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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Stories of Actors.

81 have just had narrow escape from
a fatal attack of heart disease" said Sol
Smith Russell to some friends who were
joking with him in Manager Hartz's Of
fee at the opera house the other day, ac-
con1ing to the Cleveland Leader.
He looked so solemn that those
around him feared, for moment, that he
really meant it. Then he took letter
from his pocket and explained.
1--WE just received rebate of $3.50
from Cincinnati hotel, where l paid a
restaurant check twice. If such a thing
has ever happened to any other actor I'd
like to get his picture to use as souve-
mir. Here's little story" he continued,
"about Barnabee of the Bostonians. Not
long ago he went to his old home, down
East, on visit, and the folks got up a
reception for him, at which he was to
sing. OF course, Barnabee proceeded to
do his level best, and when he was
through the folks didn't know how to en-
press themselves and there was an awk-
ward silence, which was finally broken
by an old man, who stood up, wiping his
face and his bald head violently, as he
said:
"'Henry, I'm a-sweatin' fer ye,'"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
A Punctual Man.

Harper's Round Table tells story OF
a certain Mr.. Scott of Exeter, whose
business required him to travel constant
ly and was one Of the most famous char
acters for ,punctuality in the kingdom.
BY his metfodical habits, combined with
Gnwearied industry, he accumulated a
large fortune. For great many years
the landlord of every inn in Cornwall
and Devon that he visited knew the ex-
act day and hour he would arrive. 4
short time before he died, at the adj
vanced age of 50, D. gentleman who was
making journey through Cornwall put
up at small inn at Port Isaac for his
dinner. He looked over the bill of fare,
and found nothing to his liking. He had
however, seen fine duck roasting on the
fire.
'I,ll have that" said he.
lyon cannot, SIR" replied the landlord
1T is for Mr.. Scott of Exeter
II know Mr.. Scott very WE'LL" replied
the traveller. '.He is not in your house. y
Very sorry" said the landlord, ssbut
six months ago, when he was last here.
he ordered the duck to be ready for him
this day. exactly at 2 O'clock"
And to the amazement of the traveller.
who CHANGED to look from the window
the old gentleman was at that moment
entering. the innyard, about five minutes
before the appointed time,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Mr.. Cleveland's Cartoon

An interesting story is told by Prof,
Dean e. Worcester of the Michigan uni.
yersity, who has just been appointed by
President Mckinley as one of the mem
bers of the Philippine commission. He
has made several tours through the Phil
ippines, and in one of his books relates
that native Of the islands begged from
him copy of Judge containing a car
toon Of ex-President Cleveland, portray.
Ing him in the garb of Il friar, with a
tin halo supported by an upright from
the back Of his collar Mr.. cleveland
was represented in an attitude Of devo-
ton, with hands clasped and tears roll
ing down his cheeks. Prof. Worcester
did not understand why the Filipino
begged so earnestly for the colored print,
but after returning from hunting expe.
dition for a few days, the matter was
explained. He found the cartoon of the
ex-President hung at one end of the hut
in neat bamboo frame, and in the even
ing the father, mother and all the chill
dren fell on their knees and offered their
devotions before it. Prof. Worcester
adds that "Mr. Cleveland is the first
American President who has been cam
Onized. "--IeSlip's Wppklv r. IN 81 s,rTSs9 sG3
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fectly at sea II she were called ON to
write note Of confidence to some
friend who has sustained d bereavement.
Yet what other thing in a woman y edu-
cation could be more importantf She
may never need to translate page tf
Latin or Greek; in all probability she
will never be called UPON to demonstrate
il problem iii trigOnOmetry after she
leaves the schoolroom, but every day OF
her life she will have immediate, press
ing, actual need to know how to write a
good letter and a graceful note.
There seems to be q general impression
that, the ability to write letters comics; rs
Ddgberry thought a knowledge Of read.
very small percentage of cases this Is
true. 1t is not likely that Mime. de Stael,
for instance, had to slave and toll over
the brilliant epistles wherein her wit
flashed and glOwed like summer lightning
as it leaped from subject. to subject but
nobody expects such letters from the
average correspondent More than that
we would not know what to do with such
genius or how to answer it if we got it
but we have a right to expect letters chat
are well written and happily expressed
intelligent and we'll educated.
Let no girl think that the time and
labor expended upon II letter or note is
wasted, or that it is beneath her gigantic
intellect to learn how to do it. 1t is
enough more useful and desirable to be
able to write note that is full of the
charm of gayety, or sweet and graceful
with tender sympathy, as need demands
than it is to be able to build an essay on
Sun Spots or "Maeterlinck's Philoso,
ply" Furthermore, it is nothing but tn,
lack of ability to write letters that causes
so much of the rudeness with which So
ciety is afflicted. People won't answer
invitations until the last minute because
they hate so to take a pen in their hands
They would spend day and a dozen car
fares coming to .condole or congratulate,
you If joy or sorrow had come to yon
but if you are away and it necessitates a
letter, no claim of friendship is sufficient
to provoke line. 49,,
Anyone with ordinary sense can learn
to write good letter or a pleasant not,
and it is certainly to be hoped that some
of the more ornamental branches in tn.
school should be dropped, if there isn't
time enough for both, and in its place y
good, old-fashioned department of letter
writing substituted, where the scholars
could be put through drill that would
ground them into the rudiments of what
to say on different occasions. Births,
deaths, marriages, dinner parties are
among the fundamental facts Of life that
are likely to Keep On occurring. and there
is no excuse for Anybody not being able to
write suitable note about them.-New
Orleans Picayune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

the decoration of the new order, scarf
across the right shoulder. Miss Van
Westervelt Dempsey's fame has gone
abroad, and prihce WHO has read and
heard of her has been moved to sehd this
token of his admiration. The decora-
ton has arrived from France and was
formally conferred upon "Queen" Lavinia
at meeting of the Holland Danes in
the Waldorf-Astoria.
The prince who sends the honor to
Miss DEMPSEY is Prince Guy de Llisig-
nan of Paris, said to be the head of one
of the oldest families i'll Europe and de-
scendant of the former kings of Cyprus
and Jerusalem. The order Of St. Gather
inc of Mount Sinai, which he has con-
ferred on Miss Van Westervelt Dempsey
was founded in the Eleventh or Twelfth
century by the head of the house of de
Lusignan.
+. After the crusades the order fell Into
desuetude, and has only recently beef re-
yived by Prince Guy, the present head
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
To Make Som N0uriahiug.

all the nutritive qualities of the meat
into the water, and to do this the bones
must be cracked SO that the marrow will
be easily extracted, the meat cut into
small pieces, and the whole put into cold
water and allowed to heat slowly. Quick
heating would harden TIE meat and pre-
vent the juices from freely flowing out.
The meat must not be put into water
and washed before it is cut, as even the
out some of the nutriment. 1t should
instead be carefully wiped with a clean,
damp cloth. After cutting the meat into
small pieces and cracking the bones put
it into a kettle and cover it with cold
water, letting it stand little while on
the back of the stove, then bring it for
ward and heat slowly.-New York SAM
tation and Hygiene
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
The New Guipure Straws.

The guipure straws promise to be the
novelty of spring millinery. They are
most exact and beautiful limitations of
guipure lace. Recently 1 saw new one
that was, as we'll, n new shape Of toquet.
1t was called ''toquet," but the brim
was composed of three RULES of the
straw that appeared quite like lace, and
this fluffy brim was turned up by a
bunch of the small poppies known in
France as pavots. A large bow of red
mousseline de sole, mounted over stiff
silk, trimmed the crown. Another hat
of the same straw. and much the same
shape had the ecru rut1le edged with
black.
'T6Quet'' seems to be an elastic word.
that includes large toQues and small
hats. Last year, when toques grew
cache peigne" that it suggested a prim,
the milliners invented the word, to de-
scribe what was really only an enlarged
toque. The shape has grown. until it is
now not small but good-sized hat.
But it is the peculiar shape and tilt that
gives the stamp to the toquet, and it is
possible that it may grow to even great
err proportions, and still retain the name
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Curious Condensati ons.


China exports 11,OOO,OOO fans annu-
ally.
The cultivation of the camphor tree
has proved great success In Florida. -
The newest cry Of the London wait
ers is that they are being ousted by girls.
The highest price ever paid for a race
horse was $15O,OOO for the famous OR
monde.
-Enterprising Texas planters have
shipped 5000 pounds Of cotton seed to
Manila.
New York banks pay out in interest
and dividends every quarter not far from
$13NIO0O.OOO.
Among the Phoenicians, in ancient
days, the wearing Of earrings was a
badge of servitude.
The flesh of alligators tastes very like
veal, and is regarded MS de3icacy by
many people in India.
Cyclists in Denmark are forbidden by
law to ride fasten than the speed Of a
cab through any town..
According to the state auditor At
Ohio the number of saloons in that state
decreased FOG during lS9S
The wool OH the back Of a sheep is a
Shepherds barometer. The curiier the
wool the finer will be the weather.
"A Catholic chapel has been built OH
the spot where Maximiiian, Miramon and
Mrjia were executed at Queretaro>
The stars on the United States coin
age are six-pointed, while the United
States dag carries tive-l'ointel stars.
The polka dance was invented be-
tween 1880 and 1884 in Bohemia and
obtaincd its name in Prague in 1885.
Alaska babies rarely cry. When they
do, they are held under little stream Of
running water, usually under barrel
tap, until they stop.
The upper portion of the monument
for the Rockefeller mausoleun, which
has arrived i'll Cleveland, O., is 50 feet
long aud weighs 81 tons.
Sweden is building u new navy. Its
sixth ship Of the new type, the Niord, is
just receiving its guns and final equip
ment. 1t is Il coast defense vessel OF
$500 tons.
In Palestine the swallows are allowed
the freedom not only of the houses and
living rooms, but of the mosques and
sacred tombs, where they build their
nests and rear their young.
One of the members Of the Connecti-
cut Legislature introduced resolution
the other day to provide that the general
Assembly shall finally adjourn on Thurs
day, April &. ut p. M, this act to take
effect upon its passage"
A snow shoveler in Chicepee, Mass
recently received I cents for FIVE days
work. the city taking occasion to detlnct
what was due it for poll taxes with in
terest- 1t is said that about $500 was
collected by the city. in this way
The authorities at Washington are
looking forward hopefully to the meeting
of the Mexican congress next month
when the new extraf}ition treaty, already
ratified by the United States Senate will
be ratified by the Mexican Senate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Dressing on Little Monev-

I'VE girls, who have little money to
dress upon are at great disadvantage. .
mOaned an impecunious maiden. "0f
course, In a ballroom, whatever NAV be
our personal advantage, we can never
look as well as those who can buy fine
clOthes.''
There YOU are wrong replied her
1rother. You can take comfort in
thinking that. as rule, man never
knows what a woman has on. So long
as it is neat and becoming, one dress to
him is as good as another. For instance.
have danced the cotillon fourtimes this
winter with Carrie NJ, and I, assure YOU
have no idea whether she wore a diff
1erent dress at every function or wheth-
er 1t was always the same one. All I
know is that she looked pretty and fresh.
It is only the women who notice clothes.
The men never do, unless, as say, they
are untidy, for, in the matter of neat
ness, l think we are even more critical
than women"
But you do not understand" ssaid the
little maid, somewhat comforted but not
altogether convinced. 1T is the moral
tone that the consciousness of wearing a
Wasn't it a French countess who said
that next to religion the sense of being
well dressed brought more peace of mind
than anything else? That Just expresses
it. 1t is just that consciousness that
puts us in good spirits and makes us en-
JOY ourselves. Besides, you men do no
tice more than you think. You feel the
cause. For instance, Jack A. said to
me the other evening: 4 do like the way
Miss Haut- Ton dresses. So absolutely
simple, don't you know. l think it is in
such good taste, for a girl with her mon
ey to dress so inexpensively.'
Il could hardly answer him for laugh
ing: How ignorant YOU men are after
ALL exclaimed. DO you know what
est sartorial art, and costs her thousands
of dollars!'
However, as I cannot attain that kind
Of simplicity l will comfort myself with
what you say and try to believe that
clothes do not make as much difference
as we suppose. New York Tribune
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Paderewski's Wife,

l have heard the same story of Pader-
ewski recently narrated of Millet, says
NJ. A. 2. In looking at the face of that
wondrous performer some time ago at a
concert l could not help thinking that
there was an underlying sadness in the
face, even though there was that vast
crowd of listeners giving him the mighty
homage Of their death-like silence: in
spite, too, of the fact that now he is
rich beyond the dreams of almost the
most ambitions musician. l believe
was ri ght in so interpreting the EXPIRES
sion: the Cause, l am told, is this. Like
Millet: Paderewski had delicate wife;
like MiIlet, he adored her; IS in the case
of MilIet, she was perishing from con-
sumption-that is to say, from the. want
Of the sun and the South. But at the
time Paderewski had scarcely money
enough for bread, MUCH less for an ex-
pensive trip; and the! wife died., His
comment now often is that all his. glory
and all his money have come too late.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

a young woman dressed in black, with II
sweet and poetic face. 'Bicss me. don't
I know that faceT he asked himself
Then he went to the priest and asked
him where he got the picture. 1T il a
gift from NJ. de Villemessant," the priest
said; lone day dined at bis house, and
/ saw this picture on his tabte. oh, thu
beautiful saint. said. Does ii please
Your said he; then take it along, II. Ie
Cure So brought it here, and there.
have put it, in an honorable place near,
the altar-for it is very beautiful
saint" MAY / take it DOWN. aske9
the Partisan. He did SO, and OIL the back
Of it he found half-faded inscription
and signature. It was the Autographed
portrait Of Mime. Docbe in LA Dame
aux Camelia.."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Dress Children Plainly,

A large and fashionable party for chill
dren was given somewhere in the north
west quarter of Washington recently,
and among the little guests was the
small daughter of an army officer, who
is stationed here: The @child's nothef
holds somewhat Old-fashioned opinions
in the matter of the proper dress for lit
tie girls, and took her daughter to the
party in frock that was daintiness
itself, but as plain and simple as it could
possibly be. She left the child in the
dressing room amid an excited crowd of
little girls in gauzes, silks, satins, laces
and spangles,. with a fear that the little
ones lack of finery might prove a trial.
Next day she asked the little girl all
about the party. The child was jubilant.
"Oh, it was lovely!' she said, ''but
some of the little girls didn't have nice
time at all. There was one little girl
who had TO go over in the corner ever so
many times to wipe off her satin slippers,
so they won't get spoiled, and two little
girls slapped each other because one of
them had the widest sash, and little
girl sat next to me at table and was
afraid to eat anything because she said
her mother told her to be sure not to get
nSthing on her dress. But just spread
my dress out over hers, and told her it
didn't matter if got spots all over mine,
because You told me just to have good
time, and l guess-well, I guess l had Il
better time than anybody else there"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
The Dirty Afghan.

The dirtiness of the Afghan is proven.
bal, and it is said that during the last
Afghan war Gen. Roberts once ordered
one to be washed, says the San Francis.
prisoner and scrubbed him for two hours
with formidable brushes and soft soap
Then they threw down their brushes in
disgust and went to their captain. "What
is it, men?' he said. well, SIR" they
replied, I'VE have washed that Afghan
chap for two hours, but it is no good.
After scrubbing him, sir, for two hours,
till our arms ached fit to drop off, blest
if we did not come upon another suit of
cIX}boS :. <EsaEs$:z9Sc ! ~ 3, 80
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Sir Henry was Patient.

Sir Henry Hawkins was once presiding
over long, tedious and undressing
trial. and was listening apparently with
great attention to a very long-winded
speech from learned counsel. After
folded it, and sent it by the usher to the
@. G. in question, who, unfolding the
paper, found these words: Patience
cdmpetition. Gold medal, Sir Henry
HAWKINS; honorable mention, job.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Til, Art CT Letting WRITING.

Poor little schoolgirls are so burdened
down with ologies and isms i'll these days
of college education for women, that it
seems almost cruel to suggest that any
thing else should be added to a curricu-
lum at once so extensive and exhausting.
AS it is, to look at them and the piles
OF ponderous books with which they
wend their way to and from school is to
feel with the old rhyme, land still the
wonder grew, that one small head could
carry all she knew ..s.s .s S..
In spite Of all this, 'however--in spite
Of all the dead languages and abstract
science and mathematics with which the
girls are now crammed--the most 5impor-
tant branch Of their education is utterly
neglected, and that is the art Of letter
writing. Not one Girl in fifty Is capable
OF writing On interesting letter, not one
in twenty can write On elegant note,
not Que irs ten hut 10 would TEL per-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Washing China Silk.

Carefully examine the articles to be
washed, and clean with little benzine
the spots that are most soiled. Then
barely warm water and rub them thor
oughly. Rinse in three waters, each a
little cooler than the other, until the
last is perfectly cold. Wiring out as dry
as you can, and roll them in sheets in
firm rolls. In al hours time iron them
on the wrong side. The washing should
be done with all possible haste, as the
quicker they are washed the better for
them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Never Box Nor Pull the Ears.

The reason blow ON the ear may do
irreparable injury is that the air, being
driven suddenly and violently against the
drum of the ear, might rupture the men,
brane and cause incurable deafness. The
ears should never be pulled nor med
them in the gentlest manner, the orifice
being cleansed with fold Of the wash
cloth rolled into little cone.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Mayor Sir William Curtis.

A former lord mayor of London,I Sir
William Curtis, was extremely fond OF
the expressions This here and THAT
there" a fact which prompted q wag ia
suggest this epitaph for him: u i:.ts2.l2
Here lies william Curtis, our worthy lord
mayor, - a.
Who has LETT this here world and gone to
that there. {..4:."stt - ="
The origin Of the three RS il atfrib-
uted to Sir William, who proposed them
as one of the toastsl at 4 BANQUET.
Whereupon, another gentlemen. .safs the
dinner proposed the thne Csx Curtis,
King and copstitutt1a, - ,s.ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
Camille as a Saint.

In the little village of Chambon, Vile
messant, the great editor OF Figaro, had
his country house many years ago. Only
q little while ago q Partisan visited the
church IN this little town, aud close by
the altar be saw hanging the picture of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07
She Did ma She xuaa Tnld

You seem to have discharged your
new typewriter"
Yes, she queered me badly"
How did it happen?''.
Il dictated letter to our richest fc-
male client and told her to address it.
How will l address it, she asked. q
answered, Plain Miss Brown And, BY
George! that's just the way she wrote
it,"
"How!' -
Plain Miss Brown We lost client
and she lost job. ''-Cleveland Plain
Dealer 2. z =: = y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-07

A dainty spring gown by Mime. Guillot.
The skirt and bodice are of gray velvet
with an embroidered design done in sill
yer, pale green and rose. Vest Of white
to match the gown and lined with old
rose satin. Hat Of gray straw lined with
rose velvet and trimmed with gray rib
bon and quilts and pink roses