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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
"Lady" No Longer Popular.

The decline in the popularity of the
term LADY, has been remarked by many
during the last eight or ten years, but
the inclination to substitute the word
woman" for it has received an added
impetus of late. In Syracuse, n ", the
last meeting of the Lady Principals as
ISOLATION has, by amending the constitu-
ton, changed the name to Women Prin.
clpals' association. All women active in
the work of the day, as carried on by
members of their seN prefer to be known
under the broader term of dignified and
substantial meaning
Ihe trivial manner in which the good
old word lady has been used" said a
clubWoman recently, lis the cause Of its
having fallen into desuetude. It's dignity
has been hurt, unless We can take it in
the old, old sense, the pretty Anglo-Sax-
on meaning of the world 'hlofdle,' from
the verb 'hllfan, to lift or raise, given
as a title to woman to indicate that
hcr husband has raised her to his rank,
so mat she stood, in truth, on higher
r'ng of the social ladder. Or if it were
taken from the custom that maintained
for the house mistress to distribute bread
TO the domestics and guests, the Saxon
word 'hiaf' may be the root of the dear
word lady the distributor herself be-
coming the adOred of those upon whom
she lavlshed her care. In these senses
1t Is indeed the term of greater signi6-
canoe and higher rank. The word WON
an from the Saxon 'wifman,' having
neen applied to one whose employment
was TO weave, as 'WOepman,' meant the
man whose occupation was with weapons
OF war. Thus, properly, it would seem
that woman meant, first Of all, one who
serves, while lady means a benefa ctOr. -
New Orleans Picayune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Chased by Pirates.


On the 25th Of August. 1895. Capt
Joshua Slocum resumed his solitary voy-
age around the world. which had been
interrupted by the kind attentions he re-
ceived at Gibraltar from the British gov
ernor tCarrington), Admiral Bruce, R.
n, and others. Nearing the African
shore, he was chased by native pirates
In the Century he thus describes this
thrilling experience:
1.-The Spray was doing nobly: she was
even more than at her best: but in spite
Of all | could do. she would breach now
and then. She was carrying too much
sail for safety. | must reef or be dis
masted and lose all, pirate or no pirate.
l must reef, even if l had to grapple
with him for my life.
II was not long i'll reefing the main
sail and sweating it up-prohably not
more than fifteen minutes: but tn" fcluc-
| ca had in the meantime so shortened the
distance between us that | could see the
tufts of hair on the heads of the crew
by which. it is said. Mohammed will pull
the villains up into heavcn-and they
were coming OH like the wind From
what l could clearly make out now, 1
felt them to be the sons of generations
of pirates, and | saw that they were pre-
pairing to strike blow. The exultation
! on their faces, however, was changed in
4 moment to Il look Of fear and rage.
Their craft, with too much sail on.
preached to on the crest of IL great wave
This one great sea changed the aspect
of affairs as suddenly as the flash of a
gun. Three minutes later the same
wave overlook the Spray and shook her
in every timber. At the same moment
the sheet-strop parted, and away went
the main-boon. broken short at the rig
ging. lmpulsively | sprang to the jill
halliards and downhaul, and instantly
hauled the jib down. The hcad-::ail be-
ing off, the helm was put hard down.
and the sloop came in the wind with a
bound. While shivering there. but mo-
ment though it was. l got the mainSail
down, and secured inboard, broken boom
and ALL How l got the boom in before
the sail was torn | hardly knew; but it
is fact that not a stitch of it was brol-
en-. The mainsail being secured.~I hoist
ed away the jib, and. without looking
round, stepped quickly to the cabin ant!
sDatched down my loaded rifle and cart
ridges at hand: for / made mental calcil-
lations that the pirate would by this
time have recovered his course and he
close aboard, and that when l saw him
it would be better for me to be looking
at him along the barrel of gun The
piece was at my shoulder when | pcered
into the mist. but there was no pirate
within a mile. The wave and sQuaIl
that carried away my boom diSmaStpd
the felucca outright. l perceived this
thlCvlng crew, some dozen or more of
them. struggling to recover their rigging
from the sea. Allah blacken their faces"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
1t is Time to Plant Bulbs.

This is the season of the year in
which to set out bulbs. Prepare the
ground for them before they are re-
ceivcd by having it dug up to depth
Of at least foot-a foot and a half is
better-and worked over until it is mel
low writes Eben E. Rexford in the
Ladies' Home Journal. Mix with it a
liberal quantity of old, rotten manure
from the coward, or, if this is not OBJ
tainable, use bonemeal in the proportions
of one pound to a square yard of soil.
If the soil is naturally heavy. it is we'll
to add considerable sand to make it light
er and more porous. Plant the bulbs
as soon as possible after they are re-
ceived. as they are greatly injured by
exposure to the air. Set tulips and hya.
cinths six inches deep, smaller bulbs from
four to five inches. All bulbs should be
placed five or six inches apart, and each
kind kept by ITSELF
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Dancing is Rom ping,

Try as few devotees to dancing may,
the art has been struck by decay and
there: is no help for it except when romp-
ing is the object. A famous English
dancing master is the first to acknowl-
edge the fact, which Americans must in
dorse when they have reached the end
of their inventive genius. Almost all of
the new dances originate here, and are
carried across the water, despite the pro-
tests Of our foreign COUSINS, who declare
that our romping dances have driven out
real graceful and disnified dancing The
unusual exertion is followed by the inevi-
table observation-disclosures and apathy.
From this may arise a new order of
things, but only time will tell that. At
summer resorts there is little attempt
made to keep up even a pretense of dane
ing, principally because men are scarce
are dancing men scarcer. The fall of
the art can really be traced back to mas
culine Indifference, even if some women
do maintain that dancing with members
of their own sex is just as enjoyable as
when male partners are plentiful.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Wedding Superstitions.

The bride who finds spider on her
wedding dress may consider herself
blessed.
The bride who dreams of fairies the
night before her marriage will be thrice
blessed.
If the bridegroom carries miniature
horseshoe in his pocket he will always
have good luck.
Ship marriages are considered anything
but lucky. Get married on land, or don't
get married at all.
No bride or groom should be given a
telegram while Oh the way to church It
is positively a sign of evil.
II the wedding ring is dropped during
the ceremony the bride may as well wish
herself d. unborn, for she will always have
ill-luck.
Kiss n bride after the ceremony, and
before the newly-made husband has a
chance to do SO, and you will have OK
cellent luck throughout the year.
Maidens eager to wed should give dish
water heated to the boiling point a wide
berth. 1t means that they will not mar
ry for 4 long time if they attempt to
cleanse dishes in water so hot.
Should bride pcrchance see a coffin
while being driven to the railway station
prior to departing upon her honeymoon
she should order the driver to turn back
and start over again, or else she will
surely meet with bad luck
Attractive Mouth and Pretty Teeth,
Pretty teeth will do much toward re-
deeming an otherwise plain and unat-
tractiye face. When woman is not
possessed of this charm, it is frequently
owing to sheer neglect on her part.
II do not mean that the condition of
the teeth depends wholly and entirely
on. the care given them, as many affirm,
for good teeth or bad teeth are generally
Inherited, and frequently those that are
good to start with give out entirely be-
fore the race is half rim, owing to CON
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
A FORTUNE IN SPONGE CAKE.
The Story f the Railroad Restaurant
at Berwick. Me.

The Story # the Railroad Restaurant
at Berwick, Me.
The mention Of the name of Berwick,
Me-, Ill connection with it's recent rob
berries, recalls to many the DAYS when its
sponge cakes and cllstard pies carried
the fame of North Berwick as far as
civilization went.
The history of the industry is d Curl
GUS one. About 1S45 an employee of the
Boston and Maine Railroad named Will
liam &. Briggs had the misfortune to
be caught in an accident, and lost one
leg. The company were somehow to
blame, and when he threatened suit
they were more than willing to settle the
matter out of court: Various offers We're
made to him, but he would accept none
of them. At last he made this proposal:
If the company would start a restaurant
at North Berwick, and place him in
charge of it agreeing to stop every train
before his door for five minutes, he
would not institute proceedings. This
was agreed to, and the restaurant was
started.
Mrs Briggs was one cook in a thous-
and. and her meals We're already WELL
known to the patrons of the road, when
she set her brain at work and invented
new kind of sponge cake. She was
lannon's before: she was immortal HOW
That sponge cake was lighter and Swpeter
and more delicate than any other known
in history, and it sold Every one pass
ing through Berwick bought some,
whether he wanted it or not. 1t came
III enormous l"avcS enclosed i'll wooden
boxes, and the wealthy bought these.
For simmer purses portions were sold
of graduated sizes down to the single
mouthful wrapped in tissue paper for ten
cents. Restaurants i'll distant cities
served it, and regular shipments were
made to New York and Boston. Others
cret of its making was kept religiousiy.
Every batch that Went into the oven
was mixed by Mrs. Briggs own hands
and behind closed doors Even now moth
ing is known of the process. beyond the
/ fact that churn was used for beating
the innumerallc eggs which went into
! its composition.
1t was before the days of dining-carS,
and passengers from EaStpnrt and Port
! land had good appetitcs when they
reached North Berwick. Besides the
| sponge cake. the almost equally famous
custard pie was sold and il general dairy
lunch served. Briggs managed the rest
aurant for twenty years. finally gre w
! to NeWburyport. lost his money by spec
| ulation and in other ways. and died
The restaurant was given up when he
left. and the only man who knew the
secret Of the sponge cake died a year or
! two ago.
| That is the story which the old inhah-
tantS tell to the casual visitor. but the
younger generation deny that there was
| anything mysterious about the sponge
cake Of the old days. or that it was any
better than what is sold at the corner
bakery today.-Cor. y. Y. Evening Post.
EmDal,ncd Beer.
The South Carolina diSlenSary. which
was designed to check drunkenness and
/ furnish to an apprccativr public only
"chcmically pure" beverages. is accused
of selling "embalmcd beer otherwise
beer treated with Salicylic acid.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Separate Towels for Children.

Two or more children should not be
permitted to use the same towel. Each
child should have separate one, and be
taught to regard it as personal property.
Towels may be bought with initials WOW
Ell in them, which makes it easy for the
owner to distinguish his own. Diseases
of the eye and skin diseases are easily
communicated by the indiscriminate use
of the same towel by different persons.
If carefulness in this matter be inculcated
In childhood it may save much suffering.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
The Voice in the Sick Roam.

Speak in low, cheerful, but perfectly
distinct tones. If there is anything to be
SAID which the invalid must not hear, go
outside of the room to say it, for there
is nothing which so irritates the sick nor.
son as whispering. A whisper is more
penetrating than full Tone and it rasps
every nerve. Do not speak in loud
tone, nor talk about the medicine, the
disease or the food. Never tell anything
Of an exciting nature, and avoid all ref
erence to what is annoying or unpleasant.
If there is a jar in the domestic machin-
cry never let it come to her ears. 1t will
surely trouble her and may retard her re-
covery:, 1t is of the utmost Importance
that all family troubles or vexations be
rigidly excluded from the sick room, and
That it be pervaded at all times by an
atmosphere of cheerful and restful peace.
The one special qualification needed to
get OH in the sick room is tact. With
this allied to patience and gentleness the
duties of nurse will be much lighteued.-
Sallie Joy White in Womans Home
COmpaniOn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
A New Salon for Paris.

Paris tsayS our correspondence is soon
to be blessed with Il new salon. Twcn-
ty artists and sculptorS, under the p-eSi-
dcncy of Nj. Gabriel Monrey. have
formed themselves into the "Sc,iete Nou-
vclle de Pcintres ct de Sculptcurs," tn.
membership is at present limited to TWEEN
ty. which. however. will he increased by
the admission Of new artists who obtain
the majority of votes Of tn" existing mem
bcrs, The establishment of the society can
not be regarded as Il revolt against the
existing Salon NJ. Armand Jean describes
himself and his brother artists OF the new
venture as ''ueithcr diSsidents nor revolu-
tionarieS We wish to exhibit our pic
lures by the side of those of our friends
whose tastes are kindred with our own.
This does not prevent us from exhibiting
by the side Of those with whose artistic
work we are not in complete sympathy.
Il ,Cndon ChrOnicl,,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Need of Proper Uteus:ls.

\ common failing women have is q
Willingness to worry along without prop
or utensils to do work with. They 90 on
lifting the heavy iron pot to boil half.
dozen potatoes when a three-quart gran.
lite kettle, or even cheap tin one, would
be so handy; they do without the extra
broom for the best carpets, piece of the
worst economy. They lack good sharp
pare vegetables with, boiler for oat-
meal There is scantiness of clothes
pins, no skirt board for ironing dresses,
and so on. This lack makes the work a
third more irksome.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
THE COLUMBIA IN FULL RACING CANVAS.

In light weather the cham
p:o2 will carry the sail shown
in this photograph. Astsrn
of the Columbia observe thu
gallant oil D:Esa13:, b>at:1
bot no! dissr.c;d.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Electric Fans in India.

Yankey ingenuity has upset an an
Gent custom in india. For centuries
every rajah and even the minor poten-
tates have had special men called
''punkas" to fan them during their all
waking hours. Now their job is gone,
for every rajah has bought an American
electric fan.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Trout CauVht with Eie =; ricity.

They say that OH Moosehead lake,
Me-, an angler was recently fishing with
a steel rod during Thunderstorm and
struck a. trout at the same instant that
a thunderbolt dallied with his, rod. The
anything more than slight shock, but
when he hauled it in he found the trout
stone dead
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Grun1piness.

II there is any one word more express
I've than another i'll the whole English
language that word is grumpy" and yet
1t Is so hard to define when you get down
TO the giving of synonyms. 1t appears to
belong by right to that class of domestic
nelp upon whom we depend absolutely
for the happiness Of our homes, yet who
can by this selfsame grumpiness maxi.
the atmosphere so intolerable that the
word home becomes Il misnomer There
is not housewife who has not at some
time or other encountered this strabismus
OF disposition that as a rule attacks the
COOK when unexpected company arrives.
receives a rude check at the thought uf
the lowering brow and short answers
awaiting descent to the kitchen, where
an announcement Of the visitors must be
made.
The meal served may be absolutely
perfect and the guests in raptures over
the treasure of cook that prepared it,
out the hostess cannot truthfully concur
with them, the remembrance of that
brush with her grumpy ma esty is too re
cent. Wash days are particularly con-
duciye to the attacks, and the gloom that
marks the ccuntenance Of the maid Of all
work on these occasions is reflected in
the manner of every member of the
household until it becomes a blue Mon
day i'll very truth.
Grumpiness is but another word for
the sulks. The person of a hasty temper
who says what he or she has to say, no
matter how disagreeable it's nature. and
gets the storm over and allows the at
mosphere to clear, is infinitely preferable
to the one who, like lowering cloud.
suggests the storm without any hint of
SUNSHINE appearing after it. A grumpy
disposition IS Il genuine misfortune, net
only to it's possessor, but to the persons
who must suffer from it's effect. It can
be cured but rarely endured. Therefore
it behooves any one thus afflicted to use
will power to the utmost capacity, il
there still lies in him Or her desire to
b" acceptable to the many, instead Of
merely tolerated by the few.-Philadel-
pbin Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Python FOurht and Ate His Mate

In the Bombay Geological gardens two
large Indian pythOns have been occupy
ing u cage. There was some misunder-
standing between them over a partridge,
for they We're found entangled in each
others coils SO tightly that the utmost
cndeavors Of peacemaking keepers failed
to separate them, and they were left to
settle the matter according to their own
lights. Next day there was only one
python visible, but he had grown greatly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Proper Ways of Canning.

When putting up fruit, If the same rub
Der rings are to be used, remove from
the jar and let soak in ammonia water
for few minutes, then take out, dry
thoroughly, and replace on the neck of
the jar. 1t is better way, if it can be
afforded. to buy new rings and using old
jars, as the old ones are apt to let in
air, and consequently spoil the preserves.
Some women use tin when cooking fruit,
which is a very poor plan, more particu-
larly in the cooking Of acid fruits, as the
latter is sure to cat the ating from the
l.:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
The Best Cuts for Stews.

The neck, shoulder and breast are in
the order given the best stew cuts, the
neck being the juiciest part of the animal,
and probably the cheapest. 1t may seem
almost an affront to some to be assured
that a royal meat dish for a family may
be provided at cost of 25 or 80 cents.
But such is actually the case. For a
brown stew Drown stews are either
fricassecs, pot roasts or braizes if prop
crly namely cut from the round is best
in beef, while for pot roasts thick cut
from the face Of the round is nearly al
ways used.-Ella Morris Kretschmar in
Woman's Home Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
A Significant Utterancc.

Coming as it does from Mrs. Ellen
Henrotin, for four years the chief of
American clnbwomen, this recent utter
ance is significant: 1.-THE older grow.
and the more see Of the world, the
more firmly I am convinced that it is in
herent in the divine order Of society that
the highest intellect among women the
best she has to offer. should be given to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
Wash for an Oily Skin,

For an oily skin with large pores all
authority advises washing every night
with hot. water and pure CASTLE soap:
then, with gentle massage, apply good
quality Of cold cream. Glycerine is bene-
fetal to some skins, but injurious to 9TH
feet upon her own. In the morning norm ny p ~
about a teaspoonful of tincture of ben
zoin in quart Of cold water, and wash
the face and hands we'll in it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
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MRS. SUSAN RYNEART'S STORY.

will touch solid food l have never
never known one to take a bait until he
had been out of the den at least two
weeks. "-Outing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
What to Do just Now in the Garden.

What to Do just Now In the Garden,
September and October are good
months in which to make any needed
changes i'll border plants,' writes Eben
%: Rexford in the Ladies' Home Journal.
Nearly all kinds of hardy herbaceous
plants may be moved or divided safely in
those months 1t is we'll to look over
gia and others of similar habit, and see
if the old clumps would not be benefited
by division of their roots. If there is
any weak growth, or any of the roots
appear diseased, by all means give the
plants attention at once. Lift the plants
entire and then cut the clumps apart With
sharp spade. Then 20 over them care
fully and cut out all weak portions Use
only strong, healthy roots for replanting.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
the home. Bertha Damaris Knobe in
Woman's Home Companion.
The Arrang, menr Of the IL n,rr-
Room.

The ArranE, rnenr of the ID n,rv-
Room.
Women who are the delighted possess
sors Of large. lnw-cci!inged dining rooms,
old oak furniture and precious china are
II" envy Of their less, fortunate sisters.
y parlor never appeals t. Il woman as
II dining room does. She is always con-
tocting some scheme by which her dining
room can be made more hOmrlike.
AS the dining room is frequently the
living room also, it should receive all Dos
sihie care. Ii it is fairly large, has Il
hardwood floor and Il ucep window or
two, it may be made thing OF beauty.
The floors should be polished OF wuXed,
preferably dark, and strewn with bright
rug or two. The furniture should match
the tloor, although Il lounge and chairs
upholstered in blue and white crrtunnc
arc desirable for comfort and cheer. The
lounge must be broad and low, with sew
rral durable pillows. This will be APP
prtriatcd 10y the head OF the house.
WallpMper in Delft blue il most ef-
| call for different style.
In the windows have IL few growing
plants. Let them be vivid green's and
reds. They add much to the checrfulness
of Il room.
One or two carcfully-choscn pictures
may hang on the walls. Their choice is
apt to he nervc-racking OPERATION un.
less the housewife has confidence in her
good taste. Copies of fruit pictures
game and fish arc permitted, and an old
| family portrait in oils. II one is in doubt
about pictures, the walls may b. covered
| with Delft and Spode ware, or even less
lrctentious china, strung on wires and ar
ranged in rows on hanging Shelves
The sidchoard is spread with fringcd
damaSk doilies, and set with the treas
urcd Silverware and cut glass;
In the china closct-one with swinging
doors and dark velvet linings-is dis
played the choice china. The contents
must be arranged with care DO not
place together the heavier and daintier
wares. but grade them gently, 50 as to
give the best effects.
Between meals the table should be
spread with Il blue and white denim COW
er, set with the fern-dish. This adds Il
homelike touch to the room and DESTROYS
the tn formality which a set table gives
Philadelphia Press.