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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
= SNAP SHOTS, =
\ kidnaper-paregoric.

\ kidnaper-paregoric.
\ half-baked man needn't be too
crusty.
Dogs have been known to run mad
standing still.
\ good way to catch cold is to run af-
ter tn" iccman.
The ocean diver has his innings, and he
deserves his outings.
The fastest train on record is undoubt-
eddy train Of thought.
At times even the sober minded man
may be intoxicated with joy.
The sensible artist would rather have
model wife than wife-model
sometimes q woman tears q handker-
chief and sometimes she fills it with
tears.
Should we increase our standing army ?
No. Let the Traction company put on
more cars.
Marrying woman who is unspeakably
handsome does not insure man against
being talked to death.
Even if we could signal the people in
Mars, probably they wouldn't answer,
No doubt they feel above us.
It's all right to run down the reckless
bicyclist, but he has no right to run us
down.-Philadelphi Bulletin. 81
It isn't being blue-blooded so much as
being hot FLOODED that makes a servant
girl come from some Of the best families,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
Saving Nee Things.

1t is as easy to make friends as rolling
off d log. | know cArping ones will long
to add: Yes, if you are consummate
hypocrite.'
| try to say pleasant things to My
friends and acquaintances. l say try,
ing about in my brain to get hold of the
"something' that can be uttered without
singing conscience.
l abhor deceit. Equally distasteful is
the brusqueness that many women be-
lieve in and call honesty of purpose, etc
AS for dummies who sit about and let
opportunity after opportunity go by for
no patience with them, says writer i'll
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
They are generally creatures wrapped
up in self. Perhaps their excuse is shy
ness. That is forgivable. There are PEG
pie who halt and stumble over the sim
plest compliment. The tongue trips when
it should run smoothly. 1t is becatlsc
that member has not been taught to say
nice things.
The tongue can be trained to graceful
movement as the hand or arm is trained.
Gushers are bores. We soon find out
their empty heartedness. One must
really feel remark to make it tell. Sur
face fattery is nauseous. What regard
have we for the most delightful compl;-
Hlent Wien we KNOW the woman who
pays it will score us as soon as our bacl,
is turned?
1t is a JOY to me to find points about a
woman that pleases me and then frankly
express my admiration. 1t may be the
smoothness of her cheek or it may be the
hat she wears.
Make it a life principle to discover the
best in those with whom we are thrown
socially. Saying gracious things is large
ly a matter of practice. If it can be
done. and l am sure l cannot see why
not. a long step is taken toward popu-
larity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
Violet Glass for Soldiers.

The violet glass for the detection Of
users of smokeless powder is expected to
prove of immense benefit in the Philip
pines. The discovery of Col. Smart, as
sistant surgeon. has been eagerly seized
by the ordnance bureau. The order for
glass discs to be attached 10 the object
glasses of binoculars has been given.
Every general. regimental and company
officer will have his field glasses so
equipped that at either short or long
range he can detect the fash of gun
using smokelesS powder. owing to the
elimination by the violet glass of all
colors surrounding the flame of the Maui
ser rifle. Today an order was given for
goggles to be supplied to the privates.
The cyepieces of these goggles will be
violet -colored celluloid, with concave
surface on the outside. They will be
strapped around the heads of the men.
An Interesting discovery has been made.
and that is that the continued use of vio-
let glass in spectacles renders the user
sightlcss for several moments after re-
moving them. There is no permanent ill
effect. and as the goggles are to be used
in battle, and will not be removed until
the enemy is dispersed in each engage
qlent, the temporary Inconvenience is not
regarded as serious.
A sample lot of goggles for testing pur-
poses in the field will be sent to Manila
within a week. If they are found to
work satisfactorily, 10000 pairs will be
shipped. The great utility of the violet
glass applied to telescopes. however, has.
been definitely proved.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
Using Soda in CoOkinr.

1t requires Il little skill or experience to
use soda with nicely, but it is worth
while to acquire such skill: indeed. there
is scarcely an item in culinary processes
which better repays one for intelligent
experimenting. The bicarbonate of soda
used today is Il very different article
from the carbonate of soda or saleratus
with which careless cooks made spotted
biscuits in our grandmother's time. Used
with an acid. as buttermilk. it is as scian-
tlhcaily wholesome as any article en-
ployed as an adjunct in cookery. In
many instances baking powder cannot
give as good results as soda
1t is scarcely possible to give an abso-
lutely exact rule of measurement for
soda. as brands differ somewhat in
strength, and milk varies in degrees Of
acidity. But general rule is one level
teaspoonful of soda to one pint of sour
milk. Be sure to pulverize the soda be-
fore acknowledgements Home Com
panion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
FACTS AND FANCIES.

.1es; poor Mrs. Gabber died an un.
herr 'Lockjaw. "-Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
Mr.. Newlywel-''Yo want my reason
for getting home so late last night ?"
Mrs. Ncwlywed-"Oh, no! that would
l" expecting too much; I want your OK
,u>c.'-Puck
Attorney tsternlyl-"The witness will
please state if the prisoner was in the
habit OF whi>tling when alone" Wit
neSS-"l don't know; l was never with
the prisoner when he was alone Elk.
Mrs. ENTHUSIASTICALLY it be embar-
RAISING to meet all your cX-husbands in
the next world?''
Mrs. I.akeSidc-"Pshaw. my dear, |
never think of that. I'm only hoping III
never meet them in this
What do you think of the coffin
trust: asked the observant boarder.
1T ought to be a profitable undertake
ing. replied the crosS-eyed boarder, with
slight emphasis on the concluding word.
-Iittsburs ChronicleTelegraph.
"Cadser has ncrve''
why so?'
Il threatened to sue him for that flyer
he owes me"
''YeS?''
And he asked ME to sued him for ten
and give him the other FIVE. '-Tit-Bits.
why don't you get dinner?' he asked
You didn't marry a cook" she replied
simply. Time passes. 1t is now the
dead of night, and muffied footballs are
heard. why don't you 60 and drive
the burglars away You didn't marry
a policeman" he said.-Puck.
He-"You know you love me better
than you do him, even if he has more
money
Shc-"Yes, but think it better to be.
come engaged to him while you are max.
ing a fortune. Think of the lovely pres
ents he will give me!"-Town Topics.
He-"There's bigger nuisance than
the wife who keeps her husband wait
ing
She-"What is it?'
Hc-"1t is the wife who gets ready
first and sits down in the hall calling
for her husband to hurry up."-Tit- Bits
Mike said Flooding Pete, ''dere's
only one time when l envies de rich''
I'm ashamed of yer Weakness
Il don't blame yo,l. But when | read
about desc swells comm all de way from
Europe as saloon passengers, l can't heir
feclin' Il pans O jealousy. Washington
Star.
Jones-"Going to send your wife to the
seaside this season.
Galey-"\n: can't afford it,"
Jcncs-"Why, she isn't extrayagant, is
she:'
Galcy-"Not the least; but last wear
while she was away, l blew in $780,
Brooklyn Life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
CelIuIOid tor Thin bles.

In n1der to secure the best effects in
embroidery with the least bother, it is
very important to have suitable thin
ble kept for this work.
Il wish l were a man.. exclaimed
fancy work devotee recently, throwing
down the centerpiece she was working;
lat least just long enough to use little
plain and forcible language. Just look
at that. she continued. holding up the
dainty piece of linen for sympath in
spection. Il should have finished it Il
week ago if it were not for catching the
silk in the thimble just as l get to the,
the end of a leaf or petal and then hav-
ing to pick out the whole thing carefully
to get rid of the snarl'
Il can feel for you" said another fancy
worker. for | used to have the same
trouble myself, and it took away all the
pleasure | had in doing fine embroidery.
But since l have been using celluloid
thimble in place of a metal one | have
had no such difficulty at all. | use it.
also, for making buttonholes and other
work where silk is used, and | find it
does not catch. That little bit of infor
nation has enabled me to accomplish the
most intricate patterns without tanglins
the threads. Try it and see for your
self. '-Philadelphia North American
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
When Milk Becomes Poiso aous.

Milk is complex animal food, decom-
posing quickly. and consequently requir-
ing great thought and cleanliness in its
care. Contamination comes easily from
unclean utensils, carelessly-kept cows,
dirty stables and an impure atmosphere.
In fact, according to my way of think
ing, it is the duty of the philanthropists
to instill into the mind Of the average
farmer that stables should be kept quite
as clean as houses, that all the vessels
into which milk is put or kept should be
sterilized, that the cows themselves must
be in n perfectly healthy and clean con-
dition. and that otherwise milk may
prove poison rather than food. 1t
may also prove poisonous in another d.
rection when hastily swallowed at the
close Of q dinner or heavy lunch or
supper poisonous not from contamina-
ton, but from the fact that It Is q COM
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
Te1chinx Children Re'ivion.

l have pondercd a good deal for years
upon the question of how to teach relig-
ion to young children, and now l am
fain to admit that it cannot be done ex-
cept in the largest and most elementary
sense. Religious diction is still a Ian
guage quite apart from every day use,
and it's unfamiliar words are curiously
warped and twisted every day in the
minds of wondering little ones. 1 ven
ture to say that the idea of God which
we generally manage to convey to them
is a strictly anthropomorphic one; and
it is even doubtful whether He repre-
sents to many of them higher power
than does Santa Claus or Jack Frost, in
whose actual existence they have equal
faith. The truth is that children are
little pagans. They believe implicitly in
the supernatural, it is true, but to them
the moon may well be deity, and the
mysterious, fitting bat an "angel" God
reveals Himself to them vaguely through
nature, and even more dimly in their
own consciousness. and if we can put
upon ourselves a wise restraint and help
them only to something of reverent com
munion with the Unseen. we shall do
better than if we prescribed form in
which the spirit is lacking.-Elaine Good
ale Eastman in the Woman's Home
Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
The Tale Of Love.

o come to me, sweetheart. dear,
And once more the old vows renew.
I've lived a lifetime In year
Since l stood In the garden with y0l
q ] would to God you were near
10 whisper the old tale DER;
TO whisper to me once more
The dear, sweet tale,
The grand old tale,
The tale that Is always new.
. come to me, sweetheart, dear;
Il shall walt where. the wild rose grew;
Shall walt with n burden Of fear,
Where stood, you remember, with you
That night, when / waited to hear
All, night of all nights in the year
You whisper the old tale DER.
whisper to me once more
The dear, sweet tale,
The grand old tale,
The tale that Ia always new.
y come to me, sweetheart, dear.
Thou TT mine-is it ture
l thought go in the bygone year,
When | fingered and listened to YOU
When dreamed and listened to YOU
Twas the last sweet night In the year
While you told the old tale Ger
While you told to me once more
The dear, sweet tale,
The grand old tale
The tale that Is always new.
Vince Stricken.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
When Silence is Effective.

"A very clever woman--clever because
she knew how to hold her tongue-was
once heard telling friend, in confidence.
when asked why she had not taken part
IN conversation of the previous evening
IN which nearly everyone had joined, that
she had kept quiet because she was ig-
norant Of the subject under discussion.
whenever l am not thoroughly in
formed on subject and feel incapable of
talking intelligently, why, I just hold my
tongue. believe l have the reputation
of being a good talker, but if talked
about what | did not understand should
lose it." But then it appears so STUPID
to sit still and say nothing when every
one else is talking was the reply. II
do not mind that in the least she an
swered. II am willing to run the risk"
This establishes an excellent precedent
i'll the art Of conversation. If one finds
oneself suddenly and without warning
by lot of people "who know
it alP' it is far better to keep silent than
to launch forth into the discussion of
an unexplored subject.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21

New York, July 13.-John D. Davis
and his wife, Louise Hitchcock Davis, at
II o'clock today started for trip to San
Francisco on gasoline automobile TIL"
trip will be the longest, if completed,
ever made by an automobile.
trivance built compactly and with view
of travelling over rough roads. 1t re-
sembles road phaeton. The wheels arc
of the bicycle type, with steel spokes and
pneumatic tires The back is built high.
well-cushioned and comfortable. A big
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
No More Clothes Closefs.

Closets, the architects say, will soon
DE things Of the past 1t will be inter
csting to see how they will succeed in
&c. ting the ma jority Of women to agree
with them. The most-recenty built
houses do not. as a matter of fact, have
closets, which, it is stated. take up an
unnecessary amount of sDace, provide
lurking places at the unused top for dust
and increase the danger of fire, as they
afford more material for fire to feed up
on, and, moreover. thoughtless persons
will hold unprotected lamps and candles
in their shadowy depths, says the Phila-
delphia North American. Beside. they
interfere with a simple arrangement Of
rooms and halls. Instead of closets, we
shall have various wardrnbeS and presses,
and. in each house, room will be set
aside for the storage of clothing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21

trunk and well-stuffed valise were
strapped on the back of the vehicle.
The automobile has buggy cover
which can be let down and up and today
when the pair started for the Pacific
slope the top was up.
A long row of automobiles followed the
travellers to Harlem. Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
Wis will go to Albany and then to Buff
falo, and along Lake Erie to Chicago and
westward across the prairies to the
Rocky mountains by way of Boulder,
Col.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
Bridcam aids' COstunes.

Bridesmaids costumes should never he
Of extremely expensive materials unless
the girls are all sufficiently wealthy to en-
dure the tax. A pretty idea for an early
spring wedding would be white organdy
for the six bridesmaids. with pink flow
ers, pink sashes and collars. pink chiffon
hats, and white gloves and slippers. Trim
the gowns with ruches Of the material
edged with narrow white ribbon, using
lehgthwise rows OH the waist and sleeves,
and several crosswise rows above the
knee h0unce of the skirt The flower
girls SHOULD all be in pure white; the
maid honor might be in pale green Or
CANDY over white. with white flowers,
gloves, sash. collar aid hat. The brides
dress Of dainty organdy should be
trimmed with many rows of lace insert
ing, with ribbon sash. Her veil should
be of tulle, and her bonnet be all white.
None Of the gowns suggested are expen-
sive, as excellent double-width organdy
may be bought for GO CENTS yard: a
better quality at a dollar is sixty eight
inches in width.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
A Habit Of Attention.

A habit of attention should be careful.
ly cultivated in children. The power of
concentration is Invaluable to them in
after life, and if they are early taught
to give their minds to the matter in hand.
whatever it may be. they learn to at
tend to the business of the moment with
undivided. interest. Half the mistakes
that occur come from wandering
thoughts; the directions given are not
fully grasped, or the action is done me-
chanically and fails of its proper effect
because the mind is elsewhere.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
Comparison of Work Done by Men
and Women.


Among us today the instances are be-
coming more and more rare when WON;
an qualified to hold a position is rejected
on account of sex Wherever women do
good work they are, as rule, more or
less gladly admitted. In scietice, art
and business, if they do equal work they
can earn an equal standing, though, per-
haps, not yet always all equal salary.
In practical American life the place
left for the non-producing consumer is
small Each one, if he would be felt,
must bring contribution to the bee
hive. Those who fall short of this are at
a disadvantage, and the time must come
when the workers must crowd them out
The spirit of our time weighs every in
dividual by his practical value and every
measure by it's expediency. Utilitarian-
ism is the tendency of our epoch, and
Does it pay?'' is the American test
The quick intuition and the keenness of
perception of women in the past, not
won for them commanding if indirect
influence over public affairs-ail intiu-
ence, by the way, by the legitimate and
dignified use Of which both society and
women themselves must be benefited
Higher education held out to all is rapid
ly raising the entire level Of womanhood,
and with it has come higher conception
who intelligently attend to their own af-
fairs are becoming numerous, whilst few
of those less favored are satisfied with
the alternative formerly placed before
them of resignation to poverty or depend
ence upon the bounty of others. The
class of self-respecting and self support
ing women, married and single, is grow
ing at rapid pace. They not only hold
an important place in the modern world
of art and literature, but as teachers,
book-keepers, clerks, secretaries, stenog-
raphers and operators they are finding
their way into every business establish
ment.-Sara Y. Stevenson in Lippin-
cOttS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
Gardcuinx for Children.

\ bealthfu1 and delightful recreation
which all parents may secure for their
children is the cultivation Of flowers and
fruits, says the .Pittsburg Dispatch. No
father who wishes 10 hare his daugh-
tiers grow up to be healthy women can
take a surer method to secure this end.
Let him set apart a portion Of his ground
for fruits and flowers, and see that the
soil is well prepared and dug over, and
all the rest may be committed to the
care Of the children. These would need
to be provided with light hoe and rake,
garden trowel, a watering pot, and
means apd OPPORTUNITIES, for securing
seeds, roots, buds and crafts, all of which
might be done at triaing EXPENSE, it,,
Then, with proper encouragement and
by the aid of few practical directions,
every man who has even half an acre
could secure a small Eden around his
premises.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
WOmnn's humonity TO Man.

1t must be owned that there is too
much truth in it. Woman's inhumanity
to man is a good deal in evidence. The
late Senator Morton of Indiana was, it
will be remembered, an invalid and Il
cripple. He came into company at the
capital one day in q state of great indiy-
nation because, in street car crowded
with young women, not one had offered
him a seat, and he had been compelled
to make the journey painfully and pre-
cariously supported upol, his crutches.
The like of this may very often be seen.
Humanity, consideration for weakness
and helplessness, is the root of which
chivalry is the fine flower 1t is a start
ling proposition that MANS inhumanity
to man is less than womarl's, but the
time seems to give it SOME proof. At any
rate, man evidently disabled would not
ance in which able-bodied men were
seated, even In the most unchivarous
part of our country, which | have given
some reasons for believing to be the city
Of New York. And, if that be true, it
seems that the assumption of the right of
an able-bodied woman to remain seated
while a disabled man is. standing is an
are superior to those of humanity. On
the other hand, it may fairly be said
that the selfishness of women with re-
gard to the wayfaring man Is MORE
thoughtless and perfunctory than the
seltishness of men with regard to the
wayfaring woman. In this country, at
least, this latter is in all cases felt to lie
a violation of propriety and decenct.
The native American feels himself to be
both on his defense and without defense
when he is arraigned for it.-Scribner's
Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-21
Re II, e II, Der Your Youth.

Though l am decidedly In favor Of the
system OF chaperonage, yet l am not al
together in accord with that severity
which SO many parents exercise in their
supervision and denial of company for
their young daughters. 1t is right, Of
course. that mother should know who
Is gaming upon her daughter. 1t is also
fight that undesirable company should
De excluded from the society of young
elris but on the other hand there is Of
zen an undue severity which leads girls
INTO decelving their parents and seeking
company away from their own home, in
places by no means having a tendency to-
ward that elevation of charact that is
the parental aim.
This fact is impressed upon you when.
you observe the groups lettering on pub
lie thoroughfarcs, or the bit Of miss
making acquaintances when out for a BIZ
cycle ride, and lastly, the hundreds of
couples that seek secluded portions of
the park for interviews that should more
properly be carried on in the young wom-
ans home.
In many Of these eases such a state of
affairs has been brought about wholly
and solely by the tyranny exercised in
such, matters by the parents. Young
people are gregarious lot. If they
can have company at home they will
seek It elsewhere, and it rarely happens
that the men who are thus met are u bit
better than the ones excluded from the
home; thus the object i'll the exclusion is
thwarted.
l would suggest that parents remem-
Der their own youth and see the wisdom
Of their daughters having all the fun pos
slble within the confines of their own
homes. OF ole thing they may rest as
suredIthc young men entertained there.
even though not up to the standard of
parental affection. will be undoubtedly
nearer it than those who are willing to
meet their daughters on the sly, while
the moral effect OH the girls character
will be something more to be desired
than that which accrues when she has to
scheme and form plans of deceit in order
to enjoy what is after all but natural
and healthy tendency. if directed Alright.
Philadelphia Times.