The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-30

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Than never to know the care
OF the tender, trusting souls
| That God Himself sent there.
Better to mourn our dead
o you who hear my voice,
pray you smile, through your binding
=, And though sad is your heart, rejoice!
For we who weep for our own know we'll,
But, all, ut what bitter cost
| How dreary must he the hearts of men
| Who never have loved and lost.
Ruth Ward Kahn.
BEING HAPPY IN OLD AGE.
If we are nearing the winter of life VIC
need not anticipate season of bleakness,
! of chill desolation. The outside world
may indeed be less attractive, but we
must hug the closer the joys Of the fire.
| side.
If our looking-glasses tell us unpalat;,-
Die truths we may always see ourselves
at our best in the mirrors of loving and
! friendly eyes. Let us ut least study how
! to keep our hearts warm, to preserve as
much sunshine as we may, and often
count up what treasures we have gar
nered during the days of privilege. The
warmth i'll our own hearts will depend
upon our power to warm those of others.
| n little social life is good for one. As
| time goes on, and the old friends have
| gone to their promotion, it is well to keep
| ones interest in the world of today by
cultivating friendly relations with those
| about us.
Do not fancy that you are no longer
| capable of contributing to the pleasure Of
your little world. Encourage your love Of
appreciation. 1t has legitimate form of
| egotism-the wish to De pleasing. Put
forth whatever magnetism you have, and
| cultivate any little gift Of wit or liveliness
you may possess.
n remembrance of orr own VOufhfu1
| mistakes and follies will lead us to judge
those of others with sympathy and indul
gence, and the recognition that we have
reached the time of life when gentle dig
nifty and cheerful serenity are more be-
coming than sparkling vivacity or any at
fectations will save us from being ridicu-
lOuS.
Never does woman Of advanced years
forfeit the respect and honor that are her
due as when aping juvenility or when
coveting the prerogatives OF youth.
Let us try to be as little dependent as
thinks he is, and an unreasonable demand
upon time or attention is usually resent
People are selfish, but if we are more
intent on giving than Oh getting pleasure
we shall not mind it so much, and we
hard to be self-effacing, but it leads to
that loftiest peak-humility.
Let us not talk of our ailments except
to our nearest and dearest friends land
then rarelyl and to the family physician.
Such troubles annoy those whom they do
not sadden.
All the world loves generous person.
1t is not the material result of the gener-
osity. but the kindly spirit that prompts
1t which attracts and endearS. 1t is not
necessary to have much in order to be
generous-but the disposition to share lib
orally what one has. Even at the cost of
a little self-sacritice the reward is always
worth the price paid. There are things
Of which we may all be more generous.
The comfort of sympathy, the stimulus
OF praise and encouragement are often
more welcome, more appreciated than
that which mere money can buy
There are old ladies whose presence in
women attract you? Then be such one,
and read your success in the eyes that
brighten at your approach.
\ fruitful source of unhappiness is wor-
ry.~ A little child, with his underlined fear
OF the dark. is not more unreasonable
10 not forebode evil, but try to forestall
it. and leave the rest to God, to whom
your happiness is dear.
lake little recreation when opportuni-
ty offers. Every one needs it now and
then. old and young-and you know that
> others
We have probably lived long enough to
know that happiness is not an open rose
garden to which we shall some time find
the path, but all along life's way we may
gather blossoms of happiness from the
Indigenous as we pass, until we come to
the dark bend in the road. which really
leads to the perfect happiness that we
have been dreaming of, hungering and
striving for here.
OF all the gifts in Gods treasury, the
best is His call to soul to leave the sor-
row, sin and suffering, saying, Come up
Do you fear it? A great physician once
told me that he had never seen a person
die who was unwilling to 20.
Dying grace will be given just when it
is needed. We shall only walk with One
who has promised never to forsake us,
through the valley of-death? No, only
the shadow" of it.
And they feared as they entered into
the cloud but the disciples found within
the cloud their Master TRANSPORTED, their
Lord in His divinity welcoming them
Mrs. Burton Kingsland in the Ladies'
Home Journal.
FAULT OF SELFISHNESS.
Probably the most insidious of all the
faults is that upon the absence of which
we most pride ourselves, and that, at the
same time, we notice most readily in 9th
ers. In some Of us it is pride; in others
gosslping. The list is long, and we know
it without going into details, but that
which we do not seem to realize is that
the very most common fault of us all as
IA mass is selfishness. We do know that
nearly everyone we meet is selfish, but
we seldom discover how selfish we are
unless shown by sudden touch of deep
regret. Most of us discover, for instance,
that we were selfish in reference to some
dear friend dead, but we stop right there
and while we regret the past and shed
useless tears over the lost chance, we do
not make any new discoveries, namely,
and while we think that they are being
unfair, unkind, to us, we forget to be
generous ourselves, to look beyond the
frown, the hard word, the selfish act or
neglect, and see what strain our friend is
bearing and share it in so far as patience,
generous forbearance will tighten it.
Think how selfish most of us have been
gone out to hurt hearts already hurt,
when from us at least that particular
cross friend had right to hope for bet
ter things.
Do not make very close examination
Of things in general and see whether you
are not yourself more selfish than are your
friends, and remember that the great
patience with others in their selfshness,
for in half the cases at least it is pain or
worry, not real intended unkindness at
all.
GAMES FOR EVERYBODY.
For the amusement Of company
where people of all ages and tastes are
gathered together, games of one sort or
another are almost a necessity.
1t is always. better to prepare ones
self beforehand for such occasions as
this. Two or three games are usually
enough to amuse company for several
hours, but these should be carefully
planned and all the necessary accessories
provided. .s...r..-.
Two funny games that are somewhat
similar are the Peanut" and the ''Po-
tato'' games. g,..- =.
In the peanut game each member is
provided with pile of two dozen pea
nuts and case-knife. At a given signal
each one takes his knife, picks up as
many Of his peanuts as he can on his
blade, and carries them across the room,
depositing them on a plate set for the
DurnOSo- Then hea pooS hack and rnnootS