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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-08
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"TOMMY ATKiNss y ZIP"

, New Orleans TimesTDemocrat.
:. AN Englishman connected Il WITH the
mule shipments from this port to South
Africa toldsR an odd story asfew days
ago, which has q slightly horse marine
flavor, but@here it is The5 topic gof@con-
versatiens was, the little pancake hat
which is the distinguishing chaFacteris-
tic of the British soldier and which. plas-
tered on the extreme pesterior aprotuber
ance of his head, is held in place by a
leathern band girdipg the face and hook
ed beneath what is universally known as
: Tommy Atkins Lip" From constant
exercise of the Inferior labial muscle, a
remarkable development has sheenq pro
duced, and in DUE. course OF time the
preheEsile quality of the British lower
lip may be expected to transform itself
INTO something as generally useful, as
the trunk Of the tapfr
But that has. nothing to do with the
Englishman's story, which concerns only
the origin of the lip band. Like many
another fashion, 1T was the&reSult. it ap
pears, of accidents and vanity. z Time was
WhenAthe Bfftisher, in accord with COM
mon sense and the rest of the universe.
held his hat on by a strap beneath his
chin. So it was 9until one of the early
indian campaigns. when the Atkinses of
the day were having high times skinning
Begun1s, and no common soldier. felt COM
Portable unless he was tQting a Kohineor
around In his pocket. II was not ALWAYS
comfortable campaigning, however, and
sometlmes money was more plentiful than
food. One day a command which e had
been ordered to march from Benares to
one of those places which Kapling knows
how to spell had its commisriant cut off
and was forced to march three days with
only food enough for one. by the time
the route was half over all the spunk
last day demora fizatfon was so complete
that an attack would have been q very
serious matter. The officer In ehargeswas
person Of resources, and, hating his
command, he@ordered theamen to take OF
their caps and shorten the chin straps
Six inches. When the soldersaput their
hats on again the bands struck them
across the lips. Now, all who are hun
cry may chew and be blanked," was his
next con- naapd The Atkinses did as di-
rected, and soon found thatsm,lnchfng
on the leather strap reduced their hun
ger to an astonishing degree, and the
CON mand marched on to its destination.
chewing and cheerful andzso proud of
their adventure that they affected the
short bride, and the fashion quickly
spread to the rest of the army That
officer must have had experience In ath
letics,. as it is; well knownt among rims
ners that to hold something firmly be-
|. tween the teeth is atsgreat assistance in
case of violent and sustained effort. and
Z mouthpiecess with rubber bands, made ,es-
pecially for the purpose, are sold by9deal.
ers in sporting goods.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-08
There Was No DANGER

Niece Lillian writes,'s said good Mrs.
Honk. in the midst of her perusaTgof a
letter lust received from her young city
relative. that she thanks us a thousand
tin es for the Invitations sbnts she knows
had been here a week -" -
~. Die of ary22 repeated honest Farmer
Honks sonfwhat mystified. ~ p'l1at does
she means by that? Any what?
pfonouncedS the word exactly right; it
spelt e-n-n- u-is~af Pears.tos me- I1gread
somewhere, once. that it was called 'ong-
wee. or something like that. and" s.3e1-
write her that She airlts@if, no. manner
of dangersief .lsetchifl' no such Foreign
disease as that bere;, there ,aiqst been a
china ran in tFts neighborfoUds for 1 a.
AnoW now ls.sa. ton 81 III aI VI snal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-08
WORLDS TALLEsT CHIMNEY
It's Outlet Is More Than 656 Feet
Above the Level.

Experience has shown that the height
1of factory chimneys is not alone depend
the on how much smoke or other "spe-
cial poisonous gases" have to be removed
by it. On the contrary. it is essential
that a chimney. especially when it has to
remove poisonous and other detritue prod
ucts of combustion containing dangerous
and unhealthy poison, not alone for hu-
man beings, but for plants as well, is to
be constructed to such height that the
escaping gases produce no harm, espe-
ctally at chemical factories and gas
works. where, in most cases, the poison
Gus and dangerous products of combus-
ton escape before they enter the f1ue,
thus demanding frequently the costly
construction, which is often found impos-
Sjble to carry out.
After the experience of today an out
let height of about 800 feet above the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-08
ONLY $4,000 TO CALIFORNIA AND
RETURN.

General Convention Episcopal
Church, San Francisco, Cal.
Oct. 2, 1901.
For this meeting the, Chicago Great
western Raiiwayswill on Set. 10 to 9th
sell through excursion tickets to San
Francisco, good to return November 18th,
1901, at the low rate ct f5lseO fer hesr3r,ni
trip. Rates via Portland, t9re.. SO 90 high
eT. StoT-overs allowed. ssss..-ssS
Fo~ further information apply to j. N
Storr. City Tiki. Agt., Cor. 5th & Robert
Sts., st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-08

The FCenchman turned upon him with
loolzgof amazement and increduTsty ANA
repllea; Nobody can &say that butt the
Il am he, was .thesquiet response q
The dining room in which the royal
family takes its lunches and dinners
is quite a plain apartment and would be
considered shabby and out of date by
people of luxurious and artistic taste in
the United States. n Fhe boards in the
floors squeak, the decorations are old and
rusty, and the wholefoom looks as if it
might be improved atsthe expenditure Of
a. little money and labor bit 1 suppose
the king and queen haYe become used
. to it and do not see the defects and blem.
ishes that areSaTpa sntrsto other people,
The u dining room books out upon the roof
the king has had al plank walk with a
l3,dIs leg down upon which he
day From that elevated position he
can look out over the city ana the ship
ping in the harbor and see5what Is going
on The people of Stockholm are fas
m n with 18th. his i habits and know when ID
watch for him every, Gay.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29

Dougherty county now lays claim to
the champion big tree Of Georgia, says
the Atlanta Constitution. 1t was discov-
cred several weeks ago by employees of
the Red Cypress Lumber company, who
were engaged in cutting timber. 1t rears
it's head from amidst a thicket swamp
where hardwood trees abound, and to
this is due the fact that it was not dis
covered sooner: The giant of the swamp
is sycamore. It is on a little knoll, and
except in seasons when a great deal Of
rain had fallen its trunk is not reached
by water. A foot from the ground its
trunk is Al feet in circumference. For
twenty feet above the ground the body Of
the great tree is round and symmetrical,
but at that point it branches into four
sections, any one of which would make
giant tree if standing alone. The four
arms of the big sycamore do not spread
out, as would seem natural, but reach
skyward, almost perpendicularly. The
tree is pronounced by all who have seen
it a curiosity, and places "in the shade"
all the known trees in Georgia.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29
Irving Selects Cissy Lotus as Ellen
Terry's Successor.

New York, Nov. 19.-It was rumored
in theatrical circles today that Miss FL
len Terry has arranged to leave Sir Hen
ry Irving's company at the end Of the
season, and has personally selected Miss
Cecilia LOTUS to succeed her. Miss Ter
rvs health has not been of the best for
the last two years, and only her desire
to help out her old stage partner kept her
from retiring earlier, as she herself has
acquired fortune and has been able to
keep it. She is now determined to rest
on her laurels, the story goes
1t is considered remarkable compli-
ment to Miss Lotus that she should
have been chosen by Miss Terry, for it is
only two years since she went upon the
legitimate stage. The. young English
woman, who first gained popularity by
her mimicry in music halls, turned to
comic opera, then to tragedy. and then
played season with the l4yceum stock
company. Her first complete dramatic
success was the heroine in E. II. Soth-
ern's production Of her former husbands
play.
Sir Henry will revive Faust" on an
elaborate scale in London next spring,
and it is believed Miss Lotus would
make an ideal Marguerite.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29
THE MAN BEHIND. THE PICK.

There has eseo all 1,aS e eosh5abot the
And the man behind the cannon has been
:, toasted, wined and dined. - :
There's the man behind the musket. and
r the man behind the fence " . =
And the man behind the whiskers. and the
man behind his rents; w.,
And the man behind the plough beam, and
the man behind the hoe;
sAnd the man behind; the sballot. ~and :the
man behind the dough;
And the man behind the counter, and the
man behind the bill:
And the man behind the pestle, and the
man behind the pill: = . rr.,r
man behind the bars; : -
And the Johnny that goes shopping on the
And 15 hse m Senp San fnd tSe ksser
man behind the. fist: Z
And the girl behind the man behind the gun
Is on the list;
And the man behind the bottle, and when
they were short of men,
There was some small rhymester warbled
Of the man behind the pen;
But they missed one honet fellow. and I'm
raising Of kick.
man behind the pick.
Up the rugged mountain side thousand
feet he takes his way,
Or as far into the darkness from the cheer
He is IS Shut out from n! the sunlight, in the
glimmer Of the lamps:
He Is cut off from the sweet air in the sick
~ fumes and damps;
He must toll In cramped POSITIONS; he must
take his life in hand.
For he works in deadly peril that but few
can understand;
But he does 1t al! in silence, and he seldom
makes kick,
Which Se Is %h {he s nek the praises Of the
He unlocks the bolted portals of the noun
tains to the stores
Hid In natures vast exchequer in her treas
ure house Of ores
He applies key dynamic, and the gates
are backward rolled,
And the" ancient rocks are riven to their
secret heart of gold.
Things of comfort and of beauty and of
usefulness are mined
By this brave and quiet worker-he's n
friend Of humankind;
Who, though trampled down and underpaid,
tolls on without a kick:
SO lift my hat in honor Of the man be-
hind the pick.
Colorado Springs Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29

Safe steamer lanes across the Pacific
ocean have been established, under the
plan proposed by the navy department
a year ago. These lanes are thirty miles
wide and insure safe navigation, for no
Instructions have been discovered. Re-
ports received by Capt. C. C. Todd, n.y.
drographer Of the navy, from sixty COM
manders of warships, government trans
ports and merchant steamers. show that
not single menace to navigation exists
within the limits Of the tracks plated by
the department The lanes connect San
Francisco with Honolulu, Guam and
Manila; San Francisco with Nagasaki,
and Honolulu and Guam with Nagasaki.
The benefit to the CRYING trade of the
Pacific is appreciated by exporters and
steamship men, and they propose to use
their influence to secure the adoption by
Congress of Rear-Admiral Bradford's
recommendation for a comprehensive sur
vey of the Pacific ocean. Can't. Todd
will stongly urge an appropriation for
the survey, and so will Rear-Admiral
Bradford.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29

Midwinter came down to breakfast and
picked up the daily paper lying on his
plate. He opened it casually, but a
number of bold headlines staring him in
nation and read the terrible news that
lied that the Castillian had gone down
in the Bay Of Biscay, and seventy per
sons, including Arthur Herman, had
been drowned. So it happened that the
Beauty Stone at, last claimed life,
It Was not until The u Following aI mo orn:
ing that Midwinter came to any decision
as to. how to act. AT first he thought
of going to Minnie Davenport and bold
~ telling her the truth, but eventually
decided that it might prejudice her
against him for all time. That he must
the true characteristics Of Herman's ma
ture, was subsequently apparent to him,
and with this object in view he set out
for an interview with her.
When he had nervously rung the bell
Of her house he became uncertain as
mestic standing in the doorway crushed
his fears. A moment later he was ush-
cred into the drawing room. A quick
step sounded along the passage. the door
opened, and the pretty face of Minnie
Davenport, radiant with smiles, came in
to view.
Good morning, Mr.. Midwinter," she
said. pray be seated
He sat down and faced her.
I'm afraid I'm poor hand at ex-
pressing sympathy" he began, awk-
wardly; but I called to offer my sin
cere condolemnce to you in your great
eavement."
He expected her to burst into tears,
but, instead, a fixed stare of astonish-
ment spread itself over her features
-! don't understand" she stammered,
with foreboding that she was about to
hear bad news.
"Bnt surely, you must have heard. The
Yes, yes: it has gone down. Terrible
affair. But no one of my acquaintance
was on board, with the exception of Mr.
Herman, poor fellow, who was drowned
Yes, that is what I mean. You were
engaged, and"
"Engaged! Nothing of the sort! He
but stoutly refused on each OCCASION
| did not care for him, although, perhaps,
dead"
But he told me you were engaged to
him." responded Midwinter, his counte-
nance Frightening.
''Then he told you what was certainly
not 3%tnt tr4 %ca ,; The man love still lives
Midwinter's mouth quivered. Once
again his hopes fell below zero.
''And might ask his name?' h. said.
A smile that broadened into laugh
rippled over the girls face, and rising
from her seat she went to his side and
put her arms about his; neck.
You old dear, you've been so good
and innocent all the time when leased
you so! Couldn't you understand that
refused you because I loved you, and
wanted to see if you really loved me,
! too?'
He drew her face down to his and
kissed her.
"Then I've lost one gem only to gain
another of far greater price," he muir
INJURED, and thought of the Beauty Stone
that had gone forever.-The Penny Pic
torial Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29
AN EPOCH-MAKING SCHOOL.
Psychological Institute Excites the
Wonder of All Observers.


Wonder of All Observers.
Coming as it does at the beginning Of
a new century, Mr.. Carnegie's prefer
means one Of the most complete in some
ways the most experimentation; of
its kind in the world. 1t begins where
others leave off. 1t is to be built, as it
were, on the experience of like institu-
tons the world over. The mistakes, the
defects Of technical education in other
great centers, are to be avoided. partly
experts have been consulted in planning
the institution and partly because the
possession of ample funds will enable the
trustees to overcome all difficulties that
have confronted like institutions Mt the
start. For with the Carnegie schools
dowments will not exist. The idea is to
gear the technical schools in with the ex-
listing public school systems of Pittsburg
and Allegheny, so that there will be a
steady ascent for the capables from the
bottom all the way to the top. The tech
meal college will require a high school
or an academic education; the high school
will be superposed on the education Of
the grammar grades, while those whose
school opportunities are few or wanting
the artisan classes meet the emergency.
At present any estimate of the effect of
the Carnegie schools on existing institu-
tlons is mere guessworh It is difficult
to see how its influence can be localized
altogether, since it transcends any exist
ing institutions, such as the Armour in
Chicago, the Pratt in Brooklyn and the
Drexel in Philadelphia. Still, while it
may force certain readjustments on exist
ing schools. it's main effect should be to
key. up technical education all over the
United States. AS Prof. Thurston quot
ed one enthusiast in his report, speaking
Of a visit to German technical univer-
sity, the Carnegie schools will realize
for greater number than ever before
what has been the dream of all technical
educators, that "highly educated men
should engage in teaching skilled work
men the profound philosophical principles
which underlie all material work, so as
to make their work their pleasure, excel
lence their ultimate gain and truth of
execution and finish their highest ambi-
ton. "-PhiladelDhia Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29
STEEL TRUST MARKETS.
Helps to Create New Fields to Con.
sume 1to Product. !, !

A point of progress which will find it's
fullest expression in the new steel cor
poration is that Of making new markets
for steel, writes Ray Stannard Baker in
McClure's Magazine. Only a few years
ago the SHOEMAKER was fulfilling his mis-
sion if he sat still and let the orders
come in, but today he manufactures not
only his steel, but also his markets to-
absorb it.
An. English writer exclaims: "The
American steelmakers manufacture busi-
ness out of nothing!' And one has only
to look upon the recent development in
the United States Of steel buildings, steel
bridges, steel railroad cars, steel rail-
Rad ties, steel ships, and SO on, to real
ize the truth Of this assertion. Mr.: Car
negie kept more than hundred draughts7
men employed in the business Of proving
that steel was better for certain purposes
than wood or stone. Did New York
builder propose putting up large Office
structure, Mr.. Carnegie agreed to draw
the plans without charge, provided only
that in case steel was used his company
should have the contract 1t is by. such
poses to spread itself. - jIf5E" =. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29

The chamois is another animal that
seems doomed to extinction by reason Of
the commercial necessities, or fancied ne
cessities, of man. The complete disap-
pearance Of the pretty animal from the
French Alps is seriously threatened, and
the scientific papers are calling for meas
ures that will protect it. The channels
makes its refuge and home in the most
inaccessible places, at heights varying
from $500 to 1850 feet, and yet the gun
mercilessly hunts it out and shoots it
down. There is large reserve in Italy,
on which the animal is protected, and it
is suggested that the same means be
adopted in France,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29

An interesting Industrial enterprise is
the arrangement made by the Southern
railway to plant large colony of Firms
on it's line in Georgia. Some 10000
acres Of land have been bought for the
purpose and what was done years ago
successfully for the rapid peopling of the
Northwest will now begin to be done for
the waste places Of the South. Steady
effort for few years by a strong corpor-
alton like the Southern may be expected
to produce results. The Firms are an ad-
mirable people and will be desirable citi-
zens. Other oppressed nationalities will
in time hear of the chances offered them
in the South through judicious system
of advertisement in Europe, and it is pre-
dicted that the present small movement
of immigration into the South will be-
come much more considerable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29

An association has been formed of ex-
members of the Canadian Northwest
mounted police residing in the terrific
ries. The name assumed is Northwest
Mounted Police veterans, and the men,
bership is about 1000. A meeting was
held recently at Calgary, the associatio
was organized, honor was paid to the
graves Of deceased comrades, and din
ner was held. At the dinner Commits
sioner Perry, after remarking that the
force carries out it's onerous duties,
ranging over vast territory, with a
strength Of but $50, proceeded to urge
that the Dominion government utilize
the Veterans association as a reserve
cOrns
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29

The agricultural department of Victoria
has recently made experiments with ref
erence to the preservation Of fresh fruits.
Pears and peaches packed in the ordinary
boxes for shipment were subjected to the
vapors of hydrocyanic gas. The fruits
were then taken out of the boxes and
separately wrapped in tissue paper. Some
Of them were again treated with the gas,
and the whole lot was placed in a dry
room at a temperature of 40 degrees
Fair. and kept there for seven weeks.
When the fruits were taken out they
were in an excellent state of preserva-
ton, especially those thar had been treat
ed with the gas second time. Not only
the pears, but the peaches, felt hard to
the touch, retained their fresh appear
ance, and showed no decayed spots, as the
germs had all been killed by the gas.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29

The Crandall Toy works of Pennsyl-
vania has purchased a large tract of
lumber and mineral land in northern
Georgia, a short distance from Chatta-
nooga. The company is having a rail
road line built through the center of this
tract which lies partly in three counties.
In the center Of the tract the com pany
will erect town of its own. A large
factory will be build at this point and
houses for the workmen. The town will
be built and operated after the name,
Of Pullman, III. Surveyors are at work
surveying branch lines of railroad
through the tract. Coal miners will be
opened and fuel and raw material will
be supplied in abundance to operate one
of the greatest toy concerns in America
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29

State Fish Commissioner S. p. Bart
lett Of Illinois is responsible for the
statement that enough fish have persisted
during the hot spell last summer to have
stocked the streams Of the United
States. He says that in the ponds and
lakes in the Illinois river bottoms there
were acres Of dead fish lying on the sur
face Of the water. In one pond where
the water averages foot in depth there
were 10000 dead black bass lying on
the surface. and most Of them died in
one day, July %. These ponds and
lakes were formed from the overflow of
the Illinois river. They cover an aver
age space of from thirty to forty acres
each, and were originally from ? to 3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29

At the new Olympia mills at Colum-
bus, S. c., the tall chimney which has
heretofore been such a distinguishing
feature of "a mill is completely done
away with and for it is substituted a
short steel plate stack extending barely
above the roof. Draft is produced by
two fans driven by engines. An outer
she'll surrounds the stack, and through
the annular; space between air is drawn
from the atmosphere down into the fan
room. The heat thus acquired is finally
drawn to the fires through pipes extend
ing beneath the asbDits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-29
feet deep. During the heated period the
water .evaporated rapidly, and what re-
NAMED reached a temperature Of from
III to ZIG degrees. =" :! >"

One Of the most remarkable memories
Of which there is any record is that OF
Richard G. Gill, the, veteran superiuten.
dent Of the model department in the pat.
ent Office at Washington. 1t is estimated
that there are more than 100000 models
in Mr.. ellis department.. Mr.. Gill has
not only learned the workings Of each
individual model, but he remembers each
SO perfectly that he can describe its
workings from memory without bother
ing to hunt up the model itself. HI
knows the year the model was received
who the inventor was and other infor
nation regarding the invention.