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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13

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case, and a few days later received pret.
ty, little. scene, exquisitely painted. The
price Of the painting was $50, and the
artist stated that it had been secured from,
fellow artist who was In great need Of
cash, but who gave promise of some div
becoming famous, when the picture should
be worth ut least $500. The picture was
nicely framed and duly sent. :,
Several days after the wedding the
friend called on the newly married counle
and carelessly glanced around the room
for sight of his oil painting. Several
adorned the walls, but no oil painting.
Before departing the visitor was shown
through the cozy little fiat, and in il mar.
row hallway separating two rooms he was
Mortified to discover the work of art which
had been his. gift. As he walked down
to the street he ihuttered;
Well I'll be very careful how l 90 in
for fine art upon future wedding coca.
sions; A s. engraving of football,
probably have received greater honor""o
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt.

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, as wife of
the governor of New York, will preside
over the executive mansion at Albany
for the next two years. She was born
Miss Carew. She was an intimate friend
of Mr.. Roosevelt's first wife. She is in
height, with fair complexion, dark eyes
and hair, and possesses a remarkable
charm of manner. Mrs. Roosevelt is un-
questionably the greatest spur to her
husband in his political career, and is
perhaps more ambitious for him than
he is for himself Personally, she
shrinks from publicity. By nature she
is retiring and sensitive to an extreme
degree. In no sense woman of fashion,
perfect taste. She wears few jewels,
and these remarkably handsome ones.
There are six little Roosevelts-the eld-
est a daughter by Mr.. Roosevelt's first
wife, who was formerly Miss Alice Lee
of Boston. ''Teddy' Roosevelt, Jr., H.
year-old son Of the governor-elect, rides
Il pony of his own on Sycamore hill,
Oyster bay. Little Teddy" is big
'"reddy" in miniature. His smile is just
glasses that mark his gray-blue eyes
are just as big and business-like. The
only difference is that ''Teddy,'' Jr., is
older in his ways than "Teddy," ST..
There is a popular impression in Oyster
Bay that little "Teddy" was close to
40 years old when he was born. He is
the philosopher Of the Roosevelt family
just after the distinguished father had
been nominated at Saratoga, reporter
visiting the Roosevelt mansion saw little
"Teddy'' and wrote a complimentary
paragraph about him. Days later the
same reporter and '"Teddy," Jr., met.
''My friend" said the surprising young
ster, II had my attention called to your
article referring to me. 1 must ask you
not to do this again. Please remember
fee. / do rot seek notoriety." Little
'Teddy" is a great reader, a good horse
man, and n wonderfully accomplished
youngster all around.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
TO CURE INTEMPERANCE.
Suggestion that Work is a Very Va1u.
able Remedy.

Prof. David Starr Jordan of the
University of California makes very USE
full contribution to the cause of temperance
when he points out that men may be cured
of drunkenness by giving them something
ito do that is worth doing, says the Hart
ford Times. There is nothing like work
in which one can become interested to
develop a man and save him from bad
habits The Salvation army has this
same idea when it takes it's converts and
sets them at work on others much like
what they used to be. 1t is said to have
dealt pretty successfully with many who
were drunkards, or near it, and this is the
explanation.
Prof. Jordan does we'll also to call atten-
ton to the influence eXerted by corpora
tons. He says: "The soulless corpora
tons are doing more today for the cause
of temperance, by refusing to employ those
who drink, than is being done by all the
lecturers and temperance workers." This
will hardly pass without dispute by the
Temperance workers. which means total
abstainers, real temperance being the very
last thing most of them teach. Yet con-
sidering the number of corporations who
either refuse to employ drinking men or
give the preference to those who do not
drink there is natural probability that
Prof. JOrdan's statement is correct, even
apart from the presumption that as a
scholar and teacher he is reasonably care
full not to make statements that can be dis
proved as soon as large faction under
takes the work.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Role of the Best Man.

Under the title 'When Maids Mar
RED Frederick Boyd Stevenson, in the
Womans Home Companion, traces the
origin OF some of our marriage customs
back to the days of primitive man.
while we smile at the wife-stealing
propensity of the savage or half-savage
nations, we cherish as our dearest form Il
custom that had it's direct origin in this
very self-same practice. The best man,
who plays SO important part in we'll
regulated marriages that nowadays have
any pretense at all to the fashionabl
once on time in Sweden occupied posi-
ton that was useful as well as Orna-
mental. In the old days the Swedish
groom found it desirab Bile, in fact, to have
several best men, to defend him from
the assaults of rivals and prevent them
from carrying away his bride.
The Scandinavian warrior of ancient
times was far too lofty in his ideas to con-
descend to plead for maiden's hand. So
ne patiently waited Until some other NAL,
who was more gallant had obtained Tho
fair ones consent. Then when all the de-
tails had been nicely arranged. the proud
warrior, with body OF well-trained re-
tainers, dashed down on the wedding par
ty, and if strong enough, carried away
the bride. The best mem land it was
very essential that they should be the
best men in those days., therefore, be-
came necessary fixtures to the marriag &c
ceremony, and they We're so well es-
teened and their popularity became SO
permanent that when the reason for their
existence was removed they were still re-
tanned. Hence, the custom is preserved
in the best man of today"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Walk in the Sunshine,

When the work of the busy woman
Will permit her to travel her two miles in
the sunshine she should surely make the
most of such a priceless advantage, for
beneficial as the breathing of plenty of
oxygen and the regular exercise Of muscle
are at any time, sunshine is tonic for
mind, heart and body, which no woman,
sick or we'll, can afford to despise.
The society girl, who has little more
leeway in arranging her time, should
walk each morning directly after break
fast, and not less than two miles. The
busy woman of household cares can plan
to take her morning tramp when she is
out marketing for the day. She should
never delude herself, moreover, with the
idea that shopping, drag gings about from;
store to store, carrying parcels and
breathing the impure air of the average
shop is getting exercise" It is only the
full, free swing out of doors, in the pure
air, that will take her home with red
cheeks and bright eyes.
School girls should walk either before
school hours or at noon. An hour each
day given to brisk walking will prove far
more valuable in after life than the usual
assortment of half-learned accomplish
ments, ''parlor tricks" with which chill
drens spare hours are usually filled.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Fran klin's Schooling and Self Culture

Few men have known more than Ben
jamin Franklin. yet few have had less
education, in the common sense of the
word. For not more than two years (at
the age of to 10Y he went to a gram
mar school and private school in Bos-
ton; for the other fourscore years and
more of his life, he learned without a
teacher, His fathers library was small,
but the lad himself spent the little money
that came into his hands on serious books
and pamphlets. Having proved deficient
in arithmetic in his early youth, he after
wards made a special study of mathe-
matics, and for some time amused HIM
self by constructing all sorts of magical
squares and circles, with rows of figures
that would add up alike, whichever way
they We're counted. Some of these arc
reproduced in fac smile, while many
other odd and interesting matters, in IL
lustration of the January installment Of
Paul l.. Ford's serial. ''rhe Many-Sided
Franklin" in the Century. In this con-
ncction, Mr.. Ford-a self-educated man
himself, in that his only school was his
fathers immense private library-has
this to say:
"His own experience served to teach
Franklin that a strong mind needs no
schooling to develop it. and that a poor
mind is not strengthened by study. Poor
Richard made merry over the many wit
ty men whose brains cannot fill their
bellies and of those who, would live
by their Wits, but break for want Of
stock "A learned blockhead is Il great
err blockhead than an ignorant one he
asserted, and claimed that of learned
fools have seen ten times ten; of un-
learned wise men, have seen hun
dred.' Yet Franklin was far from show
ing the usual contempt Of the self-taught
man for an academic education. On his
settling in Philadelphia he found two
things which regretted and one of
these was there being no provision =
for the compleat education of youth.
= therefore in 1743 drew up a
proposal for establishing an academy"
The academy, was duly founded; but in
time it became hotbed of politics, and
it's rector an active opponent of Frank
lin himself.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
MOralitY of Perfumes.

A we'll known Columbia college profes-
sor asserts that he can tell the true char.
acter Of a person by his or her taste in
perfumery, basing his knowledge on years
of observation and experiment, says a
writer in the Ladies' World.
This seems queer theory. yet when
we stop to think and recall people of our
acquaintance who are brought to remenl-
club, heliotropc or other distinctive odor.
we can readily believe that there may be
some truth in the morality of perfumes.
Have you ever passed through q hall
way when an odor Of perfumery has told
who has been there before you? Have
you ever picked up stray handkerchief
handled book, about each OF which
there Is an odorous or tnalod0rous 9pcr.
sopaljty iDdisputAble7 s'''sz IS;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13

Yet odors as well as appearances are
sometimes deceitful. A refined and al
most fastitlious Brooklyn woman was
sprayed as she passed through one of the
big department. stores by a ''demon-
strator" Of a new and self-advertising
perfume, which no amount of subsequent
airing would remove from her clothes. II
was a mixture of musk and citronella.
and had the aforementioned professor es.
sayed to tell her character, he would have
classed her among the lowest order Of
humanity; instead of in her true sphere of
IAN angel among men,"
And the moral of this is" as Alice in
Wonderland would say, shun the atom
izers of perfumery and demonstrators,
lest you may be judged by IN odoriferous
Scnle WV
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Key to Successful Domestic Financ.
ing

The secret of domestic finance is to
make a little money go long way"
writes Frances Evans in an article
"About Men, in the Ladies' Home Jour
nal. ''The old axiom about saving the
pennies and letting the pounds take care
of themselves is not the natural policy of
Americans; only the frugal Scotch and
French know that rule by heart. But
women could learn it better than men,
because their minds dwell more naturally.
upon little things. If they are rarely
great fnanciers they are frequently sue
cessful small fnanciers. Make woman
responsible for an allowance and she feels
the interest of a junior partner; pay her
bills, and she is put on the footing of an
inferior. There is a feeling of ignominy
about asking man for car fare, 50 cents,
IS, or even 500, disagreeable beyond ex-
preston to a woman with any pride or
independence. Now that women are
thinking more for themselves than in the
past, independence is becoming naturally
Il part of their creed. This independence
cannot be choked OUT
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
A Change of Thought and Labor.

Life for the most part is too much q
matter of routine. There is too much delv-
ing in one line, the following along in a
beaten path, the staying in one rut. It is
this more than any other thing that causes
the premature breaking down and wearing
out Of the human machine. Had there
been 81 change of occupation and thought,
many might have been kept in use and
repair for years longer The contact with
others brings about a fresh train of
thought and ideas, suggests new varia-
tons of life and action. In an ASSEM-
blage of people there exists human mag
netlsm which passes from one to another.
acting upon them for their quickening and
benefit. Who has not felt this in audi
ences, whether at church, ut lecture, or at
the theater 1t comes as an actual phys
zeal stimulus. 1t is great human orches-
ira, led, guided and played upon by the
preacher, the orator or the actor. All are
occupied by the same theme, by the same
key, but giving out from the strings of
their being different note or tune which.
interviewer, produce symphony of feel.
ing which appeals to all, each experiencing
not only his own impression, hut that Of
those who are about him. If the Thought
is high and noble it tends to the better
ment and uplifting of every human unit
which goes to make the whole; also, IL
the purpose is not high. the effect Ia equal.
" widespread to arouse the evil and tha
passions OF each, Harper's Razar, 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Recognition of q Noble Woman.

The resolution introduced in the House
of Representative by Gen. Wheeler for
the presentation by the President of a
medal to Helen Gould is fitting recog-
milton Of the work of thoughtful and
patriotic woman. The distinction pro-
posed to be conferred is unique in its
way. Congress has never thus far rem
Edered any such honor to any woman.
The nearest precedent for this case is that
of Capt. Molly. who figures in some of
the chronicles as "Moll Pitcher" She
rendered gallant service as a soldier in
the Revolution, firing the last shot from
her husbands cannon ut Fort Clinton,
iii October, lit, just before its capture
by the British, after her husband and
every other man had evacuated the fort.
She took her husbands place at his can
non after he was killed at Monmouth
on June %, ITS, and fought through
:out the battle. For her services Wash
tington made her sergeant, but the hon
OR. accorded her did not stop there. On
Washington's recommendation the Com
stinental Congress put her on the list Of
:half-pay officers, and her compensa ton
was continued through her life.-Leslie's
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
MEMORIAL WINDOWS.
George Vanderbilt's Tribute to Il
Mother mud Two E~3oua

George Vanderbilt's Tribute to Hi
Mother and Two Friends.
Three memorial windows have just been
placed by George Vanderbilt in All-Souls
church, built by him on the borders of
his great estate at Riltmore. These win
dows are in memory of his mother; of
Richard NJ. Hunt, the architect of Rilt-
more, and of Clarence Barker Mr.. Van
derbilt's friend. They were designed by
Maitland Armstrong and his daughter,
long associated with him in work. They
form a group in the south transept of the
church. The one to Mrs. Vanderbilt rep
resents Charity protecting three children
clinging to her robe, thus typifying the
character of the woman whose life was
made up of beautiful deeds of kindness.
The love of God lives through eternity
the text beneath it. Solomon is seen in
the window to Mr.. Hunt, with Hiram of
Tyre beside him, looking down at parch-
ment scroll which Solomon holds on his
knees. They are consulting about the
beneath reads, For glory and for beau
ty.' In the window to Mr.. Barker, who
was skilled musician. David is playing
on his harp before Saul. and the inscrip-
ton runs, II will sing unto the Lord my
King"
LII THESE WluuNWS ueSlSnS emDOuyluS
religious inspiration have been followed.
but it is not altogether unusual. though
now and then surprising. to see one in
which the secular life of the individual
himself has been suggested. A notable
example of this is to be found in me-
mortal window to Il great actor in one of
our metropolitan churches. The impress
SION first produced upon some observers
requires no little effort to overcome since
ecclesiastical symbols in churches have
been the inyariable habit among us on this
side of the water We have almost al
ways an angel about our tombs. especially
when these tonbs are placed within the
walls of the churches. But the tombs in
Old World cathedrals suggest only the
earth life of the individual who has gone,
animals, even monkeys. when they belong
to his coat of arms being carved about
his feet. A striking example of this is to
be found in the cathedral at Salisbury.
Yet the impressiveness and the solemnity
of these tombs are never to be denied,
and they seem to belong as much to the
sacred ediices which hold them as any
decorated today with symbols more strict
ly ecclesiastical in character.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's church is under the
Episcopal missionary jurisdiction of Ashe-
vile, and though designed, perhaps, for
the special use of his household, is des-
tined to play an important part in the life
of the community about it.-Harper's Ba-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
The Wedding Gift Difficulty.

IF persons who give silver articles for
wedding present only knew the discom-
forts frequently caused by having them
Marked said a prospective bridesmaid to
her friend while discussing the wedding
arrangements, ''they would always send
them without the initials or name being
engraved. So many silver articles are
generally given that it is rare to find a
case where there are not more or less du-
plicates. If these were unmarked they
could always be exchanged for other
things, perhaps much more satisfactory,
as the Dealers stamp usually shows where
they have been purchased. It is positive
~ annoying to have lot of duplicate sill
yer gifts all carefully marked. It is easy
enough to have this done after the we'd
ding, and the recipients, am sure, would
be much more pleased"
This little comment on silver gifts. over
heard during a bridesmaids conversation,
recalls a funny story which friend told
the writer about his experience in we'd
ding gifts. Desiring to give friend about
to be married a neat gift he determined
to give something different from the or
binary routine Of presents. Suddenly he
recollected an artist whom he kneY and at
once came the thought: , sE, 4 .
Il will give an oil painting. z ssEfs
80 Hp to the artist be went, ttated h!g
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Loving and Loved.

List, list! | sing Of thee
In days when l am old,
There Is no lasting memory
Hut loves sweet story told,
To love and be beloved I sing,
Is purest JOY that life can bring.
North %,aS south south east, west, I'm sure;
There Is no heart that Is secure
From loves enhancing spell.
To love ana be beloved sing,
Is sweetest JOY that life can bring.
Our chlldhoods loves must go
Where natures beauties lead,
TO hills and wales, to scenes we know;
Then senses rule, indeed!
To love and be beloved l sing,
later JOY to youth will bring.
Gently within the waking hearts,
this one or r@f that, s. Something imparts
That draws to him or her.
but love and be beloved I sing,
BY chosen friend, true JOY can bring.
Where glory led the way,
Where flames green laurels crowned;
Where genius made the impulse sway;
Where honors most abound:
Yet love and be beloved / sing,
Reigned e'er supreme Ger every thing.
In coolest northern zones,
In WarmeSt southern climes,
In east among the rugged stones,
Far west I've been sometimes.
Did everywhere the sole JOY bring.
Through youth to age e'er ruled
with no regret, own,
Not always right when passion cooled
BY love, and love alone!
TO love and be beloved / sing
Is all the joy that life can bring.
Josephine Hasam in New Orleans Plea
yune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
A Too Truthful Servant.

! Some persons discharge their servants
Mrs. Blank dismissed a man the other
day for not being able to fb. :'He sim
ply could not make any sort of all ex-
cuse without showing that he was ly.
ing,' she said. ''When visitors would
come whom l didn't want to see, he was
sure to look so dreadfully guilty as he
said Not at home that anybody could
see right through it, and in nine cases
out of ten they took offense. Why, l
found l was losing half my friends, and
all through that slmpleton of servant
who didn't know how to fib. So l just
dismissed him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Regarding BedclOthes.

In regard to bedc'o thing nothing should
be used save what can be, when needed,
thoroughly cleansed. This will restrict
us to blankets and the old-fashioned bed
quilt. A comforter may be at hand for
the exigency of zero temperature, to be
thrown upon the outside of the bed. but
never placed beneath the other coverings.
Comforters in constant use should be pro-
tected at the top by. a neat covering Of
some fadeless material, as they are easily
soiled where they come in contact with
the mouth of the sleeper.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
10 frsnfiN ov,1 to-

The prettiest and most poetic of all the
patriotic badges has just been issued. 1t
consists of an interlaced triple truelover's
knot, in red, white and blue, and is sup
posed to be given by soldier to his be-
trothed, or vice versa. The cord is of fine
non-col rosive wire wrapped with colored
silk thread, and is intended to stand the
toughest usage.
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dyes Of fannels, which poisoned 80 many.
And he found some other way of max
ing green wallpaper than by using ar
senic in his colors. He has made black
stockings possible for the poorest and
for the most fastidious of us, and he il
not likely to be delinquent in discover.
ing another remedy with which to meet
the present case.-Harper's Bazar
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X Young Folks Column Il 8
~ ~

An Unfortunate Caller.

An Unfortunate Caller.
Alice kawllhg
Went a-calltng
On some frielids
Both tried and true,
But she couldn't
Reach the dpOr-bell
And her kind friends
Never knew.
Then she visited
Some neighbours
But she took them
Unawares.
They looked at her
From the window,
But they wouldn't
Come down stairs.
Mary Van Derburgh In st. Nicholas.
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II e0iYeneaa.

II do forgive" said one, II do, but go
TITS best we walk apart, but go for
:. given"
All! what were Gods forgiveness did he 40
Remit our sins and then deny US heaven
Charlotte. WhitcoMb In WcmAu's Home
s Companion, .ssss..s:3s2.sss5
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people ! know, and the girls she viii be
with later on. IN society, and they are
really nice children, except for their
worldliness. I want Mollie to be in the
world, but not Of it, and how to bring
that about is q puzzle. New York Trib-
une. -