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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
Used Hand for Shark Rait.

Under the Sea" is the title of an article
about diving, printed i'll st. Nicholas. ano
written by James Cassidy. The author
tells the following story about Lambert,
famous English diver
The flsh i'll some waters are hindrance,
and are greatly disliked by the diver,
Perhaps the divers worst foe is the con
ger-eei. This creature attacks in swarm, rms
and is most daring and exceedingly yora-
clous. The congers bark like dogs, anu
never hesitate in the least to bite man.
AT one time my right hand" said the
diver to us, was exposed for a momen,
while i'll the water, when one of these
fierce creatures made a dash for it, ana
took large piece from the back of the
hand. 1t bleed freely, and 1 was obligeu
to come up to the surface and get il
But how about the sharks? Don't you
find them troublesome!' l asked.
Not very. You see, sharks are like
rats: leave them alone, and they run ava,
If they catch sight of you. Corner i,
shark, and he will fight. But if you wan.
shark story, l can give you one of Lam
bert's; he once had thrilling fight witt
one at the bottom of the Indian ocean.
lie had been sent to the island of Dieg.
Garcia to fix copper sheets on a coalhulA
that had been touled by steamer, an.
was annoyed during his operations by tn.
same shark for nearly week. The mon
ster was temporarily scared away, how.
ever, every time Lambert opened the es.
cape-valve in his hemlet and allowed somt
air to rush out. One day Lambert sig
nailed to his attendants for big sheath
knife and a looped rope. Having these,
Lambert used his bare hand as a bait.
and waited until the shark commenced to
turn on its back, when he stabbed it re-
peatedly, passed the moose round its body,
and signaled for it to be drawn up. The
diver: brought home the sharks backbone
as Il tr0nhy'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
Red Ink for Notes.

"a bottle of red ink, please" said the
most stylish of two smart girls across
the counter of fashionable stationery
store on upper Sixth avenue.
Certainly, MISS answered the shop
man addressed, and he reached to a
shelf near at hand, OH which there stood
a number of bottles precisely similar,
though of varying sizes, to the one he
just then took down.
Il was afraid you mi ht not have it,
murmured the stylish girl. "It's such a
new fashion"
The obliging clerk looked very impor-
tant. "You are one of the first who has
asked for red ink, miss, but we have
just laid in a supply. Twenty-Five? Yes.
Thank you: 1t is one of the newest
freaks Of the day. he went on, as the
girls walked out with the little parcel,
To be right in the swim IL girl must
use red ink instead of black, in her notes
both to men and to other girls. How
long the freak will last 1 can't tell you;
probably until Christmas or there
abOuts York Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
A HOnleSick Jan.


A homesick Japanese, is as homesick a
man as can be. One who acted as cook
Oh the Indiana last summer sent i'll the
following pathetic petition for his release:
! Excuse me, Honorable Offers. l am al:
ways thankful for your kindness, that |
could not forget lx.rpetually. Last mont
INCLINED for my work, therefore l have
duty to do make my responsible for a
year, but for the shake OF could not un-
derstand English language, l could not
give you even n satisfaction and nlore-
over would often trouble my friends, by
this have many sorrow. If I must bear
with patience this work for a year l must
take Il sick surely. l have to do much
thing for my native country. Though YOU
will refuse my wish will never free away
because | believe a God and have many
honor. But my Honorable Offers please
excuse ME my work and give ME Il free"
1t is pleasant to be able to add that he
did not have to take sick, for, he got his
lfree.--New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
The Seasons New Dances

The new dances, like almost everything
else, are to have a military tone this
winter. The American Society of Pro,
fessors Of Dancing has so decreed. Gear
pet knights" will be more than an empty
phrase. Tcrpsichorc will not exactly
carry musket, nor trip in time to ebay
foot. straw foot" but she will indulge in
mimic battles, and most warlike-sounding
names. Admiral Dewey, who has been
sponsor for everything from towns to
tops, gives his name to u new figure for
the cotillon. In the Dewey figure, after
marching and countermarching. the lines
of opposing dancers carry on u brisk bat
tie with confetti whose colored paper rib
bons fairly enmesh the company in a
great rainbowlike, web. There are still
other military figures-the Charge of the
Light Brigade, the Stars and Stripes, and
the Imperial Guards. The Cadet Lam
GERS, instead OF being danced in squares,
becomes really diagonal dance: with re-
:sulting figures in the shape Of triangles
and stars. 1t is cainled that the five-step
schottische will share the extraordinary
popularity of the two-step The new
schottische is q rather difficult dance, but
that will probably be one thing in its ia
ror. Harper'e Bazaar. s. - 8 z @.s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
The School Luncheon.

The packing of the school luncheon
box now engages tie attention of the
home caretaker. In many households this
duty develves upon the waitress but SUI
pervision by the mistress and mother will
be obligatory if the appetizing niceties Of
the box are to be preserved. Thick
bread, lunlpy butter and fat or gristly
meat are still too often the maids idea
Of sandwiches. Sweet sandwiches are
both relished and needed by children,
though they need not be the only sort
served. Bananas and cucumbers, each
with nayonnaise, are apletizing at the
moment; nuts chopped and held in a bit
of whipped cream; dates chopped and
freed from stones; raisins or fruits in a
paste of icing, cream cheese, sarlines,
olives, hard-boiled eggs-the list of fill-
ings is almost as long as that of foods
Little cup-custards and tiny individual
pans. of baked beans are liked as the
weather grows colder. with sweet s8or
plain waters occasionally, or a piece of
cake. with invariably some seasonable
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
Hum bugs Among Animals.

HumbuRs Among Animals.
One who has deeply studied the habits
of animals has discovered that there are
humbugs among them.
In military stables horses are known
to have pretended to be lame in order
to avoid going to a military exercise. A
chimpanzee had been fed on cake when
sick; after his recovery he often feigned
coughing in order to procure dainties.
The cuckoo, as is well known, lays it's
eggs in another birds nest, and, to make
the deception surer, it takes away one OF
the other bird'y eggs. Animals are CON
scious of their deceit, as is shown by the
fact that they try to act secretly and
noiselessly; they show sense of guilt
if detected: they take precautions in ad-
vance to avoid discovery; in some cases
they manifest regret and repentance.
Thus bees which steal hesitate often be-
fore and after their exploits, as if they
feared punishment.
A naturalist describes how, his monkey
committed theft. While he pretended to
sleep, the animal regarded HIM with hes
itation, and stopped every time his mas
ter moved or seemed on the point of
awakening
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
American Girls.

An artist who has just finished visit
to this country is quoted by Harper's
Bazaar as saying that we do not, as ID
people, do justice to the beautyzand re-.
hnement ofsour great middle classes, ea
pecially IN matters pertaining to thu dress
and department of the women. q Stand, =
he exclaimed, AT the side door of anyone
Of your large industrial establishments On
some Saturday morning in June and
watch the outrush of the working force!
The girls will not be only we'll formed
and well groomed, so to speak, but many
of them will have an air of distinction
which the thoughtless fancy must only be-
long to good blood and breeding. Their
costumes, of course, are such as come
that their good taste is shown. Give an
American girl a straw hat and shirt
waist, with necktie and belt to match.
and she steps out on the sidewalk as fresh.
as comedy, and as we'll dressed as her more
favored sisters, and, what is more re-
markable, in infinitely better taste than
any other working girl of her class in any
quarter of the globe of which know any
thing"
The French girl, he further maintained,
though attractive in her working dress,
was invariably somber-a black bomba-
zine, low shoes, and black stockings,
sometimes an apron, and less often bon
net-while the Germans and English and
Italians kept their best clothes for Sun
day outings and holidays. But the effect,
he claimed, was more often one of over
dress than of neatness and appropriate
ness.
1t may be with us that the great de-
partment stores, who cater for the pa
tronage of this great middle class, are
more or less responsible for the good ID
pearance of these girls, and incidentally
for this artists outburst of praise When
hats and shirtwaists can be bought for a
fraction of il dollar, with hundreds of pat
haps not to be wondered at that our young
women have won for themselves so envi-
able 81 renutatiOn -"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25

s = Young Folks Column - s


History steries,' "Grimm's Fairy Tales"
biography" "Putnam's Life Of Lincoln"
"Cheney's Civil War" "Higginson's Unit
ed States History" WOODS Natural His
tory" American Boys Handy Book"
.Cofiin's Boys Of 81" Our Bodies and
How We LIVE" Lambs Tales from
Shakespeare" Little Women" Little
Lord Fauntleroy' and "Uncle Toms Ca
bin" are in constant demand, and 90 are
I4ongfellow's and Tennyson's poems. The
children come in large numbers to study
in the reference library in connection with
their school work. think that women,
whose special province and delight it
should be to study and train the child ma
ture, are better adapted to dealing with
the children in the library than men are,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
CANARY BANANA GARDENS.
Great Need of Water-Enormou,
Prices Paid to Get 1t.

line farmer who grows the bananas is
nine times out of ten q. tenant and him
SELF worker among the plants. His
holding may be as small as half an acre
1t usually runs to about two acres-but,
anyway, twelve acres is the largest ba-
mana farm in Grand Canary, and this is
uncommon. With the land he rents his
Water-that is to say, the landowner who
lets the ground guarantees to supply wa
ter Tor the plants during SO many hours
per week. If the landowners own SUP
ply of water holds out. we'll and good:
but it not, he must buy and pay the mar
ket price. The banana plants must have
the water when they want it, or other
wise they will die, and the loss will be
great: The cost of these water rights is
sometimes surprising-f1 los an hour is
quite common fgure-but holders of wa
ter are people who have to look out for
large fluctuations in their stock. for it is
not at all an unusual occurrence for Fl los
water to slump to IS merely on the depres-
sion caused by an hours rain squall
Naturally, all kinds of varieties of ba-
nanas have been tried in the Canary isl
'nds, and new experiments are continu-
lilly going on. There is the tall silver ba-
mana, which runs to twenty-five feet high:
out this takes too much out of the soil,
ana Its fruit. moreover, is small. There
ire other kinds, each with it's own special
fault. But what is aimed at is a tree
that will grow the largest possible bunch
IF fruit in the quickest time, with the
least hurt to the soil, and this is arrived
1t with species of plant which sends its
uppermost leaves rarely so high as ten
feet above the ground.
A newly planted banana garden is one
Of the most unconlely spots imaginable.
The husbandman yokes pair of cows
to primitive wooden pillow and scratches
up the soft, dry loan to the accompani-
nent of much cigarette smoking.
! The banana being the Oldest cultivated
plant in the world-it belongs to the lily
family, by the way-has quite outgrown
Ill natural means of reproduction Adam
may have raised it from seed. but today
t has not the least vestige of seed any
where within it's economies. And so the
Canary farmer dibbles in old banana roots
or slips. and from the TANKS of these the
Young plants soon sprout and grow But
The great feature of banana garden is
the irrigation arrangements Between
each row of plants there is a gutter in the
soft earth; across the end of these series
IF cutters there is another gutter which is
fed from others, which in turn draw from
the main water supply. In the storage
tank at the head the women folk wash
their clothes, and. if any water drains
through to the farther side of the garden,
then they feel quite free to use that for
drinking purposes. The banana repro
duces by subdivision, and one ''houSe.' "
or root, may have as many as eight heads.
each head being practically a complctr
tree, which will during it's lifetime pro-
luce one bunch of fruit
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
Game of "Poison Ivxv

Let all the players sit in circle and
then let one name u plant beginning
with "a; Then No. 2 must name tins
one and also one beginning with 3D.
No. 3 names these two and also one be-
ginning with ''c," and so on. If any
one fails to remember Il plant, or if hi
gives a name Incorrectly, the next on.
must, when he has named all the plants
up to that which his predecessor snoulu
have given, say POISON Ivy" and then
name the plant which the other faileu
to give.
tor instance, No. 1 says 'Aster," No.
says 'Aster, box" No. says ':Aster,
box, crocus." No. 4 fails to remember
box so No. says ''Aster, box, GRO
Gus, poison ivy, dogw ood."
4 prize may he given to the person
who correctly names all the plants from
one end of the alphabet to the Other,
putting all the poison ivys" in their re-
spective places.
This makes a very amusing pastime
for. large party.-Buffalo Enquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
Popular Books for phi,dran.

= All of our books are carefully selected :
We have not a book in the library that ia
not good bbok. Sometimes young girls
ask for light fiction of trashy nature, or
boys want sensational detective stories, or
books IN that line, and they are displeasei
when they learn that there is nothing of
the kind in the library; but, as a rule, they
prefer good reading. Among the most
popular juvenile books + ratt'e American
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
The Feather Duster.

Careful housekeepers slip long, round
cover open at both ends over the feathers
of a good buster, and keep it standing,
brush uppermost, when not in use. The
cover is simply a narrow, deep cuff of
ticking. hemmed top and bottom. This
not only keeps the buster from getting
dusty, but preserves the spring and life
of the feathers. 1t is the care and not the
use of utensils that determine their length
of service
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
To Clean Leather Furniture.

Make preparation of one part of vim
egar in two parts of boiled linseed oil,
and mix well. Apply little of this to
soft rag, and dab ON the leather, which
afterwards polish with silk handker-
ly. it will help to preserve the leather
from cracking, and keep it in good con-
ditiOn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
Teach Children Patriotism j.

Teaching patriotism should be the
mothers duty. When woman allows
her child to drag the flag through the
dirt, or to treat it AS if it were of no inn
portance, she is not teaching that proper
veneration for it which shall make the
child honor it as the symbol of liberty,
and of all that liberty means. Mothers
do not seem to realize how sensitive a
child's mind is to impressions, and how
strongly lessons of good may be sta mped
on it almost unconsciously. No duty of a
mother is greater than to make those les
sons work toward that true manhood
which serves country and fellowmen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
Theosophy Not Recognized.

According to the unanimous decision
of the Massachusetts Supreme court the
csephy is not a religion, neither is it a
charitable or educational institution. and
consequently the New England Theo-
scphical corporation must pay taxes on
stS rea1 eSt q 70 ~ s0zt%s -ss5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
Care ofLaj,,,,, ps.

& The light of oil lamps is 80 much softer
and less Injurious for the eyes than flick
ering gas, or even electricity, that It real
ly should be used instead Of these in All
nurseries and children's rooms, and the
only drawback about lamps is that they
require such careful tending to keep them
in a safe and bright condition. But, CIV
Ell q conscientious nurse or mistress who
undertakes their management herself, all
will be well. One very necessary thing
in lamps is that the oil reservoir be kept
scrupulously clean inside; no oil is 50
pure that it does not leave sediment,
and II this sediment is allowed to accumu-
late, the succeeding oil fails to burn as
brightly as it otherwise would. Lamp
reservoirs should be washed out once Il
week with hot water and pearly-ash. and
be. allowed to thoroughly drain and dry
before new oil be added. The burner
should also be frequently cleaned-once a
day In fact-and every orifice should be
cleaned out; the wick should be wiped at
the top with piece of soft rag, to re-
move the charred edges, and if the wick
should be found to burn rather cloudily,
it may be necessary to remove it next
morning and soak it for an hour or two in
vinegar and water. It should be quite
dry before being again placed in the bur-
ner.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25

" it'll only half as strong a feet as
the English the French have 1871 lielI-
tenants and subtle utena ute, while Eng-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25

ease with his toys, lima gining himself lord
of little realm. This conceit is one tSnt
children delight in, and It Is d very harm r1s
less delusion-not altogether without on
portunities for wholesome lessons IN III,
way of hospitality and kindness to Others.
Florence Hull Winterburn In the Won
ans Home Companion. %5.SS7. \; :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25

d One test for distinguishing diamonds
from glass and paste as to touch them
with the tongue. The diamond feels
much the colder, - s 1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
The Evolution of a Paris Gown.

The Paris gown, that burst full blown
on the eye Of the client. is not. as the
public believe, Il creation of the great
dressmaker himself, nor is the great dress
maker responsible for the fashion. This
model gown is the result of an almost
infinite collaboration. I'm in the garrets
of the criss-cross streets, live modest
class of artists that make projects. They
get their inspiration from old portraits MT
the Louvre. ut Versailles, from elegant
women in the driveways of the Bois' or
from some hazard. They modify. deyel.
sop, combine, following Il drift which they
do not control, till they have produced y
novel idea that the public is likely TO
accept. and that is therefore salabIe,
Their projects are fixed III sketches. and
they are known as marchands de crou,,is.
Others of these specialists make IN their
projects in cloth, and are known MS mar.
cllands de noodles. These occupy n NOR.
important rank than the first. since the
models form demonstration that the ileas
can be realized. The model merchant is
In relation with the manufacturers, who
provide her with the new materials they
have imagined, and whose interest it Is
to have their truck" presented to the
great dressmaking houses and so launched
on the marketable Cone in Scribner's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
The Care of ANIMALS,

The boy who is really fond of animals
never ill-treats his pets, or abuses and
makes a slave of his dog On the con-
trary, his dog is his companion and play
mate.
The boy knows that a dogs master is Il
god i'll the eyes of the poor brute, and is
worshiped with canine devotion, which
again and again has been proved faithful
unto death. Such knowledge makes the
boy just and kind. But dog is only L
dOmesticated wolf, and the wolf is not
the only wild creature which can he do
mesticated; neither is the wolf the only
animal which can appreciate kindness.
The same care which transforms a red
mouthed wolf into faithful dog can
transform other undOmesticated beasts
into useful creatures. As soon as an ami
NAL learns that you are contributing to its
comfort in place of tormenting it, you
may notice it will greet you with a mi!!cr
expression. AS soon as you can make the
widest and fercest beast understand that
the use of jaws, claws or sting are I'M
necessary, it will refrain from using them.
It is not always possible to come to This
understanding with the larger beasts, but
the lad who loves his pets will bestow
upon the little creatures that affection
which shows itself in a sympathy which
can understand their wants and necessi-
ties. Such lad can perform wonders:
birds will come at his call, the small
beasts of the field will follow ut his heels.
and no child will fear him.-Harpr's
Round Table
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-25
Talk with the Son Alone.

10 all the men and boys who come to
me with their troubles because they know
| have both sympathy and understanding
mother intimate friends?' Too often
they look astonished and reply: I'm
afraid not. She would not understand if
l told her,
but l am a woman and I under
stand. I know that you did not want to
40 wrong; 1t just seemed to do itself,
Yes; OF course you are woman, but
you know the world and how great a fell
lows temptations are. You don't nag:
you just listen, and tell fellow what to
do they reply, looking puzzled. Then
ask IT they have ever given their own
mothers an opportunity to show how well
they understand, and my boys often ad-
NIT that they have not because there is
no chance at home; the members of their
family are SO used to each other, and
everything soft or sentimental would be
laughed at; moreover, they rarely have
an opportunity to talk to their mothers
alone. There lies the secret of sympa-
thetic understanding talking out ones
SORROWS, trials and temptations alone
with somebody. and the very best body
tor man is his mother. l do not be-
leve there is Il mother living who would
net try her best to understand her sons
II IN this age of hurry they could fine
time to talk things over together apart
from the critical ears of other members
Of the family-Frances Evans in Ladies'
Home journal.