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The Virginia enterprise., 1901-08-30
WILD WEST WAITS.

About $4,000 worth of fruit trees ar
rived at La Grande, Or, recently. from
Salem, to be delivered to Union county
orchardists.
Western Nebraska is oyerrun with
wolves and coyotes, these animals being
more nuemrous now than ever they were
known to be in the history of the state
Losses of young cattle and sheep from
the depreda tons of the wolves have been
enormous this season.
A shipment of 100000 young peach
trees from Georgia nurseries, bound for
Cape Colony and Natal, South Africa.
will be made next week. They go large
ly into Natal, and a large number of the
trees going to that country are consigned
to Ladysmith. Cape Colony fruit grow
ers get less than half of the shipment
John E. Zimmerman of Glencoe, Or.
claims to have two Of the greatest freaks
has two calves, seven and eight months
old respectively, the younger giving three
quarts of good milk daily, and the older
producing gallon per day. A few
months ago he turned the calves away
from the mothers. 4s-
An order has been placed with w. NJ.
Watt of North Yakima, Wash, for the
toes to Shanghai, China. This is to be
done as an experiment to decide whether
or not it will be advisable to open po-
tato market in China. He has made sew
eral shipments of apples to that point
and found successful markets.
An example of thrift was related the
other day at Jacksonville, Or. Mr.. Can
trail, a young man % years of ago, up to
three years ago. had saved $1,000: He
purchased a cattle ranch for SIC, ,OO0 pay
ing $1,000 in cash. He worked hard and
managed we'll A week or two ago he
sold out for $4,000 cash. He had saved
out of the sale Of cattle $1,000. so that
the profits of his three years Of work
were $4,000.
Experiments are being made with a
variety of small fish that are caught in
the waters of Puget sound, testing their
adaptability for the manufacture of sar-
dimes. The tests are by Eastern eX-
perts and their work for this section has
been concluded. Several samples of the
prepared product have been sent East,
and if they come up to the standard
there will in all probability be sar-
dine canning plant established next sum
mpr.
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Syrup Boiling i'm Georgia.

The syrup boiling season of Georgia is
now at hand. With the coming of frost
comes syrup time, and the indications are
than ever before. The Valdosta Times
gives good advice when it urges the
farmers to use their best efforts to secure
high grade of syrup and to place only
frst-class goods upon the market.
Georgia syrup is now known among the
consumers as the best thing of the kind
that can be had. Its very name stands
for purity, richness and delicate flavor.
But that reputation could be ruined in a
season by the filling of the market will,
improperly prepared and low-grade syr-
ups. Let the producers see to it that
nothing but the best is sent out by them
and they will have a large and growing
many years to come.-Savannah News.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-08-30
ROMAN CHRISTMAS.
A Season of JOY and Merrymaking in
the Eternal City.

A Season of JOY and Merrymakine in
the Eternal City.
Although the picturesque scenes and
grand functions which formerly attracted
visitors to Rome at this time of the year
are in a great measure things of the past,
perhaps in few other cities of the world
is it possible to pass a more delightful
Christmas than in Rome, fer here, in the
venerable Caput Mundi, all the cosmo-
politan usages and customs which follow
in the motley train of old Father Christ
mas seem to concur in rendering it a sea-
son of JOY and merrymaking, while the
peculiar fascination of the eternal city
sheds Il kind of glamour over the most
varied celebrations, and the beautiful re-
ligious ceremonies are unequaled for so
lemnity and impressive grandeur.
OF all seasons this is in Rome the
gayest within the circle Of domestic life,
but the vigil. instead of the day itself,
may be said to be the great occasion for
family reunions. Here, as everywhere
else, the most important part Of the pro-
fame. programme is of purely CASTRO
nomical nature, and the center-i. e, ''bi
mas dinner of the following day, as held
in England.
The appearance of the shops is bril-
liant and striking in the extreme at this
time of the year, the confectioners' Win
dows especially being full of things the
sweetest and prettiest- sugar temples,
snowy cakes. called paagialli, made of
composition, compared to which an hon
est British plum pudding is as light as a
wafer); longitudinal papers filled with
torrone and all sorts of other delicacies
One of the first Christmas trees ever
introduced into Rome was for the little
Prince OF Naples, heir to the italian
English lady, and since then the Teu-
tonic custom has gradually become a ia
mode in Rome.-London Daily Mail.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-08-30
TRIUMPH OF THE BUZZSAW.
American Forests Reduced by This
implement to the Use of Man.

Implement to the Use of Man.
The original forests of America were
the most extensive and accessible of the
world. Although they have been consid
erably diminished by 300 years Of cut
ting, it is estimated that one-third Of the
area Of the United States is at present
is I supposed @ to be $500, 900, 900 900 feet Of
merchantable timber, or GO years supply
at the present rate of consumption.
The implement by means Of which this
generation has reduced enormous forests
to timber is the buzzsaw. There were
21,O11 sawmills enumerated in 1890, be-
are found because of the difficulty OF
transporting logs in pioneer regions. The
numbering operations which were first in
augurated on a large scale in Maine were
later transferred to New York and Penn
sylvania, but the full development of the
industry was not reached until the tim
ber supplies Of Michigan and Wisconsin
mill was started in the Saginaw valley,
Michigan, in 1884. All operations were,
however. meager for many years follow
ing, and until the tide of emigration,
which was checked from flowing into the
Northwest during the Civil war, was re-
sumed after 1865.
In the latter part of the eos numbering
began in Michigan and Wisconsin, and
passed to it's golden age in the '7Os. Chi
cago then became the greatest lumber
center of the world, receiving in a single
year as much as 1900, 100000 feet.
These achievements can no longer be
equaled in the Northern pineries. Mean
while the South has been opened and is
now entering upon it's most brilliant Pc
said of the Pacific Douglas spruce and
redwood industry.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-08-30
THE MAKING OF ALMANACs.

The Weather Prophets Generally
Work on the "Cycle'' Theory.
Speaking Of almanac predictions as
compared to weather bureau forecasts
said veteran drug man of this city, ]''ey-
cry almanac prophet has secret system
Of his own. There are less than dozeE
in the country who are regarded as ex-
lations are all based on the cycle theo-
ry. They assume, in other words, that
the weather repeats itself at certain inter-
vals: Where they differ is in the length
of the cycle. There was a man in Ohio
who was very successful for long time
Of his system. He was employed to get
up the predictions for almanacs issued
by large wholesale drug house in De-
troit, land in 1885 or 1861 am not
quite sure of the date-ht :reated a SEN
sation by the accuracy Of his forecast.
He was far more successful than the
government weather bureau Of that day
prestige. Next year his percentage Of
misses was much greater. but he made
one astonishing hit IN predicting q phe-
nomenally cold wave that arrived exact
ly according to MS schedule. It is a great
pity he didn't retire at once on his lau-
performances, ana finally went so far
astray that he ha:s 20 quit the business.
1.-The most scientific of the almanac
forecasters estimate their cycles by Ger
tain astronomical conditions. They go
on the theory that the relative position
of the planets has something to do with
the wea ther, and they have set of
carefully-prepared astronomical maps for
each year. When the conditions are
identical they assume that the weather
will be about the same. Some 60 further
and claim that comets and sun-spots pro-
duce tornadoes and other great disturb
ances., l dare say the late total eclipse
has played prominent part in more
than one set of predictions throughout
the country. But, as rule, the almanac
men fight shy of announcing great
changes. Country people have habit of
treasuring up blunders of that; kind and
one or two of them will ruin the reputa-
ton of publication. AS rule the pre-
dictions are generalities, dealing with the
average weather of section, and in
that respect the cycle theory seems to be
pretty reliable. You would be surprised
to know how many weather almanacs'
circulate among the country folk. The
average edition Of the older publications
is never less than million. New
Orleans TimesDemocrat.
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A Bracing Mixture.

Prince Victor Duleep Singh is quite an
Englishman by education and adoption;
and is made doubly 80 by his marriage
is keen sportsman, and, unlike the ay-
erage Englishman, shoots even better aft
er luncheon than before. One day, shoot
ing with his brother-in-law, Lord Deer
hurst, he seemed unable to keep up his
reputation, and missed bird after bird.
At length they sat down to luncheon
the prince perhaps. a trife put out.
What will you drink, Victor?5 he was
asked, and to the astonishment of several
Of the guests replied: "Oh, q brandy
and port mixed, please"' He took off d
glass Of the mixture, seemed to enjoy
it immensely, and after luncheon proved
the best shot of the party! Evidently
the wise. mYsterioua East - - e.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-08-30
Brooms as Germ Breeders.

Psychologists devote themselves to the
detection, isolation and destruction OF
bacteria. and, strange to say, says the
Scientific American, they do not appear
to have given much attention to the
danger that turks in the ordinary articles
of household use. For example, the com
mon house broom is both the habitaticn
and breeding place for whole colonies 81
bacteria. and cases Of disease have been
traced to this apparently inofensiYe ar
zticle.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-08-30
The Axle-Light System.

The "axle-light'' system is to be an
piled on the trains of the Atchison. To-
Peka & Santa Fe railroad on an exten-
sive scale. Each car will have its own
storage batteries supplied with electricity
generated by the axles of the wheels and
their illumination from the same sonrce,
It is calculated that each full train. ex-
elusive of the locomotive. will deyeloD
nearly 5000 candlepower light. r.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-08-30
EASY FISHING.
Indians Scare the Bounders, Which
Jump Into the Canoes.

Indians Scare the Bounders, Which
Jump Into the Canoes.
There is a fish that frequents in large
numbers the shallow seas off the shores
of northwest America from San Francis
co to Sitka that loses it's life through
leaping too readily. Whenever it is
alarmed it bounds out of the water.
Now, there are few better students Of
nature than the Indians of the Pacific
coast. who take advantage of this fool
ish habit to get, food without working
shoals Of fishes swimming near the sur
face OF the water they get out their ca.
noes and beat the water with the pad.
dies. uttering hideous yells the while.
Terrified out Of their small wits the
fishes jump up into the air and fall into
dians also capture them by the net and
spear.
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A BACHELOR GIRL.

- Oh, you bachelor men! f$
You again and again & ia. ,l 7 =.
Put our little maid-hearts In a whirl; s
!: !: i; But, with all you may do II ..3Es:
And for all you may sue, IT. 81. =
You've no chance with the bachelor girl.
! y I'm 4 bachelor girl S 2.3e>sss y ~ ~
= With my forelocks in curl = /
You may WOO and may sue as you may, &
I'm contented to tarry !
Before / shall marry, 49, s.
For bachelor girl win stay. =.
But you need not despair, II
As girl I am there: 7----
So my angel-wings now I'll unfurl.
Will this suit you and me?
Pm a Vassar A. B.. :,
That's why I'm bachelor girl.
-, -Leslie's Weekly.
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find employment in dressing the dolls
for the large factories in Germany and
Switzerland. One factory in the latter
country puts a million dolls on the mar
ket every year. They must all he pro-:
vided with dresses and tresses, the latter
One factory in Switzerland pays about
$4,000 a year for real hair for dolls shorn
from the heads Of peasant girls in Italy,
France and Germany.
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! John Drew will give mis- Tooth perform
ance Of Orchard Carvep' at the Empire
theater on Wednesday evening.

A benefit given at the New York thea
ter yesterday afternoon for the widow
and children of Joseph OFT, the actor,
who died few weeks ago, brought in
about $4,000, including some special con-
tributions.
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Grain Protiuction...

The United States produces 900
pounds Of grain for each inhabitant,
England 800 pounds
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Dressing Dolls for Christmas.

Thousands of young women and girls
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Nine. Sembrich has set the fashion at
her first New York concert of giving an
enthusiastic bonne bouche when all is
end of the evening, this charming singer
finally responded to the insistent encore
fiend's demands by removing her gloves,
sitting down to the piano and singing a
Chopin song to her own accompaniment.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-08-30

1 Merely caprice, said one of the
friends Of Nine. Bernhardt, In discussing
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-08-30

Some thirsty white wing has invent
ed an emergency. drinking. cup the knowl-
edge of which is spreading among the
city laborers rapidly. 1t is not an un-
taking long and satisfactory draught
by the use of an ordinary paper bag as
a drinking cup. The bag is begged from
any peanut vender who happens near.
The thirsty one opens and fills the bag
in the usual way with water from one
full of water so that one corner Of the
bottom rests in his mouth, the drinker
simply bites out the corner of the bag
and the drink begins. He can make the
flow as slow or as fast and as long as
he pleases. But it takes new bag for
the second drink.
Card-playing for charity makes strange
bedfellows. At d big progressive euchel
tor a Well-known philanthropy the other
day the participants were much i'm
pressed by a beautiful, stunningly-cos:
known to most of them. "Who is she?'
What is she?" could be heard upon all
sides, and. though nobody could tell, ev.
erybOdy felt that the stranger was in ap
pearance. equal to being most anything
the woman drew off her spotless gloves
revealing pair of perfect hands-the
nails not over-manicured, the rings not
too many but all of exquisite and orig.
inal design. The plot thickened; curiosi'
ty was at white heat. Somebody pres
emily dropped a right bower upon the
beautiful partician's left. With jeweled
taper digit, she pointed to the offending
card: In low, languid tones, .Who done
that?' she asked.-New York Evening
Sum. - = = s::s .. H.. - ..z=@..
Merely a caprice" said one of the
friends Of Nine. Bernhardt. in DISCUSSING
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Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison, who
was Mary Croker. the California
Fifth avenue from William Halls sons,
paying for it about $685. 900. The dwell
ing is not yet finished. 1t is six stories
high and entirely fi,eproof. A feature Of
the construction is freproof staircase
running from the cellar to the top floor,
which has freproof passage connecting
trio elevator in the house.
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The next day, when Gen. Washington
captured Trenton and all it's Hessian
troops, he was told of how Capt. Trues-
dale had been rescued by his two brave
Jack and Dolly should be brought to him.
He complimented them on their bravery
and their loyalty to the cause, and then.
with a merry twinkle in his eye, he told
Capt. Truesdale that he was going to
invite himself to dinner at the Truesdale
house that very day, but he never did.
because before that time he and his army
were on the wing.
But when the war was over he did
dine with them, and many times. for
the Truesdales and the Washingtons be-
came great friends.-New York Herald.
Catoctin clarion., 1901-01-24
EARNING His SALT.

"You don't earn your salt" was an
expression I sometimes heard years ago
when inclined to neg lect my home tasks
Now and then the same remark may be
heard, and perhaps some one has won
dered, as | did, what it means.
1t meant. when first used, sort of
slavery Of The poor peasants of France
to their government.
1t was in the seventeenth century
when Louis XIV was in power-that
an enormous tax was lald upon every
peasant for his allowance of salt, because
salt was something the people could not
do without, therefore a commodity that
everyone must buy. To make this tax
yield plenty of money to the king, g,every
person in France over seven years of age
was required to buy seven pounds a
year, whether it was wanted or not.
This was only one of many taxes laid
upon them, and as pay for labor was
small, life often became burden. By
this law concerning salt, people were
forbidden to sell it, one to another, tho
a poor person might be in want Of it and
Catoctin clarion., 1901-01-24

If il is a novelty it must sometimes pc
n convenience to be able to have ones
garments mended on the street while one
waits. In nearly all the principal cites
of China native sewing women are TO be
seen seated on low stools or perhaps on
the sidewalk mending articles of mascu-
line wearing apparel
The accomplishments Of these street
seamstresses are somewhat limited, their
efforts with the needle being confined, az
a rule, to running" Other branches OF
needlework are practically unknown to
them. As d consequence, their efforts are
better appreciated by natives than by
American or English travellers.
They nre never short of patrons among
the Chinese tradesmen, for these are
often natives Of other districts and, hav-
ing come to the city to engage in busl-
ness, have no one to mend a rent Tor
them. Their wives being left at home,
they are glad to employ the street needle
women. For this class Of customers the
skill Of the itinerant sewing woman an
swers every purpose.
The Ledger Monthly has good word
to say for these Chinese sewing women.
As rule, they bear all excellent reputa-
ton. They are usually the wives of boat
men and laborers who live in the house
boats which line the creeks, and their
needles are great help in solving the
problem of maintenance in crowded
City
Catoctin clarion., 1901-01-24
Singing to the Camel.

The Jehu who wallops his horse to make
1t 90 when the poor beast is dead tired
might do well to take a hint from the
Arabs Of the desert.
They use camels much as other folks
use trains or ships. In fact, the camel
has often been called the ship Of the
desert.
The animal has a very queer temper,
which needs to be studied. When, there
fore, the Arabian driver wants his camel
to go faster, he doesn't begin to Heather
it. He finds 1t better to sing to it, and
the simple tunes cheer the jaded creature
so much that 1t actually quickens its pace
at least onefourth.
First one driver in the caravan sings
a verse, and then the others join in the
chorus. Some travellers have said that
they have asked the drivers to sing, not
only to increase their progress, but also
because the melodies were so sweet and
simple that they were worth listening to
on their own ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Catoctin clarion., 1901-01-24

next-door ueighbor have his full
quantity from which he could easily
spare.
Collectors were sharply on the watch
for transgressor who was Immediately
punished. If a starving man ventured
to sell his salt for loaf of bread,lt made
no difference; he came under the ban OF
the law. Punishments were OF daily
occurrence.
Not an ounce of the seven obligatory
pounds could be used for any purpose
but that of the "pot and salt-cella..' If
villager should econ omize the salt OF
his soup to make brine for piece OF
pork, lol his pork was taken from him
and he was fiued. Then the man must
90 to the warehouse and purchase more
salt; woe to him if he had not the " here
withal to pay for the extra suppIy-he
could but sell his pig and 60 without
meat at Christmas.
Some of the other laws concerning
salt were these:
Wits forbidden to take water from the
ocean and other saline sources under a
penalty of fine.
"Cattle cannot be watered in marshes
and other places containing salt"
The only legitimate salt was usually
adulteraied and mixed with plaster.
These poor people literally"earned their
SALT" there was no other way for them
to get it. But at last endurance ceased
to be a virtue and they rose in a body
for their rights. Thus came about the
French Revolution, and in time the
peasants were freed from such oppress-
lye taxes. II. U. 1homas'
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lCoNTINuED FROM 1sT PAGE.

>By the grace Of God she's changed
ship, SIR said I, and / never wish to
sail better one
>And that was just the truth OF it. 1t
seems as though that rattle Drained
ship bad seen the evil other ways when
she faced her tate off Bakers Island
reef. At any rate, no sturdier craft or
better sailor passed through the Mar
rows afterwards than this same devil
Ship the Northwestern. She sailed tor
many a year after that, and helped
swell Donald's hoard by thousands.
The captain smoked on again in ST.
lence. At length, removing the pipe
from his mouth and looking muslngly
out across the silent bay, he said:
>'These are just the plain facts OF the
case. You can explain 'em as you will.
I've been communer in the Seamen g
Chapel for fifteen years, and to my mind
the only answer for the Northwesterns
conduct is the good old fashioned Meth
ody doctrine of conversion.
Catoctin clarion., 1901-01-24
DiueStS what you eat.
THE MIDNIGHT SKY.
Il IL the Oldest Picture Book In On.
Possession.

Il II the Oldest Picture Book I. On.
Possession.
The oldest picture book in our posses
sion is the midnight sky. We stand out
under the stars on some clear moonless
night, and, looking upward, though no
forms are visible, though 1t Is only here
and there that the natural grouping can
by the utmost legitimate effort of fancy
be made to fit some preconceived shape,
yet we still seam to see the whole vast
dome covered with mysterious frescoes.
There in the north shine the two Bears,
the unsleeping guardians Of the pole. Be
tween them winds the Dragon. There
stands Cepheus the king, and by his side,
In midstream Of the Milky Way, is seated
Cassiopeia, his queen. The figures over
head and to the south change with the
changing hours and seasons, and the De
cember midnight brings us the most glo-
rious show of all. There Is Orion, follow
ing him are Sirius and Procyon, his dogs;
above are the Bull and Twins, and high
er still Auriga and Perseus join Cassie
peia on the Milky Way. Andromeda.
chained to her rock, lies beneath her
boastful mother, while her enemy, the
great Sea Monster, Is sinking down be-
low the western horizon. The April
nights give the predominancc to Arctu-
rus, the most brilliant of the constellation
Of Bootes the herdsman, who stands with
one hand stretched toward the Crown,
the other toward the Greater Bear. Be
meath him lies the Virgin, while the Lion
10 rushing downward toward the west.
The Scorpion Is the lord of the south
during the short summer nights, while
the Lyre, with its bright blue jewel Vega,
claims the zenith, and between the two
giant heroes, Ophiuchus and Hercules,
spread their huge limbs. The September
midnight is the time for Pegasus, and
then the watery and fshlike constella-
tions have their turn-the Dolphin, the
Sea Goat, Aquarius with his stream and
the southern Fish, the twin Fishes and
fair Andromeda's huge marine persecu-
tor.
We seem to see these forms, though no
form or semblance of the form is really
there. For from n great antiquity men
have looked upward to the heavens and
have pictured thereon. in their own
thought, certain forms which we have In
herited from them by long tradition
forms which became so real to them that
the stars themselves on which they based
them seem to fade out or to be but as the
nails which kept the pictures in position.
while the forms remained the real objects
which filled the heavens. - Nineteenth
Century.