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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Common Ignorance of English.

The student completes his early training
with as little knowledge of the history of
his speech as. he would have if it were
Greek, says Prof. Mark HI. Iiddell in the
Atlantic. Indeed, he often knows
more about Greek than he does about
English; so that later on i'll his educat ton
al career, when he becomes special
student of English and makes some at
tempt to read it in it's earlier form, he
fails to grasp the significance of it's COM
nonest phenomena, because he will look
at them through the blue spectacles Of his
Hellenic culture. *
The consequent: ignorance of English
that is to be found among the most high
ly educated men is amazing. The public
discussions that turn on points of
technology pronunciation, or syntax
rarely fail to reveal it. Men cavil at
idioms that are as old as the language it.
self, and argue with one another about
questions Of authenticated fact until
philologist" has almost come to mean
s'quibbler. =, .s.;s .s5.5
Isl What wonder that the ignorance is SO
widespread, 81 when 60 little interest IS
taken ID the acient 6c study of the sub
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22

1ect? We have now associations for the
furtherance Of almost every doctrine or
endeayor conceivable; the collection Of
postage stamps has its society, the propa-
OF enthusiasts, the study Of Browning's
poetry has its cultus, and hundreds of
other objects and aims, trivial or serious,
are thrust upon the notice of the public
through the organized effort of unseltish
pr0pagandists. But there il no American
society or association in existence whose
sole object is the dissemination of scien-
lific knowledge Of the history and struct-
ure of the language by which all such
concerted action is rendered possible and
effective. Nor are we better off in re-
spect to special journals. Germany has
two excellent ones devoted solely to the
scientific study of English; America and
England have none.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Joaquin Miller Frozen In,

July 25, 1897, Joaquin Miller, the poet
of the Sierras, started for Dawson. He
reached the Klondike in twenty-five
days, ahead of all competitors He
crossed the Chilkoot Pass. shot the White
Horse Rapids and sailed down the Yukon
in his little boat to the Klondike. He
personally inspected the mines in Ell Do
RADIO, Bonanza, Skookum. Too Much
Gold and other gulches. 1t was his in
tention to reach the open sea by way of
st. Michaers. and thus complete the cir
cult of the frozen North. He was not
able to start down the Yukon from Daw-
son before October 1, and the little
steamer Weare on which he took passage
is frozen in somewhere between Fort
Yukon and ST. Michaers, and there is not
one chance in Il thousand for him to reach
San Francisco before next June.--Leslie's
"nnllr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Good Cattle Dealer.

4 gentleman had COW which he wished
to. sell on account Of her being unruly at
with his man Pat, strictly charging Pat
to tell no lies, but to speak the truth
about the. cow Pat returned in the
evening with nearly double the sum eS-
pected for the COW. "pat." said the mas
ter. you've been telling lies about her
ssThe devil of lie. sorr.' what did
you say, them "They asked me was
she good mixer, and says. says l. It's
tired milking her you'd be before you'd
done, sorr.'S Bristol Observer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
or Course it was Lively.

In one of the newly-built apartment
houses in the northwest quarter Of the
town there lives a little woman who has
not had Mrs" on her visiting cards very
course, among her wedding presents there
were bits Of dainty china and cut-giuss of
every description. She is exceedingly
proud Of her treasures, and has perfect
jewel of maid who hasn't even broken
a single piece, let alone Clipped it, by far
the worse offense. One afternoon not %
very long ago, the mistress came home
and found the maid out. An hour or SO
later the domestic returned. Her arms
wer full Of bundles. aud she carried d
basket. Her face was radiant
Or, she said, the table was perfectly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22

|: = Gossip for the Ladies =
Arhutus'.

@ Arhutus. ~ s:s
Along the woods brown edge
The wind goes wandering ~
To find the first pink pledge * 80
The hint Of Spring ~
:, IRIS - - &
The withered leaves around, -
She scatters every one, Ii =
And gives to wintry ground ~
A glimpse Of sun, = ~ -
And to the woodland dumb
And desOlate so long
She calls the birds to come
With happy song. 81
Then the arbutus! This H.
The pledge, the hint she sought
The blush, the breath. the kiss
Springs very thought!
Frank Dempster Sherman in Scribners
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Lee as an Indian Fighter.

After Fitzhugh Lee graduated from
West Point, back in the sos, he was as
signed as lieutenant to the Second cav
airy, of which his uncle, Robert E. Lee.
was colonel. His active service COM
menced at once. The Indians were much
their lands and hunting grounds. Lieut..
Lee distinguished himself in every fight
with the Comanches. He had some close
calls. Once while on a scouting exlk>di-
ton he dlsmounted SO that he could bet
ter follow the trail of an Indian who had
taken to the brush. AS Lee passed along
the bottom of the ravine, the Indian. who
had concealed himself above the young
lieutenant. leaped upon Lees back. For
Il moment the Indian had the decide ed ad~
vantage of the young officer. He at
tempted to draw his knife, but Lee seized
his right arm and prevented it's use
Holding the warrior in this way it was
equally impossible for Lieut.. Lee to draw
his pistol. The Indian, a famous war
chief, was larger and heavier than Lee.
who was getting the worst of the tussle.
His gymnastic training saved his life.
Suddenly releasing the right hand hold.
knocking him down. Lee then settled
the matter with a Colts revolver.
In another Indian fight warrior, dash
ing up close to him. shot Lee with an ar
row. It would have killed him had not
the point turned ON a rib. AS it was it
penetrated several inches. and Lee had to
ride about and command his men with the
feather end of the arrow sticking out of
his breast. It began to be painful and,
lying down, Lee called friend and asked
him to pull the devilish thing out" The
friend gave Il tug. but the arrow did not
move. Put Your foot against me and try
it again." said Lee. The friend did as re-
quested, and after Juggling and twisting
the shaft of the arrow pulled out, leaving
the steel head four or five inches deep in
the young leutenant's breast. 1t was
could not be reached by the surgeon The
steel happened to be new and clean and
the wound healed over. and therefore did
not induce blood poisoning.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
A Dafrodil,x Sermon.

"Qh, Daffy-down-dilly. the air ia SO chilly,
How can you keep warm, You bright little
thingr
"Oh, IL IT 80 chilIyY' said Daffy -down-dilly;
II thought 1t was warm, for you know 1t
Ii spring.
If / should once SILVER, the lilies would
CULVER;
The birds then would see us, and they
would not sing.
My heart Is not chilly" said Dany down
dilly,
And that is the reason think 1t is
spring. st Nicholas.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Are. and Action.

q In the debt that Is due the body il
should be borne in mind that there are
this varies greatly with each period, and
if the payment is neglected at one time
il can never be paid il the next PERIOD
Parents should also smsnber this, AID
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22

see to It that their children should not
neglect the first and most important In /
stallment, that which IL due In infancy
and childhood. This is a period of great
activity. The tissues IRE watery, and
the exchanges between them are carried
on with ceaseless activity. The tribe
process, as it Is called, of nutrition. func-
ton and growth has to so on. Simple
and nourishing food, freedom of action
and of mind, and suhshfny happiness are
nominated in the bond. - 49,
The next period. that of youth, de.
mands also, to have its charges paid.
These are the proper training for the life
buoyant nature should have it's indul-
gence. Nothing is more saddening than
to see youth too cold and calculating and
worldly wise. AT this time Of life So
Getty is enjoyed to the full. 1t is the
time to dance and to sing. I have often
seen those who were deprived of the
dancing and the social round ut the time
W tS1, they would have most enjoyed it
always dissatisfied, and felt that they had
been deprived of something which they
should have had, or in some instances
they have developed a fdndness for these
things at time when they were less ap-
The third period, that Of adult life, is
'n?I ~ LUZ ueVelQpMent, When the lndi-
and counts for the full power which he is
to be for himself. his family and the
community. In infancy and childhood
the parent sees that the debt is paid to
the body. In youth the debt is not so
difficult. and there is an innate tendency
to balance accounts, but it is in this ac-
tive stirring time of life, when the hu-
man machine, acted upon by ambitions
and consciousness of power, is driven far
beyond its limits, and the result is either
ruin or bankruptcy.
In the fourth period, that of advancing
age. the body reckons with it's owner for
past as we'll as present Indebtedness It
makes itself felt, and is so imperative in
it's demands that it has to be heard. If
the crippled heart, the hardening arteries,
the enfeebled powers of nutrition. are not
taken into account, heart disease, apo
pleXy or rheumatism carries the account
up to the higher courts.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Fatal Nj arch,

March, first month Of spring, honored
i'll the name of the old Roman war god,
Mars. has been unkind to the great.
Hardly !, month of the year shows such Il
record Of mortality among the chosen of
men. The power of kings awaited not
against the touch Of the icy hand, which
leveled high and low without distinction
during this most erratics of months.
Henry VIII, James |. and Henry ". Of
England all died in March. as did also
the. great Saracen, SaIadin, the mad
Paul Of Russia, Phocion the Grecian.
Odsacer of Italy. Bajazet /. of Antioch.
Philip III. Of Spain and Tiberius Clau-
dius Nero. Even women were not spared.
Elizabeth and Anne of England passing
away in March. In the ides of March
great Caesar was murdered. and in the
same month the great Condo and the
broken-hearted Belisarius died. 1t is, also
the month in which the authors Goethe,
Rabelais. Laurence Sterne, la Motte-
Fougue, Kotzebue and Charlotte Bro1lte;
the poets La Fontaine, Rousseau,
Soutlley and Klopstock; the artists RAJ
gDhael, Correggio, Constable, Thorwald-
sen and Benjamin West gave up ambi-
ton and all for the grave. In March died
John Wesley, Swedenborg, Archbishop,
Cranmer and Jonathan Edwards among
theologians aud philosophers. Marcus
Aureiius, La Place and Isaac Newton,
Beethoven and Won Weber, Calhoun
and Horace Walpole, Cardinal Mezzofan-
ii and Caesar Borgia are also among the
famous dead of March. + :. ss5.. e ss<@zg
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Dog Has Smnliwox.

+ At the smallpox hospital in Atlanta is
a small Mexican terrier that is afflicted
with that terrible disease. The animal
is just now attracting the attention of the
medical profession in Atlanta. and hun
dreds of persons have dared to go to the
place in otlr,r to satisfy their curiosity.
John Thomas is the owner Of the dog.
and he is also a patient at the hospital,
but is slowly recovering.
3 Two weeks ago the owner of the dog
was reported to the health department as
having smallpox. and he was. ut once re-
moved 10 the smallpox hospital, beyond
the limits of the city. Three days later
a neighbor Of Thomas noticed his little
dog in the yard in the rear of the house.
Knowing that Thomas had been taken to
the hospital aud his family to the deten-
tion house, the neighbor went over to feed
the dog, and found the canine covered
with an eruption. ~
# The dog, having no hair, and skin not
unlike that of the negro race, showed
plainly the outbreak of smallpox. Its
body was completely covered aud it;
showed unmistakably that It had fallen 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Origin OF ..sincere. I,

Sincere is from two Latin words.
meaning without wax, and was used ii
reference to furniture that had no de-
fecIs filed up with wax.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Tho Broad Minded Woman.

"The earnest woman who takes life
very seriously, carefully weighing the
motive of the slightest act, is apt to be-
come impatient with her sister who lives
as the flowers do, accepting with delight
the sunlight of prosperity" says Mary
+. Baldwin in the Woman's Home
Companion, in the course of an article en-
titled "a Sort of Contempt"
ut has been something of fashion to
agine that the contempt was on the
side of the woman who held what are
called the advantages of life; but it is
really true that those who have been
given wealth, position and opportunities
are more guilty of regarding their fell
low-creatures, less favored, with scorn
than those who are below. them. Among
broad-minded women socialistic tenden-
cies are being stamped out Their hands
are no longer against what we call the
upper class of society; equality means to
them common right to develop the best
that is in them. not a community of privi-
lege i'll the worlds goods; not the oppor-
tunity for a like service, nor the same
sort of pleasure, and the one who has
learned to realize the worth of Il separate
individuality, and feels that her work is
part of her birthright, is truly philos-
opher. She will not envy the careless
creature whose lot has been cast amid
the enchantments of the world. She will
rather pity her that she is emancipated
from those struggles and perplexities
which are such excellent schooimasters
in teaching sympathy for others.
''But after all, are we sure that the
majority of favored women do not pos
many times we have had proofs that a
soft heart dwelt in an elegantly-attired
body. that it is not wise to conclude that
one must feel the stress of poverty and
it's limitations in order to extend pity and
help to the needy. Waiting one day at
a lace counter the eyes of customer
cast furtiye chances at lovely creature
who had evidently Fed on the roses and
and in low voice said few words t.
the salesgirl, there came into the face of
the latter a grateful. lifted expression,
and as the beautiful lady passed out the
girl Whispered, She's an angclv"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22

Sir Richard Quain, president of the
General Medical council and editor of the
Dictionary Of Medicine. is dead at the
age Of az years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Trammels to Ideals.

ave are all tarred with the same brush
nowadays" said fashionable woman,
wistfully and a little sadly. 1--WE are,
every one Of us, striving and grabbing
and intriguing in our struggles for pre-
eminence in the social swim, wasting all
our time and killing what is best and
noblest in us-and for what? l used to
have ideals not many years ago, and So
ciety and its pleasures seemed simple
pleasant incidents. Now they are all-im-
portant, and crowd out everything else
l seem to have allowed my life to get
caught in the cogs of the great society
wheel, and am now obliged to go wher-
ever that wheel takes me, even though it
belongs to the car of Juggernaut, which
brushes under it's weight all early aspira-
tions and beliefs. We carry our prayer
books in our hands, and attend Lenten
services, but are we not all worshipers
OF the golden calf in our hearts? | know
L am. Without the vision the ,people
perish, said Solomon two thousand years
ago, the saddest man on Gods earth. al
though he had all that this world could
give him. Who could know better than
he what Dead sea fruit it all is? And
yet could not go back to my old self if
l would, and l doubt if 1 could that I
would wish to. l have lost my vision
and 1t will never come back!"-New York
Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
How Gold was Found on klondike


"The River Trip to the Klondike'' is
described in the Century by John Sid
ney Webb. The author says:
The famous Bonanza creek and the
more famous Ell Dorado creek are very
like ordinary, everyday creeks in appear
ance--a little less civilized. perhaps, than
creeks to be met with in the East. There
are men living in Alaska today who have
hunted moose over these creeks dozens
of times; but. as the old miners say.
there were no surface indications to lead
anyone to suppose that gold might be
found in them, so hundreds of miners
passed by in their boats, going to Forty
Mile and Circle City. The finding of
such gold is always an accident, and the
old hands are usually the last to realize
the truth "Stick George" Cormack and
his squaw's relatives camped on the creek
for dinner one day, and somehow got to
digging, and washed out some gold. He
went to Forty Mile and made claim for
discovery, and soon the news spread like
wildfire. '@" ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
Books that Have Helped Mark
Twain.

The Critic says that Mark Twain
has reached the terrible frankness of ma
turity and fame, and tells tales like Bis
marck, regardless whom he hits, so long
as the blow is deserved The example
given is this Pudd nhead Wilson SEN
tence at the beginning of chapter in his
latest book: "She was not what Won
would call refined; she was not what YOU
would call unretined. She was the kind
of woman who keeps Il parrot
That is indeed an illuminating instance
Of the working of Marks mind. A pri-
vate letter from Mr.. Clemens to Il friend
in New York who is interested in statis-
tics affords an analogous example of can
dor in this passage:
THE books which have most Influenced
my life? With pleasure. This is the
list: The Innocents Abroad, Roughing
1t, Tramp Abroad, Prince and Pauper.
Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Yankee
at the Court of Prince Arthur, Personal
"reminiscences of Joan of Are, Pudd'n-
head Wilson, Following the Equator. and
the publications of the late firm of
Charles l.. Webster & CO..
Yes, and that yeracious story-book, The
Jumping Frog, the predecessor of all the
works named, and possibly the most in
luential of the lot.-Harper's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22
The Dluiux Room.


A wholesome dining room Is as essen-
tial to comfort and pleasure as whole
some food. 1t must not only appeal to
the eye, but possess sanitary qualitica-
tons, Light and ventilation are neces.
sary, pretty furnishings desirable. To-
gether they result in the CHEEKY atmos.
phere which stimulates digestion and
combats depression.
If, as it should be, the dining room is
OH the sunny side of house or apart
ment, the general tone of the furnishings
should, artistically considered, be deep
and rich: IT,, unfortunately, there is u
lack of light, brighter celoring should be
side wall finish are largely an individual
choice, sometimes governed, however, by
the length of the purse. Tapestry, lin
crusta, walton and burlap are all popu-
lar and stylish.
Tapestry requires, of course, dark
woodwork to properly disclose it's beau
ties. Lincrusta Walton, which may be
be set off by either light or dark wood.
This is also the case with burlap, which
comes in many tints, and is plain or fig
ured. 1t is also frequently dyed by the
furnisher or decorator if an odd tint is
desired or necessary. Striped denim and
awning cloth are also among wall hang
ings, and i'll pink and white or green and
sive finish for simply furnished dining
rooms. Neither, however, is as soft in
effect as burlap.
Hardwood floors, with high finish
and strewn with two or three rugs-more
if the room is large-are universal. 1t is
only where floors are of the ordinary
kind that carpets are used Dark mat
tlnrS 11Sn stylish |,O ol- e.,
rugs.
Mantes. If handsome, are not draped.
but upon them are placed a vase or two
odd ones, not mates-and u few pieces of
bric-a-brac, not regularly arranged. Pre-
| cision is quite out Of date. Above the
mantel, at one side, may hang small
picture, beneath graceful drapery, while
other side. Tiles in wooden frames and
vertical or horizontal may be hung. The
main thing to avoid is crOwding the room
or it's walls. Draperies may be used at
| doorways if desired, but they should be
| severe in style to accord with the sim
plicity now governing every well-appoint-
| ed dining room, be it costly or inexpen-
sive.
Mahogany, antique oak and English
black oak are the woods exclusively used
in the newest furniture.
The popular table is round and for or
| binary use upon it are circular table
cloths of fine linen, woven with borders
and center patterns. For state occasions
| and use upon mahogany tables are hand
some cloths, bordered with Renaissance
lace and with center decoration to
match. Lace, decorated doiIies, center
pieces and tray cloths are also used at
formal dinners, be the table square OF
round.
Chairs, with medium high backs, are
most in favor. Those with very high
backs are inconvenient for the walters,
and guests frequently suffer from this
cause. They are therefore unpopular.
The chairs for host and hostess, how
are upholstered in leather or tapestry, or
have loose fat cushions of plain or gilt
embossed leather. Less expensive chairs
have cane seats. and are used with cush-
ions.-Boston Herald. e.: ..s,,.... ..:;.g.e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22

And the stately Spanish men to their flag
ship bore him then,
Where they laid him by the mast, old Sir
Richard caught at last,
And they praised him to his face with their
courtly foreign grace;
But he rose upon the decks, and he cried!
II have fought for Queen and Faith like
valiant man and true;
I have only done my duty as man Is bound
to do;
With a joyful spirit I, Sir Richard Gren-
vile, die!''
And he fell upon the decks, and he died.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22

Thousands of their soldiers looked down
from their decks and laugh'd,
Thousands of their seamen made mock Mt
the mad little craft
Running on and on, till delay'd
BY their mountain-like San Philip that, of
fifteen hundred tons,
And up-shadowing high above us with her
yawning tiers Of guns,
Took the breath from our sails, and we
stay'd.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-04-22

Sir Richard spoke and he laugh'd, and we
roar'd a hurrah, and SO
Inc little Revenge ran on sheer into the
heart of the foe,
With her hundred fighters OH deck, and
her ninety sick below;
For half of their fleet to the right and half
to the left were seen.
And the little Revenge ran on thro, thp
long sea-lane between.