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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
EDUCATED WOMEN.
The Under Self cons ciousness of Fair G
lege Graduates.

AAc OAutF sell consciousness OF FaJr u q
lege Graduates.
It is still customary. even in po!;tc
circles, to make distinct mention OF ''cul-
legiate advantages whenever young
woman is present who has been fo-r,l-
nate enough to enjoy them. in order that
the unwary stranger may have his cue
While everything in Toms life after
Harvard is calculated to take the hon
sense out of him, and to put the man
collegian on level with the rest of us.
everything in Harriet's life in college.
and out of it, marks her as one set apart.
And all this after thirty years of college
training for women. and with thousands
OF women graduates. whose lives and
achievements bear witness TO the fact
that a woman may undertake the utmost
seventies Of what is still politely known
as the higher education, without giving
the least indication then or thereaft Of
remarkable ability of any kind.
And very good thing it is, too, -
as Mr.. Punch says in answer to the
sentiment. "There's no place like home"
1t would be sad, indeed, if young wo-
man who asks no more than the indiffer-
erent equipment for life than college
training gives should be made to pay the
penalty of extraordinariness therefor.
when to be ordinary is SO much more
wholesome for the individual and so
much more desirable for the world in
general.
There are several reasons why this I'M
fortunate so,emnity attaches itself to
Harriet's education. some of which will
be easily dssipatcd. no doubt, as the re-
suits of education inhere in the physical
and mental constitution of women. When
ones grandmother is known to have been
u batchclor of liberal arts, a masters
degree for the fourth descendant is Il
matter of simple assumption.-He
sWatterson Moody, in the fAugusD Serb
ner. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
Sufferings of Fire Victims.

A writer in the Hospital recently dealt
with the narrowing topic of the degree Of
torture to which persons burned to le:, til
are subjected, and arrived at the con
clusion that the vast majority Of those
caught in confagrations perish of suffo-
cation before the flames reach them. 1t
would be a slight alienation of the an
guish of surviving relatives to be as
sured that life had ceased comparatively
painless iii victims to fire. Sharp terrier,
it is said. is likely the uppermost feeling
until the gases generated by the fire pro-
d1ce anesthesia, and later the lungs, de-
prived of their supply of oxygen, stop
their function. To be imprisoned i'll Il
burning building, has exactly thu same
effect physiologically as to be plunged in
water over the head, Yet, while his is
true of many cases of accidental death
by fire, there remains the fact that there
exist countless cases where death has
been designediy produced by slow and
cruel torture. Where Il draught of air
drives aside smoke and flame the lungs
work on until the heart stops from The
shock of agony. But as the soldiea on
the battlefield is hardly conscious of
frightful wounds while he is still fight
ing, SO heroes and heroines at the sake
may have been spared III the hour Of ex-
altati0n s55 - z y ssss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
MYTH OF THE TENN Ell DORADO.
How Stories of Spanish Conquest Days
Put 1t in Adventurers' Mouths.

Put 1t In Adventurers' Mouths.
Ell Dorado is the term now heard Oh
every side in connection with the placer
mines Of Alaska and the Northwest ter
ritory of Canada. Its derivation is Of
interest. In the Fifteenth century it
northern part of South America a city Of
great wealth called Manoa, whose king
by name Ell Dorado, was periodically
smeared with oil or balSam and Was
then powdered with gold dust, until his
whole body had a gilded appearance. 1t
was said that Oil these occasions he
threW gold emeraids and other precious q!
which he afterward bathed.
Beginning i'll 1882 the Spaniards sent
many large expeditions to search for this
phantom city, and most of them ended
,disastreusly, hundreds Of lives being
DOWN the Amazon i'll !540. This was
disproved. but the search was continued
down to the Eighteenth century. Some
of the results were the conquest and set
tlcn,ent of New Granada. the making
known to the world of the mountain
noble rivers, the Orinoco and the ANA
zon. and the exploration of the vast for.
ests west of the Andes. About the end
of the Sixteenth century iii English ex~
petition either sent out by or under the
personal leadership of Raleigh penetrated
into Guiana, thereby obtaining claim
on that country which has resulted in
the requirement of the modern British
colony of that name.
1t has been supposed that the origina-
ton of this fable arose from the yearly
celebration of tribe of Indians near
Bogota, whose chief was on these occa=
sions gilded with gold dust, but this cere
mony was never witnessed by the, Span
fards. and the story may simply be an
The name Ell Dorado was commonly.
used to describe the city or country
which was the object of the search. but
fgurative application with regard to any
region Of more than common richness.
Ell Dorado county. in California. was the
scene of the famous gold finds of 40.
and since then the expression has been
used to describe many gold camps.
These facts are taken from the Cen
fury dictionary and cyclopedia. and may
be accordingly accepted as authentic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
Tho Glorious Reflvoots.

The redwood is the glory of the coast
range. 1t extends along the western
slope, i'll a nearly continuous belt ten
miles wide, from beyond the Oregon
boundary to the south of Santa Cruz, a
distance of nearly 400 miles, and in mas
sive, sustained grandeur and closeness of
growth surpasses all the other timber
woods Of the world. frees from ten to
fifteen feet in diameter and 300 feet high
are not uncommon, and few attain the
height of 800 feet or even 400 feet, with
a diameter at the base of fifteen to TWEEN
ty feet or more. while the ground be-
meath them is 4 garden Of fresh. exuber-
ant ferns, lilies, galtheria and rhododen-
/ dron. r T. - -: :. =
As timber the redwood is too good to
live. The largest sawmills ever built are
busy along its seaward border, with all
the modern improvements" but so inn
mense is the yield per acree it will be long
ere the supply is exhausted. ., The big tree
is also to some extent being made info
lumber. Though far less abundant, it is,
T fortunately, less accessible extending
4alOng the western flank of the Sierra in a
partially interrupted belt about. $50 miles
long, at a height of from 1900 to 5000
feet above the sea. The enormous logs.
too heavy to handle, are blasted in man
ageable dimensions with gunpowder, A
large portion Of the best timber is thus
shattered and destroyed, and, with the
huge knotty tops, is left in ruins or ire
mendous fires that kill every treet within
their range, great and small.-John Muir
in the August Atlantic. - gys.~ ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
mfts tourists or curiosity seekers 10 an

smits tourists or curiosity seekers tn s. +.
noy her 81 ~, $500 - s ''s
na,anst nIa 'a. JOHN 70 her talent {, as
in s,st ~, s NJ ior ohe
an, fsa nAu
most
sr,s
t,er Nete
rs ;n n,a NM " MMen
Miss Braelden sharas WITH Ms elg lsnsss.
nhrev Wana the ss;st;nnt;nn a,,,s,., lan1-
Inc ia,,V novei;sts ef naren hnn;ns ie aa.
;ntar ta%s npse'ls's g never having been
au ''fs, s wy II.
-M WIS una 1al NelIson can claim to being
h,,t ais ~. wy pst elassiealy neautlt9i
IN he , ALSO tne TAU, saiiess woman on the Brit
tha ;daSl ttnaas s inus.ha e9hsiuers hers
, aonu ~. ~ aesisnlhs ner costumes. Tn
.rnstsa 1...,;o. ne as even sus
m;pht hs dnms Mss N.ssn,, hea mMar
+ s nnss;hls a1ynvs ha. mmsut.t.
nn tha stnu, Sha Ms ~. ~, w NJ, u ahi
alrant, 81 ho;nsr ~, ~, iau NY!
tar.;n.law Miss EsIen srar,.s. ~ nvi$ SIS
W., Nfo1,ss. ,,.as. =, IL ~,
,n,H Mas an carry riser anu
aronna .hs S;iss;an ,s.t't. e Mnae ,h roamih 7
h tounu u peasant woman bearing M on, her
;mst a"r s ma,; M poia Ivy when she had
aaSa n Ie' ar lG tha, aea w enoash fos
thn sn ar.. s taH le s, .haier aor Son, SAID
early bird catches the worm After
ward he found out that she was n;rht
thief who: had rayagel his fields ner.
s:stentls, but whom his steward Ind nev.
err got up early enough to catch. /.
lit is noticeable that Secretary Toms,
in giving Peary leave Of absence 70 con.
tinUe his Arctic exnlorat;ons r.fers -
him as civil Engineer q h Paary y :
Naval officers have on oei.as;o,, shown
some irritation at his heinc cnnt;nnollv
called .tLieut. Peary." One Of them said
tartly, on hearing This exnr4ssinn. ssNot
Lieut.. Peary: mr., pearv r. ,,,h;..,,
Il somewhat astonished auditor ren}iell.
rs not Mr.. Peary of the nayy?" no
which the naval officer retorted: "No
Peary is not of the navy. He is merely
Mr.. Peary of the North MOLE"
-Nansen is said to hare c;ven .,..+
offense to the ..yonng Norway', nartr a.
which he was sunnosed tn he dar"toi ~, W.
going to Stockholm To lec,nra hsfor.,' ~ ~
Prince and the Swedish ministers .nd
assuring them that he hore cnrt1;ai .rant
ings from the neonle Of Norwa,. NJ
content with that. he actnailr co,io,l ~ 80
the Swedish national hvmm af+er d;nn ~.
The resnlt v-,s th;s ,;o..a g ,,. :nnei.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
Babes Feeding Rahcs.

remarked Il lady at Big RAPIDS, Mich,
and today happened Il thing that was
entirely new in my experience. ! had
four about weeks old birds in a cage,
by themselves because the mother was
again sitting. This morning put in
the same cage three little fellows only u
few weeks old from another nest, be-
cause their mother was again in the
lots Of talking and chirruping in the
cage, | inspected same, and / am blessed
if thu quartette of older birds were not
feeding the arrivals. Babies feeding ba-
bies! Twas such II new experience to
me TINT [ spent much time in watching
the little fellows, after furnishing them
an extra supply OF food. \ s3ssE
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
NotSo Terrible.

.Sore throat. eh?'' said the surgeon to
a member of military band, according
to 1.-THE Chicago News Let ME see.
Oh, that's not so bad. A slight irritation
nothing more. You'll be all right in a
day or two. think you had better take
your throat. though. so will recommend
you for fortnight's sick leave" Armed
with the surgeons certificate, the bands
man obtained his two weeks sick leave.
The two weeks had just come to an
end, when heS met the surgeon on the
parade ground. The bandsman saluted.
The surgeon recognized the face and
pleasantly. Its quite well sir" was
the reply. THAT'S good" said the sur
geon. You can get back to your duty
without fear. BY the way, what instr'-
ment do you handle in the band: "The
small drum. SIR said the musician.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
JACK-sTRAWS.

The man who wants the eartl, inyari-
ably gets it-when be dies.
After man came woman-and size has
been after him ever since.
kissing is unhealthy-if her father
catches you at it. ~
Jealousy is the key that opens many
wedlocks.
Troubles are like babies; they grow
large by nursing.
It is easy to bear the aches Of another
mans cOris.
A fair exchange is no robbery-unIess
it is church fair. y,
Give man an inch and be wants
tumbler full.
Many statesmen look upon morning
cocktail as constitutional amendment.
Life is full of trials-and the lawyers
are thankful for it.
A short horse occasionally wins in the
long run.
To err is masculine; to forgive is femi-
nine.
Men and watches are Judged by their
works; both have Wheels
Some wopseH travel en their shape;
SO does the snake.
All is fair in love except Irritation
that is only half fair
Some ma rfiages are ike jug handles
one-sided affairs,
A sucker il borH every minute; give
the ba bies a chance
Men always bow to fate; but not as !.
matter of courtesy,
Men who preach by the yard usually
practice by the inch,
| Baseball pitchers. letter carriers and
preachers are judged by their delivery
Sherry cobblefs are not Lfpulnins
success as sheemakers.
Some men are born great and sous,
The girl who peses for artists always
leads model life.
Some men are like dice-easiIy ratified
lbut hard TO shake.
If some men were to lose their reJyufa-
ton they would be lucky.
Woman detests serpent through pro
fessional jealousy.
Man proposes. woman imposes. and the
divorce court exposes.
Catch-on- as-catch-c can. is the odd luIid's
matrimonial motto.
The majority Of rising YOUNG men of
today run elevators.
| Just when man needs his nerve most.
| he can't find it.
a gift with string to ii Is a greet
drawback to charity.
| About the best plan 10 stor, the sale of
| liquor is to give it away.
The man who itches for fame is usu-
ally kept scratching. 49,.
An artist is not a sticcess until he can
draw Il check on tie bank.
| If man has horse sense lie always
| knows when to say neigh.
It's the revolving fan that gathers 10
| flies.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
A, Forgotten Author.

The oldest American man of letters is
Theodore. s. Fay, now living abroad lat
Berlin. at the age of 80 He. is mostly
sforgotten, and his books are all out Of
print. Yet he was a man Of some note
IN the literature of his day. His novels,
Norman Leslie" and "Hoboken.'' were
in. every circulating library, and were
widely read, fifty years and more ago.
He was a contemporary of Irving, Viii
lis, Bryant. Halleck. Percival and others
of that period. He had position in the
diplomatic service, being given the place
of minstrel to Switzerland by President
Van Buren,, who was very kind toward
literary men. Irving was appointed min
lister to Japan by him, Hawthorne had
his position in the Boston custom house
during his administration, Bancroft was
made collector of the port of Boston, and
James X. Spaulding, who had written at
least one novel, was member of his
cabinet. 1t was noted as a curious fact
at that time that the literary men of the
country were generally Democrats. Mr.,
Fay has never resided at home since he
lost his foreign mission. The charms of
European life were too much for him.
Boston Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
Power 8 + Sunshine.

a French scientist calculates that in
an average day the sun will pour on two
and half acres of ground heat which
muscle power Of e. 63 horses.
NJ. Mot1chot believed that this heat
might be utilized ana made to do the
work now done by steam and electricity
He found that BY condensing the he,lt,
PLAYING on less than q yard md d halfI
ter BY arresting sunshine and cond ems
ing il J, small steam engines have been
operated successfully I'M. Paris, but noth.,
ing has vet been done to realize pra a.
3tically the great hopes of revolutionizinpl
civilization by using lirectl the enor.I|
NOUS power yhichs comes to us daily
from the sun. his power il calculated
at that 81 81 g coz, 600 900 horses.l
and thonsandth part sof / Der cent. III
3it would run alll the factorias the world
WI eyeFs oEld
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26

awakened to her possibilities al tour
list resort which whether ii be in sea.
mountain, lake or river scenery rivals,
8 10 IL does not excel, Scotland and Wales.
She is acceierating md improving her
railway service; she Is opening up new
andfor the tourist Virgin routes; her
hotel proprietors are alive TO the neees-
sity for materially changing their meth.
DDS; and, given these conditions, there
can be possible reason i'll the world why
Ireland should not obtain d fair share
Of the holiday harvest which at present
is bestowed with bounteous hand upon
the Continent. St. James Gazette,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26

:ssA witness who was very prolix, and
tested the patience Of the bench, Jury,
mud even the counsel who Ind called
him, was suddenly aske. by Judge Jo-
ssph + Dag, What is your business 7,
He answered, IT lead the orchestra at
= music hall. thought, responded
the Judge, with d weary look at the court
room clock, that You must be an expert
at beating time. - San Francisco Argo-
8nlnt. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26

disturbing element in her long boots
She poked and pulled at the top Of them,
but just what she was doing for long
time the observer, taking notes on the
sly, cOnld not make out. Then she saw,
and took q long breath of great surprise.
From the top Of those boots good sized
wads of newspaper seemed to be push
ing up into view. aud the owner Of the
boots wa. making strenuous effort to
push them back into what appeared to
be strange place to carry newspapers
or papers Of any kind. But as she gazed
a light gradually dawned npon the mind
of the novice. "Oh, / see!" she muir
INJURED slowly to herself. "What-a-
very good idea New York Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
How They Are Written.

Many: years ago Rev. William Denton
used to meet q gentleman ut the British
museum searching diligently felios of the
fathers and other ancient books. May
4 ask you. said Mr.. Denton one day,
what work you are engaged in bringing
know who am? am Spurgeon's man
engaged in looking up stories for him in
books not generally read or familiar to
fhp n,lhiir -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
THE GHAUTAUQUA GIRL.
She Wears an Overskirr and 10 a
Fashionable as Any Other
Summer Maiden.

Ghautaudua, n. y, July 10-Come to
.Chautan4na II you want to see style.
The young students, though upon books
bent. have an uncommon fine eye for
the beautiful in dress. They wear the
latest and the prettiest Of everything.
One Of them recently walked into Il
classroom in gown OF grenadine quite
severe in its outlines, but wonderfully
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
She Was a Novice.

She was a novice ut cycling that is to
say, she had not had q long enough ex-
perience in riding to know all the ms and
outs of the traditions of the wheel; so
when one day she saw a young woman
who was evidently in some great trouble
with part Of her costume. she in>
experienced rider--took observa lions SUR
reptitiously for use. Il need he. for her
self d some future time. The young
woman IN trophle had evidently found 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
The Summer Bedroom.


The daintiest fitting for summer
bedroom are Powered organdie with
double, or triple footing frills all around
the edges in graduated, widths The
mats, covers, cushions, pillows, valances,
holsters, coverlets, draperies for the bed
and dressing table are all Of the same
delicate material lined with d pretty tint
OF china siik-or the lining material which
so resembles silk and which tint will
best match the prevailing tone of the
whole room. If desired, a frill may be
made of the organdie, but it is more
work and must be a double frill and
lined with the lining tint to be effective,
and is not half as cool and dainty looking
as the dotted footing, which is quite or
more durable, and can be matched in the
dotted nets so pretty in curtains for the
windows, edged with ruff1es of the same.
These curtains may be drawn back with
ribbons of the prevailing tint or with
white cords. 1t is well to use the same
materials and tints for all draperies.
A dressing table may be made for
such a room of a big pine dry goods
but unsightly toilet articles, and the
valance hides them from view. The
SIDES and top of the box may be covered
with plain or fulled organdie over the
SILK, the same as the other draperies Of
the room, while that above the mirror
may also be copied by framing the mir
ror with what might be called NOUS
quetaire frame cover like the newest
sleeve of ladies' waists, Of all thin ma
terials. sl s 81 E Z. E:.. 49, =
Such a room should have white en-
ameled furniture of the lightest and airs
est shapes, with brass or enameled iron
and brass bedstead. :;: :. 5Es. 81 d
Toilet articles are now made in ali
Dresden and with Dresden backs, and
carry out the idea exquisitely. 5
The quaint, old fashioned wallpapers
IN stripes have come back to us in deli.
cate shades on white ground. and make
g welcome change from the heavy. dark,
conventional and all-over-p terms so long
N vogue They are quite in keeping;
with the general air of daintiness most
in the one room IN which We
spend half Of o,tr lives.
81. The woodwork of this room should bpf
done over in white enamel and the floor,
with wood fiber matting, which
sis the. finest made and can be obtained
IN delicate colorings to match the tints of
the room Philadelphia Times. a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
Exercise In Summer.

Exerc ise In summer.
So long Ms there il nothinp - Z trn Il -
ont, even the most conscientio,,s n,,,o,.s
us will take q little exercise in 4 ,,erf,,nrs,
tory, spiritless way. and shirk # when
we Gun. Edmund Gherklev.. one az In.
modern apostles 0f nhyaienl / culture snrnh.5
ably forgot, when he insisted fhaf Will.
ing is the best of all forms 81 exercise.
and Of itself sufficient for healtl. tint
walking does not occupy the mind nor
give ,ls any real diversion. we ar,m Ia
cares, worries and anyioms thnnrhfs
enough into the brightest s,Inshinc s.,l,tl
most bracinp air ~ milf aI,nnst Mi tha
good effects If 4 SOLITARY vvnik 'Wc.rau
over, even the muscnlar movements N.
yolved are limited "a those mnsclass thnt
are brought into nct,nm Is an,,,e extnnt
by the common duties ~ inilv I;v;n@. 4 ha
legs and hack ara ,.hiaflv favored Nav
this is good 40 fa,. as Il $pnaa. ), Wall !,
immensely better 1than notn;np. ,,,tt;nS
ones head ont If the window for = WIFI
Of fresh air is an .improyement on sittinn
continually in a close atmosnhere. Thers
are many degrees between hest ,,n,j
worst. and If one loves wartime If s;n,.
ply being out in the mir il plensant
enough in itself: nv Mi means Wall nov
trouble to look for snastme lass q. s;l,
attainable. = The -hicvcle has
been a boon ia numbers, md dpsn;ta snnn ;,
seryatiye .%n,ein1licas md tha ...,,,, Mn. :,
tlouhts Of critics + s enna+ontl,, ;n..,.,,s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
Fruit season Hint.

a timely hint when the fruit season Is
rapidly advancing Is to save fruit stones
-that Is, of cherries. plums, peaches and
apricots As handful thrown ainong The
glowing Goals of an open fireplace will
mike the fire send III, d brilliant fame.
which S6lls, the room with II fragrapt md
.puugent otlpr,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26

pretty: The skirt had tiny overskirt
of white embroidered muslin. which fell
like Il hip trimming a few inches below
the belt
The waist had yoke of the embroid-
cry, below which was set puff of gren-
adine. Below the puff was a vest of the
embroidery. tho two cunningly mingled
together. The sleeves were wrinkled to
the elbow. and there were the tinies1
sleeve puffs. Evenings this young woman
walked a breezy piazza in this pretty
dress, a book tucked under her arm. The
book. gossiping ones declared. was only
IA bluff for the pretty girl never as
much as glanced at it at all, but walked
all the evening in the brisk breeze,
Helen Crey-Iagp
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26
Penny in the Slot.

+ Iii some Of the London tenements gas
is sold by a penny-in- the-slot machine at
tached to the meter. Soon after the
doors of London theater opened one
evening, little girl of about six years Of
age and her elder sister took their seats
in the pit. The little one had been
prattling away for some time, when the
the sudden increase Of light she re-
marked loudly to her sister: Look, Mel
lie; they've put another penny in the
sloti - 49,, 80, a-2.:; Go