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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
Little Miss NIufet.

Here is a very old story retold in mod
crn style, which our little readers will
enjoy.
Little Miss Mufret was shy. dainty
little girl, who possessed 4 small. vet
worrying appetite. and, in consequence,
she made frequent visits between meals
to the pantry, and this habit of hers was
the reason of her being lmmOrtaliZed in
Mother Goose.
One morning. about two hours after
she had eaten her sparrow-SiZcd break
fast and was swinging in the back yard.
she was suddenly struck with hunger.
and. jumping to the ground. Scamppret'
into the house in search of the cook. A.
luck would have it. the cook. who had Il
great deal to do that day. was not in AT
especially good humor. several thing:
having gone wrong. so when Sh" saw
Miss Muffet she didn't wait for the lit
tie girl to ask. but broke out into a
storm. saying;
Get out of here: clear out YOU little
torment: I've no time to be peStered with
the likes o you" This was really a
dreadful way for the domestic to talk
but really she had great provocation.
But. cooky. dear. please
''Oh. you needn't er come aroun me
with Yer 'pleaseS' and yer 'cooky. dearS.
this morning. for I've neither time nor
temper to bother wild yer. an if yer don't
chase yourself ont of this kitchen quick
and fast. it's the broom will sweep You. ~
>,lt>: he'd the cook growing warmer and
warmer.
Miss Mufftt promptly took Mrs Cook s
ADVICE. for she knew by the amount of
white that showed in her eye that it was
dangerous to inger. so she ran out lin the
y ht h.I |,
could not be seen from the kitchen
There she sat down on an old stump tt
catch her breath and recover from he
scare. and then. as she grew
more composed. to devise some way t.,
appeaSe her appetite. which by this tim,
was growing more emphatic in it's DC
mandS for satisfaction.
She felt it would he certain death t.
approach the cook again that morning
Tor 10, she was timid child and easily
driven back, as Mrs. Cook we'll knew
She often fcigned anger when she didn't
wish to be bothered, and would often he
laughing up her sleeve at the same time
that she was rolling her eyes and loOl;
ing wickedly at the child Yet. even
without aid from the kitchen. Miss Muf
felt felt she certainly would have to have
something to eat very soon or she'd fam
iSh.
AI VI Il Suui'l IL tnOuSnt struck her
and she jumped from the stump. clappina
her hands and singing as she ran dowl
the hill toward the milkhouSe
Il have it! | have it," She ran int,
the dairy, took the cream dippr. file,
it with curd and whey. then stepped out
side. and, seating herself on the spring
house step, began to please herself anl
comfort her appetite. using the butter
paddle as spoon. BY the time sh,
was nearly ready to smile and her appe
tito was feeling in better humor. VIII,
shcull appear. at a most inopportunt
time. but very big. big spider. who sa
down beside her: but only for an instant
did this pleasure last for him. for Mis-.
MuffCtt. CHANGING to glance around ant
spy him. was filled with instantaneous
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
The Dressing Table.

Insect stings or eruptions on the skin
are relieved by alcohol.
Powdered alum applied to a fever sore
will prevent it from becoming slightly or
noticeable.
A little camphor and water should be
used as wash for the mouth and throat
if the breath is not sweet.
A little fresh cold cream should he
kept on the toilet table during the cold
weather, and applied =: the lips and
hands every night II the skin seems Mt all
rough or chapped.
a few grains of alum in tepid water
will relieve those whose hands perspirc
freely. A few drops of sulphuric acid
in water are also beneficial for this pur-
pose, as we'll as desirable for washing
the feet when they perSpirr freely
In addition to the soap for bathing,
white CASTLE should be kept for washing
the hair. Occasionally little borax or
ammonia may be used for this purpose
but care should be taken in their appli-
cation as they are rather harsh in their
effects.
A sensible girl will not keep lot of
cosmetics and rouges Oh her toilet table
but there are few articles she should
always have in Il convenient place. She
should have an array of glass stoppered
bottles containing alcohol, cam bhor.
glycerine or vaseline, alum, borax and
ammonia.-Philadelph Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29

she must smile on as though the loss of
the entire set would but emphasize the
pleasure Of the evening. Her wcll.bred
calm inspires her guests with feeling
OF confidence, and though in her heart
she may he very dubious about certain
important details Of her dinner or dance.
IL she does net show her anxiety every
thing will pass off to a happy conclusion.
\ Hurried hostess or nervous host. whose
countcnanccs but sadly conceal the wor-
~ they ferl, can do more toward max
ing the guest uncomfortable than If the
soup were Stonc-cold and the salad dress
ing were ruined by too ho,lntiful uuun-
tity Of vinegar. An imlmrt,,rL able cnlm
and IL ready tact are the two important
factors in the making Of II model hostess
Secure these and YOU need never fear for
tn" success OF any If your cntcrtuiu-
nents.-philadelphi Times,
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ings in every quarter of the globe. Che
hasn't time to lapse into mental desie,
tnde between events. Il
The next thing is to keep interest allie,
feeding it on broad catholicity Of sGb--
lectS; this must he done as she valVes
her youth, for if certain mental muscles
are not used they will atruphy, and tlihir
possrssor will grow old no matter what
tn" date of her birth 1t in ub>olutelybs-
scntial that one. should interest hrrselfsin
the lives and experiences Of others, l,r
she finds in this so much that is helpful
and broadening to her own. She should
abjure all worry. for worry spells dig.s-
ton, ruins health and rolS one of the
comfort which she has a right to emily.
These are not difficult rules, and by the
persistent following OF them one may lit
least enjoy Il perennial youth Of split,
rvcn il the hair grows gray and tAe
form loses its surplcness. = 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
Airinc tie CIathnU.

AN unhygienic custom is prevalent in
some families of allowing children to
sleep in the clothing worn during the
day. The effete matter thrown off from
the. skin thus becomes a source of i'm
purity to endanger the health and COM
fort Of the child. When the clothes are
removed for the night they should be
hung up with the inner surfaces exposed,
to be thoroughly aired before again be-
ing worn. Teach the children the neces-
sity of ventilating their bedrooms by
keeping their windows partly open, or by
means of some simple device by which
fresh air will be admitted at all times
Good housekeeping.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
The Artist.

The Artist.
Miss Dorothy Dot, with her pencil and
slate,
Climbed Oh grandpapa's knee. as he sat by
the CRATE,
Saying. i've drawn picture, us we'll as I
can.
OF the Japanese screen and Aunt Charity
Ann.
Grandpapa took the slate. Here's the
screen, | declare.
With the dragon so fierce he quite gives me
Il scare.
But l can't see Aunt Charity. ''tertainly
not,
For she's hind of the screen. cries Miss
Dorothy Dot.
Harriet Brewer Sterling in Youths Com
paniOn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
OnIy Retold.

On1y Ret0ltl.
Only two lovers sitting alone
Down there 10y the murmuring water,
Only son OF Adam, In love
With one of Ewes beautiful daughters.
Only Il hand that Is slender and white,
Held close In one larger and stronger;
Only Il wish breathed into the night
That the fast flecting moments were long
or.
Only three words in her listening ear,
In low tender accents are spoken:
Only the CLEAN of circle of g)la
On her hand, us loves beautiful token.
Only two hearts that are beating us one
While filled with loves luminous glory;
Only the bliss Of IL lovers first kiss,
Only the same old, old story.
-Lucius Perry Hills.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29

The Yaqui trouble has had the effect
of hanging up the sale of the Cnrrtc cop
per mines in Sonora. Mex. which an
Eastern syndicate has agreed to take for
S3.O0O.WW. Exaggerated reports of the
war. frightened off the intending par
chaSerS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
what Money Cannot Ruy.

Money will buy Il good deal in this
world. but there is II limit to its purchus.
ing power. says the pittsburg Dispatch.
1t will. for instance, buy every ring in Il
jewcler' : case, but it will not buy the
taste that is necessary to make proper
use of them. How often one secs a
woman with a handful of rings that If
properly placed would he beautiful, and
yet, they are 80 indiscriminately put to-
gcther and so spread out that they look
cheap and tawdry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
Use JHd cement in Selecting CarDets.

sc J"d cement in Selecting Carpets.
Carpets are the bases from which to
work up an artistic whole, therefore
much care should be used in their selec-
nent. it is like the keynote in music it
| starts you off as YOU should 60 If Won
are about to decorate room, begin with
the carpet and work up You will fine,
it much easier to tint the walls and cell
lngs to amy desired shade than to work
the other way. In wallpapers there are
100 patterns where there is one in car
pets. There are fifty more patterns in
furniture than in carpets, and it is about
the same with everything else that goes
to make up il pleasing scheme
Plaln grounds and solid colors afford
the most freedom for artistic effect in I'D
holstery, drapery and other furnishings.
And they are the fashion now, too. They
are used either with or without rugs.
The most popular of the solid-color car
pets are the velvets, in three-uuarter-
yard. one-anda half-yard and three-yar,l
widths. with either self-colored or illum-
mated borders.
The Importance of color contrasts
should not be overlooked. 1t is impossi-
not properly use a scarlet ground with a
light blue wall. Yet these mistakes are
found in some of the richest houses and
clubs. Here is an effective way to Sc
cure right contrast: A Persian pattern
carpet; India red ground, with figures in
blues, green's and COLDS thoroughly cover
ing the groundwork; walls a shade of
rose or light terra Gotta. For furniture
and woodwork use golden oak, uphol-
stored with either red or green tapestry
in medallion figures.
Study appropriateness carpets, the
furniture, the draperies and the decora-
tons should conform to the purpose for
which the room is to be used, as we'll as
harmonic artistically, one with the
other
Here are some "don'ts" worth remem-
bering, as they come from the highest
paid expert in the housefurnishing bust
ness in this country:
Don't use a scarlet-colored carpet with
terra cotta-colored wallpaper, nor green
carpet with a light blue wall Don't have
Vernis- Martin pieces of furniture in a
| roof with dark-colored wallpaper or dark
colored draperies. Don't put light
'dressy' furniture in a library-use it for
the !, par]lor or reception room: Don't have
bedroom. Don't have a confused tumble
of different styles of furnishings in one
ROOM
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
Plants vii Soon Need Protection.

plants which have been kept out of
doors during the summer should be
brought into the house before cold nights
come" writes Eben b. Rexford in the
Ladies' Home Journal. "They will thus
be accustomed gradually to the change
from outdoor to indoor. Left out until
cold weather comes. and fire heat is nee
cssary inside for the human occupants of
the room, they will be sure to suffer from
the abrupt and very decided change Of
conditions. When you bring the plants
in, keep the windows open day and night
to admit fresh air. Give them all the
sunshine possible. Shower daily all over,
ana avoid giving fertilizers, as they
would force them at the time when ali the
energies of the plants should be expended
on getting used to the new order of
things. Later, when they have become
accllmated, so to speak, fertilizers may
be used"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
Enjoyment in Occupation.

The gregarious quality in a wumalis
nature is scarcely conducive to her hap
rincSS when fate or the eXigencies of iIr
life demand that she shall be much aloJe.
Having cultivated II love of other persons
society, she becomes; absolutely helpless
when she is forced to depend uDon her
own. Without resources Of entertain
mrnt in herself, she mONes and grows
melancholy, with the result that her dis
position is crossed and she grows cd
before her time !
Under these circumstances it is wGl
for 4 woman at very early age to en-
,tcavor to secure enjoyment in occupa-
ton. Books, sewing, the arrangement
Of her home, music, the care Of pets. all
help her to enjoy hours of solitude rather
than fretting for the unattainable in the
matter Of human companionship. Ones
own thoughts can be so trained that they
! are us Scntient as the most conversation
ally-inclincd individual
The day spent in idle longing for some
one to drop in or in wishing that she
might so somewhere or do something
gives to a woman that look of discon-
tent that is fatal to beauty, and is flu
tile so far as beneficial results, either
mentally or physically On the other
hand, with good books for friends Il
woman is in touch with intellectual kings
and queens. She is storing up treasures
Of memory that will be a nnv-r-failing
source of pleasure when the twilight Of
life comes and she must depend on her
fund of rcminiscence for nc- daily COM
fort. Occupation of the right sort is the
greatest cure for loneliness, and ii safe
guard as we'll philadelphia Times.
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terror. and. totally forgetting the curi>
and whey. bounced off the step. upset
ting the half filled dipl~r. and made
straight line up the hill for the house,
never pauSing till she flung herself Shrek
ing into her mothers arms. She required
a days petting before her nerves We're
restored. and never afterwarl did she
venture into the milkh0uSe alone. Ths
cook was 50 sorry for her that from that
time on Miss Muffctt found her arprnacn-
ahlr.-Baltimurt Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29

Florence Marryat NIra. Francis
Lean, the novelist, II dying at Brighton
Eng.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
A Model Hostess.

n woman may possess wealth untold.
she may have the kindest of hearts and
the brightest of minds, but unless she
has absolute control of her feelings there
will be some time in her career as host
rss that she will display annoyance or
furry, and the contagion spreading to
her guests will cause an otherwise-suc-
cesSflll entertainment to die out in I'M
disguised failure. a model hostess must
to all appearances he made all of good hui
NOR SO far as disagreeable happenings
are concerned. Even though a guest or
careless waiter inadvertently breaks a
bit of china which can never be replaced.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
Club Disc. p!inc Help to Women.

Club Disc pine Help to Women.
In looking over the history of women
for the past fifty years we note fact
which in a measure accounts for the slow
recognition of womans right to the bal
lot. BY some strange inadvcrtencc in
sociological conditions the suffrage agita-
ton antedated the club movement. Had
these conditions been reversed, universal
suffrage today would have been an ac-
cepted fact. Had clubs achieved what
they have now accomplished when Susan
Anthony, Lucy Stone and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton first took the platform in
behalf of suffrage, our political life would
have been purer, better and more con-
sstent with right principle from the act
i've influence of women. BY club disci-
pine tho women are ready from their
increased intelligence about the various
social and civic forces Of the country to
use the ballot with discretion. Virginia
&. Ellard in the New LipDincott
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-29
I'm III oral Unseif ,huess,

tllidl'S the Most uilSelIlSA or ner sex
is the woman who goes about picking III
things other people have left out of place
She is certainly the most useful mem
Der CT a family. She goes against every
instinct Of her nature when she sees an
article where it does not belong and al
lows it to remain there. 1t takes but Il
moment to restore it to its proper place.
and 1t has become second nature for her
to make use of that moment. says Har-
pcr's Bazaar. Still, with all the good
that this picking-up angel does. may she
not also foster habits of careleSsness and
seltslneSs in those she would help? One
was made careless when Il boy and youth
by doting maiden aunt, who went about
the house after him, setting straight
what he made crooked. If l threw my
hat on the drawing-room sofa, and my
coat on my fathers armchair.' he says.
Il knew auntie would pick them up and
hang them on the hatrack When l
changed my clothes l left the suit l had
discarded in the middle of the floor of my
room. Why bond my lazy back to pick
them up. when aunte would socn be
along TO do it for me? From my baby
hood until was So she did the picking
up act for me. Then / was too old to
learn to do it for myself"
A friend who had listened to this
speech remarked, dryly:
"Nhat very great blessing it is to
the wife YOU might have married that
you remained bachclor!'
do not many women, desiring to hell
those they love, exercise an unselfshness
that makes their dear ones sinfully self
indulgent? All women, especially moth.
crs, would do we'll to read and ponder
Margaret Deland's opinion on this mat.
ter. She says: Immoral unselfishness II
Characteristic Of many excellent women
They practice an abnegtion of their com,
forts, their rights, their necessities even
which they feel cndcars them to their
Maker, and at the same time gives them
real happiness. Apparently they are un.
able to perceive that this rnselfshness
of theirs brutalizes and cnslaves to self
the man, who accepts the sacrifices made
for him-inleed. often thrust upon him
in spite of his gradually pro.
tests.
How many wives and mothers must
plead guilty to the charge of immoral
unselfshness?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
JAS. Butte
HOUSTON.

made success of all industries; that ,s.
consolidation; OF interests; AS witness the
condemnation of all lines OF trade In the
last five years oXcep, dry goods. To he
progressive dry goods men, too, must
adopt modern methods She plan of this
company Is to choose stores doing cash
business Of net less than 10000 year
and take over their business. paying partly
il cash and partly in stock. The former
local owners will be made resident man
aEer The home company will have It's
hendquarter in this city in Broadway,
whore a stock worth $3,o00,000 or $4,000
600 will be carried The buying for the
entire business Is to be done abroad by
the corporations buyers and in American
markets very large lots. Wherever prac-
ucable the entire production of mill Will
be contracted for and wherever necessary
manufacturing plants will be erected or
leased and operated by the company
Tho great gain will ~ in cheap buy
ing and n reduction in Expenses in keep
in stocks up to date. ne corporation
will have an immense advantage over tho
average jobbins house by being enabled
TO do away with salesincn 1t now costs
u jobblng house $1,000, 600 to sell goods
local and travelling statesmen eliminated
we could sell the same amosint Mt a cost of
not moro than $4,000
The scheme is looked upon with some
by local eS6ers and retailers,
several OF whom doubt the l-cticability
of such n scheme.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25
RETAIL BUTCHERS FIGHT.
IL ts Proposed to Raise Five Million
Dollars on stock.

New York. August "a Tho executive
committee OF the Retail Butchers Protec-
! tive association met tonight to consider
They decided to recommend the raising of
fund of s5.0Oo,00o. or this sum So .00o,-
600 is to be raised by the retailers them
selves and s2,O0o,o 900 by popular subscrip-
ton at 81 share, with a maximum hold
Ing by any one person of twenty shares
When the committee went into session it
had pledged subscriptions of $500, 600
When 1t finished this had been increased
TO S1,000,0oO, President Wagner said there
was no doubt whatever that the entire
SS,Oo0,OOO Will be quickly raised by the
retailers in New York City alone. The re-
naming $4,000 600 it is intended to dis
pose TO customers, small merchants, labor
organizations and Others who are opposed
TO trusts. Some of the retailers haze az
many as 500 customers and many of these
have already asked permission to subscribe
to such stock.
BY comparing notes the members OF tne
executive committee decided that they per-
sonally knew of men who would take $780,
600 of this popular stock. President Wag-
ner said the association would confine its
efforts for the present to this city. taking
in the five horoughs. He says he had
conferred with stock raisers and their
representatives and was assured that
enough stock TO meet the demand for beef
by this city will be furnished Nothing
has yet been done to prevent rate dis
ordinations by the railroads. but Presi-
dent Wagner said he had been assured by
stock raisers that he need anticipate no
trouble from this source when his com
pany assumes tangible shape and become,
really formidable
George Kahn says the retailers are now
obliged to sell their meats at an average
ranging from 12i3 cents 10 10 cents n
pound. When the new company gets into
the field he hopes to see the price cut 10
from cents to "a cents on an average
President Wagner says the local agents
oil the Big Five meet in this city every
Monday morning and arbitrarily fix the
price to be charged for the week. He
says it is not regulated by the market con
ditons but by caprice, whims and
avarice
Wagner also declares that about 90 per
cent of the slaughtered beef is available
for food supply and the rest has 10 he dis
posed of for various uses. hut little ia
lost. He says this city Is more favorably
situated f<r the profitable disposition of
this product than any OF the Western cities
he says cattle can be shipped here and
more economically slaughtered and placed
on the market than in any other city in
the country, 1t is asserted by the retailers
that there are available here for the new
abbattoirs more than 5000 men who have
been compelled by many causes TO leave
the butcher business and get into other
avocations. Wagner says the numerous
responses 10 advertisements for help by the
butchers prove that these men-most of
whom are highly skilled-will quickly re-
turn to the trade.