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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
Value of Self.Education.

Edward Box answers Il girl corre-
sl,oudent who inquiries How can one
learn other than ut college and still real
ize the highest living?' in the Ladies'
Hume journal. THE inestimable value
Of mental training" he says, "is undeni-
able for girl or boy, man or woman. But
mental training is not alone 10 be had ut
the college or university. 1t can be had
more Systematically there, perhaps, but
not more effectively than anywhere else
if the desire to learn and study is pres
eht In the heart. There is IL mistaken
iuea present with many that we 90 to
cullege to get certain amount of infor-
nation or Il number of facts in our
heads: The legitimate use Of all COL
leges is mental discipline: in other words,
the training of our faculties so that they
will be of use to us as TOOLS The school,
the college or the university is simply
the beginning of our learning. 1t gives
us not learning, but trains us how to
learn i'll after. years. For the life of a
woman. like that of Il man. begins after
college has been left behind.
Now, mental discipline may be just as
easily acquired at home as ut college,
provided Il girl SO wills. What devel-
oRd the hundreds of thousands of women,
who never went to college. and yet who
are today women of the very finest
minds? Not one in 5000 girls in this
country. can or will ever go to college.
That is possible only for til. smallest
minority. Yet the majority will not fail
of the highest living because the oppor-
tunlty of an academic training was with
held them. Self-,levelopmcnt is far more
lasting than mental training. because it
calls for greater effort, and efforts, we'll
directed are of themselves the greatest
means of development we have. What
we find out ourselves we remember better
and longer than what is taught or told
1S "
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
COlora foF Elderly Wnn,en

Ihut I'LL elderly woman should be in
different to her dress argues one of TWO
things-either she had waded through so
many troubles in the course of her ex-
perlcnce that part of her feminine ma
ture has persisted in the struggle or else
she Is something of Il coward, and is
naturally weak, and willing to be efracc,l
by her juniors.
There is no REASON why an elderly w IN
an should not ne and look charming to
her latest day. IN observer has said that
the face should be younger than the
bonnet, younger than She gown, viii, h,
being translated, means simply that the
juvenility Of Mrs. Skcwton is Il great mis-
take.
AS a rule, people beyond middis lite
look their age, at least approximately,
and y woman gains nothing by putting
on her granddaughter gown. Rich
ness and splendor bet;t maturity. Here
we may receive Il suggestion from nature,
who dresses her spring n;.luties in deli
cate shades and tilmy textures. ami re-.
serves her wines and purt,lrs burnt tim
bers. flaming .ycllows anu re,s for the
professional triumph< of the rippned yea;
gle rich color, refusing to- be overloaded
with trimming. and s.'l,ctlhs by prefer
cnce Il garnture whitv, scit, full ANA
as costly as their incomes warrant. 4
girl may be pinned togetn"r and look ell
chantingly pretty i'll a toilet hastily i'm
provised at need. but Il Gowager m,s;
give to her gowns time and thought, at all
events, and money when she can.
All the reigning styles can with perfect
propriety be adopted by women Of even
advanced age, if they be toned down and
enriched i'll the choice of color and NATE
rial, and care be taken to give the CO.'S
tune that look of neatness and care
which will give style to the plainest gar
ments.-Harper' Bazaar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
matically to the desk of central super

matically to the desk of a central super
intendent.
Samuel Marks who is being spoken
of at Pretoria us one of the next candi-
dates for the presidency of the Beer re-
public, is Il prominent figure in the Trans
vaaL His firm, which has an important
branch lii London, has not only been
concerned in the development of the din
mond, coal and silver Industries of the
republic, but has established Industrial
works there as we'll.
Bishop b. w. Arnett of the African
Methodist Episcopal church has asked
the President that Chaplain Il. &. Stew
ard Of the Twenty-tifth United States in
fantrS be allowed time to write history
Of. the colorca regiments of the army.
His request has been granted, with the
assurance that Mr.. Steward will be given
sons are at Harvard and one me- at t the Uni,
versity of Michigan.
Principal Booker T. Washington of
the Normal and Industrial institute, at
TuSkegee, Ala, has been Invited to de-
liver II lecture before the Birmingham
lyccum of Birmingham, Ala, upon some
eeum is composed exclusively of the most
cultured and intellectual white men an,!
women of Birmingham. and their invita-
ton to Mr.. Washington is the first,
doubtless. which has ever been extended
to Il negro by Il similar Southern organi-
cation.
Adelaide Ri~turi, Countess del Grillo.
is fond OF company, in spite of her adj
vanced wears. She always carries Il
charm, which she believes has protected
her against the evil eye. 1t is birds
claw set in gold, and it has but one rival
in her affections. With it she always
carries the pen with which. at Ristori'S
request, Queen Isabella of Spain signed
the pardon of condemned man. The
excriminal lives in Barcelona, and often
writes to Ristori addressing her us Ma
Dire Qua ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
Be Stylish, but Sensible.

y prominent fashion writer tells us that
";,ll dress skirts are made very LONG il,
front and at the sides ;liid lay we'll on
the floor ut the back" SAYS the t1nio,.
Signal: "For. this style IL SPECIAL walk
must be cultivated, so iiS to force the
dress forward to prevent stepping ON the
edge
Mary Jane, in her country home, reads
the decree, and forthwith proceeds to
lengthen her skirts for house, street and
church.
In the city, Marion Mildred obeys The
same mandate, and the folds of her iiew.
est gown gather UP i variety Of bacteria:
laden garbage that would shock even tie
blase eye of a microscope.
Bridget, in the kitchen. determines that
her Sunday best" shall trail, too, and
so she brings into the family apartments
her share of refuse matter from street
and park. Thus the house harbors dis
becomes Il yet harder struggle against the
noisomc foe.
But here comes the emancipated won-
an! AS we note her free. elastic step, un-
impeded by the tramnelS of tickle fash
ion, instinctively we stand straightcr and
lift our head higher. inspired with il sud
den accession Of self-rcspect.
No sensible person objects to ''style.
All must admit it's charm, but true style
is governed by suitability of time and
occasion. The truly-artistic is never The
inappropriate. The growing popularity
of the "rainy-day costume is a cheering
hint of better time coming for the
woman who would be both sensible and
stylish: Il time when it will be fushiona-
bic to be fashion free.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
The Visiting Secretary,

III Observation-Disclosures expert ex
planned the woman whose vocation was
something OF mystery to her friends
~ nouse.tO- house secretary, you know
An hour day with Miss *, an hour
and half with Miss H., three-quarters
or an hour between whites with Mrs. H.,
but regularly twice Il week with all. No.
I'm nothing like the private lesson i'm lit
erature professor, nor the current topics
reader to ladies' morning classes, nor
ahHthlhg OF that sort. l have field of
my own, but l get the ground ready for
these other workers.
listing secretary to society ladies'
Tact and social experience unexcelled
Neglected education Il speciality. Eli
t'rely trustworthy and confidential
l had inscribed on my announcement
cards. and l did not send them out d.
rect, but left them at the shops of the
smart tallors, dressmakers and milliners
and the other shops freuuented by
wealthy women. l had correspondents
and engagements from the start. The
field is one that widens of itself, and
leads to things not dreamed of at first.
l have abundant occupation, and find the
work far more interesting than might be
supposed.
There are scores of women unable to
write creditably their social notes and
letters. Many others are in like case as
to the business letters that come first
IN Importance to them. 1t surprises no.
body that a woman with shopping and
calling, supper parties and theater,
dressmakcrs and millnerS to attend to-
has no time to spare for her correspond
ence, and it sounds we'll to have il pri-
vate secretary, so there l am. Mrs. X.
couldn't really afford to employ me all
the time. Mrs. Y. couldn't keep me occ,l-
pied even if she could afford to add to
her dependents, and Mrs. T. is not dis
pleased. but rather the reverse. to find
that the same mind and pen that does
her neighbours correspondence THE nigh
placed neighbor whom she does not
know, hut would like to know does
hers. So there am again. New York
Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
Sleeping and HehIth:

When one sleeps lying fat oil the buck
the muscular system is rested. more THAN
i'll any other position, but it HAS its dis
advantages. When the stomacl Is dis
ordered and one sleeps i'll this way the
blood flows to the back Of the head aid
produces troublesome dreams. Nearly
every body who is inclined to shore sleeDS
on the back, because the soft palate. and
uvula hang on the tongue, and that or
gan falls: back SO as partly to close the
fore, to lie on The side; and in the ab-
sence of special disease rendering it de-
sirablc to lie on the weak side 50 as to
leave the healthy lung free to expand, it
is we'll to use the right side, because
when the body is thus placed the food
and the weight of the stomach does not
compress the upper portion of the intes-
tiiies. a glance at any Of the visceral
anatomy will show this must be so.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
Aprons Are Fashionable.

To be really in fashion you must have
supply of aprons. The long, sensible
covering which protects your clothing
when YOU are sewing or performing
household duties, and dainty little trifles
which suggest the tea table and the COST
est hour Of the twentyfour. All sorts
of fancy materials are used for these,
and any amount of necdlework can be
laviShed upon them without overstepping
the bounds of good taste. Aprons for
nome wear are Il source of comfort, and
their return to favor shows more sense
than usually attends fads. There will
be fewer rough, sore hands now, because
the rough, wooden dress materials with
their dyes are the cause of much havoc
in the beauty of the hands. Many Of
us wonder why, With all our care in wash
ing and drying. we have hands that can
not do llS credit, but we never think to
look to our dress skirts for the cause.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
Decorative Possibilities in Vines.

Vines, indeed, may cover II multitude
OF transformations, bare walls, insight
ly board fences, often covered with signs,
and Imprinted sheds; vines may serve as
screens, and give privacy to the yard;
vines may give shady nook in the little
corner that has 50 often worried us to
care for. But, above ALL vines may make
our houses homes indeed, adding grace
and beauty to even the stateliest man
sion. There is such an endless variety
of vines, and most of them are. so easily
novice Or the busiest housewife. iii
planting you may have dill, of ole kind
or choose many varieties. i8r quick 81
fects over balcony, feiict Or screen tie
morning glory, moon f0wer, iiasturtium,
Cobaea scandens and cypress, viiiG give
mo ost p nsrmaea se res FOR sl2Mer eta
w0odbincs, hOncySuckles and their klGd.
-Woman's Home CompAnioti:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
How to Saw GOOdby.

\ very clever and practical letter on
THE Lingering Goodby' appears in. Il
full exit from drawing room has al
ways been an art. There is 4 good old
rule i'll letter-writing about saying what
YOU have to say and stopping when that
is done-yct there are people who always
leave the important part Of note for
the postscript. 1t is said that women
are worse than men in this regard. 1t is
in Washington society that leave-taking
has been reduced to fine art. Nowhere
in this country are visits and visiting
made so much a matter of business.
When the call is Mt an end one who is
not from long habit accustomed to formal
visiting shiuld keep in mind the point Of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
The Law of Cache.

\ curious account is given BIZ Mr..
Crosse, who has just returned from tour
of exploration in the Canadian North
west, concerning the law of cache. a
man going along wishes to leave, say, his
coat behind, for reasons of personal COM
fort. He hangs it on a tree, and it will
be there for him if he does not return
for Il week. Similarly the ownership Of
a suspended gun or rife is respected. Mr..
Crosse says a man would be safe in hang
ing his gold watch and chain on tree
with the assurance that it would be there
when he returned to claim it. n cache
of provisions is subject to a slight modi-
tication in respect to the rule Of inviola-
bility. A hungry Indian discovering such
will make fire in front of it, to make
It apparent that there is no secrecy in.
tended in connection with his visit. He
will then take from the cache sufficient
food for his Immediate needs and pass
On, without touching anything more. =
Montreal Star. 'sss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
a Healthy Tastc.

A caterer, recently consulting II putrDl
about Il dinner which llc was to serve Mt
the latter's home, suggested number
Of what may be called elementary dishes.
those which vert not compounded With
Others ahd stemtd, consequently, less
claimed the woman wliu was giving tn.
order, II certainly want some timbuics.
pates, or something Of that sort" "W,.
are serving simpler Dishes" said the en-
terer, Cooked to bring out their choicest
haxor and with the proper sauce and gar
n!iturc. rather, thnn those mixed dishes
seem to have got tired Of eating things
that they cannot recognize, and there Ia
less demand for fancy dishes" This.
It may be added. .betOkeiis, in more WAYS
THAN one healthy taste.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
The HyNciMths.

or balm that eastern breexes bring,
l know 1t by the mistS that cling
Ger hills yet dark with seeming death,
BY cloud-tlecked skies and soft perfume
From beds Of hyacinths In bloom.
IT'S Spring; O what Il maglc nnmc--
The time of Promise and of Hope
Fate reads the worlds great horoscope,
"Plcnsurc and Peace and Love and Fame
Earth passes from the house Of glooM,''
See now--the hyacinths in bloom.
Ills Spring; Il mellow bird-voice speeds
ns message ,S AUG, mIttn ,"as sr,sp ana e1saf
lill all the land the message needs,
Ills Spring! Behold the feathery plume,
The grace, Of hyacinths In bloom.
--Lalia Mitchell in Good housekeeping.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
Tie 6cNIDtOf Boz,

Chisel In haild stood sculptor boy.
With his marble biotk before iiiiI,
His face lit up with smile Of Joy,
As an angel dream passed DER him.
He carved the form on the shapeIess stone
With many u sharp incision:
With heavens own light the marble sllone--
He had tadght that angel vision.
Sculptors Of life are we as we stand
With our souls uicnrved before us:
Waiting the hour when ut Gods cOJiiiiia it'd
Our life dream passes Ger us:
II we carve 1t deep on the yielding stone
With many Il sharp inclsiOn,
Its heavenly beauty will be our OWL;
Our lives that angel vision.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
No Pillow at All is Fest.

Incorrect positions during sleep cause
many, stopped shoulders. The big, fat,
awful pillow Of our grandmother's day
is the worst kind of q horror.
No pillow at all is best, and after one
becomes accustomed to sleeping that
way it will be found much more useful
and altogether comfortable, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch. The best position
for sleep is to lie face downward, with
the arms straight at the sides.
OF course, am fully aware that most
women sleep .curled up like little shrimps,
but then, they can change their ways if
they will but try, :~. 5'e, 80
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18

erly fed at his usual meal time, don't
be troubled about his being hungry.
Put down the bowling to natural or in
herited or acquired habit, and get
through the night as best you can"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
May Wedding SUPERSTITION.

1t has been considered unlucky to be
married in May ever since the days of
Ovid, and these people who have spent
their time in looking up roots and rea-
sons have given what they consider to be
the origin of the superstition as follows:
In ancient Rome there was held i'll
Muy festival called the Lemuria, or
Feast of the Lemures, which was a cere-
mony in honor of the speeches of depart
ed souls. 1t became with the. Romans
what we should call bad FORM to have
matrimonial feasts at the season of a
solemn ritual, being, no doubt, thought
to be an insult to the dead to marry at
such Il time.
From this n number Of stories grew of
the revenge made by the outraged
ghosts. upon those who. dared to disre-
gard them, and if anything unfortunate
happened to couple who had been
married in May it would, of course, have
been put down to retribution. So the
tradition Of II luck arose, and it's influ-
ence has lasted ever since, even to our
time.-New York Telegram.
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leaving and when she has said tho last
thing she wishes to say, rise quickly and
easily and shake hands with her hostess.
making some pleasant, friendly remark
us she does SO. and 80 directly out 1t
is impossible in the rules which govern
all social intercourse to direct anyone
how to uct under given circumstances
because we cannot prcsuppose any and
every exact situation. Confidence and
simplicity arc the great requisites, and
naturalness Is the most potent attraction
III anyone--inan Or woman. 1t Is said
that American women have ne repose OF
manner, and that they feel obliged to
make conversation whether or not there
is anything worth saying. Also, TINT
they do not know when or how to leave.
The uncomplimeiltary opinions have been
gathered from time to time from Eug-
fish and FRENCH critics. There Ii cuise
for rejoicing that the women Of America
have less repose than the English and
more than the French women. An, The
thoroughly traihea society woman or man
anywhere knows that graceful leave
taking will impress upon a hostess and
guests pleasant personal recollection.
One who is unaccustomed to society NAV
quite spoil that impression by Over-anxi-
ETY. to DO the correct thing, when sim
plicity and brevity would do much better
Ease comes only with experience, but at
any point affecta ton is Inbred and silly.
and it would be better to appear abrunt
ana to go promptly than to make others
uneasy and to be placed at 4 disadyan-
taee by dawdllng uncertainty.
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I OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

we have confidence that the directors will
accept our excuses, in consideration Of
our elephant"
The. excuse was duly accepted. al
though there were suspicious Dutchmrn
who Thought the elephant h,nself an cx-
cuse, and doubted his actual existence.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
BISMARCK'S LAST DAYS.
The Iron Chafcellor Seriously Con
sidcred Com nittif1z Suicide.

The Iron Chahcellor Seriously Con.
sidered Com fnittiHz Suicide.
A pamphlet by Prof SchweninScr,
whom the world knows as the doctor Of
Prince Bismarck, tr}titIed "Andenken
Bismarcks,' Which has found it's way
into the Berlin uookstaiis, mas excited a
good deal Of attention as coming from
the man to whom Bismarck paid the
compliment of characterizing him as 1.-The
man who taught me to live" AS re-
CARDS "reminiscences, the pamphlet tells
us little fresh. but from the point on
which he is best calculated to speak Dr..
Schweninger is interesting
When he analyses the constitution of
the great cfancellor. he. says that from
analyses on October II, 1897. it was seen
that the malady had taken fatal turn
and was gin9raena sicca. From that
time there was but one duty to perform,
which was to make the short remaining
life as free from pain ~ possible, and
maintain as long as 1'oss,ble the vital
curious to know His real condition, the
sad truths.
At the same time Herr Harden lHit,-
fishes some touching sentiments on Bis
marck. where the great man philosophers
upon the utter uselessneSS of further lv-
ing; how every interest in life has gone;
how his only care for living further had
been for the sake of his wife. aud when
she had gone his wish to- live ceased.
Suicide he cons,uered. but in these dnya
such a course was looked upon as wrtris
been had the great Bismarck committed
suicide. Yet it was i'll his thoughts, if
we believe Prof. Harden.-European Edi-
ton New York Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18

The BRENNAN beauty has attained sud
len fame as the girl whom Col William
J. Bryan refused to kiss. The dialogue
'epOrted on the occasion is as follows:
Miss Gardner-"Mr. Bryan, will YOU kiss
me-: Mr.. Rryan-''Excuse me, my dear
Young miss. l am not Hobson." Mutual
bln>heS. and curtain.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
Give Babies Fresh Air,

A great doctor once remarked that bad
ventilation deforms more children and
destroys more health than accidents or
plague. Baby should never be put to
sleep in bed or perambulator with the
head under the bed clothing, to inhale
the hair already breathed and further
contaminated by exhalations from the
skin.
You are smothering the life out of
your child's lungs an anxious mother
was told not long ago. ''How would
you like to drink the water you wash
in? Well when you cover your baby's
head up you force him to use air that is
just as bad and just as impure"
Never brighten your little ones into
obedience with foolish threats, says the
Philadelphia Times. Many tin1id,
shrinking and cowardly man has to
thank the experience of his nursery days
for this defect in his constitution. 1t is
wicked and cruel to tell child that if
he is naughty the black man will take
him away, or something equally terrify-
ing, as foolish nurses and careless moth
ers have learned to their cost Small
wonder if the child whose susceptible
mind had been trained with stories of
the supernatural grows up helpless,
cowarlly specimen Of humanity, unfit to
fight the battle of life. .s~''.-
when baby screams at night"
snys an authority on the subject, "you
may be sure that one Of three things is
the matter with him--a pain, a pin, or
a passion. II it is the former, put
teaspoonful Of lime in Il little milk, and
give IT. to him; then hunt FOR. the PIN
Bpt Il he has been suftaciently and props: