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ness is sent to the elders Of the church,
and at an appointed time they appear.
pour oil upon the head of the sick man,
lay their hands upon his head, and Of
fer prayers in his behalf. Baptism is
administered In running water and by
threefOld immersion.
Almost all of the Dunkards are en- l,
gagged in farming. They will suffer. Il u
wrong rather than go to law about It,
and are not accustomed to take any
part in politics, though more and more
Of the young men of the church are
to be found among those who vote
regularly and take an intelligent In
terest in matters Of public policy. The
old-fashioned Dunkards pride them
selves on the pe%culiarities which sep
arate them from other people, and are
accustomed to refer to the members Of
thir church as Goods peculiar people,"
But it is the dissemination of the young
people of their church to cut them
selves off from others of their own age
that has proved to be the greatest
weakness of the church. 1t is said to
be barely holding it's W at the pres
ontutime.
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A Complimentary Endorsement.

"A
A farmer was travelling to London In
quest of legal advice, and during the
journey became impressed with the be-
lief that he had left behind certain i'm
portant papers. AS he made a hurried
investigation of his bag he said:
IF I did leave those papers I'm a
fool"
He continued the search, and a mo-
ment later exclaimed:
"I1l bet it'll turn out I'm a fool"
For the third time he rummaged
through the bag, and as he reached the
last bundle he repeated:
Eyes, sir, l believe it'll turn out I'm a
fool"
Now the travelling British public
greatly resents any disturbance Of it's
solemn silence, and a man on the other
side Of the compartment, who had list
ened f%rowningly to the farmers defini-
ton Of his own status, looked over his
newspaper and said, with sarcastic in
terest:
"Oblige me, sir, by laying a little
money that same way for me-"
The proposition was not accepted,
partly because betting is immoral, and
partly because the farmer felt that his
companion would have a sure thing.
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struck with the strange fact that all
the doors are extremely small and Of
the same size, measuring exactly five
feet in height and twenty inches in
width. This, it is explained by the
old Dunkards who still live about
Ephreta, was intended to be a constant
reminder to the faithful, as they
stopped and twisted to get through the
doors, that the way which leadeth to
eternal life is narrow and steep.
These Dunkards are inclined to live
together in communities, though this is
less pronounced than formerly. They
are cut off from the rest of the world
not only by their peculiar dress but by
many of the religious beliefs and OBJ
servances. Altogether they now num-
Der more than 100000 members, though
there is not much If any growth in their
numbers of recent years. The young
people who grow up in the denomina-
ton seem to be more and more inclined
to leave it in recent years for some
faith which will give them more lib
erty Of thought and action.
Every congregation Of the Dunkards
is entirely independent Of the rest and
elects it's own deacons, ministers, and
Bishops. None of the clergy is paid a
regular salary, but if he is poor the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
1Al.uruso u.cnay's Case.

Rockbridge. Mo-, June 24.-The> neigh.
borhood and particularly the members
Of kockbridge Lodge, No. 1875, A. F. 4
A. NJ. are feeling very much pleased
over the recovery Of Mr.. Ambrose Nc.
Kay, a prominent citizen and an honor.
ed member of the Masonic Fraternity.
Mr.. Mckay had been suffering for
years with Diabetes and Rheumatism,
which recently threatened to end his
days. His limbs were so filed with
pain that he could not sleep. He was
very bad.
Just then some one suggested A new
remedy-Dodd's Kidney Pills-which
has been much advertised recently as a
cure for Bright's Disease, Diabetes,
Dropsy, Rheumatism and Kidney
Trouble.
After Mr.. Mckay had used a few
doses, he commenced to improve. His
pain all left him, and he is almost as
we'll as ever. He says Dodd's Kidney
Pills are worth much more than they
cost. They are certainly getting a great
reputation in Missouri, and many very
startling cures are being reported.
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The Dunkards originated in Ger
many, out Of which country they were
driven by persecution early in the
eighteenth century. They came to
Pennsylvania on the invitation Of Will
liam Penn, and in that State they
throve and grew numerous. Until re-
Gently Pennsylvania has been the head
center of the Dunkards, but SO many
of them have emigrated to the farm
lands of the far West that the center
has now shifted.
1t was from one Of the Pennsylvania
communities that sprang an even more
curious and interesting Development
that of the monastic Town of Ephreta,
Pa, once a manufacturing and COM
mercial metropolis, now a mere vii
lage.
Nearly 200 years ago Conrad Beissel,
of Dunkard parentage, was baptized
into the German Baptist Church. He
was a man of great study and pious
zeal, and he became convinced that
the seventh, instead Of the first, day
of the week should be observed as the
Sabbath day. He wrote tracts in sup
port of this view and urged it so
strongly that, to avoid trouble, he was
finally compelled to withdraw from
membership in the society. He retired
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church members will contribute to his
support. When there are questions
which involve more than one congrega-
ton district and general conferences
are held, and the Dunkards meet by
the thousands in the open air to settle
them.
At every conference, as well as at
the love-feasts which are held in every
congregation twice a year, the first GER
emory Is that of the washing of feet.
All the men of the congregation sit on
one side of the Westinghouse and all
the women or the other side. Then, as
the candles are lit, the members on the
front benches remove their shoes and
stockings. Men and women come in,
carrying tubs Of lukewarm water, and
a man on the mans side and u woman
on the woman's side then wash the
feet, m by one, shaking the right hand
Of each individual as the washing is
completed and giving the kiss of peace.
Closely following the person who does
the washing comes another person,
girded about the waist with a long
towel, who wipes the feet and bcstows
the kiss Of peace and the right hand
of fellowship in his or her turn. AS
one benchful has the ceremony per-
formed another takes it's place until all
the congregation has taken part. While
the feet washing is in progress the min
lister makes a brief speech or reads
from the Bible some passages abiding
to the ceremony.
In the meeting-houses the back of
every third bench is so arranged that 1t
can be turned N a pivot and trans
formed into a table, about which the
faithful gather for the sacrament of
the Lords supper. The pew back is
covered with a white cloth, upon which
are placed large bowls of soup. Three
or four people help themselves from
each of these bowls. After this the
communion itself is administered, and
the services conclude with the singing
of hymns and preaching.
In cas- of sickness among the mem
bers of the church the orthodox mem
bers cling to the ancient ceremonies of
amounting the patient with oil and pray
ing over him. Word Of each case of i'll
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28

Chief Denis Swenies retirement from the Chicago fire. department, afer 4
service OF over fifty years, marks al epoch in fire department annals. During
that time tn chief has seen and helped to fight he ereatestco confederation II
modern tmes-the fire that almost wiped Chicago off the map in 1871. While
that vas. the greatest fire in all probability tina: the chief is destined % ever
behold, nj it va. the most destructive it did not equal in the element Of per-
sonal danger many others that tn chief was called OF to fight in his long Oh.
nectonw with the department.
Denis Joseph Swene vas BORN in Glasgow, Scotland, OF July 20, 1884. There
boxes near a stable, whereh e directed a young volunteer. company with small
ing in New York in july 1s49 he came directly to Chicago. At this time tho
volunteer companies were in existence. The work that they undertook vas a
marvel am a delight ito the young Scot: On Dec; g. 1919 his name was enrolled
a a member Of the ounteer department., and he was made a runner" with
Niagara No. In ii the the months m years that have passed his name has meyer
been erased from the rolls Of the department. The second organization to which
the veteran ehef vas attached vas he Red Jacket company No. 4 which vas
famous in the early day of Chicago. In September 1854, he Red Jackets
passed into history and Mr.. Swenie returned to the Niagara, where he remained
until 1856, when he was made first assistant engineer of the department. In
March he vas made chief engineer, and was assigned the work of organizing
the paid steam fire department. a mighty step forward for Chicago. He went
work, with the whole volunteer force against him. In those days it vas
CUSTOMARY for thu fremen to- select at a regular assembly a chief, who as ac-
ceped by both political parties. On Oct /, 1873. the fire captain was made
first assistant fire marshal by the order of Chief Benner. He continued in
this position until July 3, 1879, when he vas appointed acting chief by the first
Mayor Harrison and va confirmed by the City Council as FIRE marshal and chief
of brigade o. Nov. 10, 1879, which position he held until his recent resignation.
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days run on record at the rate Of % 10
knots per hour, could easily be over
hauled by the Jeanne Dare. The
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, of the
North German line with her 22A-knot
speed and the swift Cunarder Lucania,
that has crossed the Atlantic in five
days and five hours, would also fall a
prey to the Jeanne Dare. The cap
ture of a few prizes like these from
a greater financial loss than a naval
battle defeat. Indeed, the knowledge
that such a commerce destroyer as the
Jeanne Dare were lowering unseen
beyond the horizon to waylay all ship
ping would doubtless make more Of a
panic in the enemy's country than the
appearance of a whole hostile squadron
of warships off the coast.
This new French marine racer was
begun about three years ago. She was
launched from the shipyards at Toulon
in June, 1899. Since then the >engi-
neers have been packing her hull with
machinery. putting her big triple ex-
pansion engines in place and adjusting
the three shafts and propellers. The
Jeanne D'Arc is as big as most ocean
liners. She is ST. feet long, with a g.
foot beam and a draught of rs feet of
water. She has two military masts,
with fighting tops; an armor belt Of
from. three to six inches in thickness,
and decks of steel plating; so she need
not be afraid of tackling any ordinary
warship. But her special duty will be
o cover great distances. at high speed,
and capture all commerce that b
comes across. For this reason she has
bunkers that will hold 400 tons OF
coal. With this supply she could make q
three trips across the Atlantic without
recOaling. Her armament consists Of
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we can send you some present.
bowed them out as graciously as 1
knew how, and forgot all about it.. Six
months later I received by mail a pack
age and a letter from these people.
They had not forgotten my kindness.
And now that they were in
better circumstances they wanted to
send me something X = but what
should it be? At last they had decided.
There was n thing they were both
particularly fond Of. They were going
to send it and hoped I would appreci.
ate and like it. l found a cheaply
framed amateur photograph of a cat
boat on Long Island Sound. On the
margin was written in lead pencil: The
place where we became engaged"
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into what was then a wilderness and
made his home in an old ave IN the
bank Of a river, where he lived the life
of a hermit. Gradually some Of his
friends and others who were convinced
that he had the right way of thinking
gathered about his cavern, and in 1892
a communistic life was entered upon by
those who followed him. The men
the society wore long white flannel
gowns and cowls, with shirts, trousers,
and vests Of the same material. The
women were attired in the same way,
with the exception that a short petit
coat was substituted for the trousers.
There were no vows Of celibacy taken
nor required, though the idea was
taught by Beissel. Both the brothers
and sisters were known by monastic
names. About these two monastic
communities gathered a good sized
community Of people who believed in
the doctrines taught by Beisscl and
wanted to follow him. All property
was held in common, and in a few
years the farm lands held by the COM
munity and worked by the brothers and
sisters became extremely productive
and valuable. Gradually also Touring
mills, paper and saw mills, and wooden
mills were erected On the banks Of the
river by the community, and at one
time they were the largest mills Of
their kind in the United States. The in
come from all these enterprises was
large. and it all went into the COM
mon fund and was used for the COM
mon support. The community was also
active in PROSECUTING, and set up one
Of the first printing presses in the
country to turn out its own books and
tracts.
Now the mills are almost all in ruins.
The great estate Of the old community
has practically passed out of the hands
of the few surviving members of the
society, and the last of the brothers in
white gowns has long since passed
away.
The old cloisters, where the brothers
and sisters lived until a few years ago.
are now leased to a number OF families
and are fast crumbling into decay.
Within their walls one will first be
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
Great Mems Playfellows.

Thomas Jefferson's happiest hours
were spent in working and playing
with his children and grandchildren.
Charles Dickens found his best recrea-
ton in the same way. Abraham Lin
coin soothed the anxieties of war days
by romping with his boys in the White
House. And New England's grand old
man, Everett Hale, has kept young in
spite of a long life Of hard public labor
by cultivating the society of his chill
dren and their children.-Indianapolis
News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
.MEALlEE MONDAY. Z
University Holiday for Poor students
II to Replenish Lnrders.

TOV1 = -
Il. *ES to Rep1enish Lnrders.
A characteristic feature Of the Scottish.
university which is worthy Of special.
mentionis that it has always afforded an
opportunity to poor students Of obtaining
ans5education. There hasTSalways existed
in the universities a fine spirit which has
regarded with honor the struggles Of stu
dents. who are e"ndeavorlng to support
themselves. And these students have so
priced an education as to lead lives of
terminedly set upon the far-0ff goal.
Many students from their Highland
homes have appeared at the beginning of
the academic year with a bag: Of oatmeal
and a barrel Of potatoes, representing the
sole store of life and. energy for months
to come. So common was this practice
p ta35 3 1 FnoM1 as ta aMe @iIiayfMae en %SS "a IN
ORDER to give the students an opportunity
Of returning home to replenish' their lard
er. This day is still observed as a hOli-
day. In his "reminiscences Of Edinburgh
Robert Chambers tells the story CT his
early experiences at the univeristy-how
a friend, his brother and himself had
lived together, and each had brought to
the common store a bag of oatmeal. The
three bags hung from one Of the rafters
of their room, and the landlady would
~scrupulously take "a handful of the meal
from each bag, in order to mix the morn
ing porridge, according to a strictly equi-
table principle of distribution.
It must be remembered also that, in
many cases, untold sacrifices must be
borne in the homes whence the sons set
forth to secure an education, in%rder that
they may live in a university town at
all, even in the simplest possible manner.
It is by no means an isolated case, that
story of the father who had but three
cows, and one of them he sold in order to
send his son to st.: Andrew's.-Scribner's
Mspazina
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
Origin OF "Grass Widow"

Society in India, it appears from the
Bengal papers, is being disturbed just
now over the origin of the term grass
widow" and a considerable amount
of research has been directed to the
subject. So far the inquiries made
have succeeded in tracing the word
back to the year 1874, when it was used
in the Calcutta Review. In the opinion
of qualified philologists the term is a
corruption Of the much older one
s'grace widow" This is derived from
..vidua de gratia," which may be in
terpreted literally as widow by IA
yOr.'-LOndOn News. {
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
A Picture for a Fee.

Among the "laughable experiences
narrated by the Rev. d. NJ. Steele, in
his account of "Some People I Have
Married." in the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, is this one 1T was after my first
ceremony. The groom shifted ~uneasily
from m foot to the other and observed
that they were surely very much
obliged You see,' he explained, we
have not much money to begin life,
but if things 60 we'll, perhaps in a year
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
Oldest Church in the Country.

The Oldest Protestant church in the
United States is St.. Luke's, at Smith
field, Va. writes William e. Curtis in
the Chicago Record-Herald. St. Luke's
was erected in 1852, and was restored in
1894 as nearly as possible. to it's original
condition and appearance. 1t is a beau
tiful old. structure, of early English
gothic, with mullioned windows and Il
stately tower, and has been used for
public worship almost continuously fer
two centuries and q half. The original
church erected OF jamestown island by
the first English colonists in North
America. under Capt. John Smith-the
church in which Pocahontas was bap-
tized and married-has all disappeared,
except a picturesque, ivy-clad tower Of
brick, surrounded by a grove of trees.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
New Product for Workshops,

A convenient addition in the laboratory
Of workshop is the resin-cored solder re-
Gently introduced by a company in Eng
land. This commodity is guaranteed to
consist of pure metals, mixed in the most
efficient ratio and has incorporated with
it the requisite amount of resin to make
any additional fux necessary. The SOL
der is in the form Of a tube with a cen
trail core Of resin, and the sticks are Of
one-quarter Of an inch in diameter.
Work in difficult positions is much facili-
tated by this simple device.-New York
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
NEW NAVAL TERROR.

The Swift French Armored Cruiser
Jeanne D'Arc.
France has just put into commission
the newest naval terror in the world,
the cruiser Jeanne D'Arc. With her
six tunnels and great length she looks
like two ordinary warships Joined to-
gether. This strange craft is designed
to be the vulture Of the seas. She is
not to meet warships in open battle.
She is to prey on the commerce of other
nations. With her 23h-knot speed she
a overtake the fastest transatlantic
liners atioat. The big German passen-
ger ship the Deutschland, of the Ham
buarg line, that has made the fastest
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28

two 7Ainch guns in armored turrets> on
deck, with fourteen 5%-inch rapid fire
guns, twenty-six smaller guns and two
torpedo tubes. She carries a crew Of
626 men.-New York Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
The Biggest Clock in America.

The biggest clock in America is in the
tower of a public building in Philadel-
phia~ 1t is 351 feet from the pavement.
Its bell weighs over 10000 pounds. The
dial is % feet in diameter, the minute
hand - feet long, and the hour hand
8 feet, the numerals on the face being
2 feet 8 inches in length. A three
horsepower engine winds the clock.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
The Banfsher OF Loneliness.

: Improved means Of transportation, as
tendency to buy property in the country.
The. electric car and telephone are be-
coming. ubiquitous. The dreary isola-
tion, which was some years ago the fea-
ture of farm life that made it odious in
young people, is less marked in this day
Of bicycles and improved communication.
AS population becomes more dense and
social enjoyments are more accessible,
the advantages of country life are again
Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28
Some Distinction in That.

Some Distinction in That.
She-Don't let my refusal of your
proposal embitter you, MI. Simpkins.
He-Oh, no: after all, it is something
to have been rejected ~by a girl who
owns a $500 dog.
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A Kentucky Author.

Mrs. Lucy Cleaver McElroy, the
author of quietly" was born in Leba-
non, KY, and has lived all her life in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28

Worlds Greatest Match Factory.
The biggest match factory in the
world is at Tidahalm, Sweden. It EN-
ploys oyer 1900 men, and manufac-
lures daily 100000 boxes of matches.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-28

Only fool husbands ever attempt to
satisfy a wife's $50 wants with a SIS
bill.
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India rubber is almost a elastic as
the conscience OF a politician.
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LA1dI OldlC. 40 -
girl Mrs. McElroy
joined in all her ia
t h sports and
e d an out-of-
d O O r s-life. This
manner Of living
she kept up after
her marriage, and
it was while riding
to hounds with her
husband that she
was thrown from
her horse and made
an invalid for life.
C .-~
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under the most
While the au-
Mrs. M'ELROY.

trying circumstances. While the au-
thor lay on. her back or when scarce
able to hold a pen, she picked out the
words with n hand on a typewriter.
Yet she writes with a fullness of life
and j%oyousness that any lover of field
sports might envy.
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New York has a policeman who can
speak seven languages.