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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
AFRICAN PYGMY AT zoo
New Workers Soon to Have Opportu-
nifty to See Rare Animal
Captives.

New York-For the first time on
record visitors to New York ZOO will
shortly have an opportunity to inspect
what Is probably the rarest animal
that has ever been made part of any
such collection-that is, the pygmy
hippopotamus.
These pocket editions of the blood.
sweating behemoth" were discovered
in 1884 in Africa. and it has taken
nearly thirty years to secure these
first live specimens, although a few
mounted bodies have been shown
since their habitat Sc far as known Is
confined to remote territory peopled
by bloodthirsty canAjbals. The two
specimens which have now been &C
quired, male and a female, cost the
zoo $4,000, a figure which indicates
their rarity.
According to descriptions that have
crossed the Atlantic ahead of the pair
the male is 80 inches high at the
shoulders, 70 inches long from the
end of his nose to the base of his
tail, and his tail is II inches long. He
weighs 419 pounds. The female, be
lieved to be only two years old, is 10
inches high and weighs 176 pounds.
In comparison, Caliph, the enor
nous male hippopotamus who now
stands in a mounted state in the
American Museum of Natural His.
tory, stood feet 911 Inches high at
the shoulders. was II feet 4 inches in
length from end to nose of root of tail,
his circumference was II feet inches
and his weight has been given as
close to $500 pounds.
Beside the enormous bulk Of full
grown male hippo Of the common spe.
cies, the pygmy is like six months
old human infant of thirteen pounds
weight beside a man Of $50 pounds.
In bulk one adult Nile hippo WEIGHING
5000 pounds is equal to fourteen adult
male pygmy hippos.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
rue Art.

Critics had praised me, academies
had granted me exhibition space
said the artist, "still I was modest
enough to think wasn't any great
shakes as a painter. The thing that
finally convinced me that maybe I
was no dub after all was the remark
of a woman who knew a good deal
more about bargain counters than
she knew about art. She studied g.
picture tina: had made critics over
work their. vocabulary in praising it
and her only comment was: MY, III
bet the Henrietta cloth In that
woman's tea gown cost every cent of
$3.50 yard
Just as a matter of curiosity I
looked up my model and found that
the dress she wore had cost just that
gard. Then I knew that 1 had
been gifted with the divine fire. To
depict values 80 faithfully that ex-
perienced shoppers can tell the most
of the cloth you paint seems to be
hitting old art up at a pretty lively
gait
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
quently embroidered with beads-F
change.
Linen Hats,

Do you like the newest linen hats?
Most women find them very attract,
i've. They keep their shape perfectly.
being lined with straw, and they con.
trive to have quite a dressy air, which
is specially chic in black and white
linen with band and frill Of black
and a large white cockade edged with
black.
Hats Of spotted linen are also very
pretty with pipings Of silk to match
the color of the large spot. Soft and
shady, such hat has a dome crown
with three piping round the crown
and two edging the brim, the only
trimming being a big buckle formed
in lace with a gathered frill Of lace
all around it. The straw lining, which
may either be In the neutral shade Of
the linen or in the color Of the spots.
shows next the face, and it is most
becoming +.s "a &. t..:.8
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Purely Bostonian.

There is little girl in Boston who
early learned one OF the inconveniences
Of wearing glasses.
A friend encountered her at Man.
basket beach, when she seemed to be
not more than four years old, but was
wearing spectacles. She wanted to
paddle in the water and spoil her tan
pumps. Her nurse had been forbidden
to let her go barefooted and baby be-
Ean to cry. Then she cried: ~.
Take them of, Clarice! Take
them OIL" ~ - ss...5 r E. r. q
The friend thought the child re-
fsrred to her tan pumps. ana was
about to explain to the nurse, whom
the child added: rs ~ s=35 5s
= AXE g my spectaclss Charles, q
- sryl
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

case provided with pockets in which
answered and unanswered letters may
be kept quite separate from each
other, is very necessary possession.
In our sketch We show practical
and useful article for this purpose, and
the material in which it may be car
ried out is almost matter of choice.
Silk, art serge, art linen or easement
cloth would do equally we'll and the
case should be lined with soft silk or
sateen and bound at the edges with
narrow ribbon or braid, according to
the material that has been selected for
its manufacture.
The front and back should be stiff
fened with thin cardboard sewn in be-
tween the cover and the lining. There
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
FIGURED CLOSE IN Filming HER
Woman Is Assessed SO for Making
Five Inch Error In Guess at
Auto Trial.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Mrs. Josephine
McMichael in municipal court paid So
because of an error of five inches In
Judgment of distance revealed after
the Judge. the lawyers and spectators
oil had puzzled their brains In hgur-
Ing out an arithmetical problem. She
was charged with driving her car
within ten feet Of a street car dis
charging passengers.
The spot where the automobile
stood was agreed to easily enough.
The street then was measured and al
lowance made for the ''overhang" of
the street car and the width OF the
automobile, and it was found that the
automobile was just nine feet seven
inches from the street car.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
SavinQ Two Gents.

A boy not much more than eight
years old boarded Nostrand avenue
care in Brooklyn the other morning
and, on paying three cents car fare,
demanded transfer. The conductor
complied with the boys request and.
speaking to rear platform passenger,
said: "Just watch that little chap"
The car proceeded two blocks to
the intersection Of Gates avenue. Then
the boy left the car and, meeting a
man evidently his father, handed the
transfer to him. The father took it
and boarded Gates avenue car bound
for Manhattan.
Nice example to place before a
boy simply to save two cents" said
the passenger.
Yes, and 1t happens every morn
Ing" said the conductor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
ON THE PICTURE HAT
6OFT TAFFETA OR LACE FRlLL-
ING HAS A GOOD EFFECT.
skilIfuIly Arranged, There Is No Trim
ming That Can Be Made More e.
fective-PIace for Crownband
Of Ribbon.

A picturesque method of trimming
large leghorn picture hat is by
using soft taffeta or lace frilling and
equally soft ribbon.
Frilling can be bought by the yard,
and that used on hat should be two
inches wide, killed to a very narrow
handing
Sew one row of the frilling to the
under side Of the brim, using a tiny
stitch underneath and a very tiny
stitch to catch it to the straw.
These stitches may be concealed by
using the slip stitch, passing the
needle through the banding length
wise and then running it in a slanttng
manner through the straw.
Make a fat rosette of frilling by
whipping it on to the edge of circle
of buckram, three inches in diameter,
and then gathering another strip so 1t
will form circle and attach it to the
center of the buckram foundation.
To conceal your stitches here you
can sew on some beads or a pretty
crystal button directly in the cen
ter
A crownband of ribbon matching the
frilling, if it be of silk, or of some
dainty light shade If you are using
lace frilling, is folded around the
crown and over the joining point the
rosette is sewed. This may be placed
on the side, but is usually more be-
coming when placed in the center of
the front, where it balances the hat
better.
Rose pink frills or pale green are
pretty on cream-colored leghorn hat
Any of the delicate shades of violet
or blue are good; but when choosing
these shades take care that they suit
your complexion or the good effect
will be lost, as the frilling on the edge
comes very close to the face.
Point d'esprit with a narrow lace
edge is charming for this purpose,
and the new shadow laces look ex-
;tremely we'll.
This makes a simple pretty picture
hat, that can be worn with almost any
gown.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
SWEET MUSIC 70 HIS EARS
orator's Revenge on Troyesrs That
Had Proved Treacherous q q
Most important Time.

81 Uncle Hank" Barnhart, who rep.
resents part Of the state Of Indiana IN
the lower house, shook the camphors
out Of his dress suit one evening In
preparation for a public address he.
was booked for and discovered that
his figure had grown too prosperous
for the open-faced garb that had once.
been ample and comfortable. It was
then too late to get another OUTFIT, and
Barnhart thought that by breathing.
only in the upper parts of his lungs
he might avoid catastrophe.
About five minutes before he was
going on the stage where the speak
ing was to take place, Barnhart heard.
felt and otherwise became conscious
of that lugubrious ripping action Of
trousers that one has outgrown. It
was an exciting moment. There was
no Retail Dress Suit agency in town,
and no time to send out a hurry call
to such plant If there had been. The
best that Barnhart could do was to get
3 man to pin the hiatus together. and
then murmur a prayer that no cata-
clysm should occur.
BY standing sway-backed, Uncle
Hank got through his part of the ex-
ercises without mishap. His perspira-
tory glands were overtaxed, 10 great
was his apprehension, but the pins did
their work well, and when he retreat
ed he did SO in good order.
Then what do you suppose Barnhart
did? He retired to a secluded corner
back of the stage, raised himself to
his full height and then bent over and
tried to touch his fingers to the floor
without bending his knees. Again he
heard large assure making it's way
up and down the seams in those COM
modious trousers.
rip, goldarn you," said Barnhart,
'and see If care!"
"Ah, but twas music" says Barn
hart, telling about it. Ito hear that
low. ripping sound, knowing full we'll
that there was no one around to see"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

slant consciousness Of the hour limit
would weigh on the heart like the
thought of the way the taxi clock Is
piling up a dime every half minute
weighs upon the youth who has come
eagerly half hour ahead of time to
take his girl to the concert and has
to wait forty-f1ve minutes for her to
adjust her millinery.
The problem is as much a puzzle to
tho officials at the bathhouse as any.
body else. They admit they have ar
rived at no solution to the riddle. Just
now bathers may stay in as long as
they like, owing to the cold weather.
One employe thought good way
would be to check up the time Of each
key and then charge the bather Is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
SENT By WHO Sc HAND7
WINGED, MESSENGER SAVED
LIVES OF SAILORS. =z 81
Bird Practically Forced Captain to A.,
ter Course of His Vessel and Thus
~ Effect the Rescue ct Drown
r. ina Men, H.

The following story was published
by sea captain in "Aftonbladet" Of
Stockholm recently. There are many
people still living in Arendal who re-
member the occurrence which is here
described
One dark night several years ago q
sailing vessel tom Arendal, Norway,
was crossing The north Atlantic, on
Its way from America to England.
There was strong east wind, against
which the ship was lacking. AS it
drew toward eight bells in the even
Ing, the captain was walking back and
forth on the bridge, trying to make up
his mind whether to put about or to
continue CT s1e same course for an
otAer watch or two.
As he walked he suddenly received
blow on his chest, which, he discov-
cred, had been dealt by sea bird
Then his winged assailant quickly dis.
appeared to leeward.
A few moments later the captain
was just giving the command to turn
the vessel when he again received a
blow in the chest from the same mes
senger. Then the bird disappeared az
before in a southwesterly direction.
After this had been repeated several
more times, the bird, after each blow,
flying Off toward the southwest, the
captain, who thought there must be
something supernatural In the matter,
decided to follow the bird. Instead of
turning back, he caused tho BOATS
course to be sent toward the south
west. This was no sooner done than
the bird settled down on the ships
railing beside the captain.
The boat now sailed at great pace
before the strong wind. But although
sharp watch was kept aft as we'll as
forward, half the night passed and
nothing unusual was discovered.
The crew began to joke about the
odd mans maneuver, and the cap
tain himself doubted the wisdom of
continuing to sail out of his course,
losing distance which a great deal of
lacking would be required to regain.
At 2 o'clock~in the morning he was
on the point of giving the order to
turn again, when the lookout on the
foreyard sung out that he saw glow
as of a fire ahead
All the waning interest woke again!
Soon the vessel found itself ap.
preaching burning ship, and it lay
TO as close as was practicable.
A boat was lowered and found many
men floating about on hencoops, pieces
Of wreckage and other floating articles
from the burning ship. They were
weak and exhausted, having chosen a
slow death in the ocean to being
burned alive or suffocated by the
fire.
When the sufferers had been cared
for to the best of the rescuing vessels
ability and the vessels bow had been
turned again toward England the sail.
ors found that the bird was still on
board. Nor did it leave the boat
again. But one day, after the vessel
had reached the English channel, one
OF those who had been saved from the
burning ship kicked the bird to death
In revenge for bite from its bill.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Cannibal Race in the West

which were stored property and food
These from time to time have yielded
evidence of cannibalism, but nothing
that appeared conclusive was un-
earthed until this summer, when in a
small dugout, one Of eight, were found
bones which Mr.. Glider believes show
absolutely that human flesh was cook
ed to be eaten.
In all there were found parts Of at
least 16 human skulls ranging from
the smallest infant to the senlle sub.
ject," said Mr.: Glider in announcing
this discovery. MANY showed the Pc
culiar color which bones assume on
being boiled. In my possession there
is vast assortment Of food bones of
Quadrupeds and birds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Electricity Will Propel War YES
sci in Future.
Plans for innovation Hre Now Under
Way-Experts Declare Engine and
Turbine Are Not as Efficient
as Newer Motive Power.

New York.-The plan for future bat
tleship propulsion Is to drive each ship
propeller with powerful electric mo-
tor direct connected to the propeller
shaft, this doing away with all gears
and consequent loss of power.
This new arrangement would also
save an enormous amount Of coal and
greatly facilitate the handling of the
ship, as with electricity it is quite pos.
stble to control the ship from the
bridge, eliminating the ringing of sig
nal bells or with telephoning to the
engine room, located far away in the
interior of the ship. The man on the
bridge can start, stop, slow up or re-
verse the motors at will.
While the steam turbine engine
shows better results for ship propul-
sion than the old reciprocating types,
experiment has proved that turbine
engines must travel at high rate of
speed to give their greatest economies
and when they are used for ship pro-
pulsion this speed must be cut down
with the aid of gear systems, incur
11IS IL SoIlouS 1ooS VI pO"CA.
The United States collier Jupiter,
which is being built at the mare ISL
and navy yard, will be the first large
vessel to be equipped with electric
propulsion, the Electric News re-
marks: The general scheme embraces
"a steam turbo-generator set delivering
its electrical output to a pair Of in.
"duction motors, each of which will be
direct connected to it's own propeller
shaft.
The designer OF this equipment is
w. L. r. Emmett Of Schenectady, who
described it's principal features and
the method of control in a paper read
before the American Institute of Elec
trical Engineers. The generating unit
consists of a six stage Curtis turbine
connected to an alternating current
generator.
The Golfers Neptune and Cyclops
now in commission, are sister ships tc
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

is a follower flap which sends over
the top of the case and fastens to thu
lower part of the front with ribbon
strings. On this flap the word "let-
tiers" is embroidered, and inside, at
the head of one Of the divisions. is
worked the word unanswered" and
on the other, answered." so that it
may be seen at a glance which letters
require attention.
The upper sketch shows the case
open with the letters exposed to view
and in the lower. it is closed and Sc
cured with the ribbon strings.
A useful case can be made on ex-
actly the same lines for paid or un-
paid bills.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Her Husband Wouldn't Talk

morning to Saturday night" Mrs.
Foerst appeared against her husband,
Howard Foerst of East Cambria street.
charging him with nonsupport.
At the hearing 1t developed that
the woman had left her husbands
home, although he declared his will
ingness to provide for her. Mrs.
Foerst said her husband first found
fault with the meals she prepared,
and finally became so morose that he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

! cents for each hour or fraction there
of, to use the legal phrases of the par
eel check. A man might stay in the
water so long he would not have car
fare home. Therefore all he could do
would be to stay in the water and
keep increasing the tariff that he could
not pay.
Under this plan the state would get
all the quarters that are due, for it
could hold the bathers' street clothes
as ransom. Altogether the ramifica-
tons Of the possibilities of the one.
hour limit idea are SO fruitful of COM
plications that the authorities are
rather glad that they have not been
required to enforce It single day
since the order was issued
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

above this at each end is a row Of
plain green buttons and loops.
The bodice is cut with square
neck outlined with insertion, which is
taken right across front; buttons are
sewn below. The sleeves are edged
with the insertion and have under
sleeves of lace A black leather belt
encircles the waist.
Materials required: yards zephyr
30 inches wide, 20 buttons, 2 yards
insertion three-eighths yard lace.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Result Of Investigation.

Result Of Investigation.
A little six-year-old came to her
grandfather with trouble weighing
on her mind. $3.50 .zzl=5 s.
Aunt says the moon is made OF
green cheese, and don't believe It 7'' 3
why not 3" b. s.=
Becauss I have been hooking IN the
Bible and found ont that the moon 10
not made q green cheese, for the
moo 80 sl1ads tlhoseows.ss. .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Well Worth II,

As dentists know very we'll that
people do not call upon them merely
for pleasure, they are not likely to be
offended at this bit from the Wash
1ngton Star:
Didn't that man complain when
you charged him for a broken appoint
ment?" r
NO." replied the dentist. HE said
breaking an appointment. with me is
worth every cent It costs"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

Seven Whales are Sighted.
Sayville, L. Ia school Of seven
whales was sighted of this beach.
The largest body Of whales ever seen
here.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Twins Come to Aqed Couple

Eugene, Ore.-Twin boys, each
weighing eight pounds, were born
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Warning, who
live at Jasper, IL miles southeast of
here. Unusual as this weight is for
twins, there is more remarkable
feature in the fact that the father Ia
past sixty-seven years of age.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Wicked, Wicked.

II suppose your wife was more than
delighted at your raise Of salary,
wasn't she?" asked Jones Of Brown.
II haven't told her yet, but she will
be when she knows It," answered
Brown. s%
How is it that you haven't told
her." ~,..-.-, >.-z.,. s5 81
well, thought I would enjoy my.
self couple Of weeks first. Judge.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Cremate Body OF Phelns.

st. Paul, Minn.--The body of Ran
som Phelps, veteran telegraph opera
tor, who took" the first message an
nouncing the surrender of Lee to
Grant at the close Of the civil war.
was cremated here. Ransom died 1t
Crooked Lake. Mum, { 5 @.==.* I.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Says Woman Pursued Him

Says Woman Pursued Him.
New Complaining that Miss
Louise Nutter of this city has pursued
him all around the world, wooing him,
Herman Hand, trombone player, has
had the young woman bound over to
keep the peace.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
40 a Result Wife Left Him and SIs:d
for support-slIent from Monday
Until Saturday.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Deelsfing that
she could not live with man who
would not talk to her. Mrs. Anna
Foerst explained In the Central police
court why she had left her husbands
home. HE would not say word to
me-" she declared, from Monday
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
MAKES PRETTY TENNIS DRESS
Green and White Striped Zephyr Al
| mirably Suited for the Design
| Shown Here.

Green and white striped zephyr IL
chosen for our model, which has tho
front Of skirt trimmed below knees
by a band of insertion embroidery;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

Invites Foes to His Funeral.
Philadelphia, Pa.-Herman Rohr OF
1439 North Comac street committed
suicide by inhaling gas. He picked
enemies to occupy the same carriages.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
Call MBlues" Insanity.

Baltimore.-The Phipps psychiatric
clinic of Johns Hopkins hospital will
treat "the blues" as a mental affec-
ton. holding it to be mild form of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

Linen dresses are prettier this sea
son than ever before.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

refused to speak to her for a whole
week. This WITS more than she could
stand.
Foerst was held in 5000 bail md al.
lowed to sign his own bond.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31

Coats Of white serge or cloth with
scalloped edges are fashionable to
Httle girla
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-31
POCKETS HOLD THE LETTERS
Useful Case That Will Remind Woman
Of tho Exact Status Of Her
Correspondence.

For anyone who is not in the habit
or, perhaps, may be unable to answer
letters directly they are received,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-09

With Markedly Higher Temperatures prevailing "sn1udging' was successful Tuesday night in saving California oranges and lemons that had been only "nipped" by the cold for the previous two days.