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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
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Mother of the Khe6ivia-

The khedivia mother (who is also
known as princess Eminah') is a wom-
an of rare beauty: a complexion in which
the rose and the lily blend is enhanced by
her brilliant black eyes and hair, while
the faultless contour of her exquisite
serene cOuntenance COMFORTS admirably
with the majestic figure of a woman who
IS indeed every inch 4 Queen: one cannot
realize that the youthful woman is the
mother of the sedate Khedve, says the
Humanitarian. Her charming sistpr-in-
law. the Princess Fatmah. whose guest 7
was, is equally youthful in appearance,
and one would never suspect her to be
the mother of two married offspring. the
eldest of whom is fully 20 years old
This sunny natured woman seems to
carry the spring of perpetual girihood in
her heart. a wealth of golden hair crowns
her regally poised head, the energy of
ovefiowing vitality dominates her every
action, but her wonderful eyes hold one
spellbound by their ever changing depths.
which my most critical scrutiny never en-
abled me to fathom. nor can l describe
their color, whether blue, black or brown.
The rare beauty of these ladies may be
hereditary trait from their Caucasian
ancestry, of which they manifest as great
pride as does the European regarding his
Saxon origin. and had indisputable evil
dence that their brilliancy of complexion
was due only to nature and the bath, not
to cosmetics. of which, however, the ORR
ent has no deficiency.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
IOWA WAS HIT HARD.
One of Her Crew Tells of the Damage
Received at San Juan.

One of Her Crew Tells of the Damage
Received at San Juan.
Minneapolis, MIMI, May 27.-Harry
Hartzell, son of James r. HartzeIl of
Minnehaha Falls, after serving his term
of apprenticeship, was recently assigned
to the. battleship Iowa, and writes an in
teresting letter descriptive of the bonn
bardment of San Juan, Porto Rico, by
SIMPSONS fleet. 1t will be noticed that
the damage then done, according to his
idea, was much greater than other re-
ports make it out to be. The letter fol-
lows:
''Shells were hitting in the water
around us, bursting and throwing great
columns of water in the air. The Iowa
was struck number of times on her
turrets and armor belt. We had two
men killed and seven wounded. One
man died from his wounds and the other
had his head blown off his body and his
body literally torn to pieces. The most
damage done to us was a 1O-inch shell,
which struck us amidship and exploded
on the superstructure deck. 1t tore four
boats all to pieces, killed one man and
wounded three. 1t tore hole in the deck
big enough to drive a team of horses
through: 1t knocked a dozen ventilators
all to pieces, tore big hole in the after
smokestack and did a lot of other dam
age. A number of other shells struck
us, wounding one man till he died, and
badly wounding four others and tearing
holes in the decks"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
Another Legend Gone

"Another familiar legend" says the
Critic, ''has been RELOCATED to the limbo
of the untrue, and it is question if
there will be anything left for the next
generation to pin it's faith to. This time
it is the Prisoner of Chillon,' beloved of
and quoted by every school girl. In the
cell where the Prisoner languishes so
long there was shown circle worn in
the stones by his feet by walking round
and round pillar to which he was
chained. M. Vuillet, one of the members
of the grand council of Vaud, was hor-
rifed to find that, in repaving the cell,
the 'Chemin de Bonivard.' one of the
souvenirs and attractions of the country,
had disappeared. He brought the matter
before the council and was chagrined
to learn that the famous track had not
been made by the captive, whom Byron
made famous, but had been industriously
scraped by successive keepers at Chillon,
who, for exhibiting it, had received large
pourboires from. sympathetic and senti-
mental TOURISTS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
THE TIMID VIOLET.
How it Became the Flower of NapO-
leon BOnapartc.

How it Became the Flower of NapO-
leon Bonapartc.
At first sight, says writer in the Phila-
delphia Press, it seemed as though that
imperious ruler of the destinies of Europe
could have hardly chosen as an emblem
less suitable flower than the timd vio-
let, with it's air of humility. But the
selection is perhapus explained by the fact
that it was during Il period of reverses
that Napoleon made the choice. On the
eve of leaving France for Elba he said
to his friends: Il shall return with the
vjolets," and this little sentence-a mere
chance expression-was sufficient for his
sympa thizers.
Not only were the flowers worn by the
Bonapartists, men and women, as badge
but violet ribbons and jewelry in the
form of the flowers were speedily used to
display their feeling, and Napoleon was
afterward spoken of and toasted as Papa
was the question by Which an impepialist
might be known, for IL simple reply in the
affirmative showed ignorance of the plots
for Napoleon's return to France; while the
answer: "Well, it will return in the
spring." indicated a confederate and fcl-
low conspirat tor.
When it was forbidden by law to sell
portraits of Napoleon his friends inge-
HlOuSlS eNdueu tuc pIOSCIlptioll ny pup
fishing the picture of group of violets
with their leaves so arranged that in
their outlines the profles of Napoleon,
Marie Louise and the King of Rome
could readily be traced by the initiated
When the end came and Napoleon was
about to depart for st. Helena, it is told
that he gave violet to an English naval
ofticer-an intimat ton, perhaps of never to-
be fulfilled hopes Of return to his beloved
France. During the Bourbon ascend
ancy it was dangerous to wear violet in
public, as naturally it continued to be re-
garded as the Napoleonic flower. At the
time Of the Second Empire the popularity
Of the violet again revived, and, singular
ly enough, when Louis Napoleon was a
prisoner in the fortress of Ham, a pack
age of violet plants having arrived, some
Of the officials were so busy planting
them in pots that the prisoner made his
escape. This accident probably gave fur
ther favor to the violet. and during the
reign of Napoleon III. the violet trade
fourished greatly in France, 100000
punches, it has been stated, being the
annual sale in Paris alone
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
LIFE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
How the "First Lady of the Land ,
Snerds Har

How the "First Lady of the Land"
- Spends Her Time.
The "first lady of the land" Mrs. Nc
Kinley, leads quiet, dignified life, and
one thoroughly in keeping with her posi-
ton as mistress of the white house. Mrs.
Mckinley is woman of much natural
ability and strength Of character. but is
particularly fond of home and its duties.
Among the literati of the country she
has many warm personal friends, for she
is great lover of books.
During the winter one party given by
her at the white house was to 100 men,
bers Of the Brooks College alumnae,
many of the women being. former school
friends of hers. In her home life, hei
friends say, Mrs. Mckinley is not
of the United States, but the fond and
watchful wife of William Mckinley. She
breakfasts at $50 a. m. in order that
she may have a chat with her husband
before he assumes the duties which re-
quire his everyday attention. After
parting from him she dons a carriage
gown and starts for long drive:
Mr.. Porter, the secretary to the Presi-
dent, in speaking of Mrs. Mckinley,
said: "Her health is much improved
since she came to the white house." and
with the statement came look of great
satisfaction, for he was glad to be able
to say those words with assurance.
After the drive the members of the
family assemble in the upper corridor,
where luncheon is served at 1:3O p. NJ,
and the President gets a brief taste of
home life. After this Mrs. Mckinley
goes to her boudoir, where, surrounded
by comfort, she deftly handles the GRO
Chef needle, which work is her f,voritc
pastime. Later in the afternoon some
duty as mistress of the white house
claims her attention. Some days it is
public reception, on others private
one, for which cards are issued. If the
afternoon is her. own she will take a
drive, for she enjoys being out of doors.
At o'clock the reunion of the day
takes place in the upper corridor, when
dinner is announced, and is enjoyed by
all, because the head of the nation is
the head of the house once more. After
dinner the favorite resort is the lower
corridor, which Mrs. Mckinley has fitted
up in most homelike fashion, and here
it is that the President at last finds re-
pose and comfort, and really lives after
a day of arduous labor.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley at
ten the theaters often, as the latter is
fond of art and music. She is an early
riser and retires at reasonably early
hour.
Every morning sees the Presidents
desk adorned with mass of flowers,
and, no matter what others are there,
Mrs. McKinley's offering holds the first
place. She is fond of quiet, dainty bios
SONS, and at present the great, wide
eyed pansies are first favorites The
vase on the desk was filled with wild
flowers, the last that will be found in the
woods of Maryland till the midsummer
favorites scatter themselves over hill and
dale.-New York Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
When He Ran for Governor.

Gen. Lee has been handicapped by a
great name. 1t has stimulated his pride
and ambition, but it has not inspired any
vanity. When l asked him if this heri-
tage helped or hindered him he said:
at has been heavy load. l have had
the reputation of lot of ancestors as well
as my own to look after. Whatever good
l have done has been credited to them
and whatever of evil has been charged to
me and magnifed. because people said
they had a right to expect much better
things of man Of my blood and breed
ing.
"When was running for governor of
Virginia, John Wise said that if my name
had been Fitzhugh Smith, l never would
have secured the nomination. 1 replied
that had known good many good men
named Smith, and would have been as
proud of that name as of the one wore.
In that way l got the votes of all the
Smiths in Virginia, and letter from a
man who told me never to forget Capt.
John Smith, our first settler, who killed
Pocahontas.' Chap Book.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
The Baby's Outfit.

Three or four flannel shawIs, about
thirty inches square and bound with rib
bon, will be found very useful while the
baby is young: They are easy to wrap
around the baby after a bath and when
ready for nap. Little sacks are also
needed, and can be knitted in white with
pink and blue borders, or be made of
Scotch outing flannel or cashmere These
can be made OH a short yoke, or can hang
straight from the neck, and be trimmed
with broad collar, and tied with a rib
bon in front. Two OF three wrappers can
be simply made, preferably of Scotch fan
mel, either on a yoke or with a cluster of
knitted blankets are necessary, and can b,.
made of light pink, blue or white. White.
as a rule, washes best. The long coat
can be made of silk, cashmere, or any soft
white goods. 1t should be lined with a
thin silk, so as to slip on and off easily.
and if a winter coat, lined Throughout,
with lambs wool. 1t can be trimmed
with a wide collar or round shoulder
cape if desired. A little cap should 90
with the coat, made of the same mate.
rial, and lined if for winter; but in sum-
mer the dainty little muslin caps are the
best.
The baby's basket is delightful article
to plan about, and can be made in Il va
viety of ways. The long, low shape is
perhaps the most convenient. 1t 1t is to
be trimmed at home tack cotton batting
on to the sides, which have been sprin-
killed. with orris powder, and then cover
with whatever material is desired Rose
or light blue silk is pretty foundation,
covered with either fine dotted musln
or point d'esprit lace. The muslin or lace
should be sewed on full, but the silk can
be put on plain. A Powered silkoline can
be used in place of these. This, of course,
should be put on full, as it does not have
the lace over it, A big satin bow ut the
side or on the top makes pretty finish.
In the tray are kept the babys toilet arti-
cles, and in the underneath part of the
basket the baby's clothes The tray
should contain a pin-cushion on which
are the assorted sizes of safety-pins. A
little cup-shaped bag can be made of rub
Der cloth covered with whatever material
the basket is trimmed with, and sewed
into one corner of the tray, for the baby's
sponge, which should be small and fine.
\ piece of good soap in little dish.
powder-box and puff, bottle of vaseline,
a small box of borax, a quarter-of-a-
pound roll of absorbent cotton, a roll of
old linen and pair of small blunt-pointed
scissors. These little things are constant
" needed. and should always be on hand.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03

A Contractors Difficulty. ing the Srst
box I felt wonderfully relieved and was
satisfied that the pills were putting me
on the road to recovery. l bought two
after taking four boxes of DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills am restored to good
health: feel like a new man, and having
the will and energy of my former days
returned, am capable Of transacting my
business With increased ambition.
''Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie are wonderful medicine, and anyone
that is afflicted with shortness of breath,
palpitation of the heart, nervous prostra-
ton and general debility, will find that
these pills are the specific
"HERMAN II. EVELER."
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
24&h day of May, 1897.
ADAM POUTSZONG, Notary Public.
MIR. Eveler will gladly answer any in
curry regarding this if stamp is enclosed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
THE LOVERS or THE SEA.

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Twain arc the lovers Of the sea,
And hard the burden of their life, 81 Z ;
Who wage for that which may not be -,
Wars unprecedented and secret strife
While the gold wanton feeds their hate
And triumphs In their sad estate.
Sometimes about the earth she filings
Her foam white arms and clips his waist,
And with low, purling laughter sings
Her love song to him so enlaced;
Sometimes she casts one lazy kiss ...
TO heaven that stoops and smiles for this,
And presently in wilder mood =
She leaps to meet the lowering skies
With sparkling lips to taste loves food
,, Full tenderly from starry eyes;
Then frets and signs to be caressed !
Awhile upon earth's envlOus breast.
Yet fears she wholly to declare
For one or other OF these twain
Lest the love destined to despair,
Forgets Its worship In it's pain;
Lest the high heaven should crack and fall
Or earth divide and swallow all
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
Romantic Fiction of the Future.

All the romance of life is dependent on
variety of status, feeling, outlook,
amongst human beings. Wherever an
American author has been able to lay
his finger on indigenous matter having
an intrinsic character of romance, it has
been in surroundings not yet subdued to
the levelling influences of the developed
industrial state. Such was the New
England of the 'Scarlet Letter." such
California in the '4Os; and such. in a
measure, the still today the Southern
states, where usages and ways of think
ing continue, at many points, to be feudal,
and where an inferior race keeps alive
the medieval idea of inequality, with all
its picturesque contra SITS.
Growing out of these modern limita-
tons in the direction of the romantic
there is a feeling, not very easy to define
as yet, that we must look for emotional
interest at new points. 1t has been sug-
gested that there is mighty romance to
those who, like Rudyard Kipling, can ap-
prehend it, in great engines, in the blind,
tremendous working of iron and steel.
Perhaps we are destined to see important
developments along this line. Until they
are apparent the sense of dissatisfaction
with the dryness and GOODNESS of much
of our fiction must abide with u.s. Our
men and women are so nearly equal, and
they know each other so well, that they
refuse to clothe one another with those
richer and more brilliant hues of the inn
agination out of which romance springs
From "The Point of View" in Scribner's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
WHERE FLEETS ARE.
Dispatches from Schley Dated Off
Cienfuegos-Sampson on
North Coast.

Off the Northern Coast of Cuba, May
2.-2 a. m.-Via Key West, Fla, May
2.-At 10 o'clock last night the Dolphin
ran alongside the flagship New York. Her
lights showed that she bore dispatches for
Rear-Admiral Sampson.
The commander of the Dolphin shouted
through the megaphone: Il have dis
patches from Commodore Schley to the
commander-in-chief."
A cheer went up from the crowded
decks of the New York. Commodore
fuegos.
absolutely nothing definite can be
said,'' was the reply which Capt. Chad
wick of the New York made to a ques-
ton as to what had TRANSFERRED.
Since he heard of Admiral Cervera's
arrival at Curacao, Rear Admiral Samp-
Spaniards would go to Cienfuegos or
Santiago de Cuba. TO prove that the
American admiral was almost sure the
Spaniards would be caught the following
may be divulged without breach of
confidence. When the ships of Commo-
dore Sch!ey's division were sailing out
of Key West under Rear-Admiral Samp-
son orders, the admiral set his signal to
Capt. Philip of the Texas: "You are
going to nab the Spaniards, and good
luck to you"
Since then Rear-Admiral Sampson has
been cruising around purely as precau-
t!onary measure. He thoroughly be-
lieved Commodore Schley would bottle up
the Spaniards either in Cienfuegos or at
Santiago de Cuba, but he took all meas
ures to guard against possible evasion of
Commodore Schley by the enemy and any
attempt to make Havana through the
eastern or western passage. though there
is little doubt that the commodore, had
he met the Spanish ships, could have de-
featcd them.
There is good reason to believe, from a
strategic point of view, that more can be
gained by the Spaniards being bottled
up in Santiago de Cuba than in any en-
gagement which, though it would result
in victory for the Americans, might have
resulted in some damage to our ships.
In the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, the
Spanish fleet will be helpless. The chan
mel leading into the harbor is narrow, and
Cervera can either be kept a prisoner
there by sinking few hulks in the chan
mel. or he can be destroyed by a superior
fOrcp
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
IN THE ENGINE-ROOM.
Men Below Decks of a Warship Occup.
nm JIueuv;ah1e Posif;or,

an Unenviab1e Position.
In the ships of Paul Jones and Nels IN
and Hull the sailors were the men that
swarmed up into the rigging and unfurled
the canvas that made the vessels go. In
time of battle some of them continued to
attend to that duty and others manned
the guns. On modern man-of-war the
work of fighting the ship and that of
propelling it are divided among two diff
fercnt classes Of men: The men on deck
handle the motive power as the seamen of
the Constitution broke out their stud
ding sails and warped on their Hedges
when they were edging their ship out of
the teeth of the British fleet-are down
below in stuffy little compartments, pour
ing oil on bearings and listening to the
jangling of bells from the bridge.
The man in the engine room has little
OF the fun or glory OF modern sea fight.
guns, but he does not know how the bat
tie is going. The ship may be helpless
wreck, and the next minute may be his
last, but that is none of his affair. The
engines must keep moving, and they must
respond instantly to the will of the ships
brain in the coming tower or the battle
is lost.
And it is not alone the great. machinery
that turns the screws that has to be
looked after. The whole ship is one
maze of complicated enginery. 1t is
steered by steam; its turrets are turned
by steam directly or indirectly through
electric pneumatic or hydraulic power; its
great guns are loaded by steam; it is
lighted by electricity, which is supplied
by dynamos, run by steam; it is ventilat-
ed by steam-steam is the source of c.:
its activities
Let the engines cease to work and the
ship would die: 1t would drift like log
on the water; its guns would be silent;
its interior would be swathed in dark
ness, and suffocation would drive it's crew
from its lower compartments to tho deck.
But the machinist stands Their. the
grimy, faithful physician, with his hand
on the ships pulse to see that it's heart
does not stop. beating. Down in his steel
dungeon. with none of the inspiration of
the battle, he listens for the signals
Slow" "Half speed ahead" Reverse"
Full speed astern"-and upon his vigil
lance depends the success or failure of the
captains plan of attack. A lever turned
right may mean an enemy's ship rammed
and sunk. turned wrong, it may mean
the battle lost.
1t takes unusual qualities to succeed il
the engine room Of q man-of-war-sober,
unfinchiug devotion to duty, the courage
to face varied and abhorrcnt forms Of
death, GOODNESS that nothing can disturb,
and an inexhaustiple fertility Of resource
Happily for us, these are qualities in
which America is rich.--New York Jour-
nal. "a. H.. = -..5:s.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
SONNET.

o Life Of life whose breath the tIdeless
stream
OF stars obeys. soft flowing day and night,
Thou vast Almighty In that touch 10
slight ,..E T. :: -.
Thrilling THY way with diamond. 5ointed
CLEAN - '%.'
Through stubborn realms to work Thy way
Of light.
Yet to my spirit wanting finer sight
Appeared not then Thy Mightiness supreme.
Must / still see Thee move Will, galaxies
And mine eyes miss the going Of Thy feet
On threads too weak to bear drops
stress?
My heart knows more, for Thou who
frcIghtest bees
With meadow-pollen borne on silky feet
Hast been Almighty In Thy tenderness.
Frank W. Gunsaulus In The Outlook.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03

It when / die. Folks look younger some-
times after they are dead.n
Then she brushes out her faded hair
and cries a little over ''Tommy'' and
my" Is not a pleasant companion. His
fur flies up her nose and makes her
sneeze, and If she strokes him he spits
and scratches. - :. - s
"But then he Is all / have" says Miss
Patience sadly, "and, after all with a
forlorn effort to be philosophicaD l OK
pect some husbands are just as cross!"-
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
Wisconsin Patents,

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, So and SO
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
c. E. Cain, assgr.. Milwaukee,. bicycle; c.
Esher assgr paper serving
c. Hannahs. kenosha. child's chair; J. Ho-
berg sr., Green Bay, toilet paper cutter;
w. e. Penn. assgr., Lake Mills. milk meas
uring and diScharging machine; w. f. Penn
assgr., Lake Mills, churn and butter worker;
n. o. Starks, assgr., Madison, cultivator;
H. c. Swan, Oshkosh. adjustable vehicle
iron; A. c. Clas, assgr.. Milwaukee. badge
or similar article, design: w. Schrage, She
boygan. brentwood chair seat, design.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-03
Try Grain-O! Try Grain

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The chill
dren may drink it without injury as well
as the adult. All who try it. like it.
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach re-
ceives it without distress. " the price OF
coffee. 15c. and rs cts. per package. Sold
by all grocers.