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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Thirteen Miles of Tables.

In an account of the preparations for
the coronation of the Car, the Moscow
correspondent of the London Telegraph
devotes an interesting paragraph to the
entertainment offered to the people on
these occasions. cat the coronation of
Alexander II. there, were no less than
thirteen miles Of tables (672 in number)
laid symmetrically along the Khodynsky
field, just outside of the city, and on
the eve of the historic day they were
covered with various kinds of eatables
for the multitude. Thus, on each table
were placed five roasted sheep, the horns
gilt or silvered, and OH either side of the
improvised tables stood frs or pines,
like the traditional Christmas trees of
merely the usual apples, pears, sweet
meats and the fancy breads, but like
wise roasted ducks, chickens and hens
galore. There were no plates, and the
venerable old saying was acted upon that
Fingers were made before forks. and
hands before knives No government
with the wholesome fear of bankruptcy
before its eyes would dream of under
taking to supply the people with alcoholic
fore barrels and tubs Of water were
placed within easy reach of the thirsty
mooshiks who might be unlucky enough
to miss their share of the creature com
forts par excellence, which were also
supplied i'll vast quantities free of
charge. Between the tables and at i'll
tervals along the thirteen miles over
which they extended, lofty arabesque-
covered fountains were erected, whose
capacious reservoirs were filled to over
flowing with Crimean wine and the curl
Gus drink called myod. The national
vodka, however, was conspicuous by it's
ABSENCE
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
OIL AS A STEAM MAKER.
Crude Petroleum is Successfully Tested
as a Locomotive Fuel.

Gen. Thomas H. Hubbard has returned
to New York from California, where he
has been looking after important inter-
ests for the Southern Pacific railroad.
Gen. Hubbard returns with the Informal
ton that crude petroleum has been sue
cessfully tried as locomotive fuel on sew
eral branches of his road, and that it has
been found to he as efficient and great
deal more economical west of the Rockies
than coal.
"Crude oil,' said Gen. Hubbard. lis
found in great quantities in certain por-
tons of California, whereas coal is al
most luxury. The Atchison & Santa
Fe railroad has found that it can adapt
it's engines to the use of oil at u com
paratively small expense, but that there
is economy in substituting it for coal
which costs the railroads in California
almost $6 per ton. 1t is cleaner than
coal and seems to be better steam
maker. The Southern Pacific has two
locomotives which are using the petro-
leum successfully. do not think, how
ever. that it will ever be used as a srlJsti-
tute for coal in the East, that is, as long
as the coal here costs the railroads $1.25
per ton.'-NoW York World.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
What Girls Are Doing.

With a prospective six weeks spent
i'll camp in the Adirondack mountains
this summer. some young women hay.
taken the precaution to learn at least
enough cooking to make them indepen-
dent of cooks. What fine thing it is
for Il girl to feel that she can cook for
herself! So for the last month they
have been attending class where all
such dishes as might be useful to them,
in camp have been taught by a capable
teacher. A regular cooking club was
formed. each girl subscribing so much
towards paying the cook who taught
them, and great are the consequences
thereof. They gave a luncheon to wind
up their series of lessons. to which they
invited a few of their intimate friends,
and course after course of most excel
lent and easily prepared food was placed
before them. Broiled chicken, baked
fish, eggs i'll all sorts of ways-scram-
bled, poached. stuffed and en- mayon-
naise-vegetables, and desserts such was
the menu Each girl prepared and
served her own dish, just as she will
have to do in the mountains, and of
course each one tried to excel the other.
Someone was heard to remark: "The
cooking part is great fun. and not so
very difficult: but what if we had to
wash up wards!'-Harpers Ba-
Ear.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Wild Canaries.

Says writer in the Philadelphia Rec
are captured wild in the United States
Southern California is full of wild cana
RIGS, and there are no better singers in
the world In some sections the air
seems to be filled with melody. They
are so plentiful that the boys kill them
in great numbers with slingshots, and
they are little more thought of than
sparrows. prefer the American cana
ries to the imported, and there does not
seem to be any danger that the supply
will ever run short" -&,.-.:. : :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Sarah Bernhardt's Hands,

1t has been asserted by the admirers of
Nine Bernhardt that if she were so con-
cealed by curtains as to render visible
only her hands, with which she could 20
through pantomimic action. she would
be instantly recognized by any one who
had ever seen her act. 1t is certainly
true that her arms and fingers are as
potent agents in the expression of her
emotions as they are unusual. The aver
age actor has IL scanty enough stock of
gestures all of them traditional. with
which to express love. hate. despair, rage.
contempt, and the rest. But the divine
Sarah! All, that is another thing!
Let Nine. Bernhardt speak French.
Greek, Choctaw, Or not at all: let the
play be Racine Sardou. what you will:
let the thought be the height of passion
or a level of ordinary experiences, with
only her beautiful and wonderful hands
she can translate the. whole story; day
light and champagne discover not more
clearly. There is something about her
inspired finger tips strange, weird and
more than natural.
About the middle of the first of CTS
monla" in walks this astonishing crca~
ture, leading the clever little child who
plays the part of Gismonda' s son. The
duchess seats herself at one side and talks
with her barons about Il statue of Aph-
rodite and other easy topics. She does
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
"A Stack of Letters.

A young man in San Francisco and a
young lady in San Jose were for a time
very much in love- with each other, and
during the period each wrote the other
two-pound letter every day weighted
down to the limit with kisses and ex-
pressions of love. But they quarreled a
couple of weeks ago.
Send me back my LETTERS she wrote
Return mine first" he replied.
IF you had been a gentleman you
would not have waited for me to demand
their RETURN wrote she.
ethics for the use of women only
don't co. he responded.
Then there came pause in their cor
rcspondence. The young man wanted his
letters very badly, for he knew he had
made a fool of himself in every line of
every letter. The young lady wanted
hers, because anyone would think she
was crazy in love with such brute.
Send my letters On April 5, and I'll
send yours the same date so we will
both get them at the same time,' wrote
he; J..
''All right" she answered.
Each waited to see if the other would
really act in good faith and send the let
tiers, so neither received them.
"a man who has so little regard for
his word,' ETC., wrote she.
"a woman who would deliberately at
tempt such confidence game" ETC., re
sponded he.
There was another pause in the CORE
spondencc, during which both tried; to
devise some way of effecting an ex-
change. The idea of third party oc-
Cured to both. but was abandoned. The
intermediary might read the letters. Fl
nally the young man decided to go after
them. He effected the exchange. and
now the correspondence has resumed.
1ou know, dear little sweetheart. that
''You horrid boy, to treat me so. l
have notion never to love you again,
answered she, and there will soon be an
other stack of two-pound letters to ex-
change.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Black Wells The Best.

The success of the veil depends upon
discretion in choice of pattern and it's
method of adjustment Indeed, the art
of putting on q veil is difficult one.
Our Partisan sisters possess the happy
knack of twisting yolumnous lengths of
net or gauze around their heads with an
effect altogether delightful. TO the
careful study, then, of veil adjustment
would we direct our readers, and also
draw their attention to choice of design
and color. The sallow-complexioned
she Of the roseate cheeks from the red
the business woman from the unpracti-
cal white, and so OH, while undoubtedly
the smartest and most becoming veil Of
all is the black, Of soft, fine quality and
fascinating design
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
DOSen't Like American Hotels

Maj. Edgar A. de Bernales, editor and
proprietor of the London Hotel World,
who is now in this country, has this to
say of American hotels "You can live
at London or Paris hotel much more
cheaply than at an American house,
and get better quality and more quantity
of food. You do not practice in this
country the science of economy. Tons and
tons of good valuable meats and breads
are dumped daily out of the back doors
of hotels in America. while we in Lon
don or England waste pounds. You can
get better meal for 80 or 40 cents at
Paris restaurant than is served you at
the leading American hotels for from
not to WaStpV
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Jewels Are Dyinp Ont

Jewels seem to be worn less and less
every year. With day toilettes they are
scarcely seen at all, and the fact was
authoritatively illustrated the other day
at the marriage of the daughter of the
Count d'Hanssonyille, which brought to-
gether all that is related to royalty in
France. Scarcely a jewel was to be seen
III this elegant assembly. The bride wore
not a single gem.
The festive earring is so nearly out of
date that it is hardly found except on
the elderly. ! should guess that not one
her ears pierced. AS for the breastpin,
which in other days was a necessary fin
.ish to the dress, fashion at present has
crowded it out Of use. The collar band
being fastened behind. it's effect is only
married by placing Il jewel in front. Also
brooch that faStens nothing being SUI
pertuous. it is out Of date. In England,
where white linen cuffs are worn with
day gowns, sleeve buttons are part of a
dress. but French fashion does not toll
crate linen cuffs, and Sc sleeve buttons.
as a rule, are not seen. Bracelets can
not be worn with long sleeves and thus
there is very little left but finger rings
and the watch.-Philadelphia Times
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Settled the Dispute.

London Answers recently revived the
following celebrated problem:
"A respectable Arab sheikh, when de-
parting this life, left the whole of his
property to his three sons, Abdullah,
SuleiInan and Raschid. The property
consisted 1T seventeen camels, and, in d.
viding up the property, the following
proportions were to be observed: ALI
dullah, the eldest son, was to have one
half of the camels; Suleiman, the second
son, one-third, and Rascnid. the youngest
the camels were not on any account to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Saves Much Time,

Even in these travelling days there are
many people who do not care for travel.
ing: There are some to whom it. is an
affflctlon. There are others to whom ii
is a bore. Therefore an advertisement
now running in the New York Dapers is
calculated to catch the eye Of many such.
In staring letters, you read: "Why
travel when you can telephone? a Jour.
ney out Of town is an expense. A jour
ney to Chicago is calamity. The tele-
phone will save you ALL There is nc
doubt that this will appeal to many PEG
PIE who: are not fond of travelling, even
the two, telephoning is less of nuisance
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
THE MARRIAGE BROKEN OFF
New York Man Advertises for Wife and
Discovers Sister.


Discovers Il Sister.
Ralph Seely, a New York farmer. who
is a bachelor, inserted an advertisement
in a Toledo matrimonial newspaper some
time ago for a wife and gave the as
sumed name of Winifred Hale The adj
vertsement was answered by a Dayton
woman who gave the name of Miss
Maggie Sloan. also assumed, her real
name being Mrs. Sarah Weeks, a widow,
Over the assumed names a correspond
ence was opened and a marriage was ar
ranged.
Seely came on here from New Platz,
y. Y, and met his intended at her home,
in West Dayton. Then followed a
denouement. The betrothed couple dis
covered that they were brother and sis
ter who had not seen each other for
many years. OF course the engagement
was declared off. but the meeting was
Il happy one after ALL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
There was One.

The lecturer inquired drama ticalIy:
Can anyone in this room tell NE of
perfect man.
There was dead silence.
HAS anyone he continued, heard
of perfect woman?
Then a patientlooking little woman in
a black dress rose up at the back of the
auditorium and answered:
''There was one. I've often heard of
her. but she's dead now. She was my
husbands first wife. San Francisco
Times and Observer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29

and an investigation revealed the fact
that it was 81 porcelain egg, such as are
used to place in hen nests. The snake
had evidently been OH n prospecting tour
about some barnyard and carried Off the
fake egg. He attempted to swallow it,
and, being unable to get it either up or
thront, came to his death by suffocation.
The snake was over five feet i'll length
and heavy in promotion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
On Love that Sufficeth Unto Itself.

Pity me not nor deem love In vain
That thou shouldst give me aught for low
Ing thee,
Were taking somewhat from loves purity,
And liking 1t to greed that strives for gain !;
Nor ever wish this love Of mine might Wane,
But rather that to all my life 1t be
As to the hearts Of birds their minstrelsy,
As to the fainting flowers, the tender rain,
AZ to the dying. jesus wine and bread,
AS to the flesh, the souls Imagining
Yea. even as unto eyes but newly dead,
When first the gates Of Heaven aslnder
swing.
Gods sunbeam, glinting from some angels
wing.
Streams downward, gladdening all the path
way dread.
-Duffield Osborne in Harper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
A Short Will.

One of the shortest wills ever filed
gates Office in New York. It was the
work of Andrew Wesley Kent, lawyer,
and was written on a sheet of his Of
fee paper. 1t read: "My will: I give,
devise and bequeath unto my wife. Nina
Kent, all my estate, both real and. per-
sonal. l appoint her executrix thereof
and revoke I'LL former Wills
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Sure Sign of Illness.

Frederick Locker-Lampson, in his re-
cent autobiography, tells Of patient in
all English hospital who one morning
told his servant that he was sure his last
illness was beginning: ''I'm very ill. Go
for the doctor; have lost my appetite:
I can't get through my penny roll.
"Well," said John, much relieved, when
the baker came this morning, all the
penny rolls was gone, sir. so l gave you
Il two-pennv roll
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Bad Men to Tackle.

Burglars make a mistake when they
tackle n physicians office. One broke
into London doctors consulting room,
few days ago, and the doctor threw at
him the first thing he could lay his
hands on. 1t happened to be bottle
thief in the heck and Srofe Tba thine
got away, but the next day the police
shifted at every suspicious character
they met and soon bagged their man.
Twenty-four hours later, when he was
arraigned in court, he still reeked Of the
peppermint. Another thief was Giscov-
cred by New York physician in his Of
fees, week before last. The doctor pre-
tended be thought the intruder was a
accordingly thumped and pounded him
for ten minutes in the most professional
manner, pronounced him perfectly
sound, and charged him S..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Wanted News.

Brick Pomeroy was at one time ell
gagged in Milwaukee as city editor of
the News. A hotel at a Lake Michigan
resort. seven miles from the city, caught
fire and burned to the ground The
other Milwaukee papers reported the in
cident at great length, but the News had
no, mention of it.. Pomeroy called in his
only reporter, and began to reproach the
unfortunate staff. ''But, Mr.. Pomeroy."
urged the writer, II have a good excuse
for. failing to get that" ''Damn your
excuses replied the angry city editor,
II can hire a man for SIS a week to make
excuses. What want is news.'' s,E
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Clicked on a Porcelain Err.

l.. D. Gordon of Jefferson City, Mo-,
found the body of big black snake in a
rock quarry near town this morning.
he noticed an abnormal protuberance,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
The Lost Children of the City.

"a scene at the station house0
'Leave hope behind, all ye who enter here;"
AS the sad Florentlne, upon the gate
OF endless night, beheld those words of
fate, T.
So darken they our thought as we draw near
These haunts unused to prayer Or softening
tear.
But 10! like flowers that OH fires pathway
wait
70 comfort lands laid waste and desolute,
How the lost children light these shadows
drear!
AS tinkling springs that OH Il sudden greet
The traveller in wild, rock~set and scar,
So rise the tones Of childish laughter sweet
o little ones beguiied Of grief and fear.
Then seems some tender echo to repeat,
.'"Fhere vet Is hope, all We who enter here."
-Edith Nj. Thomas in the Century.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29

Lady Colin Campbell, erstwhile cd
itor of a little paper called the Realm, is
u noted swimmer and fenssy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Monster SawfSh.

One of the most wonderful catches
ever made with the rod and reel was
accomplished by n. NJ. George of Dan
bury, Conn.,, recently He was fishing
for tarpon at Niger Head, few miles
down the river, with A. +. Gonzalez as
guide, when he got strike. 1t did not
take long to ascertain that the game
and Mr.. George settled down to give
the fellow battle. The fish soon came
to the surface. He was monster saw
fish. and he slashed his saw about in
the water at great rate Mr.. George
handled the fish most skillfully, and
proved that he is a thorough expert in
the use of the rod and reel. The battle
lasted one hour and twenty minutes,
gait and killed. He measured II feet 5
inches in length, and weighed 625
pounds. His saw was 40 inches in
length and 5 inches in width. and his
flppers measured So inches. This gives
Mr.. George the record on the Caloosa-
hatchee for the largest sawfish ever
caught with rod and reel. Mr.. George
says he doesn't care to tackle another,
and this is the conclusion of all the noted
experts who have ever played Il sawfsh
This may read like great fish story
to people who know little of the great
fishing on the Caloosahatchee river, but
the facts as given are absolutely correct
The gentlemen who come here from all
parts of the world to catch tarpon are
genuine sportsmen, and would scorn to
have an incorrect record made of any
of their catches, which are all made
with rods and reels.
Mr.. George is my nephew" said cx-
Gov. Roswell P. Flower, land there
fore any fish stories concerning him are
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, s'help'm."- IT Tropical News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
GladneSS Comes

With a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most slSillful
physicians. but if in need of laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
wcll-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used andgives most general satisfaction.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
Economy in Planning.

Many housekeepers waste energy and
ruin their dispositions by failure to
plan with discretion. Every Thoughtful
housewife plans. With Il large number.
tile last thoughts Oh retiring at night
are concentrated OH some plan for next
days work. l would not disparage plan
ming. for it is a poor household that
has for it's mistress an automatic ma
chine which does i'll turn what pre-
sents itself with no thought of order or
sequence of duties.
One of the most fruitful sources of do
nestle disarrangement is a total lack
of discretion in the housewives estima-
ton of her own strength. Not even in
politics is the question of economy of
more vital Importance than when ap>
piled to our individual strength. There
is no gain, even though we stint our
selves in the use of flour, sugar and
such necessities, if. at the same time
we do not husband our strength and
learn to plan our work within the limit
of this strength.
Have you not known some woman
with more ambition than prudence, who
planned to be done in one day wash
ing, ironing, baking and all the other
duties incidental to housekeeping? In
nine cases out of ten, if you could have
looked in OH the same woman next day
you would have found her lying down,
There is no economy in such method
for the work done in one day could have
been allotted to two days with not half
the dire results.
Beside the drain on the physical
strength, it is Il tax on the mental state,
for in many instances the plans adopted
in the morning cover more work than
can be accomplished by all ordinary
mortal in a~day. Night finds the house
hold perfect chaos and the wife and
mother dissa tisfied. cross and fretful.
Aside from overestimating our own
strength, we often, in planning days
work, fail to make allowance for inter-
ruptions in the form of VISITORS etc.
With so many irons in the fire, such
Interruptions are, to say the least, en-
barrassng; for with Il disordcrly house,
the inevitable result of multiplied under
takings, and a ruffied temper, one cam
housckeeper or good hostess. The
HOuSekceper.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
THE TURN OF LIFE.
THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD IN
THE LIFE OF A WOMAN.
Experience of Mrs. Kelly, of Patchogue,
Long Island.

There is no period in woman's earthly
career which she approaches with so
much anxiety as the ''change of life.