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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
An Air Propeller for Launch.

By far the most novel exhibit shown
at the recent German motor launch ex-
hibition on the Wannsee, at Berlin, was
boat depending for its propulsion upon
an air propeller, thus presenting in con-
crete form an idea which for the last ten
SAYS says Casters ASS Magazine. The boat was n;
built for Count Zeppelin of airship fame,
primarily for experimental Investigation
Of the most suitable shape of propeller
for driving his aerial craft. 1t is about
40 feet long and 81 feet beam and can
hold fourteen people. Power is furnished
by a 12-horsepower Daimler benzine mo-
tor, which transmits it to the air propel-
Ter Of aluminium, mounted at the stern
on frame about 615 feet high. No par.
the unique vessel, but it is safe to say
that, its chief claim to consideration de-
ponds upon its novelty. -, Il ~ :5l--
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
Philadelphia Hosiery.

AT the opera at the Academy of Music
the other night the thing which distin-
gnished the young men was the brilliant
color of their hosiery. They all wore
dancing shoes of patent leather-what
the English call "shoes" and Americans
'pumps''-and above this footgear their
silk hose flashed gayly. One young mill
Iona ire wore stockings of bright scarlet.
Another wore pale pink ones, with lace
inserted over the instep. A third was in
white-a creamy white silk that looked
very startling between the black of his
shoes and the black Of his trousers. A
crack polo player of the Country Club
exhibited the colors of his organization
black and white in a plaid fully an inch
square,: A young bankers stockings were
gold-colored, with broad clocks of black
silk. This startling fashion seems to be
due to the general wearing of dancing
shoes with evening dress that now pre-
walls. These shoes seem to be as neces-
sary today as the opera or the silk hat
Philadelphia Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
THE WORLD or LIFE.

Before me is the Fastening world, a-sway
With moods and merriment and thought
lessne8s- ~. -
For me is troubles own relentless way
Hinged with pain and lost in sorrows
A partner Of the toilers, address
Ny every thought to life's old problem
I who am fettered to a long duresse.
The hum of life is round about my ears
Rising and falling with solemn swell
That beckons to my eyelids binding tears,
Sounding with every note the fatal knell
Condemning me to silence all my years
Abashed before the loud triumphant yell
OF this bacchante, and that satyr's jeers.
The burden Of a tyrant do I hold
! that am child within a child's domain,
The servant OF the ages that have rolled
Back to the rainbow shadow of the rain;
Swayed by despotism as of old
I bow before the regent All in vain; 49,
The word Is, Daughter. do as you are
told"
So I am silent in gale Of fun
And all around me is life's dizzied whirl,
l gaze upon the pageant scarce begun
The airy fancies of some straying curl;
But l must bear my mothers youngest son
Created for the bane OF hapless girl,
And see my pleasures dying-one by one.
Alden Charles Noble, in The Pilgrim.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
COURAGE.
It is Largely the Result of Ones Mental
Condition

Courage is very largely a matter Of q
well organized mental condition." said an
observant man, land I base this asser-
ton on something more than mere obser-
walton, for have passed through a little
experience which furnishes ample proof
of the fact. Strangely enough, a very
small and altogether harmless snake fig
ured in the happening. I was always
great hand to play pranks, and, as 4 mat
Ter OF tact, l have not gotten over this
back in 1870 that the incident 1 have in
mind happened. l was living in the
country at that time, and it was just
about the season of the year when plums
begin to ripen. Out on the hill. from
where l lived we owned plum orchard,
which covered the whole top and sides of
the hill, and embraced some four or FIVE
acres. The trees were filed with small
green snakes. They looked very much
like chameleons in color, being of an ex-
tremely delicate green. OF course, their
color never changed like the chameleon's.
Ihey were not delicate enough for that.
But they were very delicate and altogeth-
er harmless. We used to catch them and
have considerable amount of fun out
Of the young ladies of the neighborhood.
"One day while we had a number of
young lady visitors at the house, I
SIioA1cu up lntO Tue plum orchard TO get
a snake, with the intention of having
some fun. got the snake, carefully
wrapped it up in a piece of paper, and
showed it into my outside coat pocket.
Returning to the house directly, my min!
was diverted, and completely forgot
about the little green snake in my pocket.
While playing around in the yard hap
pened to run, my hand down into my
coat pocket, and for some reason began
to tumble with the paper. In an instant
I had the little green snake in my hand,
and it was wriggling to beat the mis-
chief. jerked my hand out quickly
and threw the snake violently against the
ground. would not have been more
frightened if lions heavy paw had
closed down on my hand. 1 was off my
guard. OF course, the whole thing came
back to me in less time than it takes to
tell about it, but for the instant was
completely disorganized mentally and
consequently lost my courage. Courage
is matter of mental organiza ton. A
man can brace himself mentally, and can
stand up to the rack like martyr. But
the surprise is the thing that makes him
quake'-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
A Forlorn Hope.

During the late campaign Representa-
tive Champ Clark Of Missouri, and a
minister who had dyspepsia, but who was
helping out in the Prohibition cause by
making speeches along on .Clark's trail,
met at farm house and stopped to din
ner. The farmers wife hustled around
and cooked a fine dinner consisting of
fried chicken, fresh ham, pork chops,
steak, vegeta bles and three kinds Of pie
Mr.. Clark was eating everything set be-
hot water.
:. Wont you have some chicken?''' asked
the host. - ..4
''No, thank you," replied the minister.
won't you take some steak?"
''Thank you, no" z~ ..
'sOr some ham or pork chops?' persist
ed the farmer. ~
NO." replied the minister.
The young son of the house then leaned
over to his father and whispered hoarse-
": . :, =... ><.,
Maybe he'll suck an egg, pap.''-New
York World. r.. = .-.,E !. -. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
A Georgia Love Letter.

A correspondent sends us this fragment
of Billyille love letter, which is Gu
riosity in it's way:
"Dear Bill-When air you a-comin' to
the settlement agin'? The world is So
lonesome. without you, though the
KILN snakes, which air plentiful VT, an
thinkin' of you. 'spose you know that
Jim is in Jail, an Tom only escaped the
Legislator by 10 votes? We orter be
thankful fer this Injun summer weather.
I've killed enough rattlesnakes to make
rattles fer all the babies in the settle
mental because Providence sent ma
such bright weather. They amt anv
news to tell-'cept that dad ketched a
'possum last night, an I'm cookin' of It
with one hand, an a-writin' to YOU with
the other."-Atlanta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
UNCERTAINTY OF LIFE.
Large Percentage Of Deaths Among the
Insured.

Insured.
One of the largest life insurance COM
panies of this country recently published
a pamphlet containing list Of 1876 per-
sons at whose deaths policies were paid
by the company during the year 1901.
tnoueh the insurance on their lives had
erlng how carefully medical examiners
are selected as rule and how thorough
" medical examinations are made, for
the so-called big companies at least, this
would seem u surprisingly large number
OF deaths early in the insured term.
1t represents actually about FIVE out of
every 1000 policy holders for whom risks
were assumed by the company during
the year. Far from considering this item
OF loss as due to any defect of the in
surance system or any failure of their
medical examiners to detect pathological
conditions that were manifestly present
and should not have been missed, the
company in question sets it down to the
inevitable uncertainty of human life.
The company's officials are justified in
assuming this very sensible position by
data that may be obtained from an anal
ysis of the death list. The deaths are
distributed throughout the year as fol-
Joys: Eighty-fve in the first quarter,
- Al SAC SCSOAU 4udIlclS 1U0 III. LuS
third quarter and 1913 in the fourth quar-
ter. The lowest number of deaths in any
month was 16, in the first month; the
highest number was 81, in the seventh
month. The fact that the deaths were
more frequent toward the end of the year
would seem to absolve the medical de-
partment Of the company from much of
the apparent blame that attaches to it.
An interesting item in this connection is
the alleged fact that 10000 applications
for life insurance were refused by the
same company in the same year.
The deaths occurred among persons Of
all classes and ages. There were stu
dents as well as professors, and almost
every possible occupation has its repre-
sentative in the death list, from that Of
the proverbially healthy farmer to the
dangerous life of the train hand and 10
connective engineer. There are full doz-
en- physicians in the list, three Of whom
died during the first three months Of
their insurance. None of these had poll
cies for more than $1,000, except one,
and he had but $1,000 on his life, so that
it seems improbable that any inkling of
impending fate had come to them or
they would surely have applied for larger
amounts, the medical examination being
the same for applications up>to $25,OOO.-
Journal Of American Medical Associa-
ton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
One Question Too Many.

Wife-Such dream as I had last
night, dear!
Husband-May I hear about it?
''Well, yes. Idreamed that I was in
great establishment where they sold
husbands. There were beauties, some in
glass cases and marked at fearful prices,
and others were sold at less figures.
Girls were paying out fortunes and get
ting the handsomest men I ever saw. It
was WONDERFUL
ibid you see any like me there, dear?''
eyes. Just as I was leaving saw a
whole lot like you lying on the remnant
counter. York Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

The stand taken by the Postofice De-
partment for good roads as vital requi-
site for the maintenance of the rural
mail delivery service will have more in
duence for good in the improvement OF
this country's highways than anything
that has ever been done in that direction.
incidentally, it may lead to a change in
methods in line with the ideas of road re-
formers. The department should adhere
to it's demand.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
Small But Mighty Strong.

The chief Of the fire department in
which can be operated by tapping the.
current Of any street car or electric light
system. The pump is small enough to be.
drawn easily by one horse in a light two
wheeled cart, but sufficiently powerful to.
throw stream Of water 100 feet high.
In trial the new pump developed it's ful!
energy in three minutes, while steam
pump required fourteen minutes to get;
up the same pressure.-Exchange .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
He Took the Cake,

Hostess Cat paty)- And does your
mother allow you to take two pieces Of
Willie (who has asked for the second
piece)-No, ma Fam. E ~ IS -S ,>l
Hostess Well, do you think she wonId
like you to have two pieces here? ~.
& Willie Confidently Oh, she wouldn't
care. This isn't her cake, you know =:
New York News. 49, Is ->.-S - !" -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

rs The extraordinary prices charged for
coal are beginning to affect some of the
mills in the East. 1t is said that the ad-
vance in price amounts to as much as
an increase of 10 per cent. in wages in
adding to the cost of production. Btu
minous coal is selling at So per ton whole
sale +. o. b. at New Jersey tidewater
points. The cost of the best grades of
Sbituminous in the East is now $3.50 to
- per ton above the quotations current
ON the LIST of April last. That is a seri-
5Dns thing to manufacturers who have not
contracted ahead, but purchase their fuel
in the market as they need it. The pres
ient state of things can not go. on long
without, affecting the prices of manufac-
tured goods. Then what? 1t is to be
hoped that the shadow of the coal strike
sef 1902 will not be blackly projected into
1903.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

The fact that oysters are causing
spread Of typhoid fever in England
should not condemn the oyster so much
as the practice Of raising him or taking
him in contaminated waters. Wherever
the oyster is taken from estuaries that
receive the drainage of cities, there is
danger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

Boston is displeased because the new
owner of the old cup defense center
board yacht Puritan intends to fit her
with an engine and thus make her an
''auxiliary.' The Puritan won her hon
ors seventeen years ago, and the fact
that she is good for additional years of
service ought to make Boston proud in
stead of sorry. The modern racing ma
chine doesn't remain out of the scrap
heap for seventeen years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

attendants on the collins were saved.
The collins, however, are at the bottom
Of the sea, and 500 pious and patriotic
Mongolians therefore run some risk of
exclusion from the Confucian paradise.
Two companies joined in insuring the
collins for f4650. Who will benefit by
the payment of the insurance money and
what Confucius thinks of the trausac-
ton are interesting conundrums.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

There's lots of good in the world, how
ever gloomy the outlook now and then.
William Waldorf Astor has his disagree
able traits, but surely no one will dis
pute the magnanimity of his Christmas
gift of $25O,O0O for hospital for poor
f4hi1dron
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
Cadging for Customers.

As assign Of the bad times prev ailinp
in Berlin at present, the following Is
worthy, worthy OF notice: Many, Of the shop
en-, whose business it is to address ladies'
who are looking in shop windows IL
making some remark as to the prices
finally recommending some particular
shop as being the best for whatever.
article is required. 81 +. !. - - =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

There has been a wide sale in the
East for preparations sold under the at
tractive name of fuel stimulants." They
are advertised as making poor coal do
service equal to the best grades, and are
disposed of at profit amounting to sew
eral thousand per cent. A railway COM
pany is said to have been among the pur-
chasers. But Engineering News pro-
nounces them worthless, and AYERS that
people who endeavor to stimulate their
fires with anything but fuel and air are
wasting their money. Engineering News
is likely to know what it is talking about,
and word to the wise is sufficient.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

!. The appointment Of Admiral Cervera
to be chief of staff of the Spanish navy
will be heartily endorsed by the Ameri-
scan officers who gave him a warm recep-
ton at Santiago. During the temporary
breach of friendship, Admiral Cervera so
conducted himself that he won the hearts
OF his enemies.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

If Gov. Bailey of Kansas We're the
Bailey Of the Barnum copartnership he
would find the old-time show very tame
in comparison with the matrimonial cir
Gus he has experienced since the news
papers advertised him as man in search
of wife
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

VI what avail is distinction that comes
inter death? The Egyptian mummy ex-
amined recently by English physicians,
and found to have. been operated upon
for perityphitis 1000 years ago, passed
away from a world of vanity ignorant
OF the glory of having the same disease
as Edward VII, King of Great Britain
aud Ireland and Emperor of India.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

The story that lemon juice is a pre-
ventive of typhoid will probably increase
the consumption Of lemonade at points
where the drinking water is known to
be bad. Incidentally, it will enliven the
market for lemons, which may be the real
object of the story.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

may pick Alice Roosevelt as the proper
bride for the Crown Prince utterly ig-
nores the wishes of the young lady. This
is to leave room for another guess.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

Indoor football attracted a crowd at
Madison Square Garden, New York, a
few nights ago. When they get to play
ing the game on parlor table, with
ping-pong balls and racquets, they may
be able to dispense with the attendance
of surgeons,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

The greenest thing noticeable in con-
nection with Christmas, 1902, was the
prophet who predicted that it would be
a green Christmas.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
Ancient Urns and Coins.

Seventy sepulchraI urns containing old
coins and other relics dating from the
Augustan epoch have been discovered at
Trieste which was destroyed BY Attila.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

All those who have evidence Of pros
perity to match it, should step forward
and show how close to Mr.. Morgan's
$42,OOO,OOO they have come.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16
". E. HANNAF0RD, Publisher.

IT gazing into a looking-glass wards off
sea-sickness, it is 10 wonder that the
mermaids are exempt.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

Arbitration Of the Venezuela dispute,
1t is said, will take two years. But war
often takes longer than that.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

The seismic disturbance that began in
Guatemala seems to be maxine the cir
cult Of the globe. AS result of the
recent earthquake at Nen Chang, China,
600 people lost their loves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

The advertising which the Crown
Princess of Saxony is securing will be
useful to her If she finds it necessary
to 30 upon the stage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-16

Two companions in captivity mon,
each other at Glasgow, Scotland.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-01-25
HEWlTTS LIFE-WORE.

Put up first steam engine plant in
he United States.
Helped construct the first steam en-
CINE in this country.
Helped carry out Peter Coopers
philanthropic plans.
Pioneer in the successful manufac-
ture of iron
Organized Cooper institute and di-
aected its management.
Was chairman Of the Democratic ma
ID moderation in the bitter Tilden-
hayes contest.
Fought in congress from 1874 to
tS%G fer Lew tariff asld sound money.
heooiyed unsought the Tammans
nomination for mayor in 1856 against
Horny George and Theodore Roosa-
welt and was elected
Said Il shall be mayor. and was.
Was made chairman of the Carnegie
slo,oo0,0o0 gift for education.
Was chosen trustee of the Burke S4.-
200 0oo fund
Received gold medal from the New
York chamber OF commerce in recog-
lition OF his services to the communi-
New York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-01-25
Impudent Cattle Barons.

According 10 Senator Willard of Nebraska plan has
arranged end the i'll the the
the lands. This plan, Il apRea1S
is simple It is merely to confne the cattle 5afons
their possession property stolen from the government
ncosed. without shadow of right. millions OF
public domain aud have successfully resisted
a somewhat feeble effort them Colonel John S
osbYs revelation magnitude of steal attracted
the whole c0unfry's attention. but he flushed up
through the of senators and the
which he recommended bundle cut the sQuaera
neck and talenC Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-01-25
increase of Mexico's Trade.

Mexico has good guard with gratlcatlon hef
trade with In 1900 the imports from the
UnitedStaes $6000000 in value than the eX-
this country but in the fiscal of 1902 Mexico
exported the United States s40S259 in value OF me'
chandise and imported S39 sos The exports to the
United States materials. such textile
grasses hides copper while the imports are Of
articles The rapid growth in the trade be-
the countries is largely the result of increased
transportation facilities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-01-25
Nav Be a Good Investment.

English newspapers figure it out that the Delhi durbar
at which King Edward formally proclaimed emperor
India Calcutta $3.750o0o, cost the
native princes apiece the pro-
$4,000 apiece and doubt appreclaby diminished
Lord CurZans bank Whatever the Brit
is by of that splendid pageant the
money has been we'll and udciously expended Oriental
peoples are ruled largely through their eyes and magma
Unconstitutional. Conn. Courant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-01-25
SKATING RINK
To be Opened at Bell Park by Street
Railway People.

The skating rink at Bell park Will
be formally opened on next Wednesday
afternoon from 2:3o to II p. m. All
are cordially invited. a charge of
ten cents will be made for the rent
ing of skates and those who own their
own skates will not be charged and
can skate free. The rink will be oper-
ated by the street car company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1903-01-25
Cninred Officers In the Army.

Our colored friends insisting that they are
entitled commissions the army We do not wonder
The argument unanswerabe If they fit to be coec
bic ports district attorneys
like Boston, why should they not be officers IN
the army in the also? With this
nroposon they attacking the president the sec
rotary OF war adjuan general, Mr.. Hull the chair
man of military committee, and heaven knows
how many besides-W Washington Post.