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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
ARTISTIC BOOK BINDING,
Pleasant and Profitable Occupation
for Talented Women.

Pleasant and Profitable Occupation
for Talented Women.
Zone of the prcttiest occupations in the
world for women nowadays,' said the
representative Of well-knowD art pub
fishing house, lis the binding Of books.
Or course, one must have considera bic
artistic taste in order to acquire the
craft, but artistic taste is not so rare at
present, and there are scores of girls
wearing their lives away as clerks and
teachers who could become skilled bind
ers with little difficulty The methods
AIMS to produce unique effects are ell
t:rely. different from those of /; big mod
ern blndcry. and the trade can only -four
lsh IN great cities where there is a large
and wealthy class from which to draw
patrons. The art binder uses very few
tools, and the entire outfit consists OF
half dozen Instruments snapped like bod
k1ns' heavy leather pad, wooden mall
Jet. Il paste pot, some needles and waxed
thread and |; supply Of gold leaf. The
whole collection costs only So or 81, and
every detail of the work is done pains
taking ~ by hand. Such craftsmen make
specially of binding fine books in such
way as to add to their beauty and
value The volumes they operate upon
are generally new, because old and rare
books are, Of course, preserved in their
original covers. and great pains are
taken to make the binding harmonic
with the contents. Not long ago l saw a
copy of Natson's Hymn CT the Sea and
Other Poens,' which had been rebound
ny Il young woman. The material used
was very dark morocco, and the fooled
design represented sprays OF seaweed
The inside of the covers which to a con-
noisseur are just as important as the out
side, were ornamented with a small fig
urc Of starfsh in gold, scattered irrecu-
larry owe: the surface. The effect was
exquisite: She got $50 for binding tina
book. and worked at it. off and on, for a
month; but she had al least half dozen
others in hand at the same time Won
en- binders in the large cities have as
much work as they can possibly do
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

The bitter orange of Seville is seldom,
used for eating though the pulp is
crushed and boiled down in sugar for
marmaladc. The flower is really the val
liable part of this orange tree, for from
it the orange water of the perfumers is
largely obtained. Oil Of bergamot, a prod
net Of the orange. is obtained frcm Il
certain pale yellow, pear-shaped fruit.
Even the rnd Of this bergamot orange
is very fragrant and retains it's fragrance
for a long time after it has dried. The
mandarin orange is named from the fact
that in China it is held in such esteem
as to be used for presents to high Off
cialS In Malta very curious little egg
oranges grow. There are many other va
ritteS OF the familiar golden fruit, and
one OF these is the pear-Shapod orange. a
rare and curious sort with Il smooth, thin
rinu
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
The Charms of "MOnte Cristo,"

Lord Salisbury told the following inter
esting and amusing incident a short time
ago at meeting Of a certain literary club
of which he is president: Zone book,''
said Lord Salisbury, has always fas-
cinated me, and on more than one occa
sion has drawn me out of bed very early
in the morning. This is Dumas Monte
Cristo.' a few months ago l was stay
ing at Sandringham. l had my favoritc
with me and about half-past 4 in the
morning l got up and went into the beau
tlful grounds and sat down for an hour
or two to be carried away by my book,
! had been reading for about half an
hour when l heard someone say: What!
Are prime minister's duties so heavy
that he must needs be up so early il,
order to study?' | turned and saw the
Prince Of Wales. I showed him the book
that had drawn me out so early and he
said laughingly that he would read such
an ;apparently-fascinating book. Three
weeks. afterward he said to me: Monte
Cristo' drew you out Of bed at half-past
4 in the morning: may say that it drew
me out Of bed at i in the morning -
London Gem.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

Helen Gould's circular shows that SIX.
Is in rt>rirt Of more begging letters thai,
S;.nt:, Claus. 1t cl;>sities the requests Of
1903 Of her correspondents, personally
unknown to her. who in one week pcti-
toned for gifts Of all sorts and Sizcs---from
Il set Of false teeth to Il sum OF money for
paving off Il mortgage on Il house. The
aggregate amount that would be required
to satisfy the requests is over Il million:
dollars. and if Miss Gould were to be-
stow 1t she would encourage persecution
fr''in countless others who would sooner
beg than work.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

clear space. What must happen flashed
through Dicks brain: he saw Mrs. Ven.
ncker too much surrounded for him to get
near and warn her and get her to help
Mr.. Venneker was on the stairs: he
would see it first stop. and try to hide the
newspapers; then she would snatch il
from him, and then--he could see her
with his minds eye at full length in her
wedding dress on the parquet floor. He
moved forward to be near her as Mr..
Nenneker came into the room with the
newspaper in his hand and stood glanc-
ing through it for the latest news. Dick
rlenched his teeth, looked, and remained
silent. Mr.. Eenneker was looking ut one
spot in the paper IIe was a red-faccl
man. and could not be expected to chang
color 1t was coming.
Iheres no news. said clear. tran
quill voice. It was Mrs. O'Brien. lookin:
over her shoulder at her host as she
moved toward his wife. holding out he,
hand. to say goodnight Il came here,
my husband is killed, that is ail-Geral..
O'Brien"
Il wondered whether he was a re!a-
ton said Mr.. Nenneker, his voice sha!S-
ing.
Dick was digging his nails into the
PAINS Of his hands and his teeth into his
lips in the effort to hold himself together.
MY husband is Capt George OSBrien.
in the Irish Rf1es,' said Mrs. O'Bren in
explanation to lady near her. .'Stu,id
people used to mix Gerald up with him
because OF the initials The cousins
names were Gerald CcStigan. think.
and. Of course. the regiments are quite
different The Rifles weren't in that
show at ALT was only Skirmish: and
Pat didn't like Gerald much. ! KNOW
1T all events, Gerald COSligan OBripn's
Ia1e uld not affect his cousins wife,
There was less Of Indifference in her tone
as she exclaimed. catching sight Of Dick $
face, "Mr. Tenplar. is anything the mat
ter: Are YOU ill.,
But Dick could stand it no longer. He
is shy, sensitive man--too much so to
give the true explanation to any one,
much less to every enc: and a man who
goes into Mysteries, and is helped from a
crowded drawing room. alternately
laughing and crying. on his hosts shout
der, must explain to a good many if he
wants to re-establSh his reputat;o ION
Dick never tried. and tho theory of the
port at dessert is accepted now even by
Mrs O'Rripn Six fch
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
BRITAIk'S BLACK FIGHTERS.
Dusky Heroes Who Proved Their
\alOr in the Ashanti CAMPAIGN.


\ striking tribute is paid to the
troops VINO relieved Kunlasi Il few
months ago by DR.. Douglas Gray, who
accompanied the force as medical officer.
They were all black soldiers of III"
Queen except the officers. who were
British. A few years ago many of them
were naked. Slave-raidng savageS living
near Lake Nyass;l. Today they are as
we'll disciplined as any troops in the
world.
Many Of them had never seen the sea
before they travelled from Central Africa
to West Africa to fight for the Queen.
But they are great fighters They
Worked their seven-pounders and Max
inns like handy men, and were dead
shots with the Martini. They eat rice
and marched like the G.. |. Y. They
plunged into the jungles and FRIGHTENED
the Ashantls out of their stockades by
getting round at the back, where thcy
were not expected.
They ran SometimeS-Straisht at the
enemy. When the fire was hottest, or
when they were soaked in rivers. il nev~
CT occurred to them to finch. They Just
laughed joyously and followed their off,
GERS. One OF the black heroes got i
bullet in his skull and thought it waste
of time to have it extracted before he
had finished fighting.
DR.. Gray says that the black soldiers
the Yaos. Atongas. AnSoni< Yorubas
and Hausas-have proved in the Asian
ii campaign that they can do anything
led by British officers. The Central AZ
rican Rifles. to which the first three
men. The black force effected the relief
of Kumasi in less time than white troops
could have done tat Il tenth the cost
London Daily Mail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
THE LARGEST OF DIAMONDS.
Uncut, it Weighed Nearly Pound
and it is of the First Water.

Uncut, it Weighed Nearly Pound
and it is of the First Water.
No single object exhibited at the Paris
exposition even remotely approaches in
value the cleaning Jubilee" diamond.
as 1t mas been called in commemoration
Of the jubilee of the reign OF the Queen
vi England. 1t is a diamond Of the first
water and OF a beauty and size that
1eave anything known heretofore far be-
hind: This largest and most costly of
AL diamonds weighs in it's present shane
239 karats, while the next largest. viz.
the "Orlof.' browning the Russian i'm
perlal scepter, weighs but 1917 karats.
Also as regards Whiteness and fire, as
wen as IN the wonderful perfection Of it's
cut, the Jubilee excels all it's rivals
For the time being this Goliath among
precious stones is still owned by a syndi-
cate of capitalists connected with the ia
Sersfontein mine. in which it was found
With regard to the price one can hardly
speak about that until the stone has been
sold, an event which is doubtless not 20
guard stationed by the showcase contain
ing the sparkling gem gives it's value at
S.OOO.0OO francs, whether correctly or NOT
is hard to say. Only one thing seems
assured, namely. that the stone shown to
he admiring crowds in the palais of the
I'p.uuitut utS luNdllueS is paste. while
its original is kept somewhere in secure
custody.
This gem was found on June 80, 1892.
at Jagersfontein. in the Orange Free
State. The stone was picked up by a
native while he was loading a truck, and
although a white overseer was standing
near him he managed to secrete it and
kept it Oh his person for some time. In
this case, however, it did not appear that
he proposed stealing the gem, but only
wished to deliver it personally to the
manager. This he did, and as bonus
he received $50 and horse. saddle and
bride. The diamond weighed in tho
rough exactly 971A karats, or about
10 or. avoirdupois. Unfortunately it
had black spot about the middle. but
it was so placed as to allow the stone he
ing cut into two with the spot falling
out.-Jewelers' Circular.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
BY THE WATERS OF GALILEE.
he wind is low in the oleanlers,
Softly stirring the rosy sea:
Out from Il hill rill meanders
Down to the waters OF Galilee

! he wind is low in the oleanders,
Softly stirring the rosy sea:
Out from Il hill rill meanders
Down to the waters OF Galilee,
a burning DlaZOn Of blue CnamcS
Thc rainleSS heaven that arches DER:
And DrUSrS browse 10y their crouclny ear,
els
Where meadows dip to the shingy shore
'rrmhliny wallis that the hysSop r!ings to-
SHcE * MaGdali y glory now:
AND thr emily ear that the cuckoo sings 1f
l. that Of his mate on the carCb Dough.
The rolumncd city that Ecrod fashioned.
That yli>cned white in the monday blaze
NauSht is left of its past impassioned
SaVo ghosts that wander It's Suualid w;y:
Never Il sail nor Il galley caring
The Shimmcring teaches OF LIQUID calm:
Only q Wa1chfu vulturc soaring
Over The crest of Il lonely palm.
But still the mountains violet. vcrnal
And the hrooding Wales where the Sher
herds be,
And the sun. in its equpoisc eternal,
And ever. to halo tho desert places.
BY the spell Of the grlny silence bound
The haunting thought Of the face OF faces
OF him through whom this in holy
ground!
Clinton Scollard in Century,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
TRAGEDIES OF THE STAGE.
Large Number OF Those Killed O,
Wounded in Playing Their Part.

Large Number OF Those Killed or
Wounded in Playing Their Part.
In the Grenelie theater in Paris the
ether day an actor came near killing his
talented professional friend with a stage
dagger whose spring got out Of order.
The victim yelled so naturally and the
blood flowed SC freely that the audience,
was delighted and never realized the.
realism until the curtain droppel.
The accident prompted a Partisan scribe.
to hunt up the record OF things somewhat
similar upon the stage. According to his
story Nine. Benoin at Prague in a suicide:
scene stabbed herself seriously.
William Moritz killed his associate,
Of London
In the play of The Indian EMPEROR
the English actor, TarQuhar, playing the
part OF Guyomar. dangerously wounded
another player who, unfortunately, had 10
take the part Of Il Spanish general, alter
which Farquhar wisely babe farewell TO
the stage.
Macready in "Macbcth' 1T one time
came so near scoring victory at Dun
shame thai po.r Macdutf had to be taken
to the hospital, where he remained for
six weeks.
Garrick in "Othello'' half choked more
! than a dozen DeSdemonas.
Charles Kemble flung away his wine cup
with such violence that it smashed il
chandelier, and the pieces of broken glass
flew almost into the face Of Mrs. SD
Gons. who was playing Lady Macbeth,
but she never moved 4 muscle.
Sarah Rernhardt: playing the "Dame
aux Camelias,' with Darmont in the role
Of Armand Duval, turned many heads
temporarily during the play and pro-
voked some astounding and ridiculous in
tcrruptions.
But it will be hard to beat the record
Of the old-time "Passion Play" perfornlt.!
! few hundred years ago before KIM
John II! vf Sweden. A fatal biunGcr on
the part OF the actor in the role of LCng,1s
the Centurion caused the death of two
artists. Enraged the King bounded upon
the stage sword in hand, and with 4
tirst-class right hand swing that made ill.,.
blade whistle decapitated poor Longus.
The audience rose in fury and literally
tore his majesty to pieces.
This last story needs confirmation, bus
it holds good with the gallery, in the
light Of the historic fact that a French
ambassador to Spain. Gaubier de Bran
Hult, witnessing a representation CT tho
battle Of Pavia, in which a Spaniard get
largely the better of a Frenchman, killed
the unfortunate actor who played the
Spaniard. All OF which goes to show that
there IS only one step between the stage
struck and stage stuck.-New York Sur.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

The wife Of Mulhall, tine statistician
writes to the New York Tribune from
Ireland stating that in an article in the
North American Review last July her
husband predicted that the census Of the
United States would show a popula ton
Of 1G,2OO,OO0 AS the exact figures OF
Mr.. Merriam's bureau are 76.295, OOO
Mr.. Mulhall may be credited with hav-
ing made the champion guess. although
there was great deal Of science behind
his estimate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Attempt to Transplant the Musk Ok

Nature states that the Kolthoff Arctic
expedition has succeeded in bringing to
Sweden a male and female calf of tho
musk OK .(Ovibos moschatus) As soon
as the animals appear to be acclimatized
it is intended to set them free in the
northern mountain regions, where it is
hoped they will speedily increase in num-
Der. as they are very prolific. Herr
Kolthoff believes that if the musk OK can
be successfully introduced into Sweden.
it will come in few years to have con
siderable commercial value, on account
especially OF it's thick brown wool, which
is remarkably strong
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

The New York Tribune correspondent
at San Francisco reports that the yield
OF dry wine in California this year will
be about the same as last year, but the
quality will be rs high ais that of the
famous vintage of 1898. There will be
about $4,000, 900 gallons OF dry wine ana
1.OON.MO gallons OF sweet wine. Or
dry wines. Sonon:l county produces from
S>1U|> 900 to 0OOO,OOO gallons, :nl Santa
Clara comes next with $500. 900. From
S1:} to So |, ton WAS paid to vineyards
fI -:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Preparations are being made NV q

Preparations are being made by con
Germ in Monterey, Mexico. to erect =
plant for the manufacture Of rubber
from native waste shrub called quay.
ula. 1t is claimed that the substitute
turned out by the process of the origina-
tors Of the idea, after being vuicanized,
is in every way equal to the product of
the rubber tree for many Of the uses to
which the latter is put in the industries
and manufactures. a second company in
another Mexican city is also engaged in q
similar venture, but by another process,
The shrub grows in unlimited quantity
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

The typhoid microbe does not uisclin
jna'". The Well at Livadia has been
found to be infected, and it will poison
Kings as we'll as peasants,-if peasants
may be presumed to have an opportunity
I" drink from the royal well. But the
peasant is Safeguarded to some extent by
Il digestion against which that of royalty
Is weak. and the mirrobe can't take hold
rs readily as in the case of a Car.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
in many states and has been hitherto
considered useless

One Of the atlmrabl results of the
most recent Of Senator James s. Stout 5
muniticent gifts to the city of Mcnomo-
ME will he that the children attending;
the public schools Of that city will learn
how to swim The gymnasium and nata-
rl'ium to be completed at his cNlN'iis> o.;
rhn lst of October next will be I, fire
proof >rlctC:r. Of spacious dimensions.
and equal in equipment to the best in rN
i>tvnrr anywhere. Senator Stout is nrv
rr weary in Well-lOing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

Lieut.. peary'S letters to the New York
rIllD named in his honor intlicatn that the
recent stories that he had lost more of
his toes and was slowly proceeding north
ward are not based upon fact. peary was
ii Fort Conger in March last. and was
preparing to go northward along the coast
''t Greenland, preparatory to making Il
dash across the ice toward the pole
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

The promotion Of the Los .Angeics-S Sat
Lake railroad is due to the unyieidiny pol
icy nt the Southern Pacific railroa !.
which has had !; monopoly of the South.
':n California traffic. With the proposed
n'w line, and the new line of the Santa
Fee system. California will be in position
to receive fair play so far as treigh; rates
~ ihN East ;rn concerned
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

Seven thousand years is pretty re-
spectacle age. even for a mummy to at
tam. Hitherto Psychologists have been
rHntent to regard with veneration num-
unified bodies whose origin dates back be.
tween 5000 and 5000. Now. however,
the authorities Of the British museum
are declared to have improved upon all
past records by untarthng a specimen Of
lhc Splendid antiquity mentioned.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

OF course it is wrong for New York
>ahonkcepcrs to administer knockout
drops t." their patrons. but when they
select authors as the victims. thus per-
hap> diminishing the output of manu-
script. there might. in certain cases. he
n,a>iun for a humane Judge TO recognize
this rs !, mitigating circumstance
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
Spanish Maps OF Europe.

In the maps of Europe which were
used in the Philippine SC hools under the
Spanish regime large place in the cen
ter of that continent, usually occupying
more than one-half the page was marked
Spain; all the rest of the countries were
scattered about the edge. Thus the
young Filipino came to have very. dis
torted idea of the magnitude of the coun-
try Of his oppressors. Even Aguinaldo
was surprised to learn that America COW
ers a greater area than Spain.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

The third-rai} electric line between
Hudson and Rensselaer,. New York. a
distance OF thirty-seven miles. is working
successfully, with power derived from
SulHvesant falls. The road runs through
a hllly country. but the cars mount the
grades with ease. and cover the thirty
seven miles in an hour. The success of
TINS line Will recommend the use of cleo
trlc power wherever railroads can utilize
waterfalls
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

When tho new steamer Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse came out there was
speculation as to how the man around
the docks" would get around her some
what ponderouS name. This has been
settled by general agreement upon the
name Big Kaiser,' which is hardly as
'!Snihed as the name on the ships docu-
mcnt>. but it viii. have to 20.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

The Mosellc vineyards in Germany
have increased enormously in value dur.
ing the past few years. owing to the
growing popularity Of AIosellc Wines
Inc celebrated Doktor Vineyard, at
BtrnraStel, has just been sold for 100
marks square meter. 1t was purchased
IN ls39 at 90 marks il square meter. A
few years ago the usual price in the
AoSflle district was or 3 marks a
square meter
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

Lake Erie, as usual, responds to the
first gales Of the closing season with a
list Of marine disasters 1t is the shall
lowest Of the lakes. and has Il number.
Of shallow harborS: moreover. its ship
p:ngi' c]udes many Of the relics of old
times. either running as tow barses or
rking out an existence under sail, and
THESE old craft cannot stand severe tos-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

The report OF the Philippine forestry
bureau that there nearly 10000, 900
acres of timber in the Philippine arrhi-
lH'ayn will cause Il great deal of thought
among American lumhrrnrn The work
If It forc>tation is fascinating to the man
with the. AK
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

Count ta>trllanrS brother is in Amcri-
for the purpose of selling French
wines. He says he isn't after an Ameri-
can wife. but he must admit that he is
'""king for what usually goes with a
wife when Il Titled foreigner webs in this
,,llutrv-- american cash,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

toward the lv:lthcrS who burned tho No.
X" boy ut lhr stake illustrates the tr,-
ism that the laws are no stronger than
ne people who make them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07
TWcnty-one Reasons Why Il Man
MarrieS

Through ambition.
Through kindness.
Through anger.
Through disdain.
Because he is bored.
Through folly.
For wager.
Through honor.
For interest.
Because Of his youth.
Because he is ugly.
Through machiavellism.
Through necessity.
Through love.
After quarrel.
Through gratitude.
Through wisdom.
BY testament.
IN accordance with usage.
Because of old age.
Through zeal.-H. dc Balzac.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-07

The Ohio man who goes to prison for
one year ON Ont OF nine counts for big
amy probably ina@inc> that The Judge
who sentenced him believes that he has
~NMNrru Nuitr enough