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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
Kite Draws Enur Bows.

George Ludwig brought ont his big
kite today and enjoyed a novel ride. The
kite measures over q feet long and 4 feet
wide: It requires q tnil Of henvy rope
100 feet long to balance il, and for 81 cord
the boys rse g baling rupe, sprins;
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"A Great Painter.


The great French painter. Bastien Lee
page. who died lately, one of whose mas
terplcces is in the Layton gallery, was
pursued by unmerciful disaster through
his youth i'll his efforts to study art.
His mother worked in the fields to keep
that Slckly boy at school. AT Is he went
t" Paris alone. starved for seven years,
painted without success, but still-paint-
ed. He had just finished a picture to
send to the salon when Paris was be-
sieged. and he rushed with his comrades
to the trenches.
On the first day shell fell into his
studio and destroyed his picture, and
him. He was carried home and lay i'll
and idle for two years. Then he re-
turned to Paris, and, reduced to- absolute
want. painted cheap fans for living
One day manufacturer of some patent
medicine ordered picture from him to
Illustrate its virtues. Lepagc, who was
sincere. gave his best work to, the adj
the April sunlight; the leaves of tender
green quivered in the breeze; Il group
of beautiful girls gathered around Il
fountain from which the elixir Of youth
Ssprang in bubbling stream. Lepage
believed there was real merit in it,
Let me offer it at the salon. he
asked his patron.
The manufacturer was delighted. "But
first paint a rainbow arclling over the
fountain" he said, with the name of
my, medicine upon it, Lepage refused.
Then | will not pay you a sou for the
picture!" The price of this picture meant
bread for months, and the painter had
long needed bread The chance Of adj
mission to the salon was small. He hes
itated. Then he silenced his hunger and
carried the canvas to the salon. 1t was
admitted. Its great success insured Le-
page a place in public recognition, and
his later work place among the great
est of living artists.
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Roth Tiovah pnr

Unsatisfactory Young Man-"Sir,~ l
love your daughter" ,s'-a-
Father-"So do -somerville Jour-
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Borrowell hat would you. do if
you were me r. Buggine Pay myself
the 1O you owe l,te. 3 hiladelphlI
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Taking COurteSies for Granted,

Some people seem to POSSESS the idea
that gratitude is only called for where
some special attention is shown, where
the courtesy is one of magnitude. Wheth-
er it is that we are growing too. much
accustomed in this country to doing every
thing on a large scale, or whatever it is,
the fact remains, that we are altogether
too prone to disregard the little courtcsies
of life as courtesies. The most subtle
thought is often shown in the smallest at
tention. We all know that the greatest
pleasures i'll this life come from the small
er thngs-not from the larger. Again
and again have l seen this remissness on
the part Of people. A man shows some
little attention to Il woman, and it goes
unnoticed. A young man shows Il courte-
sy to Il girl and it is received as her right
Hospitality is extended, and remains I'M
acknowledged Letters Of congratulation
are written and go unanswered. 1t is in
these smaller things that we are lacking
in the true spirit of gratitude. We take
them for granted, absolutely forgetting
that nothing is ours by right in. this world :
that whateve comes to us in the way of
an attention, be it ever so small, is an at
tention and comes by favor. / wish that
girls particularly might think a little
more of this. One hears a great deal of
complaint among young men nowadays
that girls accept courtesies altogether too
much as their due. Our girls should yet
over this habit of taking things for grant
ed.-Edward w. Box in Ladies' Home
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement md
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many. who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more. with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds hest prnducts ~
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to heais., of the rure H1tIid
laxative principles embraced in tie
remedy, syrup of Figs.
It. excellence IS due to its presenting
m the form most acceptable and Pleas
ant ~ the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive: e:tectually cleansing the system
dispelling eo!ds, kessiaches anil fsvrrs
and permanently curing ecnssipatisr.
Ii HIS given satisfaction To millions and
met with the approval Of the naetiicai
profession because 10 acts "a the Ki.-
neys, Liver anil Bowels without weak
ening them and IL Is perfectly free FROM
every objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs r. fsr sale by all drug.
gists in Soc and 81 hotties. but II 10 mss.-
ufacturd Ivy the CaIifesai, Fig Syrup
On. only, wsluse name Is printed On every
package, also TIE name, syrup sf Firs.
sad bsiuG well in9usn yuu viii ~
1Deepe0V m1uocouoo1 e1k
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Always One Way.

Benjamin james was a clever solicitor
When he had case in hand. he either
lost il or else he Won it. As there were
these two possibilities to the conclusion
of any action, he had two forms OF ar
nOuncing the results to his clients. If he
was successful he. wrote: Mr.. !. r.
Brown Ire Brown versus Smith. Sir:
am pleased to inform you that I have
today won this action. Yours faithfully.
benjamin James" II. on the other
hnnd, he lost the case. he wrotc: MFR
Il. ]. Smith Ire Smith versus Rrowag.
Sir: l regret to inform you that You have
today lost this action Yours faithfully,
BENJAMIN lanes"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
POISON IVY AND SUMACH.
Their Poison Is an Oil and Must b
Touched to Cause Trouble.

Their Poison Is an Oil and Must be
Touched to Cause Trouble.
Some results of the original investiga>
ton made by DIR. Franz Pfaff and s.
Sanford Orr of the plants popularity
known as poison ivy and dogwood, or
Sumach, are here for the first time made
public.
The work, was begun, and is still going
on, at the instance of DIR. II. Z. Bow
ditch, professor of physiology at the Har-
ward medical school. The method of pro-
cedure and its many scientific niceties
must be left for the annals of science
Several principles were isolated. One
OF these. an oil, alone was found active.
This was true of both plants, which be-
insolub!e in water. and readily soluble in
alcohol. ether, etc. Its acts on the skin
as 4 vcSicant.
Two eases of poisoning have been
made, eXperimentally, with persons. In
one case Il drop of the oil was allowed to
remain on the persons arm for ten hours,
then washed off thoroughly with soap
hlisters resulted, but the effects passed
away in two days. The finger nails had
been cut and the arm bandaged 50 that
the poison might not he mechanically con>
veyed to other parts of the body. The att
tack did not spread.
III the second case Dr. "A. u. 1lDDard
showed his devotion to science by allow
ing the poison to remain on his arm for
three days. As 4 result II large area OF
the forearm became involved in much in
ilamnation with blSters and serious
emulation. This case terminated with the
use of zinc oxide and absolute cleanliness
in two weeks.
The poisonous oil. contrary to general
opinion. is absolutely non-volatile, and.
as it is very sticky, will cling persistent
ly to the parts with which it comes in
contact. The only treatment is to got
rid of the poison that may still be on
the skin as quickly as possible, no mat
ter in what stage the eruption may be-
This can be done by vigorously washing
the affected parts with soap and water
tusing /, brush).
One Of the eNperimenters, who was re-
peatetlly poisoned when first handling
the plant. could later avoid being poi
Soned altogether no matter how much of
the plant he handled. even the extracted
oil, by washing well every thirty minutes
while using plant or oil. The setting up
of an itching sensation was the warning
to begin washing.
AS the oil is soluble il alcohol and gives
an insoluble lead compond in alcohol,
another way Of preventing an attack or.
If already present, its spreading, is to
wash the affected parts with an alcoholic
in washing is enjOined, or the alcohol will
only spread the poison.
If Il case has reached a stage of adj
vanced inflammation, the above treat
ment must be gone through with, and
the inflammation then treated as in the
ordinary way, by applications of hot or
cold WatC".
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
1t Wrecked Her Memory

A Sad Casc-Hostcss-"My dear
count. you must pnr,ion me. hut l have
such poor memory Of names, it's ).
great affection. I have forgotten yours"
The Count-"You shoultJ consult a
specialist on menslal dissaSes, my tear
madame, you really 81 alt. Ny name {,
Kaskowowxkischni6i 6loskt New
York Woekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
1t Fitted I'll Crime.

Desiring to learn just how much tun-
Melting mole can do in Il known number
of hours, we caught a good large spets-
men, and Immediately turned it loose in a
five-acrc field of clover. The grass was
SO thin and winter killed that the ground
was practically bare, but not loose like
the soil of a cultivated field. Five Sec
onds after the mole received it's freedom
it had burrowed out of sight. This may
seem past belief, but the fact is vouclct
for by the official tmekecper. Sticking
a stake at the starting point, We retired
and left the digger hard ut work.
The start was made ut IL a. m, and
the direction taken was eastward. By Q
in zigzag line, but keeping the same
general direction all the time, and with
out digging any side galleries. BY II n.
III. the following day the tunnel had been
driven thirty-one feet farther, with mum.
erous side galleries, and four feet had
been added ut the end next to the start.
ing point In another hour ten feet had
been added ut the extremity, making
sixty-eight feet of main line and thirty
six and one-half feet of branches, or II
total of 1919 feet of tunnels dug in twcn-
ty-five hours. The bottom of the tunnels
ran very evenly about four inches below
the surface. Sometimes the hole was
cllipitical in shape, measuring one and
one half inches in width by two inches i'll
height, and sometimes it was triangular.
surface of the ground was usually
cracked, and raised about an inch alon:
the course of the tunnel. made care
ful map of the doings of this mole. drawn
to scale along n base 1ine.-W. II. HOrna-
day III February St. NichOins.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
Health Broken Down

From any cause. finds ,,urrectiv~ rn,f
health-rCsfararivs in Hrn.iS S4rS:,-,---'i-s
the great bIsa;f prTrifip--
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True Sometimes

Tine must go away from r8tsfs fe, H.-a~
the news. Th" Boston HrraIsT hs,x his
Chaunrey Dicoit - tire stssr .ssf.- vv--s5s-
Just now. that ~ The star ~ has g.srtissr:-
Tar magnitude. wHiriI - it1s< thar Tfhsg
magniFHsiss KNOWN to tho Discriminating:
pubic. The Hsx.aftHdp "f hf~ rysyafrs.-r
SURPRISES that IF his :s-ffirTs FL bzszr
done flie right thing far any i5nr II <sss-
csxs-be has -esHghF SE. fs, u~s = sfstas.
phrase. inBoreIGs and expressly Fl -
encouraged weekly. says thu E"w YstTts
Express. with aH iHrrIB8s of SsSJ fFTtfsF ~
ballads. Sfanlln Wax 1IIs IF tho Hf4zr
sucressfHI ssDg writers. bsS iffF1Fnp frF-Jr
his ballads rpa~hiHz SsSsB a BFDIETh H.
RS the ebmpsy~"r an. writer If -..tffsS
the Pail, WAS rI..Tk in , MiIyvHuksp
piano wareiisruS.. in Milwaukee It 81 -
week. Nome II the publishers San.4sI
hIs song. and h" pui,ESisssI ~ hiBS~air
For a long tim" "a hung fra ANT b. wa
greatly discouraged. anil aiJ0TTt <tr nFf-
Of p1~ket- SH.ideHIy ths. prfhIie t.b4sS -
mp III The puhfIr'$ OVID patented. uIa=lz
eountabse way. AMI Harri@ i.s,=,HI. RE-,
almost i.eforr ha knew a. I.- sI.s.Iss ,,vr--
$1.t,.ssHb or; 'f that ,a.,I. aHd has s-sTas-
lished = fa--,. mu- EsuhlishiH. h.su,Sa rE.
Milwaukee, When he ha~ piIrsi -. - b.
crIIar few tons ~ r"rtIils~S .,E-ft,- r..
will wish thar his ene:ny bad = prThF @lsfrr-
housr Frank H"warl - rhe srr~ f.ts
spng writer 81 tIIFm ~, H. Es~,tr
and When the Robins Xrsr S-riu
and * nnw 4 Iig faTTner .,rTf in G.,ryl hsrr
ing pat mf'st "f his m"nFy ii f-rf.I- <.rrs
Two End Men.
Sailing vessels IN the Australian rr4,f.-
Frequently "aTry only "ns 1T wv" Pars-s-.s-
gers who Shar.. rhs. -! -. 7-irh tee.
captain and chief nfit.-,-- Award no
vessel rrt-entIy rher" VS. only ''n~ pI~-
senger. and the rap-ain and mat. .t-rEs-
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cat which she prizes very highly. 1t is
IL regular millionaire feline, and is as
much above the backyard species rs the
Fifth avenue swell is above the tattcred
| name of Feiece. 1t has the run of the
Fifth avenue house, and gambols about
apartments filled with thousands of dol
lars worth of bric-a-brac. 1t has never
been known to break anything and de-
ports itself like a real lady. Whenever
Mrs. Vanderbilt and her husband go off
for a cruise on their yacht the Conquer
or, Felece is generally a member of the
party, and is as familiar with the sights
of the Mediterranean rs she is of the pass
ing show on the avenue. Mrs. Wander
bits pct receives as much attention as
iii ordinary baby. By one of the maids
it is washed in scented water every morn
ing, and its wool-like coat is carefully
combed and brushed. When its mistress
takes drive in the park Felcce occupies
a little cushion in the brousham or vic
same fascinating Indifference rs does 4
rcisning belle.
Miss Anna Lcary, the particular friend
of Mrs. Hetty Green's millionaire ,laugh-
ter, has fine Maltese cat which no
amount Of money could buy. 1t bears the
fine, substantial name Of Gibraltar, and is
usually addressed as Glib" 1t is rs dig
lIlil(u anu as StUi!u dS the rOck lCSClT, ana
pays no attention to the batteries daily
bestowed by the visitors at Miss Leary's
house. Glib sleeps Oil down pillows in
IN upper floor room. and has a cut-glass
bowl of cream served up to him every
morning. lie is a big, ovcr-fcd cat, who
would probably run !. mile if mouse
happened to cross his path.
A cat which has attracted considerable
attention in New York lately is one
owned by Mrs. Basil Hall, who stops at
the Murray Hill hotel. This cat is called
Chappie and is IN ordinary, everyday
black-and-white affair. Mrs. Hill is a
great transatlantic traveller, and Chappic
has crossed the ocean and toured the
Continent half dozen times in the last
five years. Chappie, who has been an
honorcd guest at all the big hostclries of
Europe, was at one time 4 ragged, for
lorn waif in the streets of London. 1t
was rescued from poverty or a worse
fate by Mrs. Hail.
Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg, the famous
beauty, was presented OH April l three
years ago with fine Persian kitten. 1t
was at once christencd Bismarck, in
honor of the birthday of the famous
statesman, but it's unsccmly antics are
hardly in keeping with the dignity of it's
name. Many fine bits of tapestry have
been chewcd into usclcssness by Bis
marck, and he is continually losing him.
self in the wilds of East Thirty-first
street, where the Ladcnburss live Still
he is Il matter of great pride to his mis-
trcss, who would rather show him off
than a $500 Worth gown or a $4,000
painting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-17
2LINN ROGERS.
Marriage Of Miss Jennie Louise Blinn anal
Rev Charles Henry Rogers
Tuesday Evening

The marriage Of Miss Jennie Louise
Blinn, the only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Blinn, and Rev. Charles
Henry Rogers, pastor of the First C0u-
gregational church, was solemnized at
the home of the BRIDES parents Tuesday
evening at six o'clock in the preseuc8
of about sixty relatives and friends
The parlors were prettily decorated tx
smilaX and pink roses and a bank
of palms was placed across thas
south room, in front of which the
bridal party stood during the ceremony
Promptly ut six o'clock Mrs. HoliSteC
began playing the wedding march and
the bride entered the parlor leaning
upon the arm of her father, preceded
by Miss Lucia Rogers, the maid of h0a-
or Advancing to the south room they
were met by the groom and best man,
Roy Rogers, and Rev. Judson ELLSWORTH
Of the Plymouth church, Milwaukee,
who, in an impressive ceremony, made
Miss Blinn and Mr.. Rogers man au&
wife. The ring ceremony was used aud
the bride was given away by her father
Congratulations folio we'd the ceremaaF
and later wedding repast was served
in the dining room, the decorations here
being in white and green.
The bride was elegantly gOwned liz d
rich satin rhademes, trimmed in duch-
esse lace, wearing lilies of the valley,
and carrying in her hand a souvenir
book, from which the ceremony was
read and in which the names of all fEnD
witnesses we're afterwards inscribed
Mrs. Blinn wore a rich wine cOIOUeG
silk trimmed in jet, and Miss Lucia
Rogers wore a becoming gown of cream
cashmere and silk.
The guests present from abroad Were
Mrs. D. G.. Sawyer, of Chicago; Mrs
Elliott Wheeler, of Saginaw, Mich
Miss Hale and Miss Belle Mckinley df
Chicago; Mrs. Mather and Mrs. Ferry
of Ravenswood; Mr.. and Mrs. e.. H.
Marcusson, of Chicago; Mrs. j. K
Nutting, of Davenport, Iowa; Mr.. ana
Mrs. j. NJ Miller, of Aurora, H.; Miss
Wheeler, of Detroit, Mich, and E. T.
Harris, of Chicago.
Rev. and Mrs. Rogers left on the $50
train for Milwaukee. They go from
there to Madison and St. Paul, return
ing home in about two weeks, vheu
! they will be at home at the mause-
This paper joins with the friends of Che
bride and groom in extending cou-
gratulations.
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closed with the usual cup of tea, to
meet again in two weeks. when paper
on the Crusaders will be read by Mrs.
FAIR.
Mrs. Sheldon, of Madison, who has
been in the habit of coming to Kenosha
every winter to conduct a class in Eng
lish history, will be unable to come this
winter. 1t is pity that this was not
known before. for several ladies wish
ing to be in her class, dropped out of
the Woman'S club and now they are
left in the lurch.
The University Extension course hold
their preliminary meeting Tuesday
evening, Oct. 10, at the residence of
Ms William Farr. This course has
proved a great success all over the
state, and when it is known that G.. Il.
Mcdowell is to be the leader of the
branch i'll this town, there will be no
doubt Of its benefit and interest to those
belonging. Already the membership
numbers over forty. The course for
this winters work is to be history, be-
ginning with the ancient times and
working up to date
The needle work guild, which was
organized last winter under the aus
pieces of Mrs. Hamilton, of Chicago, will
hold a meeting in the near future, when
every directress is expected to give in
twenty articles.
The park association is not dead yet,
they are only waiting for a favorable
time to manifest. their interest in this
work. 1t does not seem, however, as
it the public in general appreciates
what has been done for them, for al
ready some Of the seats in the park are
broken and men and boys have made
another cOw-path through the park,
leading from Chicago street to the
street running east and west, south of
the Methodist church. Whether this
path was made by our devout Meth
odist brothers vending their way to the
house or by men going to work
i'll the foundry is question which can
only be answered by the guilty ones
themselves.
Everybody who has to stay in Keno
sha on Thanksgiving day will be
pleased to know that the young people
of St. Matthew's church will give one
Of their delightful amateur plays on
THAI night. There is nothin the mat
ter with Thanksgiving day, fact it is
rather a nice day, family gathering,
pies and all that, but every
one will be delighted to know there is
to be something in the evening that all
can enjoy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-17
AN OPEN LETTER.
GEO. S. PERREN WRITES AN OPEN
LETTER TO THIS PAPER
FOR PUBLICATION.
HE PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE.
And Longs for the Time TO Come When He
Can Be INDICATED.
To My Friends and Felto0 Citizens:

To My Friends and F'ell0gO Citizens:
When / first came to your city you
remember it was a sort Of contract OF
agreement in which both were to do
certain things. You kept your part.
Circumstances prevented me keeping
mine, when the g. S. Perren Manufac-
turing Co. wound up and | was left
without a dollar. You will give me
credit for the bull dog tenacity with
which | stuck to the plant and the
strong effort | have made to keep my
word with you, and some know this has
been done against my personal interests
and with offers of more money from
outside houses. That the beautiful lit
tie factory lays out on the prairie a
burned ruin is not my fault. To those
who are disposed to criticise business
methods, remember it was not in my
control further than an employe, and
remember the last two years have tried
business mems souls. Remember, the
battles of life are no longer fought on
the field, but on the market; and one
has only to look around him to see the
dead, dying and wounded.
Kenosha has been the scene of the
greatest trouble that could come to q
man and still am proud to call her
my home, for out of the dark clouds of
my despair like a burst Of sunshine
comes the remembrance of your kind
ness; your sympathy which I could see
and feel all around me; the sympathy
unspoBen; the sympathy shown by. the
warm shake of the hand, the dim eyes.
1t surrounded me, it gave me courage,
it strengthened the poor, heart broken,
orphan wife, and it made the Kenosha
people more dear to us.
A crime had been committed, not
such as a gentleman in an excited, pas
sionate frenzy might do, but cool,
calculating mercenary conspiracy, and
the great state sitting in justice had
said I was guilty. At time like this
it takes courage to come out and be q
mans friend.
I write this open letter, as the rules
of this institution admit of but one lei :
ter week, and this privilege is sacred
to my wife; otherwise there are many
of you to whom !. I should like to write
personally.
Before closing I want to publicly
thank both Messrs. Cropley and Har-
kins for their kind consideration of my
feelings and for doing their duty in the
most quiet manner possible without
publicity or humiliation. Like party
Of friends we took the 4:10 train, arriv-
ing here at 10 o'clock. [ have made
up my mind that the truth will triumph
and some day | will return to KenOsha
friends and my family indicated. A
clear conscience, even in this place, is
ever an element of strength.
Your friend,
GEO. S. PERREN.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-17
Takes Unwarranted Liberty.

Chas. Lederer, the cartoonist, in his
letter to the Sunday Times Herald
from Bremen takes unWarranted liber-
ty with some Kenosha damsel. In
writing of his trip through the English
channel he passed a point known as a
ships cemetery. The captain in speak
ing of it remarked: "Ships' cemetery
lies opposite Deal, England, and is
directly in the channel that leads to
the ship entrance to London. We have
to be careful herein foul foggy weather
and to avoid running into the sand we
take continual soundings."
" oh, how nice, | think | heard you
taking them last night, captain, CHM
ed in a young lady from Kenosha. who
was going to Berlin to study music and
be sure enough prima donna when
she comes back. {" should so like to
be with you when you are taking them
| should enjoy it hugely. Ny ear is so
sentive to sounds, you know"
The captain said he had to go at
once and see if day watch needed regu-
lating