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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01

to them that he had robbed one Of
the largest department stores in the
city, besides several residences in the
last few months.
Boos jestingly reminded the police
that he himself had raised the hue
and cry one night a few weeks ago
when burglar was chased out of the
residence of wealthy man. He said
the police were close on him before
he got out of the house and that he
ran ahead of them shouting: stop
thief Catch that mani"
This ruse worked so we'll that Boos
resorted to it again few nights later,
when he had forced his way into the
home Of J. L. Pendleton, and from
which he was frightened by an alarm.
Boos is regarded as a modern 80.
cial highwayman. He drew a large
salary as superintendent of the big
transit corporation and lived in good
style in handsomely furnished apart.
ments on one of the best streets in the
city. He was apparently one of the
busiest men in town, seemed to have
no time for anything but his work.
and appeared an exemplary man Of
business. He was arrested on a charge
Of stealing copper wire from the COM
pany and selling it to a junk dealer.
Officials of the company were his &C.
cusers.
A subsequent search of Boos' fine
apartment revealed plumber for which
the police had long been looking and
which it is alleged was taken from
a department store and private resi-.
dences. When the loot was discovered
Boos, it is said, confessed
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and the order was carried out with abil-
ity and dispatch. So gladly learn that
the Jap steward and China boy have
penetrated to Chicago; speedily there
after search the advertising columns.
This is what come upon:
Situation Wanted.-Japanese. relia-
BILE. 1irst-class butler in respectable FAM
lily; neat; neat; finest worker; ref
Yamasak. Alas, Yamasaki, the butler
proposition overpowers me. And read
ing Japanese advertisements further
does not give me what seek-although
it gives me amusement:
Situation Wanted-Japanese highest
butler, in highest great family; so neat
and bright best reference
All, are we finding the clew: Is 1t
that maid and valet and butler are
searching for the highest. great FAM
ily?" Does it make for them a rise So
cially. that rise for which they all come
to America, land of striving aris-
tocracy?
The situation grows more and more
hopeless. We are lost in its thick fog.
KATHERINE POPE.
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has been seen running barefooted up
and down the porch, which was }daep
IN snow, and apparently enjoying the
experience. !. ....-%.
Brother and sister for the last eight
cen tears have lived alone in the house
on their unspeaking terms. They do
their own Homework Each cooks his
and her own meals.
Sometimes, but not often, brother
and sister eat their meals together.
The usual custom is for. Mary to pre-
pare her meal and eat it first, and
then james will cook and eat his.
James usually waits until Mary has
washed the dishes after her meal be-
fore he enters the kitchen.
Both James and Mary Durney are
apparently perfectly sound in mind.
They are we'll posted on the news Of
the day. When either is asked why
he or she will not speak to the other,
neither answers, either changing the
subject or turning abruptly away
Durney is five feet six inches in
height and weighs 1856 pounds: He
is good-natured and we'll hammered.
Mary is of medium size. Barring her
-shyness, she appears good humored.
James Durney is a carpenter as we'll
as a, farmer. Two days a week he
does odd jobs in the village of Cha
teaugay. spending the other five ON
his farm. Forty feet from the farm
house stands his Workshop, which is
filed with $1,000 worth of modern ma
chinery and tools. Often from sunrise
to sunset he works at an invention for
perpetual motion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
Accepting an Invitation.

In accepting an Invitation you
should say: 1T gives me much pleas.
ure to accept your very kind invita-
ton for luncheon on Wednesday, O.
tober the seventh" Do not say 1T
will give me much pleasure" An in.
vitation should never be accepted pro.
visionally, that is, you should never
say: Il should be delighted to &C.
cept your very kind invitation if I am
not obliged to leave town before that
date" Your hostess will not know.
whether she can depend upon your
being present at the entertainment or
whether she must ask some one else
to fill your place. '-,.-o-5r Es.,,7.<zs.
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Husband Sleeps Under Bed.

Brooklyn, N: VA pretty woman
with auburn hair asked the clerk OF
a court for advice as to what she
could do with her husband, John Bird,
with whom she lives in a Fourth ave-
nue. fiat. They have two small chill
dren. Mrs. Bird says that since her
husband "got religion" he insists on
sleeping under the bed, because he
does not want her to have other men
coming to see her. The clerk told
his visitor that Mr.. Bird could not be
arrested, and referred her to a lawyer,
who advised her to apply for a sep
aTatton, :: r.
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ARE SILENT FOR
OVER FORTY YEARS
REMARKABLE CASE OF BROTH
Err AND SISTER.
LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE
During Entire Time James and Mary
Durney Have Not Spoken to Each
Other-Usually Eat Their
Meals Separately.

New York.-On a 75-acre farm, four
miles from Chateaugay, Franklin
county, N. Y, dwell James and Mary
Durney, brother and sister, who, al.
though they have lived in the same
house since childhood and are the only
occupants of the house, have not
spoken to each other for AZ years.
James is SO years old and Mary SIS.
Their uncommunicativeness has for
two score years been one of the won
ders of that part of Franklin county,
and the fact that, otherwise, they ap-
pear to get along together amicably,
has but served to intensity interest in
tho case.
What further adds to the interest of
the situation is that neither brother
nor sister ever says derogatory word
of the other to anyone.
Yet the cause of the period of AZ
years of silence toward each other is
one of the traditions of neighbours
When Mary Durney was 13 years old
she wanted to go to a party in the
village of Chateaugay, and her broth
err, five years older, declared that she
should not; that she was too young
to go to parties.
The girl tried to slip out of the
house, but her brother caught and de-
tanned her and refused to permit her
to leave the sittingroom of their home
until the last vehicle had departed
with it's merry load of youthful farmer
folk. AS the sound of the wheels of
the last carryall died away Mary was
seized with frantic grief and passion,
and struggled desperately to open the
door that her brother had locked, put
ting the key in his pocket. He sat
back and laughed at his little sisters
vain efforts to open the door She
struggled to force the lock and then
pounded frantically On the door, until,
exhausted by her efforts and her i'm
potent rage, she fell on the floor. She
lay there for hours, refusing to move,
and shrieking when her brother tried
to get her to rise.
When the girl arose the next day
she refused to speak to or notice her
brother, and this is the attitude that
she has maintained resolutely, through
good fortune and bad, through deaths
in the family, through success in
business enterprises that came to
them, through the sickness or health
Of both of them.
Her brother, quick to take his cue,
and apparently feeling as angry as
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it is the keeping the machinery of living
going that induces the woeful state OF
mind.
At this time of year all the servants
are moved to desert their former place
Ut service, to seek new kitchens, new
chambers, other mistresses. We
have tried to analyze this accom-
paniment of The falling of the
leaves, but have not been able to salts
factorily. Is it that the keen autumn
air makes them frisky and restless and
ambitious does it give them Utopian
dreams of "a place" where there is to
be plenty of money and the lightest Of
tabor? We cannot, cannot say; II we
could diagnose correctly, arrive at a
remedy, our fortune and fame would be
assured. At present we are able only
to contemplate the exodus and initia-
ton.
In Chicago most of the servants are
Scandinavians, everywhere one comes
across Swedish and Norwegian maid;
golden-haired. pink-cheeked young
women OF apparent health and muscle
But it Is wonderful how America seems
70 affect them, how quickly these girls
that at home tOiled in field and on noun
tain side become unable to handle or
binary household tasks. When they
first arrive they attack Homework with
willing hand. the observer enjoys their
splendid strength, the strength that
seems to make nothing of sweeping and
securing and baking and brewing; but
little while and they have learned from
their fellow immigrants of longer resi-
dence that America is land where the
servant girl need not strive to please,
that American mistresses are indulgent
And, 10, great change occurs Hilda
and Alma discover they cannot do the
washing. ironing is really too hard for
them; polishing windows impossible.
Assistants here. assistants there, must
be brought in; the householder's money
all is spent in the luxury of servants.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
The Chaperone.

You should try always to show your
chaperon that you are not. unmindful
Of her presence. It Is always IN eyi:
dence of refinement and good breeding
to remember all these little acts Of
courtesy and you should remember
that after all she is making, no doul,t.
an act Of great sacrifice by giving ~
her own pleasures in order to be with
you. You should present your friends
to her # II iss possible. A man always
feels IT isa compliment when he 81
presented TO girls mother or chan
erou S.
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: For q left-handed party, write the
Invitations with he left hand, and ask
each guest to practice using the left
hand, for very few are clever enough,
80 be ambidexterous. When the
guests arrive the left hand must be
used in greeting, also in serving and
eating the refreshments. Have q
typewriter or q printed quotation
which each one must COPY, using only
the LETT hand. Award prizes for the
best and poorest specimen. This is
really . very amusing affair.
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she, after few abortiye attempts,
ceased to speak to her when he re.
ceived no answer to his remarks. And
from that day, AZ years ago on Octo.
Der II, these two persons, dwelling to-
gether, have locked their lips against
each other.
The father of the pair died 30 years
ago. During the last years of his life
he tried in every way to break the
silence between his son and daughter,
but they steadfastly refused to CON-
ply with his wishes. Alter the death
Of their father, the mother took up
the task of attempting to reconcile her.
two children, but she met with no bet
ter success. She died IS years ago.
When her father and mother died
Mary Durney refused to attend their
funerals. Neighbors for miles around
tried to persuade her to do so, but
she stubbornly declined. Mary Dur
ney will not eat if stranger is
around. None of the neighbors can
remember ever seeing her at a meal.
If anyone approaches the house she
usually locks and bolts the door. She
has never been to church or to school.
Rev. P. J. Devlin, of st. Patrick's
church, Chateaugay, often calls at the
house to get Mary to attend the serv-
ices, but when she sees him approach
ing she slams and bolts the door in
his face. All his knocking at the door
and on the windows fails to elicit any
response. She merely goes about the
house pulling down the shades.
Since the day when she and her
mother quarreled over the party Mary
never has worn a shoe or stocking.
Summer and winter she goes barefoot.
When 1t is noted that the farm where
she lives is only one mile from the
Canadian border. one may realize the
suffering that going barefooted entails
upon her: When the farmhouse is sur
rounded by deep drifts of snow MarY
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
A VERY STYLISH WAIST.

lines the yoke and EACH side front.
Straps of ribbon velvet of the color Of
the spots form a trimming on the col
lar band and bust the end of each
strap Is finished by a paste button. rne
sleeves have tight-fitting under parts
of lace with pleatings at top and
wrist. (" !!
Materials required for the blouse:
Two and one-quarter yards four and
one-half inches wide, one and one-half
yards lace 1S inches wide, two yards
velvet, one dozen buttons, about five
yards pleating.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
HINTS FOR !. HOSTESS '||:|! J. / I
WAYS OF ENTERTAINING ON
T. VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
An Up-to-Date Book Party-Insc:ip-
tons for the Home-The Dutch
Supper-A Left-Handed Party
Girls Birthday Party.
Copyright, 1905


The hostess informed us that she
had spent weeks in preparing for this
entertainment, and we believed her
when we gazed upon the 50 objects,
each bearing the name of an author.
The title of the book represented was
to be guessed and written on the card
opposite the number the object bore.
For instance, "The Eternal City, by
Hall Caine, was represented by a. map
of Rome; ''The Virginian," by pic
ture of George Washington, with
Owen Wister written on one corner;
'"The speckled Bird" by Augusta
Evans Wilson, by a white bird COW
cred with specks; BLACK Rock was
easy-s black stone on the table, with
Conner on it. A spray of blue flowers
recalled that Van Dyke had written
"The Little Blue Flower" 1.-The
Three Musketeers" was represented by
three toy soldiers. Kiplings "Seven
Seas" was recognized by seven C's
written on white paper and pinned on
the wall. "The Octopus" by William
Norris, was large picture of that fish
Other books represented were: "A
Paste Board Crown" by Clara Morris;
boy" Coreli; 1--WE Two" Edna Ly-
OIL; "The Duet" Kipling; "The Gen
tleman from Indiana" Booth Tarking-
ton, and '"Three Men in a Boat" by
Jerome.
First, second and consolation prizes
were given, consisting of books. This
was an afternoon affair for ladies, but
1t would be quite suitable for club
or church society entertainment
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
SOCIETY MAN BY DAY;
A BURGLAR BY NIGHT.
Prominent Middletown, N. Y, Man
and Leader Of Fashion Confesses
to Looting Homes.

Middletown, N. Y.-The alleged con-
fession of Charles Boos, until a few
days ago superintendent of the Wall
kill Transit company's lines in Or.
ange county, has amazed this oity and
solved a spectacular police mystery.
According to the police he admitted
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
SILK WOLFE BLOUSE.
Light, Cool Stuff Which Grapes Pref
tily and Does Not Easily
Show missing.

Silk voile is a delightful material for
blouses! it is light AMI cool, Grapes
beautifully, and does not easily crush.
1t has moreover the quality of wash
ing we'll. Our model has a small yoke
that is continued to the waist to form
sort of vest; the voile is gathered to
this yoke. The berthe is edged with
finely-pleated ribbon; the same out
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
4 MODERN PROBLEM
WHOSE SOLUTION WOULD BRING
FAME AND FORTUNE.
AMERlCANlZED SERVANTS
Effect Of Transplanting on Scandina-
VANS - Cross-Questioning the
Mistress-Ordeal of INTEL
Ugence Office.
e counting-house

'"The King was in the counting-house
Counting up his money;
The Queen was in the kitchen
Eating bread and honey;
The maid was in the garden
Hanging up the clothes,
When along came a neighbor and offered
her dollar a month more wages
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Oriental to the Rescue,

ME- l QWeit IN 8
tropic land where
there was no serV-
ant question, per-
haps for that rea-
son called the Para
disc of the Pacific.
r h ere, nOiseless,
white-robed, deft-
handed China boys
and Jap stewards
ministered to ones
needs. You gave
them an order once
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
A New Place.

HEY take all the
money and they
take French leave
too. 1t is danger
Gus for the mistress
TO feel safe, she
must be ever on
the qui vive to pre-
pare for a change.
1t were we'll ii
she, like. the serv-
ants, stood in with
milkman, coffee
m q n prOcprm1n
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mel
ancholy days have
come. the saddest
of the year by far.
You have returned
from the country
place to take up
again life in the
city. That fact in
itself need not be
regarded In a sor-
rowful light, for
the city in winter
has much to offer;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
Back Up!

Scrappy-Do you call that thing on
your head hat?
Mrs. Scrappy-Do you call that thing
in your hat head?-Lifs,
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A novel way to find partners Is to
write on the cards passed to the men
the names of states, and the names of
capital cities on those for the ladies'
Then tell the "states' to find their
Capitals 1t is surprising to see the
mixed-up condition of things for few
minutes, especially if the western and
newer states are selected.
ELLYE HOWELL CLOVER
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with the blonde good looks; until spoiled
they have a respectful address, not nee
essarily seryile, just decently respect
full. And the ignorant bride, or new
housewife Of any sort, looking at a
friends menage says: 20, I, too, must
get me just such piece Of perfection as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01

]. Here IS . green and white luncheon
to be served to eight guests, the Ideal
number for luncheon party. The
table center piece is a glass bowl filled
with maiden hair ferns; use candle
sticks of glass, with green shades. "a
large fern ball suspended over. the
table makes a most beautiful decora-
ton. The place cards are white, with
a spray Of fern done in water colors.
The following menu. is very appetite
ing and easy to prepare. A puree made
from spinach and peas served with
spoonful of whipped cream; creamed
minced chicken baked in a.. ramakins;
sweetbread salad served in green pep
pers; pistachio : fee in 4 tall glasses
standing on a fern decorated plate.
Green frosted cakes gornamented with
blanched almonds and creme de menth
completes this dainty menu. w.
This is very clever scheme devised
by mother to celebrate her little
girls tenth birthday. Invitations were
sent out "from half after two until
six" Rainbow Party was written
in one corner. The rooms were com
pletely transformed by yards of red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and
violet cheese-cloth, which was used as
portieres, window drapery, etc. 1t was
festooned from the corners of the
room to the gas fixtures in the center
and was draped from the grillwork. =.
The mother told the old fairy story
the two children who set out to dis
cover the pot of gold at the end of the
rainbow. Then each child was given
a piece of string which he or she was
to wind up without breaking; the
cords had. been arranged as for q
spider-web party. When the end of
the string was reached a tiny pot was
found on the end filled with pepper
mint candy, which had been wrapped
in gold paper.
The birthday cake was crescent
shaped, bearing candles of the seven
colors. This party is really very pref
ty and not half the trouble to prepare
as it appears to be from reading the
description.
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The Search Continued.

LAn1A1 Cuey go 10
and fro in search Of
the golden girl,
women with money
and women with
but moderate in
come. I, who have
written statistical,
studied themes on
the Servant Prob
lem, W h o h ave
called it really q
mistress problem,
%1,1 49,: q J. r.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
The Search for the Golden Girl

tlER an average
good housewife has
had the Swede and
N or W e gian in
training 4 few
weeks, the Swede
and Norwegian as
a rule are attrac-
tive in appearance,
a neat and dainty
part of the house.
hold. The neat uni
form, the coquet,
fish aprons go we'll
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
Quotations Appropriate for the New
Home

Quotations Appropriate for the New
Home.
In the old-time manor house it was
the fashion to inscribe motto over
the fireplace, especially in the great
dining-room and library. The inscrip-
ton was usually in Latin, the Ian
guage of the scholar. This custom is
now being revived, and there is scarce
ly a room in which a sentiment pref
tily expressed would not be welcome
addition, and which would at once at
tract the attention of guest as being
something unique. Here are a few
good sentiments; the lettering may be
done in script or Old English:
For the hall:
East or west, home is BEST
"A mans home is his CASTLE" :
"Home is the resort of love, of Joy,
of peace"
"Our house is ever at your service"
Over the fireplace in Mark Twaip's
house in Connecticut is this beautiful
inscriptions:
"The ornament Of house is the
guests who frequent it,
The three following inscriptions are
especially appropriate for the family
living-room:
'Oh, We fire and, heat, bless We the
Lord"
God has given us this ease. or
Seek thine own ease"
mo place is more delightful than
ones own fireside"
For the library:
"Old wood to burn,
Old friends to trust.
Old authors to read"
There is an art. Of reading"
"The monuments of vanished
minds
Infinite riches in little room"
For the nursery:
God rest We, little children.''
"A child in the house is a we'll
spring of pleasure"
For the music room:
1.-The hidden soul of harmony"
Music, the speech of the angels"
A very popular form OF entertain
ment is the Dutch supper. If it is
possible, do not use a table cloth, but
have doilies O: orange crepe paper,
that is the Dutch color. Use all the
Delft china that is procurable; and
imitation ware is very effective and
very, cheap Tulips are the Dutch
flower, and tulip shaped bon-bon boxes
and candle shades may be made from
orange tissue paper. Little wooden
shoes may be purchased and used to
hold the sailed nuts. Serve the fol-
lowing menu, which is written in
Dutch, much to the mystification of
the guests. (The translation is given
for the benefit of the hostess):
KALI Soep Met Gehak Ballen.
Veal Soup with Garnish of Meat Balls
Gebraden Tong.
(Roasted Tongue.)
Brussels Sprinten.
((Brussels Sprouts
Bloemkool met Room Sause.
(Creamed Caulifower.)
Haring sla met Croodjes. ILL.,. ;
(Herring Salad with Rolls.)
Gesneden Sinaas Appelen met Wyne
Sause.
(Sliced Oranges with Wine sauce.)
- Gesorteerde Noten.
(Assorted Nuts.) ~a....-.. 49,.
Kaffee.
. s(Coffes.J = SO = ses~z~ :
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-09-16
BARNARD.

Judson Morse was brought before
Justice Morgan Monday for letting
vicious bull run at large. He was
fined $33.
Percy Chase went on the road
Thursday selling by sample iron rust
tin and iron ware for a western
firm.
Karl Ellis left for Fitchburg,
Mass, Thursday.
Willie Wells went on the road
Thursday selling boots and shoes.
Miss Lillian Adams has gone to
Maine.
Miss June Gage went to Hanover
Thursday.
P. N. Chamberlin, wife and
daughter of Randolph visited his
parents Sunday.
Chief of Police Putnam of Bethel
was in town Monday.
A. A. Hadley has returned from
Taunton fair.
Bert Bridge has moved into D. c.
Aiken's house.
Charles Lewis is shingling his
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson (nee Adj
die Atwood) were at Penn Atwood's
for few days.