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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
The Mystical Number @

Lucky seven" and "unlucky thirteen''
are so often quoted that they have be-
come household numbers; but, upon in
vestigation, number nine, with the facts,
fancies, and phrases clustering around it,
is quite as interesting. Nine, as three
times three, is the trinity of trinities,' ~
a mystical number. and combinations in
which it has figured are known since an
cient times. The mine worthless of old
are depicted in tapestry and painting,
and in early literature their lives We're
held up as examples to mankind; they
were three Jewish-JoShua, Daniel and
Judas MaccabaeuS; three pagan-Hec-
tor, Alexander the Great and Julius
Caesar; and three Christian knights,
Arthur. Charlemagne and Godfrey of
Bouillon.
Astronomers count nine planets in the
system to which the earth belongs, but Il
belief in nine earths formerly existed.
According to Mohammcd there were
nine heavens, and to be in the Seventh
was the height Of bliss. hence the. say
ing In modern theology there are nine
orders Of angels, the seraphim chrrubim
and archangel being the principal ones
Milton writes, The effulgent bands in
triple circles movc:' and when the "fal-
days they fell according to the blind
poet.
The number of Sabine gods was nine
but moro familiar are 1.-THE sacred nine
celestial MUSES.. 1t is by mines that East
ern presents are given. when they would
be especially munitit ent. In ccclesiasti-
cal ornaments there are nine varieties of
crosses; and in heraldry as many CROWNS
Jennie Day UaineS in IcSlie'S Weekly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13

YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.


grandma work-basket. In moment it
was in his hand.
"oh. Oily, it smells just like mammals
Its grandma'S snuff said billy.
There's the scent-bean in it, And the
der in the box.
Then Joe's nose began to Jingle. and
the tears came into his eyes, and the
powder flew out Of the box upon grand
oh, DEAR" cried billy.
Dear! dear" echoed little Joe.
! "Ah-chew"
''Nuh-cho"'
| Joe's hat fell off. and billy stepped on
it. Then Dilly's hat fell over her eyes
and she dropped her paraSol The gray
kitten crawled out from under the lounge
and stared, then ran off with big tail.
Just then grandma came in.
why. billy! WHY. Joe! What are
you crying about:'
I'VE. amt CRYING, grandma. It's the
b-boX. sneezed billy.
Oh you silly children" cried grand
ma: You have been at grandpa'S East
Indian root that he smells of for the
headache.'
will it ever stop. grandma:' cried
billy.
certainly" said grandma, smiling a
little.
Then she took the children to the kitch-
en- sink, and bathed their poor. red eyes
and swollen noses till they were quite
cool again.
| Il am very sure, my dears. YOU will
| not mcddle any more with things you
should not grandma said. as she gave
them each gingercakc and tied on their
hats.
! And billy and Joe knew they never
| should again-nerer.-Great Thoughts.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
DON'T BE TOO BRILLIANT

"The stupid. handsome girls got all the
attention. while l, with my attempt to
be entertaining, was left to the circle of
dowagers and one or two duty gallants.
Now, finished the Ugly Duckling, what
is there left for meT'
The Woman of the World sighed, "Poor
child! Do you feel able to absorb a lit
tie extra adyice?' she asked 1T is yery
simple, and it is worth more than all the
self-cultivation theories you have tried
to follow. 1t is this-for social success.
try to efface yourself.
"Once and awhile, my dear, there arc
brilliant personalities we bow befor>
There's, much -iuugnetism- about them
we can't help it, but in the long run a
vivid personality is a dangerous social
tool. 1t wounds peoples self-esteem be-
cause. it takes the edge off their own
conceit.
Coax other people to say bright things.
Never mind about sparkling yourself, I
know belle who is declared the clever
est girl of her set, and she herself has
told me she has stitled more smart little
speeches than she can count, simply for
fear of taking the shine off her compan-
ions remarks. Put other people at their
best and you will never appear at your
worst
It's huniliating, this sacrifice of self.
but it pays--that is, if you wish to have
people stop long enough to consider you
arc living. '-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
TO MAKE FRIENDS.

The trouble has been that while we all
acknowledge the desirability of making
friends we have made the mistake of
thinking the ability to do so was a gift
of nature. like fine figure or beautiful
face, and that one could no more be
blamed for lacking one than the other
Yet, when we ask ourselves what it is
that we like in our friends the answer is
simple enough-kind words, kind deeds.
sympathy with our joys and sorrows, a
gentle forbearance to our faults
we hear mothers say every day that
their little Johnnies cannot get along
With other children, and are avoided by
Their playmates. 1t is passed over as a
childish foible and they let the golden
opportunity slip to correct fault that
may mar the child's whole life. It is the
time and chance to teach the golden art
of making friends. The child who is
taught to play fair, instead of mcnopo-
lizing the ball, or tea set, or swing. or
whatever, is the point of vantage in the
game: the child who is punished for
being rude and overbearing. and selfish
to other children, the child who is taught
the divine grace of sympathy to others
may not be clever or talented, but he viii
have a personal popularity that will
stand him his whole life long in place Of
more brilliant qualities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13

out to nurse Gen. Buffers wounded, but,
becoming the worse for liquor, she was
shut up by that commander in the room
of the local stationmaster. Discovering
his pajamas and short coat, she donned
them, after sacrificing her own raiment.
She afterwards refused to make a
change and thus scantily clothed she
was carried through the lines of Gen.
Buffers troops in an ambulance, was
shipped to Cape Town and is now in
England.
The tremendous influx at Cape Town
of English society women and wives Of
the more wealthy soldiers, especially
those of the volunteers, has created
many heart-burnings among the major
Of wno are nbged afa
stay at home 1t is pointed out that
Kipling will have ample chance to write
I'D another series of satires such as he
did upon Indian army society.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
$e GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES. s.

another young woman, particular to
primness in other directions, has a sloyen-
ly habit of leaving combings in her hair
comb, and this brings me to little story
which accentuates the necessity of con
slant vigilance on a woman's part un-
birthright-
The story was a young brides rem
iniscence of her honeymoon.
1t proves that no matter how slack
a girl may be in toilet habits, matrimonv
is the calcium light which shows them
pang of modification she must endure IN
Never shall forget" saws this hr;ao
the first word of criticism l received
from my husband. Everything was NOV
ing along beautifully. There hadn't been
morning I found Hal standing hefore
my dressing table looking down disgust
cdly at the comb lying there.
What was the matter?' Here tro
cheeks blushed like scarlet geraninm s"o
|Well, | had left it full of combines.
a habit l may frankly admit I had II.
into pickle. Hal held that comb s ont m af
arms length. the untidy mat of hair
clinging to it, and l will say he tr;ad
to make his voice nice and lamhlike h,t
saw by the line of his lips and the Hasl,
or MS eye that he was thoroughly Dnt
out Put
Elizabeth said he, is this vour
comb?' just as if he didn't know if ' was
the very comb he had given me my last
birthday. '''''
II meekly answered Yes
""Then,' said he, L would try to keen
it like a lady's comb With that hp
turned on his heel and stalked out of tho
room, leaving me sniffy and feeling terri
bly, abused.
But it was a wholesome lesson. T
never forgot it and my comb rested IN
splck and span cleanliness on my dresser
ever afterward. Not that comb.
packed it out of sight, handsome as It
was, that very morning, and couldn't
bear to use it again. But I've never been
caught mapping with its substitute. Not
a single hair is allowed to remain in it
over time.'
This brides husband had the courage
10 correct her for her fault
How many men, though naturally neat
themselves, have to endure the petty
trials of a wife who is careless in such
toilet tr1es!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
HEARTS SUNSHINE.

Oh, If only those who love us
Would but tell us while we live,
And not wait until life's journey
Ended is, before they give
The smile we hungered after,
Tender words we lOnged to hear,
Which we listened for, but vainiy,
For many weary year.
There Is much of pain and sorrow
All must bear, and bear alone,
Yet how helpful is the sunshine
OF CHEEKY look and tone!
How it brightens up iife's pathway,
And dispels the shadows grim,
And restores our shattered idols,
Which we built in days now dim.
Then bestow your sunshine freely!
Let 1T shine from out your eyes,
Let 1T speak in warm hand pressures,
Let 1t breathe in heartfelt signs,
Let it cheer the fainting spirit
OF some brother in distress,
Let it thrill our jarring voices
With Il note Of tenderness.
For in serving fellow mortals
We best serve the Father, too,
And in tightening their burdens
Ours grow light and fade from view
And sympathetic nature
That vibrates to others needs
Is Il bit of Gods own sunshine
Quickening to noble deeds
Anne &. Wheeler in Boston Transcript
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
COOKING MORALITY.

Poor rations are demoralizing,' says
a prominent army officer. And it is true
that when Il man does not get in his food
the stimulating nOuriShment which his
nature Graves he becomes demoralized
and seeks in other stimnlants the salts
faction of the craving Of his stomach for
well-cooked, ncuriShng food. \ man
disappointed i'll this meal can console his
hunger with something to drink. This
gives him Spasmodc activity and ticti-
tious strength for brief time, but when
the reaction comes leaves him worse off
than ever Is it not correct tn argue that
il breakfast unfailingly good, composed
of elements that stimulate and nourish
the body. has a moral as we'll as a physi-
cal benefit? -Sallie Joy White in the
Woman's Home Companion.
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ems and eggs; she had given candy, flow
ers, cards, all rank excuses for the real
thing. This Easter the real thing
takes the form OF aprons.
am going to make my friends open
their eyes on Easter morning by sending
them perhaps a house apron that sug-
gests pies and cakes, perhaps sewing
apron in place of poesy that isn't any
thing but doggerel tackled to card.
One is to be made of gay chintz nearly
two yards long and about one and a half
yards wide. Across the width at the ex-
IRENE end was deep fold, which met
together and formed baggy receptacle
that looked like horn of plenty. The
rest of the material was supposed to fur
nish a cover for the front of the dress.
1t was allowed to remain perfectly plain,
but l shall gather mine into a band
with strings, because it seems to me
much easier than tucking the straight
piece into a belt.
This is Il little different from the work
aprons Of last year, those being made
with straight pocket across the lower
part OF the apron.
Any pretty fabric could be used for
these aprons. They would be such a
comfort on summer days, when fancy
work is taken here. there and every
where
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
A DUKE EARNED SIXPENCE.
English Peer Who Made Himsels Use.
full to Touring Woman.


fui to 4 Touring Woman.
How the Duke of Norfolk, one of the
richest of England's peers, earned his
first sixpence is related by his friends
with great deal of gusto.
A few years ago a large English party
headed by the duke went on a continent
tai tour. The duke busted himself very
much on the journey in kind hearted
way about the welfare of everyone in the
party. vt every station he used to get
out and 60 round to see if he could do
anything, for anyone. One old lady, who
did not know him when she arrived at
last in Rome, tired and hot, found great
difficulty in getting porter. So she
selzed on the duke. Now. my good
man. she said, I've noticed YOU at ali
these stations loating about Just make
yourself useful for once in your life.
Take my bag and find me cab" The
duke mildly did as he was bid and was
rewarded with a sxpence: THANK you.
madam" he said; Il shall prize this in
deed! 1t is the first coin I have ever
earned in my life
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
Horses that Drink Grass.

There are hundreds of horses and thou
sands of cattle in the Hawaiian islands
which never take drink of water
throughout the whole course Of their
lives. On all the islands the upper alti-
tudes of the mountains are given up to
cattle ranges. The cattle run wild from
the time they are born until they are sent
to the slaughter house. Except during
possibly two or three months of the
rainy season, there are no streams or
pools of water in any part where the cat
tie range. But everywhere there grows a
recumbent, jointed grass, known by the
native name of MAMMA. This is both
food and drink. Horses and cattle graz
ing on it neither require water nor drink
it when offered,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
Daughter OF President Tyler Still
TIiVino

One of the most aristocratic faces seen
in Washington is that of Mrs. Semple,
daughter Of President Tyler. She has
passed her eightieth year, and yet re-
tains an exceedingly youthful complex
ion. Personally she is charming, and
impresses one as stepping out of the Eu-
ropean courts. She has dignitied car
riage and the grace of speech character
istic of the old regime. She was suf-
ferer from the effects of the Civil war,
and when relating the experiences of
that terrible period. she carries the listen
ers in her flight of speech, until the span
of time is effaced and war is no more
National MAGAZINE.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
The Little Brown Dog.

The Little Brown Dog.
Little brown dog with the meek brown
eyes,
Tell me the boon that most you prize
Would juicy bone meet your hearts de-
sire?
Or cOZy rug by Il blazing fire?
Or a sudden race with a truant cat?
Or gentle word, or Il friendly pat?
Is the worn-out ball you have always near
The dearest of all the things held dear?
Or Is the home YOU left behind
The dream of bliss in your doggsh mind:
But the little brown dog just shook his
head
AS if None of these are BEST" he said.
A boys clear whistle came from the street.
There's a wag of the tail, and a twinkle of
feet
And the little brown dog did not even say,
Excuse me, ma'am," as he scampered
away.
But I'm sure as can be his greatest joy
Is just to trot behind that boy.
May Ellis Nichols in Wide Awake.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
Soldiers on Stills.

Improbable as it may seem, says the
Paris Messenger, the French army has
view Of testing the value of stilt-walk-
ing. The result appears to be such as
to render their adoption by the French
army for special purposes highly prob
able. They are found to be serviceable
not only in placing telegraph wires in
very rough country, but also us means
of quickly ascertaining where river can
man, by the aid of his heightened legs,
can measure the depth Of the water with
great ease and precision. He can feel
about for the shallow places and thus
loo1 %ho -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
WHAT MANY DON'T KNOW

"One Of the mistakes of women" said
woman lecturer, lis in loving too much;
they can never make mistake in loving,
but they ought to careful in picking out
the man: they are rather apt to do it on
the grab-bag principle Another of the
mistakes of women is not knowing how
to rest, and still another is not knowing
how to eat" says the New York Tele-
graph What women don't know about
both has built 10000 hospitals. Consider
the ways of man and be wise. Women
worry too much; they hurry too
much they are misers to joliity, end
they nearly always die leaving a large
account in the bank of merrime MT
Women not only cross bridges before they
GENE to them, but they are gifted bridge
builders.
Men can stop in the midst of per-
plexitics and have 'guffaw' 1t is this
faculty that keeps them young. Women
cannot. and that is why they fade ear
lier. Worry not only wrinkles the face.
but it wrinkles and withers the mind
as well.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
LITTLE LANGUAGE SLIPS.

n Teacher i'll I. fonrous coiieg for wont
en- has prepared for the benefit of her
students the following list of words,
phrases and expressions to be avoided
Set watch on your lips, and if you
are accustomed to making these ''slips'
try to substitute the correct expression.
But don't be content with that alone.
Learn why the preferred expression is
correct, and this of itself will SO fix it in
your mind that you will soon use it IN.
consciously:
Guess" for suppose or think
Elk" for ARRANGE or ''preparc.'
"Ride" for drive INTERCHANGEABLE.
real as an adverb, in expressions
such as "reaf' good for ''really'' good.
Some or amy in an adverbial sense:
for example, Il have studied some'' for
''somewhat;,.' II have not studied any"
for Eat ALL"
''Some" ten days for "about'' ten days
Not ''as' l know for shat I know.
"Try'' an experiment for ''makc" an
experiment.
Singular subjects with contracted
plural verb; for example. ''She don t
skate WELL for ''she doesn't skate WE'LL
fright away for immediately
Party for 'person."
"Promise" for "assure''
''Posted' for Uniformed"
Just "as SOON for just 'as lief."-Dc-
troit Free Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13

BANDS FIRST REPRlMAND
MADE HER NEAT FOR LIFE.
Neatness is one of the most attractive
of feminine qualifications to man. 1t
is also one Of the rarest.
Early and persistent must be the train
ing which carries girl into woman
hood with her bump of neatness'' we'll
developed. Unless inherently fastidious
during school days she is liable to drift
into careless habits which she never out
grows.
One girl may have trick of leaving
shoes about her room. AS mere tot,
she was permitted to do this and as she
grew older the untidy custom was never
abandoned, for the simple reason that
she herself did not notice anything I'M
usual about it and probably nobody else
felt at liberty to correct her.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
HEP EASTER APRONS.

She explained that every other year
she had wasted what money she had for
Easter tokens on ridiculous baskets filed
with frowsy-looking goslings and chick
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
HIGH COLLARS HARMFUL.

Artists assert that the high collars now
worn by women are destroying the pose
of the head and the lines of the neck,
says the Philadelphia Times. The use
Of unnatural collars, they say, changes
the pose of the head to a marked degree
and this habit, if continued for several
years, causes important changes in the
muscles of the neck which soon become
permanent. In old paintings the pose of
the head is perfectly natural and grace
full, and the lines are round and in grace
full curves.
It is asserted, furthermore, that the
tall, stiff linen collar, which holds the
neck as in a wise, and the fancy chokers
with two high points, which keep up Il
constant tickling of the ears, are alter
ing women's expression.
A very high band about the neck tends
to strain the muscles and, incidentally,
the cords of the neck and shoulders. If
the collar be very high in front it will
impede the circulation, and in time re-
suit in headache and nervous strain. 1t
is also thought that high and stiff neck
bands are responsible, by impeding circu-
lation, for much Of the bad sight of the
present day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-13
Nurse During Ihe Civil War.

Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer, who has just
died at Pottstown, Pa, in her seventy
third year, won a national reputation as
a nurse during the Civil war. She went
to the front in April, 1861. and continued
her services till November %. 1865. She
was all along the front lines from NickS-
burg to Petersburg, and was on many of
the bloodiest battletields. Besides spend
ing $4,000 Of her own money, she gath
cred and distributed along the front lines
over $20O,OOO worth of supplies. In Oc-
tober, 1868, AIRS. N';ttenmycl brought
forward. {! proposition to start a soldiers
orphans home in Iowa, the first in the
history of the world, as far as known
After the war she became secretary of
one of the missionary societies of the
Methodist church, and was heard on the
platform in its interest. In all the years
since the war she had been in literary
work. She was one of the first and most
enthusiastic members Of the Daughters
of the Revolution.-New York Tribune
The Oldest Golf Club.
The Royal Blackheath Golf club is the
oldest golf club in England, and it also
claims to be the oldest existing golf club
In the world. It was founded by James
l. in 1908. For two or three centuries
before that time golf had been popular
game in Scotland, but there is no record
OF any club having been established prior
to the Blackhcath club. In 1857 the
Scottish Parliament passed an act en-
joining that flute ball and collie be ut
terly cryit downc, and nocht usit.' \
similar act was passed in May, 1881. The
Royal and Ancient Golf club at st. An
drews is one Of the most famous in the
kingdom. 1t was instituted in 1754. a
silver cup having been played for in the
May of that year. In 1884 William ".
became patron of the club, and approved
Of its being in future styled THE Royal
and Ancient Golf club of St. Andrews"
and presented gold medal to be played
for annually.-Collier's Weekly
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.Grandpa's snufbox. Z

) ..Oh, dear!' sighed billy Burton to her
from school one day. 1T is SO hot! Let's
20 into grandma's and rest. n. ;, :. . -. ),
s.And get a gingercake, maybe, said
JOG. wiping his sWeaty little face. ::
'.Oh, Joe, you are always wanting GIN.
gcrcakes! Now don't You ask grandma
for a single sone! It isn't polite.
3 And Dilly locked very wise. as she shut
her mite cf a blue-silk parasol and tapped
lightly at grandna's door. Grandma
was not in the kitchen; but the children
went in, and sat down On the wide lounge
to rest and wait for her.
ss .Ioe's eyes were very bright, and always
very restless; and he had no sooner sat
down than he esnied 9 small @ box, black
and shin, landing on table beside
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Artificial Eyelashes in France.

:, Artificial eyelashes appear to be the
latest French novelty. False hair is an
ancient institution. and we have long
been accustomed to false teeth and even
eyebrows. Henceforth, according to the
Medicine Franchise, there is no reason
why an otherwise beautiful face should
be dishgured by red eyelids or ragged
eyelashes. The process may appear "a
little painful, a needle threaded with hair
being passed through the lid and the
threads cut in the middle with fine pair,
Of scissors, each end becoming an eye
if thereby it may become more beautiful?
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