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The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17

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The Noisy Boys.

The Noisy Boys.
They say that boys
Make all the noise,
And that the girls are quiet;
II girls were boys
know their joys
Would only be In riot.
know we oft,
When mud is soft.
Forget to use the door mats;
We 90 "ali fours,''
We slam the doors, o..
We use our hats like brickbats.
Perhaps we may,
Some sunny day,
Attempt to tease the girls;
TO eat their cake,
And faces make,
Or pull their dangling cuH.
But then, you know,
When we do 80,
It's only just in fun;
For when we will
We can be still
AS almost anyone.
But let them say
Whate'er they may
About our dreadful noise;
For errands done,
Some one to run,
They're glad to find the boys.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
Iron Made RedhOt with Water.

One of the most astonishing things de-
vcloped through the introduction of cleo
tricity into everyday affairs is forge.
made for bench use, for the heating Of
for working on the anvil, where the heat
ing is accomplished by plunging the arti-
Gle to be heated into a tray of water.
Nothing could be imagined more CON
Trajectory of ones preconceived ideas
than this procedure, and yet to the cleo
trician it is perfectly simple.
He makes the proper connections,
plungcs his iron into the water, and
pretty soon the iron will begin to glow
under water and then to turn red or
white hot, just as he desires it for work
ing. When he gets through working
the iron he may plunge it into the water
again and cool it with ''siss" as eX
peditiously as he could i'll any other tank
of water. This curious forge is made
as follows: The tank is of wood or of
any other substance which will hold wa
ter and not form an electrical conductor.
One wire of the electric current passes
to the bottom of the tank, where it is
connected to plate of metal which lies
there. Over this plate water, prefera-
bly, saturated with salt, fills the tank
nearly to the top and serves to conduct
the current to whatever object rs to be
heated Nothing could be better for
this purpose, for the water naturally
closes all about the object and fits it
on every side. The other end of the
current-conducting wire is fastened to
at the edge of the tank on which the
tongs or the shank of soldering iron
lie when it is to he heated. The mo-
ment the object to be heated is plunged
into the water current passes from
the water through the object, and at
the same moment some of the water is
decomposed by electrolytic action. The
nitrogen of the water becomes electri
fed and adheres to the object to be
separates the object completely from the
water, while at the same time this gas
forms such an obstruction to the pas
sage of the electric current that the en-
ergy of the current is turned into heat.
Electric FORCES of various designs are
coming into use in place Of fires for many
of the blacksmith's operations. One of
the new ones offered to the trade is ar
ranged with one of it's electrodes mount
ed at the end of an ordinary anvil, while
the other electrode is swung above, where
it can be drawn down by the pressure
of a foot upon the pedal. The arm above
has wheel-like revolving head. and at
the end of the spokes of this wheel are
blocks of metal of various forms adapted
to fit the objects to be heated. The black
smith turns down the form that suits his
work. presses his foot on the pedal and
watches until he has proper heat, and
then, releasing the arm, forges and fin
isheS his work on the very anvil where
it was heated. Such clever tools cannot,
of course, take the place Of the old bel
lows and fire for isolated Shops but in
factories they are rapidly being intro
duced.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
Lighthouse in a Cemetery

Throughout the world there are hun.
dreds Of lighthouses dotted along the
coast, but lighthouse in the midst of a
cemetery is rare thing. Such a one
however, has recently been erected in the
cemetery at INVERSION, Lancashire, Eng.
land. A Miss Wilson had it built in
memory of her father, who died over a
year ago. The structure, which is %
feet in height, with spreading base OF
% feet in circumference and s feet III
diameter, is constructed of white Carara
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
Psittacosis Pneumonia

Psittacosis, the infectious pneumonia
spread by parrots, has broken cut again
i'll a number of Italian towns. Some
years ago 1t prevailed qnite extensively
in Genoa and Florence, but decree of
the municipal authorities forbidding the
keeping of parrots in private houses put
an end to the epidemic.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17

"Oh, don't mind; don't stay long,"
II should call myself a very selfish
person If friends came to me and
should pay no attention to them"
"Well, that's different; you're grown
up"
Then you really think that politeness
and courtesy are not needed among
boys?" >>.,~r~,,, ,,~--.
Hal, thus pressed, said he didn't ex-
actly mean that; but his father, who had
listened, now spoke: s.. s5 8
"A boy or a man who measures his
treatmentsof others by their treatment
of him has no charac cter of his own. He
will neyerbe kind, or generous or Chris
tian. Ii he is ever to be a gentleman,
he will be 50 in spite of the boorishness
of Others. If he is to be noble. no other
boys meanness will change his nature" )"
And very earnestly the father added,
Remember this, my boy, you lower your
own self every time you are guilty of an
unworthy action because some one else
is. Be true to your best SELF and no boy
can drag you down.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
A Lesson in Courtesy,

II treat him rs we'll as he treats ms" "
said Hal
His mother had just reproached him
because he did not attempt to amuse or
entertain boy friend who had gone
home. : ST.. =. - - -
y often 80 III there and he doesn't no
tice me, " said Hal again. s: S.
s'p0 you enjoy that
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
A New Chemical Substance.

DIR. Becquerel has announced to the
French Academy OF Sciences the discov-
cry of new chemical substance, which
has q close affinity to barium. Its dis
coverers, NM. eCurie and Bremona, have
named it raIliunl.s til is sensitive to light
and will take Photographic impressions.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
POISONOUS PAINT ON TOYS.
Official Investigation at Berlin Cor
roborates American Reports.

Despite the violent indignation with
which German manufacturers of toys
repel the American charge that poison
Gus paints are used in the coloring of
toys made in this country for the export
trade, that contention is corroboratcd. by
the result of an investigation made by
the Berlin municipal authorities during
the Christmas season. The committee S
finding has just become public.
dom in the toy stores thirteen We're
found to be painted with lead colors,
held to be poisonous. In less degree
the same was found to be true of candies
purchased in various parts of the city
Thirty samples taken at random yielded
ten. the coloring matter in which showed
distinct traces of poisonous ingredients
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
Piano with Raised keyboard

. Mr.. uenschers new invention Of pi-
anoforte with raised keyboard is, now
raised that singers and others can now,
while singing. play the piano In stand.
Ing and upright posstioa, thus seeing and
being seen, d :5
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
DICKENS AND FROEBEL.
What the Novelist Did for Childhood
His Work for Education.

His Work for Education.
Under the title "What Charles Dick
ems Did for Childhood" James L.
ronto, Can, contributes to the Cen
tury highly interesting paper, illus
trated by Albert Sterner, from which it
appears that the great novelist was ssthe
first Englishman of note to advocate the
kindergarten"
Froebel and Dickens, it is claimed, are
the best interpreters of Christ's ideals of
childhood. The philosophy of Froebel
and the stories of Dickens are in perfect
harmony. The two great reformers pro-
tested vigorously against the interfer-
ence of intermeddling adults with the
full development of the individuality of
the child They recognized the divinity
in each child so fully that they objected
to all stamping and molding'' processes
by which its seffhood was dwarfed .-or
warped. Other educators and reformeSs
had considered the problems of human
evolution from the standpoint Of the
adult, and had asked, "What can we do
to fit the child for it's work?'' Froebel
the child to grow by it's own self-activ-
ity' They were the great apostles of
childhood. They began the struggle for
the freedom of childhood from the re-
strictive interference of adulthood.
Dickens is commonly regarded merely
as an educational critic. This is mar
row and unfair view. He was a great
critic. He aroused the indignation of
the civilized world against those who
treated childhood inhumanly, and the
hatred of adult tyranny which he awak-
ened developed a loving sympathy for
children. But he could: not have so
clearly exposed the wrong in education
without having a definite conception of
the right. He was the greatest destruc-
tive educational critic, but he was also a
most advanced, positive, constructive ed
ucator. There is no great ideal of the
new education which is not revealed
by Dickens in his novels or his miscela-
neous writings.
Dickens was the first Englishman of
note to advocate the kindergarten. In
July, 1855, he published an article of
eleven columns in Household Words, -
which would take a leading place if com
pared with the papers read at a meeting
of the internati tional kindergarten union
today.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
Iron Visiting Cards.

Iron visiting cards are popular in Ger
many. The name is printed OH them in
silver, and the sheets are so thin that
forty Of them only measure one-tenth OF
an inch in thickness.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17

The, economical woman never throws
away her rose leaves, because she knows
they no longer gladden. the eye. There
zis perfume left after the whitening
process has set in, and to preserve It
and turn 1t to her own use she sets up q
covered jar and keeps it partly filed
with almond or olive oil. She carefully
saves the rose leaves and the leaves Of
other fragrant flowers, stirs them into
takes them out and strains the oil
through bit of cheesecloth and returns
1t to the jar. In go more leaves, and
through the meshes of the cheesecloth
drips y scented oil which increases In
strength Of fragrance with each opera
tion. If left open it will permeute an
apartment as does altar of roses.-Phil-
adelphia Times
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
A Horrible Suspicion.

Tommy (aged 81 was teasing his
mother for something to eat, but was
told that he must wait until dinner was
served. He was silent few minutes,
and then said: Il jest honestly believe,
mamma, that you are my step-mOther."
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
q Times.
Words.

| cannot tell what would tell thee,
What l would say, what thou shouldst
hear;
Words Of the soul that should compel thee,
Words Of the heart to draw thee near.
For when thou smilest, thou, who fillest
'Tis then my lips and tongue are stillest,
Knowing all language Is too weak.
Look In my eyes; read there confession:
The truest love has least Of art;
Nor needs it words for its expression
When soul speaks soul and heart speaks
heart.
Madison Cawein In Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
The Amenities of Letter. Writing.

In our letter-writing how often we
fail to consider as we should the rights
and needs of those at the other end of
the line of correspondence. We dash off
a page in an hour Of restlessness or of
disappointment that speaks of our un-
happy condition, and are careless of the
effect upon the one who receives it, ig-
noring the possibility of the want of
help at the other end of the line, and
go on our way satisfying ourselves with
the fact that we have given letter for
letter. Some of the most promising
friendships have been killed through
thoughtlessness and selhsnness in CORE
spondencc, for the written characters
will reveal the purpose of the one who
penned them, and sensitive soul will
receive chill through the page read by
the heart as well as through the eyes
We need to be very careful Of the form
of our written messages, for the one to
whom they are sent must interpret them
without the help or explana ton of per-
sonal expression. And then, if we would
save a friendship through the years, let
us be careful to keep up reasonable
regularity in our correspondence with
the friend whom we prize-Mary Il.
Baldwin in Woman's Home Companion
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
The Snbtle Scent.


The very latest toilet fad is the per-
fanle tablet which is dissolved iii the
bath water, laid between the folds Of
garments in the bureau drawer, placed
IN the closets and carried in the pockets.
Ones favorite perfume clings to every
thing in a faint insinuating manner
which makes a woman irresistible. ]
once heard 4 young man say that he
.M1s go affected. by the odor of violet as
To- feel a strong desire to take the woman
who wore it into his arms. All men are
not affected that way, fortunately, or
women would not be safe. ..::-
!. But there is fascination about a
sweet and faint scent, one that can
schrcely be classed. I have heard men,
and women, too, argue for hours against
the use Of perfume, but l have vet to
meet one who will not give in to the
power Of violet or lavender, just faint
fragrance. Liquid perfumes will not
give it. because while wet they are too
pungent and when dry leave an odor of
alcohol. which browns everything else.
Sachets will prove satisfactory, but
there is the trouble of making recepta-
:cles for it and replenishing them when
the odor has spent itself. These
perfume tablets are strong, but the fra
GRANGE they impnrt Is delicate and lnsts
as long az there Ia a Marsel Of the per-
.fuIne LETT, They wear away, of course,
but very, very slowly, and are more sat.
iatac ctory than my perfup9e ] have 6Ycr
found, 5!s
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
GOTHAM'S EARLY SOCIAL LIFE.
The Simplicity of Gotham's Social

The Simplicity of Gotham's Social
Entertainments of a Century Ago.
Zone cannot think without a smile of
the small efforts to break into the life
of toll which built up the golden founda-
ton of New York city's enormous
wealth." writes Euretta Van Worst in
the Ladies' Home Journal. 'To be ill
vited to tea was very usual and ac-
ceptable way of entertaining. The din
ner hour, which extreme fashion made
as late as 3 o'clock in Difference to for
eign tastes was unsuitable to men who
were pillars Of the country's commerce.
The light meal, eaten from the shining
mahogany board, was considered ample
as far as yiands went, and the grace
with which the hostess asked If you
would take tea or coffee, sugar and
cream made those harmless liquids suf-
ticientIy delightful.
ITO be asked to spend an evening
meant usually more formal and less as
sured pleasure. Sitting round hospit-
able board relaxed stiffness. Whist, or
a little music made very gently and
! shyiy by the daughters of the family,
were the regular sources of entertain
| ment. Refreshments, handed by neat
| maids, OF" acknowledgement buffers,
| closed the evenings festivity at an early
hour. Unhappy youths had, Of neces-
| sity, to study, among polite accomplish
| ments, how to hold their plates and yet
eat from them; how to aid the nearest
ladies and at the same time keep posses
| sion OF a cup and saucer
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
Simple Food at Supper.

"Never mind about the cake and ice
cream, my dear! Just see that they
have plenty of bread and butter and hot
chocolate, with, perhaps, salad, and
they'll enjoy the meal nightly, you may
be sure. Offer them plenty Of bread
the. olives and the salted almonds to do
So"
This was the advice which one clever
woman recently gave one in a quandary
as to what to furnish for little Sunday
evening supper. It is interesting as ex-
employing the altered attitude of So
ciety in this regard. Time was, and not
evening party felt in duty bound to offer
at least three kinds of cake, all rich and
sweet; with ice-cream to follow, and all
sorts of sweets, candies and confections
to wind up the feast. Then came the
time in which sandwiches, coffee, one
kind of cake and two Of sweet biscuits
or cookies, with the inevitable ice-cream
as as finishing touch were ,systematical
y supplied, because considered correct.
!. With the advent Of the afternoon tea,
and the consequent recognition of fhe
fact that the simplest kind of hospitality
may be made delightful, came another
mode of offering refreshment at parties
and entertainments. Sandwiches, coffee
and small and simple cakes were next
Ia OSoI AOIAA dIl-Sum-
cient.
And now has come the bread and but-
ter period-the bread and butter renais-
sance.
Bread and butter, either in the form of
delicate thin slices, folded together, so as
not to soil the gloves or fingers, some
times served in finger lengths and occa
sionally cut into fancy shapes, is offered
at all sorts of little affairs these days,
One fashionable little woman has even
dared to offer her guests-and grateful
guests they were-plain "thick" bread
and butter, passed without apology or cx-
;planation of any kind.
Another thoughtful woman, widely
known Tor her graceful and gracious nos
pitality, offered the guests at simple
but beautiful piazza tea," given last
summer, thin bread and butter, piled high
on the delicate plates in English style,
and great platters of fresh and moisture
beaded watercress and lettuce were
passed at the same time. No salad dress.
ing or condiment, other than simple salt,
was provided at this time. The lettuce
and cress were eaten with the bread and
butter, but not placed between it. The
plates holding the delicate greens" had
to be replenished several times. The
maid who looked after the filling of the
bread and butter plates declared that the
delicate slices disappeared as if by magic.
Philadelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-17
Cultivate the Love- Natures OF Your
Children.

Cultivate the Love- Natures OF Your
Children.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, writing in the
Woman's Home Companion of building
Love-cells,' explains that 'the human
brain is one vast aggregation Of cells:
and science informs us just where the
cells Of sight, sound, feeling, love, anger.
and, in fact, all the mental, moral and
physical qualities are located
"All over the land today in this en-
lightened age mothers and nurses are sit
ting and telling excitable children The
bloodthirsty tales of Red Riding Hood
and The Babes in the Woods and a
score more as unwholesome The brain
cells of fear, revenge, destruction AMI
many other of the baser thoughts are all
fed and nurtured by these tales. A wise
parent would be talking to her child of
the wonderful work of the bee or the
ant. She would talk Of the. wonderful
similarity in the nature and habits of all
things God has made, from flowers Qnd
trees up, to men. And the .child who
listened to daily talks 'iike these from I'm,
fancy to youth would not develop into Il
murderer or a vagabond. He would not
doubt God or Hate his kind, no matter
what unfortunate inheritance. was. his.
If his affections are appealed to every
day, he is building up that part of his
nature. as surely as he is breathing air
into: his lungs Once let women learn
what the profession 3 Of u motherhood
means, and go about it's fulfllment with
the devotion they show in the other pro-
ifessiOns, and we would, in the course Of
a century, find small need Of prisons, in.
sane asyluMs or pOOrhOuses,' ssE4 81 81
Tombstone prospector., 1899-08-19
PROBATE NOTICE.

In the Prob,te Court. County of Cochise. Territory of Arizona.
 In the matter of the estate of w. II. Weeks. deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the Administrator of the above named estate has flied his petition praying for an orde- 10 sell the property belong. ing 10 said estate. hereinafter described, and it appearing 10 the court that it is necessary that the same be sold, foI the purposes and reasons set forth in sand petition.
 Therefor. ordered that said petition. be beard on Monday. the I4th day of August. 1Soo at 2 o'clock p. m. at the court room of this court, and tbat all persons interested in this estate then and there show cause why an order should not bc granted to the administrator to sell the real property, That this notice and order be published for at least once week for four con secutive weeks in Tss ToMBsToNE PRosPEc- TOR. a newspape- published and circulated in said county. before the said return day of this petition.
 Said real property is described as follows.
 The NE x oi Sec, B in Township IS s, of Range 20 east of Gia and Salt River meridian Containing I6o rsres.
 The East # of the NV x, and North F the SW K of Sec s, in Township I6. South of Range 20. East Of Gila and Salt River meridian. containing I6o 10 acrts
 The \ E of the SW Y of the SW < of Sec S The \ h of the SEE ' and the NE Z of the SEE ' of Sec, 6. Township. I6 South of Range 20 East of Gila and Sat River meridion containing 80 acres. And an undivided one third interest in the Dunbar and Caikins Ditch. or otherwise known as the Tres Alamos Ditch. Dated this I4th, day of July 1899.
 W F.BRADLEY.
 JyIs-. Probate Judge
Tombstone prospector., 1899-08-19

This nugget of truth is nosing it's way through b the editorial columns oi the western papers: "A child born the doctor in attendance get SIC, the editor gets o. It is christened; the minister gets $5 and the editor gets co. When it msrIies the minister gets 3lO and . piece of cake, the editor Rets 0Oe. In course Of time it dies and the doctor gets from $los to $500 the minister gets perhaps another ss the undertaken from $25 Co $25o The editor prints . notice of death and obituary two eolumSs long and gets oOoO, besides lodge and society resolutions, free card of thanks and . lot of poetry. No wonder the editol gets rich,
Tombstone prospector., 1899-08-19
SUMMONS,

In the District Court, First Judiciaf af-Distiie of ths Territory of Arizona in and for tLe county of Go ;hisc.
 GEORGE F. FITZGERALD,
 WILLIAM D. HUBBARD. ALICE B. Hubbard. George NJ Iacocks. Leo c. Dessar, James W. TaPpan and Peter r, Ricketts, and the Dlagoon Mining Com . pany.
 Action brought in the District Cour. of the First judicial District of the Territory oi Ari- zona in and for the county of Cschise. and tbe complaint filed in the said county of Cochiss n | the office of the clerk of said District Court 1 The Territory of Arizona sends greeting te \ George NJ. Jococks, Leo (. Dessar. James w | Tappan and Peter P. Riekelts and the Dragoor Mining Company.
 You are hereby required 10 appear in an acti oi broug1t against you by the above namet plaint 4 in the District Court Of the First Ju'i cial District of the Territory of Arizona. in ant for th,, County of Cochise. and to answer th complain, filed therein. within ten days te<c,u sive oi the day of sersicel after the service ol you cf this summons If served within thi count> or if served out of this county, but Ii this cistrict within twenty days; otherwise wito in thirty days); or judgment by default VII. b taken against you according to the prayer said complaint.
 The said action is brought to recovr tl title to certain mining property mentioned I the annexed ohplAint, and for such other an further relief as law and equity affords. All ( which is fully set out in the annexed complain Given under my hand and the seal of ih
 Court of the tirs; Judicial Distri'
 of the Territory of Arizona, in an | lsEALl for the County Of Coctise; this a4i
 day of July. in the year of O,
 Lord one thousand eight hundre
 and ninety nine.
 A. H. EMANUEL,
 July 2S. Clerk
Tombstone prospector., 1899-08-19
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned is the owner of certain pI omisofy note sisen hy Harry Clifford to John Summers. for Sixty dollars, dated on the day of 1888: and
 tha, th C said note has been lost or misaid and cannot be found; that the same has never been transferred or endorsed by me 10 any person. All persons are therefore notified that any at tempted transfer or sale of the same without my I order will be void.
 JOHN SUMMERS. Owner. Dated juper I8Sqs