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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
An interchangeable Worker;

= The 6 erman artist. Adolf Aepzei. is a.
GREAT fayorite, and his vagaries afford
'endless amusement to the Berlin art fra
ternity, says Youths Companion.
1t seems, that :Meazel' was engaged on a
mural decoration. He had riggeu fup a,
scaffoldipg in his studio, on, which his;
model was requested to stand. For two
long; hours thef poor ''pdseur'' stood up
aloft in % most iaIlguing posture Men.
Eel, meanwhile, worked at his sketch,
jheed]ess Of the fact that his model was
growing tired. tor >! f. 's't>rl"'
At length the tn! model found it necessary
<"Herr Professor" said he, ''how about
a recess?' ,..f, 49,.
Mcneil apologized profusely for his for
"Certdinly;, certainly, my dear SIR
said he! ''Geme down and rest yourself
" The he model had cfa1ni1berted from the
.scaffoldmg to the ladder which led down
fr"S std II ert s'q H. orts Suddenly
""That' pose is fine! DON'T Move d mus
t And ono once more the model Was forced
into strained rigidity, While the enthu-
siastic; dlaughtsmane set al bout sketchihg
5'1At the end of half an hour Nee1n}ze}'
looked up from hist W ork. ,I's')g'' 80 =
There, y; SAID he, THAT will do nicely:
rour rest. Let us. get back to work
again.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

A correspondent Of the Toronto Mail
ton in the British colonial building. says
that az the visitor comes along the rose
,borde1ed avenue from the palace. he is
attracted by the sight. rare enough ut
this season, even in Paris, of a solid mass
Of beautiful, fresh, red-cheeked apples.
These are arranged be hind, plates glass ut
the side of the door, and facing up the
avenue. The rows Of apples extend to
within Il few inches of the ground, so
that the effect is that Of a bin full Of
tempting Edenaille fruit, in which the
prevailing red color is relieved by Il layer
Of Golden RussetS. The majority Of
rasscrs come up. close, to examine what
they think is an excellent imitation. and
some even then refuse to believe that
the fruits are natural and genuine, until
they have tried their flavor. After that
they inspect the cold-storage showcase
and the thermometer inside with increas-
ing amazement, interest and praise
They are then convinced that we. haze
means to bring the finest Of last seasons
apples from the different provinces Of
Canada andato exhibit them in perfect
condition at this timeof year. The ex-
cfllence Of the natugah fruit and the
working realfty~o of the modern Canadian
ccld-storage plant are quite a contrast to
the numerous shdihs that arc to be found
all over the grounds. even the exhibits of
the most important countries.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
"Plgeon English for WI"

Announcement Of the change of Co.. S.
S. Summer from the American legation
at London to Pekin, China, recalls ai1
amusing incident of the days when COL
Sumner was in command OF Fort Myer,
near Washington: Upon an OCCASION OF
ceremony at the fort a number of guests
were invited, their entertainment being
intrusted to the commanding officer,
Among those who accepted the invita-
ton to be present was Minister Wa of
the Chinese legation, who came in full
court dress to do honor to his, host Col.
Sumner espied the distinguished visitor
and exchsing' himself to a party CT
friends he 'soughts out Minister WV with
the intentiop Of being particularly agree
able and entertaining; In order to DO
knowledge, of, the Chinese language,
which was of the variety known among
Celestials las '':pigeoh English,,'' embel-
lished with 'muchees'' and "vellees,'
leading his guest to the big bowl OF
punch (which, was conspicuopsly( +, dis
played in. the dining room, Col. Summer
pointed ito the contents and bdsought WI
to try a glass. 3, .Mlulchee go9dee,'i'. said
Col. Summer. "Champagnee pune hee--
take :plentee.'' There was a suspicion Of
"a smiles about the face of the Chinese
minister, but he restrained himself and
solemnly drank d glass Of the punch.
'"Hayee ,moree,Y entreated Col: Sumner
,aS3 hHrtef S % ms g99des{;" ;That is
Chinese minister in the best Englfsh i'm
aginable, land I will trouble you for an
other glass of it. Col. Sumner tails this
as a good story on himself, and it made
Minister WI ana thd commander of Fort
Myer. good friends for Gfe;sl,t: =: ,:,t
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
Hints for Cleaning Day.

\ sprinkline OF, coarse salt on the side.
Wa1ks 29d d tFFiiY1elYays will destroy grass
'::sIf brass: or:scopperl after cleaning, Is,
rubbed, with OLD soft newspapers. it will
look much brighter and keep clean much
=, .,Add, a. lttlel turpentinento clearwater,
with which the floor is scrubbed. It will
take away the close 'smeT and make the,
a"onl delightfully."- fresh
:, 4 he best remedy against ants is cay
e OF the zp Spfea& i } }@e th shegsf
covers them l:s,f z',,:@}r ~ 49,,
:, Marks that; have been made on .painh
With matches can be removed BY rubbing
first with, a Slice s;of lemon,' then With
whiting, and washing with, soap, and wa,
II! Refrlgerators ;shetlld. be th6roushly
J cleansedi ip4ce.: "a week. everything Frers
moved, shelves ana racks washed f
warm Soda water wiped dry dhd TIN
IsuAneh: if possible,,c,t stjl4 *tr
Dried orange peel allowed to smolder
On a piece of red hot iron or on an old
shovel will kill any bad odor in existence
and leave fragrant one behind instead.
a solution Of soda and water, applied
with whisk broom kept for the purpose.
will remove the brown streaks in bath
room bowls made by sediments in the
dripping water.-Philadelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

DR.. Reynolds. the health commissioner
of tChicayo, shows by comparative figures
of mortality that the average duration
Of life in that city has more than dou-
bled ina single generation. In 1860 tho
average years for the total number OF
decedents were 1870. In 1893 they were
@.+. ;rhP figures Of the population show
that. with an average annual death rate
Of 14.4 to the thousand from 1894 to
1898. compared with the ratio of 4O.G
to the thousand between 1915 and 1854.
there'~has been~a saving of more than
10000 lives Il year out OF the average
population of the last five years. This
condition, it is pointed out, is better
than the showing for England and Wales
which was made during the Victorian
jubilee in 1897. Besides this~increase OF
life, is a reduction in the proper ion of
infant mortality to the total mortality.
Under one year the reduction $50. per-
cept.: between one any two years. So
per cent: between two and five years,
II per cent. Ii Chicago'S drainage canal
does 'whatfiS hoped from it. there ought
to be further Improvement in this way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
FACTS ABOUT FISH.
Why They SAre Coated With Slime
The Alaskan :CandIe.s

Why They sAre Coated with Slime
The Alaskan Candle.S
Fish, as rule, increase in weight and
length every Year up to- their death.
There are several varieties OF fish that
cannot swim; they are deep sea tlWelIers
and crawl about the rocks, using their
tails and fins as legs.
Why hsh are slippery is accounted for
IN this way: The Shiny coating protects
them from the attacks of fungus, Il form
OF plant life found in all waters. Ii a
fish is uncovered by slime the fungus
lodges there and grows until in time it
kills the fish. The slime helps also to
increase the speed of the fish through
the water.
In order to capture a certain fish, a
South American tribe whips the water
with the wood of tree which contains
substance having. narcotic influence
caught One South American fish, the
anab4eps, star gazer, can see in The air
as we'll as in water. It's eyes are diyid-
ed into an upper and lower portion,
giving the effect of two pupils in each
eye, one suited for seeing in the air, and
the other for seeing in water. The fish
often sWims at the surface with it's head
sometimes above, sometimes below the
water line. .,: ~
There is wonderful fish in Alaska.
which, when dried, is used as a candle.
The Alaskan inserts the tail of the dried
fish in a crack of his rough, wooden table
and lights it's nose. The fish burns with
bright and steady flame of about three
candle power, giving clear, white light
and considerable heat. A fairly large
fish will burn about three hours. The
fish is very fat and it's vertcbrae are
formed largely of phosphorus-thus the
tat is the ta.loW and the vertebrae the
wick Of this curious candle. Ii neces-
sary it can be eaten afterward, being
nicely smoked.
The pollock Isl severely let alone by it's
+ fhny brethren, for it is armed to the
teeth with formidable sting and sack
OF poison; The, lake lamprey of Central
New York is another fish which is fero-
cious and bloodthristy. Its mouth is big
ger than its head and it's teeth are sharp
'ahdf pointed, like aiItiger's. }The brook
lamprey has never been known to eat at
all, 1t is, supposed that he does all his
eating before The becomes a real lamprey
in the larva period-and is never hun
CRY afterWard.
People marvel at. the mechanism of
the human; body, with it's near 500 bones,
but man is simple in this respect com
pared with the carp, which moves no
fewer than 1885, bones and muscles every
time it breathes. 1T has 1920 veins, to
has brain larger :thah man sLthe
who1a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
OLD-TIME SPORT.
Landed in Town Wit|l Fifty Cents and
Soon Won the Saloon.c,,>' -.

LANDED IN IownsNIth Fifty Cents and
Soon Won the Saloon.r,,. J..
II see by the papers, said local
sporting man who formerly lived in the
West; that an old and one time noted
gambler, known as Count Boughman,
died Ieccntly at Il sanitarium in south
ern california. knew, the count over
twenty years ago III Colorado H. was
a well educated ;Gernan, whose title was
given him as joke and, being willing at
all times to stake everything he had Oh
single turn. his history was a long sue
cesslon Of astonishing ups and downs.
One. of his most picturesque adventures
IN that connection occurred at Leadyifle
in Is o. 10, when the great silver boom
was at it's zenith: The count was just
then, in one of his temporary. periods of
financial depression, and had walked into
camp in the wake of a small ARMY Of 9TH
er Adventures with a lone half dollar in
his trousers pockets.
a little. while after his arrival he
strolled into a big saloon on the main
street and noticed the proprietor loung-
ing at the bar, playing idly with dice
poX: Eli throw YOU once for SO cents,
said the count; fishing out. his solitary
coin. All right, stranger: replied the
saloonman,/ and rolled out the dice. He
lost, and in ten minutes the count, by
persistently doubling stakes, was $40 or
$50 ahead. At that juncture some
friends passed by and invited him to
come along and get some supper. Can't
do it, boys, he replied, absorbed in the
game! but I'll wait here until YOU get
back They walked along. joking about
a man who would rather gamble than
eat, and it was upward of q couple of
hours before they reappeared. The game
was then apparently over, and the count
was leaning aga INST the bar, alone. at the
same place they had left him. The 9TH or
man was waiting OH customers We'll,
how did you come out? they asked.
Pretty well,' said the count, L won the
saloon They thought he was joking,
but it was a simple statement Of fact.
His phenomenal run of luck had STAYED
with him, and the saloonkeeper, getting
desperate under repeated losses, kept
raising the stakes until finally the entire
establishment changed hands. The last
bet included the fixtures and licenses,
and. when he won. the count promptly
took possession and hired the late pro
prietor as head bartender. The affair
made lot of talk, even in those wild
and woolly days; but, to the best of my
recollection, the counts ownership lasted
only about week. He had streak of
bad luck at cards and the place slipped
out of his fingers almost as easily as it
slipped into them. New Orleans Times
11
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
..itt ij:'tfs
MOUNT RAINIER

Like atnm ie373s fPs {ffPrs nay {p w.
His r krSY from Sff l'he ans ANCIENT tree Of
Yet viii he FoWer above the dnst and CRIME
That hloomed into the flower of day; the
Ana heslt9tins m oqa:s first skSYard clim4
The fir proclaims him, King: the great seats
faWn .
And Weave fair gariaids at his feet; each
sa1fe$ Mih finishing sword; til" widest d i
'StOvm Il }tlli .:lhrt: u e, {, 81
That boats against his massive breust
nc'er mars ''f'
The deep serenity of his white dream
At, might how vaguely g}ip, Il his. awful
IIish:ioOaniug iii Gop'E' Wilderness 'of
-1ltr6eeft{f 'EashfG}rtd III A'nslee!S Magaz|inbtt:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

| ,o, 49, o..
S %afs &sTR The S H"sEsa b S5 {tn nS tfG&
tie steamer could be seen thurtifng its
va" "TB RE Of th Rer{ &'bei N uxa, said Ted
suddenly. "Drysdaies On hodrd" He
suddenly applied for fortnight's leave
and has gone boar hunting in Morocco
J i couldn't see him, so had to- leave, q, let
"Explahiiny what?' asked Beryl' quick
oh he happe9hIs to be tie ibt'' man I owe
the ee;, money to- that's all"' ~ -" 'j''
She. remained perfectly still. Then the
meaning of the thing came home to her,.
six months later, Drysdale's leave came
around' and he found himself in London
| again., One night he. ;wept to. a dance
given by an old friend of his. He had
| never, cared much for functions of this
| KIND ne cared Less now, and as he stood
yWeariness :crept over him. and he found
himself wishing that he had elected to
+ spend his leave elsewhere than in Lon
don. His hostess crossed the room to
him.
t,' You must really let me Introduce you
T., He suffered himself to be led to tho
7 other: end OF the room. Mrs: 'Vavasoiir
stopped in front, of a couple of girls who
We're stahdihg chatting together. ~
DrNsdale gave! slight start. but in!
stantlX recovered himself. Standing be-
fore MIN was Beryl Falkiner., Her eyes
met his: and he saw her change Color.
Mrs. Vavasour introduced them, then
Y turned away.
'for the hext dance Started, :ind 4 young:
ster fcame ito claim. :Beryl Drysdale
pulled J. himself together, and made the
She gave him her programme. He
hastily scrubbed something on it. II :
Il have taken the next!' he said.
| He made his way out to balcory,
The blood seemed to dance, through his
veins. He had met her again-was going
to dance with her! What would she say
to him?
lie re-entered the ballroom and found
her. n thrill went through him as lc
felt her arm resting on his They took
a, few turns, and then their eyes met and
she smiled.
II want to talk-to thank you?' she
whispered.
They stopped dancing, and he led her
out to the balcony. They did not speak
for second. Then she turned and laid
a hand lightly on his arm
Il found it out a month ago. she said
'even though you meant it to be kept So
cret: There's not another man in the
world would have done it!''
~ W as uOtuiA4S' liz, '4VlIlCu W d.
really the gamer. I merely took some
of my money which was in consols, and
invested it; N your fathers firm: 1 now
get four per cent. instead of three and
three!quarters."
That is your way of putting it!'' she
teAclaimed. You saved him from ruin
and isgrace-cnabled him to resume his
old onu J, oS y: =. How fio'n ever thank
tit was only reparation!' hel said
"Neyefr u my life have I felt such, "a
Alameda! Ever since the thought Of d
~ VA Vas " very 6ard-yc'ry cruel"' she
lie looked, at her! mtentlv. de saw "a
swift wave OF color sweep her cheek
Then her eyes slowly lifted and met his
Suddenly he bent forward, and caught
hold Of der hmnd:: "A '.:"I -
,, I'm t gamb!ljn5 ,ge qgai1A|!'' he cried "Gam
! , =, He looked :entreatingly at her. ~ He
saw her lips snliljngl,yI frame an answer
THe gambler had won.-Mainly About
| Pecple. ~ ~ ~ ,'>'} '~'fii 80 ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

Mrs Lille DevercuX Blake has long
been a summer resident of Point o
Woods, Long Island, where Margaret
Fuller OSsoli was lost with her husband
and child in the wreck Of the vessel in
which they sailed from Italy. Mrs.
Blake has organized Il movement for. the
erection Of Il Margaret Fuller memorial,
ut Point o Woods, in the form Of a
public library and reading room. How
much mere practical and sensible this
than Il shaft or a statue would have
been. There can be no better memorials
CT the dead than those which minister to
the comfort of the living
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
>1rishma an 1:ejoiced In; Quechls visit.

J! Last week friend of mine. was. sit
ting in Phoenix park. When td him al; 49,
ptared a ,ragged' old chap! most glorious
ly il S;S tie l. Gqd save ths Qusep
was the reply: God save, Queen VIC
%SraS Rsf Sgh sof 'pPy x 2RS
She came tol'Dublin EVERY year, every
month. every day, ,sor!,, Think Of what
she's done for the country; think of all
the good she does to- people. 'Why, look
at me; here am I, as drunk as hell, and
% RsXfT R 2aja ',P penny f9r it14}pdon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

Last year the inventor of the Maxim
gun wrote that gunpowder was originally
used in war by the Chinese, not for the
purpose of hurting projectiles, but to
make a great noise, sputterng and smoke,
fer the purpose of intimiddting the enc
my. ConsulGeneral Goodnow has report-
cd that the tirecrackerS now used at cell
tlra tons were once used to friyhten
away evil spirits. a., .l"i
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
when the Dark Days Come.

The money spent in buying a golf out
fit is not entirely wasted The golf
sticks are Of the right size for stirring
clothes in the wash boiler in the DAYS
to come. and the sack to carry them in
will be just right for clothespin box o.
a slipper-holder.- Globe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

Summer weather has not reduced the
imaginative power of the reporter Of
Rinyhampton. y. ". who has sent out
II story in regard to Il fire in Il peat Sec
ton that roasted entire patches of grow
ing potatoes and helped make things easy
lu: camp commissioners.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

theyYY Went ill., for wheaf-g rowipgg on the?
!. prailie$, and slicc then }they Nave stuck
Ito 1T, Their only crops with tbs excep-
I ton OF garden truck for home use, is
wheat They own from 400 to $40 acres
of ground each; they are out of debt,
have money in bank, and are buying up
all the adjoining land they can get, pay
ing, ,as much as 500 an acre for wild,
unbrokcn prairie land. These Russians
iiYe in communities Z ,a4!4 Ihey have no farm
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

The highest point reached in the gold
production of the United States during
the days Of the California excitement
was $65.0O0,O00, in 1858. 1T appears
from the report of the chief Of the Blu
rcau Of Statistics that last year: the gold
output of the mines of the United States
was ST., 100000 The business of min
ing for gold is now conducted in this
country with almost as much certainty
as well bOring
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
The killing of Humbert may have been

The killing Of Humbert may have been
the outcome of definite Anarchist plot.
or it may not. The probability is, how
ever. that Il great many anarchist
groups which are making much of the
opportunity for morbid sensationaliSm
and mysterious innuendo We're among the
most surprised people in the world when
the news OF the ~coward'y murder came
nynr tho 1x-irnc
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

The Supreme court of Rhode Island
has just decided that flowers are a neces-
Sary feature of funeral, The icase
under consideration was an action
brought by tiori st against the{ admins
traitors ct the estate Of deceased citi-
zen, who has refused to pay the plain
tiff for flowers furnished on the credit Of
the estate. The court justified the ex-
pcnditure, remarking that the custom of
having flowers at funerals is well-nigh
universal in this country, and that, when
not abused by extravaganza or unseemly
ustentation it is certainly to be COM
mended as giving appropriate expression
to cur feelings of respect and love for
the lenarted \,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

The fool and his cigarette are to blaine
fer the fatal artillery accident It Spring;
field. Ill., and the fool probably escaped.
If he wore !: uniform. the National
Guar.lsmcn should make an example OF
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
Received d Medieval Sentence:

\ quaint procedure followed 100 years
ago is still observed iat tire c6ttrt Of the
manor ut, Frognal, Ha1hpsteaa.t All alb
sentee member was recently mulcted in
the sum of l shilling, and the bailiff was
formally. Ordered to~~4!aee ~in-~the-
Ghronic 5es $1,000 enS's91s Nfnsl'H ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

The Zionists who We're dipped in blur
ing at Mansfield, Ohio. will probably
hereafter measure a peoples artistic tenn
reramcnt before they set up their prose
lyting establishments. j..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

The Kentucky distillers WHO are o>mect
ut an early day to discuss a proposition
to limit the output OF whisky can get
some pointers of value from tho Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union.7~->
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

In putting down the insurrection in
Colombia. the government of that repuh-
lie has simply paved the way for another
rebellion. Governmental infelicity IS
chronic in Central America.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

If the Sultan were committed to the
policy of paying his just debts, he
wouldn't have so much ready cash for
the. purchase Of Krupp guns.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
> Protection Against Mosquitoes

!; yteadX diet Of sulphur and lfn,oia sses
us Said to be a, perfect lprotection against
nfosquito bites Theinsect issdeclared to:
be tantagonistic stoo"the atmosphere that.
method of driving the impurities of his
blood to the surface
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

The verdict in the Jester case shows
how hard it is to convict man of Il
capital crime when the evidence is palre
~ circumstantial. y,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
NNaterpipe Cannon.

Three curious waterpipe cannon, which
sMere actually used aby the PHILIPPINES
against the americans in the ,campaign
[So1l Y1he island Of Luzoh, have just been
lent Ito the museum, sof the. Royal, United
Ike EmbtoviSed> gun9 a{f {' S3dn Jri VISIT
Fsheplp, galvanized wire and telegraph
l. wine ,x~x,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10

No. Ii Hung Chang viii not figure in
history as the great Hung He will
figure in history as the great ,nhung.'