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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
By ALBERT PAYsON TERHUNE
Publishing Crhe WORLDLY
Benvenuto Cellini, Swashbucller and Genius

where he promptly slew one man in a
duel and wounded another. Scarcely
had high influences secured his par
don for these offenses when Cellini
fell into fresh difficulties by killing q
goldsmith who CHANGED to offend him.
Then after a series Of political
sQuabbles he found it wise to leave
Italy, and journeyed to the court Of
King Francis l. Of France. There he
was received into high favor, but pro-
ceeded to get into rather unpleasant
scrape which sent him back to Italy
again. He went to Rome, and was ar
rested on a charge Of having stolen
precious Jewels from the pope's tiara.
Cellini was condemned to death and
was thrown into prison at the Castle OF
Saint Angelo. He managed to escape.
but was soon caught and put back in
his cell. The friendship Of the power
full cardinal of Ferrara won a pardon
for him, and he set forth again upon
his wanderings.
His Quarrelsome nature and the H.
valry of great men made Cellinis
next few years miserable. Every mans
hand seemed against him, though none
denied his splendid genius. In fact,
Cellini the Genius was forever saving
Cellini the BLACKBOARD from the pun
ishment of his misdeeds.
He died, in his native city. December
Is, 1869. Eleven years before his
death, Cellin1 began to write his auto
biography. This is one of the most de-
nghtful books of its sort In existence:
not only for the picture it gives OF
life of struggle and the era in which
that struggle was waged, but because
of it's portrayal of Cellini's monstrous
vanity, his total lack OF truthfulness
and his absence of conscience.
He writes with calm satisfaction
about the killing Of his victims, tells
of his alleged power to raise demons
before him at will and assures the
reader that he himself was so utterly
under divine protection that once or
twice he awoke In the morning to
find his head crowned by glowing
halo.
The man died. BY the world at large
his character and his misdeeds became
half forgotten. But his work Is i'm.
mortal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
FOLLOW 1T TO "BITTER END"
Few Persons Know That It Is NautI-
cal Term and Is Borrowed From
Cable Of Big Ship.

You have probably often heard a
person say: II will follow 1t to the
bitter end" or something to that ef-
feet, but very few persons know that
this is nautical term and is Dor.
rowed from a ships cable.
II you have ever been on a big ship
you must have noticed two big pieces
of wood sticking Up out of the deck
forward, alongside each other. They
sometimes have a windlass between
them and they are used to secure the
cable that goes to the anchor. These
pieces of wood are called the bits
When the ship comes to anchor and
the cable is paid out all that part Of
It which is abaft or behind the bits
is called the bitter end of the cable.
In storm or in poor holding ground
for anchors the more cable that 10 paid
out the better the anchor will hold and
when the captain is at all doubtful he
pays out his cable to the bitter end
sooner than risk any harm to his ship.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

Ultraviolet light has been employed
to sterilize water on large scale In
France. The apparatus utilizes the
copious emission Of these short waves
from a mercury vapor lamp having a
uuartz tube. More than three-quar-
tiers of the rays coming from the spe-
cial lamp are utilized, and sterilization
to the point Of leaving one germ to
the cubic centimeter is accomplished
by causing the water to traverse a
zigzag path close to the lamp, there
by exposing 1t to the repeated action
Of the waves.
The test showed that the process
was highly efficient for municipal pur-
poses. 1t is low in cost and simple in
operation, occupies little space, uses
a very small amount of electric cur
rent, and imparts no taste to the wa
ter, which remains fresh, since it re-
tains it's dissolved air and has not
been heated in any way.
For municipal water service the ap-
paratus may be applied to the outside
q the ordinary main. the radiations
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Colonel Blood, "Dime Novel Hero" in Real Life

party Of simple country folk might
have done. At length they came to
the apartment where the crown and
Orb" and scepter and other royal
jewels of England were kept.
At a signal, Edwards, the guardian
of the treasure, was attacked. He de-
Tended himself and was nearly MUIR
dered. Leaving Edwards bound on
the floor, Blood anatched up the jew
eled crown Of England, hid 1t under
his long clerical cloak and strolled
peacefully out of the room. One OF
his followers stole the orb" and fol.
lowed him.
But the alarm had been raised. The
thieves were chased and caught. Thus
England was spared the unspeakable
humiliation of losing it's royal crown
by a thief. Blood was thrown into
Jail. No one doubted that he would
be put to death at once. People won.
dered what tortures would be inflicted
on the man who had dared to lay un.
holy hands on the royal regalia.
But Blood's luck held good. He
managed to get word to King Charles
II. that If he were executed there
were hundreds of friends who would
avenge his death. He is also said to
have been In the secret employ Of the
dissolute Duke of Buckingham, who
was a favorite OF the king and who
hated the Duke of Ormond. It was
even whispered that Buckingham had
inspired Blood's attack on Ormond
and that he perhaps counted on pay.
ing some of his own ducal gambling
debts out of the sale OF the stolen
crown jewels.
In any case, instead of ordering
Blood's immediate execution, Charles
IL. actually visited him in prison. No
one knows just what took place dur.
ing the interview or what royal scan.
dals Blood threatened to expose If he
were killed. To every ones surprise.
Charles not only set Blood free. but
placed him In high favor st court and
granted him pension OF $4,000 a
year.
For the next ten years Blood was
parsonage of Importance In London.
The thief and blackmailer waxed rich
while poor Edwards was refused
even a petty reward for his plucky de.
Tense of the crown jewels.) At last.
the lucky man went too far. He
spread scandalous stories about his
patron. Buckingham-probably by
way of blackmail-and was arrested.
He was releaaed m hal, In A.,
gust, 1880, he died under somewhat
suspicious circumstances while wait
ing to be tried.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
A scare-sparrow Invention.

It Is easy enough to invent a scare
crow that will scare a crow, but it is
quite another thing to find q scare
crow that will scare a sparrow. Place
the ugliest scarecrow or "scare-spar-
row" on the roof of a house and the
saucy little sparrows will 90 and build
their nests in the pockets of the coat.
With this fact In mind an inventor has
patented in Washington a "sparrow.
scarer" which, according to his plans.
is to DO placed on the caves Of houses
or suspended among foliage. 1t is in
the form of very fierce old cat, with
bright. long, stiff whiskers, glazing
eyes and short, stubby and erect
tail. Such terrific beast, swayinR
in the branches Of a tree, would be
enough, the inventor thinks, to fright
en- the wits out of any birds. But he
evidently doesn't know the English
sparrow. 1t would pull out the dunn
my cats whiskers and build a nest in
the crook of its tail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Bird Bungalow.

destruction and, thus, the rivers and
lakes. So by helping keep the birds
In your neighborhood. you will helm
save the trees.
You will see this bungalow has no
piazza. because the bird enters on the
wing and does not like to have q
porch on which unlimited guests can
stand and look into her house through
the front door. The roof over hangs
an inch in front. for protection
against rain and sun. In the back.
both roof and floor extend a hnlf-inch
beyond the body OF the house, so
that there will be an air space be-
tween it and the tree. for there are
five small holes in the back to
serve as ventilators, and they, would
be useless for that purpose If the bun.
galow we're fiat against the tree.
The material required are some very
thin, soft wood (cigar boxes are good)
about four dozen tiny wire nails, and
a couple Of yards of copper wire to
attach the bungalow to a tree. Small
Iron or steel wire is apt to rust
through and break.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Sparrow Nest in a Clock.

This time it's a pair of chipping
sparrows that have found an odd rest
ing place. An Indiana boy tells about
it..
AT my grandmother house." he
says, there was an old clock, which
had served its time as clock and
was only useful as place of safe
keeping for favorite recipes and clip
pings. In summer it stood outside OF
the kitchen door on a wide porch. One
hinge was broken, so the door always
stood little ajar. A chippy that had
an eye for a good thing told her mate
there was a nice place among the pa.
pers for a nest. He thought 80, too;
SO it was settled, and they went to
work Immediately. One day soon aft
er grandmother wanted to make a
nice cake and went to the clock for
her recipe, and was greeted there by
Mr.. and Mrs. Chippy and four junior
chippies. In very short time they
had learned to use their wings and
1ew to q summer resort in the trees
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

long string with a tassel at the END
will answer the same purpose and IL
more graceful. The tail should be IF
teen times as long as the kite. The
string should be light and strong. The
string should be fastened to a piece
of string, which Is fastened to the I'D
right by both ends and hanging down
In loop about foot in depth. The
points OF attachment should be one
a little below the middle of the up
right and the other about two-thirde
up the remaining length. The illus
tration will show you.
Kite-fying is a delightful pastime
but it is also more than that. It has
It's uses for scientific and military
purposes. In the year 1749 two scien.
fists attached thermometers to kites
and raised them into the clouds to
make an experiment in finding out the
temperature. They have also been
sent up with instruments attached to
them to register the wind movements
They help in making the weather fore.
casts, as "Old Probs" flies kites from
some Of the observing stations to
bring information from as high as q
mile up In the air.
Then there are military kites, used
to carry camera for photographing
& fort from above, the shutter being
worked by electric wire or clockwork:
and large ktto or several kites coup
led together are used to lift a man up
to, say. fifty or one hundred feet, to
let him examine from above the en-.
emy's srmy or camp. OF course the
kites used In this way are not just the
ordinary paper and string kite. such
as we make at home. Other mate
rails must sometimes be employed.
In Japan kite flying" is a popular
amusement, the object aimed at being
to so fly one kite as to disable or cut
the string Of another.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

40 lAo CHARACTER OF DLUVINVoO ~CILSU'
one of history's strangest blackguards
-Benvenuto Cellini.
Cellini was born at Florence, Italy,
In 1900. His father, a maker Of mu-
sical instruments, wanted his son to
follow the same trade. Benvenuto
would not do it, but became gold
worker and engraver. As mere lad
his exQuisitely chased metal orn.
aments and sword hilts won him fame.
With his sword at his side, rare &C.
MUS in his brain. and very little mon
ey in his pocket, young Cellini set out
to bring fortune from the world. He
drifted from one Italian city to anoth-
or, falling constantly into trouble, lead
Ing grossly dissolute life, fighting
as he went, and incidentally turning
out miracles of artistic work.
He reached Rome at length, where
his talent as an engraver attracted
Pope Clement Wis attention. He al.
80 became one of the pope's court mu-
sicians and executed, in spare mo-
ments, some beautiful seals and me-
the Imperial army. Cellini fought
bravely in the Eternal City's Defense
According to his own improved state
ment he slew, single handed. the
prince Of Orange and the constable
de Bourbon during this siege. (There
ts no reason to believe this boast is
not one of the countless like that
strew Cellini's story Of his own life)
Back to Florence he went, the news
Of his Roman exploits winning him
pardon and welcome. There, he set
tied down and devoted himself to en-
craving and sculpture. It was dur
ing this period that he made his cele-
brated Hercules Atlas Supporting
the Earth" and 1.-THE Numidian Lion"
He returned to Rome, after q time,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

.BlOOQ, a SOluIeT u captain OIOOO
fortune. born in ireland about 1923.
When parliament went to war against
King Charles of England this young
adventurer joined the Parliamentary
army and won q reputation for reck'
less courage. After parliament had
overthrown and beheaded the king
and had put Oliver Cromwell in charge
of England's government, Colonel
Blood found himself without any oc-
cupation thrilling enough to satisfy
him. But his time came soon after
Charles II. (son OF the beheaded mon
arch) mounted the British throne.
Blood then stirred up an insured
ton in Ireland. planning to begin the
rebellion with the capture Of Dublin
Castle and the selling Of the Duke of
Ormond, lordlieutenant of Ireland. 1t
was a clever plot. But it failed. Blood
escaped. Many OF his friends ard
fellow-rebels were hanged. Blood
vowed revenge upon the Duke OF Or
mond for these executions.
He fed to Holland, but soon ven
tured back to England. There he pro-
ceeded to work out his revenge. Or
mond was driving home, on the night
of December 6, 1870, through the dark
London streets, when his carriage was
surrounded by Blood and a party of
unknown men. Ormond was seized,
dragged from his coach and hustled
off In the direction OF Tyburn Hill
London's official place of execution
and the spot where some of Blood's
friends had been hanged).
Blood coolly Informed the duke that
they intended to hang him from the
gibbet on which the conspirators had
persisted. The threat would have been
carried out then and there had not a
party of Ormond's followers ridden up
in hot pursuit and rescued their strug-
Cling master.
Blood once more escaped unsus-
pected His next plot was the most
daring of ALL Disguised as q clergy
man and followed by one or two &C.
completes, he wandered into the Tow
er of London. From room to room he
and his friends went, gazing In open
mouthed wonder at the sights, as any
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
MOTORCYCLE OF A new TYPE
Friction Valve, Which 10 Unique Fea.
ture, Gives Any Variation Of
Speed That 10 Desired,

A new motorcycle of the undertaking
type has several interesting features.
the most radical Of which is a reverse
drive. The friction drive, which is a
unique feature, gives any variation of
speed desired. from 80 to on low and
3 to on high. with 10 to / on reverse.
The lever on the right throws out the
clutch when pushed forward. and this
allows the speed to be changed by the
lever on the left footboard. Or, by
pushing the f1rst-named lever still
further forward, the band brake is
operated. 1t Is claimed that this band
brake and the reverse drive give alb
solute safety and control. say1 the
Popular Mechanics.
The idler wheels attached to each
side Of the frame are lowered by
means Of lever mounted at the right
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
"silens Actors" Not silent.

0uouS NCIOr8 VOt 0Ie0ts
Ten-cent grand opera is fast near
Ing reality.
A patent was granted last week to
c. Milton of London, Eng, for COM
bining a monograph and a moving
picture machine, SO that they will OPP
crate in absolute harmony.
AS soon as this patent is placed
on the market, 1t will in all probable
tty mean that moving picture shows
will soon have monographs in their
houses. and will reproduce the words
or songs Of the now silent actors
at the same time that the film Is be.
ing projected on the screen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
B {, LoW FOR sMALl BIRDS
Excellent Nesting Place for ths Little
sonesters May BE Made Out ct .s
Thin, Soft Wood

A bird bungalow may be made and
placed In some position where the
birds may use it as a home. Many
people make a practice Of preparing
these little houses. because they like
to see the birds. and also to help the
little feathered creatures have a safe
home for rearing their families. But
it ia not all on one side that the favor
will be shown, for If the birds are in
your neighborhood. they will kill the
bugs which do so much harm and thus
save the trees from destruction.
We hear a great deal about the
conservation Of the forests: Which
means the saving Of the forests from
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Couldn't Be Polite,

Willie, aged 5, accompanying his
mother to dinner party, had been
told to eat sparingly and to say
Thank YOU when anything was
passed to him. The older guests, how.
ever, demanded SO much attention
that Willie was almost wholly ignored.
Finally he could stand it no longer
and exclaimed In an audible whisper:
Mamma, I'm eating sparingly all
right, but how can say Thank you
whsn they don't pass me anything = a.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
VENlc IS 4 CIT OF DREAMS
Many Charms torI,ths Tourist j. Thu
i: P'eturssqus City 81 r. 7. s ID
/: 5.%t'Tss$ ! Italy. :. 80 FL: =

TO the wanderer in Italy, Venice
has peculiar attraction. Arrive there
at sunset. or better still by moonlight.
and you will fancy yourself trans.
planted to some city Of dreams. With
daylight this feeling may wear of to
some extent, although there IL never,
ut any time, as much hustle and stir
In Venice as in other towns. Morn
ing, noon Or night, Venice has fas-
cination all her own. This is partly
due to the fact that she is a. city built
On the water.
To explore Venice and to become in
timately acquainted with her, a gon-
dola is not necessity. rather it Is
luxury for sunset. evenings and
moonlight nights. 1t is a delightful ex-
perience, and not q difficult one, to
find ones way about Venice on foot:
quaint, old world corners are discover
ed. bits Of ancient architecture, carved
doorways and little bridges, with a
feast Of color here. there and every
where. Apart from all the beauty Of
scenery, there is the enthralling inter
est evoked by her history and tradi-
tons.
Among the traditions We read that
st. Theodore was the first patron saint
Of Venice, to be superseded later on
by st. Mark. The wanderer in Ven
ice becomes familiar with the Lion
OF st. Mark. More prominently than
anywhere is it to be seen on one Of the
columns on the Piazzetta. whilst on
the other Is st. Theodore. These col.
umns OF beautiful red and gray gran
lite are supposed to have come orig
1nally from Syria. They were erect
ed by Lombard engineer.-Christian
Science Monitor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Best Business Creator,

AS business creator, what is there
better than advertising? Have you
ever asked that question Of yourself?
The millions that advertising has
made for merchants are uncountable,
yet there are business men who even
now don't believe in advertising, just
as there are people who still think it
is safer and more convenient to travel
In a prairie schooner behind a pair Of
slow oxen than in a Pullman palace
car. Yet this type Of business man is
seldom rated in commercial rating
books.-Exchange.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Prussian Soldier and Mont Blanc

Prussian Soldier and Mont Blanc.
A story of Prussian lieutenant
who stood at the foot of Mont Blanc
and with naughty eye contemplated
the mighty mountain, delightfully."- II.
Illustrates the arrogance of the young.
sters of the German army. "Donner-
wetter!" he said. stroking the vestige
OF a mustache. How ridiculously
small a civilian must feel!"-Youth's
Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Unique Design Of Motorcycle.

OF the seat, and are raised by press
Ing button on the foot-board. The
construction of the front hub and axle
is such that the entire load of the
forward half Of the machine is sup
ported directly by the axle. The forks
leading to the steering shaft are used
simply to guide the wheel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
A "Cuss" Word.

And why" asks the minister of his
deacon. with whom he is playing golf.
do you exclaim 'Gatun!' every time
you make poor drive or miss the
ball?'
We'll, you're along" explains the
deacon, "and 'Gatun' is about the big
gest dam know Of"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

A girl thinks young man who
spends money freely is the whole
thing-but If she marries him and
finds he has spent it all she changes
her mind.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Relic of Cruel Rome

One of the most impressive of all
the old ruins in Rome is the great
Coliseum. 1t was in this open air
amphiteater that the cruel spectacles
were witnessed-gladiators fought In
mortal combat, Christians were made
to fight starving lions and tigers.
Death was inevitable. The Coliseum
had 9 seating capacity Of $1,000 pee
soma .s. j. ..s.-:..x.-. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
"A 70 Conino.

Drink is the worst evil with which
We have to COPE"
Eyes, and isn't 1t remarkable that
SO many people insist on coping with
It regularity"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

Agriculture supports nearly 10000
900 Of the inhabitants of the German
empire.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

Perseverance may be the mother Of
success, but the offspring isn't always
Just what it should be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14
Later the Better.

Hubby-Understand me, madam,
your extravaganza will have to cease,
sooner or later.
Young Wife-Very well. Well
make 1t later.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

DO YOU HAVE CREAM TO SELF
Write EIDSVOLD CREAMERY CO., Ninneapolis
for prices and tags They guarantee return OF cans
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

Beware Of Springs sudden changes; keep
Garfield Tea at hand. Drink hot on retiring.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

A man never complains Of his
wife's RELATIONSHIP she hasn't any.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-14

The most stubborn costiveness yields,
gently and naturally, to the persuasive action
Of Garfield Tea.