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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
'"LoRDs AND LADIES'"
A Pretty Flower That Is Common in
the Fields Of England.

l wonder how many times my little
friends have read these words: "Con-
slider the lilies," and then have done
as the great Teacher desired they
should do. Over 1900 years have
passed since He babe His listeners to
consider TIE lowly things made by
His Father, and all through that long
space of time how few have been they
who have really studied and loved
the wayside flowers.
Look at those broad spear-shaped
leaves of deep glossy green, from
which queer-shaped hoods of yell
lowish-green stand up. Within
the most marvellous of our wild
flowers, the Cuckoo-Pint, or Lords
and Ladies" of the village boys and
girls of England. The botanist speaks
of it as the Arum.
In the center of the hood stands a
tall, purple finger which beckons to a
small fly, little creature whose tiny
wings are thickly covered with hairs.
1t may not see the reckoning finger,
and therefore in addition the flower
sends out smell like that of bad
meat, by which the fly is attracted as
fast as wings can beat to the open
hood. Entering, he passes down a
narrow passage, soon coming to a
barrier Of sharp bristles, the points of
which bend downwards. Through
these he goes, and finds himself at
once in a spacious room along the
floor of which is spread fine feast
of honey. He has an excellent meal,
and thinking he will pay visit to
his ladylove living short way down
the lane, he climbs the walls of the
room, and enters the narrow passage,
but 10! he cannot pass out, for the
way is barred by the sharp ends of
the bristles he passed 50 EASILY when
he came in.
He tries again and again to make
his way out, but without success, and
at last goes down again into the room
below, where he INDUCES in another
feast. Night comes On, and, snug and
warm, he dreams perhaps of the glori-
GUS sunshine. Soon he is awakened
by feeling something like dry rain
falling on him; after a little time it
ceases, and then to sleep again he
goes. Once more he is awakened,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
AN ARTISTIC TOP.
Easily Made and VIII Furnish Much
Entertainment. H. rs

This is such. a simple and yet inter-
ssting little plaything that2it deserves
to be much more widely known than
it is.
You know the little tops or "teeto-
tums' that you make by putting match
sticks in button molds, and spin with
your finger and thumb: This is pretty
much the same thing, only it is made
of Lead One of the. little leaden disks
that dressmakers put in the edges of
ladies' jackets to keep them down is
very suitable for your purpose. Make
hole in the center of it and put in
a pointed stick for it to spin on
Then make two holes near the edge,
opposite each other. The holes can be
drilled easily with the point of: a pair
of scissors. Through one of these
holes put stiff bristle from a. paint
brush, or hat brush, and wedge it
tight with bit of match stick.
The object Of the other! hole is sim
ply to balance the top, for in boring q
hole you scrape away some of the
lead, and if you did this on one side
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14

Showing Construction of Top and its
and not on the other one side would
be lighter than the other and the top
would not spin well.
The bristle should be little longer
than the peg, so that it will press hard
on the plate on which the top is to
spin. This plate is smoked over
candle flame until it is black, and the
top is spun on it. If the top stood in
one spot the bristle would trace a per-
feet circle on the blackened plate and
would go on tracing the same circle
over and over. But it is not the habit
OF tops to stay in the same place, and
by lifting the plate you can make the
little top travel in any direction, fast
or slow, as you please. AS it moves,
the peg on which it spins marks out
it's path as white line and at the
same time the bristle traces a beauti-
full series of scrolls crossing and re-
crossing this path ''. '''' 'H-'~
The general result, explains Good
Literature, is like the complicated
scroll work on bank notes, which, in
deed, is made in a somewhat similar
way, though, of course, by machines
that can be guided more accurately
than our self-willed little top. You can
obtain great variety of beautiful pat.
terms by fitting the plate this way
and that. If you keep the top moving
along at moderate rate so that the
scrolls do not blend together you can
tell how many times the top has
turned round by counting the scrolls,
for each scroll corresponds to one 70.
tation &C. 4s-. ~. 49, - :
II you are Of an inquiring turn of
minds you. have often wondered, no
doubt, how fast a top Of this or any
other sort really spins. Of course,
there are great variations. At the be-
ginning it spins as fast as you can
make it go, and it topples over when
it is spinning too slowly to stand up.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
CARE OF THE COMPLEXION
1t Is Not Difficult Matter to Keep
1t in the Best of Con-
dition.

Advice Is so often given upon the
hygiene OF washing the skin that there
IS little necessity to revert to the sub.
ject in this article, but it cannot be
too often repeated that hard water ia
rulnous to. the complexion, and when
the skin is supersensitive and inclined
to be easily irritated the use of either
rain water or water softened by artid-
cial means is imperative.
A scant teaspoon of borax in a wash
bowl of water effectually softens it for
purposes of ablution, and it may be
further improved and rendered deli
ciously fragrant if little of the fol-
lowing powder is tied up in a small
piece of muslin and placed in the wa
ter jug few hours before it is re-
CURED: Oil of bitter almonds. ten
drops; oil of bergamot, two drains: :
California borax in powder, one ounce:
orris root, four ounces; wheat -four.
four ounces; almond meal, six ounces.
Mix thoroughly.
Elderly women whose skin is loose
ana aabby will find it wonderfully i'm.
proved if they will treat it in the fol.
lowing manner: Once day give the
skin coating of cold cream and mas.
sage I: first by rolling the skin firm.
ly between the fingers, then by smart.
ly slapring it; this should be contin-
ued for about ten minutes. Imme.
diatetly after this dip a towel in cold
Wqfnr-iosa Wotnr 1,,riro tho
months anil ordinary hydrant water at
other tilnes. Completely cover the
face and throat with the wet towel
and allow it 10 remain on until it be.
gins to get warm, then dip in cold wa.
ter and apply as before. Continue this
from Is minutes to half an hour 1t
is helpful to add a mild astringent to
the cold water. Benzoin is best for
this purpose. MIX two teaspoonfuls
to pint OF water. After the cold
application it is we! to massage the
face and neck in such manner as
to build up the underlying tissue and
make plump, fleshy padding unde,
the skin. This is done hy light but
rapid movement with tie finger tips
The movement consists If picking ut
the flesh and allowing 1t to fall il
place. TO aid in the manipulation 8
moderate amount of good cold cream
should be used. This treatment i,
most beneficial If taken just before
retiring. For flabby skin H. is vel
to allow = little cold cream to yemair
on; the face all night.
Fresh cream, or even sour cream, /:
extremely good for the skin in winter
It can be used instead of cold cream
and rubbed on, the face at night ant
washed of in the morning. :,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14

line do
to the ability
are Just three ngeTie models in the world girl took
holidays
the other two employed York
ing for the and inside of
popular the skrt O model
the
until
figure living
perfectly
do nothing but She
the lingerie
lingerie
a
things
naturally
is grateful ~ Wv ~'NOOp
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14

this time by the sun shining through
the green windows of his room. He
climbs again to the narrow passage,
and, strange to say the sharp bristles
are no longer there, the way is clear,
and out into the bright fresh MAY
morning he flies.
Resting on a grass blade overhang-
ing a little pool he catches sight of his
reflection in the water, and nearly:
tumbles in, SO changed is he. From
wing-tip to wing-tip he is covered
with yellow dust. Soon he becomes
hungry again, and remembering
whence he obtained his last meal. he
flies straight to the reckoning finger
of another plant. Passing into the
warm room, he brushes off the yellow
dust against the hairs which cover
lot of little boxes that will one day
become first green, then red, and in
which will lie the bright yellow seeds.
In the picture is shown how the
flowers look as they grow at the bot
tom of the hedge. I have taken one
of the flowers and removed a portion
of it to show you the little passage
and the room in which our tiny friend
dined, explains the writer in the
Culver. Below the sharp bristles are
arranged a number of small boxes
with close-ftting lids. These are filled
with the golden dug: Below these
boxes there is ring of hairs which
protect another and larger ring of
boxes lower down, containing what
will some day be the seed. The little
plant desires that the yellow dust
from another Cuckoo Pint shall fall
upon the tiny hairs that cover their
lids. .... ..r1 .,,x., ib
The flower provides a room several
degrees warmer than the air outside,
also a good meal, and it keeps the 1T
tie fly a prisoner until the yellow
boxes have emptied themselves Of
their golden dust, then opens the
door by. causing the bristles to shrivel
up, and all this trouble and contriv-
ance in. order to obtain the golden
dust from the boxes of another plant.
! Does not the lesson of the dear Mas
ter come home with greater force?
a"They toll not, neither do they spin =
but think of the wonderful manner III
which they so provide that their seeds
shall be strong and good T..=5 :s SIS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14

crying at once she would soon learn
to : save time every way she could.
Yes, / do go to bed at eight when I'm
home, for I'm always tired out You'll
find out what good times you're hav-
ing now, my child, when they are all
past. feel old enough to be grand
mother sometimes, and I'm only "a"
THAT'S true" said Mr. Race, with
little laugh. whenever 1 see Vir-
ginia and Herbert reading Tennyson
together l think how l used to sit by
the hammock and recite Lucille by
the hour for you, Editha I'll try to re-
member the old name for Virginia's
benefit. | don't believe | could call to
mind three lines now to save my life
Il heard you quoting this the other
day when we had to wait so long at
the hotel for dinner" said Mrs Race.
But that was only two lines:
He may live without love-what is pas
sion but pining?
But where is the man that can live
without dining?" r. 49, ~.
I'VE never paid attention to those
lines in the old days., did we?" asked
Mr.. Race, who had reached the per.
feet good comradeship with his young
wife which few early marriages ever
show, but which Virginia thought hor-
rible. Il remember we used to weep
copiously-that is, you did-over GER
tain fictitious heroines, and the same
passages now would only cause you
TO SMILE
Virginia had slipped away from the
young couple sitting in the midst of
playthings, little garments and
crumbs, for good hard think in her
own room. Cousin Editha's visit came
to an end before the lively children
wore every one out, and when at last
they went home Virginia gave an i'm
promptu little party to celebrate the
event.
The young people who had stunned
the Castles since the house had to be
perfectly quiet after seven o'clock
every evening, came trooping back,
and once more the big house rang
with laughter and fun. Virginia was
the gayest of the gay, and once when
Herbert pressed her hand under cover
of the portiere, she only laughed Joy
ously and said, Don't be a goose,
Bert
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
Braces Of FIotwered Ribkoln.

The ribbon braces now SO very fash.
ionable are delightful adjuncts to any
dress, and will freshen up ali evening
dress which has done duty ali the VIM
ter. A. Powered; ribbon with fancy
border is the -prettiest kind to use.
Two widths form the shoulder pieces,
and one for the sash ends and belt.
1t is = novelty quite of the moment, as
soon Il will be too, popular. 53i & J, - Z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
Smart Note PAPER,

The style of the smartest note paper
just out is found in choice of three,
white, then pale gray, the third choice
being pale blue.
White sealing wax answers for all
three, but a pale gray matches the
gray paper if you would do your SEAL
ing correctly
Block initials in rather large letters
and distinctly cut are sta nped on
this new paper, in self:tonej, which
makes the ensemble of a suMwer sup
ply in every way desirable ii good
taste governs selection.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14

is out of the question. You go and
slh1a have g good time Virginia, and don't
worry about me. If l can wear a pair
Of slippers and an old wrapper, that Is
all I care for these days When the
children grow up I'll go to picnics
again, but, I'm afraid, not before
But we want to do something
pleasant for you," said Virginia. How
about a party? That wouldn't be TAX
ing you far from the BABY
EIDE always says parties begin too
late for her." laughed Mr.. Race. "She
has acquired the habit of going to bed
at eight every evening""
1T always shocks Virginia to have
you say 'Ede', but l tell her we
haven't time for long Names" said
Mrs. Race. IF she had three children
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
Cheap Trimming,

A friend of mine has way of trim
ming 'chi1dren's dresses at Little ;ex-
pense: She takes spool OF crochet
silk and with a crochet hooL makes
a common chain stitch. Th.n it is
sewed on with the machine. Is resem-
bless pretty little braid. she trim
med q blue wool suit with eark red
silk. >
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14

spells Of rheumatism and dizziness.
Doan'ss Kidney Pills relieved me Of
these troubles and have kept me well
for a year past. Though Is years old,
I am in good health.''
!. Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
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Discarded Waixt.

I VIII make good corset cover. Cut
out neck, round or square; also cut
out sleepes, leaving narrow strips
over shoulders. Trim all edges With
lace and beading and you will be sur
prised at your pretty corset cover
made without much labor or expense
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
Richest Girl

: IA bSlcneSI s3tfl. hE ! - 80
The little Grand Duchess Olga, eld.E
est daughter Of the emperor Of Russs
sia, is probabl the. richest girl in the.
wrrld. When she was but q week.
Old the sum Of . million pounds
sterling was presented to her and ~
TASTED on her behalf. ss5s:s M
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
The Real Market.

"She is very wealthy" 3;
'Very."
Money left to her."
mo; she is, the author of book
entitled Hints to Beautiful Women"
Il presume all the beautiful wom-
On in the country purchased it,"
mo; but all the homely women did"
Houston Post,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
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AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
It Will Demonstrate How the Earth
Was Formed from Molten Mass.

Here is an interesting little expert.
ment showing how the earth, once a
great molten mass, attained it's pres:
ent shape.
Pour water into glass until it is
one-thir1> full. rs, d., ,,,..~>, =,
Upon this, pour slowly some thick
oil, to the depth of not quite one-ha!f
inch. -. -..'-~ l. '.> a4@*~s~aea<e
Lastly, pour in, very gently, I.
small quantity of water
You now have a layer of oil between
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14

Women would have but little use
for minds and compilations If it were
impossible to change them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
Shake'Into Your Shoes

Shake Into Your Shoes
Aliens Foot-Ease. It cures painful, swollen,
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
easy, Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
non It accept any substitute: SampleFREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14

The Texas legislature has passed q
bill providing for longer bedsheets in
hotels. Unfortunately, however, Tho
bill makes no provision for hotel PHI
lows that shall be thicker than the
average pancaake.sS gsy1aazsossg /, 4,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14

two blankets of water. u.s. g.. ,,,a -. - +.
Insert a rod lin the, glass, ana astif
rapidly in small circles. .~.,..... >...-... !.
Soon you will find that the oil has
gathered around the rod IN the form form
of ball, and If you stir fast enough
the ball will fatten at the top and
bottom and bulge at the sides. taking
the shape 5of our globe: re-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14

pld4AS Ill 1C1Cs ID ..
Five years ago the
doctors said I had
diabetes. My kid.
out
Of order, I had to
rise often at night,
looked salloW, felt
dull and listless
: and y i! l.. had lad y lost y 40
pounds. Ny back
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
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Fact. Not Fancy.

= Fact, NotsFancy. va III
IF you please, ma'am,' said the
servant from Finland, "the cats had
chickens" ~ III. ~ 4
# Nonsense, Gertrude!" returned the
mistress, Of the house. You mean
kittens Cats don't have chickens"
4 'e'Was them chic kens or kittens that
master brought home last might g
I Chickens of course e &
81 - Well, ma, am that, what the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
VIRGLNLA'S LESSON
BY H !; II. i, R:ii!eh2oor1d

~'4%sE rz's 49, s@Es'&
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.l
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-14
A5.WoNpERFll 4 AIN.
A Utah Pioneer Tells a Ren.afkabIss
Story. :

J. w. Browning, 1011 22d St., Ogden.
Utah, q pioneer who crossed the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-23
Lunos that Are Starved.

It is a fact that most of us are vic
tins of our own lazy respiration and
deprive ourselves of oxygen that is so
necessary if we would keep our bodies
at their highest point of efficiency.
Oxygen is absolutely necessary to
the existence of animal life. Man gets
oxygen from air breathed into his
lungs.
Besides introducing oxygen into the
blood, the lungs act as excretory or
gans, removing undesirable elements
from the system at each expiration.
In ordinary or unconscious breath
ing, only ten to thirteen percent OF
the air in the lungs is changed at
each breath, leaving eighty to ninety
percent of the lung capacity filled
with stale air.
Forced or conscious breathing Of
pure air ventilates the lungs, driv-
ing out the eighty to ninety percent
of the stationary or stale air.
All bed room windows and doors
should be wide open during sleep,
thus connecting the lungs directly
with pure air of the outside world
Delineator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-23
Preventing Dusty Roads,

Consul T. H. Norton, writing from
Chemnitz, says that a Saxon firm has
introduced new road-binding CON-
position called "Apokonin," which
has been tried on the macadamized
streets with much success. It is a
mixture Of the heavier residual oils
obtained in the distillation of coal
tar with high boiling hydrocarbons.
The method Of mixing apparently in
wolves certain degree of chemical
combination, in which phenol and
similar constituents play role. The
manufactured material is prepared
for use by heating in iron caldrons,
Identical with those used for asphalt,
to temperatures ranging from 212 de
grees to 248 degrees F. 1t Is then
sprayed evenly over the surface of a
roadway with special form of ap-
paratus, and under such big pressure
that the fluid mass penetrates to a
certain distance into the upper layer
Of dust or dirt. The result Is the
formation of compact lustrous black
coating, which meets the demands OF
heavy traffic and is not disintegrated
into dust particles. There is a total
absence Of odor after the applica-
tipn,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-23
BUNGALOW FOR HIS soYs
Jerseyman Hits Upon Plan 4
Lessen His Wife,s Work.

VIM. jeffrey of Berkeley HeightA
N. j., the father of six sons, ranging
in age from 8 to 15 years, is build.
ing a one-story bungalow in the rear
of his home for the exclusive use Of
his boys and given over entirely to
their care. There the boys are to
live, study and play, and there they
can trough house" to whatever ex-
tent they please, bat they are only to
enter their parents house on invita-
tion, and their parents in return will
call on them. Mr.. Jeffrey said Of the
plan:
'I had hong been trying to devise
some way of lessening my wife's
work. At last have 1t, and ] have
written to President Roosevelt to
ask him what he thinks of it. My
wife and / believe it will cut down
her work by half or two-thirds."
The boys are to do all their own
housework, such as making BEDS,
tending fires, sweeping, etc. Mr. JET
frey says In this way they will ac-
quire a sense of responsibility and
self-reliance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-23
SENSE OF SIGHT IN ANTS.
Experiments Indicating That They
Don't Depend on Smell.

The old theory that ants could not
see and were guided entirely by sense
of smell has been demolished by Sc
ries of experiments reported in the
Revere Scientifique. A little platform
of cardboard was set up near one Of
their nests with inclined plane lead
ing conveniently down to the en-
trance, Then number of the insects
and a quantity of their eggs were
placed upon the platform.
For few minutes the ants seemed
greatly perturbed, but they very ~n
found the inclined plane and at once
started carrying the eggs down 1t to
the nest.
A second inclined plane was located
on the opposite side of the platform,
but they took no notice of it. The ex-
perimenters then twisted the platform
around so that the second plane point
ed to the nest entrance.
Without hesitation the ants ceased
using the old plane and took to the
new one, showing conclusively, it is
argued, that they were not following a
trail by scent, but were getting their
bearings by some other sense.
The next step was to mark some Of
the ants with view 10 seeing wheth-
er each individual always used the
same path and the same entrance to
his nest 1t was found that no such
thing was the case.
They all seemed to know all the en-
frances and to have a sense of their
direction. They struck out new paths
for themselves and always reached
their 'stination without fail. This
was regarded as establishing some
form of vision.
Finally, an electric light bulb was
set up near one entrance to the nest.
1t seemed to have an imme iiate at.
traction for the ants, as they unani-
mously used the entrance on that side
coming to and going from the nest.
Then it was changed over the other
side, causing great excitement appar-
iy among the insects, which ended in
their changing over to the newly H.
Eliminated way.
Changes in the brilliancy of the
light seemed to have no perceptible
effect on the ants, but they never
failed to detect the change of direc-
ton. All possible precautions were
taken to prevent the heat from the
lamp from reaching them, so that it
Is regarded as certain that they per-
ceived the light.