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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
Dearth of Office BOYS.

Just now there is ''famine'' in Of
flee boys in London, England. Nearly
every employer is casting anxiously
about for an office boy or a youthful
messenger. Tempting advertisements
for office boys crowd the columns of
the London press, but the boys refuse
to come in and be hired! In numerous
shop windows placards reading 'Boy
Wanted Within" remain day after day.
It seems that the war spirit in London
has affected the London boy; he knows
there is a scarcity of help in London
offices because so many clerks have vol
unteered for the war in South Africa.
Then he has more fun shouting in the
streets, watching the war bulletins anG
parading every time the English arms
are successful. They call this ''mafek-
king" and much mafekking has made
the longedLfor office boys SASSY" and
they will not hire out unless the
wages are increased: Office boys are
getting more pay now than ever be-
FORE Chicago Evening News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27

Said Ezekiel r. Hampton having no
heirs, his next oldest brother inherited
a life right in this society.
And the writer took much pleasure
in congraulating Mr.. Hampton on be-
ing legally entitled to belong to this
august and honorable body. His name
had been sent to the president for this
state, and in a few days he would
doubtless be heard from. Thus through
no fault Of their own had come to these
brave souls the hard task of bearing a
bitter disappointment.
The president was heard. from. So
ciety documents of all sorts poured in
upon Ezra until in a few weeks he had
received as much mail as had come to
him before in as many years. The vii
lage postmaster and Hannah could
scarcely keep up with it.
OF course, Ezra became a. member.
His faithful wife would permit nothing
else. And, of course, too, he attended
the annual dinner. And in hearing of
the glories of that festive occasion Mrs.
Hampton found some slight compen-
sation for the loss of the expected
wealth and official position. With brave
heart she tried, to- bring her husband
to the same opinion.
II don't know, Ezra, but it's most as
good as being mayor; there's less care,
and it's ever so much more high
toned"
And Ezra would answer submissive
ly: eyes, I s'pose so, but I did want
that Aldurney.'
Ezra's inheritance, however, had no
light influence on the people of Rural
ton. For as soon as it was noised
abroad they straightway began a
search for warlike ancestors. Fortu-
nately he had no rival as a member of the
o. o. S. Admission to the body was too
difficult.
It seemed as if the whole population
of the colony must have served itin tie
| early days, so many grandfathers were
found who had held Office, while so1.s
and daughters of the revolution wee
| discovered in every household.
! Family crests were unearthed, f1
made to order. Rusty sabers and mot:,.
eaten army saddles were hung in mary
a hall. And the envied of all was 2
summer traveller, who returned froca
her trip Ito the other side," with q
photograph of an English estate which
she proudly exhibited as her fami: y
| homestead.
So, though Ezra $ inheritance brought
| disappointment to him and his brave
wife, it came as a blessing to the pec
pie OF Ruralton, for without it they
might have never known the pleasure
OF seeking and finding illustriQus for.
! bears.-Boston Globe,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
Exploiting n Gene terry.

A sale of an unusual character has
just taken place at Beauval. The Gene
terry belonging to the commune was put
up for auction in consequence of it's
having been discovered that it con-
tanned a rich bed of those phosphates
that have made the fortunes of the dis
trict. The discovery of the phosphates
dates from \ten years ago, and at that
time the bodies buried were dug up and
removed to another cemetery in order
that the old one might be exjloitedA
The law exacted delay of ten years
between the exhumation and the work
ing of the ground.-Paris lie Figaro.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
LAST WORDS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Made to Order by Request, Accord
ing to Dick Thompson, Late
Secretary of the Navy.

! "Not long before his death I called
on Dick Thompson, for SO he is best
known, and I listened with unusual
interest to his political "reminiscences
dating from 1S4S, when he was in con-
gress, and running on down to his re-
tirement as secretary of the navy de-
partment,' said Congressman Lands,
of Indiana, relates the New York Sum-
II had asked him about John Quincy
Adams when the latter was a men,
Der of the lower house. After he had
answered, he said:
Lands, I haven't much longer to
live, and I want to make little con-
fession to you. 1t is not important,
perhaps, but I am the only one living
who knows the secret, and I think [
shall feel better to know I have told it.
| was in the house when John Quincy
| Adams had the attack which resulted
in his death two days later. I was one
of the four who carried him into the
! speakers room. He never regained
consciousness. After his death we who
carried him out of the house met and
fessed that he had not heard Mr..
Adams say anything after we picked
him up. In those days the last words
of great men had an interest which
does not attach to last utterances in
this age. And so it was agreed that
inasmuch as Mr.. Adams had no chance
to say anything for himself that we
would make some last words for him,
commensurate with his worth.
81 was selected to formulate some
thing suitable. It was no easy task,
but [ finally reported as his last words:
''This is the last of earth.' One of the
four who had helped to carry him out
replied: II am content" These last
words were not intended to be cred
tied to Mr. Adams. The member who
said II am content" meant that he
was satisfied with my report, but l
did not so understand him at the time.
[ thought that the words were intend
ed as sort of amendment and added
them. AS they seemed quite appropri-
ate we concluded to let them stand
and there they are as they have been
quoted for so years.
'Mr. Thompson was not de-
stroyer. He was not the man to mar,
jostle or change, but but he assured
me that he wanted to be put right on
this Last words business. as he called
it, and tell you the story as he told
it to me. I suppose Mr.. Adams spoke
some last words somewhere but they
were not the same which you and I
have heard about in our time.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
Stumps Drawn by Wind Power.


Utilizing the wind as a stump puller
is an Oregon invention. TWAS the idea
of the farmer at the state penitentiary,
whose task was to clear six acres, and
with the aid of the wind he cleared
the whole tract in six weeks, although
the timber was a dense growth, the
first measuring from one to four feet
in diameter. The winds in the quar-
ter blew strong from the south at this
season.. The farmer put his men to-
work On the north side of the fir grove.
They cut log and dragged it close
to the north side of the bases of the
fir trees, and then cut the surface
roots of the trees that were to be.
telltd-. The preparations were made
during the first day, and then the men
went home and slept while the wind
old the rest. During the night strong
south wind blew the trees down, and
they, in falling across the logs, pulled
up the taproots. The next day the
men sawed up the fallen trees, burned
the brush, and laid their logs for an.
o'ner LOT OF trees. They proceeded in
TINS way until the whole grove had
o1sappeared-Farmer's Advocate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Johnny-"Paw, what is blackmail?''
Paw-"Mourning envelopes - Balti-
more American.
Uncle Chris, what is rubberneck?"
'Oh, hes the lawyer on the other side.''
indianapolis journal.
did you dig up your flower garden
in the spring." mo, my neighbours dog
attended to that Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Daggs-"I think Miss Hinote's vocal
solos sound better when one is some
distance off," Waggs-"Urdoubted ly-
now the further away from her T can
get the better I enjoy her singing."-
Ohio State Journal.
Niblock- "Brassie is the most en-
thusiastic man over golf I have vet
seem" Lofter-"Why, I didn't know
that he played the game at ALL" Nib
ick-"He doesn't; but he sells golf
goods. "-Boston Transcript.
Principal (of kindergarten schooD-
''Have you had any experience with
young children?" Applicant for posi-
ton as teacher)-'I've raised ten of
them myself" "What? A mother! You
wouldn't do at all. You would upset
all our new ideas" -Indianapolis Press.
A Family Affair.-"No, Mr.. Home
wood,' said Miss Beachwood, firmly but
kindly, II cannot be your wife, but
will be sister to YOU" every well,"
said the young man, resignedly, will
you assume my name or shall I take
yours"' - Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
"Now the date of your birth, please,''
continued the census enumeration.
1.-The date of my birth, is it?' repeated,
the questioner. "Well, must say YOU re
very inquisitive. Certainly I'll tell you,
and I'll also say that my hair is my
own, and I never used hair restorer.
and [ paid cash for my teeth, and my
grandfather was hanged for sheep
stealing, and II of my relatives are now
in Jail. Is there anything else you'd
like to know, 1 wonder!" "Yes'm," add
ed the census man meekly, the date of
your birth, please Then she began
again.-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
IF WE WISH TO BE HAPPY.
we Must Kid Ourselves of Self-Con-
seriousness and Be Always Con-
stderate of Others

There are so many different inter-
pretations of selfshness and it's re-
verse, so little real comprehension,
that Kate Gannett Wells little Ser
mon,' in Harper's Bazaar, is interest,"
ing. She says:
when we have no self-conscious-
ness, when we are eager to do right
because it is right, to love because
love is the fulfllment OIL the law;
when we care for culture and health
to use them for the sake of others.
and when we care for ourselves-as
care we dO-Only to use ourselves for
others-then is self lost in service.
I'm Worcester's dictionary 16 miser-
able kinds of self-consciousness not
including their subdivisions, are
named, against eight good varieties.
The bad kinds center in selfshness,
the good ones cluster about the self
control and self-sacriice AS for self
control, one can never be a leader of
others, to say nothing of ones self,
without it. And as for self-sacrifce!
Truly, there is no such thing, for it
is never sacrihce of ones self to do
the right; it is sheer folly for this
world and the next not to do it.
1T is much more convenient, salts
flying and ennobling to get rid of self
and strip ones self alike of conceit or
morbidness, of ancestral and family
dignities or of personal rights, and
just be ones self and take comfort in
nature books, friends, prayer and
work. The cordial, easy dignity of
the we'll bred, the ready grace of ten
der sympathy, the Transforming of the
daily drudgeries of self-support into
angelic errands of duty-all these are
tests of the art of selishness, to some
an almost Unborn faculty, to others
an art acquired through character.
"Children feel when they are OBJ
served (the school word) Foolish or
undue Importance is attached to their
drawings and remarks; the contents
of their minds (again the school
term) are classified. Verify, if the
mind of the modern child, with it's
modern appendages for or Of improve
ment, should be thoroughly explored
self-consciousness would be found in
| the brain of the little one.
zones mind may De a comfort, ac-
cordi9g to the old adage that ones
mind is his kingdom; but average peo-
pie find that the truth of the saying
depends upon whether one has self
conscious or an altruistic mind. Sure
ly, if we want to be happy in this
world of perplexities, and of visions,
too, the only way is to be selhess; our
lives then unconsciously express them
selves in big and little noble deeds
through our selfessness."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Shears in steel mill in Coatesville,
Pa, cut a SLAB of iron four feet wide
and two feet thick at one stroke.
Telephones have been placed in the
French hospitals for infectious mala-
dies, so that the sick may converse
with their friends without danger of
communicating disease.
The most costly leather in the world
is known to the trade as piano leath-
er. The secret of tanning this leather
is known only to a. family of tanners
in Germany. though the skins from
tirely from America.
One of the most important indus
tries of the Bahama islands is the
gathering of pink pearls. 1t is the
only place in the world where these
pearls are found. These pearls, when
perfect, bring very high prices, it is
said, ranging from $50 to $4,000.
1t is the humidity more than the
heat, in the Philippines, that hurts
people from Europe and America
TIC tHC1 llO1lCI0l, Ill lllc Suduc, IdIe1y
ranges above so degrees. Humidity
does the rest-saps vitality and rem.
ders men extremely susceptible to dis.
ease.
A Philadelphia bridge building com.
pany has obtained a contract for the
new steel bridge across the St. Law.
renee river at Quebec. The bridge
will be 1000 feet long and $50 feet
above the river, thus enabling the
largest ship to pass under. 1t will
consist of three spans, two of 500 feet
each and the center one of 1900 feet
The bridge will be 60 feet wide, con.
tanning a roadway, four railway
tracks and walks on eacn side.
Vienna's Academy of Sciences has de.
cided to collect photographic records
and store them in one of the Vienna
libraries. The collection will include
first, specimens of every European Ian.
guage and dialect, to which will be
added later all non-European Ian
guages; second, the finest contempor.
airy musical performances, with the
national airs and tunes of all races
and, third, speeches or phrases ut.
tered by celebrated men. The acad.
envy is trying to find some more dur
able material than is now employed tc
take the impression of the sounds
and is experimenting with various
metals.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27

[ guess we can get a whole drove Of
them now. Come, Hannah, let's leave
this letter till tomorrow; it's time we
were abed."
On the following day the rusty pen
was again brought into use, and an
other letter sof Grabbed characters
found it's way to the lawyers Office,
accepting his terms. And the waiting
time began.
1t is curious to note what effect even
the probability of wealth has on the
average mind. Ezra Hampton was
above the average, so he pursued the
even tenor of his way, and performed
his duties as faithfully as though
''Unhle Zeke's' thousands had never
been heard Of
Not SO his wife Hannah; mindful of
her coming greatness, it was impossi-
bile for her not to show it. She took
on superior tone with her neighbors,
and limited at coming changes; for
so repeatedly had Ezra charged her
to keep the good news secret until
they surely knew the result that she
dare not enlarge on it as she would
have liked.
Why should she buy round steak
when soon unlimited wealth would be
hers? So she ordered choice bits with
a wise nod of her head and remark
that her money was as good as other
folks.
The people of her little world won
dered why Hanna Hampton acted so
important, and Ezra mildly remon-
strated, assuring her a birdin the hand
was worth two in the bush. But. she
silenced him by saying that did not
mean when you was going to get the
whole bush, too.
Days had grown int o weeks and weeks
into months when the decisive answer
came. Again Mrs. Hampton leaned over
her husbands shoulder, with Joyous
anticipations of the wealth soon to be
comprehend.
There was little. doubt that the prop
erty really belonged to them, but so
many papers were missing and the rec
ords had been so neglected that no
proof could be brought. Almost end
less litigation would probably be the
result of any effort to reclaim the
land. So it would perhaps be as we'll to
drop the matter.
In these researches, however, they
had made another discovery. Ezekiel
H. Hampton had been colonel in the
revolutionary army and had been en-
rolled as a member of the Original Off,
GERS, society composed of officers
who had served in that war. Each
member paid certain amount to per-
petuate the association. Membership
was to descend in the direct male line.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
Dangerous to Call a Man a Doe

1t is expensive to call a man a Boer
in Great Britain nowadays. The 9th
err day young Irish girl painted 81
am Boer" upon a gate belonging to
nurseryman at Wick, near Little
hampton. Her reason was that the
nurseryman did not hang out a flag
in celebration of the relief of Mafe-
king, but this means of expressing
her displeasure cost her e3 lis cd
in court. The chairman of the bench
said that he would not be called a
Boer for 6 100, adding that the de-
PENDANTS conduct might have led tc
the prosecutor being lynched in the
present state of public feeling.--N. Y.
Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
Feminine OratOry.

The efforts made by male students at
Syracuse university to have women stu
dents excluded from oratorical con-
tests have failed, as the faculty decided
that women have as much need of ora
torical accomplishments as men.-N.
Y. Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
Bird'S.Eye Views.

The people who are most dissatisfied
with this world have done the least
to improve it.
A woman is much more likely to
forget her birthday than to leave the
pickles behind when she goes to a
picnic.
The man who says 'has vent
doesn't always do the complaining aft
er horse trade.
It isn't the bravest soldiers boy who
shoots the biggest frecrackers.
She who has to make over papa's
''pants s. for Willie should always bear
in mind that as We sew, so shall We
rip.
The man who cuts the pages of a
book with his finger doesn't under
stand why it is wrong to eat with his
knife.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-27
Census Facts from Il Bathtub.

One of the young men who are
calling upon the public for statistics
for the United States census met with
an amusing Incident the other day
His district is in the suburbs of this
city, and calling at one house he
rang the bell several times with
out obtaining any response. AS
he was going out of the yard, how
ever, he noticed that the windows
were open, but screened, and as he
passed by one of these a feminine
voice called:
who's there? What's wanted'?"
I'm taking the United States cen
sus,' replied the enumerator
I'm taking a BATH" came the
quick response of the unseen voice.
Somewhat disconnected by this e.
ply, the enumeration announced that
he would call again.
but can't I answer your questions
from here?" continued the bather.
Finding that there were only two
in the family, the enumerator thought
that she could. So, sitting down on
the: grass beneath the window, with
his book spread out upon his knees
for table, he asked the required
questions through the window. and
as the answers came from behind the
curtain they were entered upon his
schedule. His questions: "Are you
white or black?" ''Male or female o.
were answered with a tone that in
Dictated that the enumerator ought to
know without asking. But then what
could the poor fellow do? He couldn't
see the fair respondent. -Providenc
Journal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
Among the Bingham Mines.
bingham BulIetin.l


A 250-ton lot of Sampson lease ore
began arriving at the Dewey Monday
Leasers of Erie upper workings will
begin a two car shipment next Sun
Tom Mayne's teams have just fin
MOnteZuma.
superintendent Garretson of the St
james group marketed a carload Of
good quality ore early in the week.
Three cars of Silver Shield first class
are being loaded at depot. A lot of
Silver Shield second class has also just
been delivered at Rogers mill
Last Tuesday about two feet of fine
looking copper ere was encountered at
the face Of the Freedom tunnel CFor-
tune Sroup) The tunnel has been run
nearly 500 feet.
Dewey mill will run next week on a.
lot of second class from the r J. c.
Craze lease of the Neptune, and a lot
of first class will be shipped from the
lease in few days.
After hauling about eighty tons of
Northern Light ore to the Dewey bv
StandiSh & JimpsOn company teams
further delivery was suspended owing
TO bad roads. The ore makes an extra
fine product. and there is plenty of it
in sight.
The Bingham c. & c. tramway has
put on several additional cars within a
few days and without additional stock
can now deliver over fifty tons of ore
at the depot daily. The tram is deliver
ing a quantity of Neptune ore at
Dewey mill
Fortune concentrates are going out
at the rate of twenty-five tons daily
values "a to 81 per cent lead and 10 to
u ounces silver. Yesterday the mine
began shipment of a forty ton lot of
crude that will go as high as so per
cent lead. former lot from the same
ground contained 81 per cent lead.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
Mining Notes.

The annual meeting of the Gemini
Mining company is scheduled for to-
day
The United Verde company paid its
regular quarterly dividend of 75c
share on Wednesday last:
Marysvale Pioneer: Ore is being
sacked in at the Dalton mine daily
that runs all the way from $40 to $500
per ton.
Richard A. Parker has been making
an expert examination of the Centen-
niaI-Eureka, in the interests of certain
stockholders.
Broker James a. Pollock is at his
plantation below St Louis, Mo. He
may possibly go on TO New York be-
fore returning to this city.
Manager NJ. P. Gilbert of the Black
bird company's Idaho properties. is
on the ground, closing up details Of the
winter campaign of development
Dr. p A II. Franklin and D. w
Kimball of Boston. who have been a.
the Queen of the Hills property. near
Salmon. Ida. for the past week are
expected hack dailv-
Wood River NeWs-Miner: The Idaho
Central and Hidden Treasure are prom
Using mines. situated on the east side
of Wood River valley, few miles be-
low Bellevue. These mines are ship
Reno Journal: Tt is rumored that
Charles Bell, who is disputing George
Wedekind's title to mining land near
the Reno Star works, has struck the
bonanza lead to a depth os fifty feet
and is pulling out ore at a lively rate
Now for a big lawsuit and double bee-
relied clubs.
Butte Mining World: Messrs. O'Nen
and Skryme OF the Anaconda com
pany have returned from their trip to
Salt Lake and Bingham, where they
inspected the Highland Boy mine. And
the Boston papers are in a speculative
perspiratiou concerning the purpose Of
their visit.
Tintic Miner: The lie RENE Mining
company has secured a years extern
sion on its lease from John Davis. and
prospecting viii be continued with re-
newed Vigor. The local stockholders
have the greatest of ia tn in the DIR
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
A Letter of Thanks.

Portland, ore, Sept Z. lo00.
Mr.. o. F. WOOdwaTd-Dear Sir:-Fcr
the past two years 7 have been troubled
greatly with a redress of my skin and
a great number of pimples on my face
/ tried almost everything under the
sun To rid myself of these disorders
but nothing did me any good until I
got a package of Lanes Tea. 1 have
used il for TWO weeks steady. and nv
complexion is as clear as a mirror aud
my skin as white as snow.
MRS. Z. r. TIL JMAS. 272I5 Oak St
For sale by Godbe-Pitts Drug com
Uany, salt Lake City. Utah