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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
BEAUTIES OF A GLACIER.
Scenes that Are Likcned to Visions
of Glorified City,


Of a Glorified City,
Inc. destinations of glacier are as
W!tchlng as they are dangerous. Apos-
tone vision of a crystal city glorifed by
hght that never was on land or sea-
was not more beautiful than these vast
ice-rlVers, whose onward course is chron-
icled. not by years and centuries. but by
geological ages, SAYS British Columbian
correspondent of the New York Post.
With white-domed snow cornices wrea thed
fantastic as arabesque, and with the GAS
sy walls of emerald grotto rejecting
million sparkling jewels, one might be in
some cavernous dream world, or among
the tottering grandeur of an ancient city.
The ice pillars and silvered pinnacles,
which scientists call seracs, stand like
the sculptured marble of temples crum-
bling to ruin. Glittering pendants hang
from the rim of blush chasm. Tints too
brilliant for artists brush CLEAN from
that flow through valleys of ice and lakes,
hemmed in by hills of ice. shine with an
azure depth that is very infnity's self.
In the morning, when all thaW has been
stopped by the nights cold there is death
y silence over the glacial fields, even the
mountain cataracts fall noiselessly from
the precipice to ledge in tenuous, wind
blown threads. But with the rising of
the sun the whole glacial world bursts to
life in noisy tumult. Surface rivulets
brawl over the ice with a glec that is
vocal and almost human. The gurge of
rivers flowing through subterranean tun-
CRY sea. 1ce-grip no longer holds back
rock scree loosened by the nights frost
and there is the reverberating thunder OF
the falling avalanche
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
SKYSCRAPERS IN BOMBAY.
lis Champion Building Runs Up
Eleven Stories in HEIGHT,

It's Champion Building Runs Up
Eleven Stories in Height.
The city of Bombay. which has OVER
l.OoO.NOO inhabitants, seems to be, try-
ing to turn itself into Il second \ew
York. When a voyager enters it's mac
nlticent harbor his eye is caught, not hy
the coral strand" but by the huge
blocks. OF lofty buildings. which are
Sprlnging up along its shores. Within
the last few months /; craze for running
up great piles Of residential flats for Eu-
ropeans has sprung up in the city, Hith-
erto the fashionable European quarter
has been Malabar hill, which is dotted
oyer with tropical bungalows Rents are
nigh, however, even small bungalow on
the MIL costing a sum equivalent to 500
monthly. When all enterprising specula-
tor ran up a big mass of flats on some
reclaimed land at the edge of the harbor
there was Il rush for the rooms. Then
the mania for building big structures be-
gan, and now they are rising all along
the Apollo hunder
y slump in rents is bound to set in
soon. because the supply will be in cx-
cess Of the demand. by that time Bonn
bay will be decorated with skyScraper>.
1t cannot yet compete with Chicago in
the matter of height, but it's citizens point
proudly to one building eleven stories
high Perhaps it is hardly necessary to
add that these dwellings are really quite
unsuited to the tropics. Plain
Dealer
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
HUMOROUS ITEMS.

Bobb ies-"What does this author mean
features?'
Dobbies-.Perhaps he shaved himself"
indianapolis Press.
Miss Budd Ito famous pianist)--"That
music was truly divine, monseur'
Monsieur-"Ah, nam selle. Eat is in
deed praise; for who but an angel wound
know divine music! -Gaiety.
MS. Bingo-'"That's just like a man."
Binso--"What have | done now:''
Mrs. BlngO-"l spent Il day making
that pillow. and now you've put your
head on wallpapers Bazaar
Wife-"Oh, Jack, they've asked me to
take part in the church concert that is
to be given for charity Husband
How many tickets did they make
you buy on that account ?'-Flegende
Blaetter.
Jaggs-"ChriStmas is coming"
Baggs-sW hat on earth put that into
Jaggs--"All the railway porters touched
their hats as | came along the platform
this morning. Pick Me-Up.
Customer-"They say young Woody
is married at last" Tailor-''Yes, he's
been married some time; helped make
the match" Customer-"That's inter-
esting: how did you manage it,? Tail
katharine-"1 detest that Mr.. Titfing-
Margaret-"N'hy. Katharine:''
katha rine-"Oh, he's the kind of man
who always calls when you are expecting
somebody else who doesn't come "-Life.
Critic-"Marvelous drama of yours, sir.
There's scene in that play that Shakes
peare could not have written.'
Authenticated, you are too flatter-
ing
Critic-'I was referring to that railway
smash in the third act. "-Tit-Bits.
The 11-year-old daughter Of the house
some guests were expected for dinner her
groWn-up brother tried to impress upon
her the necessity of speaking only when
spoken to-. "All right brother" she said,
but do please ask me some questions"
Witherby -''Now, my dear. shall be
perfectly candid with you. l am going
down to the club tonight to play poker
and have high old time"
Mrs. Witherby That's just like a
man! You might at least have led me to
Life. W. ~ '''''~>''' ~ ''N'' Il
Deekin-"I see you going out with the
can every once in while: why not get it
bottled and keep it in the house? That's
safer Elder-"\o, it isn't. l used to
think so, but the last time the minister
called the baby todded into the parlor
carrying two 'empties. '-Philadclphia
Record.
Visitor Cat insane asyhm) --"Who is
that fine looking man making stars,
crosses and things out of lettersY'
Attendant-"Oh. he was the editor Of
Il children's column in some weekly pa
per. One week he lost the answers to the
puzzles and tried to solve them himself"
London Tit-Bits.
Bacon-"Did you say that your wifes
hair fell out in a day?''
Egbert-"Yes; did say So
Rather extraordinary, isn't it?''
ooh, l don't know: you see she was
combing it on chair, and she happened
to open the window and it just fell OUT
-1onkers Statesman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
BALLADS OF THE GOLFING BORE.

Full many beastly bores there be
Abroad upon this spinning sphere.
Who. when afar one fain would fee
Make dire assault upon the ear;
But this beyond all doubt is clear,
Albeit they mount to triple score.
lie is the deadliest and most dreilr,
The .unrelentlng gelGng bore.
He'll start YOU off upon the "tec,"
And round the links the course will steer
Meanwhile the strange trajectory
Of balls pulled" ''sliccd,' and topped
will ble0r
The circumambient atmosphere
Until YOU can endure no more,
And wish him In some neither sphere,
The Enrelenting golfinS bore!
OF much will he discourse with glee,
That unto you is nonsense sheer:
At every other game will he
Make mockery with t1out and fecr:
His aim in life. it would appear,
Is just to beat the DOGGY" score.
And should he-all the town would hear
The Cnrelenting golting bore!
ENVOY.
Prince. though you reckon year on year
From tho evanisheN days of yore,
Yet will YOU fail to find his peer.
The unrelenting golling bore.
Clinton Scollarl in Life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Good Looks Il Russian Trait.

The Russians are good-looking peoni.:
that fact even their bitterest enemies
are obliged to admit. says correspond
ent in London Black and White. Th;.
men are tall and we'll built. In no coun-
try have I seen so large proportion Of
handsome men as in Russia, and tn,
women, especially those of the upper
class, have a grace and fascination that
is all their own. l am tired of hearing
English people say that this is all Show
and that if knew them better | shonii
be greatly disappointed. I do know them
better. and am not disappointed. 10.
hind good looks and refined manners I
have found the, depth and sincerity Of
humor of the Irish. French shailowness
and German sentimentality are conspicu-
GUS by their absence.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Army Wives Following the Flag.

Manila fell in August. The flag went
up on the Ayuntamien1o and prices on
the Escolta. And along in the autumn
to the CONSERVATION of the commanding
general certain devoted army wives made
their way to the Orient, and no sooner
was it known that the venturesome halt
dozen were actually there than half IL
hundred others were inspired with like
ambition. Peace for Il season babe thu.
world farewell as far as the commando
ing general and the Quartermaster'S de-
Der OF women with missions to Manil;,
outnumbered the staterooms on the
transports. and, to put an end to impor-
tunity, out came the order that none
would be taken. This barred women
who couldn't afford the journey at their
own expense,-Gen. Charles King in the
Saturday Evening Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
NATURE KIND IN CALIFORNIA
Country Dwellers DO Not Have to
Fortify Against the Seasons,

The New England farmer must fortif;-
himself in his stronghold against the sea
sons. He must be ready to adapt HIM
self to year that permits him to pros
per only upon decidedi; hard terms. But
the Californian in the country has. dur
ing the drouth, more leisure, unless, in
deed. his ambition for wealth too much
engroSses him. His horses are plenty
and cheap. His fruit crops thrive east
". He IS able to supply his table with
FEWER purchases with less commercial in
d,ependence. His position is, therefore.
less that of the knight in his castle. and
more that of the free dweler in the
summer cottage, who is indeed not ut
lelSure. but can easily determine how he
snail be busy, 1t is of little Importance
TO him who his next neighbor is. Ar
pleasure he can ride or drive to find his
friends: can choose like the Southern
planter Of former days. his own range of
hospitality: can devote himself. if 4 man
OF cultivation, to reading during !, good
many hours ut his own choice. or. if =.
man OF sport. can find during a great
part OF the year easy opportunities for
hunting or fer camping beth for himself
ana TOR the young people Of his family.
In the dry season he knows beforehand
what engagements can be made Wi1hout
regard to the state of the weather. Since
the state OF the weather is nrr,lt1,r-
d.-lnternatiOnal Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Learns Nothing by Experience.

The war which England forced upon
the Boer is helping to educate Europe.
The powers are learning through Great
Britain's mistakes and expenditure of
life and money what not to do. They
are strengthening themselves at her ex~
pense. But Great Britain is not learn
ing. Instead Of recalling the men who
have Numbered and proclaming by so
doing that the standard Of her army il
still what we all used to believe it to be.
she shields them, once more sends them
forward and begs them not to do it
again. England is not adaptable, she
cannot change in mid-stream. she can
not pick out the natural leader and
throw over the general made at Alder
shot and ut the Guards club.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
A NOTED PLACE OF WORSHIP.
How the Little Church Around the
Corner Cor Its Name.

The hftieth anniversary of THE Little
Church Around the Corner was cet.-
brated recently in the church with spe-
cial services. The church first CANT.
prominently before the public notice.
when Joseph Jefferson and other actors
were trying to arrange for the burial Of
George Holland from the church then
standing On the corner Of Madison ave
nue. and Twenty-ninth street. The pas
tor of that place of worship told him he
could not conduct the services over thu.
body of an actor. but directed him to
that little church around the corner"
Thither Mr.. jefferson went, and DR..
Houghton readily assente.i to perform
the last rites over the dead actor.
Thenceforth the Church of the TranStg-
uration has been known AS The LITTLE.
Church Around the Corner..'
Probably a majority OF the marriages
that have taken place in New York be-
tween stage people have been performed
in that church, and a great many actors
and actresses have been buried from
there.-New York Telegraph.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Home Rule Not an Issue in England

A curious feature. comparing the pres
ent election in Great Britain with those
bitter campaigns of 1892 and 1896 * til.
absence OF home rule from the hustingS
Except in Ireland, it is dead ISSUE or
at least. thoroughly suspended ono. l..
is almost impossible to conceive that
when the recent Parliament came into
power the country was utterly absorbed
in this Irish question, and that parties
divided and great men fell into oblivion
through it's agency. Even the churcl,
Question-not its disestablishment, only
it's internal discipline and the rights and
frequently discussed than the once. fa-
nous cry which sent Gladstone into re-
trement and put Chamberlain on the
government benches.-London Core
SnOndent
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

unlike machinery. etc. and were '.no
better than a d rabble" IA lot of
gutter-snpes. etc. "That.' said Lord
to address men. They are not DIV
rabble. but soldiers. and to be spoken to
as such. No troops can be trained in
that fashion, and the commander who
does not respect his men is unable to
lead them.' The whole force heard the
observation, and the men were as de-
corously elated as the yeomanry officer
was obviously observation-disclosures
enrc OF the London Telegraph.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
A CRY FOR KIVER.

De COZ win blow FUN cas- ter wes'
En- make me shake en- SILVER;
Dey heah me pray
BY night en- day:
;l.aWu, sen de OF man kivcr:
Core down, en- please deliver!
Y0' col WIN make me SILVER;
~ night en- day
Dis pra'r pray:
Mo kiIer, Lawd-mo' kiver.."
De sparrow hidin' in he mes
You notice en- deliver.
hit des can't be
lie mo- dan me?
LaWd, SEN de OIL man kiyer.
Come down. Ell please deliver.
70 COZ win make me shiver;
Dis nra'r pray
Byn light Ell day:
Mo kiver, Lawd. mo- kiyer!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
The Pig was Hungry First.

The Orient. which arrived from India
recently, brings a queer snake story
Among the vessels freight was a python
for the ZOO in Bronx park On the voy-
age a good-sized pig was put into tba
python's cage, which the snake was cx-
pected to eat when it became hungry
Unfortunately the pig got hungry first
and one day ne ate the python for din
ner: Ihls IS the SHIPPERS story, and for
and the live and exceedingly satisfied
looking pig.-New York Letter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Chinese Pel'verSity.

The Chinaman shakes his own hand
instead Of yours.
He keeps out Of step when walking
with you.
He puts his hat on in salutation.
He Whitens bis boots instead of black
cning them.
He rides with his heels in his strrups
instead of his toes
His compass points south
His women folk are often seen in trol-
sers accompanied by men in gowns.
Often he throws away the fruit of a
melon and eats the seeds.
He laughs on receiving bad news this
to deceive evil spirits).
His left hand is the place of honor.
He thinks it polite to ask your age
and income.
He says westnorth instead of north
west and sixths-four instead of four
siXths.
His favorite present to parent is a
cGffin.-From Robertson-Scott's people
Of China -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Golf Old as the Hills.

Devotees of golf are fond of referring
to it as the ancient and royal game"
1t is probably mere royal and certainly
far more ancient than most of them
have any idea of. At all events pic
turedl tablet was recently unearthed at
tites, wherein are depicted men and
women engaged in pastimc. which. if
not exactly golf as played at present. is
something extraordinarily ike il.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

boards, and before they can be made into
garments the fibers must be broken. Ac-
cordingly the women bend the hide dou-
bic, making a crease through it's length.
Beginning then at one end, they chaw
steadily to the other. Then, creasiny ths.
hide little further on. they chew again.
and repeat the simple process until every
inch of the surface has been chewed, and.
with the fibers broken. the skin is flexible
enough to be sewed into garments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
She Must Chew Hides.

When Smith Sound Esquimau
chooses a wife he apparently has regard
only to housewifely qualities, says Wal
ter A. Wyckoff, in Scribner. She must
be able to do the cooking, and to sew and
to chew hides. This last is a sine qua
non. Furs are the only possible dress
Once dry, they are, OF course as stiff as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Kitchener's Common Sense.

Let this story be told to Lord Hitch
enters credit, though it may surprise
many. A certain yeomanry commander,
while on parade, rated his men in un-
measured terms: Nothing was right in
his Judgment that the troopers did.
They sat their horses wrong, they moved
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
PULLING THE WISHBONE.

She was long time with thinking
What her wish should be
He almost grew impatient
SO long considered she.
For she had many wishes,
And he had only one.
1t took him but Il moment
TO get his wishing done.
But. by and by they pulled it
And Fortune was his friend;
He was Il happy mortal.
For he had the longest cnd.
But she was not unlucky,
For when the reckoning came
1t somehow dawned upon them
That they had wished the same.
philadelphia Inquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Remarkable Fecun(lity.

4 cod weighing ~ pounds lays nearly
I 900, 600 eggs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Rests for Farmers Wives.

Rest rooms for farmers wives are bein.
established in some towns in the West.
They are located in the business center
and are made cozy and comfortable with
easy chairs, lounges, books and maya
zines. Some offer tea at the nomina.
price of 3 cents cup. These rooms are
sustained by Women's clubs in the cities.
or the merchants Of the cities contribute
to them. with the idea that they help to
draw trade
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
A Cuban Sugar Plantation.

a sugar plantation in Cuba, near the
town Of Fergus. is $4,000 acres in OK
tent. 1t employs 1900 persons, and on it
there are two forts. thirty miles of rail
road belonging to the place. three steam,
railroad locomotives, many homes for the
white people and the natives. big sugar
factory and river, which floats lighters
loaded with sugar from the plantation
docks to the ships on the coast
By a misplaced comma paper in
Greeley county raised dickens OF row.
It said: 1.-Two young men from Leota
went with their girls to Tribune to attend
the teachers institute, and as soon rs
they left, the girls got drunk" The COM
ma belonged after the girls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-09

There are certain insects that have
such a respect for Mrs. Grundy and
are endowed with such an innate love
of neatness and order that not even
death, or rather decapitation, can pre-
vent them from making one grand
Email toilet, which is clearly designed
to give them n sedate and respectable
appearance after death.
DR.. Ballion, Il skilled entomologist,
discovered this remarkable fact. Dur
ing one of my recent horseback rides"
he says, Il frequently caught one of
those large flies which annoy cattle
and horses so much. and 1 promptly
got rid OF it by crushing its head.
One day. instead of throwing the mu-
tilated insect away, 1 placed it on the
back OF my hand and indolently watch
ed ii. For some seconds the insect re-
manned motionless, but then, to my
unbounded surprise, it moved its front
legs forward to the place where the
head should have been, and, after it
had rubbed them nervously together,
apparently in anguish, it began to
brush its body and to smooth its wings
with its hind legs. Under the gentle
pressure of these limbs the body grad
ually became extended and the ex-
tremity curved, while the wings grad
ually changed their natural position
and left the upper part of the body
exposed. Meanwhile the hind legs
continued to brush each other from
time to time.
Naturally l watched this extra
ordinary sight with great interest, and,
in order to see the finale, / took the
insect into my study, where it lived
an entire day. spending the time at
the ungrateful task of making its own
funeral toilet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-09
IRISH TURNS AND TWISTS.
The Unconscious Humor That Crops
Ont In the Green Isle.

Out In the Green Isle.
The author of Irish Life and Char
acter'' says truly that one has only
to mix with an Irish crowd to hear
many a laughable expression. quite in
nocently uttered. As the Duke and
Duchess of York were leaving Dublin
In 1897, amid enthusiastic cheering, an
old woman remarked:
"Ah, Isn't it the fine reception
they're gettiB, goin away:"
In 1892 Dublin university celebrated
its tercentenary, and crowds Of WIS.,
itors were attracted to the city. Two
laborers, rejoiced at the general pros
perity, expressed their feelings.
well, Tim" said one, thin tar
cintinaries does a dale for the thrade
of Dublin, and no mistake"
"Oh, fax they do said the other.
"And whin, with the blessin of God,
we get home rule. sure we can have as
nanny of thin as we phase"
An old woman, seeing a man pulling
a young calf roughly along the road,
exclaimed:
"Oh, you la'guard. That's no way
to thrate fellow crather."
"Sure," said a Iaborer to q young
lady who was urging him to send his
children to school, I'D do anything for
such n sweet. gintlemanly lady as
yourself"
Again, the laborers on a large estate
decided that it would be more con-
venient for them If they could be paid
every week instead of every fortnight.
One of their number was sent to place
their proposition before the land agent,
and this was his statement:
IF you please. sir, it's me desire,
and it Is also livery other mans desire,
that we resave out fortnight's pay
livery week"
An exasperated sergeant, drilling a
squad of recruits, called to them at
last:
"Haltw lust come over here, all of
We, and look at yourselves. It's a fine
line ye're keepin, isn't it?''