davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
PATHS Parrots.

When Baron Cedcrstron and his fair
bride return from their honeymoon. to
settle down at Craig-y<es. the former
will find endless amusement in educating
the numerous parrots which occupy
charming winter garden attached to the
castle. The finest of these is Iambo. who
was great favorite with poor Nicolini.
by whom he was taught to reply Come,
int' when anyone knocked at the door,
But 1ambo was not always an apt or dill
gent pupil, and Nicolini fired off sundry
expressive swear words before the artful
bird became proficient. Naturally, lam
DO inwardly digested these expressions,
attd treasured them for future use, after
the manner of parrots.
One day. when the late Prince Henry
of Battenburg was visiting the castle.
Nicolini was delighted to have an oppor-
tunity of parading 1ambo before him, to
show what clever linguist he was He
therefore knocked at the door. Iambo
gave no sign of life. Nicolni knocked
louder. Finally, the parrot, evidently ex-
asperated at being disturbed. screamed
success. Go to - Heaven" Nicolini
responded in language equally forciblc,
for he was horribly vexed The prince
simply roared with laughter. "Nico"
never repeated the experiment. Nico-
lini's son, by-the-way, was recently play
Ing Ill CyranO de BerSerac IN larlS.
Got Her Money.
In Berlin they tell a pretty story about
Frau Blumenthal, the popular wife of
the witty playwright and director Of
the Leasing theater. Herr Blumenthal.
it appears, had great misgivings regard
ing the success of his new piece ''Zun.
Weissen Roesse." One day. when he
was nearly ready to throw the manu-
script aside. his wife, who did not share
his view, said to him: "If l had only
20 marks t$5) for every 1000 it will
bring you l should be quite content
can right, you shall have Them" said
Herr Blumenthal.
'"Zum Weissen Roesse" white Horse
Innl met with an immense success. Ev-
cry night the Frau director-for in Ger
many the wife shares in her husbands
titles if not in his tin-went to the cash
Ter and levied on her 20 marks per 1000.
On one occasion, after the piece had
been running some months, bad weather
caused a falling off in the receipts be-
low the 1000 marks, and consequently
Frau Blumenthal was not entitled to her
''tantieme' Of 20 marks. "How much
have you taken?" she asked the cashier
Only 997 marks,' was the reply. 'Well,
give me a seat at 3 marks, them" said
Frau Blumenthal, laying down the coin.
New you have 1000 marks give me my
%" She got them
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
The Real and Pretended Self:

- Almost everyone is more or less of a
"mannerist," sometimes consciously and
sometimes unconsciously. Often this So
ciety. self is not as agreeable or as
worthy as the rehl individual, who noses.
rs it were. i'll Il character that is given
by chance aid whicAAhe or she feels OBJ
ligatea to sustain. Fbr instance, d girl
at school is called brusque, and some
friend adds the epithets frank and hon
est. This summing up of her character
comes back to the original, who on tie
whole rather likes the description and
Immediately becomes brusquer than ever
and disagreeably, frank. She has adopt
ed her pose for the rest. of her existence.
How sweet Molly is! She is ihvaria-
bly, making excuses for people," is anoth-
er repeated remark that must be. sus-
tanned. Aid, the sweetness which is Of
ten rather cloyihg remains for. life. 10
be audaciously funny is another pose
which clauses some young women to do
very strange things in a most reckless
fashion. A reputation for philanthropy
must not be suffered to lapse, etc, etc,
nd infnitum. The world is a stage and
we are all actors thereon. How much is
real in our likes and how much assumed
we hardly know ourselves!-New York
Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
IN GAY NEW YORK.

ASeANNeN~NeA>~ ~esN>>~.e>.>AANA%
sE# CLOUDS WILL QUICKLY PASS. =.
q & Still III her mad aiid sulleh mood
March frowns upoii the. sprlhg, y
Quite jealous Ut the SUNSHINE
THAT buds aid hdwtrs bfing. .
81 But soon these lowry days iiiust pass;
.s Then welcome April showers,
And We'll forget the frowns OF March
Meath sweetly bloss ming bowers.
Iss5 81 New York Herald.
Queen" Lavinia HI. Van WesterYelt
Dempsey to the title Of queen and found
Ber Of the Order Of Holland Dimes can
now add that of Grand Chanoiness Of
the Order of st. Catherine Of Mount
Sinai, and with her crown and her tur-
Eluoise and orange-velvet robes can wear
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Lack of Exercise aud Lack of Beauty.
III SHmti c.HstAs Il hoor comnlaxio,; aris.s

Lack of Exercise aud Lack of Beauty.
In SOME c.tses d poor complexion arises
mainly from lack of exercise Women
who live an entirely sedentary life have
a SLOW circulation and usually bad d.
gestioh, and these are fertile causes of
a muddy-appearing skin. Exercise gives
rapidity to the movement of the blood,
stimulates digestion and Gains the
nerves and is frequently more beneficial
than any sort of medicine, although it
should not be INDUCED in Immediately
after meals. Physicians are beginning
to recognize the fact that drugs are not
the most potent restoratiyes and that ex-
ercise, peace of mind, congenial society
and recreation arc not merely luxuries,
but necessities, if good health is to be
preserved.
Chapped and rough lips are not only
painful, but dis6guring, and it is adyis-
able never to go into the open air without
previously using little glycerine or
vaseline upon the mouth. 10 moisten
the lips with the tongue has a drying
effect upon the skin ultimately and the
habit is one to be vigorously avoided.
Toilet soap of inferior quality is ex-
tremely injurious to the complexion.
Only the best soap should be employed,
and that does not necessarily mean the
soap most extensively got up, with lace
and ribbons. Pure glycerine or olive oil
soap, unscented, is very good and not
specially costly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
The Engaged Girl add Her Great Cor.
rcspOndence, ...

The congratulatory letters received by
a young woman of fashion after the an
nounceMent to the world of her engages
ment to one of the best parts" Of the
season are typical of the generality OF
the correspondence in Vanity Fair, in
which there is nearly always reading
between the lines to amuse cynical OBJ
server. There are the gushing, feryent
letters of her. hundred intimate girl
friends; NIL of whom hope to be chosen as
bridesmaids for the most important we'd
t4ihg Of the year. There are the, affec-
tiohate good wishes of the matrons. who
are prepared to bestow handsome pres
eits to insure future intimacy, and there
are also the warm approval of the yari-
0us relatives, who feel a reflex glory in
the connection, the kind wishes of the
owner OF Newport cottage, who casual
Y mentions that she is going abroad for
the summer, and that her most desirable
house is for rent. and the hearty, con-
gratulations from her young men friends.
who are delighted to have another house
to call DIT. All Of these the prospective
bride must answer in the conventional,
prettiiy turned phrases, expressive of her
happiness. which custom and Mrs, Grun-
dy require. In the wake of these mis-
sives follows whole shower of an
nouncements OH the part of dressnakers,
jewelers., milliners, etc, who hare heard
the news and hope to gain custom. Ey-
erythlng, from beginning to end, is de-
lightful reading to, the bride-elect, for
they are tokens of her success, the fore
runners of her future power and of as
sured importance.-NewY York Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Beauty in Growing Old.

To woman the loss of beauty is so
sharp trial, the change from the grace
and slenderhess of girlhood so severe a
discipline, that there is commonly a
touch of acrinlony III the phrase with
which she sets aside some pet decoration
Or some fashion which it would be ridic-
ulOus to assume.
Unless she can put all this away and
take in their place the sweet. calmness
Of later life, to render her face lovely
and lovable and for the rose that has
faded on her cheek can substitute that
smile which some women wear who have
conquered and found peace in their vic
tory, she will lose that rarest beauty
which comes with old age, says the Phil
adelphia Press.
When q good and clever woman has
reached thAt beautiful tahleland of life
from which she looks over the many
battles on its plains, and yet feels sure
that life is worth living, she has nothing
to envy in those just beginning.
10 learn the use of gentle, regular ex-
ercise and sensible and invigora ting diet ;:
to keep every power at it's utmost OUTPUT
of activity; to keep in touch with the
day, and temper its ardor by our knowl-
edge and experiences; to be balance
wheel for the complex machinery of a
modern household; to strive to look rs
freshly neat and as fastidiously careful
as in the days of youth are not EASY
tasks; but when q woman so meets her
old age she is of more value than any
other member of the family circle, and
need not sigh rcr Amy hour Of past impor-
lance.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

The writer of clever article ON sHu-
mors of Speech and Pen" in the CornhilI
Magazine says very truly that want of
courage to rise to an important occasion
is frequently cause of word blunders,
happy or otherwise, while absent minded
fits are responsible for many more, and
he gives this pointed illustrations: In a
certain borough the aldermen met one
day ut the mayors house, with the OBJ
ject of presenting a silver cradle to the
mayorcss. who had been blessed with q
son during her husbands year of Office.
The alderman who was to make the pres
entation was rather a nervous mali
just the one, in fact, who might he relied
upon to say something out Of the way.
He succeeded i'll doing so in his opening
words. I'VE have met together here"
he begun, ION this suspicious occasion
- One of his confreres pulled him
by the coattails. He looked around, and
went on, more Hurried than ever: II re-
peat, on this very suspicious occasion
-" Here laughter that could; be no
longer restrained drowned his utterance.
1t was rather hard upon the mayoress,
for he emphasized the very in so pro-
nounced fashion, but the affair ended
of course quite pleasantly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
- JACK STRAWS. -

Poor policy-no life insurance

Poor policy-no life insurance.
Look loan-some-three golden balls,
Beer is drunk in numberless cases.
Doesn't keep all his dates-the fruit
man.
The man with horse laugh doesn't
object to a pony smile.
1t doesn't always improve the cham
bermaid'S complexion to make up
Sometimes the truant small boy goes
to another school-of fish.
It's risky to run in debt. but many
people arc willing to run the risk.
The inventor of a flying machine has
soar trials of his own.
You might call the bicycle road a
''mountin path"
1t isn't the steep that makes some tea
come high.
He who fights an octopod meets a
wcll-armed foe.
Yes" thought the Waterbury watch,
this is very windy month
Some people are like clocks; they show
by their faces what sort of a time they
are having.
Umbrellas and horses are different. No
one would call an umbrella Door because
it showed its ribs.
When the careless waitress takes a
trip she steps into Greece and goes
through China.
Wonder if the school teachers who
used to hoard around ever got square
meal?-Philadelphia Bulletin
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Regret.

l hear a hirtt that sings Of yesterdays, ,
A lonely bird, but none SO lone as !,
Whose life Is leaden as n wintry sky,
y neart, now weary are Loves woods ana
When trol In singleness! The sight obeys
The soul, and sees no beauty far or nigh
Unless ssss the soul says "1.ooks And SO l
rhro, tSis ts,s spring WHEN 1 should tune
my PRAISE
l know Not why the bird Is sad. God
And He Knows why my heart makes out
no song.
For l am burdened with the grievous
wrong
OF hard words said to one whose calm re-
j would give all teswake. - All.
How dark 9e s ss S1 Pan y %a eS Msx 1afsse
A Chill's Individuality.
'"fhere is no shrine so often and so
rudely violated as the soul of Il child.
We forget that sthe child WE cali ours
has distinct A1nlsA entity" is the posi-
ton taken by Elaine Goodale Eastman,
writing OF Child Culture In the Home
IN the WomNn's Home Companion. Eve
say. in defense to this that we merely act
under the necessity laid upon US as par
ents and guardians to conquer infant Oh
stinacy, and to check youthful vanity and
egotism. Undoubtedly (and this fact,
too. has it's pathos), we are obliged, or
think WE are. by duty and convcntionalj-
", to run counter to most Of the SpOn-
taneous wishes of our childreA, anil to
put damper upon their earliest asi}ira-
tons. But this unhappy compulsioh is,
as II seems to me. Il strong reason for
using more and not less delicacy and con-
slderation III our manner of dischargine
Snubbing Is really not good for all chill
dren any more than for ourselves. Some
natures are dwarfed and discouraged by
it. There is species of self-love which
to wound is we'll nigh fatal. II the ay-
erage child of well-meaning parents could
speak his Utmost soul. believe he wouli
beg for less love and more respect. Over
fondness is often demoralizing. but sin,
cere respect is always elevating, and,
strange to say, it is appreciated by the
youngest child. I we'll remember that, as
child, liked best the society of those
rare persons who treated me as if l. too,
were grown up! There was no affecta-
ton on either side: it was simply that
they did not too visibly condescend to too
openly override my yenrs, and that iii all
my intercourse, with them / was able to
preserve my self=respect: | advise moth
ers to have the self-control and the nice
sense Of justice to refrhin from claiming
as if he were a subject of inferior being,
and to recognize in that child. however
young, the natural human right to free
dom of thought. and to a degree of free
dom in action"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Mutual Interest the Closest Tie.

common tastes is Il great bond between
husband and wife. Opinions and CON
victioMs may widely differ without affect
ing married happiness, but for really
good fellowship tastes must coincide
They must like to do the. same things,
to so to the same places, like the same
people, find 1.-The! the same things funny and
must be satisfied with the way in which
the other conducts himself or herself in
the small prophecies of life. For in mar
riage, as in all the rest of living, only
the occasional moment finds us on the
heights; our days and our years must be
spent in the Valley of Commonplace
Things.-Heleh Watterson Moody in La
dies Home Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

from d prominent brokers' Office, where
New street well, and will do 500 shares
as quick AZ. n wink. It Is said she made
over $D5, 900 about Christmas, but since
that time has lost heavily. Her con-
slant association with a great bear il re-
sponsible. Her late husband was once
conspicuous Iii the Street.
A cable dispatch fron London says
that William Waldorf Astor is about
Gambling is prohibited in every large
club in New York, and in most Of them
the members who live in the clubhouse
| find that it Is uiiwise to give poker par-
! ties in their rooms. Ome Of the charter
members of d club wliich now numbers
more than 1000 members says that this
club was started by lot Of men who
played poker, rfgulaarly for high, stakes;
in this city," lie said, but not by the
same class Of men that stdrted this club.
| ! have sat in when mei at the table lost
SIS, 600 or $4,000 in night, and on the
whole it was very costly amusement
for me, much as enjoyed it. The men
in that little coterie who played poker
were either wealthy men themselves who
couiu uHOTu IL or the sons OF wealthy
| men, and from the latter l received a
good many l o U.s. which l still have.
The men who played were supposed to
be gentlemen. When the club was or
ganized we played there and other mem
bers aid t6t criticise MS: That sort OF
gambling does not exist IN ally decent
club in New York now. 1t worked out
its own end in this club. Men who could
not afford to lose lost heavily. Several
disagreeable club scandals came of it and
the game was stopped. That sort of
play is now left for the professional
gambler and the clubs are free from it. >
A man Will, a kaleidoscope declares
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

Miss Sarah Cooper Hewitt, daughter
of Abram s. Hewitt, has been elected
school trustee in Pompton township, n.
J. Miss Hewitt manages a 2OO0-acre
farm near Tuxedo. She can shoe her
own horses, and rides well. She is q
practical road builder, and has written
book on the subject She also manages
the restaurant in Cooper Union.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

Everv afternoon, between the hours of,
q and 3, a woman may be seen hurrying
down Rector street as if intent upon
catching an elevated train or a Sandy
Hook boat. She wear q widows weeds.
Her face is like that Of julia Marlowe,
though less pretty There Is trouble in
Her nose and eyelids are usually
Ter lips are thin md tight,
Her earss are ble as q man She comes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

An upper Broadway florist decked his
show window with mass of glowing
golden primroses. Passersby stopped to
admire. Some of them smiled when they
looked at the assertive sign placed amid
the mass of yellow blooms, calling them
English cowslips;" but many purchased
the blooms for the latter and didn't know
the difference.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

TEN TO ONE.
Some dine in deific splendor,
Some on free lunch and ball,
SOihe, such as /;
Philosophie'ly try
To exist on ITO dinner at aIl.
Bryan can MUNICH for dollar;
Croker for ten plunks plate;
But collie H. =.
Like the pauperized me,
Will be shortly undinnered by fate.
The Impecune in TOwii Topics.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

/. The retirement of the stages from
Fifth avenue in favor Of the electric ON
Snibuses will be viewed with sorrow, no
doubt, by lovers of ancient relics. 1t is
conceded by good judges, however, that
ID more grieved aspect than they do at
present, and the change will be welcomed
from humanitarian standpoint.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

Work has been commenced OH the Vic
toria roof garden, which is to surpass
anything in that line ever shown in New
York. When finished, the Victoria roof
1t will be ready by the time the theaters
close their doors for the summer season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

Recent important extensive transac-
tiots on Fifth avenue, in the fashionable
resident duartef, by one Of the younger
members Of the Vanderbilt family sug-
gests that new Vanderbilt palace Is
about to be erected.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
He WAS Susnicions.

Wonder if the school teachers who
used to hoard around ever got square
meal?-Philadelphi Bulletin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

A man with, kaleidoscope declares
that he took the Windsor liotel fire at
eighty exposures a minute, and will soon
exhibit it on the stage,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

Umbrellas and horses are different. No
one would call an umbrella poor because
it showed it's ribs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-11
RIDGEwAY.

Oct. IL, 1899.
(From our regular correspondent
! l.. T. Fosse made business trip to Castalia
Saturday.
Pros. w. /. Atkinson drove to DEBORAH Sat
urday.
Prof. Morris, the noted phrenologist and
fortune teller, gave an exhibition at A. and
Ms hall, Friday evening.
CIR. Baker and wife visited in Howard
county Sunday afternoon.
WI. Atkinson and Rollin Baker wheeled to
Spillville.
Rev. Hendricks is expected back from con-
ference Tuesday.
Rollin Baker made a pleasure trip to Nor
ton Saturday, returning Sunday morning.
Mis-. Hendricks sister from Mason City, is
visiting at the parsonage.
Hon. w. H. Klemme returned from the
Twin Cities Friday.
'Papa" Haislet returned from DEBORAH
Monday noon. Happier than ever.
Chas Wagner, the jeweler, returned from
his home at Fort Atkinson last Wednesday.
l.. /. Ringeon returned to Hamline last
Friday.
Prof. Freeman H. Bloodgood delivered his
celebrated lecture "The Greatest American
Woman" Saturday evening, at the opening OF
our new school building.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-11
County Fair Meeting.

1t seems to be an established rule
that there must be second call for
meeting of the fair association each
year, before an attendance large enough
to transact business can be secured.
This has happened repeatedly in the
past year and on Saturday less than a
dozen were present, SO that it was de-
cided to postpone the meeting few
weeks.
1t is greatly desired by all the officers
that large attendance be present at
the meeting of the agricultural society,
which will be held at the court house
at 1 80 p. M, Saturday, November 4th.
At this meeting the full report of the
receipts and expenditures of the last
fair will be read, new officers elected,
and some other very important business
transacted. Every one in the county
interested in the fair is urged to attend.
The committee has decided upon the
usual dates, last week in August, as
the time for next years fair. If
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-11
CASTALIA.

Oct. 10, 1899.
(From our regular correspondent
Mrs. Charles winn and Ross returned from
Little Turkey last Thursday.
Fred Kittinger was called to Fl. Atkinson
Sunday to relieve the operator there day or
two.
Mrs. Wilbur Lambert is enjoying a visit
with her niece in Cedar Rapids.
A. w. Kramer ran down to Dubuque Satur-
day, to spend Sunday with his wife and
daughter.
Quite number OF ladies from Ossian at
tended Kramer & Sons special sale lastFriday.
Irwin Allen shipped six horses to West
Union Monday. He now has an order from
Minneapolis for $4,000 carriage team.
Several from here attended services at the
Centennial church last Sunday.
Mr.. Kean and his sister will leave for their
home in st. Louis Friday or Saturday.
Miss Mamie Maley leaves for st. Paul to-
morrow, for visit with her brother Tom and
family.
A number of M. W. A. from here attended
the lodge at Clermont last Saturday night.
The Ladies' Aid of the U. B. church meet at
the parsonage, this week Thursday.
Steps are being taken to organize lodge OF
Royal Neighbors at this place.
w. K. Riggs, A. C. Tatro and their wives
visited friends at Clermont last Sunday.
Mrs. j. e. Floody was up from Clermont
Monday, delivering more millinery goods