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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25
THE BRIEF STORY OF A WELL.
After a Stormy Career of Two Hoursit
Choked Up, and that was the End.

AFTER a stormy Career OF Two Hours t
Choked Up, and that was the End.
One of the most powerful and pictur-
esque gassers brought in on Spindle
Top i'll the Texas oil fields was that
Company on the Keith Ward tract.
The well had reached a depth of $50
feet. when the powerful upheaval of mud
and gas and rock demolished the derrick.
the drillers securing safety by a hasty
retreat, and after two hours blowing
they found all excavation ten feet in d.
ameter, twelve feet in depth and a ruined
hole as monument of their handiwork.
The drillers were withdrawing the pipe
at the time to substitute new bit. and
they are about as ignorant of the real
conditions as the general public. The
force from beneath was 50 powerful and
so sudden that no one observed what be-
came of that portion of the drill pipe
which still remained in the well, but it
probably fell to the bottom. In a mo-
ment rocks were shooting against the
top of the derrick with great force. A
shower of mud fell around the we'll and
the roar of the gas was almost deafening
The top OF the hole not being protected
by casing began caving in. only to be shot
out through the top of the derrick. The
fusillade Of rocks against the top of the
derrick soon shattered it, and the top
portion, fell away: Rocks shot upward
to the height of 1000 feet and one in fall
ing shattered the plank covering of a
boiler near by. The derrick was totally
wrecked. falling to the ground with q
crash, but the stream Of rocks, mud and
gas combined continued to flow until ~
| o'clock, when, after two hours of the
most violent spouting ever witnessed ON
Spindle Top, the big gasser quoted
down. choked itself to death and died
with groan that made the ground trem-
BILE.
In fact, a number of oil field employees
declared that when the we'll choked itself
off they could feel the earth heave slight
~. The drilling machinery was left at
the bottom of the hole, and the well is
considered hopeless wreck.-New Or
leans Timos-DomOorat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25
WttBY1 HERE + + Fl R i
Smallest Part of an Inch Changes
= Watch'a Time.

Smallest Part of an Inch Changes
- Watch's Time.
Down at one of the sailors boarding
houses in Galveston recently all old man,
a recent arrival on Morgan line steam
er' explained to group of interested
listeners the wonders of an ordinary
watch. "Have you ever paused to think
of the wonderfulness Of your timekeep-
ers?'' he asked.
''Why, look at the little wheels and
screws and springs. Notice the busy lit
tie t1ywheel as it flies to and fro unceas-
lngly, day and night, year in and year
out. This marvelous little machine"
continued the speaker, at the same time
taking from his pocket an ordinary OPEN
dreds of years of study and experiment..
The watch have. before me is com
posed of 80 distinct parts, and
ITS manufacture embraces more than
2OOO distinct and separate operations.
Some of the smallest screws are so mi
mute that the unaided eye cannot dis
tinguish them from steel filings or specks
Of dust.
Under a powerful magnifying glass
a perfect screw is revealed. The slit in
the head is 10000 of an inch wide. 1t
takes 3OS,OOO of these screws to weigh IL
pound, and pound is worth 1855. The
hair spring is strip of the finest steel
about 9A incnes long and 1000 of an
inch wide and 27-1O,OOO of an inch thick.
tempered. The process of tempering
these springs was long held as a secret
by the fortunate few who. possessed the
knowledge, and even today doubt if
there are five men on the Atlantic sea-
board that know it. Their manufacture
requires great skill and care. The strip
is gagged to 21-1OOO of an inch, but no
devised capable of fine enough gauging
to determine beforehand what the
strength of the finished spring will be.
"A 100000 part of an inch difference
will make difference in the running Of
the watch of about six minutes to the
hour. The value of these springs when
placed in:watches is enormous-in proper
ton to the material from which they are
made.
"A comparison will give a good idea.
a ton of gold is worth approximately
100000 A ton of steel when made up
into hair springs is worth $7,875,OOO or
12A times the value of pure gold. Hair
spring wire weighs 100 of grain to the
inch. One mile Of wire weighs less than
eight ounces: The balance wheel makes
five vibrations every second, 800 every
minute, 1900 every hour, 432, 1000 every
day, and 157, 100000 every year. At
each vibration it rotates about ~ times,
which makes 1871, 100000 revolutions
each year. In order that you may bet
ter understand the stupendous amount
of labor performed by these tiny works,
LET me make a few Comparisons. Take.
for. illustration a locomotive with six
foot driving wheels. Let it's wheels be
run until it shall have covered a dis
lance equal to twenty eight complete cis-
cults Of the earth. All this a watch does
Within twenty four hours. And another
thing, an engine has to be. repaired at
least twelve times year, but there are
not many watches that are even cleaned
once year."-New Orleans Picayune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25
How to Hang Wall Paper.

In choosing wall paper there is less
waste in design of small figure.
Care should be taken in choosing paper
for bedroom not to get a pattern that
would tire the eye of sick person.
To make the paste, stir into three
quarts of boiling water one cup of flour
moistened with cold water; let cool be-
fore using.
Paper the ceiling first. Two persons
will be needed for this, one to carry the
paper and the other to match and brush
down.
A stick made in the shape of a letter
l, or new broom, is good to carry the
paper on.
Observe the same rules as when pa
pering side walls, letting the paper come
down on the wall a little way at each
end so the border will cover it.
With a sharp pair of scissors trim the
plain edge from the right side Of the roll
Draw straight line around the top of
the room, an inch or two less than the
| width of the border from the ceiling.
Begin on the left side of door and
measure paper from the line to base
board. Cut off this strip and match by
figure, and cut as many widths as re-
quired of the same length.
When there is a waste, it is better to
cut off with sharp knife after the
paper is hung.
Lay the strips with edges even, on a
long board or table, and apply the paste
| with whitewash brush. being careful
to cover the edges well.
In handling long strips, it is better to
turn the bottom Of each back until hung
in place; when it can be easily drawn
| down again.
Hang the top of each strip even with
the line, being careful to match the, fig
ure nicely, aud brush down with a whisk
broom or new scrubbing brush having
bristles of the same length. Always
brush downward, as brushing upward
causes it to wrinkle. Should It wrinkle,
however, loosen the paper from the bot.
tom and brush downward again.
l. Cut the border into yard lengths, and
it can be put on easily.
| In papering ceilings which have been
whitewashed the only sure way to sue.
coed is to scrape off the whitewash first
A garden hoe is good for this purpose.
To remove old paper, wet with hot
water applied with a whitewash brush
and scrape with an old knife. Better
work can be done if the old paper is first
=, taken off.-Selected.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25
Famous "White Light DISTRICT Now
Place of Darkness.

There is no section in New
York city at night that is more
familiar to people who come here period
ically on business or pleasure intent than
Broadway, from Twenty-third street to
Forty-sixth street. It is stretch of
over a mile, and in that section, includ-
ing one block east and west on the
side streets, are nearly all the leading
hotels and theaters. It is a city in t.
self. 1t is the heart of the Tenderloin-
the best and most respectable part Of it
good, bad and Indifferent. At night time
it is blaze of electric illuminations,
made up of gorgeously lighted signs
many feet tall and broad, everywhere.
In fact, it has come to be known rs
the white light district. But 1t rs
doomed as u blazing sign district. The
edict went forth on Monday and work
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25
Well Rebuked.

At a. certain ball in the country the
other eveningaa gentleman undertook to
introduce companion to a young but
somewhat stout lady, who seemed to be
pining for dance. Ss r., s MI
=, mo, thanks. old fellow; don't care
to waltz with q cart" 5zss5 6 g II
+ A cart is--understood in the dis
trict referred to as a partner who does
not do her share OF the dancing, but
has to be. drawn around. s. h &
lady. who had overheard the CONVERSE
ton, beheld the young man seeking an
Introduction and asking il he might have
the honor. etc. . 20 5 sSSS;
%, thank you, : she replied ~ may
be acart. but am not q donkey LIT ~ ~.
London Bits. as
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tors ask, and when they see it is. not gas
say" ugh! We've got, where l live,
bigger banks than that. - One old codger'
whizzing about: Gosh darn it! How
ken Teller tell tween bull and
sbear'?"
Trinity churchyard is always sight
for the stranger on his way down Broad
way to Wall street or to the Battery,
for there is always something doing in
side the railing. A man was digging
near the Broadway railing the other day.
Didn't know" remarked looker-on.
ReGple got buried buried here any a %ore "A
had dined we'll, chirped in: 'Why, that's
no grave that fellows digging" All the
crowd turned to him for information, and
he continued: "Don't you see that the
hole is round? You don't think for a
minute that they are going to bury some
one standing up, do you? Hey!' he
faff a to 6 eS d e oas are yee 1 %fk
young tree" the digger returned. The
crowd vanished.
will shed Il tear when she reads # the
sudden death OF Frederick Bryton, the
greatest matinee idol of his day, who
died suddenly ut Rochester the other
day. For many years his name was
identified with Clay NJ. Green and 'For
play, and in all probability he would
have been playing it up to the day of his
death if an unfortunate throat trouble
had not attacked him. This vocal NAL
ady practically ended Bryton's career as
an actor and of late years he had turned
his attention entirely to stage manage
ment. Among men Fred Bryton was
even Il greater favorite than he was
among women. DebOnair. Warm-hearted,
open-handed, possessed of a vocabulary
which was only heard at it's best when
someone held a stronger hand than his
at poker. in Fred Bryton's death there
passes out jolly good fellow if ever
there was one.
In these days of reform gamblers are
adopting new methods to keep out of the
laws clutches. A short time ago an al
legged pOolrOom was raided which was
surrounded with Easter novelties to give
the place the appearance Of a novelty
concern. This did not prove successful.
Recently, while on poolroom crusade,
detectives discovered a new cult-the
kind that transform themselves into
lodge Of the Order Of Good Things when
tue "dfuluS Is given 1rOu UclOW. LII Oue
place that looked suspiciously like pool
room the sleuths pounded on the door for
fifteen minutes, when it was cautiously
opened. Instead Of hearing 'They are
off, they heard 'Nearer, My God, to
Thee sung by heavy male voices, led
by a man at the organ who knew his
business. On entering the room, which
had the appearance of being a well-keRt
lodge room, they saw over 100 men with
hymn books singing the hymn ostensibly
with great fervor. OF course, the mem
bers were indignant to be disturbed. In
stead Of apologies, however, from the
sleuths, the brethren got the stentorian
"Ah! g'wan! Wen get yer the next
time" Visits were paid to several other
Hodges They were all in session and
heartily singing 'Throw Out the Life
Line and Coward, Christian Soldiers"
At the station house, where these places
were on record as being suspicious, the
words mo evidence were written in the
book after the detectives had filed their
report.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25
JONES TO FIGHT.
Retire from Politics Because
Of Recent Defeat.

Senator James X. Jones of Arkansas,
say his political friends and hackers,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25
IN VERY GOOD FORM.
christy Mathewson Expected te
Perform Wonderful Feats
This Season.

Christy Matte wson, the young New
York pitcher who was the phenomenon
of the National League last season, is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

Intelligent advertising persistently.
maintained always phys. =: 81. zS= =,.t
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

Commodore j. Pierpont Morgan's
steam yacht Corsair has sailed for Gil
braltar, where Commodore Morgan will
go aboard for an extended cruise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

Rubens' .'Holy Family" which was
bought by James Henry Smith for $780,
600 at the Matthiessen sale, has been
given by him to the Metropolitan mu-
scum. This is said to be the greatest
single acquisition ever received there.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

Steam, Hotwater Heating Contractors
II. MOOERS CO., Second aud Sycamore SITS.
AM. FOUNDRY 6 FURNACE CO., Schools only.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

Secretary Of the Treasury Leslie NJ:
Shaw went to New York to keep social
engagement with Lord Reyelstoke, head
Of the London banking house Of Barring
Bros. Secretary Shaw said he had no
intention at this time to effect j resump-
ton Of bond purchases.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

:. -.I5 Who1esale sGrocers. aa
SMITH. THORND1KE &BROWx 90.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

Scales, Gasoline and Gas Engines and
Windmills.
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO., t34 Sycamore st.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

The Paran Stevens estate property at
the southeast corner of Fifth avenue and
Forty fourth street has been sold by the
trustees to Richard NJ. Montgomery, who
represents syndicate. Interested par
ties declined to state the price, although
it is believed the figure was not far from
$1,OOO,OOO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

William G.. Whitney is the buyer of
72S Fifth avenue, which adjoins on the
south the Whitney house, at the south
west corner Of Fifty-seventh street and
Fifth avenue. He bought it to protect
the light and air of his house on the cor
ner. which is occupied by Harry Payne
Whitney.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

Bicycles, Enameling and Sundries
NAT: CYCLE SUPPLY & EN-. CO., 155f w.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

Gas, Gasoline Engines and Power
Pun ps-New and Second Hand.
LAusoN, G. P. & J., 1903 West water st.
Fl. MOOERS CO., Second and Sycamore SITS.
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uO" very pOpu1hA.
There was a gathering Of fashionable
women in front of a Fifth avenue shop
window the other afternoon who were
apparently delighted. The sign that had
attracted them was, II can be pulled
through a wedding ring" and the sign
was pinned to a box Of cobweb-6ne ho-
siery. Said one of the pretty onlook.
ers: ITO the woman with literal mind
the advantages of hosiery that can be
pulled through ring of any kind may,
at first blush, appear trifle obscure,
as much as will her more imaginative
sister once she is convinced that being
pulled through wedding rings is not the
only or even the chief use for which
these thin goods are designed"
When man comes to New York to
see the sights he never fails to find out
where Wall street is, and just now-be-
cause, probably, the newspapers have
been lately so full Of the doings of the
"Western men, who have been playing
a high game-the money region swarms
with rural visitors. They generally have
an idea that they will find Wall street
crammed full with bulls and bears going
for one another like wild animals, and
are surprised when they see that every
thing is orderly, although there is al.
ways lively game of tag between well.
dressed men on the street. OF course
when the visitor gets into the stock ex.
change gallery he sees the widest. scene
he ever dreamed Of on the floor below
'Where's Morgan's bankin' house?' is
the first question nine-tenths of the visi-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

tors ask, and when they see it, is. not ga
say: ugh! We've got, where live,
bigger banks than that - One old codger
exclaimed, when he saw the brokers
whizzing about: Gosh, darn it! How
ken a Teller tell tween 'bulr and a
'bear'?" "s""S@s 80 '.'''~S---''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-25

I Printers' Boilers and Inks,
Badger State Printers Roller Co., 1919 ,Clybourr.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-05


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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-05
THE COOK HE WANTED.
inexperienced Bus willing Husband
Fails to Settle n VexatiOus
Household Problem.

When an inexperienced man under
takes to settle off hand the problems
of housekeeping, he is likely to meet
with difficulties. 1t is related in Will
Cartons Magazine that Boston man
determined to show his wife how very
easy it is to get good servants if one
goes about it properly.
So one morning he cut a number OF
addresses from the SITUATIONS want
ed" column of his favorite morning
paper and started out in a cab to find
the ideal cook.
The first place mentioned in his lit
tie impromptu scrapbook was a mar
row little house in a narrow little
street, from which a cook had adver-
tised for position. He found the
woman, and, after few preliminary
remarks intended to convey an idea
of his observation-disclosures and good I'M
Outstanding of the general situation,
remarked genially, though firmly:
"Now, am looking for good cook. +"
'Sure, an why didn't ye keep the
wan that we hadl" exclaimed the wom-
an, in irate tones. "Oi only lift yer
house yistherday!"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-05
TWO OF BRODIE'S
WAR EXPERIENCES
BY DocK soPER.
T WAS strange coincident, :"

" TT WAS a strange coincident,"
said Col Brodie, now governor of
Arizona, and the second in command
of the celebrated rough riders, the
other day as he with few more of
that scattering band of famous fight
ers were waiting at an Arizona sta
ton for a train, "that ! was wounded
when l was a lieutenant, just fresh
from West Point, on June "A, by
Apaches out here, and it was June a.,
20 years later, l was wounded at Las
Guasimas, in Cuba.
81 was nothing but kid then, and
had been stationed at Fort Grant. A
short time afterwards l was sent to
Fort Apache, during the outbreak in
'73, built up the place and was trying
to keep the red devils in shape there
with few men. rode into the coun-
try on horseback over 700 miles, and
you had to ride 750 to get to the near
est railroad point to the north to get
out.
eve had been cooped up at the fort
for over four months without any
mail; the men were restless guess it
was enough to make them restless, too,
for we had expected the whole herd
of Apaches down on us at any time.
You could never tell what old Geron-
imo would do. One day the captain
gave me a detail of Is men and told
me to go to Fort Grant for mail and
a few supplies. 1t was over hun
dred miles through the Indian coun-
try, with hills and deserts where a
jackrabbit would have trouble in keep
ing on a trail. About Railways out,
eight of my troopers deserted. There
wasn't any use in trying to get them
back, for you couldn't very well find
them in the first place, and / hadn't
enough men to take them if I had
found 'em.
eve had been lodging hostile bands
for some time before we had brush
with them. Coming up through a
draw, we jumped up band of about
IS or 90, and the music commenced.
There was no way of getting in any
fancy moves on them-we were in the
bottom of narrow canyon that was
Just abut wide enough for a road. Tt
was either go ahead, retreat or climb
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out the side of the canyon. There
wasn't much to hesitate over; we
would have a long retreat down that
canyon and been potted if we had
attempted to climb up the sides. My
sergeant was an old-timer, as were
quite a number of the little squad that
was left me. They knew as well as I
did that the only thing that would
save us or any of us was a quick dash
right into them-somethin that an
Indian can't stand little bit. We
as starter, and had the satisfaction
of seeing three or four of them drop;
then, yelling like a pack Of hyenas,
we started down that draw, headed
straight into them, on dead run; each
trooper swung out his siX-shooter,
ready for snap shot at an Indian.
The old sergeant was close to my
horses heels, with every fellow hug
cling down close to his saddle Tturned
around in my saddle just before we
struck them, and as l did so a bullet
broke through my saddle horn and
one cut through my vest and ripped
me across the stomach about a half
inch deep. The PEACHES couldn't stand
the rush We run them up the canyon
about mile before they could find any
side breaks to get out of and scat
ter. We lost three troopers in the
fight. After il was over we went back
to where they were, rolled them in
their blankets and buried them among
the rocks as best we could. There
wasn't much ceremony or tears for the
poor fellows-we hadn't time for it
and the fact that we expected it all
the time took away much of the sad
ness of the scene: besides, there was
splendid probability of the whole
bunch of us going the same way be-
fore we got through, without any
ones being left to roll us in our blank
cts. If the poor" Indian gathered
in band Of bluecoats, he gathered
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Delicious summer Dessert.

Fortunately it is not at all difficult
to prepare, as it is sure to prove a
standing favorite. Mix in the double
boiler a cupful and half of strong
coffee, half cupful of milk, two
thirds of cupful of sugar, quarter
of a teaspoonful of salt and table,
spoonful of graduated gelatin; re-
serve half the sugar, and while the
other ingredients are heating beat
this with the yolks of three eggs,
into which stir the boiling mixture,
return to the boiler and stir until it
begins to thicken. Remove from the
fire. Stir in the stiffened whites and
half teaspoonful of vanilla. Turn
into mild first dipped in ice water,
put aside and serve when ice cold
with cream.