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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
The Wonderful Mauser Buliet,

asked the major about the chara cter
OF the mounds made by the Mauser bull
let.
I'm some respects he said, "the Man.
SIR bullet showed itself most mercful.
Except at short range it made a clean
small hole, with very little tearing of the
tissues or splintering of bones. 1t fire.
Iuently happened that men shot through
the body felt very little inconvenience for
some time after and were able to walk a
mile or two to the rear, or even to 20 on
fighting. Men walked into the hospital
station station shot through the bowels, shot
thruSh the stomach, shot through the
lungs, and many of them recovered. We
nave had men recover who were shot
through the liver or the kidneys. and that
was something unheard of before this
war. And 1t was remarkable to see how
the arteries would recede from before a
Mauser bullet and avoid rupture. There
We're many cases where I could put NV
hnger into wound and feel the artery
pulsating, and yet there was no puncture.
Fhere was a cavalryman in the Rough
Riders fight-1 have this on the authori-
ty of another doctor-who was shot
through the heart in the charge, but did
not know it.
I'm afraid I'm hurt. lieutenant he
called out. putting his hand over his
breast.
'''(io back to the rear, said the officer
Not while I've got any breath in me-
I" fight answered the soldier. And it
seems an established fact that this man
continued in the charge for nearly 500
yards, before he dropped TO the ground
dead
What was the effect of the Mauser
bullet at short range"'
1T was terrible, for at short range tho
Nauscr bullet explodes; there is no oues-
ton about this. l do not mean that i
rXplodes like gunpowder by chemical
change, but it explodes physically, Just
as I: grndstonc may fly to pieces. You
see. during it's early flight the bullet
which is shaped like long bean, wob.
hlfs as a top does from side to side. Lat
or on it takes Il steady horizontal posi-
ton and then makes a clean wound. but
ii it enters Il body while webbing it
mushrooms out, if may so express it.
and the projecting fragments work
frghtful havoc in bone or tissue. | saw
man in Go. G. Sergt. Inmen, who was
struck in the head early in the fight, He
was right On the fring-line and must
have got a bullet before it had taken it's
steady roise of flight. At any rate the
wound in his skull looked as if it had
been smashed with hammer, and he
died few hours ater"-Cleyeland Moi
fett's Camp Stories in Lesles Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
DANGER OF ELECTROLYSIs.
Some of the Effects of Stray Electric
Currents ON Iron Structures. 4


AT the recent monthly meeting of the
American Institute of Electricai Enai-
neers, which was held at the rooms Of
the American Society of Mechanical En-
glneers III New York, a paper was read
by A. A. knudson which presented the
results OF an electrical survey of the bor
oMgh of Manhattan with regard to the
effect of electrical currents upon water
pipes, gasplpes, elevated railway pillars
aud the metal foundations Of buildings.
Inc hrst tests were made OH LenoX ay-
enue, beginning near the power station of
tne metropolitan Street railway at One
Hundred and Forty-sixth street, says the
New YORK Times report of the paper and
showed unmistakable signs of a leakage
Of the electric railway current from the
rails of the road to both water and gas
pipes so far down as One Hundred and
Ninth street. This leakage was traced
almost entirely to the Union Railway
company,s overhead trolley line, which
crosses LenoX avenue at One Hundred
and Thirty-ffth street. The tests showed
that some of the rails of the Union Rail-
way company's line had been partially de-
stroyed by. the action of the electric cur
rent, which was also shown to pass from
the ends of the trolley wires at Eighth
avenue to the elevated road pillars and
down Eighth avenue for some distance. :.
Other tests i'll the lower part of the city
revealed the presence of full-fledged troll
ley current below Rector and Greenwich
streets, which was found to have escaped
from the Manhattan terminus of the over
head trolley crossing the Brooklyn bridge.
The escaping current could only have
found its way so far south of the bridge
by means of underground water and gas
pipes and the metallic foundations of
buildings.
Mr.. Knudson quoted from some ex-
tensive tests made in Dayton, O., to show
that 1t was a mistake to suppose that
cast iron cannot be attacked and de-
stroyed in time by railway currents, and
to emphasize the penalty to which u city
is subjected through permitting such con
ditions to exist so long that they may
shorten the life of valuable city property.
In conclusion he said:
Il have purposely avoided celebrating
any particular scheme for preventing
damage by stray railway currents, for
the reason that methods are perfectly
well known to railway companies for con-
timing currents to their proper conductors.
such as efficient bonding and providing
return that will leave no inducement for
the current to seek underground pipes in
preference to legitimate conductor. It
is simply question of additional ex-
pense.
1T is my opinion that ordinary caution
should be made in every city by compe-
tent parties, where a trolley road using a
ground return is in operation, and the re-
ports placed before those having authori-
ty to deal with the matter. In this way
threatened damage by e!ectrolysis to wa
ter and other pipes. as we'll as to bridges,
might be arrested and finally controlled"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
The Suicidal Seal Industry,

We We're criminally slow in taking pos
session of the Alaskan islands after their
purchase from Russia, says David Starr
Jordan in the Atlantic. In 1868. abou,
100000 skins of young males (worth per.
haps $2.OOO,OOO the property of the gov
ernment, were openly stolen by enterpris.
ing poachers from San Francisco. AS only
snpertluous males were taken. this on
slaught caused no injury in the herd. II
was simply the conversion to private uses
of SO much public property. or just plain
stealing. After 1868 the Pribilof islands
yielded u regular annual quota of 100000
skins for twenty years, when 'pelagic
sealing" or the killing of females at sea,
was begun. and rapidly cut down the
herd. This suicidal Industry originated
in the United States, but adverse public
opinion and adverse statutes finally drove
it from our ports, and it was central OF
Victoria where 1t Awaits ts na coup dt
1893. .ss., .s
During the continuation ot this mon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30

pure Us the air Of midday, and il reallr.
drier. The cool mir enters the apartmanat
during the night and circulates through +
The windows should be closed before sun ~.
rise in the morning, and kept closed ana
shaded through the day. If the air of the
cellar IL damp It may be thoroughly dried
by placing in it peck of fresh lime in
an open box. A peck Of lime will absorb
about seven pounds or more than three
quarts of water, and in this way cellar
Or milkroom may soon be dried, even in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
The Gordon Memorial College at
khartOum,

To the suggestion that subscriptions
would be welcome from Americans to the
fund for establishing Gordon memorial
college ut khartoum. response has been
with Il contribution of f5HN. If Mr.. As
tor desires that his gift should be regard
cd as representative. no objection is like
ly to be made on this side of the seas,
where Gen. Gordon is very highly honore.l
as Il pious man and Il heroic soldier. The
impression that he has left in the minds
of Americans is that his aims. beyond
those of any British soldier of his genera
ton. were for the spread of Christianity
and civilization, and that the extension of
the British empire interested him only as
an incident of the accomplishment of those
greater purposes. AS a people of senti-
mcnt. who wage wars of humanity. the
Americans must rejoice to see Gordon
memory honored.-E. S. Martin in IIar-
TFnoElv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
Words Of Wisdom.

In an enemy spots are soon seen.
The finest shoe often hurts the foot.
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.
They that live longest must die at last.
Health is not valued until sickness
comes.
If YOU cannot bite never show your
teeth.
Ignorance is less hateful than conceited
ness.
When man grows angry his reason
rides out-Good Housekeeping.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
"A Historical Battlefield Threatened.

1t is wei Established as matter of his.
tory that ninety nine-year leases do event
ually run out. An occurrence Of this sort r
threatens to disturb the status Of the
Plains of Abraham. at Quebec. The
Plain were held by the government under
ninety-nine-year lease, which being now
very near it's end, there is an imminent
prospect of the return OF the property ia
the Hotel Dieu "a convent), and the par
tltlGn and sale OF the land. What ought
ment should buy the Plains outright and
keep them as they are. We Americans
have an interest in their preservation. for
they include the spot where Montgomery
fell. rs well as the spot where Benedict
Arnold was wounded in. the leg, and
missed the greatest opportunity Of his life
lime by not being killed in honest battle
T.. s. Martin in Harper's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
Bismarck's Autobiography.

The exception to the Russian sentiment
was found i'll the Princess Augusta In
his reflections over the Crimean war and
in the chapter on Wilhelm l.. Bismarck
writes most frankly of his royal mis-
tress. He says: 1T was a necessity of
her being to oppose the acts of her broth
er-1n-laws administration. as we'll as la
ter her husbands measures. Her inf1u-
ence changed according to circumstances.
but was of such nature and importance
to the very last years of her life that it al
ways fell into the scale against the prime
minister. When the necessities of the po-
litical situation demanded liberal ideas the
Empress was conservative to the last de-
gree, and surrounded herself with that
element. When the government took a
conservative tone her majesty promptly
ranged herself on the other side: Ia the
the days when she was Princess of Prus-
STA she maintained sort of opposition
court at Coblenz. where her ''contrari-
ness had full swing. Acting under the
influence of the traditions of the Weimar
court of seventy years before she made
it her practice to especially distinguish
any glib F'renchman. or stray Englishman
who came in her way. for No other appar-
ent reason than the respective nationality
of each. A Protestant and the wife of
Protestant prince. she showed special
favor toward German Catholics, going
out of her way to further the wishes Of
the Rhenish priesthood. AS princess it
was her habit to give her consort after
breakfast lectures. to read his letters. and
to insist upon being informed of all. af-
fairs Of state, and this amiable practice
she maintained when later she became
Queen and then Empress. Poor Kaiser
Wilhelm had a time, of it with his royal
and imperial spouse. During the Austri-
an war she suddenly veered around to
sympathy with Franz Joseph, and is sup
posed with right to have inspired certain
articles in the Kreuz-zeitung. Then. when
all Germany was afiame at the insults
offered by France, Bismarck tells us:
They say Queen Augusta before his
journey from Ems to Berlin implored her
husband with tears to remember Jena
and Tilsit. and to prevent war All of
which l can believe, except the tears
And this after the minister had 50 care
fully edited that famous Ems telegram.
Through the Franco-Prussian war the
Queen was a secret foe: it was easier to
plan campaign than to outwit her: but
out-maneuvcr her the chancellor did OH
each occasion. though she was always Il
source of surprise to him. as she was a
means of discipline to her lord.-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
A Chtnese Buddhist Frn,,d. q

? A Chinese Buddhist priest, who claims
to have sat in a cave at Adams peak,
Ceylon, with his legs crossed, for six
years, during which time he spoke to
q blade Of grass only daily, is at present
in Bangkok trying to improve his ex-
chequer on the strength Of his exploits.
He does not meet with much success
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
Hot Milk an Excellent Stimulant.

When overcome by bodily fatigue or ex-
hausted by brain labor no stimulant, sos
called, serves so well. the purpose of
refreshment and rest, both bodily and
mentally, as milk: When heated as hot
sipped slowly from tumbler, and as it
IS easily digested one feels very soon its
beneficial effects. Few persons realize
the stimulating qualities of this simple
beyerage.-Iadies' Home Journal. s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
Sir Henry lrving's Health and Future.

Since alarming rumors regarding Sir
Henry lrvins's health and future are cir
America also, it will be well to state the
exact facts. Sir Henry Irving returned
from Scotland last Wednesday. was
astonished when ] san hin, To- End him
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
Astor Contributes to Gordon Me.
!, -. O. mortal.

William Waldorf Astor has donated
$25, 600 towards the, fund being raised in
England, ut the instance, of Gen. Lord
Kitchener, to found the Gordon. Memo.
pogc 1f educating the inhabitants Of the
SoulNn, ssss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
Successful Submarine Navigation.

"On December 16, 1897, the Argonaut
the successful submarine boat about
which Henry Clay Hopkins writes in the
National magazine, twas given her first
public trial, at Ferry Bar, Baltimore. in
the presence of a great crowd that had
gathered on the long bridge and the
Wharves in anticipation of the event a
short trip was first taken for the benefit
of the mayor of Baltimore, who was pres
ent, and for the purpose Of showing how
quickly the vessel could be submerged
and brought to the surface again. About
? p. m. the same day the second trip was
made, the vessel carrying, besides Mr..
Lake, who was i'll command. 4 crew of
five men. representatives of New York
and Baltimore paperS-Onc of whom was
young lady-and one or two invited
was first made to circle about at various
rates of speed and degrees of submersion,
after which the coming tower hatch was
screwed down and she was entirely put
under water. Starting in about eighteen
feet of water, the course was laid in a
southerly direction, which carried the YES
sci into the greatest depths in the imme-
date vicinity: 1t was found that the
mud, which is some three or four feet
deep, so interfered with the wheels that
they could not be used to advantage for
rolling on the bottom: the propeller was
therefore used, the wheels sliding over the
mud, except for few minutes when hard
ground was struck, during which they
worked perfectly. The channel. dreilsed
to twenty seven feet, was crossed several
times, the boat going down one side and
up the other with great ease. After dem
onstrating to the entire satisfaction of his
guests that he had perfect control of his
vessel, Mr.. Lake announced that he
would again submerge her. and that
diver would pass through the door in the
bottom, climb onto the deck, and appear
on the surface, all of which was accom-
rl;Sho1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
The English Poet Laureate q
Troublesome Guest.

Alfred Austin, the English poet lau-
reate, is again in Florence, on a visit to
Lady Paget, wife Of the late British am
bassador to Rome, Sir Augustus Paget.
The little man is a continual care and re-
sponsibility to whoever is unfortunate
enough to be his hostess, and it is with
the greatest difficulty that he is enter
ing incident occurred the other day at the
villa in Bcllosguardo. Upon the arrival Of
her guest Lady Paget sent to inquire
what wine he would prefer. Sir Alfred
| replied that he was Indifferent and was
certain to be pleased with whatever kind
his hostess selected. Therefore at dinner
Lady Paget said that she had chosen
would provide champagne. Sir Alfred
looked disconsolate and said that he
wished he could have champagne at once.
Then Lady Paget was in dilemma, be-
cause Bellosguardo is three miles from
Florence, and, there being no ice in the
villa, it was impossible to crafty the
poets wish, However, he was promised
enough, at dinner the sparkling vintage
was produced, iced and foaming. Now,
however, Austin had quite lost his desire
for it and wished only Bordeaux of ali
things in the world. Alas! the last bottle
of Bordeaux was found to be exhausted
and Florence still three miles away !
This was too much, and Lady Paget Or
dered that the next day both Bordeaux
and iced champagne should appear on the
table. Thinking that now she was safe,
she joyfuly ushered her guest to the
board. What was her dismay at being
asked if she would order of her butler
bottle of California Zinfandel, which
an American gentleman in the train had
strongly recommended for shattered
nerves.
The visit of Sir Alfred Austin in Flor
ence for some unaccountable reason is. to
be very much urtailed.-Chicago Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
Plum Pudding.

In the best plum pudding beef marrow
is used. not suet. Remove the strings
from three-quarters of pound of the
incest beef's marrow, and chop it fine,
adding teaspoonful of salt; add also
pound of Malaga raisins, pound of
three-quarters of a pound of fine grated
breadcrumbs. Mix together half tea.
spoonful each Of allspice. ground cloves
and cinnamon, and half a grated nutmeg,
and add to the pudding. Mix thoroughly
Ill these dry ingredients, CRATE in the
yellow peel of lemon. aud add two
ounces each of candied citron, orange and
.emon peel, cut in thin slices, and a quar-
.er of a pound of graduated sugar. Add,
finally, ten eggs, half gill each of rum
and brandy, and a gill of sherry. Mix
little hot milk; if too thin, few more
breadcrumbs. A quarter of pound of
sweet almonds, blanched and chopped
fine. is sometimes added. When the
spices are omitted, teaspoonful of bit
:er almonds is added for seasoning.
A somewhat simple pudding is made as
follows: Mix one and a quarter pounds
of raisins with one pound of currants,
half pound Of granulated sugar, three
quarter of a pound of citron and quar-
ter of Il pound of candied lemon and
orange peel. Add half Il pound of beef
suet, chopped fine, and teaspoonful of
salt If the breadcrumbs are dried and
sifted, as they should be. pour at least
I cup of hot milk over them to moisten
them to the consistency of soft bread.
Add the grated yellow peel of a lemon,
with its juice, and one grated nutmeg,
with half teaspoonful Of cloves, one Of
cinnamon and one of allspice Knead
we'll, and add eight eggs, gill Of bra ndy
and one Of sherry. If the pudding is
not sufficiently moist, add a little more
hot milk and knead ten minutes.
For a cheaper pudding, take one pint
bowl of breadcrumbs, one of -four and
one of suet, chopped fine and mixed with
teaspoonful of salt. Add a pint bowl
of raisins, one of currants and a quarter
of pound of candied orange and candied
lemon peel, mixed with a quarter of a
pound of candied citron. Cut this peel
in thin slices. Crate in nutmeg. Add
six beaten eggs, sugar to taste, a tum-
bier of brandy, and milk enough to make
a batter that can be stirred with diff
Guilty.
After boiling the Christmas pudding.
hang it up in Il cold closet to rest until
Christmas morning; then plunge it in
boiling water again and let it boil an
hour, or steam it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30

FIats were first nauufR ctured ~ Ens..
laud by spaniAyds s. 1b10, !.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-30
SPAIN'S MOURNING STAMP.
A LuGnbrious Reminder of the Re.
suit of the War.

A Lugnbrious Reminder of the Re-
suit of the War.
AS means of paying off the war debt
which is claimed to be 1000, 0OO, 900 pese
tas ($40O, 0OO,O0O). the Spanish govern
ment has issued stamp of mourning
which is to be used on all the inland mai
OF Spain and her colonies, says the Chi
cago Times Herald The stamp. which
is of the denomination of 5 cent lie pesetas
lone cent?, is printed in Somber black, and
must be affixed to all mail matter. in add.
ton to the regular postage stamp. 1t is
OF ordinary size, with the Inscriptions
'lmpto. de Guerra" and "1S}S-99.' at the
top and bottom respectively. The figure
20 and cent appear in the center in q
vertical oval, with scrollwork at the sides
The government has occasionally issued
stamps OF this character, the use of which
was voluntary, but not so with this one
Every piece of mail matter for inland de,
livery must bear mourning stamp, other.
wise it does not go. 1t is Il greater tax
for the Spanish people than it would be
for Americans, for in Spain they have
been taxed year in and year out. and the
continual drain is having its inevitable re.
suit. The mourning stamp has presume.
bly, been issued as Il sympathetic appeal
to the people for the many lives lost in the
late conflict
The mourning stamp is not the only la.
bel issued by Spain since that country me,
the United States in battle. A short time
ago four district stamps We're issued by
the Madrid government in its endeavor t.
meet the running expenses of the war
Two black stamps of the denomination OF
cent de pesetas made their appearance
recently, but did not accomplish the de-
sired results. They We're simply ohliga-
tory taxes. and naturally were looked upon
with anything but favor by the populace
Two other voluntary tax stamps, pink and
blue i'll color, the latter having been is.
sued by the city of Madrid. were author.
lied at the same time as the two above
making five distinct stamps in the las,
few months, all of which show to VIVA,
extent the government has been forced tc
raise money. Nor have any of these eff
forts been crowned with success. 1t is
stated as an actual fact that they have r.
suited in utter failures, the number of let
ters posted at the Madrid office having
fallen off fully one-third since the recent
taxes were levied.
Raising money by stamp taxes is diff
ferent matter in Spain from what it is
in the United States. Indeed, We're Spain
to ENJOY the revenue that is being derived
it would not take great while to square
her account with the world. But Spain
lacks the people, the vast commercial en-.
terprises and the business interests gener
ally. where the use of revenue stamps
counts most rapidly. The receipts from
taxes levied in Spain in the United States
would scarcely. yield hundredth part OF
what they do in this country. The peo
pie have not got the money, and a rev.
enue bill, whether drafted for stamp OF
other taxes. gets little OF no SUPPORT
throughout the country.