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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Yankee Genius.

An enterprising Yankee book agent is
making barrel of money in Alabama.
He soon came to appreciate the enthusi-
assn Of the negro in matters of religion.
He found that in all the illustrated
Bibles the pictures of the angels were
in white. and he conceived the idea of
having Bible made for the colored race,
negro angels. The books cost him about
$1.1O, but he placed the first large ship
ment at $500 each, payable $3.50 cash,
the balance in monthly payments. He is
selling the Bibles as fast as he can get
them deliyered
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Struck Gas in a Tree.

\ singular case is reported from the
southern end of Washington county, Pa.
Hunley Gooch and his son Kit We're
coon hunting, and while they were chop
ping down tree for the game. 4 kissing
sound, accompanied by an unpleasant
oIor suddenly came from the notch in
the tree.
Young Gooch struck match to see
what was wrong. and immediately fire.
flashed all over his head and shoulders.
burning him severely, He made DIES,
perate leap. and landed beyond the cir
cult of the flames. The tree continued to
burn until the bark was burned off sew
eral feet. above. their heads. The ax>
which was left sticking in the tree. had
the handle burned off. The man had
chopped into q pentup reservoir of gas.
pitfsDurg Dispat ch, .5sgssss..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
A Horses Queer Predicament.

John MARITIME, living near, Reliance,
weeks ago and supposed the same to
have been stolen. He advertised and
made diligent inquiry. all to no purpose
While in the woods near his home he
discovered the team standing with the
carriage jammed between two trees.
The horse was a mere skeleton from
it's seventeen days fast and had nearly
eaten off a large gum tree, which was
the only thing edible within reach. The
animal was taken home, cared for aand
will likely recover, despite it's terrible
experience Mr.. Martina thinks the
horse strayed away, with the carriage at
tached, and became prisoner by the
ENHANCEMENT Of the vehicle between the
Philadelphia Record. +
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
On Doing Without:

/ SUPPOSE the mistake many of us
make III considering the subject of doing
without is that we begin at the wrong
end. We say This we must haye-and
tbis-and this'-and before our calcutta
ton is over our money is gone. 1t would
be more mathematical to begin by say
ing, I'VE have SO much money to spend
Now. how can we divide is SO as to get
the most good ont of it,
Spending is much pleasanter than saw
ing for most people, but character and
what we are able to do without. AS
each heart knows it's own bitterness, so
each Of us knows her own economies.
Mrs. Ewing has Il pretty little story of a
faithful soul who scraped and scrimped
and denied herself that she might make
little presents to her friends.
lowe 10 man anything." says ST
Paul, and ''be given to hospitality
How the anxious housewife sometimes
wrinkles her brow over the problem!
We ought to give up the idea for one
thing, that it is mean to look after the
small expenses.
1t is also true that due regard for ous
own comfort and self-respect in oul
please our neighbors and friends as wei
as a strained effort to make these ar
engagements correspond with their ideas
With health and youth and good spirit:
one can endure many priyations and b.
none the worse for them. And as bel,
| to the stoical, masculine virtue of goin;
without, steps in the deft, feminine vir
| tue of making the most of every thing
| 1t is almost genius with some women
! Martha Goulding in Jenness Mile
Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10

spread white blankets on the fioor, dis
robed their charges little white
masters and nistresses spent the
rest Of the afternoon picking Zip heis-
way possible to keep down the ambition
of the razor-hatks and goats. But now
there are no more tieas. The razor
.backs-pnd the aeeceless goats have beel,
supplailted and the pine needles have
long since disappeared from the face of
the cultivated .curth,-Ncw York Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
1t furnishes indisputable evidence that
prObably two-thirds of the present

1t furnishes indisputable evidence that
probably two-thirds of the present
French arlstocracy, so-called, are frauds
When the emigres were forced to fee
from France the. pea SAINTS rose and de-
stroyed the chateatx of the country, and
most OF the family papers were burned.
The lands were generally confiscatcd by
the government Many years elapsed
before the return of the Bourbons,
and, taking ADVANTAGE of the cha
otto condition of things, BARRIERS, body
servants, stewards and other servant of
the ancient nobility took advantage of
their masters Affairs aud assumed ethcir
titles Three generations have passed
since then. Now hordts of adveIturers
have arisen. who have ASSUMED the H.
ties Of extinct families. Thousands Of
emigres died abroad without children.
Prince Lobanoff has had opportunities
in his diplomatic capacity to examine
the records of various countries iii Eu-
rope to. which the emigres fed; The
Car. of Russia, the Austrian Emperor
hospiitable to the emigres Prince toban-
off has searched through the state
archives OF Russia, Austria, Hungary.
and in the record Offices in London and
at the British museum. al nd has succeed
ed in finding out what became of almost
everyone of the French mobiles who emf
| grated at the close Of the last century.
There never has been in France since the
fall Of Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette
any authoritative register of the arts.
| tocracy. Under these conditions frauds
| and adventures have (fourished rankly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
WaSsailinS the Trees.

A custom once practiced at Christmas
time was one entitled 'swassailiug tho
trees" \ pail filled with cider. in which
a cake had been immersed, was fastened
to an apple tree. the ceremony being
accompanied by much dancing and in
cantatior. calculated to increase the
fruit-hea ring powers of the orchard.
The mcrrymakers retired singing:
Our toast, 1t Is white: our ale 1t is brown :
Wassail. wassail. all over town.
Our bowl, II Is made of maple tree.
We be good fcsss.ss alls drink to thee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Biissful Ignorance.

There are occasional displays of bliss
ers in the neighborhood of Handsworth,
as the following incident witnesseth: A
happy pair-at least, if beaming counter
ancc went for anything-were having the
nuptial knot tied at church in the
working.class part Of the district, when
the officiating, clergyman, addressing the
bride. asked her if she was a spinster.
The young woman was somewhat mysti-
fed by the question, and discreetly OBJ
served silence. a blushing bridesmaid at
her elbow, more ready Of speech, volun-
teered the information readily. remark
ing, ooh, dear, no., sir; she's a domestic
servant Daily Argus. s.:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
A Clever Advertiser.

The cleverest outdoor advertising
scheme l know of is being successfully
worked hero by a genius. For some
time I have noticed that covered light
wagon. which carries on it's sides and top
a variety of printed and painted an
nouncements, has a. habit Of breaking
down in well-traveled spots. 1t came
up Broadway today and when it reached
a popular corner the front axle snapped
curb. Then the horse was inhitched
and led away, the presumpti lion being that
the driver would return soon and haul
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
A Solace.

It's pleasant to be front man in the choir
10 sort o. stand ont ez a leader
TO have all thet tuneful persuasion an fire
That'll win back the doubling seceder
But In this here existence we can't, poor or
rich, -
Decide on the path that's before us,
49, sich. s So
While others must jine in the chorus.
It's the low trailin' vine tibet in safety en-
dures
The storm when the naughty are broken
1t Ism the hero tibet oft'liest secures
A true-hearted friendships dear token.
ana free,
:. When the yenOmous darts whistle DER U.s.
Why. between you an me- It's Il comfort
ter be
Jes' Teller tibet jnes in the chorus.
- Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Hit the Judge.

During the trial at Cottonwood Falls,
Kas., of divorce, case before Judge
Randolph recently, in which an old SOL
der was the plaintiff, the lawyer for the
husband was trying to show that the
ernment pauper." After much persua.
sion from the lawyers the plaintiff fur
ther testified that she said: "All the good
and brave men got killed in the war, and
only the towards came home. Any
thing" Hold on there. Just stop
right there" interrupted the judge. who
that will do; the court managed to
come home himself. Divorce granted
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Look mt Your son rims

The secrc: service officials haze dis
covered new counterfeit $40 United
States note of the series of 1880, with
the portrait of Hamilton poorly en-
in imitation of silk fiber. The lettering
is very poor. Nineteen of the notes
were found on the person of Louis Smith,
who has been arrested at Toledo, O..
where he had already passed FIVE of
them. He is believed to be new in the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Mr.. Suuicgs, Queer Eve.

The friends and relatives of Treawny
Squiggs of Peapack, Pa, are much dis
turbed over the. peculiar atfliction that
has overtaken him. His left eye, which
is large, brown and expressive, pops out
Of his head onto his cheek at the most
unexpected and inopportune moments.
He has embarrassed actors and public
speakers to such an extent that he has
been requested to keep out of the Lyce-
lm.-Springlield Republican. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
A ChristlnaA Carol.

! high, ~ 49,; az. $50
s And the clonds-they look like snow;
And the plumber man goes ybriskly by
Blow, little tin horns---blow! -
And view my cash with a secret sigh, -
And say to my soul: go slow!''
But the children come, and can't look
Blow, little tin horns-blow! :* = = : z:
So, I'm quite resigned to these pockets
noise, -. So -
And the Roman candle show: -
It's hands all round with the girls and
y. Blow, little tin horns--blow! - =. J
Atlanta Constitution
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
"A New York Beverage.

Curiosity led me to visit Division street
the other night. There were many ne
culiar things to be seen. What interest.
ed me most was the beverage drunk by
the old women and children with their
meals. In pot of very strong tea
they squeeze the juice of lemon. \
lump of sugar is then passed around
each taking a bite and holding the piece
in the mouth till sip of tea has dis,
solved it when all is swallowed together
1t is an exceedingly pleasant drink.-New
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
The pay is $55 month in addition to
SHAMPOOlNG AS A MEANS OF GRACE
Michigan Preacher Fills His Church will,
Barbara and Tools.

M1Ch1gan Preacher F1IIs HIS CHURCH with
BARRIERS and Tools.
The Rev. NJ. H. Ford, pastor of the
Methodist church at st. Louis, Mich,
preached a sermon especially to BARRIERS.
Many of them were present. ,
The feature of the evening was the
decoration of, the church, about the walls
Of which all kinds of tonsorial articles
had been neatly arranged. Razors, scis-
sors, hair dye, brilliantine. bay rum,
towels, cups, soaps, strops, bottles, mir
.rors, and washes were arranged about,
while in the pulpit big BARRIERS chair
served for the pastors seat. 49,. -
The sermon was. replete with BARRIERS
terms, and the preacher drew lessons in
life from the various articles on view.
In the past Mr.. Ford has preached to
iremen, G. A. r.. veterans and black
smiths, with his church appropriately
decorated on each occasion, =. = =. :: =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
HARDLY UP TO DATE.
Michigan Youth Who Never Saw q Rail-
road Until Yesterday.

Stephenson, Mich, Dec. 13.-ISpecial.]
Although the settlement of Menominee
county dates back only about thirty
years and the first railroad was built
here twenty-six years ago, the backwoods
experience of finding people who had
never seen a railroad was exemplifed
here yesterday. A young man, about
p years of age, and whose home is on
the bay shore, came to town on the &C.
dar River stage, bound for the lumber
woods. He approached the depot with
a look of surprise and the rails were a
mystery to him. Noticing the looks of
the young man, Agent 10th asked him
where he was going. He told him. but
did not know that he had to buy ticket,
and when the agent handed him a check
for his baggage. that was more of a
puzzle to him. When the train came in
the agent told the conductor about the
matter, and the latter promised to look
out so that the young fellow should not
become. a fixture on the train up and
down no limo
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
HANGING THE HOLLY,
Hints to the Young People in Aristo-
cratic Decorations.

AAAAeS ~ ahc 1OuuS O0Op1c III ArtSLO.
cratic Decorations.
The English holly is finer in quality
than that grown on American shores.
The leaves are better green and the
berries larger, and before the holiday
season sets in great hampers of it are
shipped from the English ports to de-
light American eyes and hearts.
An attractive manner of using it is to
tie big punches with long satin ribbon
loops and ends, matching in shade the
hue of the berries, and place them over
pictures or mantleshelf, or fasten against
the wall, especially in some picturesque
nook or corner. Underneath the mantel.
when there is no fireplace, the space may
be banked with masses of the spiny
leaves and bright berries; jars or vases
may be filled with them, while holly
wreaths and ropes are. another form Of
decoration, very effective both in large
and small apartments.-St. Louis Re
nr11ip
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Equality in Marriages.

In a recent discussion of the small
number of collegc-bred women who get
married young man of the day is cred
tied with this confession: Il never eX-
pected to marry the sort of girl l did.
You know l always believed in intel
lectual equality and all that, and had
good friendships with the college girls
But. you see, you girls hadn't any illu-
hanging at the board on problems you
could work, and had taken the same de-
grees yourselves. you couldn't ina CINE
us wonders just because we had gone
through college. and when | met dear
girl that thought | knew everything
why, it just keeled me right over; it
was feeling | had no idea off, In
response to this confession college
woman says: II will betray something
to you. Lots of us are just as unre-
formed as you: we want just as much
to look I'D to our husbands us you want
to be looked up to. Only. of course.
the more we know the harder it is to
find somebody to meet the want Prob
ably the equal marriage is really the
ideal one, and everybody will come to
prefer it some day. But. personally,
like men to be superior to me: only I'll
tell you what l don't like in them; the
wish to keep ahead of us by holding us
back. like spoiled children that want to
he given the game. and then admired
for their skill. If men would encour-
age us to do our very best. and then do
still better themselves. it ought to be
good for ciyilization.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Eccentric Spires.

The Exchange in the city of Copen-
hagen, with its curiously fashioned tow
er and spire. is deemed one of the sights
most remarkable examples of eccentric
architecture. although the architect in
his desire for originality. has not Sacri-
feed the grace of form. The lower part
is octagonal in shape, but the upper part
consists Of four carved dragons. whose
tails, gracefully entwined. gradually tap
err away. and form the spire of the En-
change. The tower is 165 feet high. and
was erected about 1915. The most &C.
centric church spire is that of the Parish
church (All Saints0 of Chesterfield. with
its curious spire 22S feet high and six
feet off the perpendicular. Whichever
way the observer looks at this curious
spire it appears to bulge out in that di-
rectiOn-London Tid-Bits.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Mince Pies and. Good Luck

In England it is still a very popular
and enjoyable custom to offer, II sllillce.
pie to every caller. for every pie aiitenl
under n different roof represents Il happy
month Of the coming year. When the
twelve have been eaten, then one hears,
~ ~ eaten my twelve, 40 kindly M
clases INC e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Pests OF West tern \ Ranches

:, A novel scheme for saving his cattle
from the droves of coyotes that infest
the region has been hit upon by a ranch
er Of Glen Rock, Wash. He has placed
bells on the necks of a great number of
cattle In his herds md the result has
been to scare the coyotes away. In tfes
two months since be- belIed. biz herds he
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
DOuht il Thrown on French Titles

There is dismay in France. Prince
sLobanotf, chancellor of the Russian en-
spire, is nbout to publish work entitled
snictionaire >des Emigres." 1t has TAX
On him twenty years to complete it. It
contains the status of 12,6OO families
|sof the French aristocracy who emigratet1
during tho revolution 90 years ago.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Change of Scene at Home.

a change of air and scene is often pre-
scribed for invalids. In many cases 1t
is wise prescription. but in others the
journey entails expense which cannot be
borne without great sacrifice, and means
for the sufferer an unhappy isolation
among strangers and a deprivation OF the
home comforts and care which are neces-
sary to a sick persons peace and we'll
being. Homesick and disheartened. the
invalid returns from his sojourn among
strange scenes not benefited by the
change, and, alas! his return is too often
but coming home to die.
Happily, it is possible to secure many
of the advantages of a change without
mourning the disadvantages just de-
scribed. In other words. real change
may often be secured without sending
the patient away from home.
For one thing, his room may be
changed to the most CHEEKY and sun
shiny in the house. And here, with a
little attention, an almost daily sunbath
may be obtained, sunbath quite as
good as would be afforded at the fine
santariums in foreign lands or i'll this
country.
Well wrapped from cold and druughts,
the patient can sit on the lawn or piazza.
or in the open field or pasture. and
breathe the life-giving air. Walks and
rides. which need only to be planned
for, will aid in the good work. Open
windows and open doors, with fire
when needed. will in many instances
afford a most salubrious change of air
after the close, stuffy rooms in which
sick people are prone to spend their time.
A friend-perhaps a former schoolmate
where a nurse is out of the question,
may be glad to pay the invalid visit.
king himself cheerful companion,
always ready to amuse, to read aloud,
to play games, and, in general. to keep
away the "blues."
These few hints will suggest some of
the changes that can he wrought ut home
in restoring an invalid to health. changes
which may be effected at small cost of
money or convenience.
After all, if the sufferer fails to find
the health hoped for it is ut least a
comfort that his last days should be
spent at home, sheltered in love and care,
and not among strangers, homesick and
wretched.-Youth's Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Taking Care of Clothes.


OF course, dear little Cinderella. you
wish to look as well as possible. You
are young and pretty, and it seems a bit
hard that a new frock should be an
event in your life and a new hat an cpl
sode to be remembered.
You have great deal of the time that
isn't money at your command. Have
you ever thought Of spending some Of it
on your clothes and doing for yourself
what the rich girls maid does for her:
When YOU come in from a walk, do you
brush the dust off your skirt. or wait
until you wish to put it on again: 1t
means !; vast deal in the life of skirt.
OF course. you keep the velvet binding
immaculate, and your shoe buttons in
tact, and she is a wise girl who watches
for infnitesimal rips and mends them
before the shape of the garment is
spoiled.
|. Sometimes clothes are more injured by
beng carelessiy put away than by beng
Worn. Crushed sleeves are not to be
coaxed into freshness. and rumplcd
skirts refuse to flare again. One cleve:'
girl known to this department keeps the
fashionable crease in the front of her
tailor-made gown by surreptitiously Dor
rowing her brothers trousers stretcher.
For heavy skirts it is a good plan to
use a coat hanger such as you use for
yonr jacket.
a leading dressmaker says that waists
should never be hung up. Fold them,
using tissue paper between the passe--
menterie or jet. Turn the fullness of
the sleeves up above the shoulder, as
when worn. and fold its width smoothly
and lightly under the sleeves at each
side.
OF course. thin garments should al
ways be folded, as they get stringy when
hung up. Lack of care. not wear, is
what often makes your best frock look
h~1 Id 1>cf1 rs Iov
Of usefulness have fairly begun.
BY the by, if YOU are putting lace or
one of the pretty trimmed rutties on
your silk petticoat. put it on wrong side
out. An actress noted for her beautiful
dressing told a questioning woman that
she always had the trimming on her
skirt put on that way. Because. you
see. in getting on or off car or crossing
the street it is the under side of the cdg-
ing that shows.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Two Drummers for Ira de.

.. A. Portland merchant has recently. had
commercial travellers. great vicissitudes
of fortune. One who called to solicit
trade for certain brand Of catsup, was
at one time one of the leading merchants
of Boston, and his residence, when adj
yersity CAME, sold under the hammer for
$$73. 600. The other, who had a line of
cigars, had been twice elected governor
of the largest Of the miyldle Western
*statcs.p ortland (Me.) Advertiser. sss II. "a 8