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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Essentials of a Horseless Vehicle,

Inc distance an automobile will travel
without replenjshing the reservoir (what
ever the power-material rsedD Is. of
course, dependent on the capacity of the
latter, and the effort being to keen the
buik OF the apparatus at the smallest lihi-
IT that viii serve the PURPOSE, the result
~ generally A~trip hot much greater than
the twenty-five miles accorded to the
practical electrical vehicle.
Inc weight: of the compressed-air car
riage with its apparatus is little less than
that of storHge battery vehicle Of equal
capacity. The motor apparatus suitable
for carbonic-acid gas, ammoniacal gas.
and liquid air would differ little from
that for steam in appearance and weight.
learned is French wagon for two Der.
sons, equipped with steam hlptur, the
entire weight. being stuffed al lao pounds.
Several Of the applied motive powers
have apparatus sufficiently compact to be
contained In a little more than the space
under the seat of the vehicle, among
which is the very volatile petroleum
spirit. -
cept the electric carry APPARATUS for p T
ducing an electric spark or flame, for
igniting the ,yapor or gas in the cylinder,
or for warming the expansive material.
Most motors now recommended for
road vehicles can be driven at any pace
up to the speed of an average trotter,
and the day of automobile rncing has
bly, will not be long Delayed in other
countries, The prize contest at the
Charles River Park exhibition Of horse
less vehicle in Boston last autumn in
volved the, following conditions: Speed
at level grade; at greatest possible grade;
turning around in smalle est space; stop
ping at an unexpected signal it, shortest
pPsee e%o %S araSy aa nd cost Of
mac hine.-George J. Varney in Lippin-
cOtt'S -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
The Chinese Ear Cleaner.

In this old, city Of strange and I'M
usual sights there is probably nothing
that appears SO strange at first sight to
the Americans as the Chinese ear-cleaner
pursuing his calling on the street cor
ners. The Chinaman so engaged is pro-
vided with O., stool and a small bamboo
case in which are inclosed his instru-
ments
The Filipino is just as sure Of having
his ears cleaned OH Sunday as az:
American is of having d shave, and in
the by-streets and alleyways they line
up for oil the world like barber-shop
on. Sunday morning, the only difference
being the Chinaman can't say Next"
First of all, the Chinaman takes a ra-
zor, which looks more like propeller
blade than anything else, and, wiping
the victims face with wet rag, pro-
ceeds to mop the dirt therefrom While
watching this part of the proceedings
l was surprised at the fexibility of the
native nose s!as demonstrated by the
skillful fingers of the operator. To wind
ward, to leeWard, on it's stern, beam and
bow the natives nose is rapidly twisted
to avoid the; aforesaid razor Having
removed the real estate from the natives
face, the Chinaman turns to the more
difficult task of ear-cleaning. The small
est spot of dirt and the tiniest feshworm
is removed before the operation is COM
plete, and from the Heavenly express
sion," one wdpld imagine that the OPERA
ton was anything but pleasant Manila
P. H. Freedom.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
THIS DOG DESERVES no LIVE
He Dlsarms a Policeman Who wa.
Sent to Kill Him.

He Disarma Policeman Who was
Sent to kin Him.
Policeman Glenn had an encounter
with a big dog near Ironville, O., the
other day. The animal was setting to
be somewhat ill-tempered and parents
were afraid it might bite their children
as they passed the house on their way to
school. Complaints were lodged at the
police station, and Officer Glenn was de-
shoot the animal.
The officer reached the house which
sheltered the dog and entered the yard.
Keeping q sharp lookout for the ferocious
beast. II he dog spied the ofic er before
the patrolman got a peep at him. The
animal seemed to divine what the 20
iiceman was there for and that he had
designs on his life, The dog appeared to
ruby understand the danger of the gun
the officer carried, and instead of rush
ing out IN front Of the policeman, as had
been the dogs usual practice, the animal
took circle round the house. TAKING
5000 care to keep out of the officers
sight In turning the corners the dog
would peer around them both ways to
see that the coast was clear. The dog
Kept getting closer and closer to the DO
iceman's heels, and at spot where a
favorable opportunity presented itself the
Dig animal bounced on the officers back
with such force as to throw him headlong
to the ground.
The dog. grabbed the officer over the
breast and shook him so hard that he
cropped his gun. Then the dog grabbed
him by the legs and gave him another
shaking, but in all the shakings the pa
trolman got, no blood was drawn, The
dog then picked up the gun and trotted
away with it in his mouth in the direc
ton OF the river, and it is believed the
animal dropped it into the Manmee. The
dog has been taking a vacation since the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Patents to Inventors.

Messrs. Benedict & Morsell, solicitors
Of patents, Old Insurance building, Mil
waukee, report patents issued to Western
inventors on June 20, as follows:
NJ. NJ. Barratt, RhInelander, Wis, adjust
able barrel cover; L. Beese, West Superior,
Wis.,, car-coupling; F. H. Bertscby, Allen.
town, Wis, combined sink and bath tub:
c. T. Brandt, Charlton, Ia, jar or can
opener; Frank Challoner, Oshkosh, Wis,
single saving machine; n. A. Christensen,
Milwaukee,, means for lubricatipg electric
hook; c. p. Hall, Racine, Wis, bicycle; g.
H. Hinrichs, Davenport, Ia, flower pot:
VIM. Horlick, Racine, Wis, matted food
product and making same; w. L. Seileck,
Plattevilie, Wis, grain-adjusting apron fol
harvesters; H. W. Steege, Knitted, Ia,
door latch: 3. F. Windsor, Kenosha, ma.
chine for bending ends Of wire for bed bot
tom springs; A. Follstad, Elcho, Wis, skat
design; r. T. Graves, Milwaukee, chair
design; c. J. Omealia, Kenosha, Wis,
Hand Shaved Leather" tfor leather
nahe1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
THE SUMMER DAMsEL.

.The blessed Summer Girl leaned out
AS the stage drew near ut even;
Her lovely face was bright with smiles.
Her eyes were blue us heaven; :,
she nad SIX rings OH either hand
Anu the combs In her hair were seven.
her outing skirt. from belt to hem,
Was stiff and rather short;
def tie and shirtwaist were correct
And savored Of the sport:
her stockings were Of silken plaid,
with boots OF the right sort.
1t seems that she had been Il week
A. guest ut that hotel,
Anu not man had vet APPEARED
Withih It's doors to dwell
Albeit to those she left ut home
She counted as u belle
Wish some men would come up here;
l fear they WON'T she said
Have / not written twice Il day
TO Harry, Tom and Ned?
To Will and Jack and Reginald
TO Roger, Dick and Fred?''
I saw her smile. The creaking stage
Was music to her ears,
But not II man arrived in 1t
To set ut rest her feArs!
She raised her kerchlpf.'to her eyes
And wept-1 heard her tears.
-Town Topics.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
''-
SIR WALTER SCOTT,

ShsMers and writer's OF, our day. ~,
A1o much Of melancholy!
Give us the old heroic lay;
a Whit OF wholesome folly;
The escapade, the dance:
touch of wild romance.
Wake from this self.conscious Mt;
Give US again Sir Walters wit:
HIS love OF earth, Of sky, of life;
His ringing page with humor rife,
His never-weary pen:
His love of men!
Builder OF landscape. who could make
,Inrret and tower their stations take
Brave In the face of the sun;
Of many a mimic world creator,
Awe with fight and strenuous fun:
OI nothing human he the hater
Monty could he plan:
Master of nature, muster Of man,
Sometimes l think that He who made us
And on this pretty planet Ibid us,
Nude us to work and play
Like children In the light of day
Not like plodders In the dark,
Searching with lanterns for some mark
10 And the way
After the stroke OF pain,
Up and to work again!
Such was his life, without reproach or fear
And ut the end
When Heaven bent down md whispered II
his ear
The word Gods saints waited and ,onsed +,
hear,
ween he as quick as they to compre
hend;
And when he passed beyond the goal,
Entered the gates of pearl no sweeter soul
Century
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
QUEEREST PEARL ROUND.
1t was the Exact Shape of the Torso
of u Man.

1t was the Exact Shape of the Torso
of u Man.
\ unique and beautiful gift was nre-
scented to Louis XIV. Of France by a
Genoese, Gianetino Sameria 1t was a
pearl weighing Il hundred grains, and
had been brought from the Indies by one
OF this .gentleman's relatives. But the
most striking part of the ma tier was not
its weight, but its form. 1t was the ex-
act shape Of the torso of man from
the neck to the knees. Sameria had the
pearl mounted in so artistic a manner
that it was the wonder Of the French
court. The pearl was utilized for the
body of an armed warrior. The head
and arms were of hammered gold, tackled
to the, pearl by gold nails. The casQuc
and piumes were also made Of gold and
set with diamonds. The cloak and sash
wer of gold enameled in blue with gold
tleur-de-ls scattered over it; the legs
from the knees down were Of gold; the
lance was Of gold with Il single diamond
for its head, shaped to a point. Three
large diamonds form a perfect Heur-de-
lis. and are surmounted by Il gold crown,
set with diamonds, having Il small f1eur-
de-lis on top. An angel, also made Of
hammered gold and carrying trumpet
in one hand, supports the large feur-de-
lis and crown with the other.
The trophies lying on the pedestal are
drum set with diamonds, cuirass,
buckler: another casque, turban, Il ban
ner with diamond for the, head of the
staff; bow and arrow with diamond
large diamonds, rubies and topazes in al
formation form the border of the pedestal,
which is supported by four gold
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
How England Regards the Sunday
NEWSPAPER.

The dullness of the London Sunday, it's
misery and gloom to travellers from
abroad, are understood and admitted
evils, but the evils of the continental Sun
day, the DESTRUCTION of the Saturday
half-holiday, and the immigration of the
Sunday yellow press are dreaded by
workingmen and wage-earners far too
sincerely to give a seven-day journalism
any chance Of success. 1t is understood
that the public expressed it's opinion by
refusing to- purchase the publications is
sued by the publishers and proprietors OF
the two offending seveh-day journals,
that the loss was enormous, and that
the recognition of facts by Mr.. Harms
worth and Sir Edward Lawson was en-
phasized by their petuniary interests.
Both gentlemen have accepted frankly
and worthi1y the protests on moral, re-
ligious and economical grounds. Sunday
Journalism may pay in the States. In
this country, fortunately, public remon-
strances are reflected in newspaper bal
ance sheets.-Arnold White in Harper's
wooG1v
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Brass Band Players Horn of Beer

Brass Band Players Horn of Beer.
Tessmer went down to Lemp's park
yesterday with his companions to test
the, acoustic properties of the park in
which the contest is to come off. Then
they adjourned over to Lemps brewery
to test the medicinal properties of the
hop extract. After sampling the various
brews, Tessmer criticised the size of
the stems set before him. and said he
could drink the full of his bass horn of
the beer without knowing he had been
in brewery. His companions challenged
him to make good his boast, and Tess
mer was game: The brass horn, which
holds three gallons and gill. was filled
to the brim with beer after the mouth
piece had been corked up. Tessmer then
placed the mouthpiece to his lips, took out
the cork, and swallowed the entire con-
tents. His eyes nearly fell out while he
he finished his task, amid the cheers of
his comrades.-St.> Louis Republic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Wolf Carried Off Human Prey.

the depredations of pack of wolves in
a village few miles out. Among other
acts, one of them carried off little baby,
but on being chased the beast dropped
the infant which unfortunately died. A
party of sahibs arrived with their guns,
and when they heard of what had hap
pened they suggested that the child
should be left where it lay in hopes that
it's destroyer might return and be award
ed just penalty for his misdeed. The
parents, who were bitterly grieved and
anxious for revenge on the vulpine beast,
consented to the arrangement, and the
sahibs sat up over their novel kill"
The wolf actually did return, and a we'll
aimed shot hurried him off to that bourne
from which no wolf returns.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
The Earliest Bird.

An ornithologist, having investigated
the question of at what hour in summer
the commonest small birds wake up and
sing, states that the greentinch is the ear
Hest riser, as it pipes as early as half
past in the morning, the blackcap be-
ginning at half past 2 1t is nearly
o'clock and the sun is we'll above the
horizon before the first real songster ap-
pears in the person of the blackbird. lie
is heard half an hour before the thrush,
ind the chirp of the robin begins about
the same length of time before that of the
wren. Finally, the. house sparrow and
the tomtit occupy the last place on the
list. The Investigation has altogether
ruined the lark's reputation for early ris.
ing. That much-celebrated bird is quite
a sluggard, as it does not rise until long
after the chattinches, linnets and mum.
Der of hedgerow birds have been up and
about.-Boston Transcript.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Presidents Grave Unmarked

Two pages Of pictures in the Ladies'
Home journal, giving the views of the
places "Where Our Presidents Are
first five of our chief executives sleep
in the soil of old Virginia. The picture
shows that the grave of President John
Tyler, at Richmond, Va, is absolutely
unma rked-even by small headstone.
Visitors to Hollywood cemetery are
shown a scarcely perceptible mound,
over which a magnolia tree spreads it's
shade in summer, as the resting place of
our tenth President. The burial places
of all the others are marked with noun
ments or tombs, except those of the two
Adamses, who are under the portico of
the First church, at Quincy, Mass.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Dubious About Bay Rum.

Howard Paul relates capital anecdotc
Of the late Charles Keade, the novelist,
Y wh9 was was something thing Of , gourmet HE he
ducks that he. desired to taste them. Mr..
Paul sent him brace by a quick steam
er, with explicit instructions as to how
they should be prepared and cooked. He
sent by the same messenger bottle Of
bay rum, thinking Mr.. Reade knew it
was toilet accessory. It seems he did
not, for he WROTE back to the donor: my
dear Paul, the ducks were excellent;
enjoyed them exceedingly; but the bay
rum must Be an acquired taste, and
didn't 20 at all we'll with the wild fowl
80 I substituted champagne. I liked the
bay rum better made into a hot punch"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
A MoSLEm SOLOMON.
The Strange. Case Decided by Grtek
Erclesf:,s ic al Authorities.


Ecciesiastical Authorities.
The Greek ecclesiastical authorities at
Aleppo have Reen called upon to decide a
cnse which strongly recalls Solomon's ia
nous Judgment. BY strange coinci-
dence a woman and her daughter both
gave birth to a female child ut the same
time. But the babies got mixed, and,
as one of them was ugly and the other
pretty md healthy, both mothers claimed
the latter. The elder woman maintained
that, as all her other children were hand
some, the ugly child could not be hers,
while her daughter claimed that, being
young, handsome and strong, she could
not be the mother of the weak and ugly
babe. The religious chief of the town
settled the affair In a summary wax,
He 9djudged the beauti full child to the
daughter on the ground that, it being
her hrst, the occasion was not to be made
one of humiliation and disappointment.
while the elder mother could afford to
fforego her claim, since she had already
had several handsome children.-Phila
delphia Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Try Aliens FoOt-Eaae.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen,
nervous and hot, and get tired easily. II
you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try
Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures ingrowing
nails, swollen and sweating feet, blisters
and callous spots. Relieves corns and
bunions of all pain and gives rest and
comfort Try it to-day. Sold by all drug.
gists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial pack.
age FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted,
LEROY. N. Y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
The Alert Little Chi pmunk.

An acquaintance surprised me the 9th
err day by the question. wv bat is a chip
munk-how does he differ from a SPUR
rel?" I thought everybody knew this
gay sprite of the roadsldes. He is a true
squirrel, about the size of the common
red one, and of the s;sme reddish tone,
which, like his brother of the trees, is
much brighter in winter than in summer,
when the long, warnH handsome fur
suitable for cold weather and the nupti9l
time is replaced by karm-weather suit
of cooler, shorter, and paler sort. His
distinguishing marks are two white
stripes along the side of the back from
the foreshoulder to the root of the tail,
each bordered by a black line, making
him the prettiest of OUR lesser quadrupeds
and giving to him, as with erect ears and
trailing, bushy tail he scuds along the
fence or, scampers in and out of a brush
piIe-for he is a true ground-squirrel,
rarely going even upon the trunk of a
tree-an air of dandy pride and alertness
that is most engaging. In the far West
there are four-lined and checEered ones.
Our chipmnnk is the familiar of the
old stone wall, and where in some parts
Of the country these are disappearing, the
chipmunk is disappearing, too, while
many a skunk and woodchuck also find
themselves dispossessed.-Ernst Ingersoll
in LippincOttS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, Col.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK, II. r
Alcohol as Food.

Prof. Atwater's announcement that if
a man absorbs no more than two ounces
Of alcohol per diem the liquor gives sus
tenance is interesting. But it's practical
value is damaged by the fact that many
men, in the fear that they will not get
the full two ounces, take two ounces and
half. or even more. in which case the
effect is deleterious. not to say disorder
ly. An overdose Of beefsteak and pota-
toes does not produce such vociferous
and undesirable res;1lts.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

The Cameron group OF copper mines
at the Grand canyon Of the Colorado
beyond the dreams OF the most enthusi.
astic. The New York syndicate which
bonded these mines fow months age
for 100000 have temporarily suspended
work until the railroad can be built from
Flagstaff to the canyon. There has been
shipped already about sixty tons of ore
and it has averaged about 40 per cent
copper, and of an excellent quality.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Philippine Women Love Jcwelry

Philippine women are Unfortunately fond
of jewelry, but at the same time show
excellent taste in: the matter of design
and display. Those of the wealthy classes
often order pieces to be made and sent
nous expense; but in the way Of it's exhi-
bition no criticism could be made ex-
cept, perhaps. Mt a bale, or dance, and
then the profusion Of glitter is some
times tritle bewildering, and conducive
to monetary estimates.-Woman's Home
Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

The inhabitants Of Bischofsburg, in
Prussia, had never seen ballet until re-
Gently when a travelling company intro
duced one. As soon as the dancers ap-
peared on the stage all the women in the
audience left the house.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

where, she BECAME Mrs. Flanagan, and
Casey,s Ohelisk rang with the clatter
and din Of old tinware until last night,
when Patsey brought peace and silence
by buying two kegs Of beer for the ten
ants.-NeW York Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

Fits Permanently Cured No fts nervousness
after first days use of Dr. Kline's G rcat Nerve
Restorer. Send for FREE 200 trial bottle and
treatise. DR.. r. H. KLINE, Ltd 93l Arch St., Phila
delphia, Pa,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

never used so quick a cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-J. B. Palmer,
Box I'LL, Seattle, Wash. Nov. 8, '95.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

1t is supposed that the average depth
of sand in the deserts of Africa is from
30 to 40 feet
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price Is cents.

"A prisoner about to be executed in
France does not know the day. He is in
formed just fifteen minutes before the
axe falls.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
IN GAY NEW YORK.

A JCNI; IDYL.
Summer gowns,
Father frOwnS.
Maiden wise,
Gently cries.
Father pets.
Check she gets,
Who will say
Tears don't pay!
New York Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

Mrs. Windows SOOTHING SYRUP for children
tecthing, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
allays pain, cures wind collie 25c bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

Among the infantry regiments of the
British army are ten nominally Scotch,
eight Irish, three Welsh and forty-three
English.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
THE BATHING GIRL

THE BATHING GIRL.
Her dress. held by Il single hook,
Is light as any feather,
And she Is proud If she can look
Like In the altogether.
The Snap Shooter tn Town Topics.
ADAMLESS EDEN.
Maiden ut the setlshore
Toying with fan;
Won't 20 there any more;
She can't find Il man.
New Yor!: Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

WANTED.-Case OF bad health that RIP.A.ES will
not benefit. Send cents to Rtpans Chemical Co.
New York. for 10 samples and 1000 testimonials.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

Victor, Col, reports that vein car
ryinG thousands of ounces of gold per
ton has been encountered in the Lucky
Gus NINE
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

There are nearly 13O,OOO,OOO Mussul.
men under the British flag.