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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Colony of kers.

Those who work in the Du Pont powder
mills on the Brandywine, in Delaware,
form queer colony. They are all Irish
people, whose ancestors came to this coun-
try when the Du Points started in business
and went to work for them For genera.
tons the Du Points and these people have
passed their positions from father to son.
Like their employers, they intermarry and
are very exclusive They live on what
are called Du Points banks, which are
about three miles from Wilmington. The
people of Wilmington know hardly any.
thing about them, for they have few
outside acquaintance and their visits are
not frequent. The bills about the banks
are the highest in Delaware and it is at
the base Of them that these workmen live.
The town is lighted at night by the
electric plant in the works. The people
have their own places of amusement, the
principal being the Brandywine club,
which has a finer building than any club
in Wilmington. They also have dances
and thcatricals frequently. Nearly every
one Of them has lost relative by an ac-
cident in the works. They have their
own graveyard, too. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
vitality of the Wild Goose.

Farmer H. N: Clement of Lowell. Lake
county. Ind. was cunning in the kanka-
kee marsh. He came upon flock of
wild geese and bagged several of them,
one of which astonished him by having
as a breastpin an arrow nine inches long
The goose became the wonder of the
neighborhood and the study of scientists.
the only conclusion reached being that,
wherever the wild bird came from, there
it got the arrow, so unique in formation
that it could be assigned to no tribe of
Indians in the United States or any
other known country. Finally Prof. O.
T. Mason of the National museum said
the bird and arrow could have come from
no other place Oh the globe than the
Yukon valley, for except in that region
no such arrows are made.
Science does not pretend to say how
long the goose had carried the arrow of
a Yukon tribesman until it met it's deatl,
from the shot of civilized gunner down
on an Indiana marsh. The bird dis
dained the weapon of savage, but
turned up its legs to the craftsmanship
of the Hoosier farmer years afterward
and thousands of miles from its summe,
home in Arctic desoluation as it was
journeying OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Eli
Ouirer
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29

: - Young Folks Column Il :


In the windows of faiIors' shops or
wsfi e s9 dmy tor d nes + fa the ts
styies, as we SEQ the same for women
in the dry goods shops. But would we
not be astohished were the daily press TO
open up department in it's pages of in
terest to men, and invariably illustrate
by Il heading of coat, or hat, OF neck
tie? And We hardly need ask II the
editor would not be asfonished sl,oaH .
large proportion Of the contributions Of
regard to the styies Of hats, 1 eeats ~ ard
neckties. The testimony that this h the
case in the contributions of womea. that
the largest proportion offered are in fe-
gard to STILES of dress, is not an encour>
aging index Of the aspirations and men,
tai equipment of the ~riters>-Pittsbure
DiSpatch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
OLD PAPER CARTRIDGES.
follcs of the Late War Which a Connec
ticut Man discovered,

ticut Man discovered.
\ New London man made all interest
ing discovery the other day. While rum
aging in the garnet of his house he
picked up an old army knapsack carried
by his brother in the federal army in the
dark days of 81 to '65. He opened the
knapsack and found within quite Il num-
Der of wartime cartridges. which, as all
veterans know, are quite different from
those now in use. They are paper cart
ridges, the end of which had to be bitten
off by the man in the ranks before load
ing his musket. Il Day reporter showed
the cartridges to several army veterans
and their eyes blazed at the sight. They
acted like they had just been introduced
to an old friend whom they had not seen
for many years. One of the ex-soldiers
said the commands for loading in the
days of the war were as follows:
Handle cartridge, tear cartridge,
charge cartridge, draw hammer, ram
cartridge, return ranmer prime. ready,
aim. fire. At present the order is:
"14oad. ready, aim, fire. The paper
she'll is a thing Of the long ago and the
brass shell has taken it's place. but it
makes an old vet feel young again to get
his hands Oh one Of those old-timers,
though us IL rule the teeth of the &. A. r..
man would hardly stand biting the paper
end off these late days. New London
tConn.} Day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
TITLED LADIES As FARMERS.
English PEERS Sisters who Raiss PAriA
and Cattle

English PEERS Sisters who Raiss PAri<s
and Cattle.
Lady Dorothea and Lady Estella Hope
are demonstrating that peers sisters can
be successful in the practical business of
pony and cattle breeding: Their farm
is at Edenbridge, near Londo1e, shese
that they have no ,;haperon to guard hem.
Dorotbea Hope, land Showed him sue
we bought largely from Lord Ield9nder-
our first pony did not come from him. as
Shelties: not al ali fer GaHoways. and
we only breed show fa5asies, and not-:is
does Lord Londonderfy-ii77t bgifies, al
though. Of course. we sell to aA b6yeFs,
We are very Successful with our i*atfes.
and we take the greatest possible p1e5s.
ure in breeding and showing them. IT
is very nice. if one is fond of the coun-
try. being able to five the greater part
of the year there. although I Ike being
in town. too.
cat Edenbridse we have also small
herd of Jersey cows, which we have
shown rather successfully; st one time
We went in for fox tefrIeFs: FIT the
fashion in these dogs changes 50 .Fautds
that we found we could not quite kettt tl'
with it, So, as we only ike to have fbe
very best. we gave the dogs up. We take
great pleasure in our farming and are
very proud of it; and glad that people
should know how successfully we have
proved that ladies can make this sort of
thing pay-if they have Il taste for If -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
A RUSSIAN FOLK TALE.
How this boa utiful Century Plant Cam
to Gets Its Name. IT,.

How tbs Bea utiful Century Plant Came
E. 10 Gets Its Name.
About two centuries ago Russian
nohleman travelling in Mexico saw and
admired the maguey plant, which is a
native of Mexico.
The plant was so much admired by
the Russian for its beauty and utility,
that he WAS eager to have growing
specimens in his own country. So, when
leaving Mexico, he procured some roots
to take home to the Gear as a present.
On his first visit to court, after he
reached the capital city, he told of the
wonderful plant and asked permission
OF the Car to present to him the speci-
mems which he had. The Gear gra-
ciously granted his request and gave the
roots to the court gardener, who prom
ton; but, unfortunately. before he
could plant them properly, as he in
tended. he WAS taken suddenly ill. and
died without having accomplished any
thing.
Another gardener was appointed. IL
the meantime the roots lay in the sack
in which they were first placed. The
new gardener, not knowing their value,
threw the sack away. and it lay I'M
needed in 9 corner OF the garden day
after day: Some time afterward his lit
tie daughter picked up one of the
roots, and, in playful mood, planted
It, but paid it no further attention. The
Car had forgotten all about it, In
course of time the ruler died and also
the second gardener.
The plant in after years nut out a few
spikes for leaves, but did not thrive in the
cold air Of Russia. 1t grew very slowly
and its origin was not known to anyone
save the wife of the former gardener
and tho child that planted it.
Years passed. and still the strange
plant. with it's thick, long, straight leaves.
now nearly. six feet tall. did not bloom
but as it grew taller it attracted notice
and the new Car sometimes looked nj
1t, and wondered if it would ever bloom
In time he. too, died, and still the ma
gucy bloomed not
But just after the coronation of anoth-
er Car stalk shot up from the root of
the plant and rapidly grew to the height
OF twenty feet. Soon many clusters of
small buds appeared. which slowly IN
folded and became white blossoms. The
wonderful plant had bloomed ut last!
The gardener said it was 100 years
old, ard had boomed in honor Of the
new Gar. Word was sent to him. and
ne and his whole court visited and ad-
mIred the flowers and the plant.
The poor exile from the sunny skies of
Mexico had earned it's reward and a new
name, for ever since that day it has been
known as '"The century plant Mary p
MuncCy in Godey's Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
What Girls Need.

''The girls of the present day are not as
our grandmothers were-graces and ac-
complishments are what they first SEEK
says writer in St. Xavier's Monthly, d
magazine, by the way, edited, printed and
published exclusively by the young ladies
of the. academy. "They are brought up
as if intended for sideboard ornaments,
and their elders complain of their frivoli-
ty. would say, give them the adyan-
tages Of good education; it is the most
essential start. No matter what is the
station of woman, knowledge Of house
hold arts should also be hers. 1t is no
:exaggeration to state that half the sins
of man comes from All unhappy home.
Fancy can present no sadder picture than
a house in which misrule and disorder
hold sway: However, this part of the
education belongs to mothers tuition,
and a girl should have accomplished ii
ere she take up the more ornamental stud
les. Victoria, the Queen of such a large
dominion that the sun never sets on it, the
Queen of England and Empress Of India,
has educated her daughters in the house,
hold arts. With all her royalty and rich
ness, she has trained her children, so that
they might make home-life happy
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
. Electric Liehts i'm Tunnels.

lea is leading the way in the matter of
Illuminating railway tunnels by means of
electricity. The Baltimore tunnel is thus
lighted, and arrangements are being made
TO light the Hoosac tunnel in the same
way. Similarly. on the continent, the
great st. Gothard tunnel will shortly be
illuminated by means of arc lamps. The
advantages claimed for an clectricity-ii-
Illuminated railway tunnel are many.
Among other things, it will presumably
greatly reduce the chances of an accident
happening either from collision or through
a broken rail, or an obstruction, as the
engineer will be enabled to see clearly Il
long, way ahead-far enough, at least.
if the lights are properly distributed, to
stop his train in time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Eggs from Australia.

Not many years dgo the possibility of
shipping eggs frotti Australia with any
likelihood Of their reaching England ex-
cept in decomposed condition would have
been ridiculed as, utterly unworthy of con-
sideration. Today the thing is not only
being accomplished, but the eggs arrive
in such first-class condition that they pass
as new laid. This has been rendered pos.
sible by the universal employment of re,
frigerating apparatus on shipboard. The
eggs, while still perfectly fresh, are for.
warded by the Australian poultry-keepers
to the cold store, and are shipped to Eng.
land at the time when eggs are scarce and
consequently at their dearest. Many
thousands of dozens, packed in boxes with
cardboard divisions, filled up with dry
pea-husks, are now forwarded to this
country from November to January. In
a recent consignment the local price of the
eggs at the time of shipping was fivepence.
halfpenny per dozen, the freight and pack.
ing cost about threepence per dozen, and
they realized one shilling and sixpence PEI
dozen retail on arrival at this side of the
world.-Chambers' Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
A Pen for the birds.

1.-THE statement that ''in one year 5000, 900
birds were slaughtered to bedeck wOmen's
bonnets," inspired the following lines:I
God save the birds. Five million tiny threats
Are yearly stfiled;
Five million homes made tenantless; once
with .s.
Wee "barnies" filled;
Five MILLION precious chorisfers OF Gods
:. 5 Own temple slain!
A world made tuneless. since but they
Know auglt Of Gods refrain.
Oh human mother, In whose heart loves
Message has been heard;
Know that the same sweet message codes
To every m0ther-bird
Then raise your standard nobiy, with
A purpose, strong intense,
Against the cruel slaughter Of the
Helpless inn0cents.
Margaret N. Go0dnOw.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
ImportatioDs Of Diamonds.

These are great days for diamond lner:
chants. The gems imported at New
York last month We're appraised at $72O,-
SIG, or about seven times the value OF
the diamonds imported in March, 1891
The cause Of this boom is the reduction
on cut stones being reduced from % to 10
per cent, and uncut stones coming in free.
For the eight months that have elapsed
since the Dingley bill went into operation,
the value of diamonds imported has
amounted to 1854, 400, as compared with
81 $685. for the corresponding period Of
the preceding, year, and the duties have
been increased $236.O0O, reaching the I'm.
usual total of $546,54O. The reduction,
of this duty ON diamonds was represent
ed as IL concession to the rich, but il ap-
pears to have been really wise revenue
making device for it has, largely reduced
the inducements to smuggling. s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
vELAsQuEz, THE PAINTER.
Prepa -ations for the Centennial 4
= ."s 6patA's Great Artist

Prepa -ations for the Centennial nj
Spain's Great Artist.
Great .prepara tions are on foot at Mad
rid for the celebration of the Booth ami
vershty Of the birth Of SPANS greatest
painter. Some even say the Worlds
greatest artist. for there are many folks
wise III art lore who believe that We
las4uez divides the kingship of painting
with Rembrandt, and therefore think It
quite proper that it should be din all-the-
world celebration, and not merely an oc.
casion for the decoration Of the shrine of
king of art by, his own countrymen.
In way it will be universal celebra-
ton; To be accurate it should occur in
lS99, for Velasqnes was born at Seville
in June of the last year Of the Sixteenth
century. But as there will be d World
fair in Paris in 1900, to inaugurate the
twentieth century, the celebration has
been delayed year. 1t is expected that
the art-loyers and artists who 20 to the
exposition will make the detour to Mad
rid, where, besides the perennial celebra-
tlon of Velasquez's talent in the rare col
lection of paintings at the Museo del Pra-
DO, they will find an interesting lot of
etc, brought together for the occasion.
The collection now in the Prado is one
Of the most interesting and valuable in
the world. Besides nearly all the i'm
portant works of Velasquez, there is an
overwhelming list of samples of the work
Of the most famous artists of Italy.
Spain and the Netherlands. Most of the
pictures We're bought by Charles v,
Philip H., Philip ". and Philip Y. When
Vclasquez made his second trip to Italy
he was commissioned by Philip ". to
order paintings from Titan, Tintoretto.
Guido, GiOrgione, and other less famous
Italians Many of these pictures are now
in the Prado, though it is quite likely
that many others, with several of We
lasquez's pictures, persisted when the Al
cazar was burned, in 1884. Durer. Man
tegna, Murillo, Ribera, Rembrandt, Eur
baran and Alonzo Canos all have contrib
uted to the collection.
1t is in the Sala de la Reina Isabel.
however, that the interest centers. It is
| a sort of hall Of honor-a small hall open-
ing from the main gallery. Here every
picture is masterpiece. In the place of
honor hangs the most famous of all We
lasquez's pictures, the "Maids of Honor. "
Everybody who knows anything about
art has been singing the praises of this
| wonderful picture for half a century, but
of late artists have been laying their
laurels at the feet of the Tapestry
Weavers," which also hangs in the Sala
| Isabel, and saying it is the finest piece of
workmanship of its class that ever was
seen; and this in spite of the general
modern following of it's own example
From "Velasquez and His Work. in
| Godey's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
!. A Friendly Bar Examination.

a Georgia correspondent sends us THU,
account Of a young mans oral cxamina-
ton for the bar by a local committee be-
forean Old judge, who was also an ac-
quaintance Of the candidate: Being
asked. .What is arson?'' he scratched his
head and finally said, II believe that's
pizoD, amt it p z@5z5S. K: +
On this The old judge. to help him out,
to set fire to your house and burn it down;
what would that be p :. '
With quick and emphatic reply, jim
says, y think it would be "a dad drafted
mean trick s=s.s..5..
But, although this answer was not tech
=nically accurate, Jim was in the bands of
his friends and was honorably admitted.
Case and Comment t..Ell A..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Wire Stone Saws.

In the French quarries of st. Triphon
stone is sawed with steel wire cables
moistened with wet sand, and passing IN
an endless rope over a series of pulleys.
The wire, which runs from 1000 to 1900
feet per minute. is charged as it enters
the cut with jet of water and silicious
sand. which forms the cutting material.
A running cable of 500 feet can make a
pits three feet in diameter are dug to the
depth of the desired cut and the stone
sawed vertically in slabs to the bottom,
being then easily split off by wedges.
The slabs are removed by an electric
travelling crane. and sawed to any desired
sizc.-Philadelphia Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Association ofIdeas s.

accosted all inhabitant of the town
through which he journeyed. III seems
to me. remarked the pilgrim, that
there are a great many muddy cross
ing, in your town. % Ipre illtisioil,|
old mar, = answered the inhabifant. 3ou
get that impression from So mary b uttr
Skirts. Detroit Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Dinner Table Lights.

A woman who has carefully studied the
effects of light at her dinners says that
unshaded candles in high, old-fashioned
candelabra, that branch out in many d.
rections, are absolutely the perfection of
light for table, and are, too, most
Gathered around ID it. The can e euIses
should be tall enough to carry the lights
fairly high. The pretty candle shades SO
much in use are decorative to the furnish
ings of the table, but they prevent the
most effective and becoming light.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Dfdn'c Know Rockefeller.

4 newly engaged clerk iii the employ of
the Standard Oil company was sent TO
work in room that contained d He4Hk
lift. Every morning at about TO o'cloek.
when this clerk was particularly busy
with figures, a small, biack-mustached
man, quiet and diffident in manner. en-
tered, said Good morning." walked Oh
tiptoe to the corner. and exercised for
quarter of an hour. 1t became bore to
the clerk, who at last, one day. remarked.
with considerable heat, to the stranger:
"How do you expect me to do Dy work
properly while you are fooling with that
blasted machine? I'm getting tired Of #.
Why don't you put it where it went
worry person to death?'
II am sorry it aHnoys you" said the
stranger, flushing. Il will have it re-
| moved at once"
A porter took it away within an hour.
A few days later the clerk was sent for
by Mr.. Flagler, whom he found in earnest
conversation with the small. black-mus-
tached man. The latter smiled at seeing
him, gave Flagler some Instructions. and
left the room.
''Will you tell me who that gentleman
is?' the young man asked, light be-
ginning to break upon him.
That was Mr.. Rockefeller" was the
reply.
It was the clerks first acquaintance
with the head of the great corporation by
which he Was employ edt-Ohio State Jour
mi
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
The Pri,nroae seliar,,

Poor OF gRrh, but fair Of face, ss2
The little maid stood In the market place,
Singing: lsa 81 @S.' s5s T VASE
"Fresh posies, pale prlmroses, "a , c..*
M a penny a bunch, who'll buy? = @#&
Sweet spring posles, pate priniroses,
? a penny Huneh, who'll buy W c c
The Knight rode by on his Arab steed,
He drew his rein, and he checked his speed.
a penny bunch, who'll buy?" '.S. b
He threw her a crown and kissed his hand,
He was the nOhlest In the land. sT
"A penny a bunch, who'll buy"
He DOTTED his plume to her lovely face,
And left her there In the markets place,
Singing: q 81 - =. =: {
Fresh posies, pale primroses, -.
A penny bunch, who'll buy?
Sweet spring posies. pale primroses, Il
A penny bunch, who'll buyy'' -. -
Marguerite Merlngton In Ladies' Home
Journal. ,. : : =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Thought Tennyson was Gentleman.

Prof. William Knight relates in Black
woods two stories of the poet Tennyson
which 60 to show that after all literary
fame is never widespread. The stories
were told by the poet himself and related
to one of his visits to Scotland. After
he had left an inn in the island of Skye
the landlord was asked, "Did he know
who had been staying in his house? It
y, was the poet poet Ienany yS he replied,
thought he was shentlemanw Near
Stirling the same remark was made to
the keeper of the hotel where he had
stayed. 'Do you ken who you had WI
you t'other night?" INA; but he was 4
pleasant shentleman." ct was Tennyson,
the poet" "An' wha' may he be p
"Qh, he is a writer O. verses. sic
as We see i the papers" 'Noo, to think
O. that! jeest pooblic writer, an gied
him ma best bedroom!" of Mrs. Ten
nyson, however, the landlord remarked,
"Oh, but she was an ANGEL" ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Power Exertei on 1 Bicycle.

Some recent results Of tests made BY
power reaara 10 oans 4e mas
be of more interest to electrical engineers
if5reduced to their familiar unit Of power,
the watt, says the Electrical Engineer.
These tests show that for q speed Of Ave
miles an hour on q good level road the
rider works at the rate of about 10 watts,
which Is about one third the power used
III an ordinary 16-candle.po incandes-
cent lamp. AT ten miles m hour the
power applied III the rider. Il about SO
y Na Sc Itos bard scntinuoua riding,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29

Fruit growers say that the late frost
has been d benefit to peaches ii the vicin-
ity Of NIilnitli, claiming that the growth
af the buds have been retarded aud they
now eonsidsr them 81 Tit md out sof
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-29
Picture Gowns.


Some very pretty picture gowns for
wear at quiet teas and luncheons are
made in chatelaine, Neo-Greek. Direc-
toire and other unique styles. The skirts
are simply but artistically arranged, most
ly with Il demi-train, and caught up
slightly toward the bac * on one side. All
the picture" part displays itself in the
bodice and sleeves. Gray and black are
the colors forming many of these gowns,
and less in numbers, but very attractive,
are the dresses made by high-class mod
istes, Of Persian lilac, Parma violet, dab
lia color, and ciel blue. Drap d'ete, nuns
yelling. India cashmere and Carmelite
cloth: Picture gowns in princesses style
show the waists fastened up the left side,
the front slightly bloused, the back de-
void of any seams at all, forming round
WASTED effect on youthful-looking gowns,
ing the seam, which joints the fullness to
the waist.