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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14
The First White House Bathtub.


In an article on The Domestic Side
dies Home Journal. ex-President Har-
rison gives this interesting view Of the
home portion of the executive mansion:
Properly speaking he says, "therc are
five bedrooms in the executive mansion
though by the use of two dressing-rooms
and of the end of /, short hall that form
erly opened to large north window. Tut
has now been closed up to make a small
bedroom, the number may be increased
quarters. Those provided are in the
basement, and only those opening to the
south are habitable. The north rooms
open upon damp brick area and are
unhealthy. One of the basement rooms,
having a southern exposure, is fitted up
as a billiard room. but very plainly.
at is said that provision for library
for the white house was first made during
Mr.. Fillmore's term. Neat cases are ar
ranged about the room, and most of
them are filled with bookshelf editions
of historical and classical works. There
is no catalogue, and the library has not
been kept up.
president Adams introduced billiards
into the white house, purchasing the first
table, balls and cues at a cost of SCI,
paying for them out of his own pocket.
President van buren, was charged by
political adversary and scathing critic,
as being the first Of our Presidents to
discover that the pleasures of the warm
or tepid bath are the proper accompani-
mcnts of palace life. For it appears
that our former Presidents were content
with the application, when necessary, of
the simple shower bath. Mr.. Van Bu-
ren'S critic then refers with high ap-
prevail to the salutary side of Mr..
A dumc' horOin ohif of In fhinr II, TIN.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14

bought as low as 8 cents, but the Satin
figured costs 30 cents.
One recently made for a coaching tour
for Mrs. r. Sufferin Taller had skirt
of the satin figured challie. The waist
was plain black grenadine made over silk.
Two immense ruffles of the chlllie
trimmed it from the shoulders to the belt.
The yoke was in straps of black, set in
ribbon, ending in IL heavy black satin col
lar and bow.
An immense Gainsborough hat, Mrs.
Sufferin Tailer's favorite. was worn with
this. Helen Grey-Page.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14
;Old John Browns Narrow Escape.

old John Brown'S Narrow Escape.
1t seems that John Brown of Osawa..
tonne had narrow escape Of not being
flower ancestor. Peter Browne. the car
penter, with John Goodman, wandered
of In the Plymouth woods one day In
january, 1921, and lost their way chas.
Ing q deer, and were ont oil night, hear.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14
The Real Southern Woman.

Southern women at least can never be
accused of being afraid Of fresh air,
and in the South one sees fewer cases of
nervous prostration than anywhere else
in the United States. The real South
ern woman takes things easy. and she
house.
Houses, as a general rule, are not any
too we'll built here. The doors do not
fit, and the windows often admit air at
the top when they are closed,
From Tennessee to the jump-off place
in Florida I believe that more bedding
is put to air in the morning sun each
day than in all the Middle and New Eng
land states put together. The mat
tresses, pillows and bed clothes are hung
over the piazza ratings, or on the fence,
till, looking out on your neighbours
back yards, you almost feel as though
you were i'll the midst of Massachu-
setts housekeeping epidemic.
The kitchens are often separated from
the house by a latticed porch; or if the
house is built in a more modern way,
there is usually big back porch, we'll
covered, at the back of the house and
on this back porch, the mistress of the
mansion makes the salads, prepares
dainty desserts, and if there is but one
servant and large family she sits
there in the cool of the morning and
shells the peas and prepares the other
vegetables for dinner. and does much of
the work which a Northern housekeeper
does in hot kitchen.
And then there's the afternoon nap.
Once at a Tennessee mountain resort,
in which all the guests were Southerners
save half dozen, took some notes on
woman among them who had been born
south of the Mason and Dixon's line was
ever known to forget her siesta, and that
most of the gentlemen as we'll, took
their after dinner maps. OF the five
Northern women in the house three had
troublesome nerves and looked it, while
many of the Southern women were re-
markedly fresh and young looking,
though l will admit many of them were
there, to drink 4 certain mineral water
for. dyspepsia, due most likely to the
eating of hot bread three times a day
the year round. There was one ambi-
tious little Northern lady in the house
who preferred little music to a nap
after her midday meal, and so for some
time she played Chopin after dinner, till
one day she found Il notice pinned on
the wall beside the piano that the
guests in the house requested that
the piano should not be performed upon
between the hours Of 2 and s." The
afternoon nap was to be all lnstltu-
ton in that we'll ordered hostelry. And
so between the hours of 2 and 5 quiet
was made to reign supreme for the nerve
and beauty preservers.
Southern women are conservative.
Perhaps it is the climate which makes
too much energy Il dangerous thing.
Clubs are not numerous and fourishing
here, but instead one sees and feels the
strong influence of the women who love
home and family best of anything in the
world.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14
Work and Social Position.

but what of my social pOsitiOn?" is
the cry of the woman who is obliged to
become self-supporting: She may ask it
frankly of some one who can furnish her
she may only ask it of herself in secret
in wondering, pathetic way.
Social position is dear to all, but es-
pecially dear to the woman who" was
born into high one, who has expert
enced its Importance, and who has regu-
lated her life by its inexorable laws.
The fear of losing this position deters
many women from attempting pecuniary
independence, but women who have food
and raiment supplied them from relatives
not near and having other claims upon
their incomes long to be self-supporting
Unless woman has a marked talent
in the direction of music, art or litera-
money-making toward some of the occu-
pations more commonly taken up by
men, or else, as in many instances, MUST
adopt some humber business, such as is
conducted by those whom she has been
wont to consider her interiors. BY In
Producing various notifications and re-
hnements, she must elevate this business
to q higher standard of attractiveness.
10 paint pictures or write epics is not
possible to many, SO the majority of us
must look to humber occupations when
the necessity arises for earning money.
Mlliiners' blishments, shops for
choice, lingerie, stationery shops, :. md
even lodging houses, all conducted by
gentlewomen, have ceased to be an ab-
solute novelty. .-.r
1t is not the point to dwell upon the
large admiration these brave women
must feel for the humber citizens who
conduct these same businesses without
posing as heroines. -
Before any business venture is COM
menced or situation taken by the woman
to whom social position has been Of par
amount Importance there are SO many
rihce, and 50 much dread of such .an
event. that it may be the final decision
Is deferred through these very. causes.
But when conviction, ambition and cour.;
taken, she IS prepared to lay down this,
her cherished idol. q - q B.
+ Directly thte condition 10 brought about
she ~ In better position to work, but
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14
SHOULDER TRIMMINGS.
Much Attention Will be Paid to Maxi
0 Ing the Shoulders Broad
.z. I3z and Pretty. BIZ s

# Balloon sleeves are on the wane, but
shoulder trimmings are making sleeves
appear Us large as ever.
j. The most delightful little garniture for
dressing a waist was III the form Of a
vest of figured wood brown silk, with a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14

cobwebby vine upon it. Upon one
shoulder there stood out ruffle; aud,
upon the other the silk was drawn
across the front to make fan-like effect.
1t was fastened with an odd loop of gold:
The back was in bolero effect. with
epaulets upon the shoulders. 1t was
side of the neck. A large hook under
meath fastened the fan to the shoulder.
Boys Poplin Suit.
Irish poplin makes an ideal material
for little boys dress-up suit. 1t
washes like piece of calico and wears a
great deal better.
Make the waist mixture of Louis
Quinze and have the collar a broad sail
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14
LEFT-HANDED CREATURES.
Livingstone, the Explorer, Made a Curl
Gus Discovery

Livingstone, The Explorer, Made a Curl
Gus Discovery.
There seems to be evidence that some
animals; at least, are left=handed. Par
rots grasp and hold food with the left
claw. Livingstone stated that lions
struck with the left paw; he held, in
deed, that all animals are left-handed.
One investigator, who has been shaking
hands with parrots to verify this OBJ
servation, finds that the left-handed hab-
it may be induced iii parrots from the
fact that in offering ones finger for
the parrot to grasp it is usually that
of the right hand. The parrot, there
left finger be offered; the bird will put
forward the right foot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14

or one, trimmed with tiny rows of black
braid. The braid must be a wash va
riety.
Cut the little coat in points all the
way around and belt with very broad
sash of braided poplin. Make the trou-
sers full and gather in band around
the knees.
For dress let the boy wear white silk
stockings and patent leather slippers,
with immense buckles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14
a Summer Dress.

The challies are again in full force, but
SO glori6ed and varied that they are very
different from any that you ever saw
Many of them have satin figures stamped
in, making really elegant goods.
They are not very high in price, selling
for 25 cents upward, according to the
fneness of the goods. Challie can lie
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-14
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Tho Sloepiur Beauty.

Earth, like a princess charmed asleep
BY Wlsard spells In years OF old, 4. n &:
In Winters cavern lea a.cold. s.s
And round her still the SHOWS shall sweep
And roaring Winds their watches keep,
Till daWna the Joyous hour fOretOld, ~
And fairy Spring with wand Of gold :
ExultiAg from the skies doth leap
Then, like prince Of gay romance,
HOt-f0Oted on his sweet eMprise, 49,. - :.
The happy poet shall advance
To where the dream-bOund beauty lies,
And WOO with his enraptured glance
The wonder Of her waking eyes.
Arthur Austln-Jacks0n In The Spectator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-10

lance of ~ miles, and then taking an
other road from Elizabethtown to
Hodgensville, a ride of IL miles. The Lin
coin Spring farm is three miles from
this quaint old town, on Nolin's creek,
directly on the public road leading
from Hodgensville to Buffalo, a village
six miles to the east 1t is a pleasant
20 minutes drive over a good dirt road,
through poor, but interesting coun-
try.
Tie original Lincoln cabin had been
torn down and the materials had been
moved away, as stated by a man named
Tom Davenport, who used the logs i'm
his own house.
Mr.. \. w. bennett, New York gem
tleman, rot long ago bought the Daven-
port house, recovered the logs, and, aft
or much difficulty restored the cabin
exactly as it was originally, using the
very same timbers, door, window and
frames. 1t occupies the former site,
ard is in much the same condition as it
was when the Lincons left it. The
cabin is IS feet long, 16 feet wide, and
about ~ feet high, counting from the
floor to the ridgepole. There is only
ore door and one window-the latter an
opening 20 inches square. A large
open fireplace, built in the most print
tive way, occupies nearly the whole of
one end OF he cabin. The chimney
is made small logs, placed together
just as log houses are built. Inside
of it, fiat stones placed on the ground
made the hearth, and wide fat stones
placed against the logs kept the fire
within bounds and protected the wood
en- chimney. The inside, from the
hearthstones to the top of the chimney,
was thickly daubed with clay. The
chimney reaches only half way to the
roof of the house, and is rounded off
with small sticks. This simple fire.
place furnished most of the light, all
of the heat, and the sole means for
cooking the meals of the family. The
cabin did not have even a loft, or sec
ond story, as have most cabins. 1t
was built by Thomas Lincoln, father
of the president. some time about 1904
or 1905, and was entirely constructed
with an ak and saw, the simple tools
of the pioneers. The clapboard roof
was anchored down by small logs, laid
lengthwise on top of rows of oak boards.
There were no nails or hardware. The
door-hinges were of wood, and the
paneleSs windows had an inside board
shutter. held III place by raw-hide
thongs. There We're chinks and mud
between the logs, and the puncheon floor
was pegged down. 1t is probable that
after Abraham Lincoln's grandfather
was killed by the Indians at Long Run
Westinghouse, in jefferson county, Ky.
the family went further into the forest
and took up a section of land in La Rue.
then part of Hardin county Later, TO
better his fortune, Thomas Lincoln left
this farm on Nolin's creek, and settled
on Knob creek, dozen miles from
HodgensNille, and from there he went
TO Indiana, and later to Illinois,
George II. Yenowine, in St. Nicholas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-10

the stuffed birds are marked "aves. .
This means that they belong to the
''class" called aves, the second among
the 'vertebrates." or animals which
have d skeleton.
The first class has two subdivisions
the flying birds and the running birds.
Then these subdivisions" are still
further divided into 'accipiters" Tor
the vulture order), 'passeres" Cor
Perchers), ''scansores" Tor climbers)
'gallinacae" Tor game birds), ''gralla-
torres Tor waders) in the first
subdivision. In the second is
the "breyipennate," or such birds
as the ostrich, cassowary, etc.
For the present we Will confine
ourselves to the flying birds-and TO
that family" Tor part) commonly
called warblers. Most everyone loves
the song birds-they are so beautiful,
and fill all the air with such delightful
music. Beside this they are always
friendly to those people who love them,
and who don't try to injure them.
There are many things about the song
birds which call for our admiration
and love. Their beautiful forms seem
to be the perfection of grace; their pref
" ways are innocence itself; the col
ors which give beauty to their feathers
can never be equaled by any painter,
be he ever so skillful.
Then did you ever notice how tender
and loving they are toward their little
ones? How hard the father works to
supply the birdlings with food? How
bravely they fight to protect the nest
ings from the snakes, who would rob
the little mother of her children? Then
watch the parent bird as it tries to
teach the little ones to fly, for the first
time. And their nests! Did you ever
think of the skill which they show in
building their little homes? One of
these days we may write a letter on.
birds nests, and try to describe some of
the different kinds. There are almost as
many varieties of nests as there are STYLES
of houses where you live. There are nests
made of sticks, of leaves, of hair, of
clay, of sand and many other sorts
There are builders among the birds
just as skillfui as the men " no built the
sky scraper" buildings at Chicago
But there are 50 many nice things TO
write about birds that we are tempted
to write too much, for you might get
tired and forget all about it. Now
couldn't you get up little society or
club for protection to the birds? You
might call it the Bird Lovers" per-
haps. Then all the members must
promise to do all they can to prevent
Others from killing the birds, or from
robbing the nests. Not only this. but
they must ask all their lady friends TO
stop wearing the bodies or the wings Of
birds on their bonnets. If they don't
stop this cruel practice it viii not be
long before the birds viii all be killed.
and boyS and girls who are born a few
years from now Will never see a bird on
the wing or enjoy the sweet music
which comes from the tree top.
II Fl WATERS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-10
THE Study OF RlRps
How Our Boys and Girls Can Pass
Many Bright Hours

Who among our young readers has
ever studied the birds? Ne gosto school
to study. but we almost always study
books only For instance We begin
with reading. spelling and writing.
then we take up geography, arithmetic
and grammar Afterward some of US,
,sho have time. and can afford ii, get
as far as geometry. physiology. Latin
and Greek. But there are other books
to study beside these-and other teach
ers, from whom we may learn; and
the best OF al is the great wide open
book of nature. whose author is Cod
This school is never closed. and the
teacher never takes a vacation You
may say: Il think this is queer
school" But it isn't; for il is the most
common school in the world. Some of
the studies are the sky, the clouds. the
ocean, the mountains. the woods. the
fields, the flowers and the birds. The
great study of nature is 50 big that We
can never hope to learn it all. but we
may learn something about a few of
these things. The Poet Ludlow writes
Of little girl who VAS asked about her
school. and she answered:
My school roof is the dappled sky.
And the bells that ring for me there
Are all the voices of morning,
Afioat in the dewy air
Kind Nature Is the madame
And the book whereoutI spell
Is 'dog-eared' by the brooks and glens
Where I know the lesson WELL
An old Spanish saying is POGO a
POGO" which means little by little. So
let US begin with one of the smallest
of natures wonders. the little bird. IL
you should go to Lincoln park. at Chi
cago, you would see a beautiful build
ing fronting on Clark street, right in
the park, and across the front in stone
letters you would see the words: "Aead-
envy of Sciences" Inside the building
are nice cases made of polished oak
and fine plate glass; and in these
cases are thousands of specimens of
minerals. fossils, shells. fish, snakes, ami
mails. birds and many other natural
curiosities The cases which contain
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-10
Execution Sale.

STATE or WISCONSIN
COUNTY OF GRANT
philip Brown Plaintiff
Wiu C. whitman, Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that. by virtue Of an *
ecutiou. issued cut of the Circuit Court for La
FaSette county, Wisconsin, upon Judgment ren-
dered tn said court. gu the 2lth day Of May. A.
D. 1s-7 and said judgment was docketed IN
the office of tue Clerk of the Circuit court
OF Grant county Wisconsin, the 25th day
Of May A D. 1857, IN favor OF the above named
plaintiff aud againat the above named
defendant to directed aud delivered. by
the plaintiffs attorneys, ] have on this 22nd
day Of May. A. D.. 1897 levied upon all
the right title aud int rest the defendant
had the 2sth day of May. D. 1-sI,, the day
said Judgment WAS dockefed in the office of the
Clerk Of the tircuit Court ~ Grant county,
Wisconsin, has since fluired in and TO the real
estate hereinafter described aud I viii the IL b
day Of July. a d 1927, az Que O'Clock ia the
afternoon Of said day al the front door of the
Court house IN the city of Lancaster IN said couu-
ty, offer for sale aud sell at public venCue To the
highest aud best bidder or bidders for cash or
SO much thereof as will be sufficient "a satisfy
said Judgment interest and costs of sale. all
the following described real estate lying and be-
z To the county OF Grant and state of Wisconsin,
to-wit.-
The undivided oue.eleventh of the southeast
quarter . of section thirteen - town two n.
range one west, including the part thereof
which Is plated ~ the viltaAe Of Elmo In Grant
county excepting therefrom lot Il of block
two - lot three ~ Of lock ak 81 ANA &
twenty nine - of block uine p according u
the recorded plaf OF said village also the aorih-
east quarter o. u the northeast quarter Ia
Of section g. enty-feur !ll, town two p, raj &c
one West
Dated sheriff office, Lancaster. Wis, this 22nd
HORACE HYMER
sheriff, Grant 'ouuty Wisconsin.
Ortoa& osborn, Plaintiffs Attorneys
4 o. Address, Darlington. Wis l6w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-10
NorteE 10 CREDITORS Of Ioax c.nss

hoTtcE TO CREDITORS of JoHN CARR
~ deceased
state q y WISCONSIN, Grant County -ss County
court in and for said county
~ the matter ~ the estate Of John Carey.
deceased.
LISTERS lestamentary in said matter having heen
issued 10 John Carey OF Patch Grove IN said
county. ca motion of Lowry Cieue utson
his ats raeys, 1t t. ordered that from this date
up'i. ans intending the 23rd day of NOV euber a
D., is95, DO and the same hereby i, al owed and
limited for the creditors of the said John
carey. deceased. Ga exhibit and present to this
court their cairus aud demands against said de-
ceased, Tor examination and allowance, that suca
Ain- aud demands will he received by saiA
court, at the Court House. ia the city Of Lauea~-
ter IN said county, at each term thereof within
said time aud said court VIII examine aud aGif's.
the same. az the special terms hereof. To be-
gun and held at said Court House the ffh
Tuesdays of June and November, A. D. 1897
aud notice OF all which shall be Civ n, by the b.
location 81 this order. under the above caption
Tor four successive weeks ia the GRANr CoUSTY
HERALp, weekly newspaper pubh-hed at the
city of Lancaster, ia said county, the first snch
publication TO be within fifteen Gays from IN ;
date.
Dated May n, 1887
hy the Court
GEO. Il. CARTER,
l6W4 Gountv Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ofTHoMAs JONAH


- decsssed
state of Wisconsin. Grant County, -. County
Court ia aud for said County
In the matter o. the estate Of Thomas Jonah.
deceased
Letters OF administration 10 So matter having
been Issued 70 r. N WimOtt, On mo-
ton of D Walker his attorney. il i
ordered that from this date until and including he
9TH day 81 December. A D.. 1897 De.and the same
hereby is allowed and limited, for the creditors,
~ the said tn mas Jonah. deceased. 70 exhio'
n and present TO this Court. their claims aud de-
fnaudz against said deceased for examination and
allowance: that such claims and demands Will be
recefy. d hy said Court at the Court House, 10 the
Cty If Lancaster il said County, a. each term
thereof within said time. aud said Court vi sxaiu-
Inc aud adinst the same, at the general terms
thereof to De begun aud held at said Court House,
IN the first Tuesdays Of November and December,
D. 1927: aud notice Of all which SHAH
he gwen by the publication ~ this order under
the above caption for tour successive weeks IN the
GrAST coUErY HERALD r weekly newspapeF pub
ltshed In the City Of Lancaster III said County the
first such publication 10 bee within fifteen days from
this date
Dated May IL isa7.
b the Cont.
GEO Is. CARTER
15~4 County IC1gs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-10
AN 90 LOG CAslN.
The Humble Home in Which Lincoln
First saw the Light.

First saw the Light.
Twelve years ago the cabin in which
Lincoln was born was torn down. and
the logs were hauled to an adjoining
farm and used in the construction of
another house. The old farm has prac
tically been abandoned. and nearly all
the people in the neighborhood had
quite forgotten, a second time within
a decade since the death of Lincoln,
that be was born on the Lincoln Spring
farm as the place has always been
called. The Lincoln birthplace is 81
miles southeast of Louisville. 1t can
be reached from Louisville by going to
Elizabethtown. in Hardin county, a dis