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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
The Girls Men Admire.

They admire the girl who is her moth
er's right hand in household matters,
and who is not above taking an interest
in the most trivial matters in connec-
ton with house duties. They admire the
girl who is bright, entertaining COM
panion, and who has ever a kind word
and pleasant smile for all with whom
she comes in contact They admire the
girl who is always neatly gowned, no
matter if in inexpensive materials, and
who never dresses loudly or in question
able taste. They admire the girl who
can adapt herself to any society. who
never puts on affected airs, and who
would scorn to do a mean action: They
admire the girl who in an emergency can
turn her hand to anything, from cooking
the family dinner to retrimming an old
hat: They admire the girl who is I'M
selfish enough to give up some pleasure
Of her own to benefit another, and does
not consider herself aggrieyed Mt having
to do SO. They admire the girl who can
talk of more important things than dress
or the last new opera, and who can listen
lntelligently when deeper subjects are in
troduced. d. *i.. ! Ri .sEzS: 55s5.zx
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Was Too Busy.

'Pol-Manear" is fayorite cast near
Balmoral Castle. and was always held as
the special preserve of the late John
Brown, Queen Victoria attendant. John
was an enthusiastic and inyeterate fisher.
and often the royal lar1er was Indebted
to his prowess for its supplies of spring
salmon, when the rods of the other fisher
men failed to bring them to the bank. It
is automatically reported among anglers
on Deeside that when the Queen wanted
John he was Immediately at her call, ex-
cept when angling; and at such times she
studied not to disturb him. The tacit
understanding between them is said to
have arisen in the following fashion, I'M
folds London Tit-Bits: 4 4 I'D s 4SS
Her Majesty one day sent an imperative
message to the riverside. desiring John to
Immediately wait upon her. ~. n. 1......
Tell Her Majesty" replied John, in
his usual Doric, that I am rinnin' a sal
mon and Gamma come.'s :i.s n r. e AL
The messenger came back to him in hot
haste saying that the Queen desired to see
him this very minute. : 4 & .SE
well, tell Her Majesty this time that
l am rinnin' salmon and / Wilma come =
and that settled it.--Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Reason for Happiness.

An old-time colored cook in an Atlanta
family seemed unusually happy the 9TH
er day, singing joyfully at her work.
'sYou're in mighty good spirits this morn.
ing, someone said dat I is, subj
she exclaimed; "somepin des happ'n dat
ease by min powerful! You see, hits
dis way: I got two husbands. ~ 1.-TWO
husbands?" ''Yes, sub; en- one err dem
been sayin' he gwine sue me in cot fer
marryin' Wen l wuzn't free ter. Yes 2
'''sYes, sub: en- de one dat wuz maxim all
de fuss is done fined de army Ell shipped
off to Cuba!'' $50 that settles it, does
it," Yes, suh--dat settle it; kaze de
ynther one is in de preaclin' line, en- he
a-prayin' night en- day dat dc one dat
gone'll git Kilt by de Spaniards 70 he
comes back!'--Atianta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
OLD-TlME PRIZE MONEY.
Fortunes that Were Acquired by Com
mandcrs in the Past.

LAHL ~ OIS <AN4uIS ~ NO1AA
mandcrs in the Past.
During the last century, although the
navies of that day were much less ef-
fective than ours, prize money was abun-
dant. Not few of the higher officers
earned a comforta BILE fortune by the cap
lures made On single. expedition. Com
modore Anson's Centurion, for example,
says the Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Post. in 1I43. took
the Spanish galleon Nostra Sgnora de
Cabadango, which had OH board a cargo
and bullion valued together at $1,000
600. Before he returned to England his
squadron had captured other vessels
worth an aggregate of $3.0OO,OO0. The
conlmodore's own share ran up to more
than $350,OOO on this one cruise. Two
Frederick brought in prizes worth. with
their cargoes, more than $5OOO,OOO The
treasure and plate alone filed forty-five
wagons and the captains share amount
ed to S6O0,OO0. Another English vessel
during the same year captured Spanish
ship with $2.OCO,OO0 on board, and ?.
third brought French East Indian
worth $75O,000.
Other captures during that season were
four French ships. with cash. bullion and
readily convertible cargoes aggregating
"
cepticn, contained .iisS Il large quantity
of plate. and two-wheeied chaise, with
it,; wheels and axletrees of silver. set
with diamonds and other precious stones
This ship was taken by Capt. Frankland,
who induced the French skipper, by the
offer of Il reward, to show him the hiding
place Of 10000 pistoles, worth about
$12C,O0G which were concealed in 4
place no searcher would have dreamed
of. This ship goes down in naval an
nails as one Of the richest prizes ever
taken, but it's record was excelled by the
Hermione, a Spanish treasureship, cap
tured in 1862 by the British ship Fa-
vourite, under Capt. I'Jwnal. The cap
tain's share of this prize was 1926. 900.
his three lieutenants got $4,000 apiece,
and lump of $4,000 went to the flag
officers of the Mediterranean station. in
Guiding the admiral. who was many miles
away from the scene of action, but was
constructively in charge of the affair.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
He was Waiting.

A new postoffice was established in a
small village away out West, aud a ma
After a while complaints were made that
no mail was sent out from the new office,
and an inspector was sent to inquire into
the matter. He called upon the postmas-
ter, and stating the cause Of his visit,
asked why no mail had been sent out.
The postmaster pointed to a big and near
IL empty mailbag hanging up in a corner,
and said: well, ain't sent it out
cause the bag mint nowheres nigh full
yet! - arDer's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Abandon Rows PRAYER.

= w. PETIT Ridge, the London writer,
makes London boy in one of his stories
offer the following rather original prayer:
'Lord, wilt Thou ave the kindness to
make me grow strong and tall and with
plenty. to say for ineself, and wilt Thou
SOS to save me expense and waste of
money that might be used in other ways
say, for cricket bat. Believe ME.
Lord, thy obedier1t servant. A. Martin -
He rose. He was halfway into his blue
flannel bed gown, when an important
idea occurred to him. and he knelt down
again quickly. "'Should ave mentioned
he whispered, 'Elfred Martin, of So
Cawstle street, jest over Surrey side of
sSouth'ark BRIDGE -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
He was So Glad.

The Kennebec journal says that d
young man was recently taken to a Low
iston hospital and suffered the removal Of
a rib. When he came to himself he was
told what had been done, and seemed
satisfied. Shortly after he dropped into
IA semi-unconscious state, and kept call
ing for the woman. : For two days
he was de,irious. and frequently called
for ssthe woman II. = " 8 want to see the
6woma NJ. he kept saving. AT Inst the
nurse in desperation said: Well, Il ii,
the woman! The man looked at her
critical from top to toe, md said:
S. Who would have thought that they
could have made such 4 pretty girl Of
one Of my ribs And then lie settled
back on his pillow, md when he awoke
again he was in his right mind and was
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
DIES OF BLACK PLAGUE.
Patient in the New York Hospital
- Succumbs to the MaIady.

= SuSSuHOo W ShC OAdAduys
The New York hospitals strange pa
tient, Frank Roberts, who was suffering
from disease which the doctors pro-
nounced akin to the terrible "black
plague of ancient times, is dead. He
brea thed his last at midnight Saturday,
after having been in the institution only
about two hours, but the fact was not
made public until today
His ailment was diagnosed by DR.. Pc
terson of the hospital as 'Addison's dis
ease" which has been classified by DIR.
Thomas Addison, once noted physician
Of Guys hospital, who discovered it first
forty-three years ago, but its common
name is "bronze skin This name is
given to it from the fact that those aff1ict-
ed with the strange malady, which.
though considered contagious, is extreme
ly rare, turn to the color of negro be-
fore death relieves their misery
1t is supposed to originate from a dis
eased condition Of the supra-renal cap
sules, and an effect is increased pigmenta-
ton of the skin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
How He Suicided.

She had told him gently but firmly
that she could never be his.
~ am sorry for you,' she explained,
but my pity is not akin to love- So let
US part as friends, even if we may never
sustain a closer relationship rs p.
Mildred" he exclaimed, II cant live
without you. You must be nine Unless
you take back the words you have Just
spoken, / will go away and do something
desperate . I'D X &. s.
But her decision had been made, and
she could not change it; SO he strobe
gloomily away. B: 4 5.#s s.
Yet he did not go to war and win Shout
dcr-straps by rushing headIong into dam
ger. His desperation took another turn.
lie threw away a box Of cigarettes and
went without smoking for two days
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Social Mistakes,

+ Perhaps the greatest of all social mis-
takes is to be continually talking about
ones self. There is no word in all the
vocabulary Of conversation SO tedious to-
Others as that personal pronOun 81 >"
Though one of the smallest words in use,
there is none that takes up more room
IN the everyday world 'sI'' is a bore; it
is better not to mention his name oftener
than can be avoided. ss {
Another social folly is s'gush. = There
IS an insincere ring about it. True, there
are people who gush from sheer good
nature in wishing to give pleasure, yet
they should remember that even <amiable
exaggeration is like s coarse sugar
plum, agreeable at first, but leaving a:
doubtful taste in the mouth afterwards
81 On the other hand, there is certain
class Of people in society who are equal
foolish in going to the other ex-
treme. They feign Indifference about
every body and every thing, seldom ex-
pressing either interest or appreciation.
They think it t.bad FORM to show any
pleasure in life, and a sign of superiority
to be incapable of enthusiasm
III "A social folly is: to imagine that peo-
pie are always looking at or thinking of
YOU. Such ideas are { often the off
spring of conceit. As matter of fact,
people very often look at you without
seeing or thinking Of you. They have
other things to think of. If we could
only convince ourselves that we are not
always. the pivot Of our friends and ac-
quaintances' thoughts there would be
fewer hurt feelings and imaginary griev-
ances. .s1 = q I. ~, -: - e..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Didn't Know.

81 Scotch caution is well Illustrated in the.
story told by minister who taught a
Eihle class in Edinburgh. Having missed
I he said to one Of her relatives: q haena
seem ycels cousin Bell Mt the class for u
long while. Ye ken it's her duty tae at.
tend the schulz. Whaur has she gaen "
canna very Meel tell sc that, meen-s
ister. was the careful reply, hut shea II
deed san Franeisco ArEopaut
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
This Seasons skirts.

Fashion says double skirts must and
shall be worn. Women who have many
gowns will doubtless affect this style, as
they do all innovations in dress, but the
masses will cling to the.sk that take
on various kinds Of trimming, which
merely simulate an overdress. Some
have a jaunty hitch-up on one side, which
shows a panel Of some contrasting color
or material that is applied to the lining
of the skirt. Others have a foot-trim-
ming, either frilly or fatty made, that
runs four or FIVE inches up on the skirt
lining; then the outside is made shorter
and falls just over or to meet this trim
ming. Panels of material or color con
strasting to that of the gown are used
mt the front and sides, running the en-
tire length of the skirt. Gowns trimmed
with one-sided effect have always a
style of their own. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Some Curious Answers,

Here are some curious answers culled
by the Troy Times from an Australian
school examination paper: John Wes-
ley joined the navy in 1899 and by de
grees rose to be Duke of Wellington"
Charles the first imprisoned nine MEM
bers. Among them was George Elliott. =
ssMontford was the chief man in getting
the constitution of Clarendon passed,
1853; fought battle of I4ewes, 1864. and
was killed 1865" ''We have no sum-
mer in this country when the North pole
il turned toward the equator" while
the ancients thought the world was
round, We know now that the sun never,
stands STILL ''Carbonny Cassid" and
s.Lack-tail ducks We're given as vari-
ants of ''carbonic acid and ss.lacteal
ducts So -wsS-sss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
The Fate of the War Correspondent.

The visitor paused. Through the grated
door before him drifted 4 singular sound.
"Ah-h-h-h! Gar-r-r-r-rr'
That's queer noise" whispered the
visitor.
The attendant nodded.
"Whee-e-e~e! Siz-z-z-zr' o.
Another pause. : &;
"Whoo-o-o-o! Whish-h-h-h!' EE
Then once again: =7
p "Wha-a-a-a! Whing-g-g-gr'
The visitor stirred uneasily.
''That's deuceG uncanny," he muttered-
"Who is the poor fellow?''
He was war correspondent.
"And what brought him here?'
s'Trying to describe the sound of pass
ing shell.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Governor Taken for a Convict q,

Gov. Atkinson Of Georgia tells this
story at his own expense: 1T was dur
ing my recent inspection of the convict
camps. Among other places / visited
were the coal mines, and in order t, make
a thorough inspection it was necessary to
90 down into the mines and see the con-
victs. at work. Two guards accompanied
me down info the mines. T1.ey showed
me everything of interest, and finally took
me where the cenvicts were ut work. As
we approached them one of the co1lvicts
rushed over to me, crying: Good Lord.
Bill Atkinson, MS sure MS / live! / never
expected to see you here. What ON earth,
Bill. did they convict you of doing?
readily recognized the maIi as one whom l
had known since my boyhood .'--p it's
burg Dispatch g5 B 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Our Friendships.

see a woman has been saying that
as she grows older she becomes more and
more exclusively in the matter of her
friends, said the man. II don't know
how it is with women, but Il think it is
always the case with men. When man
gets to be, say, 30, he looks at every man
ne meets with some suspicion, and he has
TO know him a long time and very well
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
A Private Income.

The sternness which characterized the
ccuntenance of Mabel's father may have
been oecasioned by the fact that he had
been reading war news over his breakfast
coffee, suggests the Washington Star As
soon as she took her place at the table,
however, he laid aside his paper and re-
marked:
Does that young man who comes here
so often do any work %
IL can't say. / be,ieve-that is,
have been given TO understand-tnat he
has private income
"a private income? That's just about
as L estimated it. Thirteen dollars q
month, without the credit of being a sol
dier -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

:. Gossip for the ladies' =
Lost You,tlh., ].

Loaf Youth.
Mourn Il Indeed the dream that was divinoa
8$ Not all the tenderness OF common day,
So Nor Wet 'ries Of the common, sacred way,
Shall bG to- thee Tor that lost earth Of thine
In glory Rarmented; for that benign
And beAuteOuS vision, which no nrayera
could stay
gray
Swift seal thee With her strange ana awful
And vet, beyond those other gates OF birth
Thou going q child. II mystic ways un-
trOd--
Shall heayen's yonng dream. q thousand
times more fair, 81
Perhaps be this, thy young. lost dream Of
earth,
Newborn for thee In that serener air,
Returned thee, In the pity Of thy God.
Margaret Steele Anderson In WoMan's
4 Home COmDNNiOn II fSSs#ssss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
For the Rainy Day..

"A wise woman, who is obliged to brave
the elements, can look trim and neat,
even after several hours of trotting
around among the shops, if she will but
take the precaution to wear a skirt
which will clear the ground, and select
"a hat with no more elaborate trimming
than a cocks quill. ~'-..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
eNyfy

upon those IN the midst &c whom he
moves. And the unfe ceiling indlfference al
men land more, perhaps, III this matter
of drinking than In any otherl sas Ia the
welfare of their neigh bors shows that
their hearts have become scared by
prosperity, and degraded BY the things
which should, In the providence of God,
have made them more tender and con-
siderate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Be Clad. !.

Let thy day be to thy night
letter Of good tidings. Let thy praise
60 up as birds go up. that when they wake
Shake off the dew and soar. So take Joy
~ home ss.5Ss$ S. :.
her, 5E},s sg $5 s,s*5., SES39ss
And give her time to. grow, and cherish her.
Then will she come, and Oft will sing to
thee, I'll $;S{s - 80
When thou art working In the burrows; ay,
7 OF wedding In the sacred hour Of dawn -
( It Is a c0mely fashion to be glad 81 ~
Joy is the grace we say to God. s s xzs On
80 .%43. s s%S Jean IngeloW
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
The Business Women,

Sss:s}Sss5 e. Inc business W ono ems
The business woman has come to the
1 front to such an extent that she Isl a
topic Of discussion quite frequently, says
a writerin the Philadelphia. North Amer
lean. ] am constantly impressed with the
comparative amenability to discipline Of
men as compared with women. 81 W. oman
who takes a business position is usually,
q Il think, anxious to perform her duties
/ to- the very best of her ability, and she is
interested and enthusiastic, and will work
hard to do as well as she can not only
ployer wishes It done, but she has to be
led gently. Ny exp Expression, amena bility
to discipline, may not be a good one
Perhaps 81 should say that a man will
take with meekness a sharp and, perhaps,
uncalled for rebuke, which a woman
would resent in an instant and give up
her position rather than ndure. Talk
about women being hard on their own
sex! First listen TO- what one man Gun
say to another over whom he has little
authority for q time He may be alto
gether the feriOr of the two, but what
ever the superior III position has 4 To
say the other receives with calmness, not
TO say meekness, and goes ahead and does
exactly as he is told. Would q woman do
that No.
What e Have fo 8. W IS Refresh fresh.
AT the wedding reception or q brea X
fast the forms are very much alike. The
bride md groom stand among flowers
and green's ito receive congra tIlations
with the bridesmaids 1t the brides side,
the bride mother aud father receiving
near, and the groom's people not far OIL
:Tlle Nsherss have plenty 70 az. They must
be careful to guard 4 ainst Rowling or
IN II
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Knowledge Is. Educatio,l., s

s1AA1UWAGNAtS0 V0e 1lA vAAA1e
What can the ideal woman Ii. an ideal
home do for humanity Z She can lessen
vice BY her voice and presence IN the
home: neglected household lay the surcst
foundations for crime. IL the Thought.
time and work which women now devote
to the bread-Winning effort were expended
upon the home aiming for artistic deco
ration, scientific cooking, and, il general.
better modes Of living the households of
the land would be lifted to plane that
would insure the conservation Of what q
nation holds dear. They can seek paths
of usefulness in their leisure time; for
example, in charitable lines; there are
wrongs to right, suffering world 70 helm:
humanity to uplift opportunities to even
some of the Irregularities Of life. The
world is theirs to make 1t what they will:
and when lifted out Of their present IN.
natural position, and placed in their
proper setting, the benefit to them will be
mental, moral and physical; further, the
effect upon mankind in general will be
vast. Thus our new or future women
win find for themselves and Others per-
spetual peace and happiness. making for
all time IAN age on ages telling, in which
living is sublime. ~. E. Turner in Self
Culture. *#ts.=.s. 81 MI
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
A.l1irafetnl CAT 4

a Boston family had 4 cat Of which
they thought great deal. The cat was
sick, and in spite of careful nursing, cat
nip tea and all they could do the cat
grew worse, and they had to call the doc
tor. The doctor soon put pussy on her
feet again.
Not long after this the doctor was
called again to see a member Of the same
family. No sooner had the doctor en-
tered the room than the cat appeared,
took d seat beside the doctor and did mt
stir until the physician had left. Every
day the doctor returned, and every day
the cat sprung to greet him with every
appearance Of delight. So
u.s. Play IN Their Own Yard.
hite folks, IS remarked Erastus
5Pinkley SIS queer people. Long comes
Booker ash nton tellin' de cullud folks
sdey doesn't 'preciate dab oppuhc hunities.
He. better talk ter de white folks bout
.slightin' chances. What's been hap
lnAnil, q OH 2sI inau ired Miss lIiRmi Brown.
ss.II hAt w,is Wickin today
sent syarl ter one of De neigh bors
keep her chickens flaln
ssel raid Ne recvse Her
sSs