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A beautiful monument erected to the
memory of Maj.-Gen. Joseph B. Carr, in
lakewood cemetery, Troy, has been COM
pleted by the addition Of handsome
bronze panels and medallion. The monn-
ment has been ready for the panels TO:
some time, but owing to the first cast
being unsatisfactory, a delay was caused
while new one was being designed. The
monument is simple in design, but rich in
ornamentation. The medallion is the
work Of John Francis Brines, the New
York sculptor, and represents Gen. Carr
in the uniform of 4 major-general. The
two bronze tablets contain the list of bat
ties in which Gen. Carr was engaged and
the record of engagements. The medal
lion is Il beautiful piece of work, and the
likeness of Gen. Carr is exceedingly life
like. The family name Carr is surmount-
ed by the American eagle and around the
name is Il wreath of laurel. Underneath
is a simple bronze plate bearing the in
scription, Major General Joseph Brad
ford Carr-1SoS-1S95''
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PERPETUATED IN MONUMENTS
Memorials Give New Life and Vieo1
to American Patriotism.

to American Patriotism.
We, the children of this great republic
have also manifested our power through
out our land in the silent yet eloquent
language of monument, tablet and sculp-
ture: and, though our nation is but an
infant comparatively, and we have as
yet no Raphaels or Michel Angeles, much
has been done to commemorate the Amer
lean REVOLUTION, and much is still being
done which is worthy of notice. The
wave Of patriotic sentiment which is the
direct result of the various societies that
have sprung to life and vigor in the last
decade seems to be providential, for there
was need Of it. The pure spirit of patri-
otism had not died out in the hearts of
the descendants of the heroes of "'7G''
but it was dormant, and it is not good to
sleep too long.
The pursuit of wealth has become a
menace to our people
Getting and spending we lay waste our
powers.
Yet that the hearts of Americas children
still beat true has been shown in every
great emergency, and in this case it need
ed but the incentive. the call to atten-
ton, to arouse general interest in mark
ing battle grounds and raising monu-
ments to the memory of our colonial an
cestors who dared to defy one of the most
powerful nations of the world. a nation
whose fleet was unequaled and whose
soldiers were trained men of Wharf.-The
ChautauQuln
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you yourself had been around this morn
! Ing and paid them money on account"
There was an uncomfortable silence
while MS wife restrained desire to use
| unladyllke language on the subject of
Angelicos and pleasant surprises gener-
ally:
THAT was very kind Of you,' she said
at last
~ May az I ask where the money came
II never knew anybody to talk so
much about money as you do.' she said,
evaSlVely. suppose you try another sub
| ject?'
You have been telling me for several
days that you are hard up he contin-
| ued. in the same dry voice. Il should
really like to know how you contrived
! to pay away the best part of couple
of of h tm1 q, in cash when you are with
Il had a little hutter in Angelicos,
too she said, easily.
! sharply. ''There were not dozen men
in London who knew anything about it,
- met SOMEBODY at a dance, and
and somehow it leaked out that [ was
rather rat hard up. and-and he, said he'd
''Of course I didn't know he meant it;
butt heard from him this morning"
Her husband whistled softly.
''This is a funny sort of story, Violet,
for, woman to tell her husband he
sald' gravely, but not unkindly. "Who
was the man?'
There was something in the tone of his
voice which told her that further evasion
would be worse than useless; so, de-
family, she told the whole story.
May l see the letter which accompa-
MED the note?' said her husband.
She produced it. 1t was written on
club note paper.
Il shall have no great difficulty in
finding out who this is he said. Il
shall send him a check l don't want
you to take anybody's money except
mine"
us that ALP she said. coldly. "Have
you anything else to say?''
Its not much good for ne to say
anything"
Il thought you might like to preach
one .e> OF your RI, lay sermons" she SAID.
yoking smile Pm not like somebody l
know. I'm not going to make a mountain
out of mole hill. But, really, a masked
ball at the Amabidextrous and a check
from a stranger is almost as naughty as
my taking an actress to supper. We
seem to be both going to the bad,
expected a lecture, and was only being
chaffed. Moreover, the chaff was kindly.
and she found it rather struggle to keep
the tears back. But when he sat down
to his desk and wrote out check and
said, ''There, now, will that help you out
| of your pickle? she broke down alto
gether, and wept like an ordinary
| woman.
''Shall we cry quits?' he said. "Yon
forget the supper, and I forget the Man
| in the Moon"
I'm a little cat?' she sobbed.
Suppose we say little goose?" he
| corrected.
| After she had left the room he looked
at himself in the glass, and nodded at
his own reflection.
Its all right now,'' he muttered. 'But
she must never find out who the Man il
the Moon really was"
And the reflection in the glass wnked
Modern Society.
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An Ancient Visiting Gard.

The oldest visiting card of which there
is any record is to be found in the state
archives of Venice. Giacome Contarini
professor Of the University of Pa6Aa
sent the card in question as curiosity
to Venetian friend, saying that the
German students who came to Italy had
the elegant and laudable custom of leav
and places Of origin, at the houses OF
friends when they called and found them
absent. The card referred to bears a
coat-of-arms, with the motto ''Espoir me
comfort" and beneath "Joannes Wester.
hof Westphalus scribebat. Patavii 4
Martii 156O."-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

Fortythree areas have been found on
the sea bottom lying deeper than three
miles. Eight Of these are deeper than
four miles. These are: Mars deep, in
the North Atlantic; Ross deep, in the
Antarctic; Weber deep, in the Banda
sea: challenger, Tuscarora and Sapan
dee p>, in the North Pacific, and Aldrich
and Richards deeps, in the South Pa
ritic. Three Of these deeps contain five
mile holes. They are Aldrich, Tuscarora
and Weber deeps. But the Aldrich deep
hole is the deepest thus far measured.
Yet, deep as it is, in spite of the fact that
Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the
world, if dropped into the hole would
sink out of sight in the ocean, that little
pinnacle called Sunday island, standing
squarely in this tive-mile hole, is able to
rear it's head 1000 feet above the surface
Of the sea,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
Paris a Living MOrgue.

An American art student in Paris
says: There are more wrecks of young
lives and young ambitions in Montmar-
tire than in any other quarter of the
globe. Fellows who fancy they are
destined to become great artists have the
illusion knocked out Of them, but they
refuse to leave. They are there from all
parts Of the world, stranded, hopeless
beggars, living no one knows how, and
stunning their fellow men, One case
in particular caught my attention-that
Of an Englishman named Jones, let US
say. His father is an evangelist, who
came over to America several years ago.
This fellow poses as misanthrope of the
most pronounced type. He associates
with nobody, and his only companion is a
little black dog. He will live for days
on bread and milk in order that he may
buy meat for his dog. One night I was
with crowd of other students, and we
passed him in the street. He turned,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
he Hamburg-American S

The HamburgAmerican Steamship
company has bought a line Of steamers
now plying between Germany and South
American ports, thus adding another in
t1uence to aid in the German control Of
South American commerce. In addition
new line is proposed to ply between
New York and South America, and the
service from New York to the Lediter-
ranean ports is to be connected with
HamburgA American steamers reaching
China and Japan by way of the Red sea.
At the same time the North German
Lloyd company of Bremen is arranging
to establish a line of steamers between
San Francisco and Australia, as we'll as
enc from San Francisco to the Asiat:c
coast, both lines thus Meeting those Of
the company plying from Europe. This
will be the first competition for Austria
liam trade from the port Of San Fran
(iccO
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NEED A CHECKING SYSTEM.
British Railways Behind Contempor-
aries in Transporting Luggage.


aries in Transporting Luggage.
A well-flled train drew into Victoria
station and the passengers crowded the
huge pile of luggage, pulling and hauling
with the porters at trunks, bags and
DqndleS OF rugs, says the London Daily
Mail.
A tall. middle-aged gentleman picked
up black leather steamer trunk, hold
ing it by one end. At the other end OF
the box was lady, who said, "Kind]y
drop this box, it is mine.''
Il beg your pardon, madam" retorted
the tall man, i am sure it is NINE"
=, they put down the box and examined
It, put it bore 10 distinguishing marks
Just then a third claimant picked it III
and proceeded to drag it away, and he ri
turn was stopped by young man who
protested loudly that the trunk was his
and he proceeded to prove it by turning
the box over and showing three initial
letters. painted on the leather strap on
the side. Even then the third claimant
failed to show satisfaction. and the dis
pute nearly ended in nst1cuffs.
These scenes. which are not infre.
quent. created much CONSERVATION and
ast0nlshment among Tie foreigners, who
constituted the majority OF the passen.
gers: They were loud in their complaints
OF the manner in which British railways
neglect their passengers luggage, never
forgetting, however, to charge for carry
ing it.
The advent of the ''Two-Penny Tube. v
with all it's modern improvements, will
probably have the effect of stimulating
the other railway companies to better
things. and the travelling public may some
day be most agreeab]y surprised to learn
that the simple system of luggage check
ing, which is used even in Hayti, has
been adopted in England.
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Humbert's Truly Royal Stalls.

Our Rome correspondent writes: "Thc
late King kept in Rome 800 horses, in
two immense stables, each horse having
an average value of f1GO. 1t is esti-
mated that they cost their royal owner
+ shillings each day, or Ell $50 a year.
They make fine show in their splendid
and beautifully-kept stables, but it must
be said that that is about all they were.
kept for, as the King did not ride more
than seven or eight favorites, and the
Queen as many more. King Humbert
bles daily visit. Each stall used to be
inspected and each horse petted and fed
with sugar. King Humbert was very
fond of driving about the city Of Rome,
and as his servants wore dark livery in
no way distinctive it is said that the only
way strangers could distinguish the King
was by his magnificent horses. London
,Ielecranh
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Etyrnology of Canteen.

Part of the prejudice against the army
"canteen," or soldiers club, comes from
the idea that a canteen is a receptacle for
fluids not always water. The word calls
up the same associations as the name
''''Stone Jug applied to a tavern. Now,
".canteen' is derived from "Via Quin~~
tina,' the street in the Roman camn
where all supplies were kept. In Italian
1t became 'cantina" and was restricted
to place where wines were stored. In
our language ..canteen'' means the SOL
dier's flask. The word went back to it's
original meaning of a depot where the
soldier could obtain nything-includins
as much beer as was necessary for his
comfort. But it is impossible to dis
abuse some people of the idea that q sol.
dier's ''canteen" is drinking place.
There is great deal in a name, Shakes
peare to the contrary notwithstanding
1t is great pity that the army cantecn
was not christened "Soldiers' Club' At
frst.-Hartford Times. ~
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Consular Service Needs Reforms.

What is needed is college or an acad-
envy where young men, picked from the
best walks of life, can be educated for
the consular service, just as men are edu-
Gated for the army and navy, says a
the reward OF length of service and
merit, so that the man who began in his
youth as the United States commissioners
at the Barbados possibly might die as
the American ambassador at the court of
st. James. At one port / once visited
the American consul RECEIVED $500 per
man consul $500, the Chinese consul,
$500, the Portuguese consul $4,000 and
the commissioner of the Oran ge Free
State $4,000. Is it any wonder people
abroad laugh at our consular service?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
IN GAY NEW YORK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martin, who are
at Balmacaan, near Inverness, are enter
tanning a large house party, the men
members OF which are enjoying covert
shooting on the preserves. The winters
there are SO mild that it is not an uncom-
mon thing at this season to now and
then pick rose, while the foliage often
remains OH the trees until late in Deem
Der.
The executive committee for perpetuat-
plans for the building Of a permanent
arch and the money already subscribed
will be returned. The amount to be re-
turned is $4,000 in cash. In addition
$135, 900 has been pledged, and the per-
sons who promised to give the various
be free from their pledges.
Miss Georgia Cayvan, the actress, who
has been i'll for several weeks in the San
ford Hall >anitarium of Flushing, l.. L.,
is said to be almost complete mental
and physical wreck. She is almost to-
tally blind. Her health has been declin-
1895. and last October she was sent to
a hospital. Since then she has not raj
lied either in mind or body except for 4
brief interval. Little hope for her recov-
cry is now entertained. Miss Cayvan is
a native Of Bath; Me.
The first notable event Of the winter
tante receptions, will be the first Assem-
bly, ball at the Astoria on Thursday
evening, December Is. The unusual
number of debutantes IN prominent fami-
lies, now computed at sixty, will make
this ball Of especial interest this year,
n for ocf oil nrfc r.
schemes are; being tried on the part of
people who have daughters to bring out,
and who have not been fortunate enough
to secure invitations to the assemblies
for them, to obtain these coveted cards.
The husbands, brothers, and fathers of
ambitious young matrons anxious to ap-
pear at this bali, as we'll as the parents
and relatives ct many of the debutantes,
are at present besieged by requests to
use their business and club acquaintance
to secure the desired invitations.
Ex-Secretary William C. Whitney will
open his new Fifth avenue palace on
ball, which will be one of the largest
and handsomest given for years in New
York. This ball will be in honor of his
niece, Miss Helen Barney, the debutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.
Barns Barney: Mrs. Barney, it vii! be remem-
announcement of this ball will arouse
lively anticipations, not only among the
Younger and dancing element, but among
all those who are going out at all this
year: The Whitney palace-for it is
nothing less-has not yet been seen by
will be, as it were, a housewarming: The
ball will also mark Mr.. Whitney's re-
entrance into social life, after his period
OF mourning for the late Mrs. Whitney.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

The expedition sent to Cuba by the
Smithsonian institution to collect strange
animals and plants has returned loaded
down with specimens and with tales of
adventure more strange than the freaks
they brought with them. Rats of an ed
ible species-some 3 feet long, including
the tail, and weighing IS pounds-were
captured, but none were brought back to
this country alive. All We're eaten by
the hungry Adventures. These rats
and the snakes on the island, none of
which are venomous-have nearly all
been eaten by the famished Cubans, and
are very scarce. Ferocious giant lizards
iguanas) were captured and were
brought back alive. These lizards are
also eaten by Cubans, but the scientists
passed them up Cuba has more than
thirty species of bats, and many, includ-
ing white bats, were captured and will
be stuffed and added to the Smithsonian
collection. In capturing the white bats,
in cave 100 feet underground. where
thousands were hiding, several of the
party were bitten.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

The penny-in-the-slot system Of distrib-
utins gas through the poorer districts Of
London has proved so successful that at
trmpts are now being made to apply cleo
trio light in the same way. The vestry
OF Battersea has erected large genera
tor station and laid the necessary cables.
The fixtures are installed in each house
free Of cost to the customer. who simply
pays for the amount Of electricity be con-
Sumes. The profit derived from this
method of distribution is said to be suf-
ticient to enable the authorities to recoup
themselves for the initial cost of the in
Stallation Of fittings in the houses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

4 movement is on foot, said to be
backed by Philadelphia coalmen, to build
at Summit Hill. near Mauch Chunk, Pa.
q monument Of coal to the memory Of
Philip Ginter, who discovered coal within
a very short distance of Summit Hill. In
September it was 100 years since Ginter
made his great discovery. He lived in a
rough cabin in the forests on the Mauch
Chunk mountain. While in quest ct
game for his family, whom he had left at
home without food of any kind, his foot
struck Il black rock. BY the roadside,
not far from the town of Summit Hill,
he built a fire of wood and threw pieces
OF the supposed stone about it, 50 that
the embers might last longer while he
was roasting a fowl. He was surprised
after little while to see the stones aglow
and retain their heat for long time.
He carried lot Of the coal home and
burned it there. The few neighbors soon
learned of the discovery, but there was
no mining to any extent in Carbon coun~
~ until after the war Of 1912 had begun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

A number Of New York and Phiiadel-
phia fnanciers and philanthropists are
interested in project to establish a
model industrial town near the latter
city. 1t is proposed to buy an extensive
tract of land for the town near Phila-
delphia, because of that city's vast in
dustral concerns. The hackers of the
enterprise propose to sell lots in the new
town for manufactures and for working
mems homes. 1t is proposed to make the
houses and town in general beautiful and
healthful, and after receiving a nominal
per cent. on the investment it is suggest
ed that the remainder of the income from
the rents of houses 60 to the improve
ment Of the inhabitants themselves. In
the words of one Of the promoters, it is
proposed to give the workingman a sub
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

1t tran>pires that Sir Thomas Upton :
Shamrock had sheet Of aluminium
along her wa:erline, and that this alumni
mum has been eaten away by the action
Of sea water as was the aluminium used
in the construction of the Defender. The
recent races for the America cup have
not developed creditablc type Of ship,
but they have demonstrated that alumni
mum cannot be used in marine construc-
ton, and thus dissipated lot of schemes
for the building of Il featherweight
'four-day steamer for the transatlantic
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

The use Of pontoon boats made of alumni
mum for the construction of flying
bridges for armies was suggested some
years ago. but recently practical test
Of material of this kind was made by the
engineering section of one of the Aus
,rian dragon regiments stationed at
Stockerau. near Vienna, with very salts
factory results. The special pontoop
used had a carrying capacity Of 1900
pounds. These pontoon boats are trans
ported on specially constructed wagons,
and can be taken over the most difficult
country, and at any rate Of march the
column NAV demand
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

Arizona is to furnish Il novel feature
for the inaugural parade in Washington
next March. Two black bears captured
in the Santa Rita mountains by Mary
Lully. local hunter, are to march as the
result of an election bet w. NJ. Hoey,
collector OF the port of \ogales, agreed to
take the bears East and lead them in the
parade If Mckinley was elected. Ii
Bryan was successful William Taggart
was to lead the bears. After the parade
the wild animals, which are named NC
kinley' and "Bryan,' will be given to
the Washington geological gardens
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

No feature of the Pan-American expo
sition will be of more Importance than
the exhibit Of mines and metallurgy.
The building to be devoted to these ex-
hibits is one Of a group of three magniti-
cent structures arranged in the form of
horseshoe, at the western boundary OF
the Esplanade. The Mines building is
the southernmost of the group and is
connected with the Horticultural build
ing by one of the Conservatives which
flank the Horticultural building on the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

Property owners Of the Fox lake region
in Wisconsin have banded together to rid
the waters Of Fox, Grass and other lakes
in the vicinity of the German carp, in
order to keep the game fish which make
those lakes famous from being driven
out. \ representative Of the state fish
commission is experimenting the SEEMING
of the waters, and so far 10000 pounds
1T carp and other coarse fish have been
taken out. Among them was a German
carp which weighed tfty-six pounds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
THE SLEEPER.

Above the cloistral valley,
Above the druid rill,
There lies heavy sleeper
Upon a lonely hill.
All the long days of summer
The low winds whisper by,
And the soft voices Of the leaves
Make murmurOus reply.
All the long ewes of autumn
The loving shadows mass
Round this sequestered slumbering place
Beneath the cool hill grass.
All the long nights of winter
The white drifts heap and heap
TO form Il f1eecy cOverlet
Above the dreamer'S sleep.
All the long morns of springtime
The teardrops of the dew
Clean In the ViOlet'S tender eyes
AS If the blossoms knew.
All, who would break the rapture
Brooding and sweet and still,
The great peace Of the sleeper
Upon the lonely hill
Clinton Scollard in the Atlantic Monthly
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north and south. 1t is $50 feet square
and at each of the four corners it has a
square tower 80 feet high. The eastern
facade, looking upon the Esplanade,
shows three high recessed arches be-
tween the towers, forming an open loggia
elaborately and beautifully ornamented
with plastic detail and decorated in bril-
liant co]ors. From this loggia are the
main entrances to the building There
are also entrances in the corner towers
The ornamental detail is very pictur-
Gsque and interesting. The design is by
Peabody & Stearns of Boston.