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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-06-29

heads and thrust their fingers out of
sight in The long, soft wool, but the
calves made no attempt to kick or
butt. Most Of the time they were
harnessed and embarrassed by men
who were entire strangers to them
but there was never any trouble.
After the first day OR two, tie
yoke was practically discarded, and
the team appeared twice day in
double harness: And a handsome
turnout they made in their silver
mounted brides, set off by the rich
brown fur, and with the picturesque
figure of Morrison on the box. It was
little wonder that hundreds of peo-
pie wished to ride behind them, and
that many distinguished persons
promptly accepted invitations to drive
them around the Enclosure. Prominent
doctors, lawyers, judges, engineers and
college professors, many of them bald
or gray-headed, scrambled over the
sides of the cart like schoolboys and
laughingly handled, the ribbons over
the only team of buffaloes in the
world. On the last day of the show,
modest, misunderstanding young man
walked into the Enclosure, and a mo-
ment later was whirling over the tam
bark behind War Whoop and Toma-
hawk. A large crowd was present,
but it is doubtful if half dozen poo
pie recognized, in that quiet young
man, the oldest son of the president
of the United States. 1t was Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Jr., who had snatcssd
the time to run down with a class
mate from Harvard for drive behind
the buffalo team. ..,.SsE F..e.3. =
49,. ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-06-29
HOW THEY BEHAVED AT THE
SPORTSMEN's SHOW.
Crowd Cheers as Bright-Eyed Little
Fellows Enter Enclosure Spirit
ed, But Docile-Young Roose-
welt Drives Them.

They were in pen in the basement
OF the Mechanics Building, Boston.
and were munching hay with as little
concern as though they were on their
own New Hampshire range. 1 opened
the door Of the pen and called the it,
tie fellows by name. Never before had
they shown the slightest affection for
me, but now they ran to me and shifted
at my clothing; they had been awav
from me for three days and seemed
really glad to see me again. I petted
them awhile, put the yoke on them,
hitched Their, up to the cart, and drove
them out on the floor of the base
ment. Here had been Rade a larger
Enclosure, with a stout rail fence
about it, and in this it was proposed
that the team should be driven twice
day du:ing the show. I expected
that the youngsters, not having been
hltched up for some time, and be-
ing now surrounded by strange sights.
sounds and doors, would naturally be
little unruly at first. But nothing
of the kind; they trotted quietly
around the Enclosure, curiously eying
two Indian girls who were watching
them over the fence.
Next day the show was opened, and
that evening the shaggy sons of War
Cloud and Rain-in-the-Face made their
bow to Boston assembly. At half
past seven, the hour set for their first
appearance, there was a rush for the
basement, and the crowd stood sew
eral deep all around the larger inclos-
ure. It was decided to drive them in
the yoke on this occasion, and in
few minutes they were ready to
start. At the last moment the halters
were thrown off, and a big cheer
went up from the crowd, as at the
word "haw" from Will Morrison.
their driver. the bright-eyed little fel-
lows swung to the left, circled their
pen, and entered the larger Enclosure
| at a sharp trot. The enthusiasm OF
| the spectators seemed infectious
| and the calves increased their speed
to canter, which, had there been half
| chance, would soon have been
gallop. But alas, they were on treach-
S4Ouo 51Oulu, duu lucy dIlcnpLcu
to make the second turn, their hard
hoofs flew from under them on the
slippery cement, and down they went
in heap. A few rowdies present
laughed at This, but all about the in
closure there was a murmur of pro-
test, and many sharp criticisms of the
management for failing to have tan
bark on the floor. After that the
calves were driven at walk, but
even when walking they impressed
all present with their strength and
! vigor.
The question asked most often. not
| only that evening, but throughout the
show, was: 'HCw old are they?" and
the answer: Eight MONTHS was al
| ways received with surprise.
But what created most surprise, per-
haps, was the docility of the little fell
lows. In spite of their shaggy coats
wild eyes and formidable looking
horns, they were almost, if not quite,
as quiet as average domestic steers
Spirited they were, of course, but n:
vicious in the least degree. Man
ladies and more children patted the
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that overbaances the call of the home
This sounds like generalization but has individual application
base views naturally experience and
have KNOWN who have public
chdbearng we'll those who have beyond the
threshold in other than a social way.
In estimation woman if it comes THROUGH
the necessity for bread winning satisfy craving herself
the best Preparaive for the domestic life follow have
sincerity at its root honest in the pursuit pro-
fesslor whatever be- she will be boadned strengthened
eVe thoroughly that lawyer have
value wife and mother The knowledge of the world peo-
pie in liberal education help the building of
home.
believe too, that the position held attorney Legal
Aid society brought into contact with large
that enabled me to do great deal Of good And say
OF mine nothing compared with my destiny
Whether all would be happily
V OF would be hard The individual
muc and the husbands attitude toward the professional wife,
To revert husband objected did
tain maiden name professional work after MARRIAGE
would consent to do He exceedingly Jealous too me-
of professional reputation But with all this generosity
requires deal of let who
apart the outside world know himself the his
should be-
There is always the question woman used to the
aduaon conadesp the content herself with
the solitary and restricted existence she
But this again largely of temperament that prophecies
impossible Speaking broadly woman professional other is
happier married where there any congenialty
do wish be understood undertaking womans intellect
womans work. The whole thing resolves ITSELF Think the
limits nature has imposed AS the mother she has had her highest
duty assigned her. Through all the that has kept her
home and her work outside of has create any
missed This does not however, detrac from its value
to civilization.
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A BOY AND 4 liver The BUFFALO TEAM
THE LADS KEEN DELIGHT IN
STREAM AND POOL.
The "0ld Swimmin' Hole''-The Mill
Race still Waters Where the
Big Trout Hide-Learning
the Anglers Art.

It is said, and said truly, that a
boy not born in the country is a
boy to be pitied, defrauded of boys
btrthright. And with this. country
there must be included water of some
sort-river or creek, lake or pool.
Winter and summer the boy feels
the call of his old playmate, and
which season is the more joyous it
were hard to say. When the ice has
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-06-29
Not So Strange.

yes" said jockey, II knew a
young fellow who went to sleep one
night and the next morning awoke a
white:haired paralytie.' --.~~-,.-,-- =
"Oh!' exclaimed Polkley, come
new, I say" ~
Eyes, sir. The young fellow was a
bell boy in a hotel and the white.
haired paralytic was guest.-Phila,
delphia Press.
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DINNER ! ] ] / R H ! | | !.
"FRUIT SCULPTURE" SUGGEST
ED AS NOVEL DIVERSION.
Not Much Preparation Needed-Use
the Fruit on the Table in FASH
Joining the Funny Figures
Christmas Crackers Help.

A little nonsense now and then is
relished by the best of men, and we all
know a good laugh helps digestion. So
let us go in for folly and fun at the
dinner table.
Often conversation pals, we are
weary of telling what we know, more
weary of listening to recital Of WHAT
the other fellow knows. And for such
moments as these a clever person has
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Some one has said
youth is made up OF
blunders, middle age is
taken up in trying to re-
pair them, and old age
spent at the inability to
do So"
One of the common
est mistakes of the
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By MRS. ROSALIE LOEW WHITNEY.
NEW YORK ATTORNEY.

HEN say that weighed against domesticity for
woman leaves all the argument the side of the home life
with practically no defense for the other decying
a Far from it!
make the point merely that when choice must be
made between the two there the side of her profession
the work she has for herelno valid reason for
Withholding her from her proper pace-he work that the
world has cut out for her. There has been no accomplish
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
Engineer Operates Switch.

The engineer has new duty. A
new type of switch has been devised
which puts its control N the hands of
the engineer. In this switch the point
pieces move in vertical direction in
stead OF horizontally. This means
tba: bolts, nuts, coal, cinders, and
other materials cannot drop to OBJ
srrnct the operation or proper closing
of the switch points, as sometimes ac-
cldentally happens to ordinary point
rails. The wheel tianges automatically
operate the switch, regardless of the
engineer, when trains are passing over
T.. trailing on either the main line or
side track, but when coming from the
opposite direction, or facing the switch,
tho engineer controls it's action. there
being incline plane trips in advance OF
the switch on the outside of either
rail- where the flange does not come in
contact. To operate these outside NOV
able tianges attached to the front
wheels of the engine truck are con-
nected by lever with the engine cab,
where the engineer or fireman can con-
troll the switch at will, as in emerg-
ency.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
ENTIRE CANON FOR CHURCH
Religious Rights and observances of
the Hopi Indians of Grand
Canon.

The Paradise or Spirit House of the
Hopi is in Grand Canon. and there is
sent, during certain important cere-
monies, a messenger priest who makes
a votive deposit in the shrine erected
there, tenders a prayer offering of sa-
cred cornmeal to the rising sun and
carries back with him certain waters
and herbs for use in further rites,
writes Louis Akin, in the Craftsman
Shrines are everywhere in the vicini-
ty Of Hopi towns. Some are shrines
to distant mountains, rivers, the
ocean, some to prehistoric or tradi-
tional homes of ancestors or clans,
and in nearly every field is some man
ner of shrine in which to deposit es-
pecial prayer offerings prepared by
the priests for the purpose, which the
fortunate ones proudly carry to the
fields with perfect confidence in their
efficacy. The indoor religious ceye-
monies are held in underground
chambers known as kivas, of which
there are IA in Oraibi Each man be-
longs to some one of the fraternities
occupying these kivas.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
RAILWAY FOG SIGNALS.
Regular Repair Gangs Required OF
Railroads in Eng
land

1t is so seldom that there is a suffi-
GENTLY heavy fog on an American
railway to cause serious inconvenience
that nc special precautions are taken,
but in England heavy fog is SO com
mon that there is regular service
made up of the repair gangs, VINO
take the place of the mechanical sig
nails.
Every distance signal is guarded by
signal man who Is supplied with
flags and torpedoes. the latter being
called detonators, while the signal
men are pointsmen
Two torpedoes are placed on the
track to warn the engineer when the
signal is set at danger. and are sup
plemented by red lantern in the
hands of the signal man. AS the tor
pedoes cost a cent and a half each
and are used in great numbers there
is machine supplied by which the
second torpedo is forced from the rail
by the force Of the explosion of the
first. as only one is necessary, the sec.
ond being merely precaution.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
MUST FURNISH PASSES.
Railroads in France Issue Annual
Tickets to Senators and
Deputies.

With the pass-bribery nuisance
France deals in summary fashion.
Railroads have no chance to win the
good will of French deputies and
senators by surreptitious favors.
Every French senator and deputy has
by law an annual pass on every rail
road. This the government comrsls
the railroads to furnish, says Every
body's Magazine. Then the govern.
ment deducts for the pass ten francs
a month from the pay of the senate
or deputy. The railroads get nothing
That is the extent of that perfo1 N.
ance. The passes are provided to af
ford the senators and deputies op-
portunity to acquaint themselves with
conditions in the country and every
part of 1t.
The president of the republic must
be transported on public business at
the expense of the railroads. That is
the law, and the service entails no
kind of obligation on the presidents
part. Even if the companies were to
furnish him with a special train OF
beautiful cars that would mean moth,
ing. because they are obliged to trans,
port him with their best devices any.
way.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
WONDERFUL WESTINGHOUSE
Backed HIS Belief with Courage AID
Fortune and Overcene Eli
Obstacles

George Westinghouse seems to -four
ish on opposition. When everybody
says 1t is Impossible to do thing. he
does it. They said the brake WAS im-
possible, but for nearly 40 years II has
been controlling The movements OF
trains in all countries. wr.te5 Arthur
Warren. in Succe IS Magazine. They
said that the alternating current was
impossible to use IN commercial prac-
tice. But Westinghouse used IL. Then
they said that it was dangerous thing
10 have in community, and it would
Kill populations. They" were the ex-
perts. And they tried to have laws
Passed fOrbidding the use of this death
dealing current. In the files OF the
North American Review Of about 20
years ago may be found a well-written
and forcible article supporting these
ressimiStic contentious and warning
the country against the impracticabil-
ity and danger of the alternating cur
rent The article was written by
Thomas A. Edison. Westinghouse
backed his belief with his courage, his
fortune. and his inventiveness; he en-
ployed experts OF his owa and brought
others from abroad, and before long
the alternating current was every
where In use for the transmission OF
electrical power over long distances.
He made 1t practicable and conquered
the dangers.
How much temperament has to do
with health, or health with tempera-
ment and both with success. we do
not always know, but we can some
times guess. Mr.. Westinghouse Is one
CT the most sanguine of men, and has
never had an illness. In that big
frame OF his the red blood flows and
the human engines work full-powered.
X" has been written of as "a hundred
Thousand horsepower man." No phrase
could better describe him. The men
who are near him say that his capacity
for work is greater than that of any
zen of his subordinates, and he has
$4,000 men working in his industries.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
PIGEON FLIES WITH TRAIN.
Belgium Homer Makes Regular Trips
with One Particular
Train

Homng pigeons are the craze in
England Just now, and on one recent
Saturday between 100000 and 300 900
birds Were released in various coIu-
petitions.
A number of these were traced to
Icn,lon from Retford and Brans ION.
The distances are l27 and ll3 miles. re-
spectively, but no birds of the severa!
thousand released made the trip i'll tine
traditional mile a minute. although
every circumstance of wind and wealth
er was favorable to recordbreakipg.
Much better time was made in 4
contest from Templecombe to Lon ion,
In which one bird made the 10S miles
in "a minutes. an average OF G9 lies
~, hour. and more than 100 exceeded a
speed OF 60 miles an hour.
One OF the Oldest homers is bird
which makes its home around the rail-
way station at Liege, in Belgium.
There is train from Liege to
Waremme which starts every morning
at ten O'Clock.
AS soon as the train pulls into the
station the bird commences to circle
IN the air, and as soon as headwar is
gained follows the train to its desti ma
ton, returning Immediately home,
where it flies about the station Tor
the rest OF the day.
II pays no attention to any other Of
the trains. and no one is able to Of
fer an explanation as to why this par
ticular train should be favored.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
FOURTH OF JULY FAVORS

season. They open and may be used
for bonbons or ice cream. The can.
non and cracker favors are not ex.
pensive when bought at the confec.
toners.
Fan favors are perhaps more attrac.
tive than any other. especially as last
seasons fad for collecting all sorts
of small, inexpensive fans Is raging
more fiercely than ever this season.
The fans can easily be made at home.
They may be of stiff paper, tissue pa.
per, silk, satin, etc. A simple souve.
mir fan of the day could be made by
decorating a white paper fan with tho
national colors, having red and white
stripes for the lower half and de-
sign Of white stars on blue ground
as border. This decoration may be
painted on the fan if one is sufficient
ly skilled to do this, or stars and
stripes may be cut from colored paper
and pasted on. White gauZe fans and
those of white paper or satin are also
attractive with flag decoration,
either Of one large flag or of two
flags crossed, painted across the cen
ter or on the side sticks. An exceed
ingly attractive decoration for a
Fourth of July fan is also made of
ribbon. Ribbon work is very popular
this year on all articles Of dress. and
a fan trimmed with ribbon work.
while calling for quite lot of work
on the part of hostess, would at the
same time be most acceptable souve-
mir.
1t is perhaps because so few flow
ers Of the same variety produce them
selves in both desirable shade of
blue and of red that the sweet pea
is hailed with delight as Fourth of
July decoration.
For the decoration of Fourth of
July dining tables the sweet pea is
used in many ways. One clever
hostess has planned this year to have
a large, low bed of the flowers in the
center of her table. arranged exactly
in the design and colors of the Amer
lean flag. Then. as the guests leave
the table, the flag will be broken W..
and each will carry off bunch of the
flowers in one of the three colors.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
What Is "Artistic" for Blonde and
Brunette, and for Her That
Is Neither One.

Blue for the blonde and red ~or the
brunette, with, to use an expression, if
slangy phrase, any old color for the
woman who Is neither the one nor the
other, but sort of nondescript, seems
to be the only hard and fast rule.
Never mind If the blonde has pink and
white skin, with gray-green eyes, in
which no hint of blue may be noted,
blue Is selected for her, and wear it
she must, ironically comments writer
in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat AS
matter of taste, she should instead
wear pale green, deep brown, cerise,
blue, pink and black, with any blue
that is selected at all, either navy
or bright turquoise. Yellow for
such a type makes an ideal gown for
evening, and so will white over green.
There Is a mauve, with pink lights,
that becomes this complexion also.
II the eyes of such blond are blue
or violet. still she will not look her
best in the pale blues; let her instead
wear heliotrope, pink, purple, green in
the lightest shades; white or black,
crimson and mauve. A dark red
brown will also be very becoming and
one shade of gray.
The real brunette. with dark eyes
and hair and plenty of color, has a
large choice, except in black, which
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
English Railway Accidents,

The general report of the London
hoard of trade on railway accidents in
1904, states that the danger of railway
travelling has been reduced to such a
point that in 1904 the chances against
passenger being killed in a train
accident in the course of a given Jour-
ney were more than 200,0OO,O0O to l
The risks incurred by railway serv-
ants, especially those concerned with
the movement of traffic, are of course
much greater. In their case there is
an element of danger which cannot be
eliminated though its effect may be
ninmized by the adoption of suitable
appliances and safeguards. The in
creasing use of such appliances is hav-
ing an appreciabe effect, but it is
claimed that the care!essness engen-
dered by familiarity with dangerous
conditions appears to be responsible
for SO many accidents that it is un-
reasonable to expect any marked re-
duction in the total number of acci-
cents to railroad servants.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
EMBROIDERY DESIGN.
Intended for Working on a Handker-
chief. Work in Satin Stitch and
Border in Buttonhole,

This design is intended for working
on cket-handkerchiefs The work
Is in satin-stitch, with the exception
of the border, which is in buttonhoe;
all should be raised by running out
several times before the satin-stitch
is done. Fine, soft. embroidery cot
ton, or one of the beautiful mercer
lied cottons, should be used for the
work. The size of the handkerchief
should be decided on, then a piece of
paper cut to size, allowing a margin,
should have the design arranged upon
it. Tracings must be taken of the
piece shown the border could be con.
tnued all round handkerchief, and
the corner, Of course in all four cor
ners; the whole can then be trans
ferred to the handkerchief by means
of blue tracing paper.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-15
THE BECOMING COLORS

is rarely becoming. Cream, ye,bw,
Indian red. ivory tints, deep and pale
blues, cardinal red, all the tans. coral
pink, fawn color, putty and the terra
cottas; old rose and rose pink; all
are becoming with pale blue, white
and pale green, for evening wear.
What is called fair brunette" "
where the skin is delicate and the
eyes violet or dark blue and the hair
dark brown, must be careful in select
ing strong colors that will kill her
delicate complexion. No such choice
as bright yellow or vivid red. but rath-
er the less pronounced shades of
both, and all maize, golden browns.
gold tans, pale coral, salmon pink ard
silvery blue.
And the girl who is decidedly
brown" like the nut. must use GER
tain colors that will bring out her
coloring lest. Warm grays. like the
puce; red browns. rose red, nastur-
tium, ecru, apricot color, peach bios
som. amber in its tawny tones and
ivory white are all good for her.
Where the hair is neither light nor
dark, the eyes sometimes hazel more
times blue, and again gray or blue
gray, great attention must be paid to
the coloring of the skin; If that Is clear
pink and white, all the shades Of
mauve and purple are good. and also
the blues with green in them, and the
green's with blue lights. On the other
hand, If the skin is sallow, such colors
are not becoming.