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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Had the Wrong Idea.

The late Bishop Wesley, metropolitan
of Canada, was wont to tell this story,
of which he was the victim: Travelling
in a sparsely -settled section, he was com
PEELED to pass the night at log cabin by
the roadside. A rough but hearty wei
come was accorded him by the imhab-
itants, to whom he was unknown. The
man Of the house at once busted himself
with the care of the horses, while the
woman set about the: preparation of the
fortably by the fire. his first thoughts
were of his mission TO that lonely neigh
borhood. My good woman" said he,
are there any Episcopalians in this Vi
c;nity?' Il hardly know, SIR she re-
piled, hesitatingly; 1.-The men did kill some
thing under the barn yesterday, but
whether it was one of them things or not
cannot say for certain
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Locks Of Kickers

Miss Helene Willis of San Jose CAL.
is tn" originator of the idea of ollecting
tn" locks of football -players as trophies.
eleven received Il letter from Miss Willis
asking 70: a lock of hair from each of
tn" members Of his team, to be accomDa-
MED by their autographs. and explaining
tn" unusual request by stating that she
has Il large scrap-book in which are
placed the locks of hair and autographs
Of most Of the prominent players of the
past season. Miss Willis is evidently
slightly Ccccntric.-Buffalo Express.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
His First Dress Suit.

Ex-Gov. Joe Brown never could be i'll
huced to wear dress-suit until he came
to Washington Our winters felt chilly to
him and heszwas always clad warmly,
making this his excuse for refusing to
d d1!1, the open front: His colleague. Ben
him to Accommodate himself to the man
n"rs of the society about him, and be
ordered evening attire to wear to swell
Official dinner. People noticed that the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25

put it very near the edge the gate will
'.bind''-it won't open freely, Now put
the other pin in the upper edge, directly
opposite the lower pin. Then Jay the
house on its back, the open side up, and
it. The gate should be about half an inch
from the bottom of the pen so piggy can't
get under it. Now very carefully drive
two Of your staples into the edge of the
box, just above and below the edges of the
gate and over the pins. Don't drive
them too far ut first. Try your gate to
see if it swings. A curved pin makes a
good hasp. Cut the point off, SO YOU will
not prick your fingers when you 20 to
let piggy out for stroll in the garden.
Your pig and his pen are done.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
A Mammoth Pie.

A chicken pie weighing 1000 pounds
and containing eighty fowls was served
mt the Christmas dinner at the state hos
pital for the insane ut Middletown, Conn.,,
Tuesday. The dinner was served in the
various dining rooms throughout the in
stitution. The pie was the main feature
of tho dinner and was cut up into pieces
for the 1900 inmates, -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
The Ideal Female Arm.

Il find great difficulty in getting Il
model with good arms" said Il wcll-known
sculptor recently ut is astonishing how
few women there are with arms that con
form to the standard. A perfect arm.
measured from the wrist joint to the arm
pit, should be twice the length Of the
head. The upper part of the arm should
he large. full and wcll-rounded. There
should be II dimple ut the elbow. The
forearm must not be too tlat-not nearly
SO flat us a mans, for instance.
From wc)l-molded shoulder the whole
arm should taper in long, graceful curves
to well-rounded wrist. 1t is better to
have an arm that harmonizes. even if the
parts do not conform to the generally-ac-
cepted lines. For instance, Il full. round
upper arm which is joined to a fiat or thin
forearm has very bad effect. Perhaps
it is only n little worse, however, than
graceful. well-molded forearm tackled on
to a. thin, scraWny upper arm.
Correctness of form 10 not the only
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25

the army appropriation bill Il few days ago
providing for. $3.50, 600 for firing Tie morn
ing ! ana evening gun at military posts as
question is" he said. what is the pruc-
ttilcablity OF it? What is the advantage of
It either to the country or to the army?
u the Lord says when the sun shall 10
down, ! want to know how much adyan-
tAge this gun 10 to the cOuntryy' a#
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
The Milk Curdled.

The Empress Catherine, noticing that
the beautiful Mile. Potocka, who had late
ly come to court, had no pearls, immedi-
ately commanded a fancy-dress ball, to
which the girl was hidden to come as a
mlkmaid. Then, while Mile. Potocka
, "" ncrklncc of ncnrs into tha naiI s S
carried, and, at her eXclamati of Won
der, said: 1T is only the milk, which has
curdlcd"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25

suit 0idn't fit and wondered why. by and
by some inquisitive person discovered THAT
the senator had ordered it to be made oSt
of heavy beaver cloth. The effect w,N
immense. The dress coat looked like an
overcoat. and the distinguished Georgian
had to sit still all the time to keep his
cpat-tails from standing out behind him
like piazza roof.-Kate Fields Washing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
An Easy Answer.

The London Tid-Bits paid guinea for
the following definition of life: "A trial
trip before the launch into eternity"
This moves the Springfield Republican
the launch. The man who wrote that
definition earned his money easily,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
itaslr the grain of the wood running with
>.Hecessary Precautions.

This is for the gatc Make notch in
for hanging the gate, which is the incest
part of the whole job and must be done
very carefully. The first thing to do is
to hammer down the heads Of two pins
SO they. will pass through the staples
When they are just right drive one into
tho lower edge Of the gate, close to the
opposite end from the latch. II you don't
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Beat the Clock.

An Irishman, comparing his watch with
the clock Of st. Pauls. burst into fit Of
laughter. Being asked what tickletl him.
ne answered.: AN how can | helD if?
Here is my little watch that was made
by Paddy O''laherty, that cost me but )
E''hc"s, has beat your big London clock
there full hour and Il quarter since ves.
trrday nnruin' "-,Nid-Rits
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Mans Most Useful Work.

+. The Sucz canal is characterized by Mr..
Mulhall in the current Contemporary Re-
view. as ''by far the most important
waterway in the world, and perhaps the
most useful work ever made by man. II
the East by one-third, thus enabling two
vessels to do the work Of three. and it's
traffic has increased 81 per cent. in ten
years." from 100000 gross tonnage and
b.O7O,OOO net tonnage in 1882 to 1O.S7O.-
900 and 7,71O,OOO. respectively. in 1892.
In 1892, 76 per cent. Of the vessels were
British, and the profits of the company in
the same year amounted to FL, no. OO
after deducting the working expenses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
The Dogs of Paris.

a There are 100000 dogs in Paris but
brass checks, for which from to 10
francs are paid annually, according to the
size of the dog.
These 100000 dogs annually devour o.
100000 francs ($1,02O,OOO worth Of eat
ablcs.
They furnish employment to 25 manu-.
facturers of dog collars and mnzzlcs, with
$50 hands; 8 bakers and dog-biscuit man.
ufacturers; also three special drug stores.
In cases of sickness there are IL dis
pensaries and 2 hospitals for dogs ex-
MI, n vo1v
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
A Waste of Powder.

II Congressman Livingston can secure
enough votes there will be no more. waste
of powder for informing people in the
neighbOrhood Of the various posts of.the
army that the sun has risen. or 81
shutdown" He objected to a clause ia
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW.

o, the snow! the beautiful snow! % =
step In the stuff wherever go.
My heels are cold and my toes are wet.
And don't love the beautiful snow, you bet.
"a Town Topics.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
A Pig and His Pen.

Yes, you can mahe your own pigs very
easily, children. and they will be SO nice
and sweet and funny that nobody can Oh
jcct to your taking them right into the
parlor with you, says the New York
Herald
The first requisite is lemon. This will
cost about three cents and you can get
it at any grocery store. You must ask
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Strange Coincidence.

At one of the hotels in ST. Louis last
week two gentlemen named d. NJ. Bow
nran, who We're entire strangers to each
other. registered Oh the same day In
the afternoon two gentlemen named G..
T.. Adler. from this city, who were also
strangers to each other. registered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
The Mississippi River Salty.

Large quantities of mullets are daily
caught iii the river in front of our Of
flee, says the Plaquemines (La.) Protector.
The water is very salty, which explains
the presence of those Inhabitants Of the
briny deep. We have never heard of
mullets being caught in the river at this
point before. In fact the water of the
Mississippi has never been so salty with
in the recollection Of the Oldest inhabitant
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25

thing necessary for a good arm. The
owner must POSSESS the power of express
son with her arms. American women
are deficient in this as rule. Those ma
tonaiitles which show the most express
sion in their arms are the Spanish, French
ana ltal:ans. The warmest adlnirer of
Sarah Bcrnhardt would not claim that she
nan neautiilli arms. yet no one can say
calmly. in consequence. Much more lics
III the faculty of arm expression than il
generally stlppospd.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25

. do you think" said the passenger on
the front platform Of the street car, that
it hurts Il horse to dock its, tailY' YES"
replied the man who handles the brake,
but not so much as it does Il driver to
dock his wages" -Wnshington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
1t was Too High.

II can tell you. baron. that when my
offer of marriage was rejected by the
prima donna | was 80 miserable that
was on the point of throwing myself out
of the window"
What prevented you!'
'Ihc heightr '-Karlsbaden WocIlrn-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
4 Squirrel that Loves Music

= pleasing story is told by boy who
lives at West Troy. in New York Il
recently caught squirrel" he says. but
the animal was shy and seemed decidedly
averse to being tanned. In ttr cage WAS
wheel such as may I've seen IN most
cages for squirrels. but my squirrel woul.i
not so near it while any person WIS look
ing. The other day friend came ts
sec me and began to play on his flute
near the cage. The squirrel NJ once lost
his shyncss and appeared in the wheel.
After listening q moment the little ami
NAL began to jump around in the Hveii-
est manner It made the wheel fairfv
spin. and was delighted As soon as the
music ceased the squirrel rested. When
my friend began to play assrin tl,s. ssusir-
rel repeated it's antics Since that Incl
dcnt it has become as1ifts f1rr,., ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Johnric Fixurcsi ON the Bag

The lesson was multiplication ansf the
teacher soHsht To impress upon little
Johnnie that three times two and twa
times three amounted to the same tflinc.
Now said she. IF you could have two
bags with three oranscs in Zach. or three
bags with two oranges in each. which
would You ehooscT'
The three bags with two oranxes i'm
zach, replied Johnnie without hesita-
tien, then I'd have enc more bag TO
bust"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Little Charley as a Caterer.

Little Charley had said so much to his
mamma about having connecting good"
for the Christmas dinner that finally
mamma suggested that he write n menu
for himself, telling what he thought he
would like. Charley was much impressed
with the gravity of the task. He took
three days to study on it, and finally Of
fered mamma the following:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
THE ROAD

Put not your paint on fences,
Nor dodgers" In the afr, - >Es =.
=, But spread your special bargains
On newspaper pages fair. -
Talk to. the general public, ss....,.~
-. Whom reading hath made wise
Select q well.read paper
Aud In It advertise. 11'rinter's Ink.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN
The Il own Fiddler.

IH6 TOWN. E1UUI0f.
lie INT no good ut wOrkin'-
Jcs loilfs around all day;
He never made no cotton,
An amt ahead on hay. "a
x lles never MalesaScnl npaignsspc IL
i An haNlly ever votes; & u SS
& An'sAlIfthe money that no knows = "a
3 ls<platn ono dollar notes IT,; 3:
$s~ll0ltt say word in meetiM': ~. .Sl
Don't talk much on the street;
But you jest sit around him
An shuttle with yer feet
An then you'll see that friler
Knows how to walk a chalk!
jest put some rOZzum ON his bow
And make Il fiddle talk.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
THE SLRP cry SEASON.

Little drops of water, il. :...-<i.. t.,
Freezing OIL tile walk, T..
Nuke the man who steps there
- Indulge In naughty tall.
5.s7 & New York Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
Lies Contrasts.

LIiE B COUCTHBtB.
perfume of roses and warbling Of birds,
SWeetest OF sweet June days
Ainutlest gtances and teiderest words,
Shndicst woodland ways
narmnring brooklets and Whispering trees,
Dfr9Wslcst song Of the soft hunlming bees;
Hope, love, rust. peace,
81 Ard, besides
w q and he lie and !.
Wintry winds rustling the fallen dead
leaves
Sulen and lowering sky
creeping m'sts hiding cad earth as she
Mourning for days gone by.
Gatnrlcis foaining meath bare, lcufiess trees,
emily blasts sweeping DER lone, barren Ic;s;
1eartache, doubts, tears,
And, beside
alone, only l..
IN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Cr;ticising Our Miliionaires.

1t is high time that we. in this ,o,u,ry.
should cease pointing the finger Of ,riiii-
cis;n at thos" who's" worldly means ar.
greater than ours. and heap upon them tho.
spirit Of malicious envy. We have reached
that point wIe" We even seek to s.ritl
else our nillionairrs when they h,,y
yachts or give large social functions. Dur
ing these depressing times have. constant.
y heard people complaining l"ra,lsc Mr.
Gould paid S21.'Nn for Il yacht: because.
Mr.. Vanderbilt built two palaces costing
him over $:',MM, 900, or that Mrs. Aston
gave a ball at a cost Of S1OtNW. PRAY.
-wly should they not: What helps the
country at large more than thcs'. very
expenditures: If these people boarded ~,
their money we should he far more i,1S-
tilted in rriticiSing them The more.
money that is put into circulation in this
country the better it is for us all. In
directly some Of it comes to each of rs
remember being at social f,nrrion,
the cos; of which. l was told, cxrce,l,ri
SECOND. Where did that money go: r.,
the very. people it should CO. The
wealthy hostess had the enjoyment Of
her money. hut her tradespnople rea1sr
the real benefit from it-Eiwar.l w
Box in Ladies' Home Journal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
How Horses Make Love.

An interesting study in natural history
was afforded several members of TN.
chamber of commerce yesterday after
noon. The study cuISi>tetI i'm an inter
view which Il coupl" of pretty hay horses
We're enjoying. The OWNERS had driven M,
to the curb in front of ths. chamber from,
opposite directions had h,auket.,I them
and then left them standing. fsrrin- ...lrfr
otirr. but three or four feet apart Their,
was no information Us tn whether the wv,
sterdS had ever met before bJIr they We're
not long in getting acquainted They rve.T
each other only a moment and then
novel up till they could touch ncS,.S.
then three or faur inches More. then Il
foot. There was no biting or kirkinc nr
screaming usual at sreh interviews They
at once began careSsinc each other. Is
horses long acquainted have been known
to caresS. One would smooth the Others
face and side, of his hra,i with his TII,S
for Il few moments. AMI then tin. other
would return the favor. If they w.r..
converSinc in horse Language there. WIS
surely a perfect understanding between
them. They needed neither dictionary nor
interpreter. No turtle doves ever t,e.se-I
and billed any more lovingly than ,i,F
these two horses for fully half an hauF-
when their owners drove them IN fh.,rr
respective ways. II WIS veritahl,,
horse Observation-Disclosures TimsS-Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
What One Woman Saws.


1t ~ curious aud interesting at any sun
mer resort or other gathering of intelligent
women to see the general profound iniif-
terence to politics-to any news of the.
day, however exciting, which relates to
tn" affairs of the nation. Still more curious
Is 1t to observe, on questioning ardent
female sutfragists, how little they know
about the great questions of the hour
lhcy generally say, "Oh, both parties are
corrupt: but when women vote politics will
be purified" Will it: Are not women
also possessed of moral infirmities! viii
not many women sell their votes, bar
gain for office, intrigue. combine with otii-
ers for selfish ends! Where there iS no
temptation. there is no sin: but when
power comes, and with it temptation,
shall we find that God has created one
sex good, the other ''badT' All no;
women are like men, Of the same time and
race. only their pursuits. occupations and
habits Of life differ: their sphere is do
mestlc, their intercourse with the world
far more limited. They now have power
to DO far more by influence in pubic mat
ters. by an intelligent interest in schools,
hospitals, almshouses. than they exercise,
and 1t is lamentable that so few women
care how the public charities of their own
towns are managed. There is no good
reason to think that the right of suffrage
VIII increase that interest. 4 spirit of
humane unsrlfishneSs leads men and wom-
en- both to care for the unfortunate-and
too few men care for them now, in spite
Of their right to vote.-C!ara Temple
| Leonard in the Century
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25

In many parts of the West Indies
shark oil il used In the lamps.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25

Two trained mice operate spinniug
machiue Devised By a Glasgow machinisG
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
The Little Queen.

a pretty little story about. Her Majesty
Wilhelmina. the girl Queen of Holland,
has just found it's way into the Dutch "a.
pers. The Queen is at present only IL
years OF age, and she is credited with even
larger measure of caprice and precocity
than is usually granted to lcssexa!ted
young ladies at that interesting period of
life. Her mother, the Queen Regent,
therefore, thinks it we'll at times to deal
somewhat severely with Wilhelmina's lit:
tie ways. Lately the young Queen, desir-
ing to speak to her mother knocked-nOt,
perhaps, in the most dignified fashion-at
the door of the room in which the Queen
Regent was engaged.
"Who is there?''
riously.
''Then she must not enter" perempto-
riy.
At this rebuff the little Queen sudden
~ changed her tactics, and softening her
tones, said, winningly, Mamma, it is
your own little daughter that loves you
and would like to kiss you.'
You may come in"
And so Wilhelmina wins her way into
the hearts Of the Phlegmatic Dutchmen'
The Miracle Explained.
A good-hearted curate, who firmly be-
lieved that God was continually working
miracles to enable him to help the needy
and who seldom had coin in his pocket
though he was never devoid of the fire
of charity in his heart, was accosted one
day by beggar woman. He pleaded ut
ter lack of money and sadly turned aside
but on the medicant beseeching him tc
search his pockets, he hopelessly put his
hand in one, and, to his amazelnent anG
jOy, found q 5-shlline niece there. IN
other Of Gods miracles!'' he exclaimed
and then, addressing the woman: "This
coin belongs to you of right; take it ant
90 in peace" Having told the story few
hours later to his worldly-minded parish
priest, and suggested that they should
both 90, down on their knees and render
thanks to God, strange, unpleasant light
suddenly broke on the mind Of the shrcwt
pastor. who exclaimed in accents not sug
gestjve of THANKSGIVING, "Good God! Arc
those my breeches that you've on YOUR
Contemporary Review
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
The Shriu American Voice.

How long is it since Fanny kemhlc
wrote her book about America? Fifty
years at least, l should think. She spoke
OF all the American women as having
prodigiously shrill, loud Voices 1t is
no longer true Of all. or even of large
proportion. but it is still true Of some,
and wish dearly that it were not So
For me. ii woman may have every Charm
III the world but one-youth and beauty
and grace and wit and reading and re-
flncment and d"liclcy Of heart and ten
dern"Ss-you may picture a paragon, a
splcndor surprising nature-but if she
scream ut me will run away as soon as
l can. dare not put my fingers in my
ears, because hate to hurt any!ody's
feelings. | cant wear cotton wool be-
cause | want to hear what other people.
who don't scream. are saying. But OH,
if the charming. pretty. graceful and de-
l!ghtfu creatures knew how much they
lnse-if only somebody would dare to say
i'll print what | AIN writing under pledge
of sccrety-what Il blessing it would be
to I've surr.-Davjd Christie Murray.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
Z: Furst Corse.
-: Mince Pie.
. Second COrse.
: Pumpkin Pie and Turkey.
: Third COrse.
: Lemon Tie, Turkey and Cranberries.
F.: Fourth Corse.
: Custard Pie. APPLE Pie, Chocolate
: Cake and Plum Pudding.
: Dessert.
: Pie.

Charley's father is now fully convinced
that he will grow up to be a famous ca
terer.-Buffal0 Express.