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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
TO LITERARY AsPlRANTs.
Few Words Of Advice Which May
Save Unframed Writers Much
Modification.

No day passes without there being re-
ceived at this office a letter from some
literary aspfrant, containing the joyful
news that he CASUALLY she) has written
= story or poem, and begging to know
whether the editor will publish it in
his excellent magazine. To such anna
teurs we may give a word of direction,
says Woman's Home Companion. As
they may be certain that every maya
zine Office in the country is a market for
short fiction, verse and feature, it is q
waste of time to write and ask permits
sion to submit stuff. II you have any
thing to sell, submit it without comment
or preface It is the editors business to
read it, and he will. If he wants to buy
1t, he will tell you so; il he doesn't, he
will return it. But before you decide to
plunge into the literary sea, take lit
tie of the following to heart: Writing
is an art which has to be learned, like
iddling or painting. If you have never
taken lessons on the violin you will
hardly expect to give concert per-
Torrance upon that instrument. If you
have never written before, is it likely
that your first story will be worth read
ing?. Take little pains to learn the
trade before expecting to find market
for your wares. You will be less likely
to be disappointed. Before you dare to
publish verse, make yourself familiar
with the best poetry that has been writ
ten in your own language. If you know
good poetry you will be less likely to at
tempt to sell bad. In short, before you
begin to write for publication, read.
read, read. But suppose in honesty you
can consider yourself ready to submit
manuscript. There are several rules: to
be observed: Put your name and ad-
dress on the first page Inclose stamps
for return. Have your manuscript tyne
written on one side of the paper only.
Do not tie it with blue ribbon or write
long letter to accompany it. Don't con-
ceal hairs among the pages to prove
whether the editor has read your manu-
script or not. Above all things. mt
your. name and address on the front
page.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
Vinegar Cure for Headache

Vinegar is fairly good. for some
forms OF headache. and as q stimulant
in fainting; In each case it is to be EN-.
ployed outwardly. In headache it may
be applied to the forehead; but in
fainting it should be held against OF
brushed over the nostrils. II your
child is suffering from excessive per.
spiration during the night you NAV
apply vinegar to the skin. Should the
skin be too sensitive, dilute the. vine.
gar with an equal quantity of water.
Let the skin remain wet for two OF
three minutes, and then. gently wipe
it dry. Be careful to avoid much fric-
tion.. "A similar lotion will lessen the
very distressing moisture Of feet from
which so many adults suffer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
CARE FOR ORIENTAL RUGS.
They Require Treatment That Would
Not Do for Wilton or Brussels
Floor Coverings.

The oriental rug is improved by fire.
quent summing and also by an annual
or semi-annual bath. The colors made
of vegetable dyes cannot fade, and the
process Of washing only improves the
texture of the WOOL Even q new rug
is washed by the Turkish woman to
better bring out the luster of the ma
terial.
In the orient these rugs are cleaned
entirely by shaking and washing, but
are never beaten. When beating is
necessary it should be done on the
face side, as there is danger when
beating on the wrong side of breaking
the threads. The best plan is to lay
right side up on the grass and to beat
thoroughly with light rattan beaters.
After the dust is taken or. beaten
out small rugs can be put in tubs of
plain cold water. Then the surface
may be gone over with q brush and
sandsoap, always being sure to rub
with the warp. Large rugs can have
the garden hose turned on them with
wonderful cleansing effect, after which
they should be dried in the sun.
In winter an excellent plan is to
sweep them on the snow, scattering it
over them and sweeping it of again
several times, always working with
the threads. The sweeper should al
ways be used in the same direction.
never turning it backward.
This process of cleaning is much
safer for these rugs than sending them
to the steam cleaners, where. the
threads are in danger: of being snapped
by the rapidly turning machinery.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

ii lat the grounds where the prof ssional
clubs play baseball, you may have no
sticed small boxlike structure perched
on the roof of the grand stand. Its posi-
ton directly back Of home plate and on
line with the pitcher Is the best posi-
BILE for q view of the game, writes Allan
ii. Ames, IN. How to Keep 10 Baseball
Score" in St. Nicholas, and If you are
lucky enough to- be invited up by some
of those who have: a right there, you will
be surprised to ind how much better
you can watch what is going on than
from q seat nearer the ground !"
This little house with the wire netting
over the front to guard against foul flies
is called the press orscorers' box. The
young men who sit there have need of
every facility for observing the game.
because afterward they must present an
absolutely accurate record Of it. If
the contesting mines belong to an i'm
portant league and play in large city
there will be an official scorer for each
club, besides reporters from each Of the
daily newspapers. The scorers have to
record every move Of the game and,
when it is over, present to the managers
of their clubs complete set(of figures,
from which anybody who understands
the sport can tell exactly what each
player has done-how well or how poor
ly he has played.
Watch a scorer at work. Before him
is an open book with the names of one
club written down the left-hand side of
one page and those Of the opposing team
inscribed on the page opposite. After
each name is a line of checker-board
squares. curiously marked of, and at the
end of these on the right of each page
are several perpendicular columns
headed A B, r, B, B, s H, P o, A..
and E, for the summary. These stand
for, respectively, times at bat, runs, the
times player has reached first base,
stolen bases, sacrifice hits, put-outs, as
sists and errors. The symbols used by
professional scorers are comparatively
few and easy to remember, and anyone
familiar with the game ought to be able
to use them after half an hours study
followed by a little practice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

THE HAIR AND THE SCALP.
TO Take Good Care Of Them Should
Be the Aim Of Every Woman,
Old and Young

Too much cannot be said against
the practice of dyeing ones hair. 1t
Is never satisfactory. and, once be-
gun, 1t must be kept up, as the hair
lengthens from the roots, and the nat
! ural color will inevitably show itself
there. Then, too, the dye will fade more
or less, and generally the hair will be
rendered stiff and harsh-feeling from
Its use, to say nothing of the disagree
able odor which many dyes carry with
them. -
It is much better to give the hair
good care in the matter of dressing.
brushing and massaging the scalp,
and let it color to suit itself. No one
in bad health can have as nice hair as
the one who has no ai1ment Some
diseases affect the hair more disas-
trously than others, and when trying to
improve the hair one must also try to
improve the general health.
The use Of hard water is also to be
avoided, and care must be taken in
The use of the various drugs recon-
mended for shampooing. It is not
necessary to wash the hair every day,
or ordinarily oftener than once a
week, while in some cases once month
Is too often. When washing is done, the
hair should be thoroughly dried before
being done up," and in many cases the
scalp alone should be shampooed, wet
ting the hair itself as little as possible.
There are dry shampoos, as well as wet
ones, and their tonic effect is quite as
valuable. One of the best is to rub
dne table salt into the hair close to the
scalp, and then brush It out.
simple tonic which has been used
with good effect to retard the COM
Ing of gray hair, arrest the falling and
stimulate the new growth, is made of
green tea and fresh dried sage. two
ounces of each, put into an iron pot and
three quarts of boiling water is to be
poured onto it; cover closely and let
simmer until reduced one-third: take
on the fire and let stand in the iron
pot for "a hours; strain and bottle for use.
Wet the scalp thoroughly with this To-
tion every night, applying early enough
so as to allow Of drying before going
to bed, as the liquid will stain the pill
low-sl1p. Thoroughly brushing with
good brush will benef1t.-The Com
mOner.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
Small Matter.

French maid (to inquiring friend)-
Oui, madame is i'll, but re doctor haf
pronounce it something very tritl1ng.
very small. ~. +. y. r. -
Friend-Oh, I am SO relieved for ,.1 I
was real anxious. What does the doc
tor: say the trouble ISL ,s>s;s.E ITO:
: Let me recall. It was something
very leetle. Oh, Out, 1 have it noWl
Madame has re smallpox Woman,sI
Home Companion. .s..77'.7T.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
The Preachers Evidence.

been looked upon as an incurable form 81
Kidney Disease that sure cure for it must
rank as one of the most valuable medical
discoveries Of the age. And every day brings
forth fresh evidence that Dodd's Kidney
Pills will cure Diabetes, Important evidence
in their favor is given by Rev. Thos. B. Nor.
man, the well-known Baptist minister here,
Il had all the symptoms of q bad case Of
Diabetes and received so much benefit from
the use Of Dodd's Kidney Pills that cheer.
fully recommend them to anyone suffering
from that dread disease. Dodd's Kidney
Pills will cure the worst form of Diabetes Z
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure Diabetes,
one of the final stages of Kidney Disease,
All the earlier stages, from: Backache to
Rheumatism, are naturally much more eas'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
A NOVELTY FOR SUMMER.
Shirtwaist Embroidered with Sti1etto
Work to Be in Evidence
Everywhere.

The fashionable stiletto work, or Eng
lish eyelet embroidery, forms the de-
sign upon the shirt waist here Illus
trated. Firm texture linens for this
purpose come stamped in a variety OF
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
How to Wash Thin Curtains.

Very thin curtains, or those whose
day Of service is very nearly over, will
stand the ordeal Of washing much BET
ter IL care be taken to haste them upon
sheets of cheesecloth first. This re-
Neves them of much of the strain of
wringing and prevents them from be-
ing whipped to pieces by the wind in
drying.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
Big Drop in Binder Irvine.

:, We are selling the highest grade standard
iress in any Quantity and at ~ much lower Te
price than dealers can buy in carload lots.
For our special inside price, our guarantee
and money refund offer, for our insurance
proposition against hail OF storm, for the
lowest price, the most liberal binder Irvine
offer that will be made this season, cut this
notice out and mail to us today and you will
hf sEh tiH% Rd & 5ftSR c 6 ASSs:;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

~,t An Ounce Of Prevention.
j.. It is good plan to partially fill valu-
able china vases with sand or to place
shot in them, for thus they are rendered
too heavy to be easily upset.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

People who sit in their houses and run the
business of the world are now planning CAM
paigns for Russia and for Japan. One j
reminded Of the story which Punch tolddur-
who were walking down the Strand, quarrel
ing with Gen. Buffers poor strategy in cross
ing the Tugela. Presently they tried to cross
the street, and were run over by an omnibus.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
TWO BRANCH CANDELA2RUM.

asilver vase graceful in outline and large
enough to hold cluster of roses or other
blossoms with stems of moderate length.
The candles in the illustration are of a
delicate shade of pink, with shade to
match, while La France roses in the
vases carry out the color scheme, the
soft tone of the cleaning silver blending
admirably with the hue of blossoms, can
die and Enthusiastically Eagle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
Betrothed in Their Infancy.

In some parts of West Africa the
girls have long engagements. On the
day of their birth they are betrothed
to a baby boy q trifle older than them
selves, and at the age of 20 they are
married. The girls know of no other
way of getting a, husband, and so they
are quite happy and satisfied. As
wives they are patterns of obedience,
and the marriages usually turn out q
success.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

It is estimated that from 1851 to 1903 about
1900, 600 emigrants left Ireland. Thus have
our police forces preserved their full COM
plement of men.-1ndaanapol News: i.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
y: Not Yet q Citizen.

:. Whitney Lyon tells the story Of recent
~ arrived German, who was asked: Have
replied the German "Doyou think wear
glass eye" Pm. Y. Times. 4:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
Naturally Gifted.

make good reporter. She has such a good
nose for news. = -
The Other Girls-Yes, and such a good
mouth for putting it in Chicago
Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
The Northwest Particularly Favored,

The Northwest Particularly Favored.
No other section Of tho United States
Is so particularly favored regarding ,trans-
portation to tho Worlds Fair at st. Louis
as the Northwest, for the reason that tho
Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway is tho
Grounds, and is the only line that ex-
clusively has station Of it's own directly
at tho entrance Of the grounds. :.
This feature will play very important
part with visitors to the worlds greatest
show from Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
Montana, Manitoba, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
from the Twin Cities; saves time and elm
mates that most disagreeable feature Of
travel that one must necessarily meet with
on other lines, namely, tho changing from
one car to another enroute.
The n. q st. L. trains are composed Of
the most modern and latest design of vesti-
buled Pullman sleepers and reclining chair
quisite dining cars attached, leaves no want
OF tho traveller unsupplied in any manner.
Eighteen hours ride from st. Paul or
Minneapolis places one right 1T tho door,
as it were, OF the main entrance to the
Fair Grounds: Near tho Minneapolis &
st. Louis station may be found hotels Of
al descriptions, which win save much
to many visitors. For, those who are
compelled to 60 down town to the Union
Station, whore all other roads discharge
their thousande OF passengers from tho east
Ard south, must necessarily travel several
miles In street cars to reach the grounds.
. One will got q fairly good view Of the
dows of tho NJ. & st. L. trains, Just before
arriving at their exclusive Worlds Fair
station.-Wester Architect.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

Delightful Summer Tours to the East
are made more delightful by. taking advan-
tage of the many Inducements offered by
the Nickel Plate Road. Recognized as the
Low Rate Short Line between the West and
East, tourists are assured of a quick and
comfortable trip to the many beautiful
Summer Resorts located along or within
9 short distance Of the Nickel Plate Road.
Close connections are made at Buffalo for
all Eastern Points, Mountain Resorts and
ice of the Nickel Plate Road is up-to-date
in every respect and passengers are shown
the best of treatment by the efficient corps
Of attendants to be found on all Nickel
Plate trains. Ladies travelling alone or
accompanied by children are given special
attention. It is in the splendid, Dining
Cars where the hberality Of management
is particularly apparent. No stated amount
is required for meal in these Dining
Cars, but under the system of Individual
Club Meals, carefully prepared menus are
compiled into booklets containing sug-
gestions for breakfast, luncheon or sup
per that will not cost more than IS
cents, and on up to one dollar. Meals are
also served la carte. All trains Of the
Nickel Plate arrive at and depart from the
Great La Sale Street Station, Chicago.
When purchasing tickets say '"Via the
Nickel Plate Route"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
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AWen known Canadian Lady Sends
Letter of Endorsement to Pe.ru.na.

:. Miss Mary Burns. % Spring Garden
Road. Halifax, N. s., writes: Having
used Peruna for Indigestion and stomach
trouble and to build up broken down
system with the very best results, / am
pleased to state my experience with this
excellent medicine. had been troubled
with stomach trouble and poor digestion
for some years, and although I tried
many remedies and dieting, nothing
seemed to restore my health until used
Peruna. In three months had entirely
recovered my health and strength
Mary Burns. T.: . - y ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

DE man dat puts in de mos time lookin'
fob trouble, said Uncle Eben, is ginerally
de one dat has de leas' idea Of what to do
about it Fhen he fms it. "'-Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease: Itcures painful, swollen,
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
Don taccept any substitute. Sample FREE
Address a. g. omsted, LIE Roy n. r.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

Most men wou.d rather get the short end
Ct an argument chan, keep quiet. Chicago
Daily News. III 4 ~ = :.::*s5 S
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
q. A. r. National Encamp ment, Boz
ton, August 1920, 1904.

Very low rates via the Nickel Plate
Road. A splendid opportunity to visit
Boston and its many historical points of
interest. Elegant Dining and Sleeping Cars
affording every accommodation. Meals
served on the Individual Club Plan, also
"a Ia carte" service. Coffee and sand
wiches served to passengers in their seats
tauqua Lake and Niagara Falls will be a.
lowed on return trip, .:....:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

Pnos Cure for CONSUMPTION Is On infali-
bic medicine for coughs and cold
eaul1el. Ocean Grove. n J.. Feb. 1900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08
sIake shore' Summer Tours.

Where are you going to spend this Years
vacation? The Lake Shore Railways book
of Summer Tours to Mountains, Lakes
and Seashore'' will help you to decide.
It will be sent on application to G. r.
DAILY, Chief Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Chicago.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

SO Reputation Is i bauble that 4 man blows
and then punctures:-C chicago Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

It was hardly necessary for worlds fair
officials to 60 to Morocco to secure bandit
Some real live specimens, who would make
Raisuli look like an amateur, could be found.
no further away than Wall street.-Detroit
Free Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-08

The black sheep of the family always gets
four times as much credit for doing well
as he would have received if he had been
decent from the start.-Chicago Record
Herald -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-08
SUPPORTED HIM.
Food That Saved When Everything
Else Failed.

The food route is Il safe and very sure
road back to health.
For six years was Il serious
sufferer from indigestion and general
stomach troubles, from the improperly
cooked food in boarding houses and
restaurants of which l WAS Il victim
During three Of the six years, | was
so bad off nervous prOstration set in
and sought relief Of specialist with
out success. | had gotten so that I
could eat almost nothing and WAS
steadily losing flesh at the rate of about
8 pounds Il month.
Many different foods and prcpara-
tons were recommended for Il trial by
as many different doctors. without
success and had become Indifferent to
all food StuffS.
"SoEe months after seeing your ad in
the daily papers about the scicntificallv
prepared food Grape Nuts and its good
qualities. and being driven almost to
despair over my plight. I scientifically
resolved to give GrapoNuts a trial as
u last resort. And | thank God that T
did. From my first meal of Crane
Nuts I felt a great change for the
better; the knot that arose in tho chest
after meals disappeared. stomach
ceased its uncasinoss and gradually the
nervousness disappeared. For about a
year | ste Grape-Nuts and cream :
times a day and on that alone have
regained 81 pounds OF lost weight and
weigh pounds more than l ever did
ard now do not find any trouble in
using my old-time relishcs with my
Grape uts.
Il expect to be married soon and l do
not expect GrapeNuts to be eliminated
from my bill of fare as long as 1 live.
If my testimony will help some poor
mortal place my letter conspicuously
where it can be read. l will gladly
answer letters" Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Grape Nuts contains all the con-
sti;uents of a complete food and in a
highly assimilahle state" says the
London Lancet"
There's q reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book, 1.-THE Roadto WellviIle.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-08
WAIVE EXAMINATION,
Record and Wife in Federal Court at
Portland.

Portland. Me. April 1.--GccrSe p.
Record. alias G.. V. Miller and wife.
arrested a: Sanford charged with
fraudulent us" of the United States
mails. waived examination and pleaded
not guilty when arraisncd, today. They
We're ordered to recognize in the sum
Of $1,000 and $500 respectively for their
appearance before the United States
district court at Boston. They failed to
obtain bail.
1t is alleged that they svindicd :,
number of Maine farmers; while oprr-
atlnE under the naiHe Lawrence
Produce co." PA Methuen street. Law
renee, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-08
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. April There will be
rain. Friday night, in the eastern lower
Lake region, the middle Atlantic states
and New England. Snow is probable.
Saturday. in the greater portion Ct the
Lake region, and rain in the south At
lantic states. 1t will be colder, Satur-
day. in the Ohio valley. Atlantic states
and eastern lower Lake region. On the
New England and middle Atlantic.
coast the winds will become caSterly
and fresh to brisk; on the south At
lantic coast they will be fresh to brisk
southea Stcrly.