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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19

plain, it Is necessary to 60 back to the
middle ages, when it was the fashion all
over the Christian world for mothers to
give their little children the name of
patron saint. Some saints We're more
popular than others, and ST. Dorothea
was at one period more popular than all.
have it. means a gift from God. But
Dorothea or Dorothy is much too long
u name for little, toddling baby, and SO
it. was shortened to Dolly and Doll, and
from giving the babies a nickname it was
IN easy step to give the name to the IT.
tie hinges of which the babies were 50
fOnd.--EXchange
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
Il Bird IL Feet HIGH.

An egg of most gigantic size was found
in Il guann bed on the island of Madagas-
car about twenty-five years ago Th,.
shell of this egg will hold almost exactly
two gallons of liquid, which would make
it's capacity equal to- 14S average-sizel
eggs laid by the common harnyard fowl
The bird which laid this mammoth egg
is now extinct, and has been for Pm.
years. To the scicntiSt~who recognizes
it by it's bones and eggs it is known as
the epiorniS. and its restored skeletons
prove it to have been II bird ut least
twelve feet in height.
Arab sailors who visited Madagascar
centuries ago. when the cpiornis was still
living, are believed to have brought hack
the stories concerning it. which finally
developed into the fabulous narratives of
the roe-Scottish Nights.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
HairDinS His Hob INV

Among the vast number of eccentric.
individuals who furnish amusement to
the promenaders on Chestnut street
there are none who attract more atte1,,
ton than the harmless, white-haired old
man who. goes all over town searching
tor hairpins!: His eyes are bright and
the prominent thoroughfares it is safe
to say that hardly halrpfn escapes his
Keen gaze. What becomes of the large
assortment he picks up nobody knows.
for, although he has been asked his OBJ,
ject several times, he refuses to tell.
The old man is well dressed, and his aD-
pearanee indicates that he is cared for by
loving hands. Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
New ThinrS in EireWorks.

In the last three weeks at least twelve
ships from Hong Kong have arrived at
this port, at Philadelphia and ut Bos-
ton. and their aggregate carGocs of fire
crackers were 100000 of packages
There are siNty-four hrecrackers, in each
small package. But while the small boys
and girls are burning up tirccrackcrs,
their elder; will have fireworks of much
more complicated character to celebrate
the day with. Aerial fireworks are the
fad for adults Thu; season. and they come
in assortments varying from $3.50 a lot
to $3.50 lot. The average price of an
assortment range, from $50 to $500
The dangerous blank-c,rtridge pistol
has almost entirely disappeared. So
many serious accidents resulted from it's
use in former years that the reputable
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
Financial Astronomy.

Sir Walter Ball, the famous English as
tronolner, has been reckoning the cost
of a trip to the stars, s,lpposing n celes-
tial railroad could be constructed. At the
rate of 2 cents per hundred miles, which
would never enable company to pay
dividends. it would cost So, S65, OOO, 900 for
a single fare and 5000 huge carts would
eagles required to defray expenses. At
the rate of making change at certain Of
fees how many passengers would be like
ly to catch the train?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19

the vehicle, and had been obliged to be
taken to South London hosmtal.
The lady, who probably kept cats her
self. greatly admired the boys devotion
to the poor dumb ANIMAL" and wrote to
tae hospital, enclosing handsome sum
ferer."
BY return of post came Il letter from
the matron acknowledging the receipt of
the money. but, alas! explaining that the
cat which had been the cause of all the
woe was an even dumber thing than the
lady had imagined.
1t was. in fact. that dangerous and
Accountable toy, tiD-cat!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
Mice Run n Spinning Wheel.

In little shoemaker's shop in Third
avenue, New York, there is on exhibition
in the window miniature thrcad-spin-
in q sort Of treudmill apparatus. The
proprietor Of the store, who is an ingeni.
GUS German of IN inventive turn of mind,
planned and invented the machine him
self, and, as it was built on a small scale
to fit the. space available, it could not he
operated by steam power, so he conceived
the idea Of training the mice and having
them do the work. The little register
fastened on one side Of the machine shows
that the mice daily perform work equiva.
lent to travelling ten and half miles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19

forms fantastic figures. Magic fountains
are another novelty for nickel And
IN the l-cent novelties the only new things
arc silver gcyscrs, electric lights and troll
ley wheels.
The only novelty that comes from China
this year is called Chinese mandarin.
1t is composed of 100000 firecrackers.
The head is round, Of enormous size,
and throws thousands of variegated
lights among the frecra ckers, which
squirm and dart in every direction when
ignitcd. This mammoth combination of
explosives has never been seen in this
country. 1t has been used by the Chinese
in Hong Kong for many years, and they
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
The Origin of Dolls.

It IS safe assertion to make that every
girl has ut some time or other played
with dolls; in fact, it is almost impossible
to imagine Il girl without doll. OF
course, the older ones have outgrown their
dolls and only keep the old favorites az
playthings, and it is quite likely that they
would be puzzled to explain why they
Gull the little image doll and not, rs
tire French do, pilppet, or. with the
ltalinns, bambino OF. baby. Whit is
the meaning Of the word doll 10 OK
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
Summer DiversiOns

Ihere Is popular superstition cher
lshed to the effect that summer among
the fashionable folk is Il season uure,v
of recreation of the lightest sort. and
yet. complained one rich, we'll placed
woman, setting out for. her Newport cot
tage, "onc has to work as hard to find
amusement III summer as in winter:
harder, indeed, for at the seaside resorts
men arc as scarce as pearls on the shore.
ana we must plan diversions under So
we're mental effort" So those. women
count themselves as very lucky who turn
their faces cOuntryward with y comfort
ing little list of entertainments iottad
down for reference Oh specially tedious
afternoons, when no loneliness of nature
can interest minds wearetl with the sim
ply good things of life.
AT Newport, where nearly all smart
summer fads first come to light thr
is the homemade fair 1t is held hy
somebody who has Il house provided with
WIDE balconies, and is purely !, morning
function. TO it every woman who enters
her name on Il long bulletin list sent
through the neighborhood is obliged to
contribute something home and self
made, all in the space of i; week. This
vast quantities Of embroidery with which
the booths would otherwise be flooded:
and contributors to the fair are. rpuucst-
ed to enter the lists purely for the sake
Of competition. There are prizes offered
for the best cooked dishes, for preserves
anu pickles., for the best Starched and
huted muslin cap, the most neatly
hcinmed housemaid's apron. the latest
pair Of pullets. the biggest bouquet gath
cred from single garden. and so on.
=s!most ad infnitum. through the list
of domestic achievements possible to Il
woman.
Where the fair is held the balconies
| are decorated with bunting, and on long
tables the exhibits. all tickcted, are set
forth. Then there are committees aI-
pointed to test and examine every class
of work. award blue and red ribbons.
and then announce the prizes, which are
kept secret till the last moment. The
result is something astonishingly lively
i'll the way of an entertainment, for
men are appointed on the committees.
and the contest for prizes or ribbons is
| sharp and amusing. Ills interesting, as
well, to see how we'll and how i'll these
women of fashion turn their idle white
hands to all sorts of pretty homely arts,
and how keen they are to excel one an
other.
When the frowns and laughter over
| the inspection and prize is
over, one OF the committeeman blows /,
coach horn and announces Il series of
| special domestic contests; stocking darn
ing, ironing table napkins and ruttled
| pillow-shams, beating eggs to a froth,
and washing four panes of glass, are
usual tests put to the volunteers, who.
| supplied with the proper maraphernali;,.
| try to see which can do the best work
| in the shortest space of time. At the
| end all the exhibits are usually sold off
! to the invited guests; the money is given
to some worthy charity, and Il pretty
| dance in the drawing room winds up the
| mornings entertainment. - Society
| Fads'' in Demorest's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19

In Algeria. North Africa, tho officers
of the Third Chasscurs d'Afrique have n
pet lion which they took, when very
young, from the African desert. It is q
great pet and very gentle. As rule il
lays outside the officers mess on the vc-
randa and looks just like an artificial one.
Many hive been the visitors who took to
flight on, behoIding his majesty rise to
greet his guests. The lion, by way OF
assuring them that be was harmless, Or
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
Bubble Blowing.

"A great deal of time has been e;ven
up OF late years by some of our greatest
scientific men to the blowing of soap
bubbles and making experiments with
them, and some of these experiments arc
so wonderful and vet are so easy to per-
torn that any one who cares to do 50
may very we'll entertain his friends by
carefully carrying out the following de-
First of all, as to the best solution IN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
A Law of the s. q. G..

And now the sweet girl graduate
whispering: "DOes my gown hang
- straightT'
Has sailed forth with quickened breath.
ana. though shes scared almost to death,
Bravely confr0nts the audience
She needn't fear; she looks immense.
The essay. too, she reads Is grand
And though the little, nervous hand
Ihat holds It's pages shakes Il BIT
You bet that essay makes Il hit.
80 wise it Is, so good. 80 true
like the $. q. G.--dOn't you?
New York Recorder
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
Misplaced Herojsm.

Some little time ago benevolent lady
read IN the papers q paragraph to the ef-
feet that, i'll an effort to save his cat
from being crushed by the wheels Of 4
passing omnibus, small boy had been
l knocked down and seriously injured 81.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
Soda ENGINES.

Soda-propelled engines are now being
used on some French railways. The in
vention Is based on the principle that
5solntions of calstic soda. which, have
high boiling points, liberate the abaorI-s
Ing steam and work noiselessly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
small Things.

1t is small things that count i'm tn. bat
tie of fife. | have seen men get our of
an elephants way without any trouble.
hut they had q terrible struggle to sps
rid of hea.-1AtIanta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
Everything They Want.

Teddie-"What are wOmans rights.
pap Pa-"Everything they want, my
boy; always re member that. Boston
Courier.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
The Monthly Allowance.

a girl who receives Il monthly allow
ancc from her father and is supposed t.,
spend it as she pleases complains that
she really has nothing to say about the
disposition OF it. Il don't see any ust-
in my having an allowance | know
that my father deposits Il certain sum
to my credit in the bank each month. and
| am also aware that my mother gets me
OF tells he that | ought to get Il certain
amount of clothes and other ueceSSaries
Then pay for the clothes and other nee
essaries that my mother has seen fit To-
provide. but ! have no say in the pro-
vision of its spending: my mother attends
to all that: it's all decided for me. OF
course. my individual taste is consulted
If | don't like 4 certain hat or cloak my
mother doesn't insist that l must take it,
hut as for my planning and continuing
about the spending of the money. don't
do it, For instance. l should have been
perfectly willing to wear last years Gowl,
this spring for the purpose of going t.
Alaska with the Blanks. hut my mother
wouldn't bear of my getting anything
but that stunning tabernacle suit and
| must stay ut home. I'm really no more
Independent than l WAS before / had my
allowance.
No doubt this Young lady would make
mistakes if she We're given entire control
of her income. hut just such miSta keS a.
these might lie the means of teaching her
to avoid similar and gravcr ones in tfe.
future.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19
Absinthe the Curse of the French

Absinthe the Curse of the French.
DR.. Lancereaux. the celebrated French
physician. has lent to the French Medical
academy IL statistical report Of the use of
atSinthc in France, which has crpHted a.
sensation, as it shows in plain figures how
year for year this favorite drink of the
French people is undermining the vitality!
of the nation and his report is doubly in
teresting when it is taken in considera
ton that the United States next t"
France is the greatest consumer of this;
poison in the form Of alcoholic stimulant
Absinthe is procured by pounding the
leaves and fOwery tops of various species.
of wormwood, with angelica root. sweet;
flag root, the leaves of diptang of Orete.
staraniSe fruit, and other aromatics and
macerating these in alcohol. After soak
ing for about eight days the compound is
distilled, yielding an emerald-coloret
liquor: to which IL proportion of an essen
tial oil. usually that of aniSe. is added.
DIR. LlnccrrauN in his report estimates
that of twenty patients. ten are suffering
alcoholic poison. five from the use of alb
sinthe and five from other intoXicants
lie says it would he an interesting study,
t" ascertain what influence the habit of
ahSinthc has had OH the social org:iniza
ton OF the nation, and the power it has
had on the political history of France. on
political aSitationS and questions Of ma
tional Importance. Five years ago n"
one would admit that alcoholism was on
the increase in France. They that dared
to raise n warming voice were called
traitors. foreigners. spies in the pay Of
Germany. Today we cannot shu: our
eyes to the truth: it is seen to exist ON
every hand, and the cry is now to estah-
lish legal boundaries for the prevention.
ct the consumption Of ahsinthe. the ma
non most dangerous enemy. and similar
alcoholic poisOnS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19


A bats wing is. in short. hand with
very long fingers. and with the skin
stretched between them rs ta form u
flying membrane. OF cpursc the rxac,
gerated length in each joint in fingers
shows how very long time the ha; must
have taken to develop his hand into ~
specialized form. hut hand IL still ~
mains in underlying structure. and il Stif
retains most haud-like popularity in the
separate thumb. which forms no part nr
the wing. but is used by the animal IN
many eases. as q hook or bent finger
to hang itself mp by.
A thumb. once acquired. IS far to0
valuable possession tn be- readily given mn.
and the bats have stuck to theirs with
creditabie persistence. even when the rest
of their hand has been practically lost by
conversion into an expanded flying orystn.
One other feature. still more strikingiY
displays the underlying kinship between
the bats and ourselves in spite of long
divergence: the female bat has her
breasts in the same position as in our
own race. which gives her. small as she is.
when looked full in the face. u siu.uEsrIv
human and almost pathetic aspect-The
CoruhiIl Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-19

Mr.. Budlong, clerk at the Hotel
Bloomfield. at Mount Sterling, grabbed
up small grip, which. from its size,
appeared to weigh but few pounds.
But it was the property Of Il travelling
representative Of type foundry and
was filled with type: The man strained
his shoulder when he undertook to lift
the light yalise, not expecting heavy
weight His shoulder and side became
intiamed and few days later he died,
having also symptoms of pneumonia
Tpnyn 1ll) Tude,lpndent
The state herald., 1895-05-03

Tuesday evening, Holyoke Lodge OF J..
o. o. +. celebrated the 10, anniversary Of
the institution OF the order in the United
States. The speaking was held ut the
Baptist church which was well filed
with members OF the order and invited
guests. q. B. Timberlske. N. q. presid-
ledk Addresses we're delivered by Rev.
r. J. Van Valkenberg, Grand Master Of
the order for Colorado, Rev. W. l.. Bail.
ey Of Sterling aud Rev. W. Il. Collett OF
Holyoke. The spsakers held closest at
tontion of tho large audience and the
addresses were both highly instructive
and entertaining. Tho Holyoks cornet
band and qunrtett Of vocalists, Miss
Grace whitham. Mrs. u. W. Garland,
and Messrs. Garland and Powers, fur.
nished excellent music for the occae. On.
At tho conclusion OF the exercises IN the
church the audience was invited TO Ba.
ke,'s hall where most tempting aud ap-
petizing refreshments were served, utter
partaking Of which the members Of the
lodge and guests repaired 10 the spa.
clio, and nicely furnished Lodge Hall
where, till late hour music and good
social time was the order OF tho hour.
All present seemed TO enjoy themselves
very much indeed aud tho invited guests
were unanimous in declaring il one Of the
ronst ticuannt evpptnua TINT they hnd
The state herald., 1895-05-03

>MARRIED.-At Port Townsend, Tues
day. April 10th, MIR. Frank II. Wilson
and MISS Jewel Lil!esburg, both Of Seat.
tie, were united in marriage by Judge
Wood. They arrived in this city yester-
day ON the Monticello. The bride is a
charming and most estimable young la
dy and is well known in Port Angeles.
The groom is one Of Seattle's enterpris.
ing young business men and is well and
favorBbly known.-Ex.
The groom is well known and has ma
ny friends in Holyoke. The HERALD ex.
tends best wishes.
The state herald., 1895-05-03

Hoy. W. u. Coilott aud wifo returned
10 Holyok Saturday from mn absence OF
several week. IN Ohio whore hc waa en-
gagged In tho work Of soliciting mid Tor
the farmers oi Phillips county, lIe says
that ho lnboroi under grcn, disudSan,'
nge In this work from tho fact that
wherever hc went he found that tbe No
braska aid solicitors had preceded him.
He expects, however, 10 DO ablo 10 report
abont 900 dollars as tho fcsnlt Of bis Of
kprte.I during tho last three months
Rev. Cole,t has done work In sobcit
lug mud securing aid Tor tho people Of
this county that will never be forgotten.
Expressions Of heartfelt hsmpa,hy with
suffering aro over welcome, but tho es.
pre.sions OF sympathy that take the form
Of earnest, selfsncriiioing efforts 10 10.
licvo suffering are the expressions that
ate ever choriehed In the memory Of
those ior whom they were made
The state herald., 1895-05-03

Judge Robinson, In his attack upon
ns In last weeks issne OF the Mail, SHOVE
very clearly thnt he Is one OF those elo-
gantiy reioed gentlemen who seem TO
believe that, In newspaper controyer.
ny, man cannot DO severe and at tho
same lims bc decent. Such reiipcd
terms M Joe Beiiyacbcr" together with
false and dirty insinuations show very
conclusivcly that, III his attempts TO be
severe In hin journalistic eiToria, he Is
attempting to pattern after the n'ylon
OF the celebrated "fncke." OF former
day journalistic fame IN Holyole. mud Of
ono McPhcraon OF no less celebrity In
The state herald., 1895-05-03

We understand that the nolyoke Gem.
etery association has decided To sink u
well on the cemetery grounds. This
will give those owning lots there mn op.
portunity to boautiiy them by seeding
to grass and planting trees and shrub
berry and we believe that they will NIL
take advantage OF tho opportunity.
The state herald., 1895-05-03
, WOMAN WHO WILL WORK

Wanted In every county 10 introduce the
Celebrated "iiyseia" Waists for nll ager.
This wnir, rupcrccdcn tho corset, aud
has received tho unanimous approval Of
tho leading physicians Of America $500
outfit free. Any energetic woman eau
make from sl5 TO ESQ weekly. send for
circulars and terms HYGEtA MFG
co. 37s Canal 81. Now York. JIG
The state herald., 1895-05-03

McCollis,er is worrying himself gray
headed for ienr tho excessive moisture
will rot his crop OF oats. Life is one con
tinual round Of trouble any wny you
take it.--Akron Republican.
Go enst, Young man. go east by all
means where they arc not troubled with
excessive moisture.
The state herald., 1895-05-03

When fevers and other epidemics are
around, safety lies in fortifying the sys.
lem with Ayers Sarsaparilla. A person
having thin and impure blood, is in the
most favorable condition to "catch"
whatever disease may be floating in the
air. BE wise in time.
The state herald., 1895-05-03

Our exchanges are full Of descriptions
OF the meancst man In their respective
tosns. So far they are not "in II" with
cs. We have man who borrowed ice
In July and wnnted TO repay II In Janu-
ary.-Chnsc County (Nsb Enterprise.
The state herald., 1895-05-03

Judge Armour finished an adjourned
term OF court this week. The psopIe of
the district made no mistake in elevating
the judge TO the bench. He understands
the law thoroughly and makes a judge
that the district may well he proud Of
Akron Pioneer.
The state herald., 1895-05-03

A child was cured Of Group by dose
or two OF Ayers Cherry Pectoral. A
neiehbor's child died OF the same dread
disease, while the father was getti9D
ready TO call tho doctor. This shows he
necessity OF having Ayers Cherry Pee
toral always on hand.