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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31

do So we say for variety: Don't use
Sapolio-but then you're not a fool"
"A touch Of nature which makes all the
world akin" springs out of the quaint
itself, clothes others" Who can hear it
once and ever see a needle without recall
ing it? Who fails to recognize the PIC
ture it suggests OF the aid given to the
poor BY the poor, and of the help which is
everywhere gained from the humblest of
assistants?
Slang never can be COMPOUNDED with
proverbial phrases. 1t seems universal,
but it is merely local form used to ex-
press a transient but popular idea. Years
ago, when general rush at hotel keeping
resulted in many failures, the slang ran:
"He's a very good man, but he can't keep
a hotel" All such phrases are local and
temporary. They do not survive-indeed,
rarely possess merit enough to reach a
second year without evident decline in
popularity. We have noticed that none
of the advertisements Of Sapolio make
use of slang, and probably for this reason.
Naturally many of the best proverbs
used in this connection relate to house
hold cleanliness. and all the original ones
are framed to that end. "Dirt in the
house builds the highway to beggary,"
deserves recognition. despite its origin.
Household sayings. in the sense of four
walled buildings, full of furniture, are
quite lacking In many Eastern tongues.
We believe that no reference to clean
housekeeping can be found in the Koran
or even in the Bible, except that of the
woman who swept the house to find her
lost coin. Shakespeare rather sights the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
HER CHECK WAS A ClNDER.
There was Enough Left for Identification
and She Got Her Money.

knore was LnOuSh Lou iOr 1uenlklcAt1OAts
and She Got Her Money.
Many curious stories have been told
concerning bank checks, Some of these
relate to the largest drawn and others
to the smallest. One of the largest
cheeks ever drawn in this city was n
the time that the capital Of the Nevada
Sn %a6 'f This eh rrG vas by Flood
l. UBrien for S5,00O.000, AS to the
extreme. checks have hecn drawn to thu
value Of single cent. Other stories
relate to the circuit made by checks he
fore they are finally taken up and ar-
stroyel. Some of these migrations have
miles. In these Journeys checks have
gone over ground several times. Cheeks
are wonderful money savers: that is.
they save the handling Of vast sums OF
money every day. They also serve to
minimize the loss of money from mis-
takes. thefts or other causes.
But one Of the greatest curioSities in
the check lnc has Just come to light in
this city. \ lady brought it to the Bank
of California to be cashed. 1t was III
paper box and had to be handled very
sarSfny as it vas as in ; two pieces PIECES "na
not Il decipherable word on either niece.
The lady said the bits of crisp paper rep
resented n check for 1925 which she had
received in letter. The check. shc
said, was drawn By the national bank
of d. .. Mills of Sacramento. She had
removed the letter from the envelope
and thrown the envelope on some live
Goals in the CRATE. Upon reading til"
letter she found a reference to an ca
closure of cheek for the sum named,
and turned to the fire in the CRATE with
sore Disappointment The fire had done
it's work. The crisp papec lay uH the
Goals. She carefully removed the same,
placed it in a box and hurried to the
Bank of California to get the money
before the pieces were further crumbled.
ticers Of the bank made Il careful exam
nation of the burnt paper and by toe
aid of powerful glasses they We're allie
to make out portions of words from the
pen impressions made on the paper.
There were enough of these lines left
to show that Ella had been written.
and part of the word ''hundrcd' was also
made out. with two or three letters OF
the name of the bank These discov cries
correspondcd with the story of the lady.
and the bank officers then communicated
the circumstances to the national bark
Of D O. Mills 4 Co. of Sacramentn
and asked for a duplicate check in be-
half of the lady. This was forwarded
and the money was paid. The circuln,
stance disprcvcd the charge about tn"
curiosity of women. Had there been
more curiosity about the enclosure OF
the envelope the trouble would nave
been avoided. The practical applica
tiol. of the story is to be careful tha,
what YOU throw into the fire has no
further value for you.-San Francisco
Bulletin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31

dead, .Appius Clandius is dad. Ioilius
is dead, and / am dead Then came d
shrill voice from the gods. saying, What
have you done with the other ilioty
That was too much for me. fled pre-,
cipitately."Z , - 49, + ~ -. NJ ~
Macready, of whoa many stories were
told, says in his memoirs: II remember
on one occasion acting In Venice Pre-
served A long and rather tlrowsy ,ly-
ing speech of my friend Jetfler was
dragging its slow length along when
someone in the gallery, ina tone of
great impatience, called out very loudly,
All! now die at once! when u voice
from the other side Immediately replied,
BE quiet, ye hlackguard,' aud then,
turning with a patronizing tone to the
lingering Jetller, Just take Your time,
will you?' -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
Remarkable Wyoming Spring.

In Albany county, close to Che CO.urauO
line. is spring that is claimed to pos
scss wonderful qualities. A dispatch to
the Rocky Mountain News says it is sur
rounded by salt marshes, clothed with It
llxu' liant growth of grass, of which cat
once partaking Of the grass they will
positively refuse to drink any water save
the low from this spring. The grass
is salt and the owner of the spring says
it is soda water. Other persons who
have examined it pronounce the water
pure aIkali. Be this as it may. the fact
remains that cattle eat the grass and
drink the water from the spring and get
fat. Cattle that have been feeding on
the grasses will feed nowhere else and if
driven away rapidly become lean and die
in n short time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
FINEST OPALS IN THE WORLD.
Idaho Mines Produce Gems of Wonderful
Beauty and yalue


l-itut.-tiov. Luce Of Washington is in
tcrest"d in Il valuable opal mine near
Moscow. in Idaho. He visited the mine
recently. and when approached on the
subject by reporter delivered himself
as follows:
n short time ago we sent some of the
npalS from this mine to Tiffany. the not
ed New York jcweler. He replied that
they were the finest he had ever seen
and offered us S1j per carat for all the
stones we could supply of that quality.
Heretofore the Hungarian opals have
iten considered the finest in the world
and they sell for $40 a carat. The Ney,
lean o2als. which are the cheapest,
bring only $40
Mr.. Luce expects that the ODals from
his mine will be placed on the market
some time this fall and with this end
in view the owners will push the deyelon-
ment work.
The discovery of these opaIs was one
of the surprises of the mining history
of the West. Some men were digging a
well in a wheat field near Moscow. and
while thus engaged turned up q humber
of the beautiful stones. That started
the farmers for miles around, who pros
pected for jewels in their grain fields.
but up to date the discoveries have been
confined to the original field and 70 an
adjoining one. The only other onaI
mines in the West are believed to no in
Eastern Oregon. The stones are found
III baSaltic OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Spokes-
man-Review
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
For Holiday Dinners and Dances.

There is. Il preference this season for
giving dinners and small dances rather
than great balls during the holidays.
The small and early Cinderella dances
at Sherry's. ending ut the stroke of ~.
have n pretty cotillon beginning at 8.
and the leader is chosen from among til"
most popular men in the society. \
dinner is given to ones most intimate
friends at home entertainments. and Il
large circle culled from ones visiting
list is invited for dancing at Il later
hour. The gowns for the girls who dine
and dance, from the latest debutuntc up
to those of the young matrons, arc this
year more often of white satin than Of
any other fabric, and are varied in many
ways. But they all have one thing IN
common-the full ilaring skirt, which
barely touches the floor, if it does not
escape it, Demi-trains are rare. and
full trains are worn only by brides. not
even by dowagers who keep up with the
times.
The skirt for this dancing gown is that
one of Paquin' s which has proved itself
most popular for gowns of many kinds,
the nine-gored skirt with he front
breadth folded deeply at the ton I'M \ o.
wide boxpleat, and allowed to fiare hes
low. The other breadths are narrower
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
INTERESTING SIGHTS.
Historic Ruins in the Esquinaux Country
Utilizing Bones of Wa es.

Utilizing Bones of Wa'es.
"By far the most interesting ruins ON
the coast were those we found near the
entrance to Nachvack bay. 1t was ext
dent from their appearance that they
had never been visited by Decorating
strangers, and even the natives dis
claimed all knowledge of them.
Upon Il narrow strip Of beach, at the
foot of precipitous ravine, cutting the
crest of the mountainous cliffs which
overhang the sea. half buried in shingles
and weighted with a heavy covering of
turf and moss. are the we'll preserved
remains Of what was once the residence
of populous tribe.
The main entrance had been formed
by setting upon end the lower jawbones
Of a whale. This led into broad pas
sageway. from which smaller ones
branched at irregular intervals, and
which terminated at the various family
Apartments or habitations. Whales
bones entered largely into the construc-
ton of the whole. no other ma terial hay
ing been used for supports. Nachyack
is far beyond the northern tree limit Of
the coast. and these were doubtless tie
best substitute for timbers which could
be procured. The vertebraa of whales
had been used as stools and for various
other purposes; the framework of
kayaks and komatiks, skin boats and
sledges. were Of bone and horn; the
weapons and implements were Of stone
bone. horn and ivory. Enough of tho So
were present TO have filled d ship, brs
not Il scrap of iron o. other metal could
be found, '-tJutil.g for Decambpr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
BOMBSHELL, AN ARTILLERY DOG
he Saved Two Little Children from
Sapin1yS nar

he Saved Two Little Children from
Serious Danger.
While gun was being loaded, Bomb
Shell would sit on the parapet and
watch the operation. That finished, he
would jump up and look out to sea over
the range, and then scamper down
from the parapet and follow US into
the bomb-proof.
AS usual, Bombshell was on hand to
see the test Of the new big gun.
He superintended the loading. and.
while l was aiming the gun, he looked
over the range as carefully as did the
lookout; and from his air of responsi-
bility one might have supposed that to
him had been intrusted the duty Of seq
Ing that the range was clear.
But when we started for the bomb
proof, instead Of following us, as was
his custom, Bombshell remained on the
parapet, looking out to sea and shifting
the air. In q moment he dashed off
through the bushes which covered the
narrow beach between the parapet and
the sea.
Though thinking his actions peculiar.
l was sure that he would not remain in
front of the gun, because he had done
so once, when quite young and inexpe-
rienced, and the burning grains Of pow
der-Which are always thrown out by
the blast Of a gun-had buried then!
selves in his skin, burning him badly.
de had never forgotten this.
Certain that he would take care Of
himself, l paid no further attention TO
him, but went with the others into th.
bomb-proof, and took my place by til:
electric key, ready to fire at the coin
mand of the captain.
Just as the command Fire" was
about to be given, Bombshell reappear
ed on the parapet and began TO bark
furiously into the very muzzle Of the
gun.
called to him. but he would not
come. Annoyed at the delay Of the
test, tried to catch him. but could not
do so. AS l approa ched he re1rc:ted.
still barking and apparently urging Me
to follow him.
Finally, convinced from the dogs az
lions that something was wrong. the
electric Wire was disconnected FROM
the gun, and l followed BombsllelI
Wagging his tail with JOY at having ac
complished his object. he led NE
through the underbrush to the beach
There, concealed behind a cllmp OF
bushes, were two little children quietly
digging in the sand and entirely nnron-
scious of the danger in which they had
been.-St. Nicholas.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
Worked a New Gag.

Breathlessly he rushed into bar
room on Sixth avenue the other morning.
Here, bartender he shouted, give
me a cocktail; there is going to be h
here in Il minute"
The cocktail mixed and drained off. he
continued: Here, quick! Give me an
other. There is going to be h here
in Il minute"
He proved his capacity by drinking tho
second cocktail. and before the bartender
had time to even think about the matter
the excited imbiber called for third
Come! Come. Hurry up there; give
me another one. tell you there will be
b here in minute'
Good morning, thank you." he Said
with Il wave Of his arm as he drained
the glass. Il nm broke. Charge it up
] told YOU there was going to be h
here in minute
The bartender is still looking for his
~ cents and the man who was so close
in touch with the Internal regions.--Eev
York Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31

The Philadelphia Times tells a pa-
thetic story of poor, patient little Ned.
who had been kept after school again
and again to learn a simple stanza
which all the rest Of the class had mas
tered.
At last he broke down and sobbed. ~
can't do it, Miss Gray; just cant do
it. Father says it's because have such
a poor"
"a poor what, Ned?"
You know what it is" a glimmcr O,
light Pickering in his face; 1.-The thing
YOU forget with"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
AT THE POINT OF THE KNIFE.
The Officer Found the Rec, uit Would No
ii .IxAIs mr.

The Officer Found the Rec, nit Would Not
stand Joking.
Here is story of raw recruit who
proved rather dangerous one to joke
with. An officer approached and asked
for his rifle.
''Let me see your .rihe.'
The raw recruit handed over his rifle,
and pleased expression stole over his
face. AS the officer received the weapon
he said. in a tone of deepest disgust:
you're fine soldier! You've given
up your rifle, and now what are You
going to dog
The young fellow turned pale. and.
putting his hand in his pocket. drew cut
big knife. and, preparing for business,
said, in a voice that could not be mis-
understood:
''Gi' me that rifle, or Ill bore hole
through you in minute
The officer instantly decided not to
play any further with the raw recruit,
and the rifle was promptly surrendered
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31

subject, but whether because It was not
deemed important In that intellectual but
dirty age or because he scared to grander
things, we will not discuss, but the Eng
land Of to-day well says of home, 1.-THE
cleaner it's the cosier it's" and our Ameri-
can advertiser improves the opportunity
to add that humble homes made bright
with Sapolio are better than tawdry pal
aces. Alas, for the thoughtlessness of
the man who forgot to ask whether his
bride used sapolio; The Scotch proverb
your tongue ye winno loose WI your
teeth 1"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
\ Profitable Road.

II was stakeholder in the first rail
road ever built in Oregon" said Il vet
cram Wall street man. land it was Il
snap. The road was Il street in Port
land. It was built in 1861. and road.
rolling stock and mules cost only lit
tie more than $4,000 1t was a mils.
long, and every man. woman and child
that rode that mile had to come down
with - cents. There were only six
for the road and divided nearly $5Os,NU
in profits. We didn't know what a good
thing we had, and when. in 1884. Ben
Holiday offered us 100000 for it. cash.
we. like fools. went and sold it to him.
l wish | had it now. "-NcW York Sun
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
Appreciated Speeches

Frederick Warle tells of an expert
ence which he had with Louis James in
Butte: I'VE had played 'Virginus' to a
packed house," he said. land there had
been much enthusiasm on the part Of
the gallery boys. After the final cur
tain and recalls l went to my dressing
room and began disrobing. But the
crowd refused to dispense and kept in
sisting on speech. To satisfy them |
finally snatched ? up "A sheet, threw It
around me. toga fashion, and thus
:costurlcd. Il strobe before the curtain.
Said 1: My friends, how can you rea.
5sonably insist on a speechS Virginius is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
Only Once.

DR.. Bushy, tho logging headmaster
of Westminster school, pretended not to
recognize his former pupil, Father pctrc.
in his ecclesiastical costume, and when
Petre had excused himself for his apps.
tasy on the ground that the Lord had
Scriptures as much us any man. sant
never knew TINT the Lord had need of
anything but once, and that was IN
lss. = & b
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
Historical Women.

Much. that is done in this world and
many characteristic owes it's origin
to hysteria. declared or acknowledged.
We generally confine the word to these
fits of passionate weeping III women and
girls. where self-control is lost and
screams prevail" says Mrs. Lynn Lin
ton. "Rut doctors and the experienced
know better, and they know that many
things which perplcx the unenlightenetl
and distress the sympathetic are simply
outhursts of hysteria. and that this is
the motive force by which is moved a
very large portion of human nature, es-
pecially of feminine nature, both young
and old
OF school girl loves and friendships
she says: "Vows and declarations, pro-
testations and misunderstanding jeal-
ousies. heart burnings. quarrels. despair.
here a wild outburst of fiery wrath,
there the upturnel nose of cold dis,lain,
and here again flood of tears. wherein
it would seem as if the very life of tho
silly creature were flowing away-all
these are the first spellings of the future
poem. which is now tragic epic. and
now peaceful idyl. And the whole
things is hysteria. from end to end. and
as baseless as all other such manifcsta-
tons under what name soeyer ley may
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
"A Potato Anniversary.

An Australian agriculturiss, Mr.
krichauff, has called attention 10 the
fact that the potato will celebrate the
3OOth anniversary of its Introduction ill.,
to England next year. It was in 1896
that Sir Walter Raleigh returned to
bacco and potatoes, which originally
grew in Peru. Although the potato. it
is estimated. furnishes one-sixtE of the
nourishment of the human race, for u
long time it was a delicacy for the rich
alone. Even at the beginning of the
Seventeenth century noblemen paid Is
pound for potatoes and seasoned them
with sherry. People often visited the
gardens of the botanist Gerard at Hol-
born to see the plants in bloom. There
is talk of a celebration in honor Of the
anniversary
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
RI You'd bio Poct Laureate,

! e YOU q BIZ poet laufeate Iii England fir
y ssss away; T s. - :,
&. Be careful whit yhu shy, sir; - -
81. he careful whit you say! St
Don't tell the Queen she's asing--that her
49, 81, {. frss y. gle,m with gray,
isn't III the fray $Ss@ %Es <I.s#. ..
! BE careful what you say sir; -
BE careful what you say!
II you'd be poet laureate In England far
s{[5:$8 away -. ..-E
81 No genius bring to play, sir; ~75~z Sas."
ss No genlns bring to play!
! For YOU mustn't be n genlus-so Victorian
= sEsFF# mandates say; E.--.a
But just jolly rhymcr. Keeling poems oft
*9#% for pay--s
But be careful what you say, sir:
Ito careful what you say!
5essSSE - - Atlanta Constitution
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
No Doubt About Her Meaning,

"Cheer up, old man. A womsn's NO
often means Yes you know"
But she didn't say No When /
asked her If she would marry me She
said, 7 will, I don't think l didn't
even get treated with respect" In
dianapolis Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
~ Queer PaDer.

,Aho''t the 4,eerest newspaper is lie
.a1llacn. 1t is issued weekly, is admir-
a.nly printed ON extensive pa per, and it's
news news consists almost exclusively of
figures tell in what Commandment Of tho
roulette wheels at Monte Carlo and Sna
the little balls have come to rest durinr
2 weeks 'business." The papcr costs
~ year. and the advertising rates are
- Inc for annonces and sc line for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-31
a Straight Life

What's the use of leading straight
life? Nobody gives you credit for it..
Society expects a more or less diverting
life from young fellow; it so accepts
him. Practically, it calls him ''ninny'
if he lives otherwise. 1t only asks of
him that he shall not be caught. Isn't
this so?
so entirely wrong in its personal appli-
cation. The real fuse" of leading "a
straight life is apparently absolutely
overlooked by this young man, who
seems to think that his life is lived for
others rather than for himself. The
''use' of leading an honorable life con.
Germs itself with the young man him.
self-to his own conscience. to his own
heart. Of what possible satisfaction is
it to get credit from others for doing
what is best for ones self? AIen do not
ting credit for ito win the hand of APP
plause. They do it for themselves for
their own inner satisfaction-that they
may he true to themselves and to the
best that is within them.
Aside from this paramount fact, how
ever, people do give 4 young man credit
for the life that he leads. and are far
young man suppcscs. But it depends
upon the people whose favor the young
man values. If he seeks the recognition
of what, is 80 wrongly called and known
as society righteous life. an no.
right life. an honorable ]ife-in other
words, manly life--may not count TO,
so much. But the aimlcss men and silly
women who constitute that body called
society figure for nothing in the life
of an earnest young man. If, however,
he associates with men who in his devel-
oping days may mean much to him, and
whose acquaintance in later years will
be pride and a JOY to him. if he finds
pleasure in the society Of women who
arouse his best thoughts he will find
that his life, free from blemish. is appre
ciated. is understood, is recognized and
is known. There is an indefinable chord
which always draws the right men to the
young man of pure life. They are the
men who give credit to Il young fellow
who tries to live rightly. and they are
the only men worth his knowing. These
men may not openly applaud him. but
they Will give him their confidence. their
good will, their friendship. And in later
years he will more fully understand what
these clements mean to him. Such men
do not call young man ''ninny be:
cause he leads az upright life: they cali
into their hearts and into their homes
living counts for 2 great deal rs example
and inspiration to others as well as train,
ing and advancement for one's self. 1t
gives a young man a certain indetinahlr
strength in himself and Il position in the
eyes of others which nothing else can
bring him. Edward w. Box in Ladies
L{nmr Tournal