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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
MARK OF LOVE ERASED.
New Sweetheart Has the Image of u
Former One Erased.

Former One Erased.
Many years ago. when very young and
poor, one of Waterbury's (Conn.) now
most eminent and wealthy bachelors fell
so deeply in love that he had the like
ness of his sweetheart tattooed upon his
right arm. The young woman's par
entS wanted their daughter to make an
other match. and though both the young
people declared they would surely d.
if not allowed to marry, their engage
ment was at last broken for all time
They remained steadfastly in love with
each other. however, for many years,
but finally. so hard pressed was the girl
by her parents and Il rich sutton. that
she resigned hope and became the wife
of the man chosen by Others
Everyone thought the deserted lover
would forever remain Il bachelor. and
as year after year found him vet single
it was said that he had not forgotten
his Youthful affair. Recently. neverthe-
less, having meanwhile achieved money
and distinction. the hero of this tale Of
fered himself to one of Derby's most
charming young women. He was ac-
cepted on condition that he have the SEN
timental mark of his early love erased
from his arms.
DR.. Stivers of Monroe performed the
painful. but not serious. surgical opera
ton that removed the sweetheart from
his arm. Only an ugly scar will remain
to show the devotion. and, as the new
love declares. the folly of youth,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS

A Song of the Dying Summer.
Summer. with her cleaning wings,
To the coming autumn sings, IF.
Chanting all her wrong. -
Autumn, In her robes Of gold,
ShoweEng wealth from every fold, =.
Listens to her song.
49,
"Stster, tell me, tell me why
Now has come my time to die?
Why must l sorrow?
Hidden III the darksome grave.
Is there nothing that can save?
Is there no morrow?
Joy and beauty ] bestow.
Freely on the earth below,
Yet l breathe my last"
Autumn, bending low, replied:
II will hasten to thy side
When my time Is past.
"Fleck'd with white the moaning sea
WeepS Il requiem for thee,
Signing In sadness.
Flowers around thy tomb shall cling;
Rest thee. then. until the spring
Wakes thee in gladness."
Cecil J. Mead Allen in the Academy
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
on for this thoughtfulness if he could

speak. IT,.
AS to the food that rabbit should eat
it is easily provided by any family. AZ
most any vegetable is acceptable to the
pets. Good hay, clover. carrots, turnps,
oats and corn are preferable to cooked
food made of flour. as rule Rabbits
will drink although they will live and he
more healthy without any water. If
they have no water they should have
plenty of green food: Leaves and roots
and celery tops are fit food for them. but
lettuce should not be given, as it in
duces disease Cabbage leaves are not
good for them as the cabbage odor from
the animal is then noticeable. For the
doe when she is breeding bread soaked
in milk is excellent.
Finally there are four things to be
carefully looked after IN keeping rabbits
prevention of draughts in the hutch;
protection from extremes of heat, cold
and dampness; Drainage of the hutch,
and ventilation, i'll order that pure air
may be admitted. For exercise the rab-
bits may often be permitted to run in
the yard but they should be locked in
at night.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
Photographic Wills.

\ will of the kind known as '.holo-
graphic came into Pcnobscot probate
court the other day. constituting the
first case of the kind on record in the
county: Perhaps good many of us
don't know it, but that kind of will
Is one written wholly in the hand of the
person drawing the instrument. Every
word and figure of such document must
nc III the handwriting of the testator in
3r'irr to secure to it the cover of legality
1T IS related that once Il will of this char
acter was rejected by judge of probate
hecaus" the date and name of the town
were printed, as IS common on official
paper, instead of being in the writing
the instrument. The will now in the
Penobscot probate office was made in
North Carolina, but the tcstator dying
IN ,'lenhurn, Me-, it was sent here for
probate.-Augt1Sta (Me.) Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
HeftY Not in 1t

Corning can lay claim to the littlcst.
most penurious, grasping nickle-skinncr
Of the century. Hetty Green isn't in it
with this fellow. What on earth is the
use of young man making himself the
butt of ritlicule by doing business on the
than the stone oan to the tob Of chIst
The liberal thinker, the liberal business
man and the liberal manager are the
fellows who succeed in life, but the
grasping miser, the haggler over a penny
and the nickle-skinner rise about so high
and then fall with dull and sickening
swat.-Corning (Kasl Gazette
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18

prepared in Il somewhat unusual way.
The ingredients for the dough were two
thirds milk to one-third water, COM
pressed yeast and a little salt and sugar
and were mixed with enough flour to
make a, stiff dough. This dough was
mixed, kneadet and set to rise ut night.
When light, it was chopped thoroughly
with chopping knife, made into loaves
and set to rise the second time; when
this was light it was baked forty min
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES

Let the Weary World Go Round.
LET the weary world 80 round!
What care J.?
Lies SurfeitinK of sound;
would die.
1t would he SO sweet to lie
Under waving grasses,
Where Il shadow fieeting by
OF clOildlet III the sky
Sometimes passes.
"Why remain?
Graves are the sheltering wimples
Against LIES rIini
Graves are the sOvi9an sllnpies
Against lifes pAiK;
Graves are mothers dihibies,
When we complain.
"O death! beautiful death!
Why do they thee dshgure?
TO me thy touch. thy breath,
Hath nor alarm nor rigOr.
Thee do | long await;
l think thee very late;
pine much to be going;
Others have gone before;
! hunger more and more
10 know what they are knowing
Weak heart. be thou content!
Accept thy banishment;
Like other sorrows life will end for thee
Yet for little while
Bear with this harsh exile
And Death will soften. and will send for
thee The National Review
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
For Exploring Purposes.

In Il school the other day a class of
little girls was asked by the teacher to
write a short composition on the North
Pole. Many of the statements made
by the young writer's were highly anus
ing. The one that provoked the broad-
tress was contained in very precocious
dissertation by little miss, which ran
as follows:
"rhe Arctic regions are used exclusive
ly for exploring purposes. New York
Morning journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
LabOuchere's Little Prank
Spotted Cigars.

There is Il tradition among cigar Smok-
erS, which finds more or less crcdenrr.
to the effect that spotted cigars are the
best. To meet the demand for spotted
goods some manufacturers use diluted
sulohuric acid. which. being literally
Sprinkle,l on the tobacco to he used for
wrappers. gives the desired Soeckl,M ap-
p~aranct. In justification "f this prac-
tice the manufacturers say it doesn't hurt
the cigar at all and it pleaSes some Smok-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
SWALLOWED A HORNET.
Insect Stung Woman on the TonsiJ, d
privinE Her of Speech


priving Her of Speech.
,. Mrs. Mary Walters of Bridgeport.
Conn.,. an accomplished vocalist and a
member of an East Bridgeport church
choir, was eating pear when she swal-
lowed Il hornet that had alighted on the
fruit. In going down her throat the in
sect stung her on the tonsil. Great pain
followed and in short time the wom-
ans throat had swollen so that it was
impossible for her to swallow. She was
in great agony when Dr. James L.
Bragg arrived. About an hour after the
hornet had stung her Mrs Walters be-
came very hoarsc and short time after
ward lost the power of speech. Her
throat seemed paralyzel. DR.. Bragg re-
lieved her from pain, but her voice did
not return.
DIR. Bragg says he does not expect a
permanent loss of speech, but considers
the case most remarkable and of great
interest to the medical fraternity. Only
one similar case is recalled. and that oc-
Cured i'll the northern part of Connecti-
cut several years ago
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
A Big Pine Stick.

One of the largest sticks of timber ever
sawed OH the Kennebec went through a
mill at Bath the other day. 1t was IL
piece of Oregon pine SO feet long and %
inches square, containing some 1000
feet of lumber and it was quartered that
for keelson pieces. 1t took hours to do
the job, and as the saw was being driven
through this mass of wood it was ncces-
sary to wet the metal to prevent it heat
ing and ''kishing,' as sometimes happens
when the steel gets up to high tenn
pcrature. 1t made some of the old build
ers sigh to see such magnificent bow
spirit stick. which would have fitted a
1000 ton ship. go to such a use-ala eka-
day!-IeWistOn Journal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
\ deserved Rebukc

A carpenter. sent to make some repairs
on Il private house. entered the apartment
Of the lady of the house with his apprcn-
ticc. Mary" the lady called to her Srrv-
ant. ''see that my jewel case is locked at
once! The carpenter understood He re-
moved his watch and chain from his
waistcoat with Il significant air aud gave
them to his apprentice. John" he said.
take these back to the shop. 1t seems
the house isn't safe
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
A Fight Between Lions.

\ fight between lions took place Il,
Newcastle. at Lord George Sangrr'S cir,
Gus. Three lions We're Gagged together.
and one of them. named Alfred, suddenly
attacked Il younger lion. Havclo,k. The
fight lasted only Il few seconds as Alfred
seized the other by the throat and killed
it almost instantly. The third lion took
10 part i'll the fight. and when the dead
animal had been removed the two re-
manning settled together on peaceable
terms -Til-R itS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
DO Not Eat the SKINS Of Fruit.

Do not eat the skins OF fruit. They
are not meant to be eaten, but to protect
the fruit against a multitude of hostile
germs. The Popular Science News tells
us that the bloom of the peach is Il
luxur1ant growth of microbes, that of
the grape only less so; and when these
skins are taken into the stomach they
may find more favorable conditions for
their lively and rapid development This
is the reason many persons think they
cannot eat raw fruit. If they would in
only derive good from the fruit itself.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
just Like Her Husband :,

a story is told to the effect that Il mar
ried lady of a nearby town had Il birth
day anniversary few days since, whe,
her husband presented her with Il band
tered when she told him she intended
to give it his name, until he asked her
the reason for such a peculiar proceed
ing. "Well." said she. "you know, dear.
it has ii good deal of brass about it. it
is handsome to look at, requires a goo,i
deal of attention. it is not remarkably
legs, liable to explode when half full.
flares occasionally, always out at bed
time and is bound to smoke"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
Cheap TraveliNr.

The cheapest railway travelling in Eu
rope is from Budapest to Crol,stadt in
Hungary. distance If iI7 miles. for
which the fare. third class. is tiS:;d. or at
the rate of six mile Il penny. Chcap
as this is, it is further liable to retluc-
ton of onc-half in the case OF agricultural
laborers jourrcyiug i'll parties of ten. or
workmen of other kinds in groups of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
"A Cross that is Loaded

Another gay ,;eccivcr in the jcwclry
line has made it's appearance in New.
York city. 1t is designed to crowd out
the Trilhy heart, which has had sue
cessful run. The wicked device is a sill
vSr cross about bout Xix tS; INCHES long and very
from ~ chain worn about the neck of
the fair fad follower. 1t looks inno-
cent and devout; but it's Il hollow mock
cry. for it conceals a glass phial which,
holds smelling salts or Manhattan,
according to the tastes of the wearers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
An Electric Man.

One of the latest electrical Inventions
is figure of man worked by the cur
rent. Tonawanda has one which drags
a cart about the streets, and Brooklyn
clothing dealer has two which are used
as models. When it rains they are
pointed for the store door and set going,
with the result that the suits have no
time to shrink. The firm which manu-
features them uses the power generated
by Niagara Falls, and expects to make
one which will run by storage batteries
and carry a photograph stored away in
it's internal economy. The advantage of
a figure of this sort will be readily seen,
says the New York Tribune. The only
thing needed to make the new man per-
feet is the attachment of penny-in-the-
slot arrangement and monograph load
ed with good stories or tips on the races
or weather predictions
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
Kentucky Reportorjal Genius.

Down in Kentucky the reporters just
lay themselves out to do the handsome
thing by brides. Describing a recent
wedding, the Maysville Republican had
this to say: 1.-The bride is a demi-blonde,
about the average height, with an ex-
quisitely rounded form. She has face
like richly tinted lily. silken lashes
shade eyes of the brightest hazel. while
sunny brown hair, such as painters love
and poets sing of. clusters about her
fair young brow. She was attired in an
artistic gown of cream, low corsage,
demi-traine, and carried peerless bou-
quet of rosebuds. Her manner is suave
and she is Il charming companion.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
Pearls in Tropical Trees,

Among the curioSitles OF tropical
plants are the pearls found occasionally
in the cocoanut palm of the Philippine
islands-pcarls which. like those of the
ocean. are composed of carbonate of
lime. The bamboo, too, yields another
precious product in the shape of true
sopals which are found in its joints.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
"Daniel Doneean and Valisc. =

\ sad discovery has been made at
Syracuse. The man who beat Tim
Campbell for Congress last full boldly
registered at the Yates house, H. c.
Miner and valet, New York" One of his
constituents came along and registered
beneath his name: daniel Donegan
and valise, New York" Miner regards
what Donegan did us an unfriendly act.
The congressman's stock has gone down
in the Bowery, which can stand almost
anything except n valet.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
Prize for Bread.

At II bread contest held in an Eastern
CITY not long ago IL milling company Of
Tered prizes ranging from s. to 500
tor the best loavcs of bread. The recipe
used by the winner of the prize of 500
was: Three pints Of water. one-half
pint of milk. one tablespoonful of lard,
one tablespoonful of sugar, two table
spoonfuls Of salt and one Yeast cake,
Inc ingredients, which were first thor
oughly mixed and then kneaded ten min
utrs, were raised over night in covered
bread pan: In the morning the dough
was kneaded ten minutes and made into
three loayes Three other loaycs entered
for the contest were d awarded = rs prizes.
] One Of these loayes seems to have been
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
..Third Glass Passengers PUSH

A New Yorker just returned from an
outing in Europe made discovery while
touring Scotland. He contracted for a
''frst-class' passage in a coach going up
into the mountains, paying $40 for the
trip. On the journey he noticed that Il
@second-class" passenger. who had paid
S. fare, and Il "thrdclass" passenger, ut
$3.50, were riding in the coach, and were
enjoying the same conveniences as him
self. He didn't understand where the
''frst-class came in until the coach
reached the foot of Il long hill. The
horses stopped and the guard announced:
'First-class passengers, keep your seats;
second-class passengers. get out and walk {;
third-class passengers, get out and push
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18

girl, though everything, goo,i or bad,
must be remarked OH. never do it at ia
BE: This. public repro6f only makes tile
unfortunate servant idiotic and worries
your guests uiisbeakably.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
His Bid was Refused

In one of the downtown schools little
boy was asked by the teacher how much
two and two made. The lad unhesitat-
ingly replied Five" The teacher told
him he was wrong, and compelled him to
stand in the corridor.
He had been there few minutes when
along came another scholar, to whom the
two and two"'
The other boy replied -Four" where
upon the pupil who had failed said,
well. you better not tell the teacher
that. offered her five and she refused"
PHILADELPHIA Call
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
Humble Occunation.

No occupation is so humble that men
cannot be found happy i'll it. The man
with carpetbag and brush, who gathers
as happy in that work as IN Astor Is III
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18

Dear said the sick man to his wife.
Il wish you would get another blanket
and put it OH the bed. Il think that when
the doctor took my temperature a minute
ago he took too much of Il. - ndianapo-.
Ills journal Ess #
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
TO THE ARCTIC IN A CANOE.
Remarkable Trip of Daring Spokar
EXPLORER

Relnarkab1e Trip Of u Daring SPokane
Explorer.
S. n. Malterner, the well-known sports
man and explorer of Spokane, Wash,
has just returned from u trip down
Athabasca, Slave and Mackenzie rivers
to the Arctic ocean. He was only about
six weeks on the way, making the entire
canoe, all alone. Without soul within
100 miles of him, he stood at the mouth
of the middle channel of the Mackenzie
river and saw the sun shining brightly
at midnight.
Malterner tells an interesting story of
his trip. He had no other object in view
than pleasure and curiosity, and the de-
tails of the remarkable trip he made
the first of the kind ever attempted by a
white man alone in a canoe-will proba-
bly, not be given to the reading public.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
Illustrated Dinner Cards All the Rage.


The palmer the napkins are folded on
the private dinner table, says an author
ity, the better taste they are in. A highly
ornamental piece of folding is simply rem
iniscent of a hotel, and not always a first
class one at that. Place roll or a piece
of bread in its folds. Have extra spoons,
forks, knives, etc, together with sifteu
sugar, cream (if required). butter. etc, in
readiness OH the sideboard, which should
be covered with dainty sidehoarl cloth.
Be very particular as to the laying of the
cloth. etc. even when you are alone: and
insist on every detail being as strictly car
ried out for the daily meal as for com
pany,' then your servants will be used to
the right way of serving and will not be
furried when you have guests. which
they certainly would be if you allowed
things to slide when you We're alone.
Teach your parlormaid always to give
the glass and plate rub over with
channels us she lays them down on the
table, SO as to insure their being ut their
brightest. If this is DONE and the plate
washed in plenty of hot water and silver
soap, it will not need cleaning so often,
and yet will keep in good condition.
Above all, impress on your maid the alb
solute necessity Of quiet waiting. A noisy
waitress is never a good one, however
quick or handy she may be. Lastly, re.
member that when YOU are training 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
Not Stuck UD.

He came out of the ladies' entrance
to the Holland house dressed in Il dark
blue sack suit and wearing a black derby
hat. Stepping up to one of the hotel
cabmrn. who was sitting on the box of
his vehicle. he lighted cigarette and
talked to him for moment or SO: then,
as he started to return to the hotel. he
handed the man cigar.
II. PROMPT, will you?" he said.
''That's the dook." remarked the cab
man in Il stage whisper, whats yoin' to
marry Miss Vanderbilt, an he amt half
as stuck up us my boss.'-New York
Letter.
Business First, Last and All Time.
The enterprise of the American tourist,
wherever he may chance to be. is again
illustrated by the experience of a mem
Der of the Alpine club who was lately
scaling the Gemmi pass. ''On reaching
the top of the pass" says the Alpine
clubman. "wc overlook an American
who had come up to see the avalanche.
He informed us that more ice was en-
,ected to come down, and while declining
to cross the pass himself. he tried to
persuade us to insure our lives with him
for $1,000 at moderate premium. De-
Ginning this kind offer, we left him strug
Cling along on his mule"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18

"A bank of England note is payable on
demand after the lapse Of any number Of
wears. ~ s3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18

No one who saw the wonderful arti-
fetal jewels at the World s fair will be
surprised to hear that almost all COL
ored stones, owing to the progress in
chemistry, are so cleverly initiated
abroad that it is difficult for anyone but
an expert to tell the real. In this con-
nection it is curious that the sets of
jewels tone for every day in the week,
stolen from Mrs. Langtry were first
spoken of as worth $4OO,OOOO. Then
they were put at 100000. In the sworn
statement, however. it is said the value
has been put at $4,000. Truly, all that
glitters is not gold. and all are not da-
uOn1S that Sn:lrEla
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-10-18
A Ferocious Gray Wolf

y most remarkable wolf story comes
from the section northwest of Portland.
John Miller. road supervisor, while driv-
ing on the Germantown road, about ten
miles from Portland with another man,
armed with shotgun. in the wagon with
him, and accompanied by dog, encount-
cred big gray timber wolf and finally
succeeded in killingit. The story goes that
the wolf lay in the road as they came
along. evidently waiting for them, and so
hungry that ii horse and wagon for
breakfast, and, after a lively chase, the
driver for dessert, were about what the
wolf counted on. The dog went ahead
of the wagon and was attacked by the
wolf, and beat a retreat under the wagon
Then one of the men jumped out of the
wagon and the wolf went for him, and he
got back into the wagon very quickly
The wolf then attacked the horse and
the man with the gun opened fire. and
after three or four shots, killed the fero-
cious animal. Gray wolves are not COM
mon in this part of the country.-Port-
land OregOnian.