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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
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The department of baistics familiar
ICES him with the chemistry of all known explosives
He has study the manufacture all the explosives
from the cheap black powder right up to the terrible
French menite the German 49, the Italian pertite
Australian ecrasite and the Japanese shmose He must
also know if he gets his diploma, everything about
projecte how much powder it takes to shoot different
projectes different distances how to manufacture he
and all about the effect of humidity the speed of
projecte how to handle powders of all kinds how to
the how to prevent explosive accidents how
to tell when there is danger in time to prevent the acc
dent and how to keep powder years and without
the composition losing power
In defense and offense the instruction is just thor
ough problems that supposed to represent
ditions being given the students from time to time to
work out these problems being intended to famiarize
them with their duties in all possible situations in time
of There will be nothing about great guns that
they won't be given chance to learn and this nsruc
ton will render them capable of caring for these great
engines of that they will always be ready
instant service night day. In range finding, elevation
of rifles, in attack, how ventilate magazines
everything imaginable about the Of the barometer
thermometer in these magazines, the manufac.
and construction of every device connected with
modern coast artillery armament the instruction just
as thorough it can be made.
In the department of electricity mine defense the
instruction in the of the searchlight in defensive
and offensive work from the shore of the most
important subjects in this department. for than the
searchght there greater adjunct to the night
of the coast artillery of the present time The
officer must know everything about the telephone the
telegraph and the telautograph and he near
ly perfect he be made in understanding the oper
alton and manufacture of the instrument
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

tances others are not That depends on their pant
Every ship has it's code signal-the Baltic is &c, the
Lucania is La the New York is NIX, the Minneapolis is
MS, the Carona is CA. Each wireless station has it's
code number, too. This station at South Weheet is
&C; sasconset on Nantucket island is sc.
when we get the danger signal from ship ve drop
all commercial business and press dispatches aid
to fnd the ships within our radius. We know from
the chart just which they and where they are.
"The particular moment when Operator Irwin got the
from the Republic that ship was rammed by an
unknown steamer, Mr.. Irwin came over and woke up
happened to be his eighhOur trick at SascoLset be-
cause there We worked in eighthour watches knew
it was up to to get help 1 looked the regular
chart and found the steamers that within touch
with
"Binns kept sending his wireless messages with the
information that his Juice giving and that it
wouldn't last much longer. BY aid of the submarine
on Nantucket Shoals ghtshp his captain could
ships latitude and longitude in the fog This information
he sent to
1--WE found that the Baltic was closest to u.s. We kept
sending out till we got her answer Then we told
them the story. Then tackled the Lucania and got
herewith the news Next the New York, and then
the Minneapolis tuning instruments catch each
one. We reached the Caronia, which was tco far
away to be of any service.
"But that's old story Wireless is very simple
the simplicity of the thing is wonderful we have
trouble we find it out right here. On telegraph
line they have to employ big force Of linemen and
when anything happens they have to out what's
the matter, and then they can't tell just where
it is"
And just then came business message from in
Chicago to another man La Provence nearly $500
miles It had been sent to New YORK. from thence
another operator had hustled it along to Boston,
from Boston had been sent out to- Cod 1903 miles
away.
La Provence was in midocean, bit across the line
which divides the European stations from the American
stations s.. I: - - - $500: ,
And of went the message with its thunderstorm of
dots and dashes that lonely ship fan the Allan
tc while engines ground and the dynanos sizztd with
enough power to kill man. -: - 49,:
Lightning again." laughed Ginman sis lie sent the
last dot
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
HEN: WITH; NEST OF. KITTENS

in"ther barn. but they will insist on 60
ing thereto lay, and'!as we have plenty
of other. places. I trained our dog to.
drive them out. 1t is great. fun for
him to pounce on them, although he is
not allowed to pull feathers or hurt
them. One morning Isay> the dog up
on the .hay@peinting eet ashen in.a.nest,
as supposed, but when asked him
why he;didn't drive ftodt, he hooked
so queer and excited I went to see
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

could close the door she rushed out
again. Then 1 took a tumble; some
thing was wrong with. the Kittens, and
1wentand got a lantern. What did 1 find
but a great big tat hen covering those
kittens! When 1 threw her of tho
poor little things set up such howl.
ing, Al they had probably been H. or.
II hours without food, that the old
cat could hardly get to them quick
enough. The next day the old cat
brought her kittens into the kitchen,
and that same day three Of them dis
appeared very mysteriously, as far az
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

what it was, and found a cat with four
little kittens. The following evening
We had company, and everyone no
'ticed how the cat would run in and
out every time the door was opened,
but merely thought she was restless
on account OF having the kittens in
the barn, and being our favorite house
cat. Along about ten o'clock she be-
came so restless and meowed 80 pit
;eously made up my mind in some
manner or other she was locked out Of
the barn, and went and opened the
barn door. She rushed in, but before
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
Work Of Fish Hatcherles.

As the result of special efforts in
the hatchery work during the year
the output Of fish and eggs in 1908 was
greater than ever before in the history
of the national bureau, reaching a to-
tai of 2,871, 456,2SO. OF this number
2.413,809,225 were young fish distrib-
uted for the stocking and restocking
Of public and private waters, and the
remaining 457,647,055 were eggs de-
livered to state and foreign hatcheries.
The output Of young fish exceeds tho
greatest previous record for any one
year by 376,000,000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
S79TI0N At South.
WE'LL IL EFT MASS.

Mr.. Gilman ex-
planned briefly how
things are run at
wireless stations
along the coast
and why it was
possible for Binn's
&C. @. D." signal
to be taken up and
then sent out
again.
"There are 122
ships which are
equipped with
MarcOni wireless.
We can send to
them further than
they can send to
us. Some of them
are capable of re-
,ceiving press dis
patches at long dis
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
Coffins Made Of Paper.

Some undertakers. whose customers
are poor people, are using cofins
made of paper. The collins are made
in all styles Of pressed paper pulp.
just the same as the common paper
buckets. When they are vanished
and -'stshed they resemble polished
wood, and IN point Of durability 1t IL
claimed they are much better than
wooden ones. .s.-' :. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
Not His Business.

"Pow'ful fertile country daoun theh
In Texas" said the colonel. Eyes, sch!
Why, sch, know spots daoun theh
where the trees grow so close together
that you.all couldn't shove youth hand
between theh trunks. And game, sch!
Why, sch, I've seen Fehginyuh deeah
IN those same forests with antlehs
eight feet spread! Yes, seh!"
At this point some meddlesome idiot
asked the colonel how such deer ever
managed to get their antlers between
such tree trunks.
"Thet, seh," said the colonel, draw.
ing himself up with squelching dig.
nifty. lis theh business!"- Everybody'a
MagaZine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
- There Are Others.

::'l:' There Are Others. =
We should not be too hard on. that
Atlanta party who traded his wife for
a key Of BEER however. Remember.
there may be- men in Atlanta who
would trade their. wives for near-beer.
Washington Herald. =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
TREE RESEMBLES UMBRELLA.

A curious tree grows Of numerous islands
which are studded about the Pacific 1t grows
Its full height to nearly 30 feet with branches spreading
like huge umbrella yet completely leafess the
species having never been show signs of sim
gle bud Its sap is useful medoine as fuel the
wood is worse than useless being hard as iron and
quite difficult to burn: ~.,.~: ,~ =: -;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

; Eighth Wonder Of the World.
There are said to be seven great
wonders in the world. and It is every
woman's opinion that If an eighth were
added. It would be'a manT, conscience.
.-Atchison (Kan.J Globe. :: -: -
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months use Of them. Mrs. S. A.
WILLIAMS, r. F. D. No. IA. Box 80.
Gardiner, Me-.
No woman should submit to q surgi-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusi We
" from roots and herbs, fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and remover of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It cures female ills, and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. IF you
are i'll, for your own sake as well as
those you love, give it trial.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
herfor advice. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

main departments: Cd The department
of artillery and gun defense and GU
the department of electricity and mine
Defense In the department of artil-
lery and gun defense the student Off"
GERS are as thoroughly trained as ex.
pert artillery can train them in all the
important subjects of artillery proper,
artillery defense, explosives, ballistics,
while the department of electricity
covers the great field of electricity, the
student officer being taught the rela-
ton of electricity in all of it's hundreds
of branches to the coast artillery serv-
ice of the present day.
For instance, the officer when he is
graduated from the new school, and
the diploma will in this case be true
certificate of merit, will know nearly all
that there is to know about practically
every known means of electrical CON-
munication; he will be an expert in
handling the searchlight as a means
of defense and offense in war; he will
know all about dynamos, how to oper-
ate them, and how to fix them: and, if
necessary, he can come very near
manufacturing one Of them should the
emergency demand it when he leaves
Fort Monroe a graduate of this splen-
did establishment.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
9iddy's Queer Act vodched' For BY
Correspondent Of Rural New =
YORKER Il

On our farm we seem continually to
have animals, or birds thatSdps stunts
out. OF. the common. Some Of them
will hardly do to tell, but here is one
Of the pildest2 j t. an IDEA ot. otrsd
that It is poor policy Is let hens be
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
An Error.

An Error.
He had dined exceedingly we'll and
was standing in the hotel lobby, hae-
less, and looking exactly as if he were
quite at home there. It was no won
der that the hotel guest walked up to
him and. inquired imperiously:
where's the news stand?"
Dunno"
The guest glared
"1'll report you for insolence," he
Kissed.
"Huh?" inquired he who had dined
we'll. "R'port m'?"
"Say, what are you? A bellboy or
detective or-what?"
I'm a haberdasher," answered the
other, with a pleasant smile.
The other snorted and withdrew.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

coast artillery school that compare with this institu
uon That nation is England, which has a splendid
school at Shoeburyness where the British arlerymen
receive the higher technical training for all
soldiers to have who in this particular branch OF
the SERVICE The officers of the national guard coast
artillery organizations of the various states vel
coined students at the school, and the govern
ment has great numbers of them taking advantage of the
opportunity to make themselves proficient in their
ticuar branch Of the civilian of the service
The school is divided into two divisions and these d.
visions in turn will be subdvided into many depart
ments The first division has the training of the stu
officers while the second division has the training
of the enlisted young fellows who at stated periods
every year ordered to Fort Monroe to take the
that is expected to make them proficient in their
fesson they could exercise the command of for;
should the emergency render that duty their
part necessary.
In the officers divisions there two main depart
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
AMBITIOUS.

Employer-What! want another
raise? Why, you're getting SIS
month!
Office Boy-Yessir; but I'm engaged
now, and my girl wants to be took
about.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
GOVERNMENT TEACHES THE ART
OF WAR.

The United States Coast artillery
school at Fort Monroe, Va. is where the
officers and enlisted men of that most
scientific branch of our modern army
are trained and is the greatest
and biggest institution of the kind
Maj. Thomas Ridgway was acting com
mandant of the school but gave way as
commandant to Col. George F. E. Har'
rison.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21

:. WOMAN.
i ~HA
>. 80 i
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:: J. CURED
ByLydiaE Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Gardner, Maine.&"I have been a
great sufferer from organic troubles
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CoA<A q % vOxV xC016ko
weakness. The
doctor saidI would
have to 60 to the
hospital for an
operation, but I
could not bear to
think Of it. / de.
cided to try Lydia
E.Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
andSanative Wash
and was entirely
cured after three
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the cat was concerned.--Rural New
10EKec. = go Il; ':..: -
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flashes.
You see," went
on Gilman, II
am telling Nam
tucket that I want
him to send back
the letter g.
three dots, like
this"
Andas he spoke
Gilman shot out
three dots-or
"a t h e,r jolts-
through his in
strument. T h e.
motor kept turn,
ing around those:
two little disks
connected by the
band of iron
wire, passing q
magnet. Then he
f00k thu kY
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
- ? . = MANUFACTURING Ell e1ec.

&; elef-
tricity." That is the
simple explanation of
why-faF, far out-0n the
lonely, { wi n d s w.etp t
wave-beaten tip of Cape
Cod at South Welltleet.
Mass, four giant skele-
ton towers rear them
selves 210 feet into the
air.. each forming one Of
the four angles Of a
square, e > I
From. their lofty tops
stretches a mesh Of
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28
NEvADAvILLE
HAPPENINGS

Mrs. Behr and sons, of Idaho
Springs. are over visiting Mrs. Behr's
mother, Mrs. Rowling.
Leo Noble was able to return to
work Tuesday after being laid up
few days with tonsolitis.
Prof Roche is still in the hospital
and expects to be well enough by
the first of the year to return to his
school work here.
H. Trezise was in Central a couple
of days the latter part Of the week,
attending to jury duty.
Mrs. s. P. Bray and grand daugh-
ter returned Monday from visit to
the valley.
F. White & Co., working the Bel
cher, have made great find in the
13O-foot drift, SO feet east of the
shaft, where they have a four inch
streak Of white spar and gold. They
expected to find uranium at the juno
ton Of the two veins but instead en-
countered the rich gold streak.
James Williams received a letter
from England Saturday conveying the
sad intelligence that his sister is
about to die with cancerous growth.
Thomas Roberts preached an in
spring sermon at the Bald Mt. NJ.
E. church Sunday evening.
G. Knutzen was in from Lump
gulch yesterday, where he Is working
the Copper King He had some nice
specimens Of yellow copper and pea
cock.
Nick Thomas left Wednesday for
Victor to work In the mines.
Jas. P. Reseigh has been in Den
yer the past week taking an exami-
nation for forest ranger.
Mrs. Richard Hall returned Satur-
day from Golden, after visit to her
son and family. She was accompani-
ed by her daughter-in-law and grand
daughter.
H. C. Bolsinger returned Monday
from a business visit to the metro
polls.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

Last evening the Elks Of Idaho
Springs at their handsome quarters
in that city held a big smoker at
which wrestling and boxing events
were pulled off and venison feast
followed. Fifteen OF the antlered herd
OF this city Joined their brothers in
the neighboring town and assisted
in making the occasion jolly one.
They were treated royalty and enter
tained in most hospitable style by
the Idaho Springs Elks. Those from
this city. Black Hawk and Russell
Gulch were: Judge w. C. Matthews,
Thurstan Matthews. Thomas Plem-
mons, L. j. Williams. Otto Schef-
fler, c. A. Jackson. Louis O'Donnell,
Fred Bowden, Ed. Hansen. James
Wood. Herman Lundberg. Louis Rach.
ofsky. r. B. Brown. Jenkin Davis and
Dave Davis.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

The luckiest people in this old
world are those who go after what
they want with hammer and tongs.
The more prohibitionists agitate
the more mixed voters take their bal
lots.
Market reports say turkeys will be
scarce before Thanksgiving. They
will probably be considerably scarcer
afterwards.
One Of the former New York fee
kings probably feels little remorse
while pacing the narrow floor Of his
prison cells.
You would hardly expect a deaf
mute to be the happiest person on
earth, but you never wasted any time
yet listening to one telling about his
troubles.
Polish is a nice thing, but II does
not change the heart Of the granite
block.
II q mans church contributions
we're accepted as one-tenth Of his in.
come for the purposes Of taxation,
very few would have an opportunity
to kick Of over-taxation.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

Rev. R. E. Pierce, superintendent
of the Childrens' Home Society, Den
yer, was in the city Saturday. He
was soliciting funds for the institu-
ton but came up primarily to see if
there were any families in the coun-
ty who wanted to adopt children, or
if there were any families who did
not have. the means to properly pro
vide for their children, the home
would receive them. This institution
is not an orphanage but a receiving
home where children are kept until
such a time as they can be placed
with some good family. Those who
are unable to procure babies other
wise can make request at the home
which is located at 3545 Raleigh St,
Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

A better understanding between the
business men Of Denver and outside
towns and cities is expected to re-
suit from the tourist rate convention
called by Governor Shafroth to meet.
In the state house November Is. One
hundred commercial organizations
have been invited to send delegates,
and IL all avail themselves Of this
opportunity to act for the best inter-
est Of the entire state, there will be
three hundred delegates from this
source alone. With the delegates
named by the mayors of towns and
cities added, together with those
selected by the county commissioners
the total number Of delegates should
be close TO 600. The indications are
that this convention will witness the
largest gathering of commercial men
OF Colorado that has ever assembled
in Denver. Enthusiasm is growing
throughout the state, and Secretary
w. F. r. Mills is in daily receipt OF
letters of encouragement and pledges
OF support.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

VIM. McLeon, mining man Of
Idaho Springs, who permitted his wife
to go to Denver to see President
Taft, came near losing his better half
Since the Taft reception and up to
the latter part of last week he had
heard nothing from her. Becoming
alarmed he went to Denver to look
her up. For some time he could not
get track of her, and then found
where she had roomed, and then later
where she had left her baby with in
structions for the family to adopt it.
This led him to notify the police ,and
a rigid investigation was started. The
police found that the woman had
changed her name and gone to live
in a rooming house at 1910 Lawrence
street under the name of Lizzie Will
son. When confronted by her hus
band she stated that they had quar-
relied, on coming to Denver had been
hypnotized by some unknown wo
man into changing her name and go
ing to lead the life she had changed
to. Her husband and friends managed
to change her views and the couple
together with their baby, returned te
Idaho Springs reconciled.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

A suit to recover damages from
G. NJ. Ashmore by John G. Hall, ct
al. Of Boulder Park, for the remov.
al Of some mining machinery, was
tried In the county court Thursday
and Friday Of last week. The mach.
inery was purchased by Mr.. Ash.
more two years ago from a man by
the name Of Seeman and removed
from the Golden Star mine at the
head of Lump gulch. Mr.. Ashmore
supposed Seeman was the rightful
owner of the machinery and paid
him ,250.00 for the same. 1t has
since developed that Seeman sold
something that did not belong to
him. The jury returned verdict in
favor Of Hall, allowing damages to
the amount Of 4261.60.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

"Jolie Johanna" the St. Louis
Worlds Fair champion COW, now
owned by the Colorado Agricultural
College, gave birth to a strong heifer
calf few days ago. "Jolie" was pre-
sented to the college in 1904 and has
since proved a small gold mine. She
has given birth to two bull and three
heifer calves since 1904, and has one
granddaughter and one grandson of
college breeding. This total progeny
is conservatively valued at 81. 500.
"Jolie's" calves have been retained
in the College Holstein herd, or have
state.