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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
POEM BY POPE LEO KILL
Latin Verses That Point Out the
Duties of Frugality.
Evils of Gluttony Set FOrth-WhOle-
some Articles of Diet-POem
Full of Charm and
Quiet HumOr.

The pope has just completed Latin
poem of 80 stanzas pointing out the
duties of frugalty and the evils OF
giuttony. The poem is full OF charm
and quiet humor His holiness says:
Pay attention before all to cleanliness,
that the table appointments be spot
less, the glass bright and napery i'm
tnaculate and from the cellar comes the
purest wines of the Albanian hills,
(which exhilarates the spirit and keeps
away trouble, but don't trust Bacchus
and don't be frugal in diluting wine
with water"
He continues: "Obtain from healthy
grain well cooked bread. Eat sparing-
" of chickens, lamb and beef, which
are most nourishing to the body. Meat
should be tenderand without abundant
sauces or root vegetables, which spoilit.
Fresh eggs are excellent. rather raw
or slightly cooked. Drink an abundant
quantity of foaming milk; it nourishes
infants and assists old age. Also honey,
the celestial gift, but OF this frugally.
add to these sweet herbs, fresh veg
etabIes and garden supplies. Add ripe
fruit according to season, especially
tender apples, which, with their pink
tints, brighten the banquet.
'LastlyS comes drink, which in hard
seeds of Mocha sends you softly sip
ping, blael liquor that comforts the
The popE q BIS that by following
these precepts, man may live to q
healthy, strong and good old age.
The second part Of the poem con.
sists in graphic description of ban.
quet which is largely composed of oys'
ters, high spiced venison, foie gras
etc, "at the end of which there is some
times strife and contention and almost
always bodily disorders"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
The Marking of Linen.

The marking of linen is quite busi-
ness in these days Of sumptuous trous-
seaus. In stores which make special
ty of fine n0pery orders are taken for
the working of letters when the linen
is selected, so that 1t can be sent home
in boxes ready for use. One fiancee
will choose two unpretentious initials
placed side by side and worked in plain
raised satin stitch. Another chooses
larger letters, to be intricately inter
laced and elaborately worked with both
solid and open laced stitches. Huge or
namental monograms are also conspio-
uous in napery and bed linen, as we'll
as on tea cloths. Three letters are a
good rule in case Of house linen, one
for the respective initials Of the Chris
tian name of the bride and groom and
the third for the family name.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
A NEW DEPARTURE.
UrBana Qll.) Pastor VIII InauEurate
Something Unique.

Urbana Ull.) Pastor VIII InauguFate
Something Unique.
DR.. E. G. Towne, pastor Of leading
church at Urbana, contiguous to the
Illinois State university, proposes to
make new departure in Sunday min
istTy in the form of Sunday instruc-
tion society, designed to secure atten-
tior in church work to knowledge as of
eq aai Importance, with spiritual cul-
ture. He will hold an afternoon service
without religious exercises for instruc-
tion in history, literature, science and
human progress shown in current
events. DR.. Towne believes that Ameri-
can history is of greater significance
than Hebrew, and next Sunday after
noon he will begin course of popular
lectures on the voyages, discoveries and
paintings of colonies from 1920 to 1920,
which added India and America to the
world of commerce and made North
America English and Protestant in
stead of Spanish and Catholic.
The present year begins the four
hundredth anniversary of John Cabot's
discovery of North America, and DR..
Towne especially intends to show the
mistake made by common history in
seeing only Spain and Columbus in the
discovery of America. He purposes, in
fact, to throw out Spain and Columbus
and to give the honors to Portugal, Eng
land and the Morse for everything Of
America except the islands to which
Columbus gave the false name of "West
Indies"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
LOST ON A CALIFORNIA DEsenr.
Two Brothers Driven Nearly Wild
from Thirst.


]. M. Stone, of Palm Springs, CAL,
tells thrilling tale of the desert. The
other day two men ceTme to his camp
more dead than alive. They were half
crazed from thirst and could hardly
walk. They were almost blind from the
scorching effect of the hot sands over
which they had trudged 10 get to some
place of refuge.
As they neared the camp they ran
toward it. The taller of the two, who
was the stronger, saw a canteen hang
ing on the limb of a mesquite tree near
by, and, with cry, sprang to take it.
The cattleman was too quick for him
and took possession of the water. The
two strangers were wild with rage and
pointed to their months, being unable
to speak. Stone poured out little
water on a cloth and each man
moistened his tongue. Then by de-
grees each was allowed to swallow
little water. They soon recovered their
speech. butqit was some time before
they could take food They stayed at
Stones camp for three or four days
and then left for home.
The men told Stone that they were
brothers, named Peterson, and that
they had left Santa Ana three weeks
before to go prospecting on the desert.
They went to Salton by rail and then
struck southwark, without q guide,
but with plenty Of provisions and a
fair description of the country.
1--WE got into series Of dry washes
south of Salton," said one, "and were
no sooner out OF one than we were in
another. Each looked the same, and be-
fore we knew it we were lost. San
Jaointo mountain was in plain view,
and spur of the mountain was not
very far west of US. After three days
Of wandering, not having a drop OF
water to drink during that time, we
crawled into a canyon and found a
few drops of water. After resting two
DAYS: we struck out for the mountain,
which, was covered with snow, and
reached Stones camp"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
OBJECT TO A LIQUOR SELLER.
Christian EndeavOr Society Resents
His Appointment on n Committee.

Christian EndeavOr Society Resents
His Appointment on Committee.
The Society of Christian Endeavor Of
the First Baptist church, at Oakland,
Cal, rendered its resignation to the
Christian Endeavor union the other
night, owing to the presence on COM
mittee Of Theodore Gier, liquor mer-
chant. Gier is regarded as public
spirited citizen, and when committee
was selected to take charge of the cele-
bration of the National Endeavors on
July 13. he was one of the first men
named. The committee made him
chairman of the subcommittee on
finance, and he has been actively at
work. A few days ago resolution was
circulated among the city unions. 1t
recited that man engaged in the liquor
business and opposed to the interests
of the churches had been appointed a
member of the committee to take
charge of the Endeavor celebration,
and then made formal tender of res
ignation. The resolution was passed by
the society of the First Baptist church.
The resignation went back to the So
ciety with request that it be recon-
sidered,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
TO BE CONSOLIDATED.
Small Post Offices Being Absorbed
by the Larger Ones.
The Mckinley Administration tG
Push the Work In the Inter-
ests of Economy and of
Greater Utility.

The work OF consolidating small out
lying post offices with large adjacent
one, making a single postal district with
modern facilities, will be pushed vig'
orously by this administration in all
sections of the country. The opposi.
ton to the scheme comes, it is said,
from residents who have wrong ideas
of the objects of the department OF
from post Office employees whose posi-
tions are thereby affected. The results
of the consolidation policy so far car
ried out have been most gratifying to
the Washington authorities and First
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
has determined that consolidation shall
be effected wherever possible and feas
ible. Consolidation abolishes the in
dividual small post offices, with their
usually crude service, and substitutes
sub-stations for them; reduces the post
masters to sub-agents with accompany
ing saving of salaries and complicated
auditing work, and instead of the many
post offices substitutes the large office
with branches, all having free delivery
and other advantages accruing to .
post office from such privileges. The
postal officials are confident that the
extension of the movement will result
in big saving in expenditures, while
furnishing immensely superior facili'
ties. Several consultations have been
ordered recently and others are con-
templated.
At Los Angeles, CAL, four or five Of
fees nearby have been consolidated
with good effect and similar action hal
been taken at Denver recently.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
ONE OF GRANTS VICTORIES. (,
Was Wen in 4 Time of Peace-vetoed
aa MGation Bill,


One Of Gen, Grants greatest victories
Twas not won in war, but in times Of
profound peace. On April 2S, 1874, hi
vetoed an imitation bill which had passed
both houses Of congress by decided ma
Ijorities, and back of which were many
eminent republican politicians who
Imagined that they saw sure defeat
ahead for their party Unless they made
concessions to those clamoring for
l"more money" The pressure for the
bill was not all political. Many timid
business men urged the president to
sign the bill in order to "stopagitation."
In this trying situation President Grant
showed patriotism wholly above parti.
sanship, and clear conception OF sound
financial principles, unobscured by
Bhort-sighted notions Of immediate
business expediency.
He vetoed the bill because in theory
it would produce initiation. "The the
ory," he declared, "in my belief is de-
parture from the true principles Of
finance, national interest, national obli-
cations to creditors, congressional
promise, party pledges on the part Of
both political parties and of personal
views and promises made by me In
every annual message sent to congress
and in each inaugural Address"
So far from being settlement"
the bill invited agitation. SHOULD II
fail to create the abundance of circula-
tion expected of it, the friends Of the
measure, particularly those out of con-
gress, would clamor for such initiation
as would give the expected relief" And
he defined his general principle in these
pregnant words: 81 am not believer in
any artificial method of making pa
per money equal to coin when the coin
is not owned or held ready to redeem
the promise to pay, for paper money Is
nothing more than promise to pay, and
is valuable exactly in proportion to the
amount of coin that it can be converted
into"
The monetary battles of this country
are not yet all fought. Grants words
and acts should inspire those engaged
In the present struggle.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
A SEVERE TEST.
Utility of Bicycle in Army for Long
Distances to He Investigated.

Distances to He Investigated.
Lieut.. James A. Moss, of the Twenty
fifth infantry, U. S. A., was at the
Planters hotel, st. Louis, the other day.
He is en- route to Fort Missoula, Mont,
under instructions from Gen. Miles to
organize u corps of 20 troopers to ride
by bicycle from Missoula to st. Louis.
This expedition is the result of the
belief which prevails among military
men that the bicycle can be made an
effective addition to the equipment Of
an army in the field; that it is practical
for long journeys, and that its utility
will be fully demonstrated by the trip
which Lieut.. Moss and his 20 negro SOL
diers will begin on June l next.
Lieut.. Moss is instructed to make a
full and exhaustive daily report of the
progress of the undertaking to the war
department.
The route to be traversed is over the
most mountainous and diversified part
of the United States, crossing the back
bone Of the continent at the Rocky
mountains and lying across great
stretches of rocky and sandy plains.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
TYPEsETTINe MACHINES OUT.

Kansas State Printer Finds 1t Neces-
snry to Return to Hand Work.
]. S. Parks, state printer elect, OF
Kansas, has announced that the use OF
typesetting machines would be abol'
ished in the state printing offices with
the beginning of his administration.
During the last session of the legis'
lature union printers made a strong
fight to secure the passage of bill
prohibiting the use Of machines in the
state offices. In this they were unsuc'
cessful, but they did succeed in having
attached to the appropriation bill a
"rider" which provides that the state
printer shall receive but ten cents pen
1000 "ems" for machine work. 1t is
claimed that at this rate the machine
cannot be operated, except at loss,
and as result they will be thrown out
and the state will pay from 30 cents TO
45 cents per 1000 for hand composition.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
Onr Monetary Discnse.

To safely and permanently maintain
the gold standard requires the remod-
cling OF our finances. The disease is the
character of the money in the treasury
and in the pockets of the people. 1t is
in banking system which congestscur-
rency in commercial centers, while Gre
ating dearth in country districts,
which issues currency which cannot
expand when it ought to and can when
there is no necessity. 1t is in compel
ling the maintenance of $100,00O,000
gold reserve to float vast volume of
paper money by the government, which
cannot regulate its issues to meet the
needs of commerce.
The disease cannot be cured by any
makeshift.--Senator Donelson Caffery.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
An Aenthetic bear.

An aesthetic bear that dances for .
living in England was trudging along
the road behind its master near Ken
sington, and had paid no attention to
the men or the women in skirts that
wheeled by. When fat woman in
bloomers, however, appeared riding .
bicycle the bear broke away from his
master and made rush for her, smash
Ing the wheel, but being caught before
It hurt the rider.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
IL japan Fifty Years Ahead of UsI

The expectation of gold under exist
ing circumstances involves no danger
TO this country, but it is not pleasant
to reflect that the present shipments
are called for partly to furnish the sup
ply for Japan. 1t is less than so years
since we bombarded the heather jap,
anese to bring him to realizing sense
Of our higher civilization, and now ap-
parsntly Japan is so years ahead Of q
large number Of our people in that prac-,
tical and important development of civ
llization which demands that 1t shall
take 100 cents to make dollar.-N. Y.
World. ~
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
snvcrltes Should Drop Jefferson.

It is vain to invoke the authority of
Jefferson for the coinage of 50-cent dol
lars OF any other debasement of the
currency. Our "neo-democratic" friends,
If they wish to vindicate their claim to
the title OF "old line democrats" who
have Jefferson for their father, will
have to abandon their idea of free coin
age at the ration of sixteen to one, or
any other arbitrary rate, but If they
will have a double standard, make it
thirty-two to one, in order to be honest
in the payment of debts and to conform
to the actual ratio in the value OF the
two metals in the markets of the world,
It being, as Mr., Jefferson says, "a mer-
camille problem altogether."-Balti-
more Sun.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20

The invention Of smokeleSs powder
has called forth much effort on the part
Of military experts and chemists, and
over 40 years ago claims were made in
this direction by several discoverers and
inventors at the same time who were
laboring along the same line. There
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
Bucklin's Arnica Salve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands.
Chilblains, Corns, and skin Erupions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price rs cents per box. For sale by
W. F. Near & Co., druggists.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
Increase of Christian brotherhood.

"In very short time" says the New
York Christian Advocate, there will be
brotherhoods named after ali the apos-
ties and perhaps number OF the
prophets. They are now rivaling the
secret societies in number and per-
sistency. The Brotherhood Of the Chris
tian church IL as much as we find time
to attend to properly, and can hardly
claim to meet all Of its responsibilities" "
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
]. C. P. Jones. Milesburg, Pa, write

sc. P. Jones, Milesburg, Pa, writes
81 have used DeWitt's Little Early Risers
ever since they were introduced here and
must say have never used any pills In
my family during forty years Of house.
keeping that gave such satisfactory re-
suits as a laxative or cathartic." ]. W.
HOughton.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20

It 10 a difficult problem, not in thBo-
~, but in practice, to change the cur
rency system of the country, and win
require the highest skill for ita accom-
>iishment. -vicksburg (Miss.) Post. I
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20

s. NJ. Geary, Pierson, Mich, writes:
"DeWitt's Witch-hazel Salve is curing
more piles here to-day than all other
remedies combined. 1tcures eczema and
all other skin diseases" J. W. Hough-
ton.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20

Karl's lover Root Tea Is a pleasant
laxativ Regulates the bowels, puri-
fies tn blood. Clears the complexion.
Easy make and pleasant to take.
25 ce,.s. Sold by E. w. Adams. /
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-07-20
w. g. L. Il, Ry

Summer excursion rates In effect to
Huron, Zoar, Lakeside, and Put-in-Bay.
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-24
IN FAIRYLAND.
There Is Plenty to Do in Teaching
Birds and Animals and Look
ing After Wonders.

A fairy's life is by no means all play
-"nothing to do and plenty of time to
do it in;" not bit of it! Idleness is
misery, and ''all play and no work" is,
if anything, worse than 'all work and
no play" and happiness is found be-
tween the two, A vast deal lies in TAX
ing a thorough interest in what one
has to do and doing it with ones
might; and of all work that of the
fairies is perhaps most interesting.
In many parts of Fairyland there
are hospitals where gnats, flies, bees
and other humble creatures are taken
in when injured and carefully tended.
There are schools for teaching spin
ming to spiders and caterpillars and
weaving to the weaver bird; schools
for the blind where moles may learn
TO burrow; swimming schools for
fishes; flying schools for birds and
such fishes as care to learn; perfume
factories, where the perfume is made
that scents the jasmine, sweet pea, the
lily and the rose. There are store
houses, too, of splendid dreams and
castles in the air. When you see a
baby's face rippled with smiles as he
sleeps you may be sure that the fairies
are whispering beautiful thoughts OF
showing him lovely pictures.
But the part of Fairyland to which
Nicnack had come was devoted tc
quite different occupations; it was the
store-place of wonders. Here the au-
rora-borealis was treasured; here, too.
might be seen an assortment OF halos.
mock suns, mock moons and the va
rious forms of mirage. But, what was
of far more concern to Nicnack, this
was the place where the rainbow was
kept. When it had done duty in the
sky and gladdened the eyes of men it
was taken down by the fairies, careful
ly busted and then folded and set aside
until wanted
Nicnack had been full of curiosity
as to what the treasure at the end of
the rainbow could possibly be- He now
found that it is & magic crystal prison.
When the rainbow is first set up in the
sky it is perfectly invisible. The prism
being placed at one end of the arch,
the colors are flashed along, and all
appear in their proper order The
crystals are kept carefully wrapped in
thistle-down, and fresh one is used
every time.-A. E. Bowser, in st. Mich
OlaS
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

London has about 17S rainy days in
a year.
Blind men outnumber blind women
by two to one.
In battle only one ball out of S5 takes
effect.
Afghanistan has regular army OF
about G0,000 men.
The machinery of a first-class battle
ship weighs about 1900 tons.
Five hundred trading vessels leave
the Thames daily for all parts OF the
world.
Forty tons of rust have been taken
out of the Menai iron tubular bridge
at one cleaning.
Matches to the value of G 100000
are annually consumed throughout
the world.
Playing cards were first printed
about 1850. 1t is estimated that the
present annual output exceeds 7,00O,-
COO packs year.
1t seems that 25 per cent. of the
women of England earn their own liv-
ing, but one would scarcely believe
that there are something like 100 fe-
male blacksmiths in that country.
In Berlin the firemen wear water
jackets, with double skin, which they
are able to fill with water from the
hose. If the space between the two
layers becomes overfilled the water es-
capes through valve at the top of the
helmet.
Drums, which are now used through
out the British army, were first intro
duced into Europe by the Saracens.
The fife was introduced into the Eng
lish army by the duke of Cumberland
in 1745. The guards were the first
corps to adopt it.
The latest lifeboat, which is said to
have been approved by the admiralty.
carries three long cylinders into which
a million cubic feet of air can be COM
pressed. This air will drive the boat
Is miles an hour for six hours.
The quantity Of food used in 20
days trip per an ocean greyhound
Bombay to London, with about 55C
passengers, consists of eggs, $4,000;
meat, $4,000 pounds; vegetables, 8,20C
pounds; potatoes, 9 tons; ducks, 1900;
game and poultry, 1,400 head; fish, H.
coo pounds; flour, a barrels,
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-24
A FEW BOOK ITEMS.

Fifty pounds a year is devoted to
busting the books in the library of the
house of lords.
There is to be a biography of the
late earl of Lytton, one of his daugh-
tiers being its author.
Mr.. Crispi has written his memoirs,
which will soon be published in France,
in II volumes.
A volume by the late Lewis Carroll,
now for the first time printed, is en-
titled Letters to Child, or The Story
of Alice in Wonderland"
DR.. A. Thesleff, a Finnish scholar,
who has spent several months among
the gypsies of northern Sweden and
Norway, disguised as one of their class,
will soon publish work on their Ian
guage, life and manners.
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-24
REUNITED,

I've been thinkin' CT it over, an it pears
to me to-day
The wars the biggest blessin' that has
ever come our way;
Course, tharll be some fightin' an few
more graves II be
Whar the daisies in the medder look their
purt.cst at me
For that's to be expected; but-the thing
that makes me feel
That the wars a heavenly biessin' is the
wounds that it'll heal!
The old wounds that's been rankin sence
the day that Gin'rul Lee
said we'd rest an think it over by that
old-time apple tree!
I see the boys that fix US in the union coats
Of blue
On the same groun'-hale an hearty. an
a-shakin' howGy-do!
An l hear the ban play Dixie" an I see
EN- march away,
Fill | can't tell whar the blue is, an I'm
mixed up on the gray!
The old war tunes air ringin', an ''Dixie's"
On the rise;
But Yankee Doodle" foliers fore IT'S ha;f
way to the skies!
An the old 'Star-Spangled Banner is in
ever steeple's chime,
An l tell you, we're a-havin Of a halle
lula time!
I'm glad I've lived to see it; I'm glad the
time is come
When, north an south, we answer to the
ron-call of the drum!
When thar amt no lire divides us. but
north an south we STAN
For jest one common country-oEe free
dom-lovin' Ian!
That's whar the wars a b,essin'. that's
whar pears like see
brighter mornin' breakin' on the hills
for you an me,
It's shoulder now to shoulder-thar ain't
no blue or gray
An were shout:n' ''HalleIuia," an we're
happy on the way,
F. l.. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution