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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
Shades Matching All Co!ors.

Certain brOwnish grCens possess the
quality of being in complete harmony
with every other color They are the
most peaceable shades in the color world
the only ones without positive antipa-
thies. Green in all the paIer tones can
claim the title of peacemaker among
colors. since all the other tintS will fight
with something else. hut never with
green of Il corresponding or even a much
greater strength. OF course this valua-
bic quality. combined with a natural
restfulness Of effect, makes it the SAT
of ordinary floor coverings. In bedrooms
with polished floors and light walls good
color effects can he secured without car
pets. hut if the floors are of pine and
need covering. no better general effect
can he secured than that of plain or
mixed ingram filling around the walls.
using with it oriental hearth and bedside
rugs.
The entire floor of house can in this
case be covered with carpet in the ac-
communicating tint of green mentioned.
leaving the various color connections tn
be made with differently tinted rIIgs
Good pine floors. we'll fitted and finished.
can he stained to harmOnize with almost
any tint which will harmonizr with the
walls. a beautiful floor in transparent
olive. like depths of sea water. had the
walls above it in dead turquoise. that Is
very faint grepnish blue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
TTj0eS Light as Air

n direct, honest way Of looking at
every subject is always to he reromm.rf
td. Yet there are times when If is neitf,"r
CXp'lient nor hignitiad to- enter seriously
into deep matters. The time may h..
limited. or the listener not appreciarive
or responsive. If ther. i< oprrrtuniry for
hut few words. these are best devoted To-
some light or passing interest Ii is
an excellent accomplishment to be able
t" talk cntertainngiy and smoothly on
tririalities.
But to be Il successful taIkar on TRIES
does not necessarily imply that the speak
err himself is trivial The Thought which
lies behind in the mans mind may give
meaning IA we'll as "a brilIiancy to his
most careless speech. Such triviaIirias
may be til" small coin of society. bat
tn" prnfusion and the rapid passing of
this coin should be plain evidence of the
goodly sum contained in the exchenuer.
\ light wit and a ready tongue are val
liable possessions. They need training
and CURLING. of course Put when the
lpSSfSSor of sound sense and profound
thought adds to them the grace, of the
polished talker of triviaIities ne dis
covers in this final gift the power which
charms society and captivates the heart
--Harpers Bazar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
POWER FOR SPEED.
Engineers Are Puzzled by the Speed of
Birds and Fishes,

Birds and Fishes.
When man completes with nature in ell
cheering problems he is left in the
rear. This is particularly the case in the
appliance of power for speed. The wild
duck is about the last bird we should OK
pect speed FROM it has enormous surface;
is very heavy forward and has com
paratively long neck and a heavy head.
and, withal, it has very small wings, but
Il wild duck is one of the swiftcst birds
in flight, surpassed only by the wild goose,
which is even more handicapped. The
whale is lubberly craft, SO to call it
modelled on the lines of a Dutch gallipot;
it's propellers are exactly the reverse of
what we should suppose the correct posi-
ton, lying horizontally on the water when
at rest, instead of being vertical in it,
as a. vessels propellers are. Moreover.
the flukes of the whales screw are very
small indeed and are also the reverse OF
what man makes; they have the least
surface at the tip and are largest at the
hub or junction with the body, but with
this apparatus a whale goes through the
water like fast steamboat and can tow Il
heavy whaleboat full of men at most
surprising velocity for il long time.-Engi-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
GOSSIP FOR THELADIES


- rs Evening.
swiftly fall the ey,ning shadows thickest
S L darkness now IL nigh
3 am tired of standng idle. and would
~ faln toll hard
b9t the sunny hours have vanished. and
, asleep ! soon must liz
IN the place Of broken columns I'm the
green churchyard: ~--r'
life ~ transient as the shadows on the
InOnntainside that play,
Life Is as vaIOr on Il silent summer
noon
Oh. my eye is growing weary and my locks
are turning gray.
And the grass will flourish Ger me in the
churrhyard soon.
Resi- is for the burdened toiIer rest for him
whose task IL done.
And the weary worker lOnSeth for his
But the monday have wasted, Idly dane
Ing III the sun.
And l see tie faint night shadows Ger til.
landscape creep.
Oh, the golden light has faded, thickest
darkness now is nigh
am tired Of standing idle. and would fair
toll hard,
But the sunny hours have vanished, and
asleep soon must 10
In the place Of broken columns, in the
green Churchyard.
Frank Miller In Good Words
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
SURE HER TOOTH WAS PULLED.
The Power of Imagination as Exemplified
in a Dentists Chair.


Dentists have splendid opportunity of
studying the power of imagination. An
uptown practitioner by way of illustration
told World reporter about one of his
woman patients. She entered. accom-
panied by her husband, and pointing to
her swollen face asked the dentist to
extract the offending tooth. He placed
her in the chair, and taking the small
hand-glass which dentists use. put it
into her mouth for the purpose of en-
amining the molar which was to be ex-
traclGC.
The glass had no sooner touched the
tooth than she uttered Il .frightful scream,
and, bouncing out of the chair, rushed
out into the waiting-room, crying that
her jaw was broken. The united efforts
of her husband and the dentist were for
some time unable to persuade her that
the tooth was not extracted and that
sho could not possibly have been hurt.
After examining her mouth with the aid
of a glass she finally became convinced
that the tooth was still in it's place. TAX
ing her seat in the chair again she sub
United to the operation Of extracting the
tooth without murmnr and expressed
her surprise that the pain was so slight.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
He Wanted n Row

the plainest question may he misundcr
stood, either purposely or through ignor-
ance. 1t was recently related of Mr..
Toole that not long ago he entered a
dairy and solemnly remarked to the shop
mas: II will take Il boy" with a glance
at the shelves "a boy, SIR" asked the
puzzled daryman. Eyes. or q girl" r.
Piled Toole. The man never doubted that
Fl visitor was lunatc' and said mildly;
"Come outside" said the joker, and, tax
ing the dairyman by the arm, led hun out
of the shop and pointed to the sign. an
take boy and girl he solcmnly re-
peaAed. "Read what your notice states
Families supplied in any quantity!'-The
Cornhiil Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
COMMENTED with llis In,

a half-wittcl lad. named Sandy. VIII"
worked in one of the Highland ,IiStillcr-
les. and who was usually most neglect
full of his appearance. once decided that
he would go to funeral
His friends persuaded him on the &C.
casion to indulge in wash and brush
up" and while he was Juggling hard in a
vain cndeavor to &c. an old comb
through his matted locks -possibly for
the first time in his life-hc was heard
to cxclaim, while the tears stood in his
eyes:
Eth, wcel! I'm gey glad I'm no ane
o the quality that1l haze this sort a
work to do every day!'-ScOttish NIGHTS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
Had a Great Whist Hand Beaten.

There is such thing as good cards
being beaten. Here is described the
famous hand in which the Duke of Cum
berland held the ace, king, queen and
knave in one plain suit; ace, king and
queen in another; ace, king in the third.
while in trumps he held the king, knave,
nine and seven (of clubs, yet with this
PerIectiy magnificent hand and the lead,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29

tons. weakness o: the stomach. fn1fIcss-
ton. boating. leucorrhoa. womb troy,-
BILE. iocting- nervous prostration- head
ache. general debility. etc. symptoms Of
Won't, Troubles
are dizziness, faiHiness. extreme iassi-
tu,le. dent care" and "wanf To bs
left alone" feelings. excitabiIity. irrita-
bility, nervousness, sieeplessness. flatEf-
lency, melancholy, or the - b5sseS. and
backache. Lydia E. Pinkham-s yese-
table Compound viii correct all this
trouble as sure as the suu shines. That
Bcaring-Down Feeling.
causing pain. weight. and hackarhs,. Is
instantly relieved AMI permanently cr.ref
by its use. Jnslcr ell circumstances il
acts in perfect harmony with the laws
that govern the female system. is Is
harmless as water. IL is wonderful for
Kidaey Complaints in either sex-
Lydia L. PinkhaYn's Liver Pills
work In unison with the Compound. anil
are a sure cure for constipation and sic;s-
headache. Ms. Pinkham's Sanasivc
Wash Is frequently foun.i Of great vslrs
for local application Correspondents
is freely solicited by the LYDIA r Piak-
ham Medicine CO.. Lynn. Mass. and the
strictest confidence assured. All drug
gists sell the Pinkham remedies. The
Vegetable Compound in three forrss,-
Liquid, Pf!!s, and Iossnecs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
A Sure Test.

Mons. X. called the other day at Il
house where the love of dogs was car
ried almost to mania. He was inn
mediately surrounded by half dozen of
these animals, whose caresscs, too dem
onstrative altogether, he repealed vigor-
ously.
"Ah, monsieur" said the lady of the
mansion, in IL tone of displeasurc, "onc
can see very we'll that you don't love
dogs"
mot love dogs, indeed! he returned
Indignantly. why, l ate more than
twenty during the siege of Paris. lie
Figaro.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
A Meteor Falls Into the Sea

The fall of meteor, followed by =
series of brilliant electrical phenomena,
during a terrific storm at midnight w,s
among the novel experiences Witnessed
by the crew of the steamship Rock Light,
Capt. Collier, which left Rotterdam
January y for Philadelphia. At 11:4:5
O'Clock, on the night of February 1, when
degrees, during a terrific squali, a blind
ing flash of light lit up the waters viii,
almost MONDAY brightness. A second
or two later Il hiss and roar, as if a whole.
powder magazine had blown up, rent the
air. as a large meteor plunged kissing
south of the ship. AS it buried itself in
the sea a cloud Of steam shot up far
above the topmasts. The force Of the
blow was so great that the concussion
produced on the ship threw many Of the
crew off their feet.-Philadephia Inquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
Ornamcnted Shoes for Summer.

The ornamentation of shoes for sum-
mrr wear will be more elaborate than
ever The latest style is to surcharge the
entire vamp with perforations and pink
ing in, unique designs. The tops will
have the binding perforated. So much
of this is being done that manufacturers
arc running pinking machines by power
to expedite their work. The perforations
will be underlaid to show two colors.
Leather buttons are imported for fine
shoes. They are apex, or with orna-
mented faces.-Shoe and Leather Re-
DOrtpr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
In The Dry Goods Store.

Telephone Girl-'I want to look mt
some black kid gloves" !. 60. sssss
Saleslady-"What number, please?
Telephone Girl (surprised) -"Why, how
did you know that 1 worked there?''''---
SOmerville Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
False Horse Tails.

for horses has reached so high a degree
of perfection that the counterfeit may be
buckled onto the stump of a locked
horse and he will travel along beside a
mate with a natural long tail, dcfying
detection. Thus it comes that now and
then a horse appears in the morning
with locked tail and in the afternoon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
No Escane from 1t.

"Ah, mon ami! Is, it that you are
well, nest ce pas? Je suis hereux.'
"For heavens sake, old fellow, I'm no
Frenchman!' Ill.,: rz.z :s.s..3s
''Pardonnez moi. I've been reading
"rrilby,' and I can't help it, heinz
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
Speculative Chiromancy.

Gypsy telling an elderly coquette's
fortune from the lines of her hand)-''I
am sorry to tell the young lady that she
will pass through serious illness in her
10th year." .~F a..
Lady-"Good gracious!'' (Sighs and
gives the gypsy a dollar.)-Fliegende
Rlatter
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
CautiOus.

Judge-"You robbed your benefactor
in most shameful way. Do you feel
no computations of conscience ?''sz, s~ 81
Prisoner-"Be Before answering, sir, I
would like to consult my counsel. lid
Bits. .s5.S .3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN
Il; "a. 80 Z.
BuNCOod Again. /


He sent his son to college to obtalna stock
S of knowledge I - =
And fit him for a stations superflne; il
He wished him to be bralny aud equipped to
And hc hoped he'd be an eminent divine
When he came home for vacation after
spring examination
His necktie was bright and Vivid dream:
But instead of deep aesthetics, his mind was
on athletics
And his chance to make the crew or base
ball team.
In a manner quite pathetic, it was so apollo
~ getH,
The farmer asked him how he stood In
Greek;
Then his hopeful Ebenezer spoke line or
two of Caesar,
And 1t made the old man happy for a
3 week!
Then. he quoted .'Cato's epics" and :'Hor-
aces philliplcs.''
TIL the farmer quite forgot his anxious
fears;
And only sadly wondered as he ponled up a
hundred
''Ef the later patch 'ud stand ct three
New York Evening SIM.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
The Modern Pun,

Mrs. Highhi-"Oh, dear, there come
the children. l must get Fido out of the
house,
'Visitor-"Do you feel afraid to have
him with the children?"
4 Mrs. Highfi-"Mercy. yes! He is SO
bright he'd be taking up some of their
rude ways next thing!-Chicago Inter
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
Without Numbering His Part.

The master of properties crcpt into the
presence of the manager.
1.-Two MORE" he whispered hoarseiy
''have gone"
There was no reply.
''Only six people left in the company"
he venturetl.
The manager stirred in his chair
Quit billing modern melodrama." he
said. crisply, " and announce classical
tragedy Of a date prior to the discovery
of hypnotism, when one man could do Il
murtler."-Detroit Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
New Name Needed.

A Cornish (Me) man has perfected
creepers by the use of which it is said
that bicycles can be operated on the ice
in winter. When this continuance comes
into. general use it might be called an
icycle, to distinguish it from the bicycle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29

lie turned his head feebly on his pill
low, and then said,. in a lower tone,
nome 3day-they amt going.-to let the
poor father-wiH be lead-before then. !.
Then he shut his eyes from WEAKNESS.
/ The next morning the sun shone in on
the dead face Of little Tommy. -
He is only one of many. There ure
hundreds like him in tenement houses,
slums and alleys in town and country.
Poor little martyrs, whose tears fall nj
in this Christian land, whose hearts and
bodies arc bruised with unkindness.
And yet 1.-THE liquor traffic is legitimate
business and must not be intcrfered
WITH" SO it is said. = s.s4t e. .< Jt@sa
Oyer 1900 years ago, it was also said:
Whose shall offend one of these little
ones, which believe in Me, it were better
for him that a milestone were hanged
in the depths of the se:.."-.Common
School Education. ~<-- =
Washington obeyed. y :. Il.
1t happened; this way, the major be.
gan: l Yves sent by Washington on a
foragins- expedition. It was before the
battle of Yorktown. We We're recon
noitering in Westmorelnnd county, Va.
! Glanced upon fine team Of horses
burly slave. Finer animals had new
err seen. When my eyes had Toasted on
their beauty cried to the driver: "Hcl-
10! good fellow; must have your horses
They are the very animals l have, been
looking for" The black man showed his
teeth and rolled up the whites of his
eyes while he put the lash to the horses
tanks and turned up another furrOW in
the rich soil. l waited until he had FIN
ished the row, then I threw back my
cavalier cloak. -
The ensign Of my rank was not lost
upon the slave.
Better see missis. Better see missis."
he cried, waving his hand to the south,
where beyond cedar growth rose the
towers of a fine old Virginia mansion. /
turned up the carriage road and soon my
hand was on the brass knOcker. Instant
~ the door swung back on it's ponderous
hinges and the majestic form of q wom-
an filed the empty space.
MADAM" said l, dropping my hat
and visibly overcome by her dignity, II
have come to claim your n9rscS in th b,
She bent upon me eyes born to COM
mand. "Sir, you cannot have them: my
crops are out and I need the horses in the
fields"
Pm sorry" said I, "but such arc the
orders of my chief.
Your chief: Who is your chicf!' she
demanded, with restrained warmth.
"Thc commander-in-chief of the Amer
lean army-Gen. George Washington"
1t was now my turn to be grandiose. I
squared my shoulders, while a smile of
triumph softened the sternness of her
handsome face. "Tcll George Washing
tom" she said, that his mother said he
could not have her horses"
Humbled to the dust, laughed the ma
jor, turned away, convinced that l had
discovered the source of my chiefs decis-
ion and self-command.
Did you report to Washington 2"
asked hero of Brandywinc.
Yes" said the major.
"What did he say?''
with one of his rare smiles, the ia
Their Of his country revcrcntly bowed his
hcad.'-Ncw York Press,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
Early Spring in Oregon

Fruit Commissioner Fl. %. bosch says
the warm weat Their has caused the fruit
qds e pssn hnya Sat hare =
fine setting Of fruit buds on the trees
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
When In Doubt Pass.

A good many of the explanations of
the troubles of life have to be met in the
spirit Of the old Scotch minister. who.
after long preamble about the difficulty
of a particular text. went on to say: Il
brethren. will look 1t boldly in the face
and--pass on to the next verse."-Ninue-
apolis Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
Queen Vic is Promnt

Queen Victoria is decidedly prompt in
the collection of her income from her
government. 1t is said her salary and
etceteras are all paid up in advance to
the 31st Of March next, and 80 are all
the annuities that are granted to the
Prince of Wales and the other members
of the royal family, and Coutts, the
bankers, are the only persons who know
how the royal accounts stand. The
f3G,WO year allowed for the children
Of the Prince of Wales remains at the
same amount as it was before the deaf
Of the Duke of Clarence, and this money
will continue to be paid till six months
after Her Majestys demise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
4 PcrpIeXed PhilOsopI:er

Considering ths, opportunities th' Lori
has f.s- finding pa"Frl~ mi, W. d"Ht ~.
where he gets any aRg,.lS- -it"If~r1
Ettobe
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
Accommodating Nature

de great wisdom OBJ nature" said
Uncle Eben, am shown in de fac dat
terrapin, while de white gemman tuh'ns
up de nose ut 'possum. washington
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
Should Know Better.

Landseer, the artist, was well on in
years when l had the privilege of meet
ing him. He was rather less than the
average height, with q finely developed
high forehead, crowned by an abundance
of curly white hair, and with piercing
black eyes and a pale complexion. AL
though his cyesight had paid the tribute
to age Il saw him try four pair of spec
tacles previously to examining a picture
on the WALL, he did not otherwise show
any failing of his powers, and was very
communicative, even garulous. having u
rich fund Of social and artistic expert
ence. The following is one of his many
anecdotes: "The other evening"" he told
us. Il was in the company of some ladies
at a conversazoine at the South Kensing-
ton museum. In making the round Of
the pictures we came to my Shepherds
Last Mourners' (bis most touchingly pa
thetic picture), and leaning over the
front of it to explain some of it's details,
| must have come very near touching it
with my fingers. Suddenly the stento-
rian voice of a policeman called out from
the other end of the room, Don't touch
that picturcr | turned round and said
meekly, 4 am afraid l have touched it
before More shame to your was his
angry retort. You might know better at
your age! "-Lehman's "reminiscences.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
PEUUF Is POSITIVE
THAT LYDIA f.. PTyEHiMS
VEGETABLE CGHPaTyD
q Daily Curing Baekaehs- Dizzin~S<-
Faintness, ITregu.ar;ty, and ali Fe-
male Complaints.


[srEs-I,r, T" orr T-srT EEy-TrS-
Intelligent women 10 longer .t"uFs fh''
value of Lyfia T.. TfHFbais-s Vegetable
Compound. IL speedily relieves irrr-TI-
hrity, suppressed or painful menstrual
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
Wanted q COntinuntion.

Apprentice Ito butcher)-"M Master
wants threepennyworth of ham, sliced.
and would you please wrap it in the
continue ton of the story as you sent him
the first chapter of with the sausage yes
terday v'-L1lstige Blaetter
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-03-29
They Are Different.

It has been observed that the man
who objects to high theater hats does not
object to high theater skirts Chicago
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