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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
His First Step Downward.

I once talked with man who had
ment; he said that his first step in his
downward fall was the stamp drawer.
The clerks in that store, as in many,
if not, in most stores, helped themselves
to stamps from this drawer for their pri-
vate letters using the firms stationery
also. What more natural than that they
should take Il few more stamps if they
ing made this start and seeing no trou-
bic therefroni, how easy it was to take
larger amount when more expensive
article was wanted! The step from the
dollars worth of stamps to the dollar
itself was not q very long one. and then
TO larger amounts, followed ut length by
discovery and prison! This was the
nuns story, and it set me to thinking
Hardware. us @,1ss ,.S.ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

the business man who has tried It at
some time in his life and made i future
of it. Ten chances to one the methods
which he pursued We're the direct cause.
of his failure to make it a success Mis
inability to realize from his investments
has been the result Of the wrong way
of going about it, nothing more, nothing
4 less, Advertising is no longer an experi.
ment. 1t is a business necessity, and
the more it is studied and followed III.
diciously, the larger will he the results
Obtained from it.--Wilmington Del.
Every Evening, - -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

HGlz
dog trained TO ferrets, as I understand
slts ds one who stands to one side and al
s!osVa the ferret to hustle the rat out Of
his hole and kill it, after which net of
charity he skips around lightly as It he
had done the job himself. On this par
ont Of d hole in d bank and the two fell
3headlong into a depression nearby. In
!stantly the six pups sprang forward.
.eager to join in the fray, MS it looked as
SIC Mi. Rat were going to get the better
Of NE. Ferret. "Hist!' cried MAYHEM.
whose dogs they We're. AT the word Of
command the youngsters halted, their
nerves at tension, their heads down
within a few inches Of the combatants
and their mouths open for u grab. Then
the artist happened along, ind said It
was the most beautiful exhibition Of in
telligence, desire, anxiety and perfect
self-control he had ever seen.-New York
GEsEEr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
4 WOMAN CONTRACTOR.
Mrs. Cram of Boston Takes Big Jobs
Masonry Work.

Mrs. Cram Of Boston Takes Big Jobs of
Masonry Work.
Now it is the woman contract and
Boston is her home. In the Athens
OF America Mrs. Cram made her entree
as contractor nine years ago. She has
her own Offices and is thoroughly bust
nesslike in all her dealings Her hus-
band is also a contractor.
1ogether they have contracted for the
foundation work of q number Of public
buildings in that city. Among these
are the new public library. the new
courthouse and the Boulevard bridge
over the Boston & Albany railroad,
which IL said to be one of the finest
pieces Of masonry in the United States.
The entire work on these contracts was
delegated to Mrs. Cram by her husband,
who had implicit confidence in her abil-
ity.
One Of the most notable products of
this enterprlsing woman's skill is gee
ton four of the Stony Brook improve
ment in Boston. This section contained
the largest ''hellniouth' in the sewer
line ever built in this country. TO lpI
was also confded the construction of
the foundation Of the power house of
the Edison Electric Light company of
Boston.
About a year ago Mrs. Cram decided
to embark in business for herself. in.
ship. She had. rs she so naiyeis puts
it, "got tired Of being secondary CON
sheraton Mrs. Cram conducts coin.
mission business in connection with her
other work. selling machinery and ma
terials used in excavating and general
masonry work.
Mrs. Grams business experience has
taught her that financial success de.
Ponds in great part upon personal su-
<sf hr ia.
realizes the opportunity for petty leaks
i'll the masonry. and their serious char.
acler where large sum is Involved
80 she makes point of visiting once or
twice day the scene of her opera
tons. She drives smart rig to and
from her Office
Mrs. Grams latest achievement was in
securing securing the contract from the Chase
Granite company of New York to team
4O.NO tons of stone. to be used in t.ip-
yating the tracks of the New York. New
haven 4 Hudson railroad Mrs. Cram
mas under her control the subletting of
patented derrick. invented and owned
By her husband. These derricks were
used in demolishing the old fremont
house IN Boston. and they are employed
IN constructing the new Boston subway.
She profitably let's the use of machinery
for all public building purposes or to re-
move Instructions.
NO contract of however great magni-
tude awes her, and in recent talk N
this city before the Professional Won
ans league OH THE Business Woman"
she told some pertinent truths and gave
advice of such character as to ell
able women with commercial instincts
to profit by her practical experience.
Airs. Cram dresses simply and in ex-
ceiieDt taste. She wears a tailor-mad-
gown Tor business purposes. but clingS
tenaciously to all the little feminine friIIs
and furbelows. She is petite brunette.
with a wealth of black hair. dark eyes
and radiant complexion. She has a
charming personality. and only her de-
clslve, quick manner would suggest her
astnteness in affairs inancial.-New
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
MOundDuilUers.

can interesting discovery was made in
kittitas county a fey weeks ago." said
day. "My partner started for home
from our coal mine, intending to hun,
on the way down. When about twenty
FIVE miles from home. in the foothills Of
the mountains, he discovered mound
which looked peculiar, and in searching
about found many more. In fact, the
village of considerable size, regularly
laid out. On the smooth rocks were in
scribed peculiar characters: slabs of
stone were also found bearing the same
kind Of characters. A piece of one was
brought to tEllensburg" The marking
on the rocks is different from any made
by the Indians-PortIand Oregonian. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
RED INK AS A BEVERAGE
The Nez Perce indians Use i, as u Sui
stitute Tor AGENCY S.arniuice

The Nez Perce indians Use i, as Sub
s'itute for Agency Corniuice.
The Nez Perez Indian is rot averse
to little fun in his stolid way. The
prevailing idea as to just what fun
means held by 4 great many of these
Indians is getting filled up with white
man S whisky. OF course the govern
ment does not allow the sale of li,,.ur
to the Indians. but. all the same. ,h..
Indians find ways of getting liquor. an.
when they can't get it they resort TO
lemon extract and red ink. The lmiiau
who discovered the lemon extract was
good to drink and Intoxicating is now
looked upon by his fellows as hero
whose only rival is the Siwash who
found out that red ink contained 90
per cent. alcohol and 10 per cent. mcI;.
cine to make Injuu dam sick" The
Indian agent has seen fit to warn store
keepers against selling more than one
bottle of lemon extract or four bottles
of red ink to any one Indian. and the
Indian who tried an admixture of alkali
water and squirrel poison is ROW hunt
ing buffalo with his forefathcrs.-Spo
Eanr OOtburSt
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Loss of a Dia mond in Venice,

The other day at Venice a gentleman
who was visiting that city brought some
torical pigeons in the Piazza San Marco.
While the birds were feeding a diamond
fell from the ring he was wearing and
was Immediately swallowed by one of
the pigeons. The gentleman put out his
hand to try and catch the bird, but in 80
doing frightened the whole flock, which
few away to the Doge's palace.-I.ondon
Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Fox Terriers and Rats,

II. +. Mayhem, one Of the judges at
the annual bench show, and an expert
III wires and smooths-that means wire.
haired and smooth hnired & foxes--sni,l
yesterday that one Of the noted artists of
England is painting picture Of SIX dogs.
a ferret and rat that will take plnce
on the line ut the next salon. The dogs
We're mere pups, 5 months old, but they
had been perfectly trained to ferrets.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
.sauerkraut In (7huro,,.

Not long ago. when the priest of vier.
sach, Austria, proceeded to kncel during
,yespers, he slipped and fell. TIe slipped
because, as was then discovered, his desk
and also the chancel and the chair floors
were thickly strewn with slippery sauer,
kraut. A sour old maid had taken this
means to express her disapprobntion Of
the priests last sermon, which she
thought reflected on venerable spinster,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Rich Find IN a. Rnolr :,

= The custom Of placing paper money be-
tween the leaves Of book for safety.
particularly in books which are not
likely to attract much attention, and
forgetting NIL about it, was exemplified
the other day when Il Turin physician
came npon II treasure Of 10000 lire. The
physician had to refer to a book upon
clinics, which was in a bookcase III a
!. library belonging to the family Of DIR.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
A Cute Trick Dog.

Julius Mentz of Bay Shore has black
and tan ratter which he calls Vidocq, be-
cause he thinks his dog is as sharp as
any detective that ever lived. Vidocq is
none of your common, ordinary dogs,
with only dog sense enough to bark when
ragged tramp comes to her masters
door, and she is not only educated but
accomplished. She was never circus
dog, has always kept good company, and
her tricks are only performed for the
such visitors to Bay Shore as, having
heard of the dog, may wish to see her
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
RIGHT IN RI.

That famous little girl
Who had the little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead.
And who was Understood
To be occasionally good.
But confessedIy. habituaily was horFid,
1t ID now apparent grew,
While her curl augmented, too,
And her horfidiess WAS doing quite Tie
same;
For we read the bther dag 81
OF the yefy brutal way
They played football In d seminary game
Detroit TrfbJit,p
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
How to Losc Flesh.

After much study and looking about
she determined upon regimen. She in
stantly gave up sugar in tea or coffee,
and milk at any time. For two months
she took for breakfast, luncheon and din
ner only beefsteak and toast, and now
and then spinach and lettuce: always
orange oranges in plenty. She drank
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
GOSSIP FOR THE LAllIES
"A UnivesaI Sentiment.

Let's rally to the couhtry's need.'
Exclaims the festive "bum."
And raise the taxes-I'm agreed, e" ~>#
On everything but rum"
"Of course" says Cholly-b boy. 1--WE must
/" Pay up the country's debts;
But really. 1t seems unjust - .s4zyss r
TO tax our cigarettes -. -
II care not cries the anarchist,
Whence revenues appear;
30 raise the tax throughput the list
: Excepting on our beer"
And SO 1t goes Along the line,
'Mongst high and low degree,
You must have cash, Columbia mine;
Tax every. one save me-"
Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Pine chat Steam will No, Burs,

Mr.. Smile, an engineer of Glasgow,
has introduced new steam pipe. which
is said to resist successfully the ten
dency of, steam to burst it, The pipe is
of copper tubing like ordinary steam
pipes. but it is bound up with steel wire,
which is soldered to the copper by
fusible alloy having much higher melt
ing point than the temperature of the
supercharged steam.-I.ondon Globe.
Grums ttestilyl-"Surely YOU don't
mean TO call that stuff dish of ham
and eggs" Waitcr-""Sure. thot's all oil
can call it, at all. sor: OF don't undher-
stand how TO speak amy foreign lan-
gupees. "-Harrels Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Saved Ais Life and Married Him.

Squire Ware of Jcffersonvil!c. Ind.
married William Bratton and Miss Liz
zie Morgan. a handsome clipping couple
from Corington. Ky. whose Courtship
has been a decided roma nee. 4 short
time ago Bratton fell under n moving
train while standing on the streets of
Covington. Miss Morgan happened to:
be standing near, and with great pres
ence of mind seized him and drew him
from under the wheels and saved his life.
Bratton at once fell in love with his
life preserver and proposed marriage,
gagged to another young woman. Miss
Morgan accepted the proposal. consider
ing that her claim should have the pref
erence over that of his fiancee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Much in the Method and the Means.

1t was Nathan c. Fowler, Jr.. the we'll
known authority in all that pertains to
advertising, who once said that s.the
man who cannot use advertising III his
business has no business to be in bust
great many standing illustrations of
the, truth of Mr.. Fowler's axiom in ex-
istence today. 81 .* #.,
The argument against advertising, that
i does not always pay, is often used by
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Washing the Baby's Clothes.

This is an important item in the house
keepers work, for the garments accumu-
late very fast, and if the washing is done
only once a week. quite a pile of clothes
will await her attention. In this work
as in every other. much time and labor
would be saved by adopting the proper
methods.
The first thing to be done is to sort the
clothes carefully. and to put everything
except the flannels in luke-warm water to
soak, having the napkins in one tub. and
the dresses, muslin skirts, bibs. etc. in
another. After they have soaked an
hour. rub them out, and place them in a
hot suds. made by dissolving ivory soap
in soft water. A rosin soap should new
err touch anything that comes in contact
with baby's skin, as it is almost i'm
possible to rinse it all out, and what re-
mains, often irritates the tender flesh,
causing him to suffer torture. Put the
them to scald a few minutes, dip them
out into clear water and rinse thorough
ly, through one blueing water. Dip
the lower parts of the skirts and dresses
in thin starch, but never starch the
waists. even Of the best dresses. A
sunny. grassy yard is the best place for
drying, Or if you have not such place
at your disposal, sunny roof is the
next choice. and the higher the better.
l
it is quick and thorough.
Harsh and fulledup fannels are entire
ly unfit for a baby, and there is no need
Of having them, if the proper care is tax
en- in washing them. Use soft water
and have it as warm as you cnn bear
your hands in comfortably. Shave a
little ivory soap into basin of boiling
water, and when entirely dissolved pour
into the other water. Immerse your
white fiannels in this. wing them we'll
covered. and let them lie Ave minutes.
then rub gently with the hands until they
are clean. 1t, will seldom be necessary.
to rub soap directly on the fannels. If
very dirty, wash through two waters.
Have another tub ready with m ample
allowance of soft water, heated just
like the first. with a very little soap in
it. When a piece is washed. wiring,
shake thoroughly, and rinse in the sec
ond water. The secret lies in having
the washing and rinsing waters the same
temperature, the soap dissolved in the
water instead of applying directly to.
the flannel, and doing the work uuicsly.
Never allow flannels to lie after they are
wet, but get them on the line as soon rs
possible. If they are hung out so that
gentle breeze will blow through them,
they will be softer and nicer than if the
day is perfectly still.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

An OnJect Lesson IN Tree Planting.
The region of the Landes, which. fifty
years ago. was one of the poorest and
most miserable in France, has now been
made one Of the most prosperous, owing
to the planting of pines. The increased
value is estimated at no less than 1,OOO,-
OOO.Ooo francs. Where there were fifty
unhealthy shepherds whose f1ocks past
ured on the scanty heritage, there are
now sawmills. charcoal kilns and tur-
pentine works, interpreted with thriv-
ing villages and fertile agricultural lands.
London Echo. e.. II :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

-Hindustan was so called from the
River Hindus. The suffix stan is of
Persian origin and is often found In the
names OF Oriental countries.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Don't Snub.

Don't Snub.
No matter how much Won NAV foo,
your own importance or how thoroughly
you know and appreciate the good blood
that you can boast, it is unnecessary
cruelty and is really an indication Of
bad form to snub some one whom Won
look upon as your inferior. We never
can tell in this world when we NAV need
somebody else; we never know when the
most despised will be the most desirabl
Therefore the all-pervading desire to look
out for number one should prompt us to
be kind and considerate even though our
nature, that proud, selfish part Of us,
prompt us to do otherwise.
There are some people in this world
whom we cannot do other than despise.
We never can like them. their company
is an affection and bore that we won]i
oh, SO gladly be rid of. vet do not snub
them. Smother the feeling of contempt,
bury deep in your heart that sentiment
of infinite superiority that makes you
long to cut them so hopelessly that they
will never think of stepping over the bar
riers again.
1t ls better policy not to give way to
this feeling, much better to bite the lin
and vulgarly grin and bear it than to do
that which is absolutely certain to recoil
upon you in the after time. If YOU can
not be effusive. be neutral in your senti-
ments: Hypocrisy, perhaps, is not the
sort of thing one ought to boom, but tact
is, sweet amiable tact that knows bet
ter than to show any of the Pharisaical
''better than thou" side to the DISPOSE
ton. Beware of snubbing-take the ad-
vice of one who knows. and as you value
your future peace of mind and your pres
ent social success, do not be led into a
practice that is wholly dangerous and
leaves very unpleasant memory in its
wake.-Philadelphia Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

The late Mrs. Alexander wrote near.
" 400 hymns. 5$
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Coxey's "army" is not with him.
The fruit dealers call fruit which isn't
knocking bird fruit"
decree of Honor" is the way a Kan
sas avenue lodge sign spells it.
R. T. Kreipe is said to be the owner of
Murphy, formerly Art Msssey's galloper.
Willard Scott says he was attacked BY
a mad wolf while on visit in the coun
try recently.
The Kansas Cycler Office has gotten I'D
a handy eight page score card for the
bicycle races.
Ex-Police Captain Peter Gish took a
moonlight ride out to Washburn college
few evenings ago
Cyrus Corning's cooperative labor ex-
change is in trouble. Two sets of direc-
tors have been elected
If those who are hankering after
peaches will wait a week they can have
all they want for song.
Copeland statesmen think Morrel's V.
P. boom is far enough along to take the
boys out and set 'em up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

argument and fully explain them. You
see, one great trouble l have had to
labor under has been the fact that the
people do not understand the measures |
advocate, and it is the fact that l invari-
ably impress my readers with the feasi-
bility of all measures of reform l advo-
catej that accounts for the strength l am
developing. l had this trouble to con-
tend with in OHIO, but after l took the
stump and the people had heard me
no power on earth could defeat
me for the head of my ticket in this
years campaign, for the people were
with me. True. had some difficulties
with the platform committee in the Ohio
convention, but when that document
came before the convention everything
resulted just as l desired it."
''Are the measures of reform you al
vocate in line with the demands of the
Omaha PLATFORM"
''Perfectly. You see l am strongly in
favor of the free coinage of silver at the
ratio OF Is to l, but this alone is no pana-
cea for all the public Ills; in fact, it is
but mere start in the right direction.
There is nothing l advocate not in per
feet accord with the demands of the Pop
ulist party. All my measures simply
eIucidate that platform and provide a
means for putting into effect its de-
uduQSs L dLu nv db val WALL NY
party, despite the fact that some
seem to think SO. There has been
some opposition to my speaking in
certain quarters. but l attach no
| blame to those who oppose me, for they
have mply been misinformed, or rather
my measures an position have been mis-
! understood. 1t is this fact that brings me
to Texas at this time. I want to be placed
in the proper attitude before the people
of this state"
Speaking Of the late commonweal
movement, he contends that it was much
misunderstood, and that he would have
something to say about it in his address
tomorrow night. Speaking of the Popu-
list outlook in general, he said that it
could not be better, all things considered
He found much to encourage him ia his
work and proposed to push it. At 10 to-
| night he retired. The Dallas News adds:
The eagerness win which people
focked to the hotel to get a glimpse of
the general is surprising Go where
he would or turn which way he mig hit,
the crowd was always about, sizing him
up, and it included goldbugs, silverites,
| Populist, PrOhibitionists and what not.
A Rock Island brakeman, speaking of
the generals trip down, said: "Every-
where people were anxious to see him,
and l believe if it had been known that
| he was coming hundreds would have
! gathered at all stations to see him As
! Il was he had a crowd about him on the
/ train all day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
CROWDS TO SEE COXEY.
They Gather at the Stations to See the
Noted Enthusiast.

They Gather at the Stations to See the
Noted Enthusiast.
General Jacob S. Coxey, who arrives
in Topeka at 4:40 this afternoon, and is
to speak tonight at Hamilton hall, has
met with something of an ovation
on his Texas trip Everywhere the Feo-
pie have been very anxious to hear and
see the ex-leader of the CommOnweal
and the advocate of good roads.
The following interview, published in
the Dallas News on Tuesday, will ex-
plain where Coxey stands on public
questions:
What is the outlook for your party in
that state?" asked the reporter.
"Why, to judge from the crowds greet.
ing me everywhere, have splendid
chance of election. You see, unlike
some speakers. can always draw a
crowd, and this is what a man in
public life wants first l get
the people out to hear me and
have yet 20 fail to interest them and set
them to thinking. 1 hope tomorrow
night to face a good aud ence l want
all classes to come and hear me. l have
much to say that will interest the bust
ness men, and l especially desire this
class to turn out"
Asked as to his good roads" plan and
other reform measures, he said: 81 will
take them all up in the course of my