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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Unconscious Memory.

The memory Of sleepwalkers is oc-
casionally prodigious under the intlu-
ence Of the dominating impulse that
moves them. There is an instance of
a poor and illiterate basket maker,
who was unable to read or write, yet
in state Of sleep he would preach
fluent sermons, which were afterward
recognized rs having formed portions
of discourses he was accustomed to
hear in the parish church as child
more than forty, years before. Quite
as strange case of Unconscious
memory" is referred to by DR.. Aber-
crombie A girl given to sleepwalking
was in the habit Of initiating the violin
with her lips. giving the preliminary
tuning and scraping and fourishing
with the utmost fidelity. It puzzled
the physician good deal until he as
certained that when a child she lived
In room adjoining a fiddler who often
performed on his violin in her hearing.
-PearsOn's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Palestine's Water Bottles,

OF all the queer sights to be seen in
the ancient city of Hebron, Palestine,
none Is more interesting than the IVA
ter makers market" where the goat
skin water bottles are made and sold
by the thousand yearly. Lying upon
the ground in rows may be seen be-
tween two hundred and three hundred
goatskins awaiting purchasers. Each
skin is inflated either with water or
air, so that the buyer may know it is
perfectly water tight The majority
Of the skins used come from Arabia,
while a large number are. received
from the Lebanons. They are brought
to Hebron by the camel caravans and
are purchased by the tanneries and
turned into bottles. They pass through
many processes. and tanner will
spend week upon single skin before
it is rendered water tight and service
able. From Hebron these odd bot
ties are sent to all parts Of the east,
thousands going down into Egypt and
the Sudan every year.-Argonaut
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Beau 1rumnet's Dress.

Evidently we must not believe all
that we have read of Beau Brummei.
There were stories that he appeared In
"a dove colored coat and white satin
tnexpress1bles;'' that 1t took two art
lists to make his gloves, a special ex-
pert being assigned to the thumbs, and
that he had three hairdressers who spe-
cialized, so to speak, on the different
parts Of bis head. All these stories. it
seems. are fiction, according to Leon 81.
Vincent's "Dandies and Men of Let
ters:'
"Simplicity and unobtrusive elegance
were his ideals. To attract notice by
conspicuousness in dress was in his
opinion the most notifying expert
ence that a gentleman could have.
Byron told Leigh Hunt that there was
nothing remarkable in Brumme's
dress except a certain exquisite pro-
prtety. From which it may be inferred
that his reforms were of a sensible
sort"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Mission Of the Russian Fleets.

A Russian feet under command of
Admiral Lesoffsky lay in New York
harbor during the winter Of 1864,
and another was in San Francisco
harbor for the same period. Thurlow
Weed is authority for the statement
that Farragut in his presence at din
ner asked Lesoffsky why he was idling
the winter away. The Russian an
swered, 81 am here under sealed Or
ders, to be broken only in contin-
gency that has not yet occurred" In
general conversation he allowed it to
appear that the particular contingency
was that foreign power should at
tack the United States. The same au-
thority records a confirmation of this
matter by Prince Gortschakoff in St
Petersburg. who showed the Gear
Alexander's own order. - New York
Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Simple Transposition,

One of the artists had just finished
singing "Sally In Our Alley" The
song appeared to affect Pogson. gave
him dig in the ribs and inquired:
upset you, old man,?
"That song" he began, brings to
my mind an incident of many years
ago which happened when 1 was a
boy. How we'll I remember the com.
motion, the wall Of the governess, the
shrieks of the mater! had little
sister named Sally, and one day we
were playing marbles 1--WE called them
talleys') when all of sudden Sally
swallowed one Of my best classics
"But what's. the connection with the
song?" l asked.
1.-THE alley in our Sally" replied Pog-
son as he edged away.-London An
sWerS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Arsenic.


Excepting possibly the bichloride of
mercury, few toxic substances are so
common as arsenic, for the arsenates
and arsenites are not only much used
in medicine. but are likely to be en-
countered in commercial substances,
wallpaper. dyestuffs. etc. Arsenic has
been known since ancient times. The
word means masculine or powerful. In
the sixteenth century it was used for
homicidal purposes in the"form Of aqua
tofana and in literature has been the
most celebrated Of poisons. Although
considered one Of the most powerful
poisons. it is less so in it's ordinary
forms than potassium cyanide and the
alkaloids. though in combination with
hydrogen it becomes one Of the dead
Hest substances known. the slightest
Whit Of the gas being sufficient to in
sure death. In the common form. the
trioxide or white arsenic.'' one or two
grains cause death.-Boston Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
w ateret ak.

~ NAoEt5&H = ~
Probably there Is l,othing under tn
sun which Il the bnsis Of 80 large 4.
number OF figures Of speech as water.
Is poor argument won't hold water
2 babbler is "a leaky vessel" . half
drunken man is ..thalf seas over" fish
Ing IN troubled waters Is another
name for getting into dinculty; still
waters run Deep is hint that your
quiet and demure person has more IN
him than the world supposes; IL q
man is in q bad predicament he il In
hot water;;" disappointment is "a wet
blanket" =. .#ss =
OF the rejected sutton 1t Is said that
cold water Is thrown on his hopes"
the hungry mans mouth waters" the
strengthless are weak as WATER"
sometimes It rains blessings;'' when
an orator begins to be tedious we say
he has run dry news Is always
"afoat;" SPECTATORS are often swamp
ed" many people find it impossible to
keep their heads above water" and
often we have to acknowledge that We
are "all at sea-"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Great Poets and a Little Girl.

James Russell Lowell used to walk
along the gravel paths of his beautiful
garden in Cambridge. Mass. hand in
hand with a bright little girl. who was
his neighbor, and discoursed with her
upon fairies, paper dolls. roses and 9th
er important subjects. Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow. neighbor Of Low
ellis and Of the little girls. who wore
velvet coat and big tie, was also her
intimate friend. He used to tell her
wonderful stories Of ancient heroes and
many other marvellous things. 1t was
natural that the little girl should re-
solve even then to become writer.
and first Of all poet, for it was as a
poet that the novelist, Eleanor HALO
we'll Abbott. first achieved recognition.
Century.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Tho Game of Golf.

On the notice board Of Liverpool
golf club. says the Liverpool Post, ap-
pear the following verses typewriter
on the club notepaper:
Swat the ball and walk a mile
Swat the ball It's worth your while
Walk mile and swat the ball.
Walk some more. Nor is that ALL
Swat the ball and walk-what then?
Swat the ball and walk again.
After that you walk and-what?
Once again the ball you swat.
Swat the ball and walk still more
Keep on swatt1ng as before
When as far as this you've got
Swat and walk. then walk and swat.
Golf, Of course, has been defined as
a good walk spoiled, and low come
dian once described the game thusly:
"You hit ball as far as you can, and
If you find it the same day you have
won"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Quick Decision.

my gas meter Is out of whack."
"What's the matter with it?"
1T lies. 1t doesn't register cor
rectly."
'"That's what they all say"
But 1t doesn't register half the gas
we use"
'Then it's lying on the wrong side!
Well send man right out. "-Houston
Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
A Faint Hearted Poet.

Samuel Rogers, the English poet
whose house in London was noted as
literary center was very fond Of the
society of ladies and was a great ia
vorite with them. Yet he never mar
ried, and in his latter years he used
to regret not having done so. Rogers
nearest approximation to the nup-
tial tie' was with girl whom he
thought to be the most beautiful he
had ever seen At the end of the Lon
don season she said to him at a ball,
81 go tomorrow to Worthing." He did
not go with her. Some months after
ward, being at Ranelagh, he saw that
the attention of every one was drawn
toward a large party that had just en-
tered, in the center Of which was
lady leaning on the arm Of her hus-
band Stepping forward to see this
wonderful beauty, he found it was his
love- She merely said. "You never
came to Worthing." :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Press On.

Press On.
Ef yo' has got light enough ter see
des ten steps abhead Of yo' shake hans
wild yo'se'f an press on.-Atlanta Con.
st1tution
An Unconscious Toast. ~.
Lord Clyde one day after dinner ask
ed chaplain to one of the regiments
In India for a toast, who, after consid-
ering some time, at length exclaimed
with great simplicity: ...~- = ..-.-.. <
"Alas and alack day! What can /
giveT' "@"% -.e.-- .a !. N: i:
Nothing BETTER" replied his lord
ship. "Come, gentlemen; wen give a:
bumper to the, parsons toast, "A lass
end a lac day. 4 ~. y = * ss
A lac means 100000 rupees, or $685..
0O0, which Is certainly an income to
make one happy Londo on Chronicle. b
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
The DISCOURAGED Poet.

"Everything seems to be going
wrong" sighed the poet. IT asked the
maid at my lodgings this morning what
had become Of the paper that I'd left
lying on my DESK
"'Oh. sir said she, 4 thought it was
waste paper. and I threw it in the
waste paper basket
"'No,' said l, it wasn't waste paper.
hadn't written anything on it yet"
Youths Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Ebony Backed Brushes.

When you clean the ebony brushes
on your toilet table rub petroleum jelly
over the backs before you wash the
bristles. as this prevents the soda or
ammonia in the water from injuring
the ebony. The jelly should after
ward be removed by polishing the
back with Il dry cloth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Rabv Seals Fear thu Water.

Baby Seals Fear tho Water.
1t is curious fact that the fur seal
was once land animal The baby
seals are actually afraid of the water.
They would drown if thrown into it
and have to learn to swim by repeated
efforts. When once they have been
taught to swim, however, they soon
forget to walk.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Out Of Danger.

Pat, the hodcarrier ito the carpenter.
who is vigorously sucking his thumb.
cursing at the same time)-Don't you
know how to drive nail yet without
smashin' yer finger? Carpenter-No:
you blamed fool. and neither do you.
Pat-Sure, l do. Hold the hammer In
both hands.-New York American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Poetry.

"A famous educator says everybody
ought to read a little poetry every
day"
II agree with him. If most people
would read poetry every day perhaps
there wouldn't be so many trying to
write it. "-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
vo,Ir Own Strenoth.

We accompany the youth with sym
patty and manifold old sayings of the
wise to the gate Of the arena, but it is
certain that not by strength Of ours
nor by the old sayings, but only on
strength of his own, unknown to Us or
to any, he must stand or fall.-Emer-
son.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Got on the Bear Side.

$50 you owe your success as stock
Spectator to stoicismY asked the in
terviewer.'
Eyes, explained the broker. when
ever there was declining market l
made a practice to grin and bear it,
Buffalo Express.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
No Deception.

No Deception.
W1fe-You deceived me. When you
married me you said you had Job on
the road Hub-Well, so I have; only
it's long time in arriving.-Baltimor
American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Power Of a Great Wave.

The remains Of an excursion steamer
may be seen in bayfield, 300 feet
above the lake Of Loen, in Norway.
This oddly placed wreck is the sole
relic of terrible landslide which took
place in 1906. when the whole side of
mountain suddenly slipped into the
lake, raising a great wave more than
800 feet high. which drowned every
body living along the kshores, more
than sixty people perishing. The
steamer, which was moored on the
lake at the time, was carried on the
crest Of the wave over perpendicular
cliff and deposited. as already stated,
more than 800 feet above the normal
level of the water, more than quarter
of a mile away from it's anchorage. 1t
is torn and battered wreck, every bit
Of woodwork has been wrenched off.
and the twisted steel work testifes to
the force of the wave which cast 1t
ashore.-Wide World Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
AppIvinu tho Lesson.

Teacher-Have you looked up tho
meaning Of the word imbibes. Fanny
Fanny-Yes. ma'am. Teacher-Well,
what does it mean? Fanny-To take
in. Teacher-Yes. Now give SEN
tence using the word. Fanny-My
aunt imbibes boarders. - philadelphia
Ledger
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Something Wrona.


"Who shall I say is asking for him? ?"
inquired central of the man in the
booth.
"Mr. O'Cohen."
"Mr. Who?'
"OCohen"
"Wa1t minute. The wires are cross
ed."-New York Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Safety Pins,

Pins fashioned almost exactly like
those Of the sort known today as
safety pins have been found in
Etruscan and Roman tombs. and the
date Of these has. in some instances,
been assigned to period prior to the
Christian era LIZ .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Realistic Dream. !.

A Hanover college professor was an
noyed by the pranks Of a freshman In
his classes. He resolved that II that
Individual would not reform he would
kick" him out of the class. Z
: The other morning the professor was
seen coming to college with slight
Imp In his gait He was met BY q
brother member Of the faculty and ask
ed why he was tmping. s s.s..
Il dreamed last night that ! was
kicking out Of one Of my classes
and when woke up this morning I
found that | had q very sore toe. /
must have struck the bedpost. z. In
;dianapO As News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Too True.

$500 Too True. $50
"Our washerwoman says it's funny
about cOlors In dress goods
whats funny about them7" IL.
r '"That folks call 'em fast when they
won't run" Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
To Compose Her.

Editor What's the trouble out there?
Office Boy-A lady out in the hall has
Mysteries Editor-Have her escorted
into the composing room at once.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Weight Of Snow n,

A cubic foot of newly fallen snow
weighs five and one-half pounds and
has twelve times the bulk Of an equal
weight Of water. M 0 s:: sz.sz
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
That Wedding Fee.

Mrs. Benham-Did you pay the min
lister in cash? Benham-Yes, fool that
l was! If hadn't l could have
stopped payment on the check.-New
York Globe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27

Our chief want in life is somebody
who shall make us do what we can.
This is the service of friend.-Emer.
son. $3.50
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
In tho Distant Eutuea.

The dressmaking art will not have
reached its highest degree Of perfec-
ton until a woman can change her
gown as quickly as she changes her
mind.-Cleveland Leader.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27

Safer Than a Frame.
my husband writes that he is bring
Ing me back from Italy a pretty little
Murtlo! I've just bought a cage for
ft"-Paris Sourire
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Entertainment For All.

ENteTtaIHment + OF All,
"A pretty girl can get a lot of enter
tainment out of her mirror" observes
an exchange.
True! So can plain girl who thinks
she is pretty.-Boston Transcript
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Widows In Korea.

'"iVUWO TX INVIOAs 4
:s Widows In Korea never remarry, no
matter how young they may be. Even.
though they had been married only a
month they must not take "a second.
husband. 81 ...
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Bumped tho Bishop.

Bishop Montgomery once enjoyed
the strangest Of episcopal rides. While
travelling in China he covered forty
FIVE miles in two days in wheelbar-
row. Bishop Scott and l." he writes,
were on one barrow; Manchester fol-
lowed on a second. the luggage in a
third. We did 1t luxuriously, with
three men to each barrow-one In
front, one behind on the handles and
third with rope in front of all. Are
there springs to the barrow? Certain
~ not. 1t would be no fun If there
were. Bumps? OF course On the
first day we calculated we had $4,000
Of them-the best, were caused by
drops Of six inches or more from one
stone to another. got quite used to
them and found could sleep stretch
ed luxuriously on my Mattress"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
A Ereethinker.

A Freethinker.
Willie-Paw. what is freethinker7
Paw-An unmarried man, my son.
Maw-You go to bed. Willie.--Cincin-
natl Enquirer. g.. ....i
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27

Write your name with love. mercy
and kindness on the hearts of those
about you, and you will never be for
gotten =. <.*
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27
Stranqeness of the Sex,

Strangeness Of the Sex. -,
"A woman can become highly excited
over the fact that bride is starting
out in married life with machine hem
med Napkins Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-27

/ wasted time, and now time doth
waste me. Shakespeare. sssss .z
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-01-24
LYNN DISTRICT INOORstD
Expert Says 1t Has One OF the
Richest Veins In the Entire
State of Nevada

John T. Jones, mining engineer and
authority of national repute, in COM
pany with j. II. Marshall. has re-
turned from the Lynn Big Six mining
district after an examination Of the
property of the Lynn Big Six Mining
Company, says the Salt Lake Tribune.
Remarkable reports of the veins on
the Big Six No. 8 have been made
at various times by visitors to the
claim, but work has progressed
quietly and without notoriety all
Winter.
1t now seems that Mr.. Jones has
had his eye on the property for some
time. and this last visit was for the
purpose of seeing the latest develop
ments before making an investment.
His report is sensational in that he
has no hesitancy in declaring that. in
his judgment, the Big Six No. 3 has
one of the largest and richest gold
veins in Nevada. He says that two
veins show upon the surface reaching
a distance of 800 feet on the claim,
and six feet thick. The west vein
widens, he says, to 20 feet at a
depth of 100 feet, as shown by a
crosscut at that depth. At the depth
of 200 feet a station has been made
and prosecuting is now under way
to be run east to cut the east vein,
which it is stated, will be encountered
on the dip within 20 feet, and also
extended to the west to meet the
west vein.
Mr.. Jones states that it is an enor-
nous property and the sign of it is
almost incredible to one who has not
seen it. He says the property should
be called the Gold Hill, not only be.
cause of its rich veins, but because
of the placer fields on its sides, which
have been continuously worked for
years. and which he believes trace
their source to the veins of the Lynn
Big Six. If we are justified in &C.
cepting this judgment on the merits
of this property there seems to be
reason to believe that the Lynn dis.
trict will take rank with the most
noted mining districts of Eureks
County, which in former days con
tanned some of the most famous
mines of the world.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-01-24
Find Coal Vein
In Shasta Gold Mine

Redding, California, January 21.---
A mine a mile and a half from Har-
rison Gulch, in the extreme south
western part of Shasta County, that
has been worked for years for the
gold and the silver it contained, has
been changed into a coal mine by a
big find.
A vein of ten feet of hard coal was
cut into on the 500-foot level. The
coal has been used satisfactorily for
nearly a month in the blacksmith
shop, where it stood the ~severest test
that anthracite coal can be put to.
The mine is So miles from the rail-
road. The strike is considered the
most important coal find ever made
in California and causes much dis
cussion among mining men in Red
ding.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-01-24
Automobiles In Nevada

The number of automobiles regis
tered in the State of Nevada are
1850, the total valuation of which
will approximately reach a million
dollars. Here are the names and
numbers of automobiles;
Overland, 81 cars; REQ, 81; Doris,
40; Pope, 90; Studebaker, 103; Chal-
mers, 26; Winton, IL; Plot, 7; Pierce
Arrow 16; Cadillac, 81; Metz, 10;
Maxwell, IL; Hupmobile, AS; Buick,
SO; Hudson, 9; Rambler, 6; Great
Western, 3; Ford, 210; Packard, 6;
Knox, 2; Mitchell, 10; Stephens-Dur-
yea, g. Oakland, 9; Thomas, Il;
Hynes, 6; Appearson, IL; unassigned
13. The unassigned include all
motor tracks and ears not repre-
sented by agents.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-01-24
Discovers Springs
Having Radio Activity

Denver, Colo. Jan. 17.---Russell ID.
George, State Geologist and Profess
sor of Geology at the University of
Colorado, announced to-day at a
meeting of the mining men of Den
yer county which was called to choose
delegates to the convention of the
State mining men to be held Febru-
airy 10, that he had discovered IL
springs in Colorado which contained
radio-activity in a great degree and
curative powers " many organic
diseases of the bladder, liver and
kidneys.
He also stated that in his search
for radium bearing ores he had dis
covered an ore hitherto unknown to
science which contained as per cent
silver. This ore, said Professor
George, was being thrown away on
dumps of copper mines a. ~valueless.