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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-31
Literary Relics

A well-known Englishman constant
ly wears in small locket attached to a
chain around the neck portion of the
charred skull of Shelley. Of late years
a great many persons have visited the
former residence of the late Victor Hugo
to see tooth of that celebrity which
is kept in small glass case with this
inscriptions: Tooth drawn from the
jaw of Victor Hugo by the dentist on
Wednesday, August II, 1871, at Vianden,
in the garden attached to the house OF
Mme Koch, at three o'clock in the after
noon"
In the year 1916 tooth of the famous
Sir Isaac Newton was sold at auction
by a relic monger of London and was
purchased by an English nobleman for
a sum equal to $3.50. The buyer had
a costly diamond removed from a ia
yorite ring and the tooth set in it's
place. The wig that Sterne wore while
writing "Tristram Shandy" was sold at
public auction soon after the great writ
er's death for the sum of $4,000, and
the favorite chair of Alexander Pope
brought $4,000 at a sale in 1922.
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WORN BY WASHINGTON.
M fsRie, Apron Of Rare Value ID
Ola ooyowned byef6age in iii" 7
.1no}saHillage. i

Bloomington, k;.-What Is considered
one Of THE most interesting possessions
of Masonry in the world is the property
OF the lodge of Leroy, village of this
county, 1t is the apron WORN by Gen.
George Washington, first president OF
the United States, when engaged in the
ceremonies of the order. The apron is
of white silk and the embroidery of in
Vulnerable emblems of the order illus
trates needlework talent of high order.
1t was given to the organization by a
member, c. A. Whitehead
Almost as interesting is a letter writ
ten April 4, 1865, by John Wolcott, who
received the apron from his grand
father, Oliver Wolcott, one of the sign
ers of the Declaration of Independence.
This letter states that the apron was
brought to the United States by the
Marquis de Lafayette and presented tc
Gen. Washington.
Oliver Wolcott was the senior warden
OF the Masonic lodge of which Washing
ton was member, and after the death
OF the latter the apron was given to Mr..
Wolcott. It has since been handed down
from generation to generation until it
finally reached the lodge room in Leroy.
According to the Wolcott letter the
apron is about 155 years old.
On the upper flap of the apron is a
human eye embroidered in gray silk and
surrounded by a manypointed star. Be-
low is shown a representation of an al
tar of blocked stone. In the foreground
on the extreme sides are two pedestals
of gothic style and on top of each is
glove resting in supporting frame.
Half way to the background two
posts, connected at the top by circular
frame, support a standing figure of
woman supposed to represent justice.
On each side are embroidered swords
and other objects. At the rear of the
altar the Bible, with pages opened at
the Gospel of st. John, is seen, and or
both sides and above are burning can
dies. Outside the main pillars ara
shown various other emblems of Mason
ry, such as miniature representation
of Noah's ark, an anchor, ladder, bee
hive, hand of justice and scales, vessels
of incense and floating hand. At the
base of the front of the altar are seen
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-31
NEW DESIGNS IN LAMPS.
Double Lamps in Bronze or Iron Add
to the Decorative Scheme
of Room.

Philadelphia.--Nev was lamp va
riety greater. There is beauty and nov
city and also sumptuousness. 1t is
safe to say that the designs have never
been richer. Bronze serves in many
of the most beautiful examples, and it
is seen to great advantage in figure
forms. Graceful girls are more or less
draped, and one OF the loveliest OF them
holds section of vine. On it grow
great clusters of white grapes, and these
glow like real grapes when the mean
descents within are lighted. There are
less elaborate lamps on the same lines,
though naturally they do not compare
with this one.
., The grape seems to be favorite.
One superbly loaded shade in the
mushroom shape represents grape ar
Dor. Great clusters of tempting fruit,
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A BIG POWER :.P'LANT.
E1rcrK1c1ryc ARR1Ep1se MILES
TO WORK IN CALIFORNIA.
Generated by Water That Has a
Greater Fall Than That at Niagara
Driven Through Two
Inch Planks.

San Francisco.-The longest system
OF electric poWer< transmission in the
world mas been installed in California.
The vertical fall of water on the tur-
bine wheels at Niagara is 100 feet, the
Cali tornla perpendicular ranges from
500 to 1900 feet, from sources extend
ing to 5000 altitude. The life of a man
struck with bullet would be in far
less danger than if struck with 1000
foot vertical stream of water the d1a-
meter of the bullet. Such a stream
pulVerizes toulders and splinters large
tlmbers. It is controlled with difficult
ty in pipes, but when those pipes are
foot or two in diameter they must be
made Of the stoutest tested steel. held
down by solid masonry, all OF which
must be replaced frequently about the
lower ternini, where the wear is in
credibly swift and certain:
The oucleus Of the system in 1896
was waite: right on the South Yuba
river, supplying Nevada City, four
miles distant. To-day the lines, if
Strengthened out, would stretch from
San Fr~nclsco to Eastport, Me.
They supply power for the most di-
versified Inning, manufacturing and
traction industries; operate Cornish
pumps and mining hoists of the deep
gold mines of the mother lode, and
drive the street cars in San Jose, 200
miles distant. They operate the gold
dredges OF Feather river; light elec-
trically ~ Cdd cities and towns; pump
water for municipal supply; irrigate
districts and supply water to reclama-
ton: tracts; run the -four and wooden
mills Of Marysville and railway shops
OF Sacramento. In addition, they run
the flour mills of Vallejo and Port
Costa; the wheels of the navy yard a.
Mare Island; the powder works at Pr
companies along San Pablo bay; the
state institutions at San Quentin anc
Napa; the street cars and printing
presses Of Oakland, and operate in II
counties, the most populous in central
California, containing one-half the
population and three-ffths of the as
sessed value of the state.
The ini$ia] voltage is 10000 volts, in
creased as needed to $4,000, $4,000, TO-
900 volts or higher as needed to mini
mize losses incurred in transmitting
power over long distances, involved in
radius of upward of $50 miles, says
special =; the Kansas City Star. Power
is transmitted across the straits of
Carquinez Oh steel structural towers,
on elevations in all 375 feet high, be-
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tween which are cables 4,44S feet long,
with ancboreges in all 6,4O0 feet long,
sending power all over four counties.
The f1rme is 7.6 miles long and con-
veys the water from a dam l67 feet
long and LAB feet high. After the erec-
ton of the dam the pond behind it
speedily filed with silt and gravel
from the mines above, removing all
danger Of destruction by freshets. The
tlume has d carrying capacity of $4,000
cubic feet Of water a minute, assured
by ya,ershed draining 532 square
miles. AT. the terminus of the f1ume
it meets five penstocks, the ends of
which are SET in solid concrete 7o2 YER
tical feet above the power house, which
they approach at an angle OF As de-
grees. The pe1stocks are 80 inches in
diameter and are held firmly to the
ground in troughs Of concrete. The
five dyna1nos exert 3,000-horse power
each. They are set on. horizontal
shafts. The force of the blow of water
stroking earh bucket of the turbine
wheels is 81 tons, while the pressure
OF water A. the base of the penstock is
300 pounds: e square inch. Should the
dynamos slack little for any cause.
stream OF water spurts out over the
roof Of the power house that. will
smash a log to splinters: or hurl a
boulder across the stream with the
muzzle velocity of cannon ball., The
San Joaquin power house receives
vertica! fall of water of 1,411 rect. with
pressure Of 600 pounds per square
inch and force striking the wheel
buckets c; GO tons. The terrific power
of the water is. by no means STAYED
after revolving the turbine wheels for
on going, through it climbs the wallis of
the wheel Fit and jumps, so feet ont
into space.
These streams eat up the concrete
and steel r1ates used to restrain them
in short order, so that they are ire
quen'ly replaced with new concrete
and plafcs. When the plants are
stopped o. started one can see the steel
tabes contract or expand like huge
breathing reptiles. At the Whitney
power house the water leaves the noz-
zle at velocity of 1890 feet, or more
than three miles per minute. At the
Comstock mines a stream, or leak. no
larger than cambria needle, with
1000 feet head, goes through a two
inch plank like a rifle bullet '':' Fl
When an electric car starts or stons
in Oakland the automatic goveratorz At
the Colgate power house, 1872 miles dis
tant. instantly respond, adding or less
en1ng the amount of water pressure re-,
CURED On me turbines. .-.-i I>4.-f.
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it's companion naples, and yet it's entire
trunk and wide-spreading branches are
perpetually covered with masses of bill
lOWy, glossy green leaves.
1t is really a. remarkable growth OF
ivy, that has so nearly covered the huge
tree. During the past summer, when
the tree had it's own green garb, the vine
became SO far-reaching in, it's rapid
growth that every branch was covered
with the rich drapery. -.
The ivy that has made such wonderful
growth is not the ordinary close-clinging
variety, known as the barren or creeping
ivy, but the variety known as the bloom
ing or tree ivy, which develops in very
graceful manner, throwing it's heavy
wax-leafed branches far out from the
surface to which it clings in order that
the Towering part may be exposed to- the
light and air during the blooming sea-
son.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-31
PLANS A GLASS BUILDING.
It Is to Be Built in Classic Design
for National Bank Of
81 Des Moines.

Des 'MSines, lac. E. Eastman has
submitted plans to the officials of the
Des Moines national bank for bank
building of classic design to be built
of glass, after his new plan of glass
construction. The building, if con-
structed, would be most unique, and
would be especially attractive, with it's
heavy columns of wire glass. The build.
ing would front on Walnut street and
extend along Sixth street for half a
block.
Mr.. Eastman's scheme of glass con-
struction has provoked much comment
throughout the country, some of it most
encouraging. The general plan fol-
lows:
1t consists of steel framework, sup
ported by brackets attached to the
beams of the floor, in duplicate, max
ing two walls of opalescent wire glass,
the glass being set in the steel frame
work.
The glass walls are approximately a
foot apart, making an insulating dead
air space to prevent loss of heat in Will
ter and to prevent undue heat in sum-
mer.
This system of construction allows of
any arrangement of floor plan, because
windows are unnecessary; and for the
same reason the exterior will admit
of any style of treatment entirely free
of the restrictions of fenestraticn.
MIR. Eastman believes windows to be
an insurmount table evil in buildings be-
cause of the admission of air through
them which is responsible for the dust,
smoke, odors, insects, leakage of heat,
danger of falling out, admission of rain,
not to mention the danger and neces-
sity of washing them, loss of papers,
colds from draughts, etc.
The wall is fire resisting to practical
degree, as it has been demonstrated
that wire glass will resist hot fire
and, though necessary to replace it, the
fire damage would be local and easily re-
placed
The inside treatment allows of
marble wainscoting halfway to the
ceiling with glass over so that the wall
space is available for desks, counters,
shelving, etc., on all sides of room
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-31
Hol meopathic Power.

;<Natrum muriaticum, a homeopathic
remedy, is common table salt, But in
the process Of dynamization, .homeo-
pathically, its particles are subdividea
till they approach infinity. A German
druggist once bet: $50 that he could
take a certain number of doses of it.
every day for a month, reasoning that
in that time he would not take az much
salt as could: be held on the extreme
point of. delicate penknife. But he
had not calculated on the power OF.
homeopathic doses; Before the: month
was half passed he willingly paid the
bet: He had made a proving Of
natrurn muriaticum and did not like t.
Affections Of the inner head, headache
as though a thousand little hammers
Were knocking at the brain, etc." Is thst
way Guernsey gives it. ~ - :,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-31
Giant Cheese.

One Of the largest cheeses. if not the
largest, eyer made was manufactured in
England. Two other cheese factories
sent their eurd to the factory where
this cheese was made, where it was re-
worked and placed III proper condition
for dressing. Milk from the surround
ing country was also received at the
factory, where it was transformed into
curd. The curd was hauled to a car
near the depot and placed into the molds
of the; cheese and press. The cheese
weighs 2,100 pounds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-31

to fill the vacancy created by the death
of the former member. Sir William Har-
court. At Horsham. in Sussex, Vies-
count Turnour won victory for the con-
sentative party.
Mr.. Richards is 40 years old. He re-
ceived little schooling as youngster
and at II years of age was set to work
in a colliery. In labor troubles with
the owners of the coal mines he was fire.
quently put forward as the spokesman
of the wage earners, but his influence
was invariably exercised on the side of
restraint rather than of excitement. AS
labor leader he is distinguished by
his moderation; as a speaker, by his
mastery of facts. Since 1892 he has
been general secretary of the miners
federation, one of the most important
labor organizations in the country, COM
prising 100000 adult members and
affecting the livelihood Of one-fourth of
million people.
On the theory of representative gov
ernment-unless it includes schoolboys
as entitled to legislative representation
1T would be difficult to find man less
qualified for seat in parliament than
Lord Turnour, the heir of Earl Winter
ton, says correspondent of the Kansas
City Star. He may amount to a great
deal some day-at present he is still
going to school, being an undergraduate
at Oxford. His twenty birthday
anniversary was celebrated only last
April. Without his social position he
would not have stood the ghost of a
chance of even receiving nomination.
He is a grandson of the first duke of
Abercorn and of the sixth duke of Bed
ford. His grandmother is the venerable
duchess Of Abercorn, the doyenne of the
British peerage. He is nephew of the
marquis and marchioness of Lans-
downe, of the duke and duchess of Buc-
cleuch, of Harriet, countess of Lichfield,
and the marchioness of Blandford, and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-31
Y0UNGn LAWMAKERS.
'8o1ssIN PARLIAMENT BECAUSE
: '":1 THEY HAVE TITLES.
che Case of Lord Turnour, Barely 81
and Still in School-Rarely Is
Workman Sent to
Commons.
edf Dns 10 70 oa :ysma2 Il

London.-Two parliamentary bye
elections have just taken place which
are of more than passing interest be-
cause of the striking contrasts pre-
sented by the successful candidates, and
the exhibitions they afford of the diverse
conditions under which entrance to the
house of commons is obtained. One of
the new members is a self-taught, self
made man of the people; the other q
stripping of lord whose sole claim to
distinction at present is that he has
more influential titled relations than
any other youth in the kingdom. AT
West Monmouth, in Wales, Thomas
Richards, labor candidate. was elected
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and ct the same time more light is pro-
duced than with windows.
If an outlook is desired stationary
portal of plate glass OF one thickness can
be placed in the wall, or the columns
in the treatment of the exterior can be
Of plate glass forming bays.
The cost, compared to stone, terra
Gotta or brick, would be from quar-
ter to a third less for the outer walls.
The inner construction of the build
ing is similar to that in general use,
either steel or masonry. In steel con-
struction, the outer supporting columns
are set back from six to ten feet, and
the floor beams support the outer walls
by their cantilever properties, thus re-
lieving the columns of the contraction
and expansion now incident to those
which are in the outer walls.
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TURNEDINTOST
HISTORIC BOSTON sTATEHoUsE
"a NOW USED BY A RAILROAD.
Building Erected in 1918 Entrance to
il Under-Harbor Tunnel-Hub Is a
*E City of Great Terminals and
Enormous Traffic,

. Boston.-Curiously enough Boston s
latest step in the march of modern
progress, the opening of the East Bos-
ton tunnel as one more extension Of
the citys remarkable transportation
system, is the means of preserving one
of the last Of the Puritan Cd pitfalls ia
nous historical landmarks, the old
statehouse at the head of State street,
where it touches Washington :. street.
The lower story of this QUAR- old
structure has now become great un-
foreground passenger station for the
tube under the harbor by which the
rapid transit lines Of the island sub
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-31
ROACH STARTS A FIRE.
St. Louis Fire Department Pronounce
It the Strangest Case on
Record.

St. Louis.-This town had real fire
bug" within it's borders the other
night. He persisted in an ill-timed at
tempt to set fire to the house of J. c.
Woodman, at 5105 Kensington avenue
The incendiary was big, husky cock.
roach. The account of his doings Is
recorded in the Daily Fire Reporter
and is official.
The report states: cause, the girl
in looking for reaches with lighted
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s-s4es% 4
TREE COVERED WITH IVY.
Winter ASIA Summer It Is Clad with q
Ri:h Draper 7 of Glossy
'''6 Green Leaves.

Bridgewater, Pa,--Here, on one Of the
fine old country seats scattered along
the Bristol pike, a number of handsozne
maple trees of splendid development dot
a front lawn. The tallest and handsome
est Of; the naples is attracting. cQnnsideera-
BILE attention at this wintry season. DE-
cause of it's literally evergreen charac-
teristics.
It is known as "the ivy tree of Bridge
water" and also as y freak tree" and
't'the evergreen maple" Not that its
evergreen characteristics apply to its
natural foliage, for it is deciduous, like:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-31
Balloon Record.

i international balloon ascents, both
n:anned and unnamed, have been made
recently in many European countries
) (the British islands excepted). The
kite observations were also made at Il g
Blue Hill observatory in this country.
The highest attitudes attained were
sTrapes (near Paris), 10000 and 14,S0G
meters, and 1tteville (near Paris), II, 200
and 10000 meters. At Zurich the bal
looms reached $4,000 meters.
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Women in Korea.

In no country is the life of women
more >pathet JIG than in Korea, where it
might be termed imprisonment with
hard labor from the age of seven until
death. Little girls are secluded from
the time of their betrothal. At an age
varying from ten to sixteen years they
are married to men they have never
seen, aid go away to take their places
as menia.s.
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matches, set fire to one of them, and
til: bug ran down crack in a parti-
ton, igniting the woodwork" The
blaze was extinguished with Sigh. loss
by the fire department.
The story about the bug was ~
garded as decided freak among the
agents and adjusters, who encounter
almost everything that is unusual in the
way of starting fires. 1t was pro.
nounced the strangest case on record
The point was raised ty two or three
agents that if st. Louis hired girls and St.
Louis reaches combine in any furthe,
incidents of the kind it might con-
tribute to the impending conf1aeration
hazard.
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additional emblems, such as a shovel.
pick, trowel, cornerstone, hour glass,
scythe, compass, etc.
Each figure stands out with amazing
clearness, considering the extreme age
of the garment, and the deft handiwork
of the woman who embroidered the
relic could hardly be excelled by the
women of to-day.
The pattern, style, fiber and fneness
of the apron, as we'll as the existing
proofs, leave no doubt as to the genu-
ineness of the relic, and it is an object
of deep veneration from all mem bers of
the order who have seen it.
Eminent Masons from all over the
United States have paid special visits to
Leroy to inspect the relic.
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has aristocratic cousins innumerable,
To make things easy for him a con-
sentative stronghold was chosen for his
political debut. and tremendous social
influence was exerted to help pull him
through. Titled families placed over a.
score of motor cars at his disposal for
canvassing purposes and no limit was
placed on his election expenses. When
the result of the poll was announced the
Bt> Hon. Arthur Balfour telegraphed
Als congratulations to Lord Turnour and
promised to present him to the house
Of commons when parliament reassem-
bled.. He will be known there as the
''baby." the unofficial title always con-
ferred on the youngest member. The
spectacle of the prime minister proudly
introducing the youthful lordling, who
ceased to be legal infant only a few
months ago, as a Mt and we'll qualified
person to legislate for the greatest en-
pire on arth will be an astonishing one.
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as well as foliage, are loaded in with
exquisite art. The fruit of the vine has
always been an inspiration to artists,
and this year the designers of lamps
have had particularly happy results
with this; inspiring motif. ~
Another novelty: is the antique look
ing lamp of iron, brass or bronze frame
work. These effective lamps are built
double, the shades, which suggest old
time lanterns, being of greenish bent
glass with dark metal trimmings and a.
green bead fringe. Though far from
fascinating in this description, such a
lamp is a very effective item in fur:
nishing scheme. 1t is distinctive and
altogether out Of the ordinary rum: !. :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-03-31
Baths for Schools

All new schools In Switzerland have
portion of the ground floor aDpro-
priated for baths
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Pacific Coaling Stations.

OF about 30 recognized coaling sta
tons in the Pacific Great Britain owns
at least IL and the United States 6,
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Redium Production

Nearly the entire output of radtum L
now obtained from American ores