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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

The small salmon catch in the Column
bia this year has awakened the Gamers
to a realization that something must b.:
done if the industry is to be saved, tho
Portland Oregonian reports. AS long a.
enough salmon to make an average pack
could be caught by multiplying the ap-
pliances, the idea that the fish might
some day be eXterminatcd was secuted.
But the end has apparently come sooner
than even the alarmists expected, and the
question of how to save an industry
worth $3,0O0,OOO annually to Oregon is
now on top. Stocking the river, limiting
the catch for time and giving the fish
more chance to get to the upper waters
Of the river to spawn, are the remedies
Su.r1rpStrd
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
Wasn't Working for Smith.

look here, what are you doing
thrre?'
The man who asked the question
seemed excited. but che man to whom #
was addressed was not disturbed in the
least. tic was dumping Il load of dirt
in vacant lot. This was perfectly ap-
parent TO the QurStlOnpr, too So that
h" question was clearly unnecessary as
means Of Obtaining information. This
idea must have impressed itself upon the
man 1T work, for he went on with his
task: The other man became more ex>
cited lit this non-attrntinn and asked the
question again. in 4 louder tone than be-
fore. Then the workman replied:
II am unloading some dirt, SIR
but don't YOU see that Sign?' .',-
nlanded the angry man. pointing 10 Il no.
t1rr on a post not ten feet away.
Eyes, SIR
what does it say?'
1T says. place no dirt here by order
Of John Smith," read the man.
Glad to know you. s,r.''
None OF your nnpudence, sir. or I will
have you arrested. Now l wish to know
why YOU dump dict OH lily lot when there
is ! notice distinctly forbiddn& it,
Il beg. your pardon, Mr.. Smith. but
dumping dirt there"
1T doesn't, eh? What does it say.
then? Ia like to know, sir
We'll, Mr.. Smith, I've read it 10 YOU
once. but will read it again il YOU wish.
It says, Place no dirt here by order Of
John Smith, and l have placed none
there by order of John Smith. I work
for |; man named RobnsOn'
At this the man mounted his cart and
drove away, leaving Mr.. Smith very
thoughtful.
The next day the sign was properly
Observation-Disclosures Free Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
THE SONG OF THE IRON BRIGADE.

Air. Baby Mine''
From the western slopes and valleys
Came the Iron Brigade:
In dark. resistless torrent
Swept the Iron Brigade:
Morrow, Cutler. Bragg and King.
What Il thrill their names will bring.
And the flag above their columns
Waving like an angels wing.
While the men who never faltered marched
before.
n.y. South Mountain it was christencd
AS the Iron Brigade:
Where the sword of Gibbon glstcned
With the Iron Brigade;
And in many Il bloody fray
Their battalions saved the day.
Where the shattered forces listened
For the bugles' reveille
Mid the thunder OF the lannon's rumbliny
At Antietam and at Gainesville
Fought the Iron Brigade;
In Cold Harbor's storm Of bullets
Was the Iron Brigade:
And one GettysDurg's red field
10 the shock of battle steeled,
was the Signel OF their valOr
In the blood of hundreds sealed
Dying steadfast by. the banner which they
bore.
We have met to tell the story
OF the Iron Brigade:
or The never fading glory
or the Iron Brigade:
ihough the years are flying fast.
And the clouds Of war have passed.
Illl the locks of Time are hoary
Will It's peerless record last
In the annals Of its country. cvermore.
-Ernest Mccartney in the Chicago Times
Herald
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
Ehe 'LiInit' Snake. Story.

Il was running Oh q road in south
western Pennsylvania said an ole en-
yincer to 4 Philadelphia reporter, when
| killed two miles Of snakes in three
minutes. IT had been wet and cold
spring. and the same weather conditions
had extended to about the middle Of
May. and It seems that all the snakes in
that part Of the country had started to
emlSratr' and as the rails had become
warm under the heat Of the sun the req
tiles naturally enough found the glitter
ing Stctl y smooth and comfortable hirh-
way, and they just coupled up. on takin.
hold Of the others tail. ana started doV1,
the track. | happened to he coming
along with the 'jcrK-watt:, and we were
making twenty-five miles an hour when
we met the procession. Jack McDeyitt
my fireman, saw the varmints first, and
ne completely collapsed, but when I per
celVed what We were up against I pulled
the throttle Of the old - wide open. let
the sand drop and smashed two miles of
snakes in less than three minutes.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

1t is stated in the trade papers that
the United States does not do a large
rice-importing trade when there is any
thing like Il crop in the Southern states
The rice which comes from China is i'm
ported by the Chinese for their own con-
sumption, and the trade is chiefly con-
fined to San Francisco and other Pacific
coast ports which have large Chinese set
Elements. Chinese rice comes in 100
pound mats, and the grains arc so small
that an American grocer would not ham
Ole 1t. The Chinese who live in the East
have learned to use Carolina rice, and
very little of the Chinese article is seen
in the markets of New York city. japan
and Java fill in the gap when the Amer
lean rice crop is short. Last year near
~ 100000 bags were imported from
Japan. The Louisiana crop is chiefly
handled through New Orleans, and near
~ all Of the jobberS Of this city have
connections there. They say that this
years crop promises to be larger than
ever, and that prices will be better. II
the crop can be safely harvested, its
value will be nearly $G,OO0,00O.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
Rudyard Wasn't in 1t.

In his earlier Indian days Kipling was
once most amusingly sold, writes the
London correspondent of the New York
Commercial. At that time he was de-
void Of .colnpanionship, but delighted
mostly when in company that the chief
part Of the conversation should be his.
While living at rather solitary station,
he had invited two Indian civilians, both
old WINCHESTER boys, to spend the week
end with him, and promised himself a
fine spell of "man-talk." The two, com
ing from far distant parts Of the coun-
try, arrived at Kipling's door at the same
minute. The recognition was mutual.
Said one Wykehamist to the other:
'Hullo! Weren't you in IS house?
Yes, and you were in 50
Then, after hurriedly greeting their
host, the two settled down and talked
school shop without intermission for tho
three days. Kipling hadn't even look
in - 1890
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

The march of Improvement at New Ro-
chelle is about to sweep the monument
to Thomas Paine before it, and his ad-
mirers are deeply troubled. The monu-
ment in question, which stands upon
ground that must give way to street wild
ening, does not really cover Paine's
bones, as they are lost somewhere in
England. The remains We're originally
buried at New Rochelle on Paine's old
farm, and. when this was sold some
years later, they were transferred to a
churchyard in New York and inferred in
spot given over to the burial of strang-
ers and the friendless. At this time Will
liam Corbett, who had been one of
Paines neighbors, had the bones dug I'D
and took them to England, where he ex-
pected to give them a fitting burial and
have suitable monument erected over
them. Corbett's project was not fayora
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
The Twins Looked Much Alike.

Two elite members of the upper tendon
of colored society sat very close together
on the deck of Belle Isle steamer thu
other afternoon, says the Detroit Free
Press. She was gorgeously arrayed in
a regular cakewalk dream. They were
very observant, and there was little Of
interest on the boat that escaped their
notice. Finally two persons sitting near
the railing attracted the attention of the
lady, who nudged her companion and re-
marked:
NAH goodness, Chawles, doan' dose
two gemmens ovah dar 'semble one an
nuddah?"
"Yeh," replied the dusky gallant:
'speshully de one on dis side"
There was no particular import in what
the wild waves said about the matter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

George Hosner, who was at one time
the leading oarsman of the world, has
surrnmhed to consumption in a Boston
hospital His professional training may
have not been directly responsible for
the mAnuer of his taking off, but he is
one of 4 long list of athletes who, after
posing as maryels of muscular develop
men', have wasted away slowly from
tuberculosis. The strain of physical
traning is severe in most cases, and pro-
frS>;rral athletes must be careful as to
their habits if they would ward of col
]aDSt.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
Put His Foot in it Very Badly.

The striking resemblance between Gen.
Benjamin Harrison and Congressman
Grosvenor, the famous political prophet.
has been marked by just as many people
as have seen the two men, relates the
New York Press. One day a caller in the
congressman's apartments in the Dewey.
Washington, was asked what he thought
of the large crayon portrait that had imst
been presented to the Athens statesman.
1T certainly is good likeness gener-
AL" was the reply, ''but you know T
never did have any use for a dishface1l
man. It may be prejudice. but that is
one of the reasons why I never could cot
along with him. But it certainly is a
splendidsikeness, a speaking likeness.''
Grosvenor, astounded at the frankness
of the, criticism, asked, what do vol
mean by him.? W."
why, President Harrison. of courso
Didn't you ask what thought of the pic.
nor.'' oe'"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
CALIFORNIA PLANTS.
The Cultivation Of Flower Seeds in
Many Assorted Varieties.

The Cultivation Of Flower Seeds in
Many Assorted Varieties.
Flower seeds are extensively grown in
California. where there is cultivated 4
great assortment of varieties, and while
nearly all kinds flourish, there is so much
hard work and close applica ton neccs-
sary that we have not been able to Sic
cessfully compete with Europe Oh most
thlngs. Sweet peas. nasturtiums, cosmos,
Verbenas, petunias and asters are quite
successfully grown, and the seed trade
now looks to California for most of the
sweet peas and a great many nastur-
tiums.
Southern California has several very
prominent growers Of fine double petu-
mas and other plants. The rapid adj
vance Of the California sweet pea seed in
popularity is most marvellous. A begin
ming was made in this line in moderate
way about 1885, when there was not over
dozen varieties listed At first about
a quarter of an acre was grown; now one
grower alone has grown from $50 to 200
acres OF them each year for the past five
years. and there are no less than 125
varieties in his complete list This grow
er has introduced more than twenty var
letles of great merit in the last three
years: among them the famous race Of
"Cupids.' So important factor have
the Calltornla sweet pea growers become
to the seed trade that some dealers &c
there annually from the east to inspect
the growing crops and to hunt for nov
elites in the sweet pea line. Flower
seeds are grown in number of places
throughout the United States, but only il
portion Of the trade is supplied with
homegrown seed. Outside of California
limited amounts Of flower seeds are
grown, the principal kinds being asters.
ph!oX, pctunia: verbena, portulaca, zinnia,
balsam, hollyhock, pansies, sweet peas,
begorias, coleus. and some greenhouse.
plants.-W aShington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

According to Il report from Consul
kenntttay Il movement was set on foot
III July. principally by French capital
lists, TO erect a gigantic Hourmill at
Para. \ site has been selected and the
work OF building will begin about
March 81, 1901. The erection Of such
mill in Para will be felt by American
nillerS, who are marketing their surplus
in the Amazon valley. The consul also
reports the rumored formation of 4 syn
d1cate composed chiefly of Europeans,
for the purpose of erecting a tlourmill, a
*awlnil and Il sugarmill combined, the
enterprise to he known as the Para and
Amazon Valley Milling company The
entire outfit for these enterprises will be
purchased in the United States and an
experienced American will he employed
to >uperintend the building of the mills.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

The missionaries ought to be well
posted upon the intricacics Of Chinese
pronunciation; and they say that undc:
the rules one should say tah-koo for
Taku, not take-you, as one may fire..
uucntly hear the word pronounced; le-
hoong-chang for Ii Hung Chang, not lir-
hung chang; peh-king for pekin: not
peek-in: SHAKING -hahce for Shanghai, not
Shang-high; tsoong-lee yah men for tsung
lie yamcn, not tsung lie yaymen. and 50
on. Under the second rule. Ticn TSin is
pronounced ttcyentSinn General Nieh' $
name is \ee-yeh. The Chinese coin tac
is not tale, but tah-alc, pronounced quick
ly. Nun-nan-fu is yon-nahn-foo, not
yunan-fyu. In like manner all words are
pronounced with syllable distinctness
and with uniform vowel sound Under
the third rule the province named
Szechuan is sounded, not zekuan, but
nearly as Zehchooahn, touching the choo
very lightly; Nganhwei is inggahngoo-
wayee dropping the initial sound; Liau-
tong peninsula is leea-hoo- tong, and the
German possession Kiau Chau is Keahoo
ChahOO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

The electric railroad from Rensselaer,
to Hudson, in the state of New York. Il
distance OF thirty-eiyht miles, is incloscd
between woven wire fences to keep the,
public from the live third rail with
which the line is operated. at crossings
the current is carried under the road
ways. Ii all railways could be thus in
closed, or ii they could be carried over
or depressed at crossings, railroad acct
dents would be less frequent. The
grade crossing is as dangerous as the
third rail. and wire fencing cannot re-
move the danger
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

a committee of experts which has re-
Gently examined the stone work Of West
minister abbey has found that it is badly
disintegrated in many places and that in
some instances only touch Of the finger
is needed to make the stone crumble
away in dust. The cause of this rotting,
which has been going on for many years,
is found to be acid fumes from the ia
nous Lambeth potteries. The action is
due to hydrochloric acid and measures
are to be taken to have either less acid
used at the potteries or some kind of a
device adopted to prevent the escape of
the fumes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

New Jersey finds it difficult to main
tain her reputation as the domain as the
biggest mosquitoes on earth, because of
the viciousncss of the average "skeeter"
during the humid weather of the present
summer. But the report from Elizabeth
Of the rescue Of an unconscious man
whose blood was undergoing a draining
process through the bills of a swarm of
the real Jersey mosquitoes puts the
story -tclers of the hyena countries on
their mettle, and leaves New Jersey SUI
preme as the premier mosquito state of
the great American Union.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
bly, received and Paine's bones were
eventually lost.

Some time ago samples were received
in Lille. France, Of a textile plant grow
ing wild in Asia Minor, Indo China, and
Japan. Tests have been made both in
the dry state and after three months
Submer>ion III water, to establish the
power Of resistance of this new plant
compared with that Of flax 1t is said
that the strength of this plant is 80 per
cent. greater than that Of flax These
tests have been carried on with great Sc
crecy, and more information has not
been given out 80 far. The plant is
sold in French lndo China at the rate
OF 81. 81 per 100 kilOgrams
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
Millionaire was the "BO:s.''

John r. Mcdonald, the contractor for
the proposed New York tunnel for the
rapid transit railroad, is about So years
old and has made his fortune by hard
work. 1t is said that he can get more
work out of his men without urging them
than any other man in New York, I'M
less it is John d. Crimmins, the million
aire railroad builder. One day last
spring, at jerome Park, where Mr., Nc
Donald is doing the greatest work of his
life except the tunnel contract, a visitor
noticed a square man. covered with mud
and built like pegtop, with wide
spreading shoulders, talking to the fore
man.
Say he asked of laborer, sis that
Mr.. Mcdonald, the famous contra ctor
who is going to build the rapid transit
Nav" answered the workman "Ha
amt no famous contractor. That's lack
Mcdonald our bOSS.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
THE SHIRT WAIST PERIL.

A man stood sadly thinking
AS ne ne'er had thought before,
And his heavy heart kept sinking
AS he scanned the dry goods store
Nnere mems shirtwaists were suspended
re exciaimed in tones perplexed,
How will this strange tale he ended:
What is going to happen next?
will our wives so earn the money
ANA disturb our sweet repose
with remarks passed out as funny
On their husbands Easter clothes?
Will they scan the ledger sadly,
And with accents wondrous wise
Say. Affairs are going badly;
Dear, YOU must economical:
Will our loving spouses quote US
And declare at Sabbath dawn
That we go to church to notice
What the other men have on?
OF all foibles ever started.
By this one we most are vexed.
And we ask it. timd-hearted,
What is going to happen next" -
Washington Star
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
Has a Large Scotch Patrinony.

The Prince of Wales draws considera-
bic revenue in the shape Of lieu duties"
from lands in Scotland, consisting partly
of what was at one time the patrimony
of the celebrated Bruce family, and part
~ OF the forfeited estates of Lords Boyd
and the Lords of the Isles. These lands
We're in 1869 created into a permanent
principally for the benefit of the eldest
son of the Scottish monarch: and this
tenure gives the prince his Scottish titles
of Prince of Scotland, Duke of Rothe-
say, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew
and Lord Of the Isles. and entities him
10 vote at elections of representative
peers.-Scottish American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
Start it Lower.

women sitting at the front in oak-snl;t
rocking chairs. We found out later thai
they comprised the choir, for when the
parson gave out the hymn "Oh, for q
thousand tongues to praise" one of these
elderly females tried to raise" the tune
cOh-for-a-' She had struck the high
throat and began again; "Oh-forIaI
thou and she was am octave low. while
her voice sounded as if it was lost in her
boots. Just then a defunct stock broker
in the crowd of listeners jumped to his
feet and cried out: Start her at five hun
dred. old lady, and see if you can't shove
her off."-Harper's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

The injecting Of citizens' at Sherman.
Texas, which protested against the viola
ton Of law by the Akron mob which tried
TO hang the negro Peck, succeeded in
making its desired display of Texas
humor. The Associated Press reporter
who sent out the account OF the meeting
is probably an easy game for wags.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

MORE aloofnesS' came up for discus
sion between some of the guests when
the landlord put an end to the argument
by saying:
"Weel, We see. the duke is in a vera
dehcnlt position. His pride o birth pre-
vents his associating with cordiality
among men Of his ain intellect. and his
prldc 0 intellect equally keeps him from
aSsociating pleasantly with men O. his
ain birth'' ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

Pathology is the new name for child
study. 1t has been All ovrr-paid ology in
many cases, for large number Of its
lrcturing professors have been but Slcl-
derby equipped with anything but pretcn-
SionS, and their returns in money and
reputation have been based on these
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
The Reason for His "AlOofness.'

AS is well known, the late Duke of
Argyll in his latter days kept much TO
himself and had few intimate friends, re-
lates the New York Press. Lord Her.
schell used to tell this story illustrative
of the reasons for the dukes reserve:
Once being at an inn on the west coast
of Scotland, the question of MacCallum
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

The left hook which is spoken of in
accounts of prize fighting is Il thing Oh
which pugilists hang out their advert;s-
Ing. When they get into the ring, if tie
Hon. Robert FitZsimmons is to be be-
)ievtNl they forget all about "hook>' and
try to get in what he calls 'punch.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

The burglars at New Glaurus who op-
Grated On the bank vault with so much
effect that it could not be opened for
several hours after they got away sue
rrrdt>i in accomplishing the paradoxical
task of opening the gate shut.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

Confirmation Of the death OF Can't.
Reilly Of the Fifth artillery tempcrs the
joy over the victory at Pekin. The
Captain was one of the veterans Of the
regular army who preferred fighting to
retirement. although in age he was he
yu1G ;ne limit Of active field service.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

From the character Of the stories in re-
gard to the klondike mosquitoes, it might
be inferred that the insects could be used
to Supplant the we'll borer in the oil and
GAS rtrlOnS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

The Rome correspondent who reports
that 24VO duels have been fought in Italy
during the past year probably magnitiel
every cutting fray into passage at arms
with al the forms Of the code.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

The highwaymen OF Colorado seem tc
bother with 'small CHANGE Two res:
dents of Denver riding in the suburbs
were robbed of $1,000 in cash and dia
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

The Gathman gun, throwing a shot
weighing Il ton 4 distance Of fifteen miles,
is the latest evidence that the American
coast is dangerous. especially in times Of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

Fighting near the Temple of Heaven
brings extremes together, if war is what
Cen Sherman declared it,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

Helenas theft OF 5000 worth of rcd
hot amalgam destroys the feeling OF
safety with which householdcrs have
viewed their rCv-hot stoves
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07
VIRGINIA, MINI.

Gen Butler seems to have lost none
Of his original ability for getting into
BOer traps.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-07

If the broom corn crop is ruined, as re-
ported, the spectators in broomS will
make clean sweep.