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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
BIRDS THAT KILL RATTlERS.
Road Runners of Arizona Deadl,
Enemy to the Snakes.

Road Runners of Arizona a Deadly
Enemy to the Snakes,
In country where a quarter of a
century ago i rattlesnake was to be
found under every rock and in every
hillock, the reptile is rapidly becoming
a rarity. With his human relative, the
Apache, the RATHER is disappearing
from Arizona and is now .fnnnd only
III the most Isolated districts.
10 the advance of civilization and the
unremitting warfare Of the road run
ner and the king snake may be attrib-
uted the determination Of the RATHER
Wherever irrigation has found it's way
the rattlcsnake has been driven to
higher ground, and there the prospect
or and miner have slain him whenever
and wherever found. The road runner
that long-leSged. featnered warrior. the
lighting cock Of the desert, has done
his part, and has done it well.
Much resembling, but more lightly
constructed than the fighting cock, the
road runner is one Of the most dreaded
enemies OF the RATHER. In fact, SO
great are his snake-killng proclvities
that heavy penalties are provided by
the territorial statutes as a protection
to him from tho gun Of the hunter. AID.
parently immune from the venom in
the poison sac of the RATHER. the road
runner attacks the largest snake with
impunity, and has never been known 70
lose Il fight. Frequently, indeed, the
road runner has been known to battle
with and kill a pair of large diamond
rattlers, whose total weight was five
times that of his own.
Not so common an enemy to the
rattlesnake, but no less deadly. is the
king snake, a large species of the bul.
snake family. Rarely seen in the lowe,
countries. but often found in the North.
ern forests and higher mountains, the
king snake wages constant warfare OF
the RATHER. and when his great 1.-THE
form coils around the body of the rat.
tlesnake. the life of the later is a mat.
ter Of only few seconds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
FOUNDED ON NOVELS.
Fortunes Built from the Imaginative
Pages of Fiction.

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Pages of Fiction.
Oxygen parties are now the rage in
fashionable circles. The gas has the
property of reviving tired nerves and
bodies in way which no tonic can
equal. 1t is supplied in tanks, and the
guests inhale it through long tubes
just as Turkish smokers do tobacco
smoke from a hookah. The firm of
Ellsworth, who supply the gas, is rap
idly reaping fortune, and this for
tune they will owe, indirectly at least,
to the novelist, Jules Verne
One Of Jules Verne's books-'Dr.
Ox's Experiment. with a scien-
fist who flooded little sleepy Dutch
town with oxygen, and thereby pro-
duced fruit and vegetables such as the
world had never before seen. Incl
dentally, it's effect was also to render
the phlegmatic Dutchmen violently
quarrelsome. The perusal of this book
gave the head Of Il firm of chemical
engineers the idea which is now caus-
ing such delight to bored people of
fashion.
Jules Verne, with his wonderful
prophecies and inventions, which have,
since he wrote of them, become actual
facts, is responsible for more than one
Individual rising from poverty to rich
cs. Ne one was ever more fascinated
by story than was Claude Leverson
by Jules Verne's Journey to the Cen
IN1r In tl,;c
novelist describes how a party climbed
down the crater Of an extinct Icelandic
volcano, anad so reached the inner re-
cesses of the earth. Young Leverson,
who was at school when he read the
book, made up his mind to copy the
adventures of his hero, and many
years afterward did actually explore the
craters Of number Of unmapped peaks
in New Granada. 1t was in 1894.
while camped on the shores of the
river which fills the old crater pit at
the top Of the San Geronimo Mountain,
that lie made his famous discovery Of
the Geronimo emerald field, which has
since made him one of the five richest
men on the South American continent.
In Edward Bellamy's Looking
Backward" the people Of the world.
as it is to be a couple of centuries
hence, use no money at all. 1t is,
therefore, rather curious that the book
should have been the means Of bring
ing large fortune to IN enterprisinS
American who started colony in Mex
leo on the lines laid down by Bellamy.
Th colonists used no money. but they
grew immense quantities Of fruit and
corn, which their manager, whose
name was Daily. sold for the public
good, and bought with the money such
supplies as they needed. No one seems
to have called on Daily for accounts
Of his transactions: but one day he
disappeared. and it was found that he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

Will not come to want. Some years ago
Mr.. Carnegie erected two great office
buildings on Fifth avenue, New York,
one OF them decided to his wife and the
other to Margaret. BY the time that
the latter is of marrying age the in
come from this office building will have
accumulated into a great fortune, for
the rental of the Fifth avenue building
is enormous. And now magnificent
castle is being built for her at Chaun-
cey, Westchester County. and by the
fall it will be complete and will pass
into her exclusive ownership. The
castle is a replica of famous Scotch
and will be luxuriously fur
nished.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
AN EDUCATIONAL FOLLY.
School System Forces Children to
Study Uncongenial Subjects.

School System Forces Children to
Study Uncongenial Subjects.
Harold e. Gorst has radical ideas on.
the subject of education. He is quoted
in Current Literature as saying:
"Our existing school system consists in
Jumping together masses Of school chill
dren in what are called classes, and stuff,
6ng into their head collectively q guam
tity Of knowledge based, not upon the
individual bent of each child, but upon a
fixed code and curriculum: The principle.
thinking precisely the same thing. The
result is inevitable. There is top Of the
class and bottom Of the class. Those
who reach the former are regarded as
the clever ones; those who remain at the
latter are looked upon as ounces. The
classification is wholly unfair and grossly
idiotic: All that it really reveals is the
RIGHTEOUSNESS Of a system which creates
stupid children by forcing upon their
brains subjects for which they are not
receptive. The fool of the Latin class
might distinguish himself in natural his
tory, but the pedagogue goes on stufing
him with syntax and grammar, regard
less of the fact that his mind is absorbed
in beetles, and that he never attends
school without pocketful of mice.
"Not only must this method Of teach
ing EN- bloc be abolished altogether. but
teaching il ITSELF as we understand the
term, should be vigorously avoided.
Every encouragement ought to be given
to pupils to learn. There should be less
reading and more reflection. The PERM
cious custom of learning by rotee ought
Hanging would be too light punishment
for the teacher who destroyed the minds
ct his charges by making them commit
'Casablanca' to memory
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

Endicott. "But you look rather up
set"
'That impertinrnt little mink just
bowed to me as l was entering your
gate, Mrs. Endicott"
1.-The idea" "Impudent!" "Horrible!'
room.
but l gared ut her." added Mrs.
lIenWnWay. triumpllantly.
Il saw her talking with the minister
last night and | shouldn't wonder but
that she will sing in the choir" said
one.
III she joins the choir, then leave.
I wont sit in the same bench with a
singer Of French songs" said another,
the leader Of the choir.
"And the way she runs after the
men," spoke up Mrs. EndcOtt. "NIy
husband declares she is the brightest
little woman in town."
"Oh, II man always falls in love with
woman when she is French, a widow
and little mysterious Mr. Enticott
vi =.
Sartoris," vcntured Mandy with 4 look
i'll Mrs. IcmenWay'S direction. Jnfor-
tunately that woman Intercepted the
look and her whole figure set in stiff,
rigid lines. And in Il short time the
circle broke up.
Helen Sartoris was young widow,
who with her +-years-old child and two
maids, had taken up her residence in
HuXbridge some two months since. The
good people Of the town called upon
her and their calls were dutifully re-
turned, and the widow seemed charm
ing until it was discovered that the
meu Of the town were ravng about her.
Then the women frOZe in their manner
towards her, and after few wretched
days, filled with snubs and cold glares
from her erstwhile friends, the little
widow laughed ut her prosecutors and
their Snubs and became deeply gracious
to the male relatives of these same
women. OF course, this was the worst
possible course for her to pursue-but
she was woman.
The grounds of Mrs. Hemenway adj
Joined those of Mrs. Sartoris. SO that il
was not wonderful that Guy Hemen-
way should see the widow in her gar
den and fall in love with her pretty
little self. And Helen, her short mar
ried live having been 1oveless and cold,
welcomed the new tender feeling in her
heart for Guy Hemenway.
Wbo-, \JrS Homonwov ooobo.1 Now,
that afternoon she was much excited
over the hint she received from Mandy.
Il hear Mrs. SartOris is joining the
choir" she said.
We'll. She ought to. She has de-
Nghtful voice"
Have you heard her sing?" inquired
his mother, sharply.
Guy recovered himself. eyes. often,
to her little girl in the garden hesa'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

"Ah, you do not know all about that
woman Her poor child! She neglects
her, leaves her to the care of the SER
and beaches her hair. They say she
actually beats the child. One might
expect cruelty from a person with
green eyes," <
"Motherv' broke in the young man.
ooh, men do not believe it. OF course
not. But to think of a woman ill-treat-
ing little child but her son had
left her and the old woman returned to
| the house.
On the other side Of the bushes a
woman knelt with white, sad face, her
arms clasped tightly about a small re-
production of herself in white muslin
The child moved in her arms and the,
woman's face lost it's strained look.
The next morning Helen received a
note from Mrs. Hemenway asking her
to call. At first she was inclined to re-
fuse, but instead she waited until late
in the day, and then donned her fluff
| fest, most frivolous looking frock and
entered the Hemenway home in her
gayest humor. But the gayety vanish
ed when Helen saw how ill Mrs. Hem
enway appeared.
Her hostess motioned her to a chair
and began Jelly: 'I.sent for you to ap-
peal to your honor regarding my son.
/" but the rest was never finished.
&C NTrS Homavuov cwoonod on6 would
have fallen but for Helen's strong
young arms. She sent servant for
the doctor, and then did her best for
the woman who had insulted her. The
physician arrived, and at the same time
Guy Hemenway. One glance at the pa
tient, and the doctor said bluntly:
"Small-pox"
Helen went white to the lips, and put
her soft hands to her pretty, flower-like
face. The maids fed from the room.
II am sorry, Mrs. Sartoris," said the
doctor, but 1 will have to isolate you
until l am sure you have not caught
the Infection
The little widow looked at her enemy
as she lay helpless, looked at Guy as
he tried to take her from the room, and
thought Of Bebe
ut would be easier for you to look
after us together" she said, bravely,
though her face was still white, "there-
fore, shall stay with Mrs. Hemenway
if you will promise to look after my
little girl"
And weeks later, when Mrs. Hemen-
way took her first drive her son held the
ribbons, while little auburn haired
child sat at his side, and Helen, now
Mrs. Hemenway, looked after the old
err Woman's cOmfort.-Philadelph
Item.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
100000 Spent for One Toilet.

The coronation robe of the Empress Of
Russia cost 5000, 1000, and took something
like twelve months to complete. The
gown was covered with a decoration Of
pearls and tiny diamonds, secured by a
fretwork Of golden wires, so arranged as
to fall into a conventional design. This
decoration was the achievement of the
modern scientific work, and while it's COM
pleton consumed months Of patient toll
by the most skillful jewelers. in Paris,
the effect of the whole was that of elc-
CANT simplicity. At the coronation the
Gar was completely outdone by his wife
in gorgeousness of attire. His crown.
however, contained some magnificent
gems. At the summit is cross of five
perfect diamonds, and pear-shaped ru-
by, reckoned to be the finest in the world
Ladies' Field
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

had taken with him nearly $4,000,
enough to make for him.
A writer who is still alive is RESPONSE.
BILE for the millions Of James McKen.
M, the finder of the Half-Moon Greek
diggings in Alaska. 1t was a poem of
Bret Harte's, written thirty years ago,
which, put it into McKenna's head to
go to Alaska. In the poem in question
Bret Harte describes miner as WELD
ing his pick in the midst of snow and
ice in Alaska. Why shouldn't there be
gold up there? thought McKenna, al
though none was then known Of. He
reached the country two years before
the Elondike rush, and attributes all
his good fortune to his favorite poet.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
THE LOST GARDEN.

Somewhere in the distant southland
Blooms a garden-lost to me
Warm with peoples burning fragrant,
Drowsy fires I may not see.
"Subtle shadows fit and beckon
Down dim pathways bound with yew,
Where a white wrath wanders lonely
wwixt the darkness and the dew.
'In the ruined walls that echoed
Once to happyhearted moods,
Now the stealthy, lightfoot lizards
Unmolested rear their broods.
"And beneath the oleanders,
No clear voice sings, as Of old;
But the fleet caressing sunbeams
Whisper secrets to their mold,
'Though follow as the southwind
Fares his way through wood and plain,
Though l question hill and valley,
| shall never find again
"My lost garden-where lie buried
joys that swift the glad hours sped;
Only one could bid me enter;
Only IOve-and Love is dead!'
-Ainslee's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
FACED DEATH MANY TIMES.
Lad Who Has Been In Imminent Peril
Frequently, but Still Lives.

Frequently, but Still Lives.
Edward Dempsey, soA Of once
noted oarsmac, has been near deaths
door thirteen times, but the portals are
still closed to him. He is Is years old,
and has walked hand in hand with
death in every year of his life and never
finched. Saturday morning he met
with his thirteenth accident, but that
he has passed the hoodoo number in
safety is affirmed by the physicians at
the Jefferson hotel.
The boy was riding his bicycle down
Chestnut street when he ran into a
trolley car at Eighth street, striking his
head against the iron part of the fender
on the rear Of the car. Leading his
wheel he walked to the hospital, not
knowing until he arrived there that he
had received a fractured skull as the
result of the accident. The doctors say
he will recover. He cheerfully bears
his confinement and seems concerned
only in the baseball scores.
Edwards father, Patrick Dempsey,
who is now employed in hotel on
Eleventh street, below Chestnut, was
prominent years ago as an oarsman and
coach. When the family lived at Falls
Of Schuylkill some years back the boy
was concerned in more accidents than
a hospital ambulance. Once lie shot
the falls Of Wissahickon creek in a frail
rowboat and it was a common occur
renee for him to fall overheard while
rowing and swim ashore.
This remarkable lad has been the vic
tim of a gasoline accident, was hit by
trolley cars galore, chased by the an
CRY subjects of his practical jokes and
in many other ways made the hero of
incidents of which he was too modest
to keep account. But the boy survived
his thirteenth accident, probably the
most serious of all, and the physicians
are certain that lie will be ready for an
other one next Notwithstanding
Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by LOCAL applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an infamed condition Of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is indamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it Is entirely closed Deafness Is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can ~.
taken out and this tube restored to It's nor
NAL condition, hearing will he destroyed
forever. Nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh: which is nothing but. an iu-
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness Caused by catar!h>
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars: free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
&cSold by Druggists, 75c
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Small Beginnings, Big Results

The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute for colored students started
in little shanty with one teacher and
thirty students. At present there are
about ]. 100 students and eighty-tvo in
structors. Starting with no property
the institution now OWNS property val
ued at $55O,0N, including more than
1000 acres of land and forty eight
buildings. Practically all of the build
ings have been erected by the labor Of
the students Observation-Disclosures
Weekly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Americas First Protestant Church.

The first Protestant church in America
Smiths ship hung between the trees at
jamestown, Va. The pulpit was stump
and the congregation sat upon unhcwn
logs during the service until 1911, when
a log cabin was erected under the direc-
ton of the governor, Sir Thomas Dale.
In 1888 brick structure SO by 70 feet
which it was entered, IS feet square, was
built with the most substantial material,
as it's endurance testifes. 1t was par
tally destroyed by fire in 1876, but was
restored and occupied until 1923. when
the capital was removed to Williams
burg.-Chicago Rccord-Heraid.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
A Flint.Boulder Prison.

A curious flint boulder was recently
discovered at Lewes, in England. There
fullsrown toad Evidently the animal
crawled through hole into this cavity
when it was quite small and was unable
to get out again after it had grown The
hole through which it entered is quite
small, whereas the cavity to which the
opening led is large and might, under Or
binary circumstances, have formed u
comfortable home for the toad.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

S7N the sunshiny room Of Mrs. Endi-
colt there was buzz of conversa-
-, ton and the sound of shipping of
scissors, and it was evident that the
Embroidery circle Of Huxbridge was in
conclave. Mandy Nichols occupied the
chair by the window, and as she raised
her head from the bit of satin on which
she was working an impossible flower,
she gave an exclamation.
Here is Mrs. Hemenway," she an
nounced, land the little widow just
passed her in her carriage and bowed
to her."
'"The impudent thing. Did Mrs. Hem
enway-oh, here she is" and the host
ess arose to greet her guest, who with
much rustling Of stiff silk entered the
room.
$50 glad you came. DEAR" cried Mrs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

When you offend woman, and take
her a box of candy in the hope that she
will make up, she accepts the candy.
eats it. and. after it is all gone, wipes
her lips. knocks the crumbs off he,
dress. and says to you: Nov, don't
you think you are mean?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Wool from Limestone.

can Indian chemist" says the Phar-
maceutical Era. has applied for pat
ents on a process of making wool from
limestone. After some sort of chemi-
cal treatment the rock is subjected to =
drawing-out process, by which, it is
said, it is converted into the finest and
most pliable wool, of beautiful white
color, soft as down and both water and
fire proof"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
Japanese Dolls.

rate and gorgeously attired, for the
princely families keep these toys and pass
them down to their descendants. The
brocaded silks for the doll robes are spe-
cially woven in miniature patterns on
small looms. The wooden dolls are often
beautifully carved and enameled.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
A RICH HEIRESS,

Margaret Carnegie Will Soon Be the
Happy Owner of a Castle.
Whether Andrew Carnegie dies un-
disgraced in not dying rich, it is GER
tain that his little daughter, Margaret,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
A Deadly Revolver.

A revolver which fires fifteen times
with one loading is the next thing to be
added to the already long list of death
dealing weapons. This, which is the
invention Of an American, embodies all
the latest Improvements in firearms
pin-tire, safety triggers, automatic
shell-ejectors, and the rest. The weap-
on is furnished with two barrels. one
placed above the other, and the outer
row of ten bullets in the cylinder is
fired from the upper barrel, while the
inner row of five is fired from the low
err barrel by means of second trigger,
which works independently of the
other.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19

Your really undesira BILE relatives new.
err see any reason why they should not
accept invitations unwillingly given.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-21
OBITUARY
@A-~
6h@Tf

Peter Shelf "a old and highly
respected resident Of this city passed
away $40 Wednesday afternoon at
the home OF his daughter Mrs. Joseph
Duquette. No. 10 Chestnut street.
The deceased was % years of age and
was born in Canada. He came here
about 10 years ago, and ~ years ago he
moved TO Mediord, Wis.,. where he had
resided until about two, months ago
when he returned t., Fon dn Lac.
In the year 1861 he erected what
was known rs the Temperance hall on
the corner OF Waupun and johnson
streets. This building was burned down
some years ago. He Is survived by
twelve children, FIVE daughter. Mrs.
Mary Olive Escanaba Mich. Mrs JOS
eph Duquette .asd Mrs. Nellie Jarvis
city; Mrs Julia Montoure,- Amigo
Mrs. Discs,rnett, Duluth. Milan. and
seven sons, Peter Vest Superior; Frank
Minneapolis; Joseph Seattle. Wash.
William, Marshfield, Wis. Johu,. Man
istee Mich. James Eagle Riser, wis.
and Paul, Duluth, Minnesota.
The deceased was the fsshar at ri
children. he had Is grandchildren
and 80 great grandchildren, The wife
of the deceased died IL years ago.
The funeral will be Saturday morning
at 9o'clock from St. Louis church with
interment at Calvsry.-Fon du Lac
common wealth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-21
Summons
Villas County

Was county
Town of Eagle River.
To John Godkin,
Yon are hereby noti
fed that warrant of attachment
has been issued against you and
your property attached to satisfy
the demand Of Milo Hart, amount
ing to $l62. 81. J ow, unless you
ehall appear before James Ober-
holtzer u Justice of the Peace in
and for said crunt,', at his Office
in said town, on the 18th day OF
March A. d. 1901, at two o clock
in the afternoon Judgment will be
rendered against You and your:
property sold to pay the debt
Dated this 10th day of February
A. D 1901
Milo Hart, Plaintiff,