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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

The greatest gathering of Canadian
troops since Confederation is to take
place in Toronto during the visit of the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York. 1t is understood that the govern
ment. instead of having number Of
reviews in different places, will make the
military feature of the trip an attraction
at one point only, and Toronto is the
chosen city. Not less than 10000 men
are to be assembled in that city. They
will be brought from every part Of the
Province Of Ontario, and include all arms
Of the service. Pay and subsistence will
be furnished by the Dominion govern
ment, the cost of transportation. etc. for
the two or three days that the men will
he away from their homes being not less
than 10000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21
Too Skeptical by Half:

The discoveries Of the explorers in
Egypt. as in Crete, are telling all on the
side of the credulous against the skepti-
cal. The house of Minos has been estab-
lished on something like a historic basis,
and now, Prof. Flinders Petrie told US on
Wednesday last Mena. the first King Of
united Egypt, who had been relegated by
the knowing ones to the realm Of myth
under the various names OF Mena, Minos,
Manu-, ''comes before us as real and as
Familiarity as the Kings of the. Thirtieth
dynasty or Of Saxon ENGLAND; Prof.
civilizations, hitherto hardly dreamt OF in
our histories. should read lesson in hui
mility to the clever people who would
erase from history's page everything
whose existence could not be proved to
their own particular satisfaction. The
lifting Of the veil by the explorers is
showing us day by day that we have all
along been inclined to believe too little,
not too much. 1t should give pause to
our skepticism Of traditions which cannot
be established, for the facts which have
now been brought to light would have
been facts none the less. though they
had never been proved-London Satur-
day Review.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21
THE FIRST or { JUNE.

Now have come the shining days
when field ana wood are robed anew,
And DER the world q silver haze ,.is u
Blends the emerald with the blue.
Now doth summer clOthc the land
Iii garments free from spot or stain
The lustrous leaves, the hills untanned.t +.
The vivid. meads,. the .glaucous grain ].
The day looks new. coin unworn,
Freshly stamped in heavenly mint; =
The sky keeps on it's look Ut morn;
OF age and death there is no hint.
How soft the landscape near and far!
i shining veil the trees 1nfold: 51s&s
The day remembers moon and star;
\ silver lining hath its gold. ~,
Again see the clover bloom, :,
And wade in grasses lush and sweet;
Again has vanished all my gloom
With daisies smiling at my feet.
Again from out the garden hives
The exodus of frenzied bees:
The humming cyclone onward drives,
Or finds repose amid the trees.
At dawn the river seems shade
A liquid shadow deep as Space.
But when the sun the mist has laid.
A diamond shower smites Its face.
The seasons tide now nears Its hight,
And gives to earth an aspect new:
Every shoal is hid from sight.
With current fresh as morning dew.
John Burroughs in Century.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21
NOT TENDERFEET, THESE.

observations by Col. Munson on the
Hardened Soles of Florida.
Il don't know what you mean when
you speak of tenderfeet," says Col. Mum
son in the New York Sun. But l re-
Gently saw a couple Of illustrations Of
what tough feet are.
Ivy, .'While at St: Petersburg Fla, last
conch, or saltwater native, to help me
get my boat into the water. l gave him
9. cigar and a match at the beginning Of
the engagement and ne was about to
strike the. match upon the freshly-painted
side of the boat, but something in the
expression Of my face must have de-
TERED him, as he suddenly withdrew his
hand, raised his bare foot and scratched
the match upon his heel. 1t was the
first time l ever saw it done and it
grated upon my nerves for moment.
Later. l was cruising. on Matanzas
Pass and we came upon bed of fine oys-
ters which Commodore Garry Van
covered. My man started to gather
some. but before getting out of the boat
he took off new pair of shoes, saying:
Il don't mean to git them new shoes all
cut to pieces
HE had no stockings on and Won
dered at him, as did when l first saw
Jap climb ladder Of swords with
which he had previously slit up sheets
of paper, for the Florida oyster has an
edge which would put razor to shame
and never touched bunch of oysters
with my hand without losing blood
lone day when we were getting up a
sleeps head roast on Sanibel island. my
friend. Charles B. Hogg of Pleasure
Bay, y. j., remarked to darby: You
are standing on live coal"
IL thought l smelt suffin burning.
said the darkey as he leisurely removed
his sole from the glowing ember
The skin on this negroes feet was
hard baked and nearly a quarter Of an
inch thick. looked closely at him when
he came out of the water after wading
for five hours and there was a ridge of
skin like the welt of shoe all around
his foot. 1t was nearly a quarter of an
inch wider than his foot and was gray
ish white. having been swollen and
bleached by the salt water of the gulf
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21
Plague of the Prfckly Pear.

One Of the most serious difficulties in
the way Of land settlement in some parts
Of Australia is said to be an obnoxious
plant called the .prickly pear. As pest
with the rabbits. It has taken possession
of whole tracts Of country and the settler
has to fight a pitched battle for every
acre he calls his own. A single fruit
hund1edfold of good, productive seed All
heritage may droop, die and disappear in
the oven Of an Australian drouth, but the
pear survives, fourishes and carries on It's
processes Of expansion and reproduction
for life when irouth is devastating The
land this pest is 4 living example Of the
survivalo of the 'unfttest." It was brought
to Australia, like the rabbit, either for use
or ornament, AID 1t has become a plague
the colony Of Queensland, at least. is a
question OF national importance. sEs9
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21
to graduate.

Some Americans are altogether too
ready to make concessions. An unreflect-
ing editor remarks:
They are getting away ahead of us in
the old country. At Vienna a divorced
women's club has been formed to provide
a home and remunerative work for those
who are obliged to earn their living.
Getting ahead of the United States!
Not by a good deal. If there were a d.
vorccd women's club in this country nine
tenths Of the persons eligible for member
ship would be married again before the
organization had time to pass upon their
apDlicatiOns
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

A portrait of the late President James
Buchanan. painted by William NJ Chase
and said to be a very excellent likeness,
has been presented to the Mercersburg
academy, in the Franklin county, Pa,
borough of that name, by Mrs. Henry E.
Johnston Of Washington, D. c., who is
better known. both in this country and in
Europe, as Harriet Lane. the mistress
Of the white house under the administra-
ton Of President Buchanan MERGERS
burg is the birthplace Of James Buchan-
an. and it is therefore singularly appro-
pirate that his portrait should hang in
the hall Of its academy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

now average about 500 or 600 day.
There was a decided let down in the
number Of daily recruits Immediately
after the surrender Of Aguinaldo. bn.
enlstments have since picked up. TIL
order Of Secretary Root fixing the mum
Der of men in each company on a peace
footing has enabled the recruiting officers
to make good progress in compile ring
certain regiments. The new order Gu:
down the number of men required for
the infantry and cavalry companies, and
the surplus thus obtained was trans
ferred to the artillery. 1t is now stated
that the infantry and cavalry regiments
are now about four-ffths filled and that
more than one-third of the increase au-
thoyized for the artillery has been OBJ
tanned.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21
LIFE ON PACIFIC SLOPE.
People Temper What is Disagreeable
with Good Humor


with Good Humor.
The author of Life and Sport on the
Pacific Slope" says that in assemblages
where little patience and good humor
temper what is disagreeable the people
of the Pacific slope are at their best,
Once, at performance of some play.
several youths were guying the principal
character, to the annoyance of everybody
else. Suddenly man said to them. very
politely:
THAT lady on the stage is making 50
much noise that we cannot hear What
you are saying. But | hope we shall
have the pleasure of listening to your
criticisms later, when the act is over"
Silence followed the remark.
At times something more forcible is
needed. A certain woman had one day
been rudely treated by minor railway
official. She was very indignant. and
quite at loss for words; but she had
saving sense OF humor, and turned to
a stranger at her elbow.
Sir" said she, will you tell this man
what think Of him?''
The stranger, without betrayine the
least excitement, said in melancholy
drawl:
Sir, this woman thinks you are an
understrapper. clothed with a little brief
authority, whose only qualification for
the place you occupy is your extraordi-
nary impudence.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

There can be no presumption that the
inmates Of a lunatic asylum are danger
Gus or unskillful workmen from the fact
alone that they are insane. holds the Su-
preme court of California. in the case of
Atkinson VS.. Clark. and superintendent
Of an insane asylum who allows some Of
the inmates to assist in tearing down a
brick wall is not liable for an injury re-
ceived by regular workman, who was
also engaged in the work, unless the evil
dence shows that the superintendent was
careless or unskillful in the selection of
the inmates.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21
Hawaiian Fisheries to be Studied.

In compliance with resolution Of Con
cries of the United States is arranging
to send an expedition to the Hawaiian
islands for the purpose Of making a COM
prehensive study Of the fishes and other
aquatic resources of those islands. The
work of the specialists who compose the
party. as mapped out for the present
quantity and quality Of the commercial
and shore fishes. mollusks, crustaceans
and other aquatic animals and plants.
Attention will be given to the actual and
relative values, and the commercial i'm
portance Of the different species; their
migrations. spawning times and places,
average size and other pertinent facts.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21
Corn Oil Versus Olive Oil,

The industrial and commercial papers
Of Continental Europe are calling alter
ton to the approaching, competition of
oil is greatly appreciated from an indus
trial point of view, and that its fine
golden color and agreeable taste make it
a possible rival for older and better
known varieties of table oil. Well-direct-
ed efforts have been made for some time,
notably at the Paris Exposition, to estab-
fish this product in foreign markets. and
from present indications it would appear
that they have been successful.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

The impressive fact is not that the
Americans who sat down with King Ed
ward the other day possessed so and so
many millions. 1t is that when they got
up from the table they retained their
money. Baccarat for high stakes isn't
the thing now that Edward has ceased
to be Prinse of Wales and has become
King Of England.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

In the case of Capt. Blackburn, who
has sailed from Gloucester in a twenty
fve-foot boat, bound for Europe, it is
an even question whether he will be
drowned by the swapping Of his boat, or
killed by the embalmed canned goods
that he has in the provision locker.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

The foreign effort to throw discredit up
on American locomotives will not stay
the development of a growing export
trade in railway equipment. American
locomotives have never failed at home;
and conditions here are more exacting
than railway demands in Europe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

The new antiseptic discovered at Ann
Arbor may not be good for internal
nSe." but it will get into the human anat-
omy if it proves to have any value in the
preservation of food articles externally
as we'll as internally.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

"Cheiro,' the palmist. has gone to cul-
tivating vines in France. If he can bring
his genius as CRATER into play in his
new line. the million with which he is
said to have retired will be multiplied in
ShOrt order
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

1t looks like reaction against co-edu-
cation. The management of Leland
Stanford University announces that only
a limited number of girls will be admit
ted after next year, while the Armour
Institute at Chicago has abandoned CO.
education with a short, sharp shock, ~
leaving class of forty-seven young
women in their third year with no
Claucp to graduate
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

That Georgia sheriff who risked his
life to protect a negro prisoner from a
mob OF lynchers is the hero of the hour.
Like many another hero, however, his
nobility is not recognized by his neigh
bors. On the contrary, they look upon
him as the meanest man they know.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

Summer is a little behind time this
year, but from the tornado reports it is
evident that she is likely to break in upon
us quite suddenly in order to make up for
lost time
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

Better evidence than the statements of
men hired to find fault with it will be
required to convince Minnesota people
that their election law is a failure.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

No. the poor fellow killed by leaping
from Brooklyn bridge was not thinking
of literary career; he was qualifying
himself for the lecture platform.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

Able Moreaux's theory as to the sun
spots is more worthy of consideration
than the average rumor as to the prob
able ending of the Boer war.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

Andrew Carnegie ought to endow Il
chair in some American university to in
struct American youth in the Scotch vir-
tue of living within ones income.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

Old English silver effects are the popu-
lar style of the moment
The finish is the dull gray that looks
so well against the rich color of a Elem
ish oak sideboard.
The general shape of the tablepiece is
low and squat, suggesting the old-fash-
Toned ale mugs.
Some Of the handles are of ivory or
ebony, but the most popular handle is
straw-color woven in a fancy pattern.
The decoration resembles rare hand carv-
ing, while some Of the pieces bear cnri-
Gus o]d-time proverbs in the odd-shaDed
old English letters.
Likewise new in the general field of
silverware is Berice metal, a production
somewhat similar to the German impOrt-
ed Kaiser Zinn'' ware, but made to
adapt itself more to American ideas
Very lovely in this metal is handsome
vase. 1t is nontarnishable, has a rich,
soft, gray tone, and presents a rarely,
artistic appearance. Other pieces maie
in the Berice metal are beer stems. tank
ards, loving cups, candlesticks. tea sets
and similar articles. They are decorated
in all the popular styles, including the art
nCuveau.
Among the little trifIes that como r..
the new things in silverware are Buffalo
exposition souvenir spoons. The sDoon
collector will want one in her collection:
even If she does not attend the big show
en- Lake Erie.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

According to statement from tho
War Department, enlistments are pro-
crossing at satisfactory rate. They
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

Heron was red when he was in the
church. Now he is read out of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

The most astonishing thing about that
Vassar girls jump Of 13 feet 712 inches
is that there wasn't a mouse in sight,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

The finish is the dull gray that looks
so well against the rich color of Flem-
ish oak sideboard.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

The general shape of the tablepiece is
low and squat, suggesting the old-fash-
toned ale mugs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21
New Things in Silverware.

Old English silver effects are the popu-
lar style of the moment
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-21

It was vanishing day at the Royal
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-02
SULTAN IS DEFIANT.
Turkey Refuses to Pay Uncle
Sans Missionary Claim
of 100000.

A special to the New York Herald
from Washington says
Payment of the missionary claims
pending against Turkey is no longer
expected by the administration. Al
though the sultan entertained the Off
GERS of the Kentucky in truly royal
style, he did not let the presence of
the battleship have any effect upon his
pocketbook and still holds the $4,000
which American missionaries assert is
the value of personal and mission prop
erty destroyed six years ago. The Ken
lucky has left Smyrna for Port Said
en- route to Manila.
The belief of the administration that
Turkey will not settle the claims arises
out of the reported purpose of Great
Britain to press the missionary claims
of her subjects against the sublime
porte.
Il is stated that if another nation be-
gins to press it's claims the sultan will
probably decline to settle those of the
United States. The reason the Amer
lean claims have not been disposed of
is the fear of Turkey that other gov
ernments will require that their claims
be paid.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-02
OFFICIAL RETURNS ALL IN
Some Interesting Figures of the
Late Presidential Election.

Official returns of the November
election are now allin. No difference is
shown in the standing of the electoral
college from that announced the morn
ing after the election, namely, 292 votes
for Mckinley and 1855 for Bryan. The
figures of the popular vote are inter-
esting. They show that Mckinley re-
ceiyed a total of 7,217,677 votes, Bryan
6,357 1853, Wooley PRO. POI, 1868, Barker
(Pop.) 80, 1872 Debs $50. Dem.) 1852
and Malloney $50. Lab.) 53,450. Nc
Kinley's plurality over Bryan was $685.
824, and his majority over all 46S, 056.
1t is interesting to note that the popu-
list ticket, concerning which consid-
cradle amount of fuss was made, polled
the smallest vote of any of the "also
rams" The only state in which Barker,
the populist candidate, showed any
strength at all was Texas, where he
got 20, 981 votes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-02
ENORMOUS HOLIDAY TRADE.
DAWSON WAS PACKED AND
TANNED WITH BUYERS.
Many Came from a Distance, and
All Were Pleased With
Their Purchases.

Dawson's holiday trade was all that
was expected of it. 1t was great
week in the town. All the merchants
were rushed, and more trading was
done in the stores than had been
known in years.
The climax came Monday, with
great throngs of jostling, pushing hui
manity upon the streets, the num-
Der, some say, being larger than had
ever gathered here before. The prin-
cipal streets reminded one of Broad
way, New York, SO crowded were they
with people and vehicles.
The buyers were on the lookout for
holiday goods, but all of the merchants
had all they could attend to. While
the toy shops and bookstores were
over-run with shoppers, many of the
purchasers were of substantial ma
ture and. the dry goods establishments,
the shoe dealers and the hardware
merchants had all they could do to
wait on their customers.
Every train from all directions that
reached the city brought crowds of
buyers, and the express Office was tax
ed to handle the freight which was
shipped to and from here.
Buyers from distance were all well
pleased with their purchases in Daw-
son. Comparing prices here with
those in other markets, they are con-
yinced that Dawson is as cheap mar
ket as there is in the state for ali class
es of goods.
The method here of selling goods
cheap for the cash has made Dawson
one of the busiest little cities of them
all.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-02
PLETHORA OF DUKES.
Several of Them Are Now in This
Country Inspecting the
HeireSseS.

There seems lately to have been de-
veloped between English dukes and
the United States about the same af-
fnity as exists between cOckleburs and
a sleeps tail; that is, the former lose
no opportunity to catch on. Notwith-
standing that we people of the United
States, in keeping with our national
code of political ethics. affect to de-
spise titles. coronets, coats-of-arms and
other insignia of nobility and glory in
the equality of mankind, we clearly
loye a.lord, " especially an English one,
as is made evident by the warmth with
which we greet each titled nincom-
poop as he comes over, and the celeri-
ty. with which our heiresses range
themselves in line to be inspected by
the aforesaid titled nincompoops with
a view to bestowlng their hands and
fortunes upon them in marriage.
There are at present no less than
three English dukes in the country,
with several others hustling abou
"deah OF Lunnon" and elsewhere to
raise the means to take their coronets
out of pawn in anticipation OF an Amer
lean Savannah News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-02
ELEPHANT CLIMBS STAIRS.
Takes a Drink and a Cigar and
Ascends Three Flights of Steps.

A Chicago dispatch says Barney,
a ton-and-a-half live elephant, walked
into the Chicago Athletic Association
this afternoon, waved the attendants
to one side with his giant trunk, pick
ed up an imported cigar from the cigar
stand and then started up the marble
stairway. After he had assembled three
flights of steps he made himself COM
Portable on the fourth floor, where he
spent the night munching hay.
Barney in his feat had the assistance
of a stimulant, being "a little nip" of
gallon or so of whisky, well sweetened
with molasses. He was then safely
chained to post on the gymnasium
floor alongside four lions, cage of
snakes, raccoons, and score of other
wild beasts.
All of this animal aggregation was
brought from the Lincoln Park Zoo
early in the afternoon to form part of
the Monster Menagerie of Beasts Fa-
nous for Their Beauty, Ferocity or
Scarcity" which will be on exhibition
tonight, when the club house doors are
thrown open on the "Second Annual
G.. A. A. Circus"
The bills describe the show as a
"Multitudinous, Overwhelming, Inde-
scribable, Crush of Amazing Gymnic,
Acrobatic, Spectacular, Aerial, and
Hippodramatic Sensations"