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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
!. Butler, it appears. telegraphed

from Natal to some Wine merchants 10
send out fifty cases of champagne.
marked Castor OIL" About the time
the wine was due Butler wired to the Of
ticer in charge of the base notifying him
that ne expected nifty cases of castor oil.
which he wished dispatched without de-
lay. The officer at the base replied, re-
GREETING the cases had not arrived, but
saying he had procured all the available
castor oil, twenty cases, which he had
forwarded i'll the hope that it would suf-
flee for the present Gen. Buffers re-
marks are not recorded.
Andrew Carnegie's Castle.
The Highland people are wondering
hugely at. the amount Of steel Andrew
Carnegie is using in the erection Of hi.
FOLLOWERS have never before seen a
building 50 done. All comes from Pitts
burg. Skiho is now locally dubbed
Iron castle; 1t is said mason mis-
TOOK the nlillonaire for SOME poor visitor
and patronized him. On learning hi,
fought to wear better clothes so that
people may, he able to tell who you are"
The Tailor. newspaper. evidently
agrees with the mason. for in a sartorinl
criticism of the clothes represented Mt
this years academy, it declares that the
lapelS or Af. CarncgleS coat were CHM
sy. the edges very wobbly anil had heen
forced through a machine of the worst
| character
Scotland Getting Fad.
Scotland is fast losing it's reputation for
Stolld, plety. Last years statistics, lust
issued. show. the prisons were full to Over
| flowing and that the officials were at
their wits ends to know where To con-
fine the. cnlprits. The number Of nris-
oners shows an increase of over 800
chiefly due to husbands attacking the;r
wives and indecent assaults, which. tho
commissioners declare, spring from in
temperance
One of the curious features of the last
few days is the persiStency with which
the Express has kept up campaign
against Richard Croker of New York.
Unlike the Duke of Orleans, Mr.. Croker
remains serenely impressive, neither show
ing any signs of giving up his residence
in England nor writing self-excusing LEI
ters. \ correspondent wired him asking
him if he had anything to say in reply to
the Express, whereupon Mr. Croker wired
back: II don't know what you refer to-.
Am WE'LL apparently thinking that moth
ing more serious could come up than re-
iterated reports of his death.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Electricity on WarshiDs.

Capt. F>o,ssr of the .Keer~arse- .ey~
that electricity does nearly everything
on that battleship except to call the roll
and scrub the decks. Sixty different
motors of 4St>horse power and $50 kilo-
watts furnish power for every device
that was formerly operated by steam.
The ship is wired on the three-wire sys-
tcEl, so that the motors can be operated
at two voltagcs-1GO and 1S0-which is
analogous to the use of 100 and 1870
pounds of steam. On the previous group
of battleShips-the Indiana. the Massa-
chusetts and the Oregon class-the mo-
tors are only 96-horse power and y
kilowattS. On English ships the use Of
electricity is still confined to incandescent
lights, Searchlights and signal apparatus,
but upon the KearSarge and the Ken
lucky steam pipes are almost entirely
abolished All this makes it necessary
for the officers and sailors of the navy
:, have Il thorough knowledge of the
electrical science. and schools of instruc-
ton, both for officers and enlisted men,
with electrical workshops. have been es-
tablished at Newport and at the navy
yards in this city. Boston, Norfolk and
San Francisco
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
When Rhodes Secretary Married

Cecil Rhodes hates women. He at one
time had a private secretary of whom he
entertained high opinion and whose
services he greatly valued One fine
morning this favorite abruptly announced
that he was going to be married. The
Colossus was speeches. with Indignation
culprit, he growlcd out, "What on earth
am | going to do for another secretary
Without waiting for a reply he strobe
from the room, slamming the door be-
hind him with great violence. His good
nature, however, prompted him to extend
the forgiving hand later on and he gave
to the Bride some fine diamonds. In adj
dition, he lent them his own carriage and
horses for use to and from the church.
1t never entered lis head to give his erst-
while favorite secretary any more en-
ploymcnt. Such a crime as matrimony.
though forgiven, could not be condoned.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Have clean water to wash glass; never

Have clean water to wash glass; never
use soap.
Use a few drops of ammonia in water:
wiring out the cloth hard and wash one
pane at time aad dry Immediately with
a dry cloth.
rcl'sh wi h tiss:e per or crump!cd
newspaper.
Sweeping:
Raise the shades.
Sweep with windows closed.
Commencing at corners and edges
sweep toward the center.
Sweep wi h short strokes, holding
broom close to floor.
In sweeping stairs. sweep into dustpa1,
held under each stair.
Sweep SICK rooms with cloth on broom
If floor is bare, or, wiring out clot his in
another room and bring i'll III pail and
rub carpet first with one and then an
other rapidly and qu;etly.-The American
Kitchen Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Washing Of Colo-cd Hose,

10 wash co!Ored stockings, make Il
strong lather of soap and soft water as
hot as the hands Cali bear. After wash
ing the stockings, rinse i'll cold water
with, if the articles be colored. little
salt tn own into prevent the colors run
ming. 1t is very necessary to wiring as
much water out as possible. and then
wiring again in dry towel. Dry imme-
d'ately before fire.
The article must be hung up, not laid
over anything. On no account must soap
itself be rubbed OH, nor, if the article be
eo.ored, must it be allowed to lie about
in folds before drying, for by so doing it
is apt to stain itself. The stockings must
be dried Immediately in the wind or be
TO make the colors run.-Philadelphia
Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Styles of 1860 Revived.

HOW far is this craze for the 1860 60
ing to extend? Shirred skirts. long
shoulders, half sleeves, with lace under,
sleeves, and bodices cut off at the base
or the neck, are only a few of the ihdica-
tons that point to revival of these
modes, a revival that may be more than
a, passing Whlm on the part of Dame
hats-most delightful affairs. There is
a KIND of poke, set we'll back on the head F:
another shape in great favor is sugees-
1--WE OF an Inverted saucer and trimmed
IN such manner as to retain the round
tiatness, and third example is a heavy
turban worn we'll over the face, like
what used to be called in the old DAYS a
pork pie'' "
These are the important new shapcs in
millip2ry, and they are all reminiscent Of
forty years ago. Then in parasols there
are the tiny affairs with the broken ham
die that of late years have only come in
PLAIN black silk, and have been affected
by elderly ladies for carriage use. They
appear now in dotted m,slins and most
delightful brocades, perfect copies of
those carried forty years ago. Then a
Paris glovemaker has produced short
glove, fastening at the wrist with one
clasp. This is intended to be worn with
the lace undersleevcs that are SO fash
ionable.
One is led to expect naturally some
change in coiffurc beftting these 1860
| modes. Bandeaux would be the first
choice. but Paris hairiresser consulted
Oh the subject speaks in favor of a Golf
fure consisting of loose knot at the
| back of the head and lot Of short curls
about the face and neck This is cer-
tainly pretty style, and in harmony
with these modes, but what trouble to
cut off the hair and wear short curls inst
as the warm weather is approaching
Still. the tendency all winter has been
in the direction of curls over the fore
head. The Pompadour has not been
worn at all this season by fashionable
women, although good many French
women comb their hair back from the
face and wear few irregular curls.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
A Remarkable Prediction.

ManasSeh Cutler of Massachusetts, in
a circular in 1877 booming the settle
ment which the New Englanders were
about to plant on the Ohio at the mouth
of the Muskingum. declared that the
current down the Ohio and the Mississippi
pi. for produce and merchandise of all
sorts, would one day ''be more crowded
was remarkable prediction. considering
that it was made twenty years before
Fulton's Clermont was launched in the
Hudson. which was the first steamboat
in the world ever put in successful opera
tiOn-IeSlie'S Weekly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Gowns for Girl Graduates.

White organdie has become the ar
oepted material for gowns for girl grad
yates. When expense is no object these
gowns are trimmed with rutfles of the
white satin ribbon. They are usually
worn over slip skirts, and trimmed waist
Innings cut low-necked and sleeveless
me waists are striped with lines of the
ribbon gathered to alternate with chs
tiers of fine tucks.-1adies Home Jour
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
A Shirtwaist Need.

Whatever others may think of the
shrtwaist as fixed fashion, manufac-
turers throughout the country are indi-
eating, by the establishment of large
plants, that they are of the opinion that
the shirtwaist is destined for a life of
many years to come. In some cities in
the West factories which have for years
supplied the markets OF the whole couu-
try with mems shirts have opened up
large departments for the two styles of
Women's shirts-those of Numbered fab
RIGS and those made Of silk or flannel,
says Vogue.
The crying demand with women of
moderate means is for competent shirt
makers who will take private orders for
wash shirtwaists. Man! fastidous wom-
en- dislike wearing shirts that are dupli-
Gated many thousand times. and, as they
cannot afford to pay to have shirtwaists
made by a tirst-rank tailor, they spend
a part Of every summer experimenting
with lower-priced workers, usually to the
destruction of goods and temper. Here
is an opening for the girl or the woman
who will submit to proper training and
then set up her sign as shirtwaist maker.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Where the Fault Lies.

Women make society; they are ac-
countable largely for the faults of the
mall portion of it, at least for the growth
and extent of fault; if men fall short it
is because women have not demanded
higher standards. And if the woman
who works is not treated with the same
courtesy as she whose delicately- gloved
hand holds her own handbook. it is the
fault of that same dainty hand which
is not held out in kind comradeship to
one that yields pencil or scissors. Men.
get their cue from woman's treatment of
woman. But men are rarely unkind:
theirs is rather the absence of kindness:
ble:Florence l.. Tucker in the Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
A Monster Truck Farm

Parties are preparing to establish a
lO,OOO-acre truck farm in Michigan. The
land to be cultivated for celery, cabbage,
onions, lettuce, radishes and all the prod.
ucts Of the garden is in the Muskegon
river valley, and lies along the north
bank Of the Muskegon river. A levee
eleven miles long is to be built 5 feet high
and 20 feet in thickness. The cost of
this Improvement is estimated at $780,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
The Cultivated German Woman.

Women play an important part in Ber-
lin life and society, and cannot see that
they are, in most respects, less independ-
cnt and "emancipated' than ourselves.
Foreigners are surprised to find almost
every woman with any pretensions' to
bildung (culture( speaking English with
astonishing correctness, French almost
equally we'll, and often Italian also.-
Berlin Letter to Springfield Republican,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Tonic for the Skin,

Many people are troubled by the ap-
pearance of spots and pimples Oh the
Surface of the skin. These cannot be re-
moved outwardly. One of the best internal
remedies is sulphur, says the New York
Telegram. Take teaspoonful of flour
of sulphur and add sufficient warm milk
to make smooth paste. This should be
taken every night for two or three weeks
when the spots will be found to have en-
tirely disappeared. Another, and perhaps
simpler, remedy is glass of hot water
taken the last thing every night. The
water can be made more palatable by
adding few drops Of lemon juice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Fad of q Society Leader.

\ well-known leader of fashion in Phil
lection of tiny dressed dolls that are
models Of the frocks she wears herself
When the dressmaker sends home new
garment she duplicates it by tiny model
on a doll. Everything must he perfect,
even down to the real lace and solid
silver or gold buttons and diamond
buckles. The dolls are ranged in a glass
case in their owners dressing room, with
the date Of their creation underneath.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Vanilla FritterS.

Place three ounces of well-,lried ana
Sifted ''selfraising' -four in clean bowl
add an ounce of macaroon crumbs thny
may be as stale as you please-a pinch
of salt, the yolk of an egg and a dessert
spoonful of oiled butter; mix thoroughly
and then add by degrees threc-quarter>
of a teacupful of lukewarm water; bca,
to il smooth cream, add the whites OF
two eggs whisked to firm froth. and
then teaspoonful of vanilla. Have
ready saucepan half full of bolin.
fat, drop the batter by spoonfuls mt,
this and fry till of a light golden brown
Take out quickly, drain carefully o.!
clean kitchen paper. and serve piled high
on a dolly. Dust with sifted sugar befor,
serying.-New York World
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
More S1eep for Women.

1t is well-known fact among physi-
clans, nurses and those generally inter
ested in the restoration of health that the
percentage of women among the middle
and upper classes who retire early is very
small. There are many women so consti-
tuted that the wear and tear OF daily life
consumes to great extent their vitality,
which can only be restored by means of
perfect repose.
Especially are long, unbroken hours of
rest necessary for wives and mothers. all
Of whom are giving their strength unre-
servcdly and getting little physically in
return save that which is derived from
sleep. Those who earnestly desire to use
the most effective means for the preser-
walton Of health and beauty should not
fail to keep early hours. :. ~t...ss...,,-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Nansen's Big Ski jump.

The favorite sport of the celebrated
Norwegian Arctic traveller, DR.. Fridtjof
Nansen. and his friends is ski running
and ski jumping. Snow covers the hills
and valleys of picturesque Norway for
seven months Of the year. and the snow
shoes not only serve to amuSe the peO-
pie but are also very useful in travelling
DR.. Nansen recently jumped from one
hill to another, distance of 500 feet
New York Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Putting Away Furs.

AS the time approaches for putting
away furs, it is we'll to remember that
moths lay their eggs in the early spring
and that unless great care is taken to
see that the furs are clean, their owners
may be treated to disagreeable surprise
some time later Before putting them
away thoroughly beat the furs and air
with a clean comb. Camphor, so much
used in preserving furs, against moths,
has a tendency to tighten the colors'
But no matter what you use, you should
take the furs out and examine them in
the sunlight at least once a month.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Women as SURGEONS.

That for women women surgeons are
the best. and that nature has especially
adapted them for the work by bcstowing
On them peculiar gifts and qualities, is
the opinion CT Sir Thomas Smith 1.-The ir
small hands, dizziness and dexteroas use
Of needle and thread" he says, ARE no
small advantages, now that surgery is
becoming mere constructive. New York
IrihunN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Dear Home of MY Childhood.


Dear home of my childhood, what fond rec
objections
Cluster around thee, thou gem of my soul;
Shining forth from thy setting, the hearts
best affections,
Thou sweetest emotions no art can con-
troll.
No art could portray to the eye Of the
The charm which fondness alone can per-
ceive,
In homestead and barn and Dobbins rude
Where often in boyhood hid making be-
nevc.
How often on swift feet in life's rosy morn
Through orchard and meadow I've bound
ed In glee:
No hint gave the sunshine no shadow, no
OF the pain and the loss that were bound
Ing to me.
How l loved the old lane, with its rich
varied treasures,
Which led to the pasture-lands, river and
There I've oft turned LILY thoughts to the
b!ythest measures,
And built fairer castles than empe:o.
could.
o, ye fireside companions, parents. sis:
and brother.
Engraved on my heart is each love-bearn
And the dust Of the years, as they roll,
cannot smother
The spark, which illumincs that picture
hung place.
Where now are those dear ones all silent
~ sleeping
Beneath the cold marbles so messy witt
age:
| And the home Of my childhood has slippet
from my keeping
| In the strife for advancement en- lifc's
| checkered stage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
No Use to Foreigners.

Nowhere in the world are such elabo-
rate. costly and beautifully illustrated
trade catalogues issued as in the United
States, but if the text shows only in
English the dimensions of an article in
inches, it's weight in pounds, it's value in
dollars, with the fact that it is offered
at ''33 1-3 and 10 and 5 per cent. from
list, f. o. b., New York." it presents a
problem before which the European mer-
chant. trained to metric weights and
measures. continental currencies and
plainly STATED prices. recoils in despair
Consul General J. H. Mason.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
A Habit to be Avoided,

Attention is called to those essentially
feminine habits of putting pins in the
mouth, or moistening a pencil with the
lips.
case, but the greater danger lies in the
contagion that may he lurking in the pin
itself. Under the head of the pin, or
in the point of the pencil, all kinds of
malignant germs may be located, which
will be transmitted by the mouth quick
er than any other way. 1t hardly seems
possible that anyone needs to be eau
toned against holding money between
his lips; yet person can scarcely go
any distance on Il street car without no.
ticing someone indulging in this danger
Gus and filthy habit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
The Apostles Gems.

The gems dedicated to the apostles are
said to be: The jasper to Saint Peter;
the sapphire to Saint Andrew; the chal-
cedony to Saint James; the emerald to
Saint John; the ruby to Saint Philip; the
carnelian to Saint Bartholomew; the dia-
mond to Saint Matthew; the beryl to
Thaddeus; the topaz to Saint TT James s the
Less; the hyacinthus to Saint Simon,
and the amethyst to Saint Matthias. An
old book claims that the ruby is SOW
ereign remedy for poison, while it drives
away evil spirits and bad dreams. The
jacinth, worn in ring, produces sleep,
and brings riches, honor and wisdom:
The amethyst dispels drunkenness and
sharpens ones. wit. The sapphire re-
strains pass0n and fiery wrath, and is a
preventive against. lightning. The emer.
aid brings good health, while the diamond
is said to procure favor in high places.
1t is ut the Orloff palace, at st. Peters
burg, where a number Of the rooms are
lined with laps lazuli.->.. ~; !:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
System in Homework.

Brush al the sashes with small whisk
broom. 81 a. r.
Wipe the windows hard with a. dry:
cloth. a Il. f. s... z I II 5s. IS
Wash sashes with cloth dipped in
warm water, HESS 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
What Women Colleges Lack.

" HNC " omen NOllcSeS Lack
''Therc is no doubt that the average
girls college would be more useful to
girls themselves, and to American do
nestle life in general, if the practical
components of woman's life entered a
little more into it's curriculum" writes
Edward Box in the Ladies' Home Jour
nal "(iirls arc turned out by our col
leges with diplomas telling lis how ef1i-
Gent they were in the physiology class,
and yet they have absolutely no practical
knowledge of their own healthful dress
ing OF hygienic eating. I must confess
that in my editorial experience | have
comes across more atrocious chirography
in letters from college girls than I would
have believed possible Some day our
girls colleges will wake up to the fact
that for Il girl to he able to write an
intelligent letter, properly punctuated
and i'll handwriting which does not
drive man clear to profanity, is likely
to be of more value to her than the gift
to glibly decline a Latin verb. 1t is a
better mixture of the practical with the
less useful that is needed in the manage
ment of girls colleges. AS it is now,
the college gives a girl only mental re-
sources. 1t should go further, and give
her also a fund of practical knowledge.
from which to draw when she becomes
q Wife. a mother and homekeeper.
That is the field for the women's col
leges-not, by any means, becoming mere
practical outfitters. hut adding the prac-
teal to the mental
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-06
A PROCLAMATION BY
THE GOVERNOR.

State of Minnesota, Executive
Dept, st. Paul.
A citizen whose genial character
and comprehensive humanity have
made him beloved by all, whose
learning and culture have been an
inspiration to our young men, and
whose services in public life have
endeared him to the people Of our
state and nation, has passed away.
Cushman K. Davis, senator of
the United States from the State
of Minnesota, died at his home in
this city on Nov. ~, 1900. The
remains will lie in state in the gov
ernor's room at the capitol between
the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and
3 o'clock P. NJ, on Friday, Nov. 30.
The funeral will be held on the
day following.
In honor of his distinguished
services to state and nation, and
as an expression of our grief, I
earnestly call on the people Of the
state to appropriately pay tribute
to his memory on. that day and to
refrain from the transaction of all