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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27
The COnsuI's Cats,

Gen. Sir Herbert Chermside, who is
now in South Africa, was formerly con-
sui in Asia Minor, where he was very
popular. Once, in weak moment, he
sent a couple Of beautiful Angora cats
as a present to lady in Constantinople
The lady was so pleased that she asked
him to send some more. Sir Herbert
gave his native servant some money and
told him to 60 and buy two or three.
Then; came a demand for more cats from
the consul's friends, and he gave his. serv-
ant more money with which to buy cats.
This went on for two or three months,
and the native servant waxed exceed
ing fat indeed. One morning, however,
the general, on coming out Of the CON
sulate; was surrounded by. host Of in
furiated yelled women, who besought Ma
homet to curse him because he had stolen
all their cats: It appears that the ua-
tive servant had pocketed the money for
himself, and gone round with a sack and
confscated every cat in the place.-Col'
lier's Weekly, -
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are safer receptacles of clothing than
trunks and are fully equal to expensive
cedar chests,
HITS to EcOnors1y y.

There is good deal of difference be-
tween economy and meanness. The for
mer is what should be observed in every
household, and the latter is, to my mind,
IL positive sin. 1t is with right economy
that our talk will be about
When girls are first married they very
often have no idea of economy, and thus
debts occur, and sooner or later trouble
is sure to follow.
II you are sensible girls, insist on hav-
ing weekly allowance for housekeep-
ing, and it must of course be in proper
tion to your husbands income. = :
Some girls do not like" to make a
daily inspection of the larder, and in this
way they are very much to blame.
AS soon as your husband has gone to
town, repair into the kitchen and see
low anything to be wasted, and the
scraps which perhaps you would not
have served up for meal for your hus-
band will come in splendidly for your
own and your servants lunch.
Very often pieces of bread collect in
the breadbin. Once week have these
soaked in water, and when quite soft
This is delicious when nicely made. If
you have crusts over, put them ON bak-
ing sheet in the oven and let them get
quite brown, then with rolling pin re-
duce them to crumbs, and put in a stop
pered bottle for use when game is in
season.
The washing bill is often serious
item, and in small household should be
kept as low as possible. If you have a
small garden, it is a good plan to have a
woman in and wash once week, and
only send your husbands shirts, your
own blouses and table linen to the laun
dress, washing all the other things at
home.
Soap is another thing that comes ex-
pensive, and many girls make mistake
in using it as soon as it is bought. If you
have no storeroOm, you must use the ton
shelf of your kitchen dresser. Get two
or three bars of good yellow soap at .
time, cut them up in squares, and stand
them upright, not touching one another.
Do not use them for quite a month, and
when you have used one bar be sure to
buy another to keep up the supply.
Soda is best bought in a quantity.
DO not buy cheap foreign matches.
1t is best to buy butter in small guam.
titles and often.
There is no economy in cheap meat,
but you should go to a good butchers
Do not, if it is avoidable, give your or.
ders to the butcher who calls. but %
yourself to the shop and see your Joint
cut off yourself, and insist on having
what you want. There are many other
ways to be economical, but space pre-
vents enumerating them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27
"WOrth N1lloO

For til" test Of the heart Is trouble,
When life flows along like song;
But the man worth while is the one who
can smile
When everything goes dead wrong;
lis easy enough to be pleasant,
And it always comes with the years,
But the smile that is worth the praise of
earth
Is the smile that comes through tears.
1t Is easy enough to be prudent,
When nothing tcmpts you to stray;
When without or within no voice Of sin
Is Turing your soul away;
But ii $ only negative virtue
Until it is tried by fire,
And the life that is worth the honor Of
earth
Is the one that ressts desire.
BY the cynic. the sad. the fallen,
Who had no strength for the strife,
The worlds highway is numbered today;
They make up the item of life,
But the virtue that conquers passion,
And the sorrow that hides in Il smile
1t Is these that are worth the homage of
earth,
For we find them but once in a while.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
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A Christian EndeavOr Hero.

:. nnrt is Harry L. Won Trott, Mil
waukce Christian Endeavorer, and as
modest and loyal to Endeavor principles
as he has proved himself brave: He
SWAN recently from stranded ship in
can coast, through water infested with
sharks, over surf-beaten rocks, to bring
relief to the imperiled passengers. Be
fore plunging in he removed his Endenv-
or pin from his coat and fastened it into
the clothing in which he swan: While
his clothes were drying, after his valor-
GUS feat, his pockets were riled Of
everything, but the pin was left I'M
touched. 1t was all he saved. But out
Of the wreck comes shining example
of Christian daring for others that proves
once more the existence in the young,
and in the world, of courage and unset
tishness. The young man is a pro-
nounced Endeayorer, q comrade Of The
member of the Tenth Legion, contribut-
ing for benefcent purposes one-tenth of
his income. He is graduate of the
agricultural college connected with the
University of Wisconsin. - Leslie )
Weekly
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- Complaints about. the dilapidation
and insecurity of the Dewey arch
are increasing. It is likely that
impress itself so forcibly upon the mu.
nicipal authorities that it will be removed
before long. Cabmen and others who
drive in the neighborhood of the arch
have always raised their voices in pro-
test against the arch remaining in the
middle, of the, big space at Madison
square for SO long after the welcome
home to Admiral Dewey and his men.
menace to life. Runaways occur in the
vicinity occasionally, as they DO every
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27

NAAk "a AaSI'
IF l We're woman, would rather he
without beauty than without tact 1t
was /; man who said that, and he had
just listened to most tactless speech
made by one woman to another, a speech
50 tactless that it was little short Of
brutal.
Tact is power in whatever way it is
used. and one that is we'll worth the cul-
tivating. To be always courteous and
considerable, to control voice and face
when nerves are tingling and temper ris-
ing. to know the right thing to say and
the right time in which to say it-this is
tact. The tactful person avoids hurting
the Sensibilities of other persons, brings
out the best there is in the unpromising
one. and sets the awkward one at cas-"
with herself, and, consequently, with the
world. She is the woman one likes to
meet, and the one also whom one never
fOrgetS.
The woman of tact keeps her friends
forever and her servants Indefinitely.
She never tells Il friend that her hat is
too young for her age, but she has i
happy fashion of making it impossible
that the friend shall ever outrage taste
and lay herself open to ridicule in such Il
manner again. Nor would she ever be
guilty. as was a certain woman not long
| prised tone: why, is this you? You look
so stylish and pretty that [ really didn't
| know YOU" And then she wondered at
| the sudden GOODNESS of her friends man
| ner She hadn't wit enough to see that
she had committed ali objectionable
| rudeneSs.
1t is in her own house that the woman
of tact shines most brightly. If the
servants need reproof, she does not a!-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27
Training the Will.

I have long wondered how it is that so
few of us ever seriously try to train our
minds to educate our natures. We train
our bodies. Half the young women l
know in London trot off to one of San
dow's schools three or four times a
week, and are mighty proud of the fact.
But not half, not quarter, not a third
of them ever dream of trying to train
their minds or their temperaments.'
Yet, how much ill-health, how much
physical suffering springs directly from
minds and temperaments running wild
I believe that many people, while recog:
nizing that certain bodily ailments can
be eliminated by certain physical exer.
cises or certain medicines, have no idea
that certain mental ailments, certain
tcmperamental ills can be reduced, If
not entirely cured. by what l may call
will gymnastics.
The fact is that most of us neither
understand nor care about the possihili.
ties of will power.-Robert Hichins.
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feeling is that the arch has remained in
position long enough. Its white beauty
has Disappeared; it says here and there;
it's statues have been dis6gured and mu-
tilated, and the general effect u.s. that OF
hideous decay. One Of the big columns on
the cast side Of the square is seen to be
out Of the perpendicular. Should it come
tumbling down, as it may If left where
it is, there will most likely be a. tale Of
casualties to tell The arch has been
standing about six months, and any one
passing it can see that it has outlived
its purpose as an ornament to the city,
even though the sentiment it typides be
deathless. s5$ 4 1=s 'ss*3.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27

enterprises. The word bank" has a
sort of fascination for investors, just
lured by the word gold" But banks
and gold mines. until they are we'll estab-
lished and their opportunities for profit
we'll defined, should be left for the ex-
ploitation of investors with a thorough
and practical knowledge of such things.
Jasper in Leslie's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27
*s GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES. 8

minister it in the presence Of other SER
wants or members of the family, but
summons the offender to her own room
and quietly, and with dignity, gives the
needed admo1ition. She exercises a "ju-
dicious letting alone of the members of
her personal family, accorls respect to
the opinions and movements and freedom
of others, and, even NTH her children.
interferes as little as pc ssible with their
pleasures, keeping watch that they do
not go astray. She never "nags,' and
she gets the best out of all by whom she
is rounded-husband, children, ser
wants and friends. And Nil this because
she has the supreme gift of tact.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27
A Book i'arty,

"a AS~oN 1
Book parties are one of the popular
| forms Of amusement. The hostess de
| slrous of giving one of these parties
| should invite her guests for 8 or S:3(
| O'Clock. according to the rules laid dow1
for these affairs, asking them in the i'll
vitation to wear IL sketch or device repre-
s"nting the title Of !: book.
LISTS are made of the expected guests
| with Il number against each name. One
| of these lists and his or her number is
presented to each guest on arrival. They
must wear their numbers in some con
spicuous place. BY this means guests
not known to each other are enabled tc
fill up their lists against the correspond
ing numbers.
Wh;n all is ready, the badges are
donned and the guessing commences. 1t
now becomes very amusing to watch the
intense and puzzled expressions of thv
guests. staring tiNedly at some sketch
and passing on with il hopeless look to
another. which. perhaps. proves more
difficult still. So many curious and clev-
err titles are represented. that the task
at first seems hopeless; but the quicker
ones scon show by their delighted faces
that they have made Il correct guess.
This they confirm by asking the owner
i'll i; whisper if their guess is right. The
wcarrr must only answer Yes" or NO.
In the event of it being Yes" the sue
ceSSful gueSser writes down the title op-
nste the number worn by the wearer.
The judge. who is usually the host or
hostess, has been told by each one the
title Of the book, so is furnished with Il
complete list. The limit to the time al
lowed for guessing may be left to the dis
erection of the judge. After about forty
minutes he should call '"Hme!' and the
game must cease. He then reads out the
correct list, giving both the titles of the
looks and the names of the wearerS.
Everybody then hands him his or her list
and the one who has guessed the most
correctly wins the prize
\ prize may also be given to the wear
rr of the clrvele>t device, which must, of
course. be decided by vote Light re-
frcShinents follow, and music may be u
feature of the evening.
Here are il few suggestions for the IT,
ties Of books.
\ hurnt-out match-''The Light that
Failed"
The word yesterday" written down a
great many timeS-"kose of Yesterday"
Portrait Of oneself-"The One l Knew
the Best Of AL
\ measuring tape, with Il tin soldier
tied at each inch-"Every Inch Sol
der"
The words. telegraph. electricity and
camera" written on Il card-"Many In
vyn.ions.'
\ huge card. with ~ minute . in one
culner-''We lwrc) Two"
y toy gardening hoe-"lvanhoe" I've
an hOe.)
Sketch of horse trying to reach pail
of Beyond the Pale"
!! dolls face, painted red-"Red as a
Rose is She"
\ steel ring, tied with a red bow
Scarlet and Steel
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27
Keen the Children Bu v.

Teach children to do little things about
the house. 1t trains them to be useful,
not awkward in later and more impor-
tant affairs; it gives them occupation
while they are small, and it really is al
assistance to the mother in the end, al
though she always feels during the train.
ing period that it is much easier to dc
the things herself than to show another
how. This last excuse has done much te
make selfish, idle, unhandy members OF
an older society, and should be renem
hcred, in it's effects, by the mother, while
her little ones are beginning to learn al
things, good and bad, at her knee. DC
cupation makes happiness, and occupa
ton cannot be acquired too young.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27
The Sweetnees IF Pain,

The Sweetness IF Pain.
One of the sweetest things about pain
and sorrow is that they show us how
we'll we are loved; how much kindness
there is in the world; and how easily we
can make others happy in the same way
when they need help and sympathy
Louisa NJ. AlcOtt.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
Pussy Willow.

Pussy Willow.
= Before the bluebird wings it's way
10 northern glade and dell,
There comes dear and happy day
When buds begin to swell.
Perhaps they see 1--WE know not how
Some secret, beckoning sign,
For soon on every willow bough
The silvery catkins shine.
BY singing streams so lately dumb
The merry children shout,
ooh, joyful newsD 1.-The spring has come
The pussy's willows out!'
Anna NJ. Pratt In Flower Folk
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to James Mackin. who died fifteen years
ago. was belle in St. Louis. Her title
was bestowed upon her by the Pope, in
recognition of her kindness to the poor
She S has established a convention i'll
having published several books, among
them "A Society Woman on Two Conti-
nents." Her new book, soon to be is
sued, has been dedicated to the Pope
The countess will entertain the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution during
the Paris exposition.
Ten-ccnt stage fare will become fel~
ture of New York surface transportation
July l.. This fare will be between any
Two points on the stage line, regardless
of distance. 1t will mark the Inaugural
ton OF plan to substitute automobile
stages for the majority of cross-town
street car lines. Six of the big stages
are now being constructed, and will be
ready to operate July l. In size they are
about equal to horse cars and will COM
f0rtably seat twenty-five passengers.
They will be double-deckcrs. with Il spir-
| al staircase at the rear of the car. The
average speed Of the buses will be from
six to ten mil, s an hour. AS far as pos
sible seats will be provided for all pas
sengers 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to limit the standing passengers in
each stage two two or three, the idea be-
ing that these will not have to stand
long, because seats are constantly vacat-
ed in the ordinary course of travel. The
company that will operate the automo-
bile stages in New York is one of Il So
ries of similar organizations which the
in Philadelphia. Chicago and Boston.
The Whitney interest the same that
| controls all the surface railroads of New
York, controls the Electric Vehicle COM
pany.
4 violet -smudgcd shirt front plays an
| important. part in the divorce trial Of
James King Clark, son of Charles j.
Clark. the multi-nillionaire. who died re-
Gently, and Esther Bartl't tt Clark. a for
mer society belle Of Washington. Some
spicy testimony. taken at the Fifth Ave
| nue. MOTEL. Mcintosh Kellogg, the CO.
respondent in the case, who was an usher
at the church wedding which took place
in Washington, April 2G, 1890. and ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Clark to New
York, testified that he dined with the
bride and groom at the Holland house.
Mr.. Clark. the witness said. invited him
| to their room in the hotel where they
were stopping. Ordering the bcllloy to
bring WHISTLES, and. failing to get them
promptly, told Kellogg to remai:: with
Mrs. Clark while he went downstairs.
Kellogg said he was in the room alone
| with Mrs. Clark twenty minutes or half
an hour. He was asked what took place
in the room, and replied: well, w"
were fooling around there ana she had
| some violet$ on and had some pictures
photographS-on her bureau. and | was
looking at these and teasing her about
them. and l got some violet stains on
my shirt front scuffing around there.
also had the violetS down in my shirt
bosom, so much so that when Clark came
up he asked me how I got them there.
l put them down in the shirt front. She
threw the viOcts at me-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27

Mrs. Langtry is not wasting her time
while she is ''resting' this week Last
night. in spirit of fun, she, applied for
Garden theater. She was assigned to
duty by Joseph Humphreys. and, with
several others, occupied one of the
''make-believe' boxes in the music hall
scene in 'Hearts are Trumps.' Consid-
ering that she went OH without any re-
tremely we'll and applauded vigorously
at the proper time.
Several persons in the audience recog-
nized her and gave her quite round of
applause.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27
IN GAY NEW YORK.
SIGNS OF SPRING

SIGNS OF SPRING.
The gaxabo loafs on the street.
A cane he idly twirls
While gazing at the booted feet
OF spring-styl cycle girls.
The grasses peep from wintry rest.
The blood boil lifts it's head;
The hen refurnishes her nest
And goats begin to shed;
The soda fountains, full of biz,
Their squirty welcomes sing
And greet with sparkling flags Of fizz
The first sweet smile Of spring
Exchange.
MODERN CALENDARS.
What though the grass he growing green
Who knows that spring is nigh,
Except for hats In windows seen
And women crying "Buy?''
New Yor,. Herald.
Roster & Biars Music hall within ;
year has changed management hal
dozen times, and now it is said to hav
fallen into the hands of the Hashin
brothers, vaudeville managers, of Phil;l
lelnhia IT * said tho tranvfur would H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
SHOWERS AND COOLER TONIGHT,
But Fair Weather is Predicted for
Tomorrow,

Tomorrow.
Forecast till pm. Sunday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, eastern New York, east
ern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia, showers and cooler this evening
and tonight. Sunday fair and cooler; brisk
southwesterly, shifting to northwesterly
winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
During the last "a hours local rains have
occurred in the southwestern states and
generally east of the Mississippi river In
the western and northwestern states and
from the Rocky mountains to the Pacific
coast the weather has continued fair.
The temperature has fallen in the states of
the upper Mississippi and middle and lower
Missouri valleys, with minimum tempera-
ture of 81 degrees and light frost at Huron,
S. D.. this morning.
The low barometer area which occupied the
upper Mississippi valley Friday morning has
moved eastward over the upper lakes, and
an area of high barometer has moved
southeastward over the Red River of the
North valley.
During the next thirty-six hours the low
barometer area which occupies the eastern
lake region will pass eastward over New
England and the Saint Lawrence valley. at
tended by showers tonight in the Atlantic
coast states and the lower lake region and
followed Sunday by fair and cooler weather
generally over the eastern and southern
districts.
Along the New England coast high south
erly winds will shift by Sunday morning
to northwesterly. On the middle Atlantic
coast brisk southwesterly winds will shift
to northwesterly tonight. On the south At
lantic coast the winds will be fresh from
the southwest.
The following heavy precipitation Din
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Vicksburg, 10; North
field, LIS; Elkins, LOO; Montreal, LIP;
Waynesboro', Miss, 1.54; Yazoo City, Miss,
100.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-June l. pm, 81; 8 pm,
rs; II midnight, 73.
June ., am. 81; 8 am, 70; IL noon, 80;
. pm, 81.
Maximum, SO at $50 pm, June e mini
mum, 81 at . am, June 2.
Barometcr-June l, pm, 5000; 8 Pm,
5000; II midnight, 5000.
June 2, am, 29.9S; am, 1888; noon,
1915; pm, 29.SS.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a M: Great Falls, temperature, so; condi-
ton, -; receiving reservoir, temperature,
-; condition at north connection, &c; condi-
ton at south connection, IS; distributing
reservoir, temperature. 10; condition at in
fluent gate house, 36; effiuent gate house. SO.
Up-River Water.
The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Harper's
Ferry reports the Potomac river cloudy
and the Shenandoah river clear at that
point this morning.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. $50 am and GIT pm;
high tide, 11:2S am.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $40 am and 1905
M. high tide, 1902 a. and 1910 pm
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 1850 pm: extin-
gushing begun at 3:44 am. The lighting is
begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 7:44 pm; extin-
guished at 1850 am.