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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
way, iips 90 Sweet

"NNy, Fps 30 sweat -
Nay. lips so sweet, We must not he so red
Else were all roses tor your sake hut dead
Would you rob us Of summer for your
sake! "e''~' '--' ~ .-'....f'.t.>-,-7'
Our plttance of dear Paradise, would take
And lock 1t In tho garden ,0f your SMILE
Where our bereavement charmed Ia awhile?
Nay, lips SO sweet, We must not be SO red.
Nay. eyes so clear, ye must not be so blue
Else were all heaven entranced down to
you.
Would you absorb our skies that we may
know =
How sweet for sunshine to yourselves to
go?
And set your premium on the blessed day,
knowing, so well we cannot choose but
pay?
Nay, eyes so clear, ye must not be SO blue
Alice Archer Sewall In HNrper's Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
Compulsory Accident insurance.

Our consul ut Chemnitz, Saxony, re-
porting on the system of compulsory ac-
'Idcnt insurance among wOrkingmen,
says it is pronounced success by Ger.
mans generally because of tho direct and
indirect benefits accr,,ing to factory EN-
ploycs. In the eleven years froul 1886
to 1896. 81, 100000 was paid to work.
jDgmrn under this system who were in
jured in the course of their employment.
The Indirect benefits are thought to be
. greater than the direct, because in the de.
sire to avoid payment employees are care
FIJI to adopt the best protective measures
against ,'accid dents. But the system, of
ccurae, has not worked out The amount
paid to disabled men has increased from
$452.2O0 in 1886 fy $13,,5S3. 800. in 1886.
The question that will test the system
Will be at what point the ma ximum is to
.ale :reachedrs-1f The REORGANIZATION is con.
stant the system must break down by its
own weight or protect itself by reduc-
ton Of W3ges...nr: >.-z,.,-,,'i .ut,.:.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
Gar and His Jewish Subjects.

The famous "cure" town, Yalta, in the
Tauride, though within the "Pale," is
closed to Jews, and thus Jewish invalids
are unable to seek there recovery from
their ailments. Cases have arisen that
consumptive patients in Il critical condi-
ton have been expelled from Yalt.. The
''cure" places in the Caucasus remain ill.,
Who had been sent there by doctors have
been obliged to leave without having
gained their object. A petition, numer-
ously signed by Jews. has recently been
addressed to+the minister IF the interior
praying for their admission to the various
."cure' resorts in question. and, by order
of the Gar, it has been granted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
hcupD in SerYia.

Herr Krupp has just obtained, through
the German foreign office, Il concession,
from King Alexandcr's government tt
work the coal, iron ore, copper, lead and
silver mines in the east of Servia. The
concession is for period Of ninety mine
years, and rights have also been given
to use the rapids of the Danube between
Bruitza and KladOoh for the development,
of tho power needed for the enterprise
Ex-King Milan is reported to have con.
tributed in no small measure to the grant
of the concession, and to have received
Il considerable sum from the master for
his trouble Herr krWp has already
formed company at Berlin with CAPT,
tai of $SOOO,OON to work the concessions
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
STRANGE Sights in the Ohoopee

The Ohoopee continues to b. very low,
and YOU can see many interesting sights
therein. such as alligators as long Il
saw carriage. turtles large until their
weight sinks the timber when they crawl
on it Also the offers are quite numer
ous;, you can see them on the timber
eating fish. etc. Recently ~one was seen
to go under the water and stay quite Il
time and return with u trout which was
fifteen inches long and weighed eight
pounds, besides what the otter had de-
Observation-Disclosures, Ga, Pine Forest.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
Finest Pearls in Europe.

1. The Duchess of Cumberland possesses
the finest pearls in Europe. = They were
part Of the crown jewels Of Hanover. and
in 1857 they We're valued at 100000.
by. Queen Victoria and by her uncle, King
Ernest Of Hanover, and it was not until
1867 that Lord Wensleydale, Lord Hath.
erlcy and Sir Lawrence Peel unanimously
decided that they belonged to Hanover:
They were then given UP, along with a
splendid casket of jewels, part of which
had been brought to England from Han,
over by George H.. and the rest belonged
will to her son Ernest = L.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
The Overworked Jotrnal1st

betss Ss IT, az NV Rf ;T9t6r st 4a k6s e
wagons means bread and milk and mail,
md the .polses will, GLOW: withthe :heurs
till the whole town is at work once more
and the hideous din of :thF modern me-
tropolis is at its height. There comes an
owl" car, too. with its load of laborers:
= exercise and air. Hewill walk aud IRE.
his muscles: and then, perhaps, he viii
.Elssp. Zen be left thE ofies be thought:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25

+. Bamboo grows very thrifty In Cali
fornia bottom lands, and is found to be a
very useful plant. The seed of many
species resembles rice. and is almost as
valuable for food. The stock may be
used in the building Of bridges, fences
and bsrrs and il the Manufacture Qf
WINTER pipss. furniture and boxes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25

of clothes used alternate weeks is blued
once a month, or every alternate time it
is washed. BY this means soiled spots
and stains cannot be covered uD by blu
ing, ! as they 80 frequently are by care
less laundresses. The best bluing is old
fashioned indigo This may be purchased
ut large drug stores. but is seldom sold.
against which everyone should be warned.
This is Prussian blue, though it is never
or seldom sold by that name. 1t il IL
compound Of iron, and will in process of
time produce iron rust spots. Test the
bluing you use by making solution Of II
little in water, and add piece of w1tsh-
ing soda to it. If it turns dull reddish
used.-New York Tribune.
For hI0thcrs-in Law.
'"The children will make amends for
much that is distasteful in yvur life,",
writes Mrs. Burton Kingsland to ''The
MOther-in-Law in the Home in the
Ladies' Home Journal. '"The very fact
that You have more leisure to give them
than their mother, with her many inter-
ests and duties, gives you vantage
ground, and none reward little devotion
with such responsiveness as little chill
dren.
EXACT as little as possible from the
servants, and thank them courteously
for what they do for you, and look for
opportunities to do them an occasional
kindness. Never let them think that you
watch them.
IF You have property which you ex.
pect to leave to this family, do not claim
special attention and consideration as q
right, and if poor and dependent, do not
talk of being a burden, nor luxuriate in
that contemplate thing, self-pity. You
| need not be a burden. We can all be
| appiness-lnakers if we will.
| make it a principle never to report
anything that transpres in your sons
| household, even in strictest confidence
to any friend or outside member of the
family"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
.Clock,a MANY. Faces,

T., A clock in St. Petersburg has ninety
Eve faces. Indicating simultaneously the
time at thirty different spots on the
earth's surface, besides the movements
Of the earth aud planets. So complicated
are the works of this wonderful time
piece, that it took two years to put it to-
gether after it had been sent in detached
pieces from Switzerland, Sd !,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
Lincn Should be Dried in the Hou.o IL
Winter.

O--0>~~~~
"1ntoT. -,
1t is a great mistake to allow linen to
freeze on the line in winter. - Even ut
some sacrifice in purity of color linen
goods should be dried III the house, This
is the advice given by all dealers in lin
ems who understand the subject. The rea-
son il IL simple one When the goods
are frozen the fiber is strained to some
extent, and every fold or crease III the
linen strains it still more, and in short
time cracks appear where, there, were
FOLDS. No linen is proof against this
strain. The best way of washing large
pieces of linens, like tablecloths, is to
soap the soiled places, after FIRST renlov-
ing all stains that you believe will not
come out with washing. Different stains
require to be treated differently, and ev-
cry hOusekeeper has her own rules The
majority of stains that will not wash ont
should he treated before the cloth is wet.
After the stained places IRE attended to
and special places are solped put the
clothes to soak over night iii cold water.
In the morning wiring them out.nto warm
water,' rub them On the rubbing board,E
and li4tsthenl:: into It boiler in cold water,
IN Whichsa teaspoonful Of kerosene is dis
Hbtvea.t 20 every gallon Of water. ss..t
Let the clothes boil; remove them from
the ire as soon as they boil up vel, and
put them into clear, cold water. Rinse.
them from this water into another, ana
then into a third, and II the clothes are
TO be blued put them finally through ID
sbluing water No table linen should be
biued every time It is washed. If the
clothes are blued for two weeks aud biz
.f3ng " omitted tpl va wee g, each vi
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25

heavy shirrings, SO that when COM
pleted it looks like a thickly shirred
mass Of silk-which indeed it is
There come beautiful artificial Ameri-
can Beauty roses for fastening upon
these muffs, and Il rose of this descrip-
ton can be placed on one side. There
is also an artificial perfume which is
sprinkled over these roses and which
keeps its odor long time. -.
Helen Grey-Page.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25

Mutual surprIse.
One day, In paradise,
Two angels, beaming, strOlled
Along the amber walk that lies
Beside the street Of gold
At last they met and gazed
Into each others eyes,
Then dropped their harps, amazed,
And stood III mute surprise. .
And other angels came
And, as they fingered near,
Heard both at once exclaim:.
Say. how did you get here?'
Cleveland Leader.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
Men Don't Like the Tall Girl

~ curious lact, !"at .ne majority
tall girls. We wonder why? asks an
English critic. Perhaps it is men are sd
accustomed to be looked up to-at all
events, by the fair sex-that it is only
natural for them to prefer the girl who,
in her little carcSsingS and fascinating
lover-like Ways. has. on account Of her
sbortnesS, to look up at him for the pllr-
pose of peerint, into his lovc1it eyes But
OF fTtorn condition, unfortunately, for
fussy- modern man, taking him in, the
abstract, passes her over and let's sliis,
choice fall upon her comparatively; taller
sister. The superlatively tall woman al
the positively short woman the average
man leaves severely alone.
Tall women are usually dignifed and
would appear to scorn kittenish ways,
and, although they manage to draw adj
mira ton, it is rather of the awe-inspiring
kind. No doubt owing to their small
ness Of stature and pretty, playful ways,
men give to little women more petting
than the tall. digniied woman demands
The lovers oft-repeated exprcssion-"you
little darling could hardly be applied to
the very tall girl without tickling the
risibilities of those who overheard it,
This is certainly very hard: and looks
like punishment for being tall, but who
can help her stature? And it is a fact.
too, that men are rather shy about ap-
preaching tall women, because of re-
straint which they feel but cannot ex-
plain. They are, under the impression
why, it is hard to tell-that tall women
are built to be commanders and that they
are in their natural element when left
alone. in their reserved dignity and mus
ings in their lonely wanderings.
You have III the little woman, nesting,
coaXing, fascinating ways that are not to
be found i'll the mannerisms of the tall
woman. whose nature seems to be quite
the opposite of viyacity, her <inclinat ions
leaning toward deep, calm reservedness
which BELTS her tall stature. A tall won
an with pretty little Ways would be a
ridiculous sight. and tall woman who
wanted to be petted would, in the eyes
of strangers, give cause for much hard
testing. A tall girl doesn't offer the sug-
gestion that she was born to be taken
care Of. nor does she convey the idea
that she is "a little helpless thing pleading
for protection.' In some ways it is, there
fore, mot any particular run of lavender
to be tall woman" as. a. little woman
once expressed it to the writer.-Philadel-
phia Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
A Nun of Sllk.

A silk muff is something out of the
way for the woman who likes to get I'D
new things for dress. 1t is made of a
piece Of silk about two yards in length.
The silk is ruffIed at each end and the
rutfles lined with some bright, pretty
color. All around the muff there are
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
Evils. Of Bargain sailor.

Strange Inconsistencies and perver-
sions are revealed in the feminine clialf::
.acter whep woman becomes addicted
ITO bargain:hunting, according to Carrie
p. Garrett, lip the Woman's Home Com
panion. : ..r;... K: : ~ -
bargain will make the most extraordi,
nary and expensive efforts to save Il
from such oblivion. as in the case Of the
lady who bought some bargain butt tons.
she waited 4 reasonable length of time
sthinkinr thay would come IN and as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
Tie Path for the Business Girl.

ut is so easy when you are young and
pretty, and long for the good things of
life, to drift into a fower-covered path
that leads-where?' writes Ruth Ash
more, on '"The Business Girl and Her
Employer in the Ladies' Home Journal.
'"Therefore you must learn, you brave,
busy girls, to look at life as it is; to see
it truthfully and to realize where the
hower-covered path will lead you and in
what it will end. The other path may
seem harder to walk on; it may offer few
attractions, but if you look closely at il
you will find that along the sides there
arc little blossoms that do not fade quick
~ like the more brilliant exotic ones-blos-
SONS that bring happiness into life.
There are the blossoms of self-respect, of
duty done, of knowledge gained, of hon
esty, and, best Of all, there is that never
fading flower of true Womanliness,
Which path are you going to take? You
cannot afford to hesitate. And there is
no middle road. Sometimes you NAV
have walked little way in that path of
folly and then turned back. If you have
done this give never-ceasing thanks for
your salvation. But think it all out.
and take the right path at first, the path
that ends in' love and happiness here and
hereafter" -. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
Green Ants of Australia.

The green ants of Australia make nests
BY, bending leaves together and uniting
them With kind of natural glue. hun.
dretss having been seen on one leaf draw
ing it to the ground. while an equal num-
Der waited to receive. hold and fasten it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25

-Cheyenne's new public building Is to
be constructed entirely of onyx. 50 it Is
reported, IS s.. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25

Cold weather has caused defamation
in the sheep decks OF u tab to the extent
81 per cent. III the lowest estimate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-25
Rescued from sioux Indians.


In a home in Sioux Falls, s. D., as a
ward of the government until such time
as she shall find a home elsewhere. is a
beautiful young white girl-once pro-
tege Of the famous Sitting Bull-whose
antecedents are shrOuded in the deepest
mystery. She was taken from the Sioux
Indians through the efforts of Rev. o. H.
Sproul of Pierre and Senator Kyle, and
an endeavor is now being made to find
the Indians not been discovered when it
was, she would by this time have been
the squaw of one Of the members of the
tribe.
:. Last fall Rev. Mr.. Sproul was on a
hunting trip along the upper waters Of
Cherry creek one of the numerous trib-
utaries of the Missouri river. In his
.wanderings he came upon n small set
Element Of Sioux Indians. the members of
which were preparing to celebrate with
ceremony the wedding of Black Dog, one
of the Sioux braves, and Swift Fawn, a
girl whose beauty was known far and
wide.
The clergyman, whose labors are large
ly among the red men, naturally sup
posed Swift Fawnto be an Indian maid
en-, and being interested in the welfare
of the red people, requested to be al
lowed to attend the wedding. When this
request was refused his suspicious We're
.aroMsed, and he determined to attend in
spite of the warnings he had received
to attend to his own affairs and let the
Indians alone. s Ezs@5 - 49, III,
: The day for the Wedding arrived, and
the little Indian encanlpment was in gala.
attire. Bright ribbons and brilliant
beads hung from the tepees Of the dusky
children sof the plains aud the Gaeni becs
of the tribe were dressed Id their best.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
AUsTRIA'S FUTURE KAISER.

The kaisers OF Austria, like the
czars of Russia, have the prerogative
Of nominating their successors when
there is no direct male issue, as is
now the case in Austria. Archduke
+ eI d1nad Carl has now entered upon
his goth year and is premier lieuten-
ant of engineers in the regiment
''Archduke Leopold No 2"
He IS said to be a most promising
young officer devote to his calling,
heart and sou fully .meu-d with the
responsibilities Of the exalted but
very responsible future before him,
and it is considered by those best able
to judge that ne would make an ex-
cellent ruler in the futu.e probably
disturbed state of Austria Hungary,
and maybe accomplish what his am
liable and venerable uncle seems I'M
able to do.-Ladies' Pictorial.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

Zahm, is that he is "'Darwinian."
He avowed his belief in evolution
years ago. The heresy hunters pricked
UP their ears, but Pope Leo made him
doctor of divinity.
1t now appears that the mailed fist
of Prince Henry of Prussia contains
nothing more Warlike than dainty
bric-a-brac. 1t is reported from Ber-
lin that he is the bearer of very
costly presents from the Emperor
William, especially masterpieces of
the famous Royal porcelain factory,
for the emperor of China.
George SeWell Boutwell,, the young
est man ever elected governor of
Massachusetts,, and now the oldest
of ex-goVernors, has recently cele-
brated his 80th birthday. 1t is now
So years since he entered politics
under Van Buren,, half century since
he was elected to congress-, and AZ
years since he was chosen governor
of his state by coalition of demo-
Gratis and free soilers His greatest
achievement was that of organizing
and conducting the new internal
revenue system, under Lincoln, to
meet the exigencies of the war.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

they carried the report Of the court
of inquiry to the capital.
The land defenses OF San Francisco
harbor have been greatly strengthened
of late and the military and naval
authorities agree that the presence OF
the battleship Oregon is not essential
for the protection of the port.
Spain decided to propose arbitration
of the Maine incident if the inquiry
boards return conflicting verd1cts,
naming either the Pope or the King
of the Belgans as umpire. Any
demand for indemnity she will re
pei Indignantly
Extra g1ngs of mechanics and
laborers have been put to work with
I orders to rush the completion OF the
three heavy batteries which when
completed VIII mount the heaviest dis
appear ing guns in New York harbor.
A dispatch from Madrid states that
General Blanco will soon begin an eX-
tensiye campaign in Cuba designed to
destroy the power of the insurgents.
This is supposed to be intended as an
answer to the criticism that Spain
cannot control Cuba.
The Spanish cabinet has made rep
reservations to the United States gov
eminent that the war measures taken
by this country and the assembling OF
a strong fleet at Key West tend to en-
courage the Cuban insurgents ana
defeat the policy of autonomy.
Capt Sampson chief OF the Maine
board of inquiry, said the report had
not yet been made to the president.
Lieut.. Holman of the board has
started for Washington with some OF
the testimony and may tell the presl-
dent the conclusion of the board.
Colonel Albert D. Shaw of Water
town, department commander OF the
state of New York, Grand Army OF
the Republic, has offered the services
Of 10000 veterans to President Nc
Kinley should they be needed in the
event of war.
On high authority in Havana it is
stated that Captain Sigsbee is soon to
be returned to- active duty. This is
regarded as highly significant of the
tenor of the report of the court of in
curry, as court-martial would have
been ordered for him had it's findings
shown that the Maine disaster was
due to accident.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

the occasion of lively discussion of
it's effects by members of the reich
stag.
A party of Guatemalans, who are
partisans of General Morales, have
begun a movement from Mexico which,
it is believed, portends the outbreak
of another rebellion in Guatemala.
Theodore Lerner, with an eXpedi-
tion aided from state and private
sources, will start on the steamer He'll
goland next May in search OF Herr
Andree, the missing aeronaut, and to
prosecute scientific Investigations.
The bill prohibiting the distribu-
ton and sale in Canada of newspapers
issued or purporting to be issued on
Sunday passed second reading in the
Dominion house of commons at OF
taWa.
The Russian government has given
notice that it will continue to guard
it's interests and RICH s. in the COrea
hut may withdraw the Russian fnan-
cial adviser at SEOUL if the Corean
government can preserve it's own re-
sources.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
ADVANTAGES OF WORRYING

Don't join a Don't Worry club.
Don't try not to worry While con-
tentment is a pleasing virtue, the peo-
pie you know who are contented would
be better off if thoy worried more.
Absolute contentment and Indifference
to the poss bic troubles of tomorrow
will land any one in the poorhouse.
The COW doesn't worry, neither does
the clam, but peop.e are built to
worry, and it is intended that they
should. On the other hand, if you
worry too much it will land you in the
insane asylum. 1t is the insane asy-
lum on the one hand and the poor
farm on the other; the point is to
worry just enough to keep out OF
both of hem.-Atchison Globe.