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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14
The English Thirst.

One Of the primal Impressions of
| stranger in England is that, as a people,
the English have; full grown and sro-
bust thirst. Compared with the Anglo
Saxon and lis Kindred In Germany, Den
mark; Sweden and Norway, the Latin
family of nations appears abstemious and
even the Western American temperate. 1t
! would seem, indeed, as if the English race
particularly must have been many ages
| in acquiring its prodigious thirst; bur the
alcoholic and maltine statisticans Of the
| recent temperance revival in England, to
the amazement of everybody save them
selves, announced the singular discovery
that only i'll the last three centuries have
the English been such stcady--and TN
steady-imbibers. Not only to the amaze
ment Of all, but to the intense indignat ion
| Of vast number of Britons fond Of the
cup that cheers, but inebriates; for they
have begun to talk back in the papers to
the teetotalers and to show resentment
at the imputation Of sobriety cast upon
Gent inebriety of the race point with
| pride to the fact that centuries ago
| drunk as an Ensl;shman' was as cur
| rent comparison on the continent as
drunk as a lord is, today. in Merrie
England: Not the least interesting fea-
| ture is the entire seriousness of these de-
| Tenders. They seem to deem the histOri-
efs, as q national insult. Drink in their
vision has been the foundation of Eng
| lands greatness. Not a very solid foun-
dati6fi, one catinot help suggesting: but,
| as far as historical data touching ances-
trail habits deserve crcdcnce the defend
ers appear to have the better Of the argu-
ment.-Thc Illustrated American.
New Use for Starch Refuse,
Col. Fred 7. Evans of Deadwood, S.
d.. has made arrangements with the
Sioux City starch works to use what is
left of the corn in the manufacture of
starch, for the feeding of a large herd
of cattle The starch plant grinds up
and treats 1000 bushels of corn day
and the substance that is cast aside,
which is the most nutritious element of
the grain, is estimated to be sufficient to
| feed 1000 head Of cattle day. Large
buildings are being erected capable of
sheltering 1000 head of cattle.
Wisconsin Patents.
| Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, So and SO
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee,
| Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
| C. G. Kiefer, Blue River, and l.. j. Evcrt,
Boscobel, cattle guard; James NJ. Morgan,
Port Washington, revolving chair; J. y.
Heath, Appleton, medicine for certain named
diseases, trade mark
The richest gold mine in the world is
located under the thriving town of Bal
larat, Victoria. Australia. 1t yields bu,
half an ounce of standard gold to the
ton, and yet the Band, Barton and Albion
mine has yielded more than 5000. OW
of gold since it was opened, thirty years
| ago.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14

Six hundred bottles of champagne are
row being placed in the cellars IF :h.
House of Commons for the use of MEM
herx
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14

Mrs. WfnsloW's SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
dren teething, softens the gums. red uces tnham-
nation allays pain. cures wind collie &c bottle
The eel crop in Connecticut is larger
this year than ever before.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14
Coughing Leads to Consumntion.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist today and get
a sample bottle free Sold in Is and So
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan
ger0us.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14
Wisconsin Patents.

The richest gold mine in the world is
located under the thriving town of Bal
larat, Victoria. Australia. 1t yields bu,
half an ounce of standard gold to the
ton and yet the Band. Barton and Albion
mine has yielded more than $3.50. 900
of gold since it was opened, thirty years
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14

Lanes Family Medicine
Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price, % and Soc
-India's area of wheat farms is about
two-thirds as large as that of the United
States.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14
The Supreme court of Arkansas has
decided that husband is responsible for
the debts of his wife contracted before
ma rriaU 90


marriage.
Tremendous Exodus to the Kiondike.
Despite the warnings Of those who have
been on the spot, and predict spfferibgs In
the kiondike REGION thousands Of adyen-
turous Americans are vending their way
thftherward. All OF then. should be proyid-
ed with that medicinal safeguard, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which warns and
nourishes the system, and prevents malaria.
rheumatism, kidney trouble, besides remedy
Ing liver complaint, dyspepsia and constipa-
tiou
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14

able; but as soon as would put my
feet on the floor, the pains would
come back.
Every one thought it was impossl-
BILE for me to get well. Twas paying 81
per day for doctors visits and rs cents
a day for medicine. Imade up my mind
to try Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. It has effected complete cure
for me, and I have all the faith in the
world in. it. What Q blessana to wo-
man it is" Mrs. JENNIE q. Smith, No.
sa4 Kaufman ST., Phi1a delphia, Pc, 4!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-14

weeks I was
bed suffer-
ing with in
farnnation
and conges-
ton of the
ovaries. I
had a dis
charge all
the time.
Whenlying
down all {
the time, i
felt quite
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08
CRISTOBAL COLON.

destruction if he remained any longer
in the trap in which the American
feet held him, Cervera made a bold
dash from the harbor and fighting
every inch of his way, even when his
ship was ablaze and sinking, he tried
to escape from impending doom upon
his vessels.
The Americans saw him the moment
he left and commenced the work of
destruction Immediately. For an hour
or two they followed the flying Span
iards to the westward along the shore
line, sending shot after shot into their
hills, tearing great holes in their steel
sides and covering their decks with the
blood of the killed and wounded.
At no time did the Spaniards show
any indication that they intended to
do otherwise than fight to the last.
They showed no signals to surrender
even when their ships commenced to
sink and the great clouds of smoke
pouring from their sides showed that
they were on fire. But they tirned
their heads toward the shore, less than
mile away, and ran them on the
beach and rocks, where their destruc-
ton was soon completed.
The officers and men on board then
escaped to the shore as well as they
could, with the assistance of boats
sent from the American men-of-war,
and then threw themselves upon the
mercy Of their captors, who not only
extended to them the gracious hand of
American chivairy, but sent them
guard to protect them from the MUIR
derous bands OF Cuban soldiers, hiding
IN the brush on the hillside, eager to
rush down and attack the unarined,
defeated, but valorous foe.
One after another of the Spanish
ships became the victims OF the awful
rain OF shells which the American bat
tieships, cruisers i gunboats poured
upon them, and two hours after the
nrst OF the feet had started out of San
uago harbor, three cruisers and two
torpedo boat destroyers were lying on
the shore ten to fif:csn miles west Of
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08
SPANISH CROOKS.
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION FOL
LUTES NATION.
An Instance Showing Its Prevalence
During the Civil War-ToId by "A
Secret Service Oncer of the Con-
fcderate States. "

Captain Bullock, in his Secret Serv-
Ice Of the Confederate States" tells Of
an exciting incident concerning the
freeing of the confederate ram Stone
wall from the International complica-
tons attendant On her release from the
French shipyard where she was built;
now she was watched by the agents Of
the federal government; how she was
again followed to Denmark, whittier
she went under the Danish flag; how
she was again followed to Ferrol,
Spain, by the United States ships Mia
CARA and Sacramento; how she eluded
them there and sailed for the coast OF
the United States with the evident in
tention Of attacking the federal ships,
for any one of which she was more than
a match, being then the most formid-
able irOnclad af1oat. But when the
Stonewall, under command Of Captain
Page, reached Havana in May, 1865,
Page learned of the surrender of Gen
eral Lee, and soon after of the capture
of Jefferson LAWS. Pages funds were
exhausted The confederacy had col
lapsed. The position was perplexing.
Captain Page opened negotiations with
the Spanish authorities at Havana for
the surrender of the ship to them If
they would advance the money to pay
off the crew. Captain Page reported
that after five minutes conversation
the captain general asked him what
sum was required. Page replied $751;
Coo. The captain general said, you
had better make it 800, 1000" Page
replied that his orders were to make it
$4,000. The captain general then turn
ed to an official and babe him write a
document, and then, turning again to
Page, said, Shall we not make it $780,
000?" But Page obeyed orders and ac-
cepted only $4,000 It was quite evil
dent that this high official, the captain
general of Cuba was attempting to get
the confederate naval officer to ask for
100000 to pay off his crew when he
needed only $4,000, the difference to be
divided between them. When the con-
federate officer obstinately refusd to ac-
cept either 100000 or $4,000, but only
the exact amount needed, it is evident
that the captain general concluded that
the American was a fool. and charged
up 100000 to the Spanish government
and put $4,000 in his own pocket.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08
SLICK PETE's WATCH DEAL.
Bought Them at sails Each and Sold
Them to Swindlers for $40 Apiece.

Them to Swindlers for SO Apiece.
From the Philadelphia Record: An
old-time detective the other day was
discussing with some sleuths new in
the profession the methods of up-to-
date swindlers. After deprecating the
originality of the modern crook he told
of what he considered the sharpest
game he ever saw worked. Il suppose
you fellows know he said, that dur
ing Centennial year Philadelphia was a
hotbed of bunco-steerers and sharpers
of every description. Well, l was de-
tailed to keep an eye on these gentry,
and in time l became acquainted with
most of the big ones, who were gem
orally exceedingly bright men. One, in
particular, who was known as Slick
Pete 1 took a great liking to, for he
had an inexhaustible fund of humor
and was a good-hearted chap. Toward
the end of the Centennial exhibition,
one day 1 dropped into a downtown
auction room, where some fake jewelry
was being sold. A lot OF watches were
offered, and 1 saw that they had been
made evidently for bunco-steering pur-
poses, for the works were good, and the
cases were made to look like solid gold.
They were finally knocked down for
$215 a piece, and l saw the buyer was
Slick Pete Jewelry was out of his
line, but l knew he had some SCHEME
in view. Two months passed before |
again saw Pete, and then l asked him
what he had done with the watches.
He began to laugh, and said: oh,
skinned some swindler with them
Then followed the explanation. He had
hired a room and inserted an adver-
tisement in various papers something
like this: 'Found-A solid gold watch
Elgin works. Loser pay costs. Apply,
etc. Nearly every crook in town an
swered the ad. and claimed the watch.
Pete, who made up as an old man,
seemed a mark, and the fly crook, in
his hurry to depart, made but cursory
examination. The COSTS $40, were IN
variably handed over, and in two days
Pete had disposed Of his stock"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08
SAVINGS BANK FOR SOLDIERS.
Run by the Government for Sums of
Not Less Than So.

Run by the Government for Sums of
Not Less Than So.
From the Kansas City Journal: 1t
may not generally be known that for
many years the general government
has conducted savings bank for the
accommodation of certain citizens. An
act of congress of the date of May 10,
1872, provides that any soldier in the
army may deposit with any paymaster
his savings in sums not less than 50,
and it shall be the duty of the paymas-
ter to supply the soldier with deposit
book. in which are entered the amounts
of his deposits. When the deposits
have reached the sum of $50 the gov
eminent is required to pay the depos-
itor interest at the rate of per cent
per annum Having once deposited
sum of money the depositor is not per-
mitted to draw it until the date Of his
discharge. The deposits are exempt
from attachment for debt, but they for
felt it to the government If the depos-
itor deserts from the army. The gov
eminent assumes the responsibility for
all such deposits and a defaulting pay
master can work the soldiers no in
jury. Paymaster Rucker once told the
writer that about 80 per cent of the en-
listed men in the regular army availed
themselves of this privilege.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08

MORO castle, pounding to pieces. smoke
and flame pouring from every part Of
them, and covering the entire coas,
line with mist which could be seen
for miles. Heavy explosions of am.
munltion occurred every few minutes,
sending curls of dense white smoke a
hundred feet in the air. and causing a
shower of broken iron and steel to fall
in the water on every side.
The bluffs on the coast line echoed
with the roar of every explosion, and
the Spanish vessels sank deeper and
| deeper into the sand, or else the rocks
ground their bulls to pieces as they
rolled or pitched forward or sideways
with every wave that washed upon
them from the open sea.
Admiral Cervera escaped to the shore
in boat sent by the Gloucester to the
assistance of the Infanta Maria Teresa.
and as soon as he touched the beach
he surrendered himself and his com
mand to Lieutenant Morton. and asked
to be taken aboard the Gloucester
which was the only American vessel
near him at the time, with several OF
his officers, including the captain of the
flagship. The Spanish admiral, who
was wounded in the arm, was taken to
the Gloucester, and was received at hei
gangway by her commander, Lieuten'
ant Commander Richard Wainwright
who grasped the hand of the gray
bearded admiral, and said to him: 81
congratulate you, sir, upon having
made as ga liant a fight as was ever
witnessed on the sea"
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright
then placed his cabin at the disposal OF
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08

Playa del Este, July 5.-Cervera' S
squadron, which has been the object
of the movement upon Santiago, is at
the bottom of the sea. Of the entire
fotilla, which cost Spain SIS 900, 900,
only the torpedo boat Terror, which
is at San Juan, alone escaped. Admi-
raj Cervera and seventy other officers
and 1, 900 men are prisoners. About
$50 were killed or drowned and 100 in
jured on the Spanish side. The latter
are being cared for on the American
hospital ship "Solace." American loss
is one man killed and one wounded.
Cervera made dashing and heroic
fight. At $50 a. M, July 8, at the
hour least expected, the Spanish feet
which had been hemmed in for six
weeks, made dash for the open sea,
in an endeavor to break through Samp-
sons lines. Five and half hours later
the Cristobal Colon, the last of the
fleet, was beached six miles west of
Santiago harbor. She was the fastest
of the Spanish ships and soon gained
lead and steamed away from the shots
that destroyed the other ships, with
the Oregon, New York, Brooklyn and
several smaller ships in pursuit. They
were constantly firing at her and re-
ceiving her fire in return. She was so
badly injured that she soon went to
pieces after being beached. The fleet
consisted of the Armored Cruisers
Cristobal Colon, Vizcaya, Almirante
Oquendo, Infanta Maria Teresa and
two torpedo boat destroyers, Pluton
and Furor.
In the face of overwhelming odds,
with nothing before him but inc vitable
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08
Almost Talked His Life Away.

The longest speech on record was
made by Mr.. De Cosmos in the legisla-
ture of British Columbia when meas
ure was pending to confiscate the lands
of settlers. He was in hopeless min
GRITTY. and the enemy expected to rush
the bill through at the end of the ses-
sion. 1t was 10 o'clock in the morn
ing; at noon the next day, If no action
were taken the act of confscation
would fail. De Cosmos arose, spoke
for twenty-six hours continuously, and
then, with baked lips, bloodshot eyes,
and almost dead with fatigue, he won
the victory that nearly cost him his
life.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08

The bicycle has now become q con-
urrned parliamentary institution in
Austria. In a few days, by special ar
rangement of the president, suitable
room will be provided within the pre-
ojncts of the reichsrath to accommo-
date the machines Of deputies. At
present many Of the 425 members are
familiar with the wheel. Every day
sees the number increase, and in very
short time half the house ought to be
focking to parliament on wheels-unit-
ed at last in sport IL not in politics.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08
MONEY IN FRUIT GROWING.
Fruit Growers of Fremont County Are
Looking for a Larger General Market.

H. NJ. Mingay of Canon City, one Of
the old-time editors of the state, was
at the Brown this week, says the Den
yer Times, and after telling a story Of
politics down in that country, ventured
to say some good things for section
that does not receive the good advertis-
ing it should when its pro rata of good
totals furnished the state annually are
taken into consideration. He said:
There can be no doubt we have done
as much as any county in the state to
make Colorado what she is. We have
line of old-timers who are well fixed
and are getting rich as fast as any peo-
pie in the state-barring, of course, the
big miners who have cinch on thou
sands Of dollars every month. The peo-
pie are getting rich with their orchards
and farms, and do not know what it is
to endure siege of hard times. Every
year adds to the total output of these
orchards far more than was antici-
pated.
..There is probably no business where
a man makes his money as easily af-
ter he once gets started as he does in
fruit growing. The older orchards re-
auire scarcely any attention to speak
of. and the new ones do not demand
the work that one would suppose they
would. The fruit men are sanguine
that a much better market will be es-
tablished for their product as soon as
the merit of it becomes as well known
as it should be.
"Politics never interfere with prog
ress down in our country, for the peo-
pie follow that old maxim which sug-
gests that one should take care of HIM
self and family first. and then il he has
any time to spare toward making new
laws or apply to the enforcement of
the old ones, he takes hand in 1t.
This year gives especial promise Of be-
ing one of the best with us, and the
citizens are contemplating still better
in the future. You know it takes age
to make an orchard country great, and
that is all we need down there now,
but do not infer from this that we are
too young to wrestle with any PROPOSE
ton that comes along"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08
SCALED BY WAR.
A Boy Solves the Mystery at the City
of Washinrton.

of Washington.
Rumors Of war are sometimes as ter
rifying as war itself and stories of the
operations Of spies Go not have reas-
surfing effect upon nervous people.
There are, doubtless, no more spies in
Washington than elsewhere, but the
spy-story field has been worked there
almost to the limit, plenty of people
believing the most extrayagant lie that
fancy can devise. AS result, to act
out OF the ordinary or bear tne slight
est resemblance to Spaniard il
enough to throw one under suspicion,
sometimes with amusing results. One
night last week about midnight we'll
dressed man alighted from Il 14th
street car, leaving on the seat pack
age about six inches long and an inch
and half in diameter. The conductor
was posted on the spy question and
opened it with trembling hands. 1t con-
tanned tin box, which in turn in
closed two sticks of dynamite. He
showed them to the motorman. whose
superior knowledge led him to suggest
that they were arranged to be exploded
by means of electric wires. Whereupon
the two nearly expired Of fright. After
a hurried consultation they decided to
go toward the city. Very slowly the
motorman applied the current, fearing
every instant that the dynamite might
explode, while, to prevent all possible
jarring and reduce the danger to a
minimum, the conductor stood
holding the deadly box. At
Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue
the conductor passed his awful burden
and the story connected with it into the
custody of a police officer, who at once
abandoned his beat and fastened to the
police station. The sergeant on duty
had read how Spanish spies blew up
powder mills, and handled the death
dealing box quite gingerly, passing it,
after an inspection as hurried as his
dignity would permit,to the night clerk,
who watched it until morning, when
not engaged in wiping cold, clammy
sweat from his brow. The next day 1t
was taken to the navy yard, where an
expert classed it as something new in
the internal machine line, though
doubtless none the less dangerous for
that reason. He carried it to a seclud-
ed spot, made an electrical connection
and pressed the button, while all pres
ent held their breath and ears. No ex-
plosion followed, and the current was
turned on again, with more care this
time, but without results. At the sec
ond failure a messenger boy looked
over the shoulder of the serious-faced
expert and cried: Jaw, gway; l know
wot dat is. It's one of dose t'ings they
puts in de glims wot de fly cop carries
on his bike and runs de 'lectric light
With look of disgust the boy walked
away, arranging his messages, while
the expert began to explain why the
presence of spies rendered extra pre-
cautions. necessary.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08

at D. m. the last, the Cristobai Colon,
had run ashore six miles miles west OF
Santiago, and had let down her colors
ssThe Infanta Marie Teresa, Oquende
and Vizcaya were forced ashore, burn
ed and blown up within twenty miller
Of Santiago. thu Furor and Plutou
were destroyed within four miles OF
the port. Loss, Que killed and tive
wounded. Enemy loss probably sew
eral hundred froKi s'unfire explosion
and drowning.
"About 1900 prise srs, including Ad
miral Cervera.
s.The man killed =. George ID. Ellis
chief woman of t. lirooklyn.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08
SIMPSONS REPORT.

Sends Good Cheer for a Fourth of Jul,
Celebration.
Washington, July 5.-Long before
any details of the battle had arrived
Commodore Sampson sent the follow
ing message to Secretary Long, datsc
Siboney, 3:15 a. M, July 4:
"The fleet under my command offers
the Nation as Fourth of July pres
ent the destruction of the whole Of
Cerveras fleet. No one escaped. Ii
attempted to escape at $50 am. ano
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08
Cheap Burglar Alarm.

A neat and cheap burglar alarm
which will not fail consists of rub
Der bulb. to which is attached tube
with a whistle at the outer end, the
air being exhausted from the bulb. The
tube is then shut in the crack OF the
door, and. being released when the
door is opened, blows the whistle.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-08
the Spanish officers.

the Spanish officers.
The Spaniards, when they found they
would be permitted to live, adapted
themselves comfortably to the situa-
ton, rolled their cigarettes and began
playing cards amongthemselves.