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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Fur Tired and Trrd ' Feet.

There is nothing more strengthening 10
the feet than salt. But bathfig the feet
in salt and water. however. is not
enough Put about quart Of warm ,ncr
hot) water in basin and add tHhle-
spoonful of salt Having first thorough
ly washed the feet with warm wa
ter and soap. place them in the
salt bath for fifteen or twenty
minutes, then wipe dry. An ocea>
sional treatment of this kind is very rest
full. but continued persistently once Il
week at least. for several months. it will
be found that the feet are not only rest
ed but strengthened.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
The English Tea Trays.

Now that the permanent tea table is
banished from fash ionable drawing
rooms, and the serving is accomplished
by the fitted table being brought in. the
Inconvenience Of such a plan soon mani
tests itself.
Two maids are necessary to carry safe
ly and easily the little set-out with its
service, and as these are not always
available, a better way is desired This
is supplied in the English tea tray. to be
found at the best house-furnishing shops.
1t is a tray of mahogany with strong
handles. by which it can be carried As
its beauty. is in its highly polished sur
by glass cover, which is fitted under
the edges of the tray and is Scarcely no
ticeable. Through it the beauty of ill.,,
polished wood is really enhanced while
all danger Of scratching or overheating is
warded off .-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Cards Instead of Calls,

A cardcase has become an almost Use
less institution, now that card-leav;ng
has to Il very large extent taken the
place of calls among the members of the
highest circles Of society. A cardcase
with them has become thing Of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Take n Short Nap Daily.

''During the day everyone should take
ii few minutes sleep. preferably directly
after the noon meal writes Edward B.
Warman in Ladies' Home Journal. The
time given to it may seem too precious
for one in business. but it. will be NOR.
than compensated for by the mental and
bodily condition that follows Sit in an
easychair. Lying down directly after a
meal crowds the digestive organs and
makes ones sleep restless instead of
restful l.. Rest the head comfortably. Tip
the chair to a pleasant angle for the
body. not enough to have the weight of
the body on the back Place the feet on
a chair as high or a trihe higher than
the one upon which you are sitting: cross
the limbs at the ankle joints close the
hands together by interlacing the fingers.
PLACE the f1eshy mart of. the thumbs TO-
gether in order to avoid grasping the
hands too tightly. and close the eyes.
Having thus closed the circuit. it will
he necessary to relieve yourself of all
nervous and muscular tension: think only
of your slow, measured breathing and
the desire for a rcstful Sleep"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Rice and Rnisin=.

Pick and wash onehalf pound of best
rice and six uu1lces Of rai$inS. Tie up
i'll d wet pudding cloth. and boil one hour
Sind half. Serve with sweet sauce.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Got What She Asked For.

Muhsey's Magazine for June has print
cd letter which Paderewski wrote to a
prominent society woman of Chicago
in answer to a request for a lock of hair.
The great pianist complied with the re-
quest, but it may be doubted if the re-
ceiver of the lock of hair was quite salts
fed after all. The letter we'll tells the
rest of the story. 1t was written by
Paderewski's secretary from dictation,
and is as follows:
Dear Madame-M. Paderewski directs
me to say that it affords him much pleas
ure to comply with your request. You
fail to specify whose hair you desire, and
to avoid error he has secured a sample
each of the staff en- voyage-to-w wit, his
manager, his secretary, his valet. his two,
cooks and his waiter, together with small
portions from a cat and from mattress
belonging to NJ. Pullman, proprietaire of
the coach de luxe which we occupy.
have the honor to be your obedient sery-
ant" 14etter unsigned.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

A toboggan slide in St. Moritz, Swift
erland, extends three-quarters Of mile,
and is said to be the longest in the
world. The descent has been made in
seventy-one seconds. /
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

past, declares London paper, being To-
tally unequal to the demands made upoti
it nowadays. A large bag has taken its
place, the contents Of which are distrib-
uted by the magnificent "Jeames;" who
receives them from the hands Of his mis-
tress. Dozens are disposed of during
III afternoons "rOund."
The substitution of cards for calls
saves trouble. but has curious effect
upon society by removing the only oppor-
tunity by which fresh acIuaintanccs can
become, as il rule. really known to each
other. Consequently we seldom hear
now Of those sudden and violent intinla-
cieS to which feminine human nature
was once so prone, says the Philadelphia
Inquirer. This is hardly to be regretted,
since they seldom led to anything more
than an equally-sudden and violent effd-
ing, which was euphemistically called IL
GOODNESS by tn" persons Interested
kiplinE on the American CIR.
AS to the maiden. she is taught to
respect herself, that her fate is in her
own hands. and that she is the more.
stringcntly bound by the very measure
Of the liberty so freely accorded to her.
Wherefore in her own language. she has
i lovely time, with about 200 or 300
boys who have sisters of their own, and
| very accurate" perception that if they
were unworthy Of their trust a syndicate
Of other boys would probably pass them
into world where there is neither mar
rylng nor giving in marriage. And so
time goes till the maiden knows the 9th
or side Of the honsr--knows that n man
is not Il demi-god nor IL mysteriously-
vclled monster, but an average. eyotisti-
cal. vain, gluttonouS, but, on the whole,
c"lnpanlonable sort Of person. to be
Sccthed. fed and managed-knowlcdgc
that does not come 10 her sister in Eng
land till after a few years of matrimony.
And then she makes her choice. The
golden light touches eyes that are full Of
comprehension, but the light is golden
none the less, for she makes just the
same sweet, irrational choice that an
English girl does. With this advantage:
Sh" knows Il little more, has experience
in entertaining. insight into the bust
ncsscs, employ and hobbies of men, gath
cred from countless talks with the other
girls who find time at those mysterious
c0nclavcS to discuss what Tom. Ted,
Stuke or Jack HAY" been doing. Thus it
happens that she is i; conpanion in the.
fullest SENSE Of the word, of the man she
wcdS. Jealous for the interest of the firm,
to be consulted in time of stress and to
lie called upon for help and sympathy in
time Of danger. Pleasant it is that one
heart should beat for you. but it is bet
ter when the head above that heart has
been thinking hard on your behalf. and
when the lips. that are also very pleasant
to kiss. give wise counsel. "-kiplinr' :
new book, Prom Sea to Sea-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
\ Fastilious EN- press.

The late Empress of Austria was very
fastidious in the matter of table decora-
tions. She ate very little and therefore
chiefly desired something to make feast
for her eyes during the banquet. In her
castle of Laing more wanderful and ar
tistic floral decorations have been ar
ranged-sometimes under her personal di-
rection.-than in any other residence in
the world
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Chicken Jelly for an Invalid.

To quart Of cold water add half
raw chicken cut up finely. and let it
stand for an hour. Then simmer slowly
until the Mluer is reduced to half the
quantity. SeaStl With pepper. salt and
a little mace. and s.fain into melted
mould to become cold.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Wraps for Driving.

1t is necessary in the country to have
always at hand wrap when drivi
and for this purpose the golf capes hold
They are no longer of the heavy double
faced material, such as is used by the
golf players, but are of much lighter ma
terial, although made iii the same way.
A better garment than one of these
shaped, golf capes, made of fine quality
of cloth-a dark-blue, for instance. lined
with red surah silk-would be difficult
to find 1t has short hood instead of
a long one and little turned-over collar.
The same style copied in black serge of
black camels hair. and lined with a
black and white check silk. is excellent
and can be used for rather smart occa-
siOnS.
There are at present in the shops a
number of the regular golf capes that can
he bought at very low prices. They arc
always useful, but in buying them it is
best not to choose too heavy cloth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Bows All Over Ones Fr6cky

A noteworthy feature Of the moment
is the eruption of bows all over ones
frock. They are dabbed ny and down
the skirt. they finish off wai>tianl and
tichu, they break forth on the shoulder
50 far ~ good: but /. bow. except it ap-
Bears to fA4ten or finish off anything is
but IF place II should always have i
taiSnn q efra
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Good Way 10 DO tip Curtains.

much:
Good Way TO DO tip Curtains.
An excellent way to do up curtains
when there is no ''strctcher' at hand il
this: "DabbIc'' the curtains through
two or three warm "suds' and wli"n
every particle Of soil is. tem1yed, give
them a good "scaldng" by pouring boil
ing water over them. Rinse thoroughly.
adding a little blue to the wafer, and fn'
through looS.. wringer. SO az not to in
jure the texture Of the gOodr. Max"
thin starch water in Il tub-enough to
cover all of tn" curtains. Add Il drop
or two of blue, put in one curtain at II
tinc after shaking it out Take through
the wriugtr loosely as bDfdret. and then
throw them over clean linh without st
tempting to stretch them in hfiy ~ar,
Wien the curtains are dry. get someone
to Help you pull them first cros3wise ard
then 1ehgthwise-unti they hook straight
at the sides and bottont avoid stretch,
ing at the points that 'Sag." Now f"t.
lengthwise and press with a moderately
hot iron. being careful not to crease ti1'.
center Of the curtains. Above all do not
attempt to stretch them after they ar"
put on the ironing board. BY doing mp
Curtains in this "emergency way. fne,
t., lacy effect is obtsihed. and they will
hang just as evenly. az t}it,'gH they hah
been Put on stretchef.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
En- of LIE sure.

A curious fact atout the ner7cns hurry
and activity Of American women tx that
their occupation IS ST cttf.S1nnt that lnis~
ure is beginning to he ii ctf1fiiti.r, viricf,
they do not know how to metz: Tia.
suggestion that when you have fntt:f i
day to be idle, be idle for tn" day. is
one they cannot follow. couple of
hours or an afternoon wholly diSeuSage,i
coming suddenly to the busy woman are a
positive embarrassment. She does not
seem I'd know what to do with them. 1t
is this being uffaf6 etpr to ''lrt go" that
brings in tie irf,i ifeFvatl= preStratiou.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
More Prosperity.

West Virginia lumber companies are
raising the pay of their employees all
along the line. Two big concerns operat-
ing mills in Davis granted an increase Of
10 per cent. last week to more than 1000
employees.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

There are in the United States, 49,.
600 summer hotels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
BRIDAL Suutrst:tiOns,

There are endless superstitions at
tached to weddings. y gimmal ring was
the betrothal ring, made Of two or three
tancee, one by the future husband. and
one by the mutual friend. When they
were married the three rings were united
and given to the bride as IL keeper. The
golden circle Is supposed to ttypify etcrni-
ty, or everlasting love. and often bears
notices such as Live happy Or Il
bring good fortune to the wCarer.' May
has always been considered unlucky for
marriage; the Romans deemed June the
most fortunate month for esrouSals. 1t
used to be the fasliiefi to strew flowers
and gratis of wheat as tie bride passed
and at one time c6ronets of corn were
worn by brides. Rice is symbolical of
plenty, and in Java the bride and bride
groom parta Ike of rice out Of one dish to
bctoken that they will spend their, future
together. The shoe is a sigh Of the sub
mission of the wife to the husbands the
left shoe is thrown as a symbol of good
luck, and, once on time. if younger
sister married first, the elder ones were
supposed to dance barefooted at the we'd
ding, lest they should become old maids.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

ble A bathing suit and good uni
brcla you cannot do without. For all
the rest of the summer wardrobe individ-
tiai Judgment and the tenor Of the place
ydti IRE to visit must decide. Only ie
inelnber the first lump Of wisdom offered
ytti today profit by it and don't buy too
much:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
A Season of Fads.

Evidently this is to be ii season of fads
The camera fad is revived; and the tienC
confronts one at every crossroads angls
or seQuestered spot in the parks. The
latest vagdry Of fashion is bracelet wear
ing: The novelty is Of silver dnd callet
Il shakespeare circlet," because a quota
ton from one Of the great mans plays
appears on the narrow, half-inch band
which slips on over the hand AS many
as half dozen, varying from an eight
of an inch to an inch wide. are worn or
the right arm at one time. Crystal hearts
suspended from Cyrano chains are sup
planting glass catches for holding the
rosebud or violet blossoms presented b!
and open with a spring, there being suf
ticient space for tiny bunch of flowers
a few rose petals or Il single bud.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22

The First Presbyterian church of
.Poughkeepsie, n. Y, has entered upon
the one hundred and tftieth year Of its
life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Three Finishes,

Balzac once promised Lireux. the man
ager of the Odeon theater in Paris. a
tivc-act drama. The Springs of Qulno-
la He was so busy with other work.
however. that not till he had been long
and urgently importnned did he promise
to read his piece to the company the next
week. The company gathered about him
on the day appointed. and he read his
five-act play fuentIy through to the end.
Lirieux was enthusiastic. ran up to shake
hands with the great writer. and turned
over the pages of the manuscript whose
contents had pleased him nightly. But
what was this? There were only four
acts. The last pages of the manuscript
were blank In surprise the manager
asked what it all meant. Ralzac smiled.
and admitted that he had not yet written
ont the fifth act but declared that he
had it as clearly in his head as if it al
ready stood Oh paper. And" continued
the poet. merrily, Il have in the same
head two more outcolneS of the plot in
case the one | just read didn't please
you. San Francisco Arsonaut.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
Willie was "Catnipped.'

Willie lost none of the details of the
kidnapping of the Clark child. which his
parents discussed frequently at meal
time, thoughtless of the hreathless inter-
est of their 7-ycar-old son, says the New
York Tribune. The family is at its
country home, and Willie spends much
of his time feeding the fish in the pond.
which is in sheltered nook on the place.
The other day he was bending over the
water watching some goldfish eating
breadcrumbs. when he saw in the water
the exaggerated shadow of roughly
dressed teamster who had come into the
place to get drink of water. Turning,
he saw the man, whose aspect was terri
flying to the lad, and Willie rushed to the
house. screaming frantically. Il am cat
nipped," And it took his mother some
time to persuade him that he was not.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-22
The Yankee Drag.

4 writer in Youths Companion re-
wives the good story of Horace Greeley
and the Englishman who once agreed
with him too literally. Mr.. Greeley was
discussing in a general company the
faults and needs of his own nation.
"What this country needs" said he. in
his piping voice and Yankee accent, is
real good licking" 1t happened that
there was an Englishman present, and
he promptly said, with unmiStakable
English accent: Quite right. Mr.. Gree
". quite right. The country needs Il
licking" But Mr.. Greeley. without
glancing in the Englishman's direction or
seeming to pay any attention to the in
terruption. went on in the same sQucaky
tone: But the trouble is there's no ma
ton that can give it to u.s.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-01
AAA0kL,PGS
hoUCe D
Feo'N IS -To-25SI

little more than pay for paper,
ink and presswork. 1t probably
costs something like 90 cents to
do the mechanical work upon one
copy of u flrst-class magazine. Why
its production should cost 40 times as
much as newspaper is to the outsider
something of a puzzle. 1t is, however,
all a question of work and wages. The
newspaper is made in day-pictures
drawn and etched, type set, presses run
at the rate of from $4,000 to $4,000 an
hour.
In magazine of the first class, the
cost of paper and ink is relatively much
less, though more expensive quality of
paper is used. 1t is work that costs.
The engravers toll for days over each
picture. The forms are made up with
the most anxious care. Men spend days,
again, "underlaying" the cuts-pasting
little strips of paper so as to bring the
pressure in printing exactly where it
is most needed. There is experiment
after experiment before the presses
start. And when all is ready, the ac-
tual printing must be done very slowly,
perhaps at the rate of 1000 an hour.
TO get the magazine out, several presses
have to run the entire month, using
electro-plates of the pages as prepared.
The chief economies in the production
of the ten-cent magazines thus far have
been bigger circulation, faster printing,
and much less expensive methods of
picture producing. With their enor-
nous circulations, the cheap magazines
can be furnished to the trade for six
cents, and still leave very slight mar
gin of profit.
OF course all the magazines ex-
pect to pay editors, contributors and
artists out of the advertising receipts.
They will have to do so even more in
the future; a quarter will be the high
est price that can be asked for popu-
lar magazine after this.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-01
Notice to Builders and
Contractors.
Office of the City Clerk,
MarintIn n Aunlct 81 1onn

Marietta, o., August 81, 1899
Sealed proposals will be received by
the City Council o fthe City of Mari
eta, Ohio, ait the office of the City
Clerk, until IL O'Clock, noon, of
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1899,
for furnishing the labor and materials
necessary in the construction of an
Electric Power Station for the City of
Marietta, to be located at the north
west corner of Front and Butler streets
in accordance with the plans and spec
ifications therefor ON file in the Office
of the City Clerk.
A copy of the plans and specifica-
tions may also be seen at the Office Of
j. f. Foreman & Son, Architects.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check or bond for the sum
of 5000, payable to the City of Marietta
as guarantee that if the bid is accept
ed, a contract will be entered into and
the performance of it properly secured.
Bidders are also required to use the
printed forms which will be furnish
ed on application
The Council reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
By order of the City Council.
CARL BECKER, City Clerk.
Sept. 80 st.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-01
pGz,e0 ~SGzzeaa~ Ne

deep interest in the family, and per-
sists in regarding them as more or less
public characters. Beneath all the talk
of magnificent presents, costly fetes,
dazzling receptions, brilliant dinners,
you hear in Newport the undertone of
this muttering: at is n shamel" New
port, ever quick at nicknames, already
calls Contacuzene "the Black Prince"
When this title was first used, IL re-
ferred to the color of the armor of the
man who wore it, That is not now the
case.
Despite all the comment, the we'd
ding will be the great social event of
the season. To the Anglo-maniac
smart set in Newport the name of
Grant is no more than any other name,
but the deep feeling of nation has its
reflex. You can feel it in the air. The
wedding will be the kind of event one
win like to talk about in after years,
adding, as if carelessly: 81 had good
seat, my dear, and"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-01

Coler by accident heard of it only the
night before. As it was, the scheme
was defeated by a tie vote. But every
body does not know that this precious
plan is not new one. The water
schemers have been watching for Is
years to get this deal consummated. 1t
is known who they are-hack politi-
clans, every man jack of them. They
do not own the Ramapo valley, which
they so confidently offer. To show the
character of their holdings, 1t is only
necessary to say that the famous Tux
edo park lies within the vaRey whose
waters they wish to sell, and that the
park has been entirely laid out since
the alleged company was formed.
In the briefest terms, this is what is
proposed-to bind New York to pay for
40 years the sum of $5,oOO,OCO a year for
a quantity of water that, by the figures
of the very commissioner who favored
the deal, would supply the needed in
crease of but four years. OF course the
plan has been many times scotched, but
never killed. 1t wouldn't be safe to bet
that it will not some time get through.
1t gives one an uncanny feeling to think
of the schemes lying in wait for year
after year, waiting for the chance to
get in their hooks.
Whatever may be said against Rich
ard Croker, he knows as well as any man
in New York the necessity of ceaseless
vigilance. 1t was he who named Mr..
Coler, banker and man of large
wealth, to act as the watchdog of the
biggest treasury of any city in the world
for London doesn't spend nearly so
much public money as New York.
There is no doubt that more water is
needed. Some day the cities of the
Hudson valley will be compelled to
unite and bring great water main
from Lake George or the Adirondacks
but it will be n public work. The
present supply is bad, not big enough
and cannot be much increased without
going further afeld.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-01

a live pastor, Rev. DIR. A. c. Dixon. The
trustees are planning "A new church to
cost 100000. 1t will have many 60
ahead features the oldest is roof
garden.
Upon the fiat top of the big build
ing, reached by swift elevators, is 10 be
erected double awning. Here in hot
weather cool shade is to be furnished,
and the breeze that floats in from the
Gowanus canal is to be tempered by the
breath of potted flowers all about the
sides. Here the summer services VIII be
held; and, when you think of it, why
not? Paraphrasing Martin Luther's
saying about church music, DIR. Dixon
doesn't mean to let the devil have all
the good cool roof gardens. Perhaps
he has solved the problem of summer
church attendance.