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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
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A ORA matte Reward.

Perhaps the most dramatic reward
Lord Charles Beresford ever got for valor
was few years ago. One bitter cold
night, when his ship was off the Falk-
land islands, there was cry of man
overheard" The sentry had disappeared,
beneath the foa ting ice. Though clad in
heavy garments, Lord Charles Instantly
seized a coil of rope and 1eaped intosthe
sea. Il went down and down and down."
said Lord Charles when relating the Incl
dent, until l began to think that the
other end Of the rope was not; fastened
to anything. Atslast 1 grasped my man,.
the rope became taut, and began to as
cend: The ships corporal helped us both
out" Fifteen years afterward Lord
Charles was speaking at a political meet
ing i'll support of Lord Folkestone's cam
didature. The hall Twas packed, and sud-
denly there was a scuff1e at the back
''Chuck him out!' cried some one; but
Lord Charles invited the man to come up
to the platform. and they would listen to
what he had to say. The man struggled
forward in great excitement He only
wanted to shake hands with his rescuer
He was the sailor who had been saved by
Lord Charles from the icy sea off the
Falkland islands.-St. James Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
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: = Gossip for the ladies' =

The way Of . Mail,

The Way OF . Mai I.
She was Q maid Of notions strange *
Concerning man. $40 . -1 rs.
Her fancies took goodly range.
AS woman's can. .. S@.z - {. =;
She said she loved an eye Of gray
My own are blue.
! would ! could In any way s@
Have changed their hue,
Was brown she said. =. - -.
Which caused me oft supreme unrcst-
My own Is red! r, =. -. ~
Her taste in 'nose" was aquiline: I'd.
Oh, cruel rub!
In vulgar parlance one like mine
Is termed snuh!
She liked a stately man and tall VI
Alas! my fate Il "a p
Has blessed me with stature small,
Not five feet eight. - =.
She dotted ON a figure slim;
Without a doubt
I could not satisfy that whlm--
For l am stout.
And, knowing this, how could dare
"a boor like me)
TO ask that maid her life to share
My wife to be?
And yet did! egregious ass,
l must confess;
! popped the Question-and, alas!
She answered.. "Yes!"
Sydney Bulletin.
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busting,

The ideal maid is the maid who dusts
properly. But where do we find our
ideals? Not in our own parlors, as a
rule, but III parlors of other women, who
do the busting themselves.
The careful housekeeper will have fad
ed upholstery, dull woodwork and badly
defaced carving unless she is willing to
pay the. price of eternal vigilance. She
must go over everything herself when she
has new maid ana Insist Oh that
worthy looking and listening attentiyely
She must give her a feather duster soft
old silk handkerchiefs for the piano and
the polished mahogany, and cheesecloth
buster for ordinary use. The marbles
and ornaments must have Il separate dus-
ter from the furniture, and Il large, soft
piece Of muslin can be used to polish the
picture glasses with. A channels and a
little oil do for finishing touches for
the mahogany and polished oak and a
soft brush must be used to. penetrate the
crevices of carving. a Whisk broom is
also necessary for the upholstered furni-
ture, and a cane dust-beatcr is we'll used
twice a week. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
Conner Mining.

Copper production in January. as re-
ported by the producers. shows but little
change from the average of last year, and
varies by only 1O7 tons from January,
1897, the figures being 17.744 and 1867
tons respectively. The exports from the
United States continue large. having been
11,O30 tons. or 52.4 per cent. of the pro
duction. Notwithstanding these heavy
shipments. the stocks in Europe do not
increase, and consumption is even larger
than it has been during the past year.
The end of the long strike III England
has probably increased the immediate de-
nland, though in most cases consumers had
made purchases ahead in anticipation of
that event. Our home consumption does
not seem to- increase as much as had been
hoped for: but in spite of this the markets
readily take up all the copper offered, and
the current price is higher than it has
been for a year past. The stocks of the
copper mining companies are selling at
very high prices, both here and in En-.
rope.-Mining journal. 81, &3Es:E - !
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
S0leC. ing Servants.

when selecting Il servant, always con-
slider the temperament of girl, and
whether she is adapted to her work. If
you want Il cook, look out for woman
well advanced in years, who seems to
have little executive ability-a quality
which every good cook ought to possess.
A woman who has no skill in managing
her work will make no success as a
cook. As you cannot fairly look for per-
lection, do not expect such a person to
be an especially amiab1e woman. She
must be quick, and strong of sight, with
acute hearing, in order to keep watch of
her pots and pans, and detect whether
they are bubbling over, boiling too fast
or have stopped cooking. OF course, it
is. necessary that her sense of taste be
perfect, and that her eyesight be keen.
healthy person, of orderly habits, and
some intelligence and large experience.
How far one departs from this model one
well knows.
1T is impossible for slow, easy-going
girl. though neat and orderly, to make a
capable cook. A cook must be person
who is on the alert, and can systematize
ali the details Of her work. a nervous
person may be q very successful cook.
4 slow, easy-going girl, provided she is
neat, may make an excellent nursemaid:
q nervous person will never do for such
a place. The first essential virtue of a
nursemaid is that she be amiable, patient
and kindly. If she is a very energetic
girl she is likely to find too little to do
rolling baby carriage in the park and
walking about with children, and she
may become dissatisfied and unhappy.
4 young girl is to be preferred as a
nursemaid, provided she is kind and
trustworthy. She will be Il much pleas
anter companion for the little ones, and
will win their affections as an elderly
woman seldom does. It is essential that
she be trustworthy. No careful mother
will leave her nursemaid to depend on her
own judgment in essentials, and young
girl is likely to be more tractable than an
change.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
Natura,s Comnaka SIGNS.

The many different methods to deter
mine the cardinal points while Oh the
mountains, in both heavy timber and
small bush, or upon the featureless ex-
panse of Il great marsh, are exceedingly
numerous and reliable enough for all
practical purposes during an everyday
life in the bush, unless a very long jour
number of days and would make it neces-
sary to hold on a very fine point while
making so long distance.
We will first take notes on the confer
GUS trees, pines, frs, spruce, cedar, hem
locks, etc. The bark of these is always
lighter in color, harder and dryer on the
south side of the tree; while it is in color
covered with mold and moss on the north
side. The gum that oozes out from
wounds, knotholes, etc, is usually hard
and often of beautiful amber color on the
south side, while on the northern side it
remains sticky longer and gets covered
with insects and dirt, seldom drying out
to more than a dirty gray in color.
On large trees that have rough bark,
especially during the fall and winter
months, the nests and webs of insects,
spiders, etc, will also be found in the
crevices Oh the south side. A preponder
ance Of the large branches will also be
found on the warmest, or southern. side
of the trees. Also, the needles of all the
above mentioned trees are shorter, dryer
and Of Il yellowish green on the southern
side, while they will be found longer,
touch and darker green in color on the
north side. The cedars and hemlocks, as
if trying to Guido the others, always bend
their slender tops Of new growth toward
southern sky. E~% T. =.
4 The hardwood trees are equally as COM
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
The Building Season Opens.

Not in five long years has a building
season opened SO propitious i'll its prom
Uses as that which is now starting. No
period in the entire history of the central
West has been SO trying or SO detrimental
years following close upon the heels of
the commercial crashes of 1893 That
caMmitous year. with its concomitant
blight upon trade, aud the inevitable
train Of disasters which followed in its
wake, wiped out go per cent. Of the cap
Iital of the central Northwest engaged in
the manufacture and sale of building ma
terials and III the construction of build
Sings and other improvements.
s. With this awful humiliation of capi-
tai disappeared hundreds Of firms and
companies directly guged In these lines.
Some of them retired from business, hut
The greater number OF them sueoumb bed ~
that desperate strug gla tar q commercial
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
The Pousse Cafe a la Montague.

Here's new. drink. It's the pousse
cafe la Montague Never heard Of #.
Ell? Well, it's simple enough, and the
great wonder is that nobody ever thought
of it before.
If you try it once you'll try it again.
that is, not at one sitting. Seductive?
1t has all the tabled qualities of the lotos.
But after a good dinner it is delicious.
It isn't really a pousse cafe-that is; it
hasn't all the vari-colored ingredients of
which the more familiar tipple is built.
You simply fill petit verre half full aof
benedictine, and then slowly pour in the
same quantity Of cold, rich cream. Then
you have your pousse cafe a Ia Montague.
The cordial comes; bubbling no through
the cream MS delicious, wicked sugges-
ton might surge through the veins Of an
innocent maiden. You sip itand you for
getall4 your troubles.-New York Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
Match Your Colorlne.
One law in selecting coIors is universal
TINT is follow the nreyailinr ti1lts 81

One law in selecting coIors is universal
that is, follow the prevailing tints of
your own face. =. I'LL - F.
what says the faxen-haired danisel
with a face that contains a tint of yell,
low, ''garb myself in buff and butter
tints? Why would be matching my
skin and killing the tone Of my hair.
You are mistaken in this, dear girl. 1t
will only enhance your natural coloring
to develop: into a sort of yellow chrysall-
themum. Your complexion will grow
fairer by. contrast with the yellow hues
of your frock, while the golden gloss Of
your locks is accentuated. zk= < S<ssi73
And. IT. asks the forid- faced sister.
''Must adopt red gowns and garnitures,
with my cheeks now as glowing as the
petals of jacqueminot IT Is. S .s$5{Ss
Yes. let red be your accepted color.
The deeper shades will neutralize your
.forid comple xion as no other tints3 Oh the
.eolcr card will s59a9
SIS. Then fcrs the erean skinned brunette
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
MOEARCHS IN UROPE.
Nearly Every Sovereign Came from Be-
yoDd the Country Goyerneti

nearly Every Sovereign Came from he
yoDd the Country Governed.
1t is a curious fact that there is hard
~ a rel gning monarch in Europe whose
family is of the same nationality. ALSO
lutely. as the people governed.
The house of Austria is really the house,
Of Lorraine. and even in their origin the
Hapsburgs were Swiss. And if the EN-
peror Francis be not, strictly speaking.
an Austrian, still less is he Hungarian.
although he is King of Hungary.
The King of Belgium is Saxe-Co-
burg; the King of Denmark ii Holstein-
er. the infant monarch of Spain is a
Bourbon. the King of Italy Savoyard.
the King of Roumania and Prince Ftrtti-
nand of Bulgaria are both foreigners: the
founder of the Bernadotte dynasty in
Sweden was born at Pan less than CEN
fury and a quarter ago;xshe Tslr is a
Holstein Gottorp. and the King of the
Hellenes is likewise Il Holsteiner
Even i'll Britain's royal family there is
very little English blood left The Hob
enzollerns were originally Suabiaus. and.
therefore. partly Bavarians and partly
Swiss. Neither was the historic house of
Orange. in which patriotism has nearly
always been the first INSTINCT Dutch to
begin with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
second Thought Prevented,

Law Notes tells story of a young.
lawyer who asked a country justice for
capias. The justice did not know q
capias from a police cell, but he disliked
to admit his ignorance. So he said !:
Nov, see here. my friend, you are q
young lawyer, and / fear lack expert
ence. would advise you not to be too
hasty. Don't be in a hurry. Wait
twenty-four hours, and then. If you think
best, come to me and will give you u
capias. The young lawyer agreed and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
Story or La Fayettc.

In her recent book. "The Home of the
Lafayettes" Miss Edith Siehel narrates
the following anecdote Of the friend of
Washington and America:
On returning from his visit to America
in 1925 Lafayette stood for his portrait.
His sister, Nine. de Montagu, was much
embarrassed by the thought that he
would probably have been painted with
the Declaration of Rights in his hand. but
she was too delicate to ask him.
On his first visit to her after his return
home she inquired what pose he had
chosen. Her curiosity made him smile.
We'll, my dear" he replied. Il am tax
ing walk-my hat and cane in my hand
like this" and he initiated the attitude
he had described. . 81.
And the other hand:" asked Nine.
Montague. anXiously. -. E-~s -sss - -
st is in my pocket" answered the gen.
erai, which is better than having it in
somebody else s. -
It is this portrait which hangs in the
white house in Washing ton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
An Interesting Experiment..

IL Suppose two bicycles of the same build,
one geared to 50 inches and the other to
81 inches. were started down an incline,
with the riders having their feet on the
footrests, which would travel the fasteri
"a test to prove: this was recently made
down 4 hill, and it was found that both
machines occupied the same time. The
result seems to show that when the ped
form their ordinary revolutions without
Influence from gearing When human
power is applied, however, the higl-geared
maehine would. of courseother things
being equal rayel faster. Natural s, the
strain would be greater On the rider ef
the high gear. am bier,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
The Pumps of the Kaiser Friedrich.

AS an example of the extraordinary pre-
cautions now taken to insure the safety
of large ocean steamers a few facts re-
garding the system of puinps on the new
North German Lloyd twin.screw express
steamship, the Kaiser Friedrich, are of in
terest. Besides the measures taken in
building of the steamer to guard against
the possibility of her sinking by provid-
ing her with Il double bottom and divid-
ing her hull into eighteen wa tertight COM
partments, the Kaiser Friedrich is
equipped with thirteen engine and auxil-
larry pumps. some of them of great pow
er, two being centrifugal pumps, with a
total hourly capacity of $500 tons, three
steam pumps each of 100 tons. two of 80
tons each, one of 60 tons. one Of 40 tons,
one ballast pump of 24O tons. two bilge
pumps of 100 tons each and three eject
ors Of 60 tons each. The total capacity
of all these pumps is over 1000 tons an
hour. The fre-extinguishing arrange
ments are also Of exceptional extent,
reaching all parts Of the steamer, and be-
ing. of course, provided with all modern
appliances to insure prompt and effective
action in case of danger.-New York
Tribune,
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Went away. The justice spent the res.
mainder Of the day getting acquainted
with the writ called capias. When the
limb OF the law appeared the next morn
Ing the court felt himself qualified to is-5
sue capiasess by the bushel. Before he
could speak the young lawyer B said: !.
"Mr. Justice, you were right; l was too
hasty. have to thank you for the good
advice, and also have brought you the So
ice You would have received for the
eaapias. as ! don't want you to lose any
believing the justice to be a paragon Of
good sense and legal lore.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
parish Fashions,

We hear direct from Paris that the
wearing of short chains and lockets, over
velvet collars. at the throat is again COM
ing into fashion, says an exchange. At
Dinard, at Carlsbad, at Homburg and
most of the fashionable watering places
in Europe, this past summer, some of the
best-dressed women wore high velvet col
lars, with chains and Iockets =over#them,
or breast pin. has been worm Not only
lockets and chains were worn, but strings
of pearls, fitting close about the neck
and fancy enameled chains, with minia-
ture lockets. OF course, these. adorn-
ments are only permissible in the after
noon. no jewelry at all should be worn
in the morning, except the simplest kind
of pin, just to keep your collar in place.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08

8 y Young Folks Column y &
=.
On the WAY

On the Way.
It's a-comin'-sure as fate!
Little tOwheads at the gate
Ready now fer diggin' bait.
It's a-comin'! East an West
Hills that in the snow wuz dressed
Nearin' bouquets on their breast.
It's a'comin'. I kin see
~ the blizzard-blighted tree
blossoms peepin' out at me.
!n the rills that run race
FISH Kin skaceIy keep their place
PIayin' leapfrog fore my face!
An the sweet birds-stiIl. so long.
Hear the sprfngtime's silver gong
An air priinpin' up fer song
Gomin'-comin'- as fate.
Eel them towheads at the gate
FIJI that oyster can with bait!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
Advice 40 Il Daughter.

II cannot forbear pointing out to YOU.
my dearest child,' said distinguished
statesman to his daughter, 1.-The great ad-
yantagcs that will result from temperate
conduct and sweetness of manner to all
people OH ,all occasions. Never forget
that you are a woman. All your words
and actions should make you gentle. 1
never heard your ~mether-your dear
good mother-say harsh or hasty thing
to any person in my life. Endeavor to
initiate her. l am quick and hasty in my
temper; but, my darling, it is misfor-
tune which, not having been sufficiently
restrained in my youth, has caused me
more trouble to subdue this impetuosity
than anything l ever undertook"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
An Ola French Organ

For some years the great organ Of the
Church of ST. Louis .des Invalides has
been out Of repair. 1t has been put ia
condition again, and was used on Sun
day morning for the first time at high
mass. The organ is an old one, built in
the reign Of Louis XIV, when the In.
.valides themselves were created, aud it
had already been put in complete repair
by order Of Nap leon - London Post. s.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
To StiHen Laces.

The best kind of starch to use for stiff
or any other thin fabric is made with
gum arabic. Put an ounce Of gum arabic
into bottle and pour over it a cup Of
cold water, and place it over the fire
until the gum is dissolved then strain
it through a fine sieve or piece of
cheesecloth into another bottle. When
it is cold add to it half gill of alcohol
and it will be ready for use when needed.
For dainty laces half teaspoonful of
the starch mixed with a half cupful Of
amounts should be added according to
the nature of the different fabrics.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
Ant,-semites Favor the Rod.

Nowhere has the ai1ti-Semitic party move
ment afforded more striking illustration
of its nnitness to he intrusteI with the
administration ct government and of its
absence of diplomacy than in Austria,
where it has now aroused the ill-wilI and
amnesty of the entire youth of the en-
pire by char pioning the reintroductiono
corporal punishment in ]. schools, which
had beer, abolished under a more liberal
and enlightened regime. (, j. +: 81 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-08
THE STORY OF ZINTKA.
Wait OF Wounded Knee Adopted by &c,
Colby.

Wait Of Wounded Knee Adopted by Gen
Colby.
Who has forgotten the winter campaign
OF l89O-'9l when the Sioux, goaded to
| madness by what they considered their
wrongs and the bad faith of the United
States government toward them, rose in
their despair, attacked the agency, and.
| after fierce but unequal struggle. re-
treated, yanquished. to the Bad Lands
The battle of Wounded Knee. on Mon
day, December 20, was the prelude to the
'gainst fearful Odds" and when evening
came the shadows settled upon the life
less forms of over POO Indians including
many women and children. A terrible
snowstorm and blizzard, as well as the
danger from foes in ambush, prevented
the hospital and burial details from fin
ishing their duties for several days. When
at last, on New Years, work was re-
sumed, there was found by the side of a
dead woman. nearly covered by the SNOW.
dusky baby girl, apparently about Z
months old, alive, but ill from the pro-
longed exposure. She had been snugly
tucked away i'll the papoose ''portant," or
hood, and lay by the lifeless mothers
body all through the storm, and the snow
She was carried to the lodge of an Indian
called Yellow Bird, where she was fed
and cared for for q week or more, when
she was allowed to be removed to the
hostile camp two miles distant from the
Pine Ridge agency. Touched by the pa
thos of the story of the little waif, Gen.
Colby decided to take the motherless baby
rendered and the troops returned the gem
eral carried his little maid to the pleasant
home nest in Washington. where she was
at once enveloped in an atmosphere of a
warm true mothers love.
The story Of the growth of this little
life has been not only beautiful, but i'll
teresting as a study in ethnology. AL
though a full blood Indian of the most
Warlike and uncivilized race little Zintka
favors of civilization. She is we'll formed
pleasant-featured and possesses Win
ming smile as well as dignified and
queenly bearing. She is most affection
ate, although at times the rowing nature
Of the little Indian girl leads her into mis-
chief. She attends the kindergarten in
Washington, and is fond of the little
kindergarten motion songs.
When the baby was found she had on
her head a little cap OF bonnet beautiful
~ worked in beads of different colors
On one side of this little cap was en-
broidered the American flag.
This is the true story Of Zintka Lanun
"who, living TO quote the words of
Miss Harriet Lincoln Coolidge, to whom
we are indebted for this ''o'er true tale'
will be one of the most interesting his
toric figures in the progress of that I'M
fortunate nation which in the winter
campaign of 183O-'91 brought 1000 war
riors into the field, and who, dying, will
close the tribal inheritance of Big Foot's
heroic band, whom yalor has made i'm
mortal, and whose blood should make for
ever sacred the murmuring waters of
Wounded Knee. New York Tribune.