The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-03-31

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minutes drop the dumping batter by the
spoonful s conf into the stew. letting them rest
~ to keep in the steam, and cook just ten
minutes without lifting the cover. To
make the dumplings, mix together one
pint Of -four. half a teaspoonfuI of salt
and three level teaspoonfuls Of baking
powder. Stir into the dry ingredients one
scant cup of milk, or enough to make
the spoon, dipping the spoon in cold wa
ter between dropping each dumping.
PSYCHlCS VERSUS LOVE.
A Physician Who Cures Cupid's Dis.
cases.
When Shakespeare sang the little song
in much Ado About Nothing beginning
Sigh no more, ladies'; sigh no more," he
must have foreseen the man who has late
ly come out of the East to set lance at
rest against Cupid, and he is prospecting
better in his quest than might be ex-
pected. When he first turned up in Paris
he didn't devote all his attention to love
affairs. He wore flowing hair and me-
dlaeval costumes and an occult express
sion, and did psychic things of various
sorts. He was follower in the paths
of the Wandering Jew and Cagliostro,
but those paths have grown thorny in
these prosiac days and cruel world
guyed him about his clothes and his ia
miliar spirits, and he got very low in
spirits of all kinds, and was tempted to
abandon psychics and 60 into patisserie
shop. Being in the way of exercising de-
mons, he resisted temptation. Then his
business began to improve. Psychical re-
search became the fad, and the public,
finding the thing sanctioned by fashion,
INDUCED it's bent for credulity.
Business in psychics was brisk, and the
man from the East had an inspiration.
He knew that love affairs were universal,
and that they led to puzzling situations.
Psychics applied to love would appeal to
a tremendous clientele. He became a
specialist.
Just by way of getting his hand in
and showing what ne could do in the
way Of adjusting matrimonial events, he
married a real princess, who made up in
pedigree what she lacked in fortune In
cidentally he promised her to give up
medieval clothes and long hair, and was
obliged to face the spirits of the invisi-
BILE world in frock coat and patent
leather pumps, but he kept his occult
expression and his symbolic poses and
his lamentations. He announced that,
with the aid of Sister Aldegonde, nun
who had renowned the veil and had con-
scented to be medium for his supernatur-
al power, he could deliver any young
woman from the DEMON Of love. Against
sober, well-regulated love, sanctioned by
conscience and parents, he waged no war
WITNESS the princess). But unconven-
tional and foolish love he would down,
Paris was an excellent place for his bust
ness, and he prospered from the start.
Now everyone talks of him, and it is an
admitted fact that many grande danes
have consulted him.
One of his recent triumphs was in the
case of an illustrious family in the Fau-
bourg St. Germain. The pretty young
daughter of the family has given her
parents no end of trouble and defed all
ly in love with a disreputable and utterly
ineligible lieutenant and would not listen
to reason. The infatuation caused much
scandal. The girl was punished, scolded,
nagged, trotted about Europe, but stub
bornly held to her lieutenant. Finally
she became seriously ill. Her parents
were in despair. They couldn't permit
so hopeless mesalliance, but they
couldn't see their daughter die. The
madam la comtesse, the mother, heard of
the master of applied psychics. AS Il
last resort she appealed to him. Now
the young lieutenant goes Borrowing, the
girl is heart whole and the master of
psychics rides the topmost wave of popu-
larity and is working over hours. I'm
fortunately the press of affairs has ex-
hausted his medium, and he is searching
for some sensitive, virtuous and mystical
young woman who can share the tired
nuns duties.
When a patient calls upon the master
he listens to the tale of woe, meditates
and goes out of the room for a while.
When he returns he brings Sister Aide
gonde with him. She takes the hands of
the patient, rolls her eyes toward the
ceiling and submits herself to the mes
meric influence of the master. After q
time the patient is conscious of strange
sensation. According to the description
of one of the women, she felt as though
an electric knob was turned at the back
Of her head and dazzling light flowed
into her brain. Then she saw distinctly
all the faults and imDerfections of the
man she loved. and she despised him.
She was led to a seat, where she stayed
for a few moments. and then she went
home cured, and wondering how she
could ever have cared for the man.
All of which is convenient for the
woman, but hard for the man, and I'M
less something is done to throttle psychic
science the lady killer will become ex-
tinct in society. Hard-headed scientists
say that the new love cure is an inter-
esting but unwarrantable illustration of
the force Of hypnotic suggestion and
should be suppressed, but to the casual
observer love cure seems practical
and labor-saving institution that does it's
work with expedition and dispatch and
without pangs and torments.
Women.
Women and the part they play in life
naturally interested Mrs. Warrington
writes G. O'Conor Eccles in the Pail Mall
Magazine, and on this subject some of
her phrases recur to me.
"For a woman to be much respected
often means to be but little loved"
1T is wOman's greatest curse that in
enters an element of the ridiculous, which
compels her to be either silent or alb
surd.''
women she said again, "are often
apparently hard because they are toe
spiritual-minded. They do not always
comprehend standard lower than thei,
own. If they were little more earthly
they would be softer if less admirable"
II hate women who are 'emancipated;
L like them born Free
Men love women not for what they
dAc, Uul LUZ NAdL lHcy Secul Hc NOlllstf
who is better than she looks never gets
credit for her virtues
II am always sorry to hear of woman
having written great book; it is so often
the outcome of unhappiness. Happy
women feel, and do not think
Once referring to a malade imaginaire
she remarked: 1.-The number of women
in society who are too delicate to do any.
thing they dislike is remarkable. They
are always strong enough for amuse.
ment." And again: Contrary to the re.
ceived opinion, women who have gone a
little off the line are the quickest to talk
scandal about other women. Like the
fox who lost his tail, they wish to per-
suade themselves and others that every,
one resembles them.'
Wilkes Booths Last Burial.
1t is known that for years the greatest
secrecy was maintained by the govern
ment as to the place of burial of Booth.
A l. L., L.