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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
THE TW1NE ECONOMY.
Some New Thoughts on the Preservation
of String. s2.l%%t 81

1t is curious how, long some, simple
childish duty taught in early youth viii
cling to one through life! Gray-haire.l
men and women find themselves doing
pcrsistently certain little insignificant
things, just because their mothers taught
them the habits in their childhood-funl!y
little 1otsam and jetsam of infancy which
the waves Of time have left high and dry
On the arid plains Of age.
II always end up my prayers every
night by saying God bless papa and
mama and make me Il good girl said an
aged woman recently. II cannot give it
up; it is like saying amen to my pcti-
tons. My dear parents have long since
joined the great majority, but | always
keep it UP, and undoubtedly will do So
rhr small courtcsic< of life which do
so much reward sWeetenilg existence are
almost all Of them habits acquired in the
nursery, which become second nature in
after years and never leave one--narking
the innate difference between gentle
breeding and want Of early culture. In
some Of these elementary remnants of
nursery origin one can find trace OF the
teachings Of some old nurse whose wise
sayings used to be like inspired utter
ances, or Of moral tales. particularly Miss
EdScMorth's. that have had Il lasting in
lugnee quite incOnmensurate with the
Importance of the subject matter. Take
the cutting of twllre around Il parcel. for
Instance How many women will insist
upon the family painfully untying hard
knots. no matter how long it takes to
open The parcel. all Oh account of the his
toric hero OF Miss Edgeworth'* 1.-Two
Strings to a Bow" which depicted the
ultimate triumph which resulted from the
careful disrntangling and preservation OF
Il cord around il bundle. \ ball Of Irvine
which costs q few cents will last the
needs OF an ordinary family for 4 year,
aud yet maliy, excellent hpusekeeper> re-
fuse to purchase this simpl" luxury, roll
in; up, ,eonscitA,io,1sly the united strings
thu, come aro,,iitf the. parcels aid putting
them into *nf drawer for use. How FREE
uncnt1y The supply gives out :at crucial
anomcni* and how often it is impossible
to find Il piece OF the right length when
in Il great hurry, only the harassed head
OF the cf;1pily Whose, wife's pc t:et'onomy
is; thf Pfeserv of parcel cortland
wlto beftses ID huyltNvihe in consequence
could saw :"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
:, A Cure for Rheumatism.

Bridgeport, Wash, Oct. 2O.-Rheu-
matism and Kidney Trouble seem to be
the prevailing ailments in this territory
ana particularly in Douglas County.
A remarkable and plainly sure cure
mas, however, recently been introduced.
1t is called Dodd's Kidney Pills and
although but short time on the mar
ket' 1t has already worked many won
derful cures.
One of the most striking of these is
that of Mr.. John Higgins, who for a
long time suffered with Rheumatism
and Kidney Trouble The pains of
these diseases had combined to make
his Life very miserable indeed, and lie
could get nothing to do him any good
TIL lie heard of this new remedy. He
tells his experience with it in these
words: = So
'Dodds Kidney Pills have done more
TOR my Rheumatism and. Kidney Tro1i-
bic than anything. else 1 have ever
used. There is more virtue in them
tlfan in any other medicine and I will
always highly recommend them to all
of my friends . -. w.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
A WOMAN MINERS PLUCK.
Works Herself at the Hard and DaE
gerous Toll.

Works Herself at the Hard and DaE.
gerous Toll.
A story comes from Arizona which
shows what can be accomplished by
the energy and determination which
often lies beneath the fair exterior OF
a woman's frame. Mrs. John Kay lives
near Kingman, Ariz. She has a hus
band and family of children. He,
husband is a hard-working man, but
his earnings barely suffice for the daily
necessities Of the family, and severa.
years ago she decided that she woulG
engage in mining for herself.
: She had no money to pay for the
DEVELOPMENT of her claim, but she haC
a pair Of tender, but willing, hands anG
arms, and did not hesitate to sacrifice
their beauty and mar their fair proper
tons in the effort to provide future
for her family. She took the drill and
hammer in her own hands, and, with
infinite patience, wrought the holes II
the rock. says Ores and Metals. She
cut the fuse, bit the cap, tamped the
charge, went back into the smoke t
look for results, and wheeled out tn
muck, and kept up this work for years
Progress was slow, for she washed
and baked and made and hemmed fol-
her children, but there was no thought
of failure in her mind, and no dream OF
rest until it had been earned.
A few weeks since her reward came
AS she went into the tunnel after q
round of shots she found big chunks
of ore literally plastered with horn and
native silver, assays running at high as
$4,000 to the ton. The vein is opened
and is rich, and now she is superin
tending with force Of men taking out
wealth for her.-Washington Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

stand that he was rather unfortunate
at one time"
"You mean about his engagement to
that 'Miss-Vincent, was i'll suppose
Yes, he did take her Inconsistency bad
~, Maria says. They say she was a
great beauty, and men are silly about
pretty face-begging your pardon,
mon amir
''Granted," laughed the gentleman.
Proceed"
"Well, you know, as soon as he was
safely out Of the way she married a
rich man, some relation to Frank
Reade, believe"
"Yes; l have heard all about that"
well, now comes the sequel. Frank
went to Switzerland on some wild
goose chase, and while there saved the
life of certain rich, benevolent, child
less gentleman. Well, the benevolent
old gentleman insisted on taking his
brave young preserver home to En-
gland with him. Then he adopted him,
and now he mas capped the climax by
dying and leaving his immense fortune
Internationally to, Frank. Now, won't
that be bitter pill to the faithless
beauty!'
Carolyn heard no more, but she had
heard enough, and later the story had
plenty of confirmation. 1t was a bitter
pill to her. But the worst was not vet
In the course Of nature Uncle Jen-
kins died and was buried, and his law
yer came to read the will to the heir
presumptive. With serene satisfaction
Mr.. and Mrs. Reade listened to the
following:
Il give and bequeath to my nephew,
Albert Reade, all the property of which
die possessed, amounting
Here the lawyer paused to wipe lis
spectacles.
"Amounting to $4,000, invested in"
etc.
That was all. Uncle jenkins appar-
ent wealth had been all sham, and
Carolyn had sold herself for 5000!
She had lost not only a true, loving
heart, but what was of more value-a
princely fortune.-Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
THE. BlG-FlSTED MAN.

-----e say-. ". -. vs
Oh, here's to the man with hand like a
e. ;. ham, IA y .,
I, And fist just as big as his heart; 3
70 the big, manly chap, be he banker or
drudge,
Owning railroads or driving Cart;
To the man who looks steadily straight
in your eyes
And gives you a grip like wise
Such men as decided long since, once for
That they'd rather be men than be
He may have a skull like the crust of the
earth,
And jaw like the Terrible Turk:
His hands may have spread on the helve
of pick,
Or at some other mental work;
But his heart you'll find good as nugget
of gold,
And twill always be faithful to you-
Then here's to the man with hand like
ham
And a soul that is loyal and true.
He may not be versed in the dining
rooms ways,
He may never have donned dress
suit,
But he will stand fast " lille you're true
to your trust;
Your honor he'll never dispute,
For he's just the friend that will fight to
:: the end, =, a..
Till there's no further use to resist
God bless him, this man with the hand
like ham,
And heart just as big as his fist.
LOS Angeles H4rald
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
ONE HuNoRED-M,LE COAST.
Sliding Down the Side of a Mountain
in a Hand Car.

Sliding Down the Side of Mountain
in a Hand Car.
Lord Ernest Hamilton describes lis
experience of thrilling but perilcus
pastime, the descent in small hand
car of a wonderful mountain railway
in Peru.
GAS matter Of fact" he writes, re-
ferring to the title of the article, it
is 1O6; but, for the sake of a title, the
extra six miles may go-1OO are eno,ph
at any rate for purposes of illust:a-
ton. These hundred odd miles are to
be found on the Ferro- CARL Central of
Peru, commonly called the Oroya Rail-
way, and they are to be found no.
| where else.
"This Oroya Railway is very Won
derful line, indeed. 1t not only climbs
higher than any other railway in the
world, but also distinguishes itself in
a variety of other ways incidentally re-
ferred to hereafter. But the acco M
plishment with which I am chiefly con-
cerned is this, that it provides the only
road in the world which a man on
wheels can travel over 100 miles by
his own momentum and practically at
any pace to which the fiend of reck-
lessness may urge him.
"The object of what is here written
is to trace the sensations born of q
run down from the summit of the Orc.
va Railway, Il, 666 feet above sea level
to the verge of the Pacific. You start
under the eye of the eternal SHOWS and
you finish among humming birds and
palms. You start back with the nm.
speakable sickness of soroche. and vo,,
finish in the ecstacy of an exultation
too great for words.
''The gods of Olympus were worms
beside the man who has during the
last three hours controlled his car from
the Paso de Galera to Callao. for it is
in the control that lies the joy. as in
other things apart from car running
10 sit beside the brakeman is good. bnl
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
New YOrkaS Zoo.

Uncle 81 (agric,llturist)-l'vt hcarn TIN.
New York, Zoo is great. .,.
Uncle Joe countryside 'jGkerl-N';,l.
guess! They's got the unmtigated ass,
and money ,s]la ks and country suckers,
and Chicago Holsters, and Wall street
bulls, and stock exchange bears, and pea
rocks of fashion, and monkey faced dudes
and eawkies. and spipef,5.:,nd snakes Of
viee. and Tammany Atiggrs. and wi cars.
H,fd doves Of peace, and dogs 81 war
au'--'' = y
Uncle SilasAt Say, Jpe, want gallon
Ofpti1at same ciqer:-Life. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
High Honors for Winchester Guns

The reputation of the Winchester Re-
pcating Arms Co.. New Haven. Conn.,.
the largest manufacturers Of guns and
"!llnunition in the world, stands as high
abroad Is IN this country,. us is evidenced
by the ,fact that .most Of the crowned
heads Of Europe place orders with them
fol- their hunting outfits. The last addi-
tion.to the long list Of potentates to favor
til" Winchester Coinpany with his pat
ronnge is King Oscar of Sweden. He
was so pleased with tho guns made for
him by this great company that, without
solicitation upon their part. he appointed
them ghnlnakers to'Hix Ma jesty. 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
Novel Rules and Regulations Posted in
III; H. % Illinois Hotel.

ALL I'LL tsI AAAuVAS MOTEL.
ss3 &. Following are the rules and regula-
tons posted in the European hotel in
bloomington, ILL.,:
Board, so cents per square foot; meals
extra; breakfast at 6, supper at Z.
Guests are requested not to speak to
the dumb-waiter; guests wishing to get
up without being called can have self
rising -four for lunch.
Not responsible for diamonds, bicycles
and other valuables kept Oh the counter;
they should be kept under the safe.
The: office is convenient to all connec-
tons; horses to hire, 25 cents a day.
Guests wishing to do a little driving
will find hammer and nails IN the closet.
If the room gets too warm open the
window and see the fire escape.
If you are fond of athletics and like
good jumping, lift the mattress and see
the bed spring.
Baseballists desiring a little practice
will find pitcher on the stand
If the lights go out, take soda-that
IS light enough for any man.
Any one troubled with nightmare will
find a halter in the barn.
Don't worry about paying your bill;
the house is supported by its foundation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
A CYnic's Dictionary.

Crank-A person whose views are the
opposite of our own. Egotist-A person
who thinks as much of himself as other
people do of themselves. Honor-That
which people talk about when they want
to get out of doing something they don't
want to do. Society-That which we lay
the blame on when anything goes wrong.
-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
Knew of But One Bell:

r1 1 when the e table a is Set: Anns =
soup is quite ready, You may ring the
2ell that we may come" -: &. -, :
A short while afterward there came a
furious and prolonged peal from the door
bell. As it seemed to receive no response
from the kitchen, the mistress rushed to
The door, expecting to find an ambulance
or t,least a telegram. There she found
her newly acquired treasure:
:"-Annie,' she eXpostulated, what does
this mean?"
Sure and when the table was ready
you fold me to ring the ben," Annie re:
minded her geographically New q, Y ork
Evening Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
j: BriQuetfeu Fuel in Beflin.

A fuel called ,.briquette,! composed ;of
brown coal, peat and waste from coal
mines, was manufactured in Germany
last year to the extent Of 1,560,230 tons
are the principal domestic fuel in Berlin
and other 'Genlnu IL Cities They are clean
and convenient to handles light quickly
and burn with a clear, intense fame
without smoke. Their use makes Ber-
lin, though large manufacturing city,
one Of the cleanest in Europe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

to drop the brakeman on friendly
siding and grasp the lever in your OWL
firm but not too exacting hand is tt
sup a liberal foretaste of the joys OF
heayen.-Pearson's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
Man with Cracked Skull Able to Work

Houghton, Mich, Oct ia remark
able case of recovery is that of IL Finnish
hborer who was severely injured while
turcd from temple to temple. with frac-
lures in several other places, and the
man was picked up for dead However,
much. TO the surprise of the surgeons,
lie responded to the treatment. steadily
recovered and is now again at WORK, as
if nothing had haDpenet.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

-Taranaki, New Zealand, is suffering
from a pest of blackberries. Pigs are
being set to grub the roots of the bushes
out of the SOIL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

Mrs. wINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP Il
Children teething; softens the gums, reduces IL
hammat ton. allays pain. cures wind collie. -
cents bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

So difficult is the art of cutting
gloves that most of the principal cutters
are known in the trade by name and by
fame
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

"A dose in time saves lives" Dr..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup; natures
remedy for coughs. colds, pulmonary dis
eases of every sort.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

The number of laborers required to
cultivate the tea crop Of India is &C.,
UOU. " II
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

No one would ever be bothered with
constipation if everyone knew how nat.
urally and quickly Burdock Blood Bit
ters regulates the stomach and bowels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

Darwin asserted that there is insanity
among animals, just as there is among
human beings.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

An ordinary brick will absorb sixteen
ounces Of water. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

Detached bits of human skin live
two to ten days. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

Money refunded for each package OF
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES il unsat-
jSfactOry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

Only 224O bicycle licenses nave been
taken out this year in Montreal. as
against 1855 last year and G3i7 in 1900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
And the Stars Winke(

.You say the evening wore on. what
did it wear?"
"Why, the close of day. OF course
London Answers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

Write for circulars Of Spencerian Bust
ness College, milwaukee,, Wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

Never think so much Of a dime that
YOU los E half a dollars worth of peace
Of mind worrying over one that is lost.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
Old, but Always Sickly.

Watts, the English painter, was a
dklicate, sickly boy, does not know
what vigorous health is like, but has
lived to see his eighty-sixth year. He
never blew a cloud of tobacco smoke
he is a teetotaler, he goes to bed and
gets up with the chickens. Il am
yery negative sort Of a person." he
saws. II cannot say that the joy OF
life has ever been mine. 1 enjoy my
work: I am immensely interested in it
and am continually endeavoring to i'm.
nroYe.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
Cures Group, sore throat pulmonary
troubles. Monarch over pain of every
sort. DR.. Thomas Electric Oil.

Bread as a%daily article of food is
used by only about one-third Of the popu-
latiOn Of the earth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
A NERVE DEFINED,

Quick Answers from kindergarten
Pupils.
A certain Brooklyn kindergarten con.
tains during the school term many
bright little folks, and their answers
to questions are often very amusing
On a morning not long ago the head
teacher was giving talk on physiolo.
gy and asked:
"Who can tell me what a nerve is"
II know" said one little tot.
"Well, what is it?"
"It's what makes the tooth hurt
when you have the toothache''
This created laugh, and a number
of other answers followed, when lit
tie girl, who is usually depended upon
to give reply to almost every ques
ton, raised her pointed finger and said
II know the answer. teacher; I car
tell you"
"You may answer, Emily" said the
teacher. "What is a nerve?'
"When anyone is too fresh my nam
ma says, oh, what nervev"
The lesson ended after a desperate
effort to restore order.-Brookly1
Eagle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-16
NORTH ORLEANS.

Mrs. Will VanLoton is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brown were in
Ionia Monday.
Len Garfield and wife visited his
brother Edward Sunday.
Elder Crowell is holding a series of
meetings in the church at Shiloh.
Prayer meeting at the Chittle
school house every Friday evening,
all are invited.
Clarence Snow has sold his team TO
Frank Bradford and bought span of
colts of Oren Purdy
Melvin and Daisy Fisher have gone
to Grand Haven, Mich, to live with a
Mr.. and Mrs. Cunning, who intend to
adopt them.
Will Wheeler went to Sand Lake
last week after a load of goods for his
father-in-law, who has bought CLAIR
ence Shows farm, north and west of
Orleans.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-16
The Capable Woman

We hear so much of the capable
woman that we have come to regard
her with awe without wholly under.
standing why we do it. "a capable
woman" sounds solid and comforting
somehow, even If we don't just know
what kind OF woman she is and do
not know where among our acquaint-
ances to locate her.
am not quite sure that / can throw
a great deal of light upon that matter
| won't say that don't know a capable
woman when see one, but lam doubtful
OF being able to explain her, says the
Kansas City World. First of all, she
belongs to no social class and is formed
OF no special training. If she is found
among the highest ranks she vii see
no degradation in being useful, and
If she needs the comforts OF life she
will seek them by means of her talents
without thought OF the social conse-
quences. That is the reason that
trade has so far encroached upon the
life OF swelldom. If she is middle
clas- she believes that hands were
made to be used and faithfulness in
the performance Of her duties is the
only course open TO an honorable won
an. III she comes from the lower class
she accepts work as her salvation.
The capable woman is a good, all
round worker. There is no woman s
work she cannot do, aud do without
fuss and bother, even while always
active. She seems to haye as many
eyes as a fly, judg ng from results, yet
her efforts are never obtrusive. If she
has servants they respect her aud
would no more think OF Offering her
rudeness than Of taking possession of
the drawing room when their labors
for the day were finished .-McCall's.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-16
. CANNoxsBURG.


The l.. M. S. meets at the home OF
Mrs. Geo. Hartwel, Jan. Is.
Rev. Kruse is holding series, .of
meetings at Oakfield with success.
Communion services was held at the
Congregational church last Sunday.
Mrs. j. l.. Thomas is spending a
week in Grand Rapids, visiting her
son.
The l.. A. S. will meet with Mrs.
Jas. Spencer Jan. l6 All are cordial
ly invited to attend.
The school at Chaple with Prof. j..
f. Bookey as teacher, commenced
Jan. 9, after two weeks vacation.
The Rev. Houghsten will lecture on
the dance question, at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening Jan. 10.
The Ancient Arbor Of Cleaners
elected the following officers, install
lation Jan. l6. Chief Cleaner, VIM.
Harrington; Vice Chief, Harmon
Bailey; Sec'y and Treas. Mrs. Jas.
Bookey; Conductoress, Mrs. Il. Hutch
ings; Chaplain, Mrs II. Bailey; Lee
turer, Mrs. M. Ladner; Inner Guard,
Mrs. l.. Rood; Outer Guard, Mr.. Ezra
Rood.
From some source or other has come
decided mistakes concerning the
smallpox scare. The victim of recent
newspaper reports, is now at the home
of Mr.. Geo. Ranney of Grattan,
healthier countenance was never
looked upon, where if afflicted with
that dread disease smallpox the face
would have assumed very different
hue. As the old saying goes, don't
cry until you are bitten," or when the
smallpox gets hold of a person it can
readily be distinguished from the
Cuban itch, which in all probability
is an infectious disease.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-16
ALTON-MOSELEY.

Weather colder with hard frozen
roads.
Mr. Cannon of Belding was in Alton
Sunday
David Condor went to Grattan Mon
and Tuesday.
We enjoyed pleasant visit with
Rev. f. Nudge Sunday.
Mr.. Wilson and wife of Moseley at
tended church at Alton Sunday.
Miss Alice Fenights and Miss Merry
Oondon called on Mrs. Otis White
Sunday.
Mr.. q. A Richmond of Hart is now
agent at Moseley in the Pere Mar
que te r. r.. office.
Mrs. A >. Holmes attended the
Trustee meeting Saturday and stayed
with Mrs. Helena White over night,
also attended church Sunday.
Rev. e. Nudge attended the Trustee
meeting here Saturday and held SER
vices Sunday morning and evening,
he will come again in six weeks Feb.
%.
The election of the church trustees
passed pleasantly, the repairing com.
mittee reported nearly money enough
to build the cement steps in the
spring. Mrs. A. S. Holmes donated
so to aid the work.