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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
"A Cinderella Party.

made very enjoyable. The Invitations
might have a dainty French slipper
painted in water color in one corner, or
simply the word "Cinderella.' After the
guests assemble and before the dancing
commences, let them understand thor
oughly the hour to cease: 10, II or ~.
If not too late for them, II would be
appropriate. Have a clock with loud.
clear gong which all can hear, and the
moment it strikes all dancers must take
a pair of doll slippers. and hide one slip
per in one room, while the mate is hid
den in another. Guests should separate,
ladies taking one room, gentlemen an
other. The youth who finds the slipper
should go to the other room and find the
maiden who holds it's mate, and to these
lucky ones should be given prizes. This
couple of course will be partners at the
supper which follows. Among the rest
papers, only two of each kind being
made. On one put this:
Ye prince, who holds this slipper in hand,
Go make a search through this merry band,
And find We maiden whose tiny shoe
Is a mate to the one now held by you,
And claim your Cinderella.
On it's mate put this verse:
Ye Cinderella, who holds this shoe,
So keep your slipper and patiently wait
Till comes the prince who has found its
mate.
And claims his Cinderella
Distribute these among the dancers,
| then serve refreshments. AS far as
know this is original and will have at
new. mabel Philpott in Good House
keeninp
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
Natures Cure for Needs.

An opportunity for the inventor pre-
sents itself in Australia. A remedy is
wanted for the prickly pear, which has
invaded various parts of the island con-
tinent. rendering them useless and i'm
penetrable. A government prize Of e.
GOO is therefore offered to the person or
persons who shall devise means, practl-
cable, within reasonable limits of ex>
pense, to extirpate this pest. Like the
rest of the cacti, the pr1ckiy pear vii!
grow in the most arid situations, and
there are districts in Australia in which
it has spread beyond precedent, and has
resisted fire, poison, chemical sand all
other means hitherto tried to destroy it.
Nature generally has a remedy or palli-
alive for every tort" Nowhere have
better illustrations been afforded than in
Australasia. Seventy years ago Baron
Won Hugel reported that the Capeweed
was doing much damage in Australia
and was Understandable" yet, after
forty years occupation, it was found to
give way to the dense heritage formed by
lucerne and choice grasses. Still more
recently many of the rivers Of New Zea-
land became choked with English water
cress, leading occasionally to disastrous
floods. and necessitating heavy outlay to
keep the stream open. A complete anti
dote has been found in simply planting
willows on the banks. The roots of
these trees penetrate the bed Of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
Avoid Talking of Aches and Pains,

Il may not have achieved anything
great in my life,' said woman the
other day, ''but have brought up two
daughters who never talk about their
pains and aches.''
"Maybe they haven't any" ventured 4
woman who enjoys poor health.
"Oh. l fancy they have their share"
resumed the first woman, placidly. ''One
has enormous dentists bills, and they
are documentary evidence of q certain,
amount Of suffering, don't you think
The other. is anything but robust, con-
stitutionally, but she is seldom i'll, be.
cause she takes care Of her health in
stead of talking about it. l don't think
l have been an unsympathetic mother,
and fear I am not made of Spartan
material; but when my girls got old
enough to. talk about headaches and
toothaches and ailments, real, exagger-
ated or imaginary, l made up my mind
to discourage it at once. I refused to
and sensations when / had reason TO be-
lieve they were the outcome of too much
introspection and too little exercise.
Fresh air and occupation were the pre-
scriptions for headaches and bad tenn
per, and a bread and milk supper and
ailments. Real illness seldom comes un-
heralded and when the eyes keep bright,
pulses regular and appetites good, there
is scarcely anything that cannot be cured
by witch hazel or a good sleep. We are
a busy family, and there is seldom an
hour Of dreaming for the girls. They had
plenty Of pleasure, but it was active and
jolly rather than ieisurely. They never
got into the summer piazza complaining
habit, because they were always play
ing tennis, or sailing boats, or reading
books. I suppose their education has
been sadly neglected as far as fancy
work is concerned, but the hours thar
in my idea, like those hours after dinner
which Thackeray says women always
spend in discussing their diseases. -
Commercial Advertiser. %z % zs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
DESPERATE WAS HELPLESS.
Circumstances Placed Him at n Dis
advantage.

Circumstances Placed Him at n Dis
advantage.
On his last visit to PHILADELPHIA Col.
Henry Watterson told a story that did
not get into print. It was about a much
battered old lawyer who went up into
the mountain region to collect claim.
he was lame and half blind and one
armed. A local celebrity in the case was
the districts dead shot, who had killed
many men and who was ready to shoot
anything or anybody. He came in daily
to see the lawyer about case in which
he was interested until his visits be-
came extremely tiresOme.
Finally the lawyer exclaimed: "Get
out of here and stay out of here. Get
out right away. I'm sick of seeing you.
Don't stand there. Go on out, I tell
you"
The desperate looked at the wreck of
q man in incredible dismay. and before
he knew what he was doing he was
backing out of the room. When he
reached the street he burst into tears.
The Inhabitants crowded around and
asked him what was the matter.
He druv me out" he walled. "Druv
me right out Of the room. Said he's
tired O. lookin' at me and won't let me
come back no more.''
"Why didn't you shoot him?' asked
the crowd.
"Shoot him?" echoed the slayer of
many lives. ''Shoot him? He couldn't
walk. He couldn't see. He's def and
couldn't hear. He couldn't run and he
couldn't fight. Why, Teller citizens. if
I'd a-shot him it would a. been murder -
Philadelphia Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

"Well, I've got the last say to the
jury, and We'll see what we can do
said the court by way Of consolation.
MAY it please your honor and coun-
sci for the Defense" said Maj. Gary, 81
have very little to say to the jury in
this matter, and if your honor is willing
l VIII agree to rrbmit the case without
argument"
every well,'' said the court. "Gentle-
men Of the jury, you may retire and
make up your verdict"
In about five minutes the jury had
brought back a verdict of guilty. The
clerk read it, and still July showed no
signs of lost confidence. Evidently he
still believed there was a way out Of it..
''They beat us out, July" said the
court, land now I've got to sentence
you. But maybe we can get even with
them yet. Stand up, July"
July stood up. still hopeful.
Suppose, July, just suppose, were
to tell you you could 60 home, how long
would it take you to get out Of town."
Judge Boarman asked.
"BOss, dey's a train leaves at 5
erclock ell hit tex me right home," July
replied.
"Well. July. suppose should tell you
to take that train and go home, how long
would it take you to get out in the field
and get to hoeing?" the court asked.
''P0ss, Wen dat train stop dis Niger
hit de groun' wild hoe in he ham," and
July's countenance was almost BEAM
ing:
"Well, July. you git,'' was the courts
final injunction.
And July got.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
Dainty Little Devices for the Even
ing Couture.

Not for many seasons have such dainty
and artistic ornaments been worn in the
evening couture. Years back pretty
things were worn in the hair in a per-
functory way, and they were all OF a
certain class-aigrettes or bows built on
the same plan: But now nearly every
thing is individual, everyone is as dar-
ingly origina! as possible, and they are
everywhere. Indeed, their at:cnce is
conspicuous.
\ very striking head dress was worn
at 4 fashionable dinner the other even
ing by a young widow just emerging
from mourning. 1t consister of sprays
of black and white marguerites for the
hair and circlet of them for the cor
sage. The effect was both odd and
striking.
When it comes to ribbons and flowers
the designs are legion. One of the
newest is to make a ribbon bow combined
with flowers on the order of the shower
bouQuet-that is. it seems suggested by
this popular nosegay of brides and brides.
maids. One seen on this order the other
night at a dance was an affair of many
loops end ends, with tiny forget-me- nots
tied to the ends and caught in with the
loops. 1t was literally Il shower of
dainty flower blossoms and tiny bows,
and was wonderfully effective nesting in
its pretty wearer's dark tresses.
ms 1:sh.on or tying the loops and
ends Of :: ribbon bow with something
else is now quite the fad. Lavender rib
bon will be tied with deep purple,
white with pink and very Frenchy is a
combination Of blue and pink. It makes
decidedly Gressy hair ornament at little
expense. A bow is made of innumerable
loops of ribbon, and one strand of each
LOOP is tied with Il diminutive piece Of a
contrasting ribbon. Sometimes the rib
bon chou is made Of innumerable sharp
oointed ends. and each end is tied near
the tip with short length of baby rib
bon. the two ends of this being also
sharp pointed. The effect is of myriad
of butterflies poised ready for fight.
This new fad gives scope for unlimited
combinations and pretty effects, which
the modern girl is quick to seize, and she
is getting up some very pretty hair or
! naments at little expense. Especially
| are they lovely when she introduces tiny
flowers instead of the pieces of contrast
ing ribbon.-Philadelphi Evening Tele.
EraDh.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
"A Most Troublesome Question.

Are the bachelor maids and men so
fascinated with the semi-luxurious man
ner IN which they can support themselves
IN single blessedness that they steel their
hearts against Dan Cupid's little arrows.
or mas marrying gone out of fashion {?
question that is puzzling many an
ANXIOUS mamma, who thinks it deplorable
mat her sons and daughters are not mar
RED and settled in homes of their own
as sensible young people should be. Some
advocate the notion that the men have
solved the difficulties of comfortable l;v-
ing outside of home in the numerous
apartment houses that have been fitted
up 1or them exclusively, while others in
slst that, to be able to make her own
chooses, has made the present day Young
woman decidedly averse to being married
out OF hand and compelled to practice
the hundred and one little economics that
H1eVolve upon wives Of struggling and I'M
known young fellow citizens. There is
another view OF the case, however, that
may have been overlooked Young peo-
pie are not thrown into the society of
each other in the cities as thew are in
towns and villages and as every ambi-
tious lad sets out for the city at the ear
liest possible moment to carve a career
for himself, and the village belle has dis
covered that she, too, has n chance in
the same field, they are lost in the great
multitude of people that live within their
own four walls and know not that the
companion of their childhood may live
just around the corner. 1t is not that
marriage has been proved failure, nor
that true love has gone out of fashion,
but let us say rather that it is the lack
Of opportunity for mingling with others
with any degree Of intimacy that causes
the modern young men and women to be
regarded as "slow coaches" in the matri>
monial market.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
KING SAVED HIS REPUTATION.
Christian of Denm ark aud the Grum-
bling Courtier.

Christian of Denim ark aud the Grum-
bling Iourtier.
On a recent occasion King Christian
of Denmark, while out for walk, met
one Of his courtiers who was renowned
for his scinginess. AS it happened on Il
previous occasion the King had ''treat-
ed'' him, but his majesty, finding that
he had no money, the courtier had to
pay for the treat" and it had come to
the royal ears that the courticr had not
vet finished grumbling at having been
'bilked." Full Of desire to repair the
past, the King rushed up to his subject:
Nov, my dear count, l am really 60
ing to stand treat on this OCCASION
Then, 10 and behold, as usual on
searching for money, the King found
none! Luckily at that moment he saw
through the open door the crown prince
and his equerry riding by. The King
rushed out and called to his son:
For goodness sake, lend me some
cash. I've stood treat to Count So-and-
So again, and if he finds himself done for
the second time he will raise a rebel
lion"
The situation was saved, but the court
has not yet finished it's laugh."-Candid
Friend
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

When professionalism was established
in base ball by the payment Of salaries,
with it's consequent bidding and trading
for men, great many lovers Of the
game lost their interest in it; and now
that professionalism has involved the
management and injected financial
Scheming into the business, the fans
are likely to feel that they are being
worked by spectators. There is Il
vast amount of room for reform in base
ball circles
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
"INTELLIGENCE' OF re CALF,
French Teacher Gives Butcher Order
for Calves Brain

french Teacher Gives Butcher Order
for Calves Brain.
A teacher of Trench now in New York
city tells story Of the difficulty she ex-
perienced in learning English when she
first came here and Of some of the lud-
rrous blunders she made, now that she
appreciates the full force of certain of
the terms and words that made up her
earlier vocabulary.
The teacher had grown tired of chops
and steaks and one or two more standard
articles of food, and she yearned for a
meal made up of such things as she had
eaten at home, notably calf's brains a la
vlnalgrette:, spinach chopped fine with an
egg dressing, and one or two other
dishes. She made out her bill Of fare
all right until she came to the brains,
and to find an equivalent she had re-
course to her dictionary.
This is what she asked for at butch
ers shop: "And plees some of-some of
re intelligence of re calf New York
Times
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
EACH IN HIS OWN NAME.

A fire mist and a planet, - !.
A crystal and a cell: ~
A jellyfish and saurian,
And caves where the cavemen dwell;
Then sense of law and beauty,
And face turned from the clod-
Some call it Evolution,
And others call it God.
A haze on the far horizon,
The infinite tender sky;
The ripe, rich tints Of the cornfields,
And the wild geese sailing high;
And all over upland and l0Wland
The charms Of the goldenrod-
Some OF us call it Autumn,
And others call it God.
Like the tide on a crescent sea beach,
When the moon IS new and thin,
Into our hearts high yearnings
Come yelling and surging in
Come from the mystic ocean
Whose rim no foot has trOd-
Some Of us call 1t Longing,
And others call It God.
A picket frozen on duty,
mother starved for her brood,
Socrates drinking the hemlock,
And Jesus on the rood;
The million who, humble and nameless,
The straight. hard pathway trod-
Some call it Conservation,
And others call 1t God.
Prof Carruth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

The Quaker evangelist who is drawing
showers Of eggs IN Iowa would certain
~ send the pric, Of ''hen fruit kiting if
he We're to continue to face dcmonstra-
tive Hawkeye audiences.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

stream in every direction, anu the water
cress, unable to obtain the requisite
nourishment, gradually disappears. It
might be thought on a priori grounds
that one OF other of the eucalyptus or
gum trees Of Australia would he the
very thing to do battle with the prickly
pear. At any rate, it is pretty certain
that the opuntia have their rivals-they
arc not outside the struggle for existence
London TELEGRAPH.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

AS evidence of Prince Henry's genial
character it is cited that when he was
taking romp with his children just be-
fore his departure, he slid down hill ION
his stomach" on one of their sleds. The
Prince was pro badly giving his stomach
farewell also, as he will be lucky if
he has stomach for anything when he
gets back
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
Captured His Own Convoy.

One of the odd things of campaigning,
writes Bennett Burleigh, the war CORE
pened to that untiring and fearless lead
er, Lord Methuen. In order to trap a
few Beers he made rapid night march.
Unfortunately the night was pitch dark
and his guides were Indifferent. Moving
with great caution: he suddenly found
himself close to convoy, rushed and
and he had been marching i'll circle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

When Prince Henry crosses into Cam
ada,-if his programme is changed SO as
to make it provide for a run through the
Dominion,-he will find that although the
entire continent is enveloped by one
atmosphere, there is decided change
at the boundary line which cannot but
suggest the lack Of something funda-
mental, on the other side.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

Prince Henry is now every Americans
guest, and it is to be hoped that he will
step aboard the steamer for his return
voyage i'll as good health and spirits as
he is 1T the beginning OF his tour.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

The lower house of the New Jersey
Legislature has voted the sum of $780,
600 to begin war of determination
against the mosquito that has made the
state famous. This may be called san-
itary ingratitude.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

When the brigands sworc Miss Stone
to secrecy as to their identity they re-
vcaled a knowledge concerning a certain
tradition that implies talkativeness on
the part of the Macedonian fair sex also.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

Even the most democratic of the sniff
crs at kings is probably aglow with ell
thusiasm over the prospect that Phil
King will return to coach the Wisconsin
l. University football team next fall.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

Now that Miss Stone has been re-.
leased, dealings other than financial
ought to be conducted vigorously with
the Macedonian brigands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

Prince Henry is receiving plenty OF
evidence that our princes Of commerce
are in the habit of doing things in royal
Siylp
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

Nobody seems to have objected to the
dashinS of wine Oh the PROV Of the En-
perors new yacht.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

Jeffries and Fitzsimmons were a great
deal longer over their preliminaries than
were Tillman and McLaurin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
". E. HANNAFORD, s.. Publisher.

Marconi, for the present, has the first
and last words with Atlantic travellers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

The contention seems to be that Fitz-
simmons is better fighter than referee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

The lands reclaimed by irrigation in
California. Colorado and other Western
states aggregate 100000 acres.
Do you like Mrs. Austin's new dress?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

II the price Of beer goes up the retail
ers will simply give more foam for
nickel
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

Women Of all classes in South Amer
lea take keen interest i'll politics
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

New York has subscribed nearly $780,
OOO for the Mckinley monument ut Can
ton, most Of it being given in New York
city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07

Many School Children Are sick1y. SIS
# Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. sue
Home, New York, break up Colds in n hours cure
Feyerishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles
thoasamd testimenas TsEY NE WEI FAIh
At all druggists, 25c Sample mailed FREE. Ad-
dress ALLEN S. OLMsTED. lie Roy, New York
Last year $4,000 new houses were
built in London. Probably they are now
filled by 10000 people, the population
of a large borough. This is the way.
London grows every year.
Camps Curative Tablets,
an unfailing remedy for indigestion and
doesn't have it, send direct, with price,
25c, SOC, $1.OO sizes to J. II. Camp Cura-
tive Powder and Tablet Co., Milwaukee,,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-03-07
CapSicum VaseIine
Put Up in Collapsible Tubes.

A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any
other plaster and will not blister the most decata
skin. The pain allaying and curative qualities OF
this article are wonderful. It. will stop The tooth
ache at once and relieve headache and sciatica.
We recommend it as the best AMI safest external
counter-rrtant known, also as an extern1l renee
dy for pains IN the chest and stomach aud all
rheumatic. neuralgia and equity complaints.
A trial will prove what claim for it, and it
will be found to be invaluable in the household.
Many people say 1T is the hest Of all your prepa-
rations."
Price Is cents. at all druggists, or other dealers,
or by sending this amount to us in postage %
We will send you a tube by mail.
No article should be accepted by the public I'M
less the same carries our label. Us otherwise it 10
not genuine.
ChEESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING CO,
II State Street. New York City.