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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
A FEW TOILET HINTS.

Bony hands even can be improved The
skin of the hands is very susceptible to
oils, and if mutton tallow. cream or a
quantity of good almond oil is diligently
rubhe! i'll twice day for ten minutes
at time, in Il mouth the hands will be
plump and pretty. vaSeline is not 50
good for this. as Oh some skins it is apt
to produce a light, though undesirable
growth of hair
The best hand bleach is pure soap. Get
enough to fill teacup when shaved fine
l!-castile is very good for this-:,nd melt
VIZ WIN pint Of water until it is thin:
sort soap. Add little cologne and set
lway. to cool in a big jar. Now, when
washing the hands. lather thickl y with
this soft soap and hold them in water
which is only warm. Wash off the SOAP
with hot wa ter. and after shaking the
hands well. dry them in Il box of cracked
oatmeal. Rub softly until thoroughly
towel, and If in one week the hands are
not beautifully white they may be given
up as the only hands in the world that
are wholly incorrigible.
An authority tells us how to make the
oatmeal bags which, used in the bath,
give il velvet softness and Wilderness to
the skin: Take five pounds Of oatmeal,
soap, reduced to powder, and Il pound Of
powdered Italian orriS root. Cut a yard
OF thin cheesecloth into bags about four
inches square, sewing them on the ma
chine. and taking care not to leave any
united threads, where a break may let :hc
contents ooze ont. Mix the soap, GA tmeal
and orris root thoroughly and fill the bags
loosely. Sew up the opening in each and
lay them away to use as required. They
are used as a sponge dipped in warm
water, making thick, velyety lather and
wonderfully softening the skin. while the
Orris imparts lasting fragrance,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
Women Working for Support.

1t is usually forgotten that woman
who earns $50 month in the industrial
world has not her time as we'll as her
money. People say: ''She can board for
so much, and dress well on the remainder
of her salary" but this is not the whole
of it. There are many little expenses Il
woman must incur independently of board
and clothes. In the first place, she must
keep herself up to the standard of health
and vigor to be able to perform satisfac-
torily the duties for which she is paid.
This implies certain amount of recrea-
ton. which, with necessary rest, absorbs
all the time she has left from her regular
occupation, so that she must in turn pay
for the many little personal services
which the demonstrating woman can often
do for herself Apart from want of time,
there is a nerve exhaustion incident to
continuous hard work which lessons the
capacity for mental processes applied
to outside issue, which is called manage
ment
Men who earn a living usually are not
expected to do anything else, but womel,
cannot so easily escape the claims of do
mesticity. 1t is always thought that they
might do Il little more, and unless they
take stand against this expectation they
are apt to perish in the attempt to go be-
yond their strength.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11

3 X Young Folks Column q: 8


ice for several minutes looking back at
the retreating men. Finally they got up
and ran after the fishermen. They were.
frantic. They tugged at Myers coat and
ran III front Of Hilbert, almost tripping
him. After navging along in this way
for Il few rods, the dogs went back to
the hole. Then they repeated their all
tics. When the distance between the fish,
ermrn and the hole. was three miles. the
dogs were still running back and forth,
trying to'.lrg" the men back to the spot.
At last the dogs disappeared. They
were not again seen Hilbert and Ny
ers took tn" sled to the shore where it
was identified as having belonged to a
Pole whose nam" no on" Oh the island
knew. He WAS Il sturdy fellow who sell
dom SPOKE to anyone. His team Of dogs
was admired by many fishermen and
large s,lns were offered for the anima ls
1t w.S supposed that the Pole lived iii
East Buffalo. but whether he had fam
lily or friends no one on the island knows
He used to come and 90 regularly and
always tisled by himself on lonely part
Of the ice. 1t is believed that he fell
through the ice last Tuesday when many
fishermen were blown up the lakc-Buf-
faIO Express
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
BeacOnsfield's Silence.

In 1875 Lord Reaconsfield paid his first
and only visit to I.ongleat. and Lord Bath
said afterward that he was ''thc dull.St
the word. writes the canon in Il SuhS,.-
Qucnt letter. was rather the most silent
guest he ever had in his house: he hardly
ever spoke Undoubtedly Lord BeaconS-
field could he most agreeah le when in the
humor. but he needed apparently the
stimulus of congenial conpanionShip. or
of some end which was worth the effort.
BY all accounts. he was given to fits of
taciturnity. and although he was known
i'll his youth as voluble and persistent
talker. it was impossible tn watch his
sphinH-like immohlity in the House of
Commons. sitting with folded arms and
seldom speaking. without feeling that 81
lent meditation WAS more natural to him
than speech and turmoil Of debate And
that seems to have been his own opinion
One of those who heard Lord Baths re-
mark on the silence Of hin distinguished
guest was Richard Doyle l''Dicky
noyle0. II believe he said. that talk
ing was always more or less of an effort
for Disraeli: and. indeed. he once told
me as much. circumstances. he said.
have forced me- t" talk Il great deal. hut
nature intended me to he i silent man.
-Cuntcmporary Review.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
MODERN SCIENCE.
Predictions for the Twentieth Century
Are Bread.

are 15rEau.
1t may lie that we are, with respect to
the coming century, in the same immature
mental condition in which the people of
the Eighteenth century We're with regard
to the Nineteenth. If someone in the pre-
cedins century had dared to predict the
wonderful achievements of the Nine
tevnth. he would probably have been de-
cl,r,I Il fool and treated rs WAS Robert
Mayer, i'll Germany, III this century, who,
after the discovery Of the law of the con.
Strvatrn of force, WAS put into all insane
asylum. \ like fate might befall the mali
no should dare now to east Il horoscope
fer the Twentieth century, and to predict
the progress of the human mind in tn,
various domains Of scientific research.
After all, those may he right who, in spite
of all those acquisitions OH which we 50
justly pride ourselves. are of opinion tina,
we are still moving i'll only the initial
steps i'll the leading strings of evolution.
AMI that WE are yet very far from the
goal Of those material and ideal aims
which the human race in it's unremitting
to show its capacity of attaining The
the most appropriate simile when he com
PACED men with children who on the sea-
shore are picking up here and there il Gu.
rious pebble or colorcl shell while tn.
great sea If truth lies still UNEMPLOYED be-
fore them. We can only conjecture as to
the probable progress, as we cannot know
which position we occupy in the course of
human evolution, whether we are still IL,
it's beginnings or we'll advanced This lies
hidden in the bosom of the future-Popu-
lar Science MONTHLY
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
"Why Should the Spirit Of Mortal
be Prouu.''

The author of these immortal lines was
William Knox, born III Firth, Roxburg-
shire, Scotland, August II, 1889. He was
educated at the parish school of Lillicslcaf
and the grammar school Of Musselburgh.
He leased a farm near Langholm, Dunn
friesshire, in 1912, but gave it up in 1917
and returned to his fathers house. In
1920 the family removed to Edinburgh
and William, who had written verses at
an early age, now devoted himself to lit
erature. He wrote largely for the news
papers, and published three volumes of
poems. 1.-THE Lonely Hearth, and Other
Poems," in 1918; "'rhc Songs of Israel"
in 1924, and The Harp of zion,' in 1926.
A complete edition Of his poems was pub
lished in London in 1917. He also pub
lished "A Visit to Dublin and Marian
MI Il Christmas tale. Knox is said to
have had high conversational powers and
rccited and sung his own verses with fine
effect. Sir Walter Scott had a high opi,l-
ion of his abilities and rendered him con
siderable pecuniary assistance. But he
was dissipated and died November II.
1929. the victim of his own vices. Inas-
much as the poem was Il favOrite one of
President Lincoln someone had said it
'belonged to him. or words to that Of
feet. The poem was indeed Il favorite
with President Lincoln, who cut it from
a newspaper, kept it many years and
learned it by heart. but never knew who
was it's author. 1t was his admiration for
the poem that will probably give it lasting
fnu,o
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
COAL FOR THE FLEETS.
Spanish Battleshtps Would be Placed at
Great Disadvantage.


The coal supply for the navy. in The
event of war with Spain, is factor of
the struggle that has engaged the attcn-
ton of the authorities at Washington.
There is a general impression that the
United States craft would have the ad-
vantage of an attack on Cuba ports be-
cause the Spanish fleet would be far re-
moved from the coal supply. The aues-
ton naturally arises, where would Span-
lsh battleships get their coal SO as to
enable them to make trouble along the
Atlantic coast.
Commander Dickens of the navy, act
ing chief of the bureau of navigation, said
in answer to this question:
,Ports in Cuba and Porto Rico are the
only possessions of the Spanish govern
ment in the Western hemisphcre.''
"How about Mexico and republics of
South and Central America, as well as
West India islands and territory in South
America, over which England, Denmark
France and Holland still have jurisdic-
tion?
ut is to be presumed he replied, ''that
in case of hostilities between this coun-
try and Spain all these nations would
remain perfectly neutral. If, however.
Mexico or any other country on this side
should sell coal or other supplies to the
Spanish government a similar privilege
would be demanded by the United States.
where such action has been taken that
one of the belligerent nations would
claim that it has been discriminate tod
against. This leads to claim for in
dcmnity. For this reason it has become
the practice of nations in modern times
to remain strictly neutral in contests in
which they have no concern"
Commander Dickens refused to indulge
in speculation as to what would happen
to Spain if this government secured pos
session of Cuba and Porto Rico, so far as
her coal supply on this side of the At
lantic was concerned.
1t is asserted by army and navy officers
that it would only be a few days after a
declaration of war before the United
States would have entire control of both
these islands and would he able to pre-
vent Spanish vessel landing at any port
upon their coasts for the purpose of tax
ing coal.
They believe that Key West could be
successfully defended, which would give
the United States vessels a coal supply
within sixty miles of Havana. While
Spanish vessels would be compelled to
cross 5000 miles Of ocean to replenish
their coal bunkers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
FAMOUS CAVALRY CORPS.
i Spirit Which Makes Fighting Not
Trade. but IN InApirntion

a SFart WhlGh Makes Fighting Not U
Trade. but IN Inspiration.
In the celebrated corps known as the
Guides Cavalry esprit de corps is more
regiment. Even the last Joined recruit
feels no punishment so deeply us the re
proach: You do no credit to the CORPS"
and mature soldiers in very shame volun-
tariy take their discharge if SO addressed
by an officer.
Illustrative of the high value placed on
personal bravery in the guides as against
two interesting instances may be men,
toned. There was on the Yusafzai bor-
der noted freelance named Futteh
Khan, who had small following of
horseman as bold and intrepid as himself
Even the gallant and resourceful Sir Hair
ry, Lumsden. with his guides, could not
bring this man to book. though oft he
tried. At last I.ums,len struck at a
unique solution of the problem by deciding
that he would enlist Futteh Khan and the
whole of his band. Accordingly Il polite
letter was written saying that Lumsden
had the greatest respect for the bravery
and daring of Futteh Khan and his band,
and it was pity that they and the guides
should continue Il boolleSS feud to the
profit of neither. and that he would make
Futteh Khan. Il ressaldar and take over
the whole of his band as it stood Futteh
accepted the offer, and he and his men
served with distinction for many years in
the guides. taking part in the historic
march to Delhi and doing yeoman service
before its walls.
The other incident occurred when Sir
Francis Jenkins was colonel. The guides,
with other troops, having made turning
movement, dropped down into the Khyber
pass. in the rear of Ali Musjid. so as to
cut off the enemy retreat when the from
tai attack should be driven home. Among
the first batch of the fugitives to come up
the pass was Il squadron of Afghan cav
airy. which, making Il rush for it, man.
aged, with some loss to run the gauntlet
and get through. One man alone was
seen quietly walking his horse in the
wake of the fugtives and defiantly way
ing his sword in the face Of the heavy fire
of 500 rifles. How he came not to be hit
WAS Il marvel, but Sir Francis Immediate
ly ordered the Cease fire. to sound. The
collcuuy which elSued was delightfully."-
unique. who are you?' said the colonel.
Il am Sultan Jan kazilbash, and l don't
care Il box of grapes for you and the
whole of your army" You are a mon
colonel, will you enlist in my regiment?'
Yes. WILL said Sultan Jan. for
have heard of You and the guides as
brave WARRIORS. And enlisted he was on
the spot. made Il Duffallar there and them
and aft.rWard served with distinction
through the campaign. At the end of two
years. when the war was over. he went
to the colonel and said: Il am a man of
war; and cannot face ;:il the drill and
peace time: with your highness' permits
sion | will now take my discharse!' And
away he Went, Il freeman born, and as
such determined to die-Timcs of India.
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for the man, keeps her money only if he
will, and must give, it to him if there il
the best of reasons why she should be per-
mittcd to withhold it-as, for example, if
he be an idle drunkard, spending for his
pleasures the earnings of the wife and
mother that are needed for the household.
Among the shopkeeping bourgeoisic, the
woman works also alongside of the hus-
lishment, especially in the little businesses
whose prosperity depends upon good taste,
patience, tact, and unfaiing courtesy.
And for. the toll which knows little rest,
the possible maker of the family'S pros
perity receives what is granted by the
head of the house, whose temper and
vent the wife's achievement of a still
greater prosperity, involving a larger dot,
and therefore a more shining marriage for
the aughter.--Harper's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
The Non.COpbatan Mt.

Among race high-handed. strong of heart
Sea-rovers, cOnquerors, builders in the waste
He had his birth: a nature too complete.
Eager and doubtful, no mans soldier sworn
And no mans chosen Captain; born to fail,
name without echo; yet he too
Within the cloister of his narrow days
Fulfilled the ancestral rites, and kept alive
The eternal fire; it may be. not in vain;
For out Of those who dropped Il downward
glance :.
Upon the weakling huddled at his prayers,
Perchance some looked beyond him, and
then first
Beheld the glory, and what shrine it filled.
And to what Spirit sacred; or perchance
Some heard him chanting, though but to
himself,
The old heroic names; and went their way:
And hummed his music on the march to
death.
Henry Newbolt in the Athenaeum.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
A LOST COAL MINE.
Iowa Man Discovered it Once and Then
Forgot Where it Was.

Iowa Man Discovered it Once and Then
Forgot Where it Was.
Every important mining district has it's
Lost Cabin mine, and the Yahk is not
exempt in this particular. says the Syl-
vanitr Miner of Sylvanite. Mont. There
Yahk district. which is more tangible
than the Lost Cabin mine, but seemingly
equally as hard to locate. In the 'la)s
II. II. Markley. now of Cedar Rapids,
la, made an overland trip from Walla
Walla, Wash, to the Wild Horse placcrS
i'll the Fort Steele district. His route
took him up the Iahk river, and on one
ne found coal cropping out of the creek
bank. 1t was Il good quality of btu
nlinous coal and that evening he cooked
bis supper on Il campfire made with the
coal. Leaving the important discovery
for future time. he journeyed on and
came out at the kootenai river at il point
somewhere opposite the Tobacco plains,
from where he continued UP the river to
Wild Horse
Mr.. Markley later returned to Iowa,
but approaching the Importance of his
discovery, few years ago. he again came
to this, section and endeavOred to locate
his coal find. He spent six weeks in the
search. but without success. He tried to
go over the same route up the Yahk river
the point where he had emerged on the
kootcnai river opposite Tobacco Plains
with fruitless results. The country was
wild and new at the time of his trip to
Wild Horse. as it is to large extent to-
day, and several times he saw landmarks
and other objects which had familiar
look, and by which he hoped to identify
the spot he was looking for. but only tt
be disappointed. He reluctantly gave up
the search and returned to his Iowa home
Other parties, since then, have taken up
the search with no better results. W. f.
R. Brewster and William Hawkins made
trip on the same mission, and John D.
Monte, who probably is as familiar with
the Yahk section as anyone in the camp
also made careful observations during his
hunting and prospecting trips, but all Of
forts thus far have been unsuccessful
MIR. De Monte has only found one locality
where the sandstone formation and other
indications would point to the existence of
coal measures. but was unable to locate
any groupings. This place is on Sheep
creek. Il short distance from the Yahh
Meadows.
1t may be that the lost coal mine vii!
vet be discovered, and if it should be in
the locality where generally supposed
twenty or thirty miles north of Sylvanite
the find undoubtedly will be as valua bic
as some of the gold mines now developing
in the Yahk district
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
Ginseng Culture.

Every year there is new interest in
ginseng culture. yet have never known
nor even heard of Il man who made any
money growing it. outside of those wao
have seed to sell. 1t is true that the Chi
nesr esteem it very highly as medicine,
and pay large prices for it. but these
prices are quoted because of the scarcity
of the tuhers. If any considerable Ill
crease in the available supply were to be
put on the market it would result in a
great reduction in the price. When some
man comes forward and gives evidence
that he has actually grown crop Of
ginseng and received at the rate Of from,
$1,000 to, $4,000 all acre for If there will
be ample opportunity to so into the busi-
ness-Farmer'S Voice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11

he said, "my knees will knock together"
But when he got fairly going this not
uncommon nervousness, which all speak
ers have sometimes felt, would mass
away. He put his points well in any ar
gument, and his eloquence was Of a
high order. His tribute in one sentence,
to Abraham Lincoln, is an unsurpassed
compliment; mir. Lincoln" he said, "is
was ever ushered who did not make me
feel that was a Negro Benton in
Harner'S AIagazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
Chinese DAUGHTERS.

A stranger, on walking through the
zled, among other thins,, by the appear
ance Of jars in various positions on the
roofs Of the houses A jar placed with
it's bottom end toward the street indicates
that the daughter Of the house is not vet
of age to marry. AS soon as she has de-
veloped into a marriageable maiden the
jar is turned With its mouth to the street,
When the young lady gets hurried the jar
is removed altogether. Il; 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
4 Town TINT Has No Taxes.

At meeting of the board of trustees
Inst Monday no tax levy was made.
any tax at all should be levied for the
current year, There is some money on
band, and that. together with the licenses,
etc, will meet estimated current expenses.
La Grange is likely the only incorporated
village with population of HOO where
! tax Of no kind il collected. The streets
are in splendid condition. The trees set
dPrag ,ee1 pr xe ln f thanfE
you.-La Grange QAy NeW Era.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
"A Georgia EDITORS GRATITUDE,

''During our absence from the Office on
Wednesday evening last" writes u rural
editor, 'some evil-minded person, think
ing that we were seated at our desk,
fred a load of buckshot through our Win
dow, But as Il kind protecting Provi-
dence would have it, the entire load was
for us in our Office. There is no trace Of
the assassin, and at this writing the
stranger who so fortunately filled our
place at the time is too weak to talk.
Thus is another midnight assassin foiled.
The Lord will provide. Atlanta Consti.
tuticn. zs5s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
Horace Greeley as an Orator.

Mr.. Greeley was not an orator in any
scholastic sense. He had a poor ant!
somewhat squeaking voice; he knew moth
ing of gestures; and he could not take in
orator $ pose, which adds such emphasis
sometimes to the matter and argument
to be :r't forth. Not all his years of
practice on the platform and on public
occasions ever changed his habits and
methods as a speaker, and he ended as
poorly equipped i'll the respects named
for the vocation as when he began, But
he had one prime quality. without which
all the others are exploited in vain. He
invariably had something to say, and he
said it in such clear and wholesome Eng.
lish. with such sincerity that he was al,
orator in spite of all the rules.
To state it briefly, of all the eminent
speakers / have introduced-and more
than onrc-there was not one who gave
better satisfaction. different and notable
as they were. than Horace Greeley. As
a consequence, he came to me oftenest,
and wore the best We might or might
rot agree with some of his peculiar prem.
iscs, as when he says, 1.-THE moment ii
drop Of alcohol is received into the hu-
man stomach, that moment the stomach
recognizes Il deadly enemy" hut he set
bis audience thinking. and illumina ted
his theme.-Joel Benton. in Harper's
Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-11
To Win a W0man's Love.

1T is not u mans good looks, brains,
love-" said the woman of the world. 1T
is his capacity for love-making. His ten
derness ardor, tact, consideration, and.
above all, perseverance, will make her his
more surely than anything else in the
world. And if he possess these qualities
and WELD them well he can triumph over
the men who lack them, even though he
be poor as church mouse, ugly as Vul-
can and stupid as an owl"