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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
Dec0dencc of Manners.

In reviewing book on Dancing" the
London Spectator nouts the authors la
mentations over the decadence of man.
ners in our day. Evidently what they
deplore." it says. is the disappearance
Of the Tnrveydrop department and the
Turveydrop manner of speech: Taken
altogether, with the exception of the no.
toriousy ill-brcd circle of the woult-be
smart people, society in London and
elsewhere shows vast improvement up
on the manners Of former generations
AS to dancing, the fact is that social
dancing is no longer regarded in the old
light. 1t used once to he merely means
of 'peacocking' oneself. as the Spanish
would have it, of displaying the points
and graces of a fine person: it is now
looked upon as a pleasant physical exer.
else for young people. And if the young
people prefer that it should take the form
of a jolly romp which, to tell the truth, it
not unfrequently does-they may we'll be
considered the best judges of their own
on iOVmpnf -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
Sacrificinr His Relations.

The Omaha representative in Congress
tells a good story pertaining 10 the
speech Of Senator Thurston on the Mon
roe doctrine in which he offered. like
relat tons in the defense of his country.
He says that Senator Thurston's father
in-aw was nccostcd on the street in
that city the other day by an old friend,
who remarked that he had not seen him
for u long time and inquired if he had
been i'll.
NO. was the reply, II have not been
ill.,, hut I have been lying low. My SON
in-law, in his speeches in the Senate has
offered all his own relations on the altar
of his country, and / have been expect
ing that he would offer his wife's rela-
tons next SO thought it we'll to keep
out of sight for q time.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
New YOrk's '.Swift" Youths.

Just to show how swift we are. pre-
sent this criminal fact, says the New
York correspondent of the Pittsburg
Dispatch. Sammy Logan, aged ~ years,
was discharged from the island +oday.
He served five days for drunkenness.
When he shook hands with the warden,
he said love affair was the cause of
his downfall The girls people got
sore on me. see?" said Sammy, land she
just t'rcw me over some tough. which
druv me to liquor" The official of the
works" sympathized with the love-
wrecked tot and asked him where he
proposed to go. WELL" said the baby
citizen, II guess I've got Is cents what
you took away from me. and I'll go to a
lodgin' house and tomorrow I'll go back
to the caterin' business out on the houle
ward. I'm going to give up drink, save
such beginnings grow our local states
men and solid mudOOnS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
TIE BREAD OF THE WORLD.
What This Important Food Ia Made Of in
Different Countries.

What This Important Food Ia Made Of in
different Countries.
In England and America wheat bread
is within the reach of all and scarcely
is thought given to the fact that only
small portion of the carths inhabit-
ants enjoy it; 1t is only during the
last century that wheat bread has come
into common use. 4 hundred wears
ago wealthy families in England used
only peck Of wheat year and that
at Christmas, eating oatcakes during
the remainder Of the time.
The German 'pumpernickcl" is u rye
bread with a curious sour taste, but
after eating it awhile one acquires quite
a taste for it. 1t is less nutritious than
that of wheat. In the poorer parts of
Sweden the people bake their rye bread
only twice year and store it away,
so that eventually it is as hard as bricks.
Farther north still barley and oats
become the chief bread-corn. But in the
distinct North is where man is put to
thought to provide himself with bread.
In Lapland. if man trusted to grain,
he would starvc. so the people exc out
their scanty store Of oats with the inner
bark of the pine, and after grinding this
mixture it is made into large fiat cakes
which, after all. are not half bad.
In dreary Kamschatka the pine or
birch bark itself, well ground, pounded
and baked, constitutes the whole of tho
native bread food. Bread and butter
is represented by u dough of pine bark
spread with seal fat. In certain parts
Of Siberia the people not only grind
the pine bark, but cut off the tender
shoots, which procedure must give the
bread an unpleasantly resinous flavor.
In Iceland the lichen is scraped off
the rock, made into bread buildings and
put into soup. In Russia and China
buckwheat is pressed into service. 1t
makes a palatable bread, though of II
dark violet tinge.
In Italy and Spain chcstnuts are
cooked. ground into meal, and used for
bread and soup hickcnins. Alillet fur
nishes Il white bread in Arabia, Egypt.
and India. This grain is credited with
being the very first used in bread
making.
Rice bread is still the staple food of
the Chinese, Japanese and Indians.
In the Indian archipelago the starchy
pith of the sago palm is made into bread
and jn parts of Africa the natives use
certain root for the same purpose
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
Gets a Medal for Spceu.

Engineer William Turnkey. who pulled
the Lake Shores rccord-brcaking train
from Erie to Buffalo last October, has
just been given an elaborate silver med
al by w. X. Vanderbilt and w. Seward
Webb. Mr. Turkeys ability as an en-
ginccr saved this trial of speed from
being failure, for when the train
reached Eric it seemed irretrievably be-
hind tho scheduled time, and Mr.. Tun-
keys quick work saved the day. The
medal given to Mr.. Turnkey is of solid
silver. weighs nearly two pounds, and
is Il work Of art
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06

also the sailor was able to do. After n
pause the latter asked the dean whether
he could say the Lords prayer Dean
Stanley repeated the prayer as desired.
Nov, them" said the sailor, 'can you
repeat it backward" The dean made
the attempt, closing his eyes the better
TO concentrate his thoughts on his task
AT length he finished. Eyes," said the
sailor, that's all very well, but haven't
you heard that we must watch as we'll
rs pray!" The rogue had drank the
cleric's beer while the latter was en-
gagged in saying the Lords prayer back
ward .---Westminster Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06

it's stem attaining diameter of four
feet, although it does not exceed one foot
in height. It puts out two leaves, each
six or eight feet in length, and these are
split by the whiting Of the wind into a
number of stiff, narrow ribbons, bearing
no little resemblance to the legs of a
gigantic spider. The resemblance be-
comes startling when strong breeze
puts the leg-like leaves into rapid motion,
ana eh the negroes !S shi:yeringly eXelaim that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
An Elastic Currency.

The mint officials of the Malayan
peninsula CLAIM the distinction of "coin-
ing the most unique piece of money
now in use in the world. This curious
coin is simply thin disk of hardened
vegetable gum, the original source of
supply being the bola tree and bluff
of emery sand.
Dozens Of trusty officials are constant
" employed in collecting bola gum and
sitting and pounding the sand which is
to be used as ''alloy."
The coins so struck are not only unique
and curious on account of the material
used in their composition, but because
they have the least exchange value Of
any medium, unless we except the shell
money of the west coast of Africa.
No other piece of money" can be &c.
quircd with such small expenditure of
time or goods as the bola gum "coin;"
consequently such pieces arc valued very
lightly by those unlucly enough to come
into possession of few millions of such
disks.
1t is almost impossible to frame
very definite conception of the small
value of this standard of exchange. y
cent could readily be exchanged for 49,
900 freshly minted bola gum coins-
Boston Globe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
Tho Croxc for 1)csff-

The little iimcracks that go with every
rich womun's personal outfit make big
holes in her income or allowance. Just
to keep desk and dressing table com
plctc in every elaborate detail and al
ways tlecked out in tho latest novelties
would require the entire salary of the
average business man. The list of
requisite appurtenances is endless. and
the price Of each individual ono is very
great. T.
Each holiday sea son brings Its novel
tics, and the principal change isS'in the
material used. Celluloil is utterly passe.
Old ivory has lost its prestige, and even
"sterling silver" is Il thing of the past,
since it has found it's way to bargain
counters. For fashion is nothing if not
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
No Joking Matter.

The new woman is learning that lean
year bring responsibilities as well as
privileges. Jane Smith, Nebraska
was accepted. The man began prepare.
tons for the wedding, and then the wom-
an declared that it was only joke.
He thought otherwise. and the proposer
is threatened with breach of ipromise
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
Beat the Clergyman.

1t is related that Dean Stanley once
went to an inn in a country village and,
after oydering Il pot of ale. sat down on
a bench beside an old sailor. The dean
and presently asked him if he could say
the points Of the compass. The sailor
could do so. "Now.'' .said the dean,
team you say them backwards y This
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
a Good EXAMPLE.

When Joseph II. Choate was in Wash
irrigation cases before the Supreme
court he attended dinner where he
met several public men who themselves
enjoy high rcputa ton for wit. A few
of them were chatting together after
dinner. when Mr.. Choatc surprised them
with the statement that he had never
seen a game Of poker played, never at
a pass. a senator in the group re.
gretfully said: II wish I could say
that" "Why not? Choate does"
quickly replied Speaker Reed and oil the
party, including the senator, saw the
nOint of his Joke.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
ElOW Of ArtcSian Wells.

The ma gnitude of the flow from IL
good artcsian well is hardly realized. AS
an instance the power we'll at Chamber
lain, Oak, flowing about 1900 gal
Ions per minutes, in tho course Of each
twenty-four hours brings to the surface
of the ground the immense amount OF
G,4SO,OOO gallons of water. In Rrulr
county, Oak, there are twenty-four large
artesiun wells, flowing. on an average,
1000 per minute. which would bring the
aggregate flow of all the wells to some
thing like 72000.OOO gallons every TWEEN
ty-fonr hours. In every direction other
wells are being hurried down, and thirty
days from now should see seven more
wells added to the list, with an addition
al flow of probably about 20.OOO,O0O gal
Ions every twenty-four hours.
Miss Hogaboom (of Chicago)-" And
what profession is you brother in, Lord
Shortcush?" Lord Shortcasll-"Oh,
when Algernon leaves Oxford. fancy
he will take orders" Miss Hogaboom
(s,,rprised)--"Yes? Well, there arc some
!! real nice gentlemen travelling for pal
Tid-Bits, =. ....,.y ,.ss..Jo. -. 3,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
Pure

Blood means sound health. With pure. rich.
healthy blood. the stomach and digestive
organs will be vigorous. and there will be no
dyspepsia. Rheumatism and neuralgia will
be unknown. Scrofula and salt rheun will
disappear. Your nerves Will be strong. your
sleep sound. sweet and refreshing Hood
Sarsaparilla makes pure blood. Tha, i
why it cures many diseases. That is why
thousands take it to cure disease. retain
good health. Remember
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
A Patriotic House.

Capt Jud Haskins, who lives west of
Mount Vernon cemetery, is perhaps the
most patriotic man in this section. He
lives in two-story frame house and has
just completed the work of painting it
red,, white and blue. The stripes run
horizontally around the house. The first
stripe which is blue, comes u? to the
lower windows; the second stripe, white;
reaches to the second-story windows, and
the balance Of the roof is red. The house
looms 10 in great shape from the road,
and it is said that it looks rather artistic.
Capt. Haskins is an old soldier.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
"A Living Reality

There is circle of women in Chicago
who believe and act on the assumption
that rs woman is as good as man, and
usually much better, she should be treat
ed accordin'! So Miss Adelaide John
son, who is a member of this set, when
she came to marry Alexander Frederick
Jenkins, the other night. managed things
in her way. She invited twenty friends
to a "white evening" No advance hint
was given as to the nature of the enter
tainmcnt. Among the guests was Susan
B. Anthony. The company found the
drawing room draped in snowy cheese
cloth. White silk cushioned the chairs
and tables, on which rested crystal bowls
filled with white blossoms. When all
was ready the Rev. Cora l.. V. Rich
mond proceeded to marry the couple
and presently Mr.. jenkins, who is twelve
years younger than his bride and very
amiable, beca mc-Alexandcr Frederick
johnson, the lady prefcrring to keep her
own name. Alexander Frederick John
son (nce Jenkins) is an Englishman, and
Mrs. Johnson has thus shown that the
Monroe doctrine is living reality.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
Comics OF Famous WARRANTS

\ fac similc of the warrant for the
execution of King Charles l. in 1913.
and also perfect copy of the warrant
for the execution of, Mary Stuart, Queen
of Scots. dated 1887, are now in the
possession of Attorney Samuel NJ. Dixon
Of this city. Mr.. Dixon conten,platcs
presenting these curios1ties to the State
Historical society in short time Hc
received them from England some years
ago and~ had them framed. and they
now hang upon the walls Of his office.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
De difficult to obtain as well as beautiful.

be difficult to obtain as well as beautiful.
Dresden china has had a great run,
ana desks and dresser were fitted uD to
match the dainty white china painted
either in pale forget-mc-nots, viOIets or
pansles, or: when the sets were made
daffodils.
But lovely as Dresden was, matching.
as it did, boudoir and bedroom, society
Will have none Of it at this season.
Deltt is the rage this year and all the
old-timc favorjtes, regardless of cost.
must make way for this beautiful old
fashioned ware, with its windmills and
meadows in the clear blue and white
making vcritable picture gallery in
themselves. Delft is expensive at any
time, and especially SO now that it bears
the stamp Of fashions approval.
1t is astonishing the number Of arti-
cles that are necessary for perfectly
for the desk, the pen handles and pen
Gil holders are Of Delft. So are the long,
slender pen tray. stamp box, sponge cup
and paper weight. The huge blotting
pad is held in place at the corners by
triangular bits of quaint blue and white
ware, and the ink eraser and paper cut
ter both are finished with Delft handles.
The timcpiece on the shelf over the desk
is tiny clock set in a long. slim Delft
windmill, and near by q picture of
ound-faced, long-waisted Dutch lady.
after the rembrandt style, is framed in
medallion Of twisted blue and white.
l he season 8 calendars are framed in the
same quaint fashion, and rare old
Delft PLAQUE does service as a card re-
Scivcr.
The dressing table, seen through the
blue and white Japanese draperies that
curtain off the dressing room from the
boudoir = also tricked out iii the same
unique color scheme. The table itself is
IF wb:te enamel. with draperics of white
Kauz' which must he frequently re-.
new' /. and Topped and knotted with
D"ltt blue ribbon. The table spread is
~ fine linen. embroidered in silk to
Latch the ribbon, and the entire set of
toilet articles. brushes-T;hich must be
round and without hanGlcs-handglas S.
manicure tray, candlesticks. min trays
honbon saucers, hairpin holder and pow
der dish. are one and all in the blue and
white china that is this season priced
above the choicest of Srvres.-New York
World.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
4 Guardian Angel,

When my good-nights and prayers are said.
And am tucked up in bed,
l know my guardian angel stands
And holds my head between his hands
I cannot see his gown Of light
l,ecause keep my eyes shut tight,
For II open them ] know
My pretty angel has to go.
But while my eyes are shut hear
His white wings rustling very near;
] know 1t Is his darling wings
Not mother folding up my things:
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
Curious Caves Discovered.

Large subterranean caves have been
discovered, says the Petit Journal of
Paris, two miles from the Queroy rail
way station. at a place known as the
Cbaumes. The discovery was due to
the action of dog which persisted in
scratching Mt small opening in the
ground. The caves consist of several
chambers covered with stalactitcs and
stnlagmites. In one of these was found
a human skull and several fragments of
pottery. In another were set of stones
which. when struck, gave forth all the
notes of the gamut, and in third was
a block of stone in the form of bap-
tjsmal font
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
A Vegcta BILE Spider,

DR.. Welwitsch, who. has recently ex-
plOred the country about Cape Negro, in
Africa, tells of curious tree called the
spider tree. It grows on windy plains,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
No Whisky Ads.

All contra cts for whisky ADVERTISE
ments in the Ledger have expired. and
from this date no whisky advertisement
shall appear in these columns at any
price. If the saloon people desire to OK
patiatc on the merits O. of any peculiar
brand Of their damnation, they can look
elsewhere for a medium through which
to extoll it's virtues. The Ledger makes
no claim to sanctification, but when a
saloonkecper tells us that Sc ad. in the
Ledger has sold for him $1,000 worth of
whisky, it makes MS feel that we have
been in a small measure responsible for
the damage done. and we promise to
"sin no more" Murray (Ky.) Ledger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week l'r
Erwin. Wheeler & Wheeler IS and -
Loan ans! Trust building. MilwankAt
Wis. These attorneys will furnish: tn.
Inventors Handbook" free Oh r"r1:"s'
J. II. l:eazen. a-sST., Milwaukee. trolley
guard; w. J. t'illunI. a>>gr.. Eruie >'..i
propeller: J. II. Lniiey. as$Sr.. Euringtn:
horse blanket: G..or-" Fax. l.: crosse. gun
rack; D. Hri,l"l a-srr.. Mi.maUtc". rN,.;-
sior machine: j. H. il';ii"rin::"1. a>>-...
milwaukee,. foo! COMPOUND a!I naki,r:
same; j. II. ;I:.ii.rin:;r:.. a>-Sr.. NiiNa
krc. extract Of n.i' AMI making .llij"
Flora Hofmri>,cr Earii:". arIu-reS' and ia
BILE for telephones: +. hrG:1l2'.n, milwaukee, .
engine; +. J. i'aii'i. l:a'i". telescope
trunk: William J. Seine! ier. Milwauks'
culinary device: J. l.. Whit. a>>gr We-;
Superior. hollow blast rocking crate; y.
l.andrcth Seed c"rni,any. Man:t'U," AMI
Sheboysan, canned green peas. 1rai' mari
England has } import her plea >ant
now: all order for 10000 Old En"ii'.:,.
dark-necked live rhcasan1s has l''":! sent
RI
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
A Rich Woman's beginning.

a rich woman of Boston, says a writ
err, began life as girl, down in Maine,
by collecting tripe, which was so plenti
full and so despised that it was thrown
away. She discovered it's value ss u
food in cities and began the work Of col
lecting quantities of it and hiring children
to clean and prepare it for market. In
this way she created an actual industry
which grew to large proportions and
which she left to others when she had
made money enough to risk coming to
the metropolis, where other investments
made her worth half million dollars.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-06
TOOTH IN HER LUNG,
Mrs. Persons Three Months Of Sickness
Accounted For.

Mrs. Patrick pierson, who lives at
Elizab beth. n. j., went on Saturday. Oc-
tober rs last, to dentist TO have Il
tooth extracted She took laughing
gas. When she recovered her senses
she felt choking sensation, but at that
time she ascribed it to the effects of the
gas y few minutes later her brea thing
became affected much as though she had
been suffering with asthma.
fler condition became worse on Sun-
day and on Monday she was so i'll that
a physician, DR.. Mack, was called. He
pronounced tho disease to be pneumonia,
and treated Mrs. Picrson for it. Then
the pneumonia symptoms disappeared
These were followed by other PECULIAR
symptoms. and the doctor became puz-
zlcd. He seemed to be able to stop
every disease that seemed to dcvlop. but
he failed to cure the patient after six
weeks of varying treatment. DR.. Mack
became convinced that some unusual
lung. as she coughed almost incessa ntly,
and he had her removed to the hospital.
y consultation of physicians of the staff
was held. and Il was decided that the
only method of treatme for a case of
this mysterious kind was to open the
lung cavity. 1t was decided at the
same consultation that Mrs. Pierson was
Mr.. Pierson was told, he says. that his
wife was incurable.
One day she had an extremely severe
tit of coughing. In the midst of it she
said she felt something coming up in
her throat. Finally she coughed mp
something. The something was hard.
encysted, and two prong-]ike projections
from it attracted the attention of her
husband, who discovered that they were
the roots of a tooth. 1t was. in fact,
the wisdom tooth of Mrs. Pierson. which
the dentist had extracted while She WAS
unconscious and which he must have al
lowed her to draw into her winlppe
Since she coughed it up she has RAPIDLY
improved.
The physicians were astonishcd when
they learned Of the cause Of her illness.
The explanation given as to why the tooth
was not coughed up before is that one
OF the roots was curved at the end in
the shape Of j and had hecomed hooked
in tho mpn,hra IF tho limo