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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.

The Cannon-Cracke,

The Cannon-Cracker.
1t was a Chinese cracker,
All clad In glowing red,
Lay trembling in a wooden box,
Beside our TOmmys bed.
"Tomorrow," sighed the cracker,
UNLESS l swiftly fly
Long ere the shining sun is up,
l shall most surely die''
out of the box he clambered,
With many a glance of dread
Where Tommy dreaming Of the Fourth,
Lay tossing on his bed.
The cracker, trembling greatly,
Then hied him to a wood,
And sought a dark and lonely dell,
Where drops Of moisture stood
On flowers and grass. He chuckled,
This is the place for me-
And sat down on cold, damp stone,
Beside a messy tree.
The woodland creatures gathered,
And gaZed with startled eyes,
And listened to his tale of woe
With murmurs of surprise.
Said the selfish, boastful cracker:
You see, l used my wits.
BY brothers in that fatal box
Will all be blown to bits;
"While l, because l reasoned,
And dared to act PerBANG -!
A terrible explosion
Throughout the woodland rang.
1t was a frisky FREELY
Toyed with that dangling cue;
And into countless pieces
The cannOn-cracker flew!
Mary Marshall Parks in st. Nicholas.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
To Clean Chamois Gloves.

Make strong suds with white CASTLE
soap, or any other kind of good white
soap, and to two quarts of suds add one
teaspoonful Of borax dissolved in half a
pint of hot water. When the snds are
cold put the glove on the hands and
wash them slowly and gently, as if wash
ing the hands. Rinse in the same man
ner in clear water; then draw off gently
and hang in Il shady place to dry, draw
ing them into shape when they are al
most dry: When perfectly dry rub them
between the hands to soften them. When
when dry. so it is important that the
work be done gently
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Genera lions of Statesm en-.

s. Sir Herbert Maxwell seems to occupy
a unique place i'll Parliament. Probably
he is the only member of the House Of
Commons who can claim to be descend
ed from an ancestor of precisely the
same name as himself who sat in Parlia-
ment over 600 years ago. His forbear,
Sir Herbert Maxwell of Carlavcrock, sat
in the Parliament of Scone, 1283-S4, and
agreed to accept Margaret OF Norway as
his sovereign in the event of the death
of Alexander Ill, and he was also a
member IF the Parliament of 1280-9O.-
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Baking Custard.

The great thing in baking a custard
is to prevent it from boiling, because if
it bo!ls it is full of holes, and the ap-
pearance is completely spoiled. To pre-
vent this place the dish the custard is in
/. in larger dish half full of water. The
water will boil but not the custard, and
it will cook quite satisfactorily. Take
out as soon as it is set.
When baking pies or tarts don't stand
them on the top of a hot stove after they
are done, as that makes the pastry soft
and sOdden.
Before putting milk into the saucepan
boil rapidly few spoonfuls Of water
(enough to just cover the bottom of the
PAM, and it will never burn, however
fierce the fire.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Fond Of Children.

. Mrs. Mckinley is exceedingly fond of
thildren, and many are the incidents
pleasantly related by the small guests at
the mansion. II there are flowers near
she invariably places one in the child's
hand, with one of her sweet smiles, and
there il no doubt that the smile from the
first lady of the land is even more appre-
ciated than the reese she gives. Mrs. Nc
Kinley will stand out in history as the
children's friends on all occasions. Ma
tional Magazine. @
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
The Battle of Mobile Bay.

The last of ''Some Great Sea-Fights,"
described by Jessie Peabody Frothing-
ham in the St. Nicholas, is the battle of
Mobile bay. What Nelson was to Eng
land, says the writer, Farragut has been
to our Countrywide greatest of our ad-
mirals, brilliant, vigorous, successful,
commanders of the world. And, as
Capt. Mahan has said. what the battle
IF Copenhagen was to- the career of Mel
son, the battle of Mobile bay was to
that of Farragut.
On the night of August i, 1864, the
Union fleet rode at anchor outside the
harbor of Mobile. The defenses of the
bay were formidable and carefully de-
yised. The only deep-:water channel for
the guns Of Fort Morgan, the waters Of
low. Across the entrance, from Fort
Gaines to the edge of the deep channel,
the Confederates had driven Il double
line of stakes, and in the channel itself
and submarine mortar batteries.
Within the harbor and above Fort
Morgan lay the Confederate fleet, COM
manded by Admiral Buchanan. Consist
ing three gunbOats and the irOnclad ram
Tennessee, it was small in point of num-
of the Tennessee. an Improvement on
the Merrimac, and the most powerful
ironclad constructed in the South.
Against this array of forts, vessels and
submarine mines, Admiral Farragut
commanded fleet of twenty-one wooden
vessels and four monitors.
Every preparation having been made
for the approaching battle, Admiral Far.
ragut, in the silent watches of the night
went below into his cabin. as Nelson had
done before him at Trafalgar, and wrote
to his wife: II am going into Mobile in
the morning if God is my leader AT
half-past 5 next morning, while the ad-
miral was quietly breakfasting, he said
to his fleet captain, 'Well, Drayton, we
might as we'll get under way and an
hour later the line of battle moved slow
ly into the bay. dashed together two by
two, the vessels sailed in pairs, a smaller
with larger ship, the Brooklyn leading
the column and followed by Farragut's
hagsh' D. the Hartford. Ahead, in single
file, went the four monitors, led by the
Tecumseh
Farragut had ordered himself dashed to
the rigging close under the maintop, from
where he could clearly see the progress OF
the battle. The Tecumseh fired the first
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
No Place for Canaries.


er bird kept IN the kitchen is a positive
peril to the household, as by futtering
and whisking the dust from its cage, or
mucus from it's beak, the food of a whole
family can be- contaminated says DR..
A. Tucker Wise. L. r. G. p, of London,
in pamphlet iii which he states that
canary owners may be and frequently
are, infected with tuberculosis by their
pets, and nc in support Of his claim he ad-
Tins - -
!, Eight persons in one house, where
many canaries were kept, suffered more
or less from the. forms Of the disease,
although there was no hereditary ten
dency1 to it; while a large aviary, DR..
Wise thinks, was virtually the weapon
by which a Silesian family of eleven per
sons was slain. .,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Care of a Pansy Bed,

The man who has a daughter discov-
cred the other day, when he went to get
some tobacco from the nice little porons
jar where he keeps it uncovered and in
prime condition for use, that there was
not a bit left. The daughter had taken
it, but she had not taken to Smoking
Perish the thought! The woman Who
smokes is to be pitied for her bad taste
in odors, says the New York Times
This mans daughter had plants, and on
them she had discovered large COLONY
of those little green bugs which will
soon turn pansy bed-as this han
pened to be, and a pansy bed in a box
into barren desert But there is a cnre
and a thorough sprinkling with strong
tobacco tea will do the work.
The girl stepped her tea in a good
s:zed watering pot for lack Of something
better, covering it tightly with cloths and
In the meantime she had bought an alto
mizer at big florists supply place, and
with this she went over the pansy bed
carefully, sending the tobacco tea into
every place where there was bug. These
rubber atomizers are comparatively in
expensive. A good 1O-ounce one, which is
a practical size, will cost 65 cents. It is
, good for sprinkling house plants at any
time. The spray is SO fine that the house
is not deluged with water when it is
used. An old cologne atomizer will do as
well if anyone happens to have one. i .
There are number OF people who
have, and no one ever thinks Of using
such a thing for it's so-called legitimate
purpose.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Yellow Wells the Best.

Every photographer, amateur or pro-
fessionul, knows that the harmful actinic
ray of the run, the one most damaging
to the complexion, cannot pass through
yellow, but this knowledge has only re-
Gently been applied to the matter of
to be the best protective against freckles
or sunburn of all wells, and should be
adopted by those whose skins are partic-
ularly susceDtible.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Tea Table Folk Lore.

Here are a few very old superstitions
about the cup that cheers:
. If you put cream in your tea before
sugar it will cross your love.
= When the tea is made and the lid of
the teapot is forgotten for few. minutes,
it is q sure sign that someone will drop
IN to tea =; 81
! If tea stalk floats in the cup of an
unmarried lady it is called a"beau."
tea round briskly, and then plant the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
SNAP SHOTS.
o@~o>~~>@@o~oo->oo
Does tie blind horse "feel his oats?'';

Does the blind horse ''feel his oats?''
Money talks, but the miser can shut it
up.
A knobby fellow is not always thing
to adore.
The moneyed man can pass in almost
any society.
What the Boxers need is to be dealt
a Knockout blow.
The forest is Natures temple where
hunters go to prey.
The lucky man is slapped on the back
by the hand of fate.
At present, not even Boston's cream of
society is cold cream. -.---
The English golf player drops his his
but sticks to his tees.
When he gets mad, even the purist
may use bad language.
The barber can always scrape up some
thing to "chin' about. - = r.: RI -
The theatrical hacker. doesn't al
ways come to the front" X 80 = =
Seeing cold cash is there, is the safety
vault a cold storage place? III t;3+aF'
All actors are 'superstitious enough to
believe in signs-onSa contract
When a man habitually runs in debt.
it's his creditors who get tired.
sass%Ss
No have a1l heard IT a. o;cI, bod :o,,a
who hasn't seen an invalid chair? ...,55S
You may guide horseless wagon to
fodder, but you. can't make it eat.
There are numberless people in this
world who are looking out for No. l.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13


Atlanta Constitution
The mamie Gilroy" is a new mixed
drink, named after the well-known come
dienne of that name. 1t was introduced
and christened ON one of the roof gardens
the other night. 1t consists of Il lump of
ice, dash of bitters, two inches, Of
Scotch whisky, half lime and a bottle
OF club soda.
. That long corridor of the Waldorf-As
their wives from all over the country sill
all day long under the delusion that they
are looking at real live New Workers.
gaze reverently at each other, has g
name: Oshkosh Alley ~, -
John L. Sullivan spent a night in a
police cell because he was too drunk and
bad-tempered to be let out. The magis-
trate discharged him i'll the morning,
there being no one to press the charge of
drunk and disorderly." He says he is
of the saloon business. He says that man
aging a cafe is ::'too exciting for him.
; Linen busters have not disappeared
from the smart woman's ? wardrobe
They have only changed their names an(
style. The woman in a handsome dres.
who gees a-traveling nOWxwears an over
garment known as the Empire Coat
It is the linen duster to all intents~ ant
purposes serving the same use,. and look
ing like glori6ed garment of that fam
town stores are lined with thin Chin,
silk, and mohair as well as linen is .uset
for the: outer cloth. 5 The fichu effect j.
shown in some Ot the coats, but,mOst o.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Iuly'a Birthstone.

The glowing ruby should adorn
Those who in warm July are born:
Then will they be exempt and free
From loves doubt and anxiety.
The Chinese hold the ruby in the high
token of friendship. Indeed, among the
youth of the Saxon race it has long been
a talisman to insure the wearer against
evils arising from. friendship or love.
The largest authenticated ruby is
among the Russian crown jewels, set as
center in a Greek cross that adorns the
front of the crown.
When the tomb of Henry II. was
opened, the body was found with crown
and kingly robe, while the usual ring
was on the finger, set with fine ruby.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Dogs with Great Names.

Tax collectors find that many dogs
whose owners call to pay their license
lakes are honored with. great names.
There were Deweys without stint record
ed in the past twelve months; Clevelands,
Roosevelts and Joe Wheelers figure nu-
merously in the lists. Schleys, Simpsons,
Hobsons, Moodys and Sankey's rival III
the list with Caesars, Schneiders, Cleo
ers of more or less prominence. Such fl
one of the penalties of greatness to have
hound pups, terriers, and dogs of high
and low degree named after one ash
ingtOn Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
phraseology.


Ever since the formation of the So
called vaudeville trust" a feeling of
vague unrest has been creeping into the
hearts of vaudevillians. In one morning
paper it was published that Minnie
Seligman's salary had been cut from
$500 per week to $3.50. This story, how
letter from Miss Seligman herself, stat
ing that she is under contract to play
through July in Chicago at Il salary of
5000 per week. Miss Seligman also
states that she has had an offer from
Mr.. Albee. for B. +. Keith, to play forty
two to fifty-two consecutive weeks: in
being made. 1t is not time for vaudeville
stars to begin crying out against the in
justices of the trust" until they really
come.
| The cornerstone Of Former Senator
William A. Clark's house at Fifth ave
rue and Seventy-seventh street was laid
the other afternoon. A small platform
; and there few members of the family
gathered. AS the stone was lowered into
place Mrs. Lewis Rutherford Morris, Mr..
| Clark daughter, put a copper box in the
cavity of the stone. The box contained
the ''log'' of the Clark family, some silver
coins and copies of the current ncwspa-
pcrs. Then Mrs. Morris took a silver
| trowel and smoothed the cement about
the edge of the base The covering stone
was lowered into place and the ceremony,
which lasted about ten minutes, was
over. The Clark mansion will not be
ready for occupancy before the fall of
1901. when it will be made the store
house for Mr.. Clark's large collection OF
| art treasures. - 49, -..-.-s-=-- -ess,a-aas
The $4,000 worth of jewels mystic; iously
| stolen from Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gould
! at the Carlton hotel. London, two weeks
! ago, were recovered&in New York City
by central office detectives Locked mp
| in a cell at police Headquarters was the
man accused of the robbery, Charles W.
Blair, 26 years old, valet, and a native
Of Australia. While Mr.. and Mrs. Gould
door Of their apartments with a wire, and
ransacked trunks, boxes and bureau
drawers, finally making off without being
seen with all the trinkets and keepsakes
that the GOulds had outside the vaults al
,! n London safe deposit company. Mr.
Gould at once reported his loss to Scot
land Yard. Scotland Yard in turn mott
i Red the New York police, who founi
q Blair offering Jewels to shopkecpers fol
sale George Shrady, a brother OF Mrs
Gould, identified the jewels. Amene
4 them weresa diamond. ruby, and pend
" ant, n. gold locket with the monogram
q IS. G. g.. "A fob chain with the initial:
70. G." in diamonds, nine dia lnond but
r tons with the monogram "A. G., pear
sleeve links, catseye and pearl scarfpin
The population Of Bloemfontein doe
cl, did nor exceed (NN1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
The Summer Girls Complexion.

The texture of the skin is likewise in.
jured when frequently subjected to sun
burn. One should, therefore, avoid it as
much as possible. 1t is not as difficult
to do this as you would think. In the
first place, before going forth on any ad-
venture in which you are likely to get
sunburned, take the precaution to oil the
face with cold cream, or with pure white
vaselinc, or, if that is too sticky, with
white vaseline and almond oil, equal
parts, and then use some good reliable
powder. If you do not care for looks, put
it on thickly, and it acts as mask to
protect the skin. Avoid as far as posi-
bic the reflection of the sun upon glaring
sand or water. This burns more quickly
than anything else
The great temptation after the expo-
sure to the heat and the proba bilities of
sunburn is to wash the face. Water acts
like mordant to set the dye of sunburn.
The skin that might have possibly es-
capped with faint redness becomes scarlet
and even blistered after washing while
the sun is still upon it or after just re-
turning from an exposing expedition,
Wipe the face gently with some oily prep
aration and use powder that is soothing,
and the effects of the sunburn will short
ly pass away.--Dr. Grace Peckham Muir
ray in Harper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
e&eGG4e

spoon upright in the middle of the cup.
holding it quite still with the fingers.
If the "bcau' in it's twirlings is .attrac-
ted to the spoon and clings to it, he will
be sure to put in an appearance some,
time during the evening. II the sides of
the cup attract him he will not come that
night. - -'",e*
If single persons find that they have
two spoons by the side of the cup, he or
she will figure prominently, perhaps very
prominently, at wedding before the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
The Use of ButtermiIk.

Buttermilk has several summer uses.
1t is a cooling beverage, and it will
bleach clothes and remove mildew. Soak
them for several days in buttermilk,
way. After the boiling the clothes will
be the traditional snowy whiteness
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
The MosttExpensiye War.

err times was 1nndouhtelIy that Of the
American Civil war, when the enormous
sum of $3,7OO,OO0,O was expended. The
Franco German war cost France ST.
E20 OO0 0OO
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13

It is said that the nut trees of the
world alone could, if necessity arose. pro-
vide. food all the year round for total
population three times greater than the
present. 1t has been pointed. out to~the
Washington department of agriculture
that Brazil nuts around Para grow I'm
such profusion that thousands Of tons of
them are wasted every year;with cocoa
nuts it is the same in many centers. Nuts
ground in various ways are rapidly COM
ing into favor, and it is predit ted that in
the near future nut-four will compete
successfully with wheatells -four. II London
no;1v Moil
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Advice to Bicycley q.

Instead of drinking water, lemonade or
other beverages whenever they feel
thirsty during run on a hot day, bicy-
c!ists are recommended to a nibble at a
piece of dried orange peel. This is said
not only to abolish thirst, but to have a
refreshing effect on the mouth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
In a Poppy arden.


Beyond the gold-green lane the poppy gar
F!utters and flaunts, like sunset seas agow
The frosty, fuzzy stalks and blue leaf ban
nefS
Ranging in row on row.
Here are some multi-petaled, ruby crimson
Into crumpled purple whitening,
Like 'tattered velvet old and dim and dusty
OF a neglected king.
Whittier are these than are the moon white
Censers that dainty fragrances exhale;
Each, when the early sun fills with his
Beams like Holy Grail.
Pure, pure and shining gold these silk
Brimming with drowsy. heady scents to
The bold inbreathing. spirit in gold visions,
Bright mysteries Of sleep.
And here, O., here, are they the best be-
Scarlet and splendid as the souls desire,
With smouldered hearts hot from the gio.
rious, daring
Welcome Of the suns fire.
"Oh. happy dreamer in the poppy garden,
Under the soft, sweet sky of summer blue,
o, happy dreamer In the poppy garden,
When will your dreams come true?"
For every dream in this my poppy garden
A springing hope within my heart began;
Hopes are quick seeds of the worlds wide
garden,
Lord Of whose life is man."
Sara King Wiley in Scribner's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
For Cleaning Tan Shoes.

Banana skins are really excellent for
cleaning tan shoes. People forget this
now and again, and so for their benefit
the information is repeated frequently in
Women's magazines devoted to household
matters, says the New York Times. But
the latest votaries of the banana skin
shoe cleaner could not have been readers
Of the women's magazines; in fact, they
were hardly old enough to read any
thing, but they were assiduously at work
sitting on the sidewalk of one Of the poor
er streets of the city rubbing their shoes
with the skins. They were very little
tots, a boy and girl, and whether the
shoes were tan or not it would have been
hard to tell, they were so old and shabby.
But the children rubbed away vigor-
ously, and when the little girl found
there was too much of the banana on
her hands she would wipe them careful
~ on the waist of her little gown. 1t
didn't make much difference to the gown,
for that was not clean anyway.
When last seen the children were still
working away seriously. 1t would be in
tcresting to know if it was only by acct
dent that the children We're cleaning their
shoes in ths way, or if by chance the
little bit of information concerning clean
ing shoes had percolated down by means
| of the missions to these little tots in the
streets.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
The Girl of Thirteen.

In choosing school for the young girl
of this age, regard must be had for her
future social companionships. Friend
girls school, and it is wise for her par
ents to place her among her social
equals, and where sne may develop
among those of her own station. This
is not to make her a snob, or to incucate
a principle other than democratic. The
girl who is to live among the well-born
and well-bred must make her friendships
there, and for this very reason will b.
better equipped to hold her own if
obliged hereafter to fight for herself in
the fierce competitions of the time.
Another necessity of young girls
life is that she shall be happy. Never
keep girl where she is unsociable. If
the school cannot make it's pupils happy
it would best close it's doors. If teacher
is considered an ogress there is some rea-
son for it. If inconsistencies is persistent
let the girl come back--Margaret p.
Sangstcr in Harper's Bazaar.
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Keep Flowers Fresh.

Flowers are counted among the lux
uries Of life, and those who have them,
even in pr0fusiOn, try to keep them as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Never Rains.

Rain has never been known to fall in
that part OF Egypt between the two lows
Ter falls OF the Nile.