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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24

her efforts. Today she has no meet, of a
PHYSICIANS services and she does not OK.
pert to have as long as She faithfully
swallows her three and four quarts OF
water each ,lav.
1t is a little strange that the thing
which has made made spring resorts fu.
NOUS has never been applied to everyday
life. The invalids who visit those places
drink all the water they can hold, and
think the good results come from some Of
its properties. Sheer nonsense, 1t is sim
ply very pure water taken in such uuan-
titles as to cleanse the whole system and
flood every organ. Besides it's cleansing
properties, water abSorbs effetc matter
and carries it through the system, and
the purer the water the greater it's power
of absorption. Diseases of the kidneys
yield to its power, and liver and stomach
troubles cease to exist. Even rheuma
tism. local heart troubles, indigestion and
the numerous other annoying ills Of the
flesh due to impedel circulation ,lisap.
pear before the resistless power of plenty
of wafer e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Warning to Girls,

Some men, nay, many men, have a
most reprehensible habit of showing the
notes and letters written them by girls,
not only to other men, but, what is still
worse. to women,' the Baltimore News
quotes bright girl as saying ''Evcry
woman knows that this is true. Doubt
less there is not one Of us who has not
had submitted to her scrutnizing gaze
All cpiStle written by some fair maid to 1
man whom she thoroughly trusted. Only
Il day or two ago this breach of conf
dcnce Oh the part Of masculinity-fo it
is nothing lcss-Was brought wildly to
my notice by man who handed me
three letters, written by feminine
friends, to read. I know that when he
offered them to me l should by all the
laws Of honor have put my hands stern
ly behind me, and said, in stilted fash
ion: I refuse to take advantage of my
sisters
''Rut, alas! l did nothing of the sort.
Eve left me with Il full heritage of curl
o>ity. and | was just wild to see what
was in those notes. l was just tempted
them. for you see / am interested in the
man, says a writer in the Philadelphia
Inquirer. II was altogether horrid and
diShon0rable, but one thing the incident
did for me. | resolved instantly that
never would that man get scratch Of
the pen from me any more than an in
nocent I will be pleased to have YOU
etc. He won't even get that if he can
be reached by telephone. l was very
much disappointed in him. for these were
loverlSh letters, you understand.
''Iwo other men whom | know don't
hesitate to say that they read each 9th
ers nail. Indeed, one of them does
most Of the correspondence for the firm,
and if his chum is busy makes a draft
Of an answer to the letter which it is
necessary should be responded to immc-
diately, the latter copying it docilclv at
his leisure. For three weeks in this
way tho one Was writing to the others
tancec, while she. poor girl, was pouring
out her heart to her bctrothcd, innocent
that the outpourings were read bv this
rank outsider, who, having no sympathy
in the matter, must have had no end of
amusement out Of it.
II tell you, it's long-hcaded girl who
never writes anything in letter to Il
man that she doesn't mind a select co.
terie of his friends sceing-tiancee or no
hancec.
''There is a general idea that only very
young men are addicted to this custom,
but this is a mistake. l know men of
30, which is certainly an age of discrc-
ton, who have no more conscience
about showing letters than a boy of 1S.
It's a shame, but it's true. ] know be-
cause they show them to me-"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24

3 X Young Folks Column Il 8


he found the cat rrouching in the grass
sheltering the Bird and ten feet away
was the dead snake This made it clear
that the cat had carried the bird away
from tn" snake. The young adventure
was soon restored to its anxious parents
PrinCcsscs Treated Like Pet Monkeys.
The "Thrrr Little Spanish l'rinc.ssrS
Of several centuries ago, Of whom Isabel
Nj. McDougall writes in the St Nicholas,
seem to have had rather tirrsOnc time
of it, even if the great NaIr~1"ez did
paint their portraits. There were almost
no fairy tales or story books. Spanish
princesscs did not read much in those.
days. There were no such things us jnl-
~ games, or even informal walks. or
spending the day at other girls houses.
Maria Thprcsa's principal exercise was
in those very dances and rrvcrrntal
bcndnGs. Her principal entertainment
was in the uncouth antics Of court fools
and lwarfs. Fools. or testers, used to be
kept at every court to make jokes, and
the Spanish court kept more Of them
than any other--prrhaps because it was
the grnvrSt. DwarfS, idiots, and de.
formed persons were also brought there in
large numbers. Many of them, accord
ing to their portraits, were lldeous, and
many looked ill-temMrcd and unhappy,
which is hardly to be wondered at in hui
man beings treated like pet monkeys. 1t
seems to us nowadays il strange taste
that surrounded children Of high rank
with such unfortunate creatures.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
The Man n Wom an Loves.

He is the man who, in her eyes, lives
up to the ideal of her heart-that ideal
which is lofty in proportion to the noble
ness within the woman herself. He may
not in the least resemble the hero for
whom her heart has been waiting, yet
she must be able to clothe him with the
attributes of her imaginary knight He
may be rich or poor, tall or short, hand
some or homely-extcrnalS count for
nothing once she finds in him the quail
ties she admires. Then love glorites
him and places around his head golden
halo.
If he has won the halo by dishonest
means it fades away when subjected to
the wear and tear Of daily use; if, how
ever, it is rightfully his, it grows bright
err with the years. And this proves that
the man woman loves truly and to the
end is the man having the noble heart.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
FASHIONS FROM PARIS.
Hints of Prevailing Style from Ov,


minus oI 1TeValIlnS style from over
the Sea.
Paris sends over the sea some timely
fashion notes.
Much of the stylish black headgear
this season is relieved by touch or
more of vivid color. Many women are
afraid to venture upon these distinct
trail tints, degree of dowdiness being
frequently the result Of that timiGity. 4
rich orange velvet, judiciously placed,
and in suitable quantity. looks remark
ably we'll on Il black hat or bonnet, while
lighter shades on beige, fawn, tan or
pale ecru are thoroughly Intellectual as
Il relief to black.
\ vivid red. bright and glowing, con-
trasts admirably, as we all know, with
black, yet many women to whom it
would be Strikingly becoming fear to
venture upon it, and affect compromise
by choosin" garnet, mulberry, mahogany,
or some other sort of dull rcd; dowtly-
ism as aforesaid. being the result. "A
certain artistic daring. coupled with dis
cretlon, gives style TO Il hat. Il dress or
other raimcnt. Lacking this courage
and good taste, many sink all individual
lty of attire and are content to look like
everybody else in their fear of looking
conspicuous.
The short skirts with which some Eng
lishwomen visiting Paris during the past
summer astonished the boulevardS are,
it appears, quite out of date. Dame
Fashion has put her veto upon them,
and, having substituted very long skirts
for short ones. DEGREES that we who had
lately been delivered from the thral,lom
Of lengthy skirts shall again trail cling
ing dresses after us, ut Il time, too, when
the streets are wet and muddy, which is,
sure ", one Of those delightful inconsist-
cncleS so dear to the feminine mind
The skirts, moreover. are not only long
i'll the back, but at the sides and front
also. and so fearfully and wonderfully
cut that it is as difficult il matter to hold
them up as to walk in them But, then
needs must when Dame Fashion drives.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
A Cat Which Had Sense.

Cats do reason, they say, and this
story goes to prove it:
In the mountain districts of Pennsyl-
vania two wrenS had built their nests
under the caves Of an old farmhouse
and there they reared a small, interest.
ing family. Among the members of the
farmers household was a white cat. and
when the wrens became so tame that
they used to hop around the piazza in
search Of crumbs, the cat would lie il,
wait for them, and several times came
within a bit of catching the adult birds
When the famer noticed this. he pun
lShed the cat and she finally learned
that It WAS dangerous to fool with the
WrenS
When the baby wrens grew larger, one
Of them fell out of the nest one day, and
being too weak to run and unable to fly.
lay HELPLESS on tho grass. The cat saw
the accident, and ran rapidly to seize the
bird, but seeming to remember the les
son taught her, when she reached the
helpless little thing she only touched it
uaintily with her paw, and then lay
down and watched it,
Presently there came black and vel
low garden-snakc toward the tluttering
birding. The cat was doing, and was
awakened by the tluttering of the bird
Instantly she rose, and struck at the rep
tile with her paw This was an enemy
the snake did not appreciate, but it was
hungry. and. darting forward. attempted
to seize the bird under the very shelter
of the cats head. Like a flash the cat
seized the snake just back Of the head
and killed It with one bite. When the
farmer happened along in the afternoon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Keep the Ankles Warm.

n certain woman physician has earned
the gratitude of many of her women pa
irons by emphasizing to them how vital
1t IS to the general wcllbeing that the
ankles should be kept warm. Many wom-
en- are careful about wearing thicksolcd
shoes generally, and they are also PROMPT
to protect their feet in damp or STORMY
weather with rubber overshoes, but they
go about in severe winter with only silk
or isle thread stockings and light cloth
or Kid top boots over their ankles, says
vogue. Cloth *patS or overgaiters are
recommended for street wear by the phv-
stefan: these, it must be admitted do
not tend to foot daintiness of appearance,
but they prevent colds which settle on
lungs or i'll the abdomen or throat, and
more still to be dreaded, neuralgia in the
head, than which nothing quicker brings
about wrinkles in faces that have them
not, or accentuates them in faces that
are already traced with them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
A Gold Puzzle.

Experts in gold mining agree that pref
~ much the bottom fact now known
lbHut such metal is, briefly. that all orig
NAL pyriteS of small grain texture con
tam gold to greater or less extcnt-
TINS. OF course, not covering such sec
'ndary large crystal pyritouS deposits de-
lived from veins. 1t is not yet known.
however. w neither the gold in these pyrites
is in chemical combination with the sui
phide of gold or whether raci, minute
particle of gold is simply covered with a
coating of Sulphide of iron-or. finally,
whether such PARTICLES are in the metallic
state, hut alleged with silver or other
metal, which combines more rlpidly with
sulphur than the gold does. and, conse-
Iucntly, forms a coat of Sulphi,le of sill
yer over the gold. The particles of geld
are so minute and the combinations fol-
low so rapidly during the splitting up Of
these pyrites that the finest Instruments
md tests known to chemistry have as
vet been unable to settle this part of the
question to the satisfaction Of all con-
"rncd-thiS fact Showing how easy it is
to put in Il mill that will not save the
~, )urS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Can Entertain Themselves.

Zone hears a good deal about the new
woman" said a Washington woman who
has had long and varied social expert
cncc in England and America, "but it
seems to me that the women | meet to-
day are very much like the women |
knew fifty years ago. There may be
more who are highly educated, or self
supporting; but the wellbred woman
doesn't talk entomology or Greek roots
or shop i'll society, and l can't tell Il
pretty girl who knows about bugs from
the one who doesn't. The brilliant wom-
an and the attractive girl in society are
very much what they always were, i
fancy. One must get behind the scenes
to recognize the modern woman's pecu-
harltles. Entomology and Il salary may
affect her private life.
But | do notice in society one sign
that women are changed, and I'm de
lighted with the change. When l was Il
girl the half-hOur or whole hour after
dinner was tho abomination Of desola-
ton. The men stayed with their wines
and cigars. The women adjourned to
the drawing rooms and manifestly did
pcnancc for their sin. Some of them
tried to be amiablc and kept up an in
vrtcr"tc conversation. Some were open
ly, frankly bored, and the advent OF
the men was hailed with undisguised joy
and relief.
Snow, things arc altogether different
in this day and generation. TO be sure,
the men often leave the table with the
women. but even when they don't there
is no dull hour for tho women Women
are more interested in each other than
they used to be-. or else they are more
interested in themselves. Whichever it
is, the result is the samc-incrcased
animation and fluent conversation.
When number of women are to-
gethcr nowadays they seem to have
a most hilarious time. and conversation
never flags for moment. l suppose it
is because there are more interests in
the !ires of women than there were in
the old days. One doesn't need to talk
jam or servants or children or clothes,
though those Staple tonics. are still hard
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
TO MAKE SOLDIERS OF CHINESE
England Preparing to Convert Natives
Into Mi!itiamcn of the Queen.

England Preparing to Convert Natives
Into Mi!itiancn of the Queen.
AS bearing, though somewhat obliuut
~, on several OF our own probltms in the
far East, it is worth noting that. though
the English are not yet by any means
we'll settled in their new Chinese pos
sessions, they are already preparing to
ascertain what can he done toward turn
ing the wearrrS Of pigtails into soldiers
of the Queen. AS now outlined the plan
Is il modest one, the intention being sim
ply to raise in the ten-mile limit around
We-l1ai~W Il single regiment of eight
or ten companies, but if present eNprc-
tations are realized the force will b"
gradually increased. The commissioned
officers. it is hardly necessary to say, will
all be Englishmcn regularly trained to
the profession of arms, and Il ajouty
Of them will be men Of long-proved abil-
lty. III the INSTRUCTION and handling Of
Oriental ''native$."
1t had been proposed to- recruit this
"hrst Chinese rtyimtnt. or. ut least. 4
part of it, in the nriyhborhood of Hong
Kong, but, in view of the admitted phySi
cal superiority of the Shantuny pupulu-
ton, that idea has necn abandoned. and
the regiment will be made up entirely of
northern Chinese. Col. Hamilton Rowrr
of the Indian staff corps is to command
the regiment and ne will be assisted by
company commanders VINO have seen
service in many lands. 1t is not proposed!
that the First Chinese will be stationed
permanently at Wei-Hai-Wci; they will
be sent wherever needed. and Mauritus
is already mentioned as their first urS
tination out of China. TIL, soldiers will
be provided with distinctive uniforms
and good arms, and their pay is to b.,
considerably better than that yiven-or
promsed-to Chinese in their own Scry-
ice.
The results of this experiment can
hardly be regarded as doubtful. Gen.
Gordon demonstrated years and years
ago that Cinnamon, when intelligentlv
trained and we'll led make excellent sol.
dicrs, for, though lacking in enthusiasm
and without the instinct of PATRIOTISM
they have Il stoli,lity that is Il fair sub
Stitutc for courage, are patient of dis
cipline, and will obey orders without
question. 1t is hard to see anything in
the way Of doing in the Philippines what
can he done in China. OF our own isl
anders it can at least be said that they
have faced European regulars success
fully. Even under Gordon Cinnamon
never did this.-Ncw York Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Lack of Puuctualitv.

There are few habits that are more
common and ut the same time more
destructive to the general comfort of
the family than that of being unpunrtu-
al at meal-timrS, says lInrpcr'S Bazaar,
Every houSekecper knows how tr,iny
is the experience of excepting things hot"
for the tarly member Of the household
If the delinquent happens to be- the ia
Their and husband. the rest of the fam
lily do not repair to the dining room I'M
til his arrival. Often business has de-
tanned him at his office or place of bust
ness, and then he is the object of our
sympathy. AS much cannot be said of
the thoughtlrss young person who lin
gers over book or nccdlework for ten
minutes after the other members of the
household are assembled around the
board, while the entrance Of the tar,ly
son or daughter necesStatcs Il check in
the smoothly running machinery of
"helping and 'pasSing.'
When Il guest is hahit,ally unpunctuo|
at her meals her hostess has a right TO
consider that she is guilty of an mex
c'lS;,ble breach Of etiquette.
The hOuSrktcpcr is conscious of the
g"lden-hrown omclettr which is changing
ITS Souftle-likr qualities for Il lcathcry
toughneSs, and she remembers the light
mufflllS growing heavy while her guest
gives the last touches to her toilet.
And the remedy for this delay is so
slmple: Rising ten minutes earlier in
the morning, or returning from the round
OF calls Il quarter of an hour sooner
than one is accustomed to doing, would
allow an abundance of time for the
necessary toilet and make things VAST
~ plcasantcr for the kind hostess
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
Pie-MakiIC.

For all kinds of pastry except raised
crust for meat pies it is necessary to chill
all the ingredients. Pastry flour is pre-
fcrrcd by majority Of good cooks: it diff
ferS from ordinary mixed or bread flour
containing more starch and less gluten
Many groccrs think they can call any
flour pastry flour, so it is we'll to know
how to tell it, true pastry -four being usu-
ally little more expensive than other
kinds 1t is much whittier than bread
-four; little Of it rubbed between the
hands will adhere to the skin like corn
starch: a handful tightly squeezed will
retain its compressed shape and show the
imprint Of the fingers when the hand is
opened; if thrown against the wall or
a board it will adhere like snow.
Flour which is very dry will give the
best results in bread cake or pastry.
Where practicable a box filled with sifteI
flour and tightly covered should be kept
on high shelf near the kitchen fire; rs
used it can be rehlled from the barrel.
One Of the new kitchen inventions is Il
twenty-five pound -four bin, which hangs
from the ceiling.
Various kinds Of shortening are used
for pastry, the most common being lard
it gives a very flaky crust, but is not con-
sidercd as digcstiblc as some other kinds
Of fat. Where possible use at least half
butter.-Thc Gcntlewoman
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
A Curiosity in Motives,

The motives for which women marry
are as numerous as the sands of the sea-
or-as the women. Our easy assumption
is that each one Of every engaged couple
is lin love- with the other one" That
is, the parties are drawn together by
some mysterious psychic attra elton, more
or less strong. In truth, this inner per-
Sonal attraction is not always present
either in both parties to an engagement
or even with one of the pair. Accident,
propinuuity, trihing circumstances, social
or family pressure, some slight airy moth
ing decides the question between mar
riage or no marriage for the woman so
slight, that it is as if women were al
ways waiting on the brink of this new
experience, and Il very light touch caused
them to fall into, or wander into, or
drift into it. according to their several
temperaments.- Bazaar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
A Pen Picture of Damascus.

Compared with Jerusalem. Damascus
is PariSian The Jerusalem air presses
heavily with its melancholy past. Half
Il score of SectS make it 4 rendezvous for
pillagc or for mummery. and its memo
rails of imneriShahlr events have to I've
looked at through the dust of peri<he,
dynaSticS. 1t is mystic. solemn. arcane.
Damascus is practical. positive and even
merry. The vail of Israel sounds alon:
the arid valleys Of Zion. hut damascus
sings voluptnouS carol 10y means Of it's
ice-cool tabled river. The tink. Of its
bells minglrS forever with the yuryle of
it's waters, and above all You hear tho
silvcry laughter of the Syrian girls and
catch the dancing humor of their dark
eyes through their little wells. JcruSa-
lem has its auStere character to suS-
tain. Its temples are tum.,S. Its weight
of poignant history keeps it grave Blu,
in Damascus YOU are under no oblis:,-
tons to the past that the present canno;
make you forget. Its innumernblc shut
ties and armorieS call you back to the
buStling cNiScncieS of life. The coffee
hazaarS defy melancholy So this
stranded city on the shores If ,imr-thr
gold on whose mosques never corrolcS-
haskS IN the sun and eats figs mcrrily
just as it did when Saul of TarsuS jour
neyed that way.-F'rom "GhoStS in Jer'l.
Salem." Ivy \. Wheeler in Harpers
Mnrnyinp
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-24
About Calls,

A first call is made on the newcomer
by the older resident without waiting
for the formality Of an Introduction
1t is returned within ten days. If the
acquaintance proves undesirable, it may
cease after the first interchange of Wis
it's.
The fashionable calling hour for la
dies is from II to IL and from to s.
For men, from 8 to 10 when the day is
occupied.
\ formal or first call lasts fifteen mill
utes, Il friendly call twice as long.
a man must ask permission before he
may call, or bear letter of introduction
from another city.
An invitation to any entertainment,
whether accepted Or not, necessitates
IL call from the recipient within Il month.
Calls should be made on the hostess
day, if she have one.
The guests of dinner call upon their
hostess within Il week.
n bride does not call upon her friends
until they have called upon her after
the wedding reception.
Persons in mourning receive but do
not return, calls during the first year
after their bereavement
Calls Of cOngratuation are made on
the young mother, the fianccc or a friend
to whom unexpected joy or SUCCESS have
come.-The Ladies' World.