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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-10-05
HIS PECULIAR WHISPERS.
He Waited Tor some Gay Youth 10 Come
.s...,.,. and Have Fun X

NO W01teN Tor Some Gay Youth 10 Come
s>s-....., and Have Fun Is
+" A broa,l-shouldered man, fashionably
dressed, came into the lobby of an IN
town hotel on Saturday evening. He
looked like an athlete. His step was
springy and his face ruddy with health.
ne was Just the sort Of q man YOU would
none Of these qualities that attracted the
attention OF every person in the lobby,
says the Buffalo Express. s.. !
he wore Il peculiar whisker. Hanging
from his chin was IL long, blonde wisp of
hair, such as stage farmers and some
s're-enough ones wear. 1t was !; wills
ker that waved briskly in every passing
Wnd. 1t was SO clearly out of place. on
this man of the worlds face that Il young
fellow, holder than the rest, engaged its
owner in conversation and, after time,
askesl him about it. : i%.sS i 2#&E
''Nhat's q peculiar whisker you wear
there said the young man, insinuating-
YES assented the other. *&&<
That the style where you came from?'
:''rhem,. if the question is proper,
should like to know why you wear it,
The brOadshOuldered man smiled a bit.
and said: III tell you why. l grew that
whisker for the sole and only purpose of
getting fresh young men to talk about it,
and thereby giving me an opportunity to
get even with Them
The young man .shivered apprehensive-
ly. - r T - : :.
Don't be afraid said the other. ~
was not alluding. The fact is, l was rid
ing on the Boston 4 Albany Il while ago.
and there was Il man in the seat iii front
Of me who had Il wisp of hair on his chin.
1t was similar to this i'll all respects.
save that it was gray, for he was ain old
man. There was il party of fresh young
collegians in the same car, and when they
saw the old mans whisker they began
to make game of it. One lanterll-jaw wed
youth amused himself and his compall-
ions by reaching over. taking hold Of the
whisker, and saying 'Na-a-a-,,.' like IA
billy goat. He kept that up for forty
miles. greatly to the old mans discomfort.
Right then and there resolved to grow
Il similar whsker did it. and I'm look
ing for somebody to shake that appendage
and say 'Na-a-;,-a.' When that some
body does those things there is going to
be trouble. and after that Pm going to
shave it off. l have noticed. however,
that it makes Il heap of difference whose
chin: the billy goat WhiSkerS are on
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-10-05
Gray Hair.

Concerning gray hair there seems to he
NO rational theory for change in the color
OF hair, except that of loss Of pigment
color and presence of gaseous matter in
the hair shaft. This may be the result of
natural or artificial causes. Probably
among Americans the early age at which
the hair blanches is due largely to nervous
conditions. Mental and physical disturb
ances undoubtedly often affect the secret.
ing apparatus Of the hair, destroying col
orlng matter. for history records Instances
OF the change Of hair from dark to white
IN single night, through the cerebral ex.
cltement OF some great loss, bodily or
mental anguish; neither can coloring mat.
ter. once entirely destroyed, be restored
do not believe the quacks who pretend to
restore gray hair to the youthful color in
any other way than by dyeing. for science
mas not yet discovered method by which
pigment, once entirely exhausted. can he
renewed. Dark hair may be bleached
but no sane person could be deceived by
the dull. lusterless yellow Of hair 30 trpai.
Ell. neither does dye deceive anyone. and
il woman who would look charming with
Il head Of white hair kept perfectly clean
and fluffy with legitimate treatment, lr
comes disgusting when she resorts to such
fagr;intly artificial means for keepiny the
hair dark or blonde.
"hell ones hair turns gray attention
should be directed toward keeping il st.r,l
pnio!lSly clean. toward keeping the com.
plexiOn delicate and fine with color. the
eyes bright and the expression animated
for a brilliant face framed by snowy hair
has peculiar charm, especially if the
hair be abundant and becomingly ar
ranged.
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She Fluttered Away.

Prof. Garner was nOce being ell
tertained ut Washington and there was
to be having Il dull time.s. g-<.ev~s.as-,ess'z..
The hostess thought that the professor
could relieve the eennui which had settled
over the young man, Sand brought them
Vow, Cholly.' she said, "this ii Prof.
Carrie. He mas been to the wilds
Of Africa. you know >,s> '.''r5 ts.~''=
"Y-a-a-s., I've hcall'tl of the pwofes-
sor Happy 10 meet him, !'nl suah."
end Of wonderful adventures and seen
lots Of queer people, And he knows how
to talk to monkeys in their. own language.
Now. professor" she went on. turning
to- Mr.. Garner, do talk to Cholly a little
While, won't your ~ = II,
Il And then she flutteref1 away. -
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~ -V4II =. HI ;
two months. She Is in good health and
spirits. and delighted with the Kindness
and hospitality shown her during her st.,y
IN England, and with 1.-THE success that
Intended her srecitationa. Miss Johnston
found the English climate aslittle irving
att first, also the last of out-of-door
exercise and often longed for her canoe.
AS her stay was confined to London,
Surrey, Miss Johnston could not neces ..
surily have experience of the Ont-of
door exercises In which English ladies
freely indulge. and it is u pity that she
could not hive spent some time in the
country. or by the river, which would no
doubt have been more enjoyable than
daughter of an. Indian chief but her
mother Is an Englishwoman. She has
left in England a volume of her poems.
which will be published in the autumn,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-10-05
They Grew Tired OF Walking.

Fifteen young ladies from Vienna, COM
prising ladies Of English. American. Prus;
recently to walk from Vienna to Dresden,
Il distance Of some $50 miles. Only one
of the ladies' was. married. The dress
lgreed upon was light gray silk. broad
brimmed straw hat, sight protectors,
5knapsack with twenty-five pounds of pro-
visions, revolver and waterproof cape
After five days. walking the small. town
of Gmund was reached, but the lady
tourists were iii ~ rather sud state, nine
declaring they could walk no further on
account of the lieut., the heavy knapsack
md unsuitable boots Az the others did
not care to proceed any further alone,
the whole purity made up their minds to
10 to Berlin yrail. IL. . !: 81. II /
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-10-05
A Ring on a Park Statue.

A ring, studded with diamonds and
pearls. hangs suspended to a silken cord
around the neck Of statue in one of the
most frequented parks of Madrid. 1t is
safer there than in the strongest room Of
the Bank of England. Thousands of peo-
ty. but the greatest thief in Spain hest
tates even to touch it. 1t is believed to
deal out death to whom it belongs. The
ring was specially made for the late Al
fonso NIL. who gave it to his cousin
Mercedes. Oh the day of their letrothal
Upon her death it passed into the posses
sion Of the Kings grandmother. Queen
Christina. Three months afterward she
died. The King passed on the deadly
band Of gold to his sister, who died a
month after she received it. The King
then placed the jewel in his own casket
Of precious relics and lived less than ii
year after he had done so
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hand over for a moment, then fill full to
running over. II you evenly distribute the
syrup III the can, it is seldom that air
bubbles will form, but if they do. run the
long handle Of a spoon around the sides
and they will rise to the top. Screw on
cover, wipe: and set one side, out of a
Il dark, cool place.
Many people cook fruit too long.
make IA syrup Of the best granulated
sugar. put on the fruit and heat through
slowly. This is the secret of keeping the
form and freshness Of the fruit. If one
cans tomatoes this way they will try no
other. If very large, cut just 80 they can
ie placed in the can without crushing.
Make syrup. put in the whole or halyed
tomatoes, cook through slowly, watch to
see when they come to a boil, then can.
Take grapes picked from the stems. fiji
tie cans. pour OH hot syrup screw on the
top and they are far nicer than if cooked.
l nope those who have canned fruit the
other way will try this.-Edith +. G.
Johnson.
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A ROYAL God IN eSther

The Empress Of Austria was the other
day making all excursion in the neigh
borhood of Campigio. where she is at
present staying, and called ut Il farm
house, where all the inmates were in
festival attire, but appeared in IL rather
melancholy turn of mind. Her Majesty
perceived this, asked the reason and was
told that IL baby born three days before
was to be christened that day. for which
reason the ceremony could not take place
The Empress then declared that she
would take the place of the godmother
and when the poor people. who did not
know the Empress asked the name they
must give their little girl. she replied:
My name is not much used in this coun-
try: it is better, then. to give the child
the most beautiful name which Christen-
dom knows-that of Mary" It was only
on the following day. when servant
brought Il handsome present i'll money
and an entire outfit for the babe. 1nH1
they knew that their little girl had for
yO(lmOther the EMPRESS of AuStria
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Reunited the lowers.

4 French conjurer. who, was perform
ing in Nantes. announced at certain
stage of the entertainment that his next
trick would be to elt off the head of some
ono present. and he invited volunteers to
come up and submit to the operation.
Upon this young man. .who was known
to have guarded recently with his
financee." presented himself with the reso
luton of despair. aud everything had
been made ready for his decapitation.
when the lady, who was also present.
broke into piercing screams. rushed Oh to
the platform. seized her intended by the
arm and dragged him from the hall.
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SANG With Much Feeling.

man -"J olls,nn, where did YOU learn tiat
splendid song which heard you sing
down in the cellar with 50 much feeling
when you had gone for the wine p Il. j g.
hann---''My former master taught 1t me-
i had to sing 1t every time I fetched
wine out Of the cellar Just to satisfy
him that wasn't drinking it myself |. z z S
sfz
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old man hurst into loud guifaw, as il
some funny idea had struck him.
Why do you laugh Z" inquired Dam
rOsrh. s, -
Laugh! It's de beth game & ever.
thaw. Wy, dare's q bloolnin' lot 8 Pro-
tethanth an Cathlicth a-killin Of each
other to music written by d jew. Hal
hN! III come every night -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-10-05
Health and PerSnir1tiou.

Perfect health is impossible without
the methods adopted by nature to get rid
of supertiuous or waste material. To
facilitate this delicate system of drain
age the skin is perforated with pores
What is forced through them should be
removed for excellent reasons. This cam
not be effectually accomplished without
frequent bathing
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He Had th At Tired Feeling.

WAS there ever Il time in your life,
Mr.. Gartley.'a asked Miss Itley, when
all the world seemed Il dreary waste to
YOU: when your heart was starving; all
the sweet springs Of .your life were
turned to bitterness. and death seemed
the sweetest boon the gods could offer
you! Indeed there was, !" said G,rtley
earnestly; II remember 1t we'll; Il wis
only 10 years old at the time and was
enduring the miseries of my first seasick-
ness just after had smoked my first
cigar, which happened to be q strong
one. The combination was tremendous
and nearly finished 3 me. BOSTON Home
Journal. 81
,Fs'he giant lilac was tirst discoy-:
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Still De acient.

Thinkitt-sH low complete the big dry.
5rnotla stores are nowadays. Do you know
That they serve luncheon for shoppers r
Knowit zen, but they don provide
sbnard aud LODGING for clIstOmers waiting
.fpr their change g liew y 'rk Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-10-05
Factions in the Four Hundred.


This winter will witness the first organ
lied contest for social supremacy in New
York THAT has taken place since the DAYS
Of the ,Schermerhorns. Mrs Paran Ste
VEINS il. looked up to by one of the parties.
and Ward McAlEster will lead the iegions
of the other faction. 1t seems that for
solpe time there has been Il silent protest
by the insiders. as the old ;,ristocracy are
g6lled. against the custom of admitting
anybody and everybody with money who
chose to erect Il palace Oh Fifth avenue,
The effects of the policy are declared to
be painfully evident when New York s
social deities visit London and Paris
There being no recognized social power
in New York. none is recognized abroad.
and the Knickerbockers are forced to be
polite in the drawing rooms of the British
aristocracy to people whom they would
not even notice in New York Now, as
it is the habit in London to receive any
one who has made name i'll art. litera-
ture or other fields of enteavor, it is pro-
posed to follow some such practice in
New York. Therefore. invitations are to
be sent to people who heretofore have not
been recognized socially by any of the
400 of the Knickerbocker stamp. Such
4 procedure would injure the prospects of
those who have only money to back them,
and is being resisted by the faction head
ed by Ward McAllister. Hence. as Mrs.
stevens IS determined not 10 recognize
any more newly rich there is in store
for New York real old-fashioned So
ciety fight. One of the tests of the Ste
vens faction is to be the possessor of !,
coat of-arms, while all those who have no
such boast of heraldry must hasten to
provide themselves with one. The Mac
Allister faction ought to have the best of
it. therefore, since money will buy any
tiing-even Il observation-disclosures
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-10-05
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Rapid Work,

Ee8@ sHaptd Work. >
! went to Maspeth t'other night,
3 TO Zee 'em race by 'lectric light;
An pears like everything We see
Down there goes by Electricity.
? The Jockeys looked like wooden bows.
The losses Jest like painted toys. IL ,sa
which when the lectric knob was pressed
IT started 'em an did the rest.
There was a sort o. buzzin' sound,
An then some black streaks s.0Oted round.
They passed the wire so lightnin' fast
The fust boss looked jest like the last.
On. things went hummin, I tell you.
An money went like Iightnin, too;
For whensit came to gettin' back,
had to walk the trolley track. :
New York Evening Sun.
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Did Not ~ ant IA ia fcfinnatad. !.

we !. are, going to have Mabel very
highly educated said Il clever matrol,
recently. II don't wlant to be highly edu-
Gated. cume in tile unexpected voice of
Mabel, little tot OF Is. from another
room. 81 want to be just like you. - -
IBID. Bits
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The PrOfossOr was Original.

The late Prof. Joseph Hyrtl was
Us original as he was great His lect-
ures were exceedingly attractive; he was
Il muster of lucid exposition, which he
elliivened with an undercurrent of quiet
humOr. and occasionally enlightened with
sudden hashes of wit. 81 IS il.
Once ut an examination he asked the
following question: what can You tell
me of the sfunctionsof tho spleen y :sE 81.
The student not wishing to confess his
Ignorance, replied hesitatingly: ~ used
to know, but it has unfortunately. escaped
me. s s55sas l52.s
Unhappy man! e sud Hyrtl; you are
the only one who ever knew anything
about II. and you have forgotten it
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AN InterestinR Relic.

At the Tudor exhibition in 1890 one
OF the most interesting articles on view
was the actual ring which the Earl of
Essex received from Queen Elizabeth.
Whenever the Earl had offended Her
Majesty he was to return the ring. and
thus obtain. immediate forgiveness. He
entrusted Ii to the Countess of Noting
ham to deliver it to the Queen, but she
neglected TO do 90. and this resulted in.
the execution OF Essex. sEsss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-10-05
Departures in Social Usage

We are told that the numerous tourists
to foreign lands during the present year
have noticed and will transplant to our
soil and society several radical departures
in social usage; that the shaking of hands
has quite gone out of style abroad: that
ladies no longer take the arms of gentle
men. except when walking out of doors
in the evening-llot even in going to din
ner. To what extent these changes. and
others. will be adopted by our stay-,t-
home people remains to be seen. We are
not informed as to the reason lying back
of the more radical of these changes. 1t
may be fear of the deadly microbe.''
which figures so extensively. Some mod
ern reformers have recently undertaken
OH it's account to abolish the kiss-at least
the merely social kind: but the effort has
not been an entire success. A robust
young lady, when warned that she periled
her health by kissing and being kissed.
very .determinedly, replied, II don't do
kissing as health measure!' And we
predict, that the good old custom of tax
ing !, dear friend warmly and ten,lerly by
the hand will endure yet IL little longer
microbes or no microbes. foreign fashion
or no fashion.-(iood housekeeping.
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IA Tlckle(l enc IIefyre,r.

The leader Dan,royclii once took 81,
aged Hebrew friend 10 hear Meyerbeer's
opera 81 fhe: lluguelo I, ,pddsnly tlle
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tried on sandy Hook kuftly by the light
house officials II thpi asint.
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kele giant lilac was first discoy.-.s'
The herald., 1894-12-15
roR sAL.-o1rY pRoPEKrY.
ADAMS ST. TRACT,
THE BEST OF ALL.


Lots so to 80 feet $25, 900 in street i'm
provements alone. Four sO-foot streets ono
100 foot street. all graded and gravelled ce-
ment walks and curbs; streets sprinkled
water mains laid and shade trees planted
Twenty -eight tn street 100 feet wide, lined with
palm trees. central avenue, four miles long
and 80 feet wide, with double-tracked cleo
tric road, runs through the center of this
tract; only Is minutes ride from cond and
Spring streets. The Maple avenue electric
road is within two blocks. 100 lots sold since
June LIST. Rich sandy loan: no mud. Examine
this tract. See the large number of beautiful
homes built in the last four months. A per-
sonal examination will satisfy any buyer as to
its merits Lots are $3.50, $500 $780, $4o0
and up, on easy terms, till January LIST, when
prices will be advanced. Take the Central
avenue cars, corner of Second and Spring
streets, to Adams street. Agents at our branch
ofice on the corner of Central avenue and
Adams street, will show the property. For
views of the tract, maps and Authorization.
write or call on u.s. Free carriaees at all times.
12-6tf GRIDER DOW,
1O9ls s Broadway Telephone 1893.
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DERSONAL-PRIvATE SCHOOL DAY AND
i evening sessions; regular class work; $12
for months; Spanish or any special study, w
per month. MRS A. NJ FARMER, room $40,
Stimson block.
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ron sALE-o1rY rRoP.krY.
EOR SALE
L BY JOHN H. COKE,
207 SOUTH BROADWAY.

For sALE-CITY PROPERTY.
F0R f1LSa q j5ns Il. coxr.
207 SOUTH BROADWAY.
1850 50. feet 5. spring at Sl.5o per foot
5000 SO. feet w Sixth at S3.o5 per foot; in
$3.50 50. ieet E. First at 92c. per foot; in
6775 So. feet s. Broadway at 1885 per foot;
800 So. feet E. First at $1.l5 per foot; in
ESQ So feet s. Hill at s2.lo per foot; in
come.
room cottage on R Bonnie nsS B,ae small pay pay
5000
2 lots on W. sixteenth at bargain.
S-room house and lot West Washington at
your own price: no reasonable figure refused;
must be sold.
100 acres near Lancaster at $3.50 per acre.
FOR EXCHANGE
BY JOHN H. COKE,
2o7 5. BROADWAY.
One OF the finest residences at Redondo;
in this city; must he clear of incumhrance and
valued not less than $500.
7-room cottage, Pasadena, for ranch; must
have water and be clear OF incumbrance;
90 acres. improved, near Fresno, value
$4,000; for ranch or residence property in
this city or county.
For exchange--Fine residence, overlooking
the city; value, $4,000
JOHN H. COKE.
207 S. Broadway. II l5ti
The herald., 1894-12-15

GsO A MONTH-DRESS CUTTING AND
n = dress making schools, GA S. Broadway.
Glasses every day. How to draft, cut, III and
put together all kinds of dresses. Kings
ladies Unique French Tailor system
taught.
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NOTICE-WE CAN BUILD COTTAGES FOR
N one hundred dollars $1,000 ROOM size OF
room l2xt2ft.; height of ceilings. 10 it.. two
porches and one chimney included; house to
be painted and plastered two coats; viii fur-
nish all necessary plans and specifications;
estimates given on all classes OF building Ad-
dress p, Box 80, this office, and we will call on
The herald., 1894-12-15

NIOTICE-THE LOS ANGELES CITY WATER
~ company will strictly enforce the follow
ing rules: The hours for sprinkling are be-
tween and o'clock a. M and and O'Clock
D. m. For a violation OF the above regulation
the water will be shut off and fine OF ~ Will
be charged before the water will be turned on
again. o-l' u
The herald., 1894-12-15

TIME SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES OF THE STATE
i Loan and Trust company are enclosed in a
fire. proof and burg lar-proof vault, with time
alcoves n tached for the private examination
OF valuables with writing materials; a young
lady in attendance. 81 IL
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DRIVATE SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND YOUNG
i men. Bryson block, I'd and Spring. The cir
cular gives particulars. A. b. BROWN, princi-
pal
The herald., 1894-12-15

rT>HRooP POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, PAS.
i adena, Cal f,rnia. the only institution in
southern California providing thorough in.
dus rial and art training for both sexes in con.
nection with scientific, 'terary or classical
education. Sloyd school for younger pupils.
Manual training school and college of technol-
ogy. Courses larg ly elective. Good homes
for students. For catalogue and full informa-
ton address PRESIDENT CHARLES Ii.
KEYES, Pasadena, California,
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r Os ANGELES TRAINING SCHOOL I'm
IL corporated) for kindergartners. Address
MRS. N. ID. MAYHEM, 676 w. Twenty-third St
7-3 If
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EDUCATIONAL.

WOODBURY. BUSINESS COLLEGE, 276 s.
w Spring ST.. The Oldest, largest and finest
equipped commercial school in Southern Cali
fornia; thorough course in the commercial
branches and banking; a superior and success
ful shorthand and typewritng deptr ment.
rooms, perfectly lighted and ventilated; cleo
tric elevator for pupils use; new furniture and
appliances; open all the year; pupils received
at any time; illustrated catalogue and full in.
formation free q. A. HOUGH, presidents; N.
c. FELKhR, vice-president. ly
The herald., 1894-12-15

GEE THOSE BEAUTIFUL LOTS, WASHING
- ton Maple ave-, Twentieth St., before you
purchase; SOLD only to parties building good
homes. POINDEXTER d WADSWORTH, 305
w. second st. lilo