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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-08-23
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and State aforesaid, and that sold firm will pay
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-08-23

sworn to before mo and subscribed in my
-, presence, this 9th day Of December,
SEAL A. D., 1896. A. W. GLEASON.
t--l Notary Public.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
HAD A VALUABLE REPUTATION
Fame as Liar Makes a Newspaper
Reporter Secure in His
Position,

"Hou have gaih>d a great reputa-
tion as liar said the editor to the
reporter, according to the New York
Sun.
eyes, sir, realize that, but can't
help it. My reputation is the prod
uct Of great memory"
''Indeed?'
Eyes. sir. remember everything
see or hear, while my companions for
get it. The result is that they dispute
my stories, and the majority being
against me I am convicted of false
hood
Give me an example,' said the ed
itor.
well, sir, the proprietor of this pa
per one day remarked in the hearing
of the gang that you were man of
extra ordinary ability. A month later
in discussing your qualifications for
your position at the press club I men,
toned this remark of the proprietor's
and attempted to prove what he said
by several of those who had heard it.
They had all forgotten it, however,
and proved by preponderance of
testimony that l was lar.''
You were unfortunate" said the
editor. But have a cigar, and, by the
way. l have nice assignment for
you to-day
THANK you. sir"
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
FEEDING .dNNIYERS.iKI

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lerch celebrat-
ed the fifth anniversary of their
marriage Tuesday evening, at their
pleasant home at the Mahoning
mine. a few intimate friends we're
present and the evening was devot-
ed to "hearts." The capital prize of
the playa heart-shaped bon-bon
box filled with heart-shaped choco-
late creams-was awarded to Supt
P. Mitchell. The prize for the poor
est player went to Miss Dyer, and it
was a beautiful -and-1nk sketch
of domestic animal noted for it's
hearty laugh. Refreshments, CON-
sisting of heart-shaped blocks of
strawberry ice cream and heart
shaped cakes, were served. The ev-
ening was joyous one to the hosts
and guests.-Hibbing News.
WORkItG TO SELL PAPERS,
1t is now definitely settled that an
extra session of the legislature will
be called during the month of Feb
ruary. With all the newspaper talk
that J. J. Hill is trying to confscate
the state of Minnesota and that div
ers other calamities await the peo-
pie, this ought to be an interesting
session but the facts are, and the
evidence will so develop that the
daily press is working hard to sell
papers instead of Hill trying to do
the people. Mark our prediction
Barnum Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
ABOUT THE WooDCHUCK.
rhe Animal r. = Cousin ,oDf TIE Sd utr.
rel-sleeps All Through the
@sE'*>F - - winter s]@q&$@sAs v

Perhaps no wild mammal is more fa-
miliar to country people than the
woodchuck. Every hillside and mead
oW is dotted with the small piles of
earth which mark the doorway to his
home. The woodchuck prefers a hill
side or knoll in which to dig his
hole, for here he can easily make the
end OF his den higher than the begin
ming, thus avoiding the danger of be-
ing drowned out.
What could be more unlike in gen.
eral appearance than woodchuck
and squirrel? Yet they are cousins,
both belong to the same family of
mammals. The trim body, sharp claws
and agility of the squirrels make it
possible for them to lead an arboreal
life, jumping recklessly from branch
to branch, while the fabby form and
short legs of the woodchuck better
adapt him for digging than for run
ming or climbing.
The nature of the food of the wood
chuck is such, says writer in Country
Life in America, that he cannot lay
up stores as the chipmunks do. nor is
it of such kind that it can be OBJ
tanned during the winter. The case of
this creature during the winter seems
to be. therefore, one of ''sleep long and
soundly or starve."' During the win
ter's sleep or Information life proc
esses go on very slowly. Brea thing is
reduced, and the heart-beats become
so slow and feeble that they cannot
be felt. They come from their win
ter's sleep about the 1st of March in
New Vor1-
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
WAR ON THE COYOTE.
RNnchmcn Find That GreyhOun DIS
Alone Can Run the Pests
Down,

The ranchmen Of the west, who have
suffered serious loss for many years
from the depredations Of the coyotes,
think they have discovered a means
for their determination. Greyhounds
alone of all the dog creation are fleet
of foot enough to run down the cow
ardly little pests and at the same time
brave enough to give them battle.
Ranchers throughout the country are
paying big prices for blooded dogs,
and the friend}ess coyote is on run
for his life. For years the ranchers
and plainsmen have been skeptical of
the stamina and fighting qualities Of
the greyhound in finish fight with
coyote, but that idea, unjust to the
big-hearted dogs, is now entirely
eradicated.
Clinton E. Worden, an enthusiastic
greyhound man. was the first to give
the dogs fair trial, and his experience
showed that greyhounds can run down
and kill singly and collectively hun
dreds of the marauders of the plains
At close quarters the coyote has not
the ghost of chance against the grey
hound, and when pack of the dogs
or a portion of them overhaul the
quarry it is very quick time to mince-
meat for the coyote.
Packs are now being trained on
numerous ranches, and the sport and
excitement Of coyote chase with
greyhounds is adding new zest to life
on the plains. incidentally the ranch
ers are Kidding themselves of disa gree
! able neighbors
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
FLOATING BUTTON FACTORY.
Boat on the Mississippi River with
Everything Needed-PrincfpaI
Material Used

Taking the factory to the raw
material, instead of bringing the
material to the factory. is an in
novation just put in operation on
the Mississippi river by a button fac
tory, and it is a plan that has many
practical advantages, says the New
York Herald.
This factory is a boat ~ feet long
and ~ feet wide, fitted with all of
the. necessary machinery for the
manufacture of buttons, and provid-
ed with three horsepower engine
for it's work
The principal material used by this
factory is mussel shells, which are
found at nearly all points along the
river, and one Of the great expenses
in conducting the business hereto
fore has been the cost of transport
ing the shells. Now the factory has
reversed the operation and will go
to the mussels.
When a bed of the shells is found
the boat will drop it's anchor and 20
to work. When the bed is exhaust.
ed it will move on to a new location
In this fashion it will go from state
to state, from Minnesota to Louis
lana, passing along with the seasons
and always enjoying the most desir.
able weather Of the Mississippi val.
ley.
On the boat the workmc: have
their home, with all it's comforts
and with freedom from land rent anc
the visits of tax collectors
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
ENGLISH WASPS.
=, -
Rarely Sting Each Other When
: sS@z@. .z.z> They Become Az 81 eastsive.S =

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The common wasp, as rule, keeps
Its sting for self-defense, says the
London Spectator. It will bite fly in
two with it's jaws if it gets in its way
on window pane, but it does not
use it's sting even when trying to rob
a beehive, and tackled" by the bees.
The latter will push a wasp away
five or six times, hustling it off the
footboard. without provoking it to
sting. But if bee endeavors to sting
the wasp, it then grapples with it
and stings back, killing or benumb-
ing the insect almost at once. Brit
ish wasps are fussy and excitable,
but not vicious, like many of the In
dian wild bees. However crowded
or uncomfortable they may be, they
very rarely quarrel with or sting
each other, as, for instance, when a
number are on the same window
pane, fretting and anxious to get
out. Only when the entrance to
their nest is threatened do they be-
come actively aggressive, and then as
rule the attack is not begun till
the person who excites their fear in
terposes between them and the en-
trance to the nest. A setter dog was
noticed to turn and bite itself, whim-
pering with pain, just as the party
were sitting down to a shooting
luncheon by the side of wood in
Yorkshire. The dog, being tired, had
lain down on the hole of wasps'
nest, and five or six of the yellow in
sects were stinging it at once; but
they did not touch the persons sit
ting close by.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
NeigbboriDg Notes.
CyCIClSIClcl0X1lylIJy3C02CyCISyC

The Ely Times issued a Christ
mas mum Der, received last week.
Hibbingites expect a material i'm
provement in their telephone ser
vice at an early date.
The village council of Grand Rap
ids considers a proposition from
John Beckfelt to light the streets of
that place.
Martin Hughes, of Sheboygan,
Wis.,, has moved to Hibbing and
has formed partnership with T. F.
Brady for the practice of law.
John Runquist has secured a con-
tract for the grading of stockpile
ground at the Petit mine, and now
has crew engaged on such work.
The Zenith mine at Ely expects to
double it's output next year, and al
ready has in stock an amount of ore
equal to the entire output for the
past season.
n. H. Stillson, recently reappoin>-
ed as postmaster at Grand Rapids
| by President Roosevelt, has resign
ed. The recommendation of Sue
cessor is now disturbing the peace
of mind of Grand Rapids republi-
cans.
The Northern Lumber company
has made arrangements with the
Great Northern company for haul
ing several million feet of logs to
their Cloquet mills this wiuter, and
will run the upper mill throughout
the winter season.
1t is now E. c. Kiley & Son, of the
Grand Rapids Herald-Review, the
"old man" associating his eldest as
a partner. And the appearance Of
the sheet would indicate that the
''Old man. was onto the proper
curve.
John Runquist has been awarded
the contract to grade the new spur
of the Duluth & Iron Range to the
Sprague mine, and has already CON,
menced the work. The Sprague is
a new property, adjoining the Elba
on the south, on the line to Sparta
Work on ore dock No. at Two
Harbors is being rapidly pushed
The upper part will be torn down
by the railway company and the
contract for rebuilding will be let
about the first of the year. The AL.
ger-S1nith company will cut consid.
cradle piling along their line for
the new structure.
A gentlemen in Ishpening re-
marked Wednesday that he knew OF
at least twenty-five "old-time" mine
workers who intend to leave for
South Africa on or about January
lst, 1902, and that they are "pinch
ing' every penny they can get 4
hold of to carry out their plan
-Peninsular Record.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
Americans in Berlin

William E. Curtis writes from Ber-
lin that there is wrong impression
in regard to the size of the America n
colony in the German capital, and he
says the colony is not nearly so large
as everyone here thinks. It has been
listed as having 1000, but Curtis says
the Americans in Berlin took a census
of their ccuntrymen themselves, and
found just 500. There is many an
American voting precinct. that has
that many Germans.-Cbicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
A Fast LOcOmOtiyp

Batavia has been trying the Amer
lean locomotive, and likes it, all ex
cept it's ''unearth.y screech." Our en-.
gines are somewhat vociferous, but
they need to be, in order to give fair
warning of their swift approach. 1t
was an American engineer who told
Of the exploit Of locomotive of whicb b
he once had charge-that it ran so fast
that it reached the station ahead of
the sound of it's whistle, which came
along a second or two after the train
had stopped.-Troy Times
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
TROUBLES OF BUSINESS MEN,
One Of Them IL Due to People Who
Forget to Sign Their
Letters,

"Many people write letters that
they forget to sign,' said a post
office clerk. "people come to MS
every day with such letters, in the
hope that we may be able to trace
the writer's. Sometimes we can do
so, but not often. OF course. only u
small percentage of such letters are
brought to our attention, SO the
total number must be very large.
IF the name of the writer is on
the envelope or letter-head the lack
of signature is of less consequence
But it happens frequently that i'm
pOrtant letters cannot be traced to
the writer's.
"A certain business house in this
city brought in a letter one day,
minus the signature, and containing
a ten-dollar bill to pay for certain
goods ordered. 1t came from a viii
]age in the interior of the state, and
it was sent to the postmaster of the
place, with the request that he as
certain the name Of the writer, if
possible. He failed to do so, and the
matter rested for some time. One
day we received letter from the
same town asking as to the relia bill
ity of the firm to which the letter
had been written. saying that the
writer had sent the firm money for
an order of goods and had received
no reply. 1t turned out to be the
person we were in search of, and the
mistake was explained. But this was
an exceptional case
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
Guarding Firearms.

As an illustration Of how CLOSELY
everything is watched in Russia take
their system of registering firearms
When a weapon of any kind is pur-
cha sed. permit must be secured from
the local authorities. The name of
the man who makes the purchase. will,
the number Of the weapon. is recorded
If the purchaser ever wants to dis
pose of the weapon he must notify the
auth critics and cause the transfer to
be recorded on the books of the firm
which sold it. If that weapon is ever
used in an attempted assassina ton. or
in any demonstration against the law.
the man recorded a. last having it
in his possession is held responsible
Washington Post.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
Entered at the Post Office at Virginia Mimi
as second class mail matter.
Terms, 80 Per Year, in Advance
Official Paper, City Of Virginia.
Special Notice.

Persons wishing news item, change of
lad" or anything in the line of locals, in
serted, y Iii please have same in our Office by
Thursday noon Of each week. If convenient.
as it saves time and trouble for both parties.
We reserve the right tC positively refuse
any notice of whatever nature after 2o'clock
D. m. on Thursday.
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
Believes in the Rod.

Prince Henry of Reuss. in Germany.
pardons all the boys and gi1ls convict
ed of any minor wrorgdoing in his
small dominions, provided the parents
fog them in his presence.-N. Y. Sun,
The Virginia enterprise., 1901-12-27
WORkItG TO SELL PlPERS.

If you have an item of news, ring
up 81 and tell us of it. The courtesy
will be appreciated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29
conceit and Ignorance.

Chattanooga Times.
 One of the absurd things MT Schwab said in his testimony before the Indus trial Commission. was that. at the pre- sent rate of consumption. the iron ore of America will be exhausted in sixty years. This clearly shows that we should not be surprised when MT, Schwab sneers at the acquisition cf in- formation, by young men who propose to enter on bushes careers. Informa- ton and education are synonymous; and MT. Schwab shows. by expressing this kind of opinion that he is suffi- ciently ignorant of the main matter in the trade he has followed all his life. to meet his own requirements. in that regard.
 He evidently thinks that the whole supply of iror orc in America Is found in the Michigan peninsula and the Me sabi range, In Minnesota. He would be a darink man who should predict how long the supply in sight would hold out after h. had examined it with some care. as to details; but no man who knows anything worth a rush about the discovered anI developed mineral supply of the country. would venture an opinion as to what might be in reserve, that was undiscovered.
 Mir. Schwob'G talk on this subject Is characteristic of everything he has said of q pub!!c nature; and one who reafs it in the light of real knowledge must wonder that man who talks such twaddle can be put at the head of the greatest corporation in the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29
SCIENTIFIC MUSIC.
Electric Are Lights Made to Play
 Tunes.
Chicago Record Herald.

Chicago Record-Herald.
 Some time ago, while experimenting with the electric arc. W. Dudde]l. an English physicist. made the remark able discovery that 1t could be mace to play tunes. He found that the slightest alteration-even so little as onc-ten- thou sandth part-in the cur rent passing through the arc caused a variation in the hot vapor column su, rounding the ends of the cartoons, which proGEced audible sounds And he furtaei found that by the use of n u-, C. celIed a shunt circuit he could control the variation so perfectly as to obtain a musical scale. He then constructed an arc with solid cartoons the cored carbon has no music in its sou!--and by the use of shunt cir ducti1n and an ingenious Keyboard he obtaiaed an instrument upon which tunes could be played.
 The snun. circut was placed directly across the terminals of the arc. MT. Duddcll had no idea at this time that he could pay h;s new instrument from a distance
 m connection with a lecture on the elacS'ic arc before the London Insti- tutior of Electrical Engineers he ex- hinIred his musical arc' and played saversl pieces upon it for the audience. Uo to this rcint the discovery was more curious thDn practical--simply a novel prop ,rty of the electric arc suitable for c.euu nstration in the lecture room.
 But some new facts have just coma to light-in a most curious way, too says The New York Times, which seem to promise a consi 1er9bly wider field for the rev musical instrument, and which may eventually give 1t import ant practical applications, It has now transpired that in two different labor aItories about fifth of mile away from the iecture-room---one that of Sir W. Dew. Abney. and the other of Sir Norman Lockver s-arcs which were heinz used for experimental work behaved In a most unaccountable manner. and were described as play ing tunes or singing during the time when MT. Duddell was giving his lec- ture. At first no one could suggest any satisfactory explanation of their curious behavior.
 But upon the publication of MT. Duddell's lecture 1t was immediately suspected that he had inadvertently played upon these two other arcs, as well as upon that in the central tech nical college, and further experiments have verified this conclusion. All three arcs were found to be supplied with current from the street mains and 1t was clear that this main current had been varied in such a way by MT. Dud- dell's keyboard as to reproduce in the two other laboratories the tunes which he supposed he was playing only to his audience in the lecture-room. This ob- viously meant that by playing on one properly arranged keyboard tunes could be reproduced in a number of different arcs and at distance from the musician.
 tained purely by accident, and hence without any special arrangement. it seemg very probable that further ex- perimental work along these lines will disclose a hitherto unsupported possi- bilitv in the use of the arc light for public entertainment as well as illum- ination,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29
A Leg in Pawn.

An artificial leg is one of the unre- deemed pledges in Philadelphia pawn brokers establishment. "The owner came in one day with a couple of friends" said the proprietor the other day. They had all been drinking and run out of money. The one-legged man wanted a loan on his wooden leg. did my best to dissuade him, but it was no use, and finally had to give in. He only wanted 8 on it, and let him have the money. Well. he took off his leg. handed it over and hopped out on one foot, his two friends supporting him on either side. They were all laughing as though 1t was huge joke. O" course I expected that he would turn un in a day or two and get his leg out of pawn. but he never came back. I dare say he had another at home. but 1t seems strange that he has never redeemed this one"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29
Bridget's Grievance.

New Yorker.
 The wife of a clever detective is said to have powers nearly equal to those possessed py her husband. Not long ago she began to notice that dimes and quarters were daily disappearing as If by magic from the change purse" in which she kept silver for small pur- chases. She was inclined to suspect one of her two maids, suHen Irish girl. but was unwilling to accuse her. After some thought she wrote on a slip of paper: Neither Bridget nor Celia must take any money from this purse" This slip she put into the purse with some silver and awaited de- velopments.
 Two days later Bridget came to her and gave ''warning.
 Whats the matter?" asked her mis- tress. innocently.
 "I'Il be going to another place" said Bridget vindictively, and it's your self that knows the rayson- I'll nor stay in a house where I'm accused of stealing money out of a little ould purse that's nivver had more than $2 in it since I took service here!"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29


 out adding strength to the expression,
 Neferred to Special Committed, NessrA Howell. watts and Blackwell. The President--I refer that to Com. mittee on Providing Religious Exer- cises for this Convention. Gaugiiter.J MT. Howeil--I move that it be refer- red to the Committee on Military. Uaughter.) z! 2, By Mr. Wilson (Clarke). 91 ["
 AN ORDINANCE e' -' To define the qualifications of voters
 in primary elections or beat meet Be it ordained. That no person shall be permitted to vote in any primary election, beat meeting, or other nom- mating election by political party. under the laws of this State.
 Referred to Committee on Suffrage and Elections.
 Mir. Malone (Henry)-I move we ad- journ until II o'clock tomorrow morn ing.
 MT. Lomax (Mcntgomery-Please withdraw that motion for a moment. Motion of Mir. Malone withdrawn. MT. Lomax-I ask leave of absence for myself beginning tomorrow morn ing until Saturday.
 MT. Sanford (Pike)-I ask leave of absence for myself for tomorrow.
 MT. Reese Oallas)-I move when this does adjourn, it adjourn to meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
 MT. deGraffenreid Hale)-There will be committee meeting tomorrow morn ing at half past g which could not pos- sibly get through by 10 and 1t would not be advisable to meet before II o'clock. MT. Reese-I withdraw my motion, as I understand the committees will meet. MT. Ashcraft-I rise to a question of personal privilege.
 President--State the question of per- sonal privilege.
 Mir, Ashcraft -The stenographic re- port of the proceedings of last Satur- day, in my remarks to the convention, are made to say, 'I think I have the ca- pacity and the experience which will enable me to express clearly some of the reasons why these reports should not be made" did not make that statement. I said. 1T wish I had the capacity and experience which would enable me to state clearly some of the reasons why these reports should not be made"
 am quite sure it was an oversight in the stenegrapher.
 President-The chairs recollection sustains the gentleman from Lauder dale in his recollection.
 Convention adjourned to meet at Il o'clock a. m. May 29.