough touch with their duties in this
connection.
Assistant Chief of Police Reilly will di-
vide the time drilling in the flank move
ments and with the rifles The recent
addition of several new men to the de-
partment adds considerably and the pur-
pose is TO give close attention to military
matters.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
To Answer for His Evil.

c. c. Stanley, colored, charged with i'm
plication in the recent attack on Sam
Bradley, colored, who was seriously stab
bed and is now in the hospital, has been
captured by the police. When arraigned
in the police court yesterday for trial the
case was continued until Bradley suhf-
GENTLY RECEIVERS to be at the hearing as
a witness. The principal assailant was
Jake Small, notorious criminal, who has
also been arrested and is awaiting a hear
ing.