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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Great Surgeon 10 Dead.

Prof. Mostig, who was drowned a
few days ago by falling into the Dan
rbe, has long been famous in this
country as the discoverer of the use
of iodoform in medicine. He was
without doubt one of the greatest sur
geons of the present era. Born of poor
parents, he practically educated him.
self, and his fearful struggle against
poverty in his early days made him
the firm friend Of those in humble
walks of life. He would perform an
operation upon a poor man absolutely
without fee of any kind. Indeed, it
is said that at least half the opera
tons he carried out were done out of
charity. Not long since he Travelled
400 miles in response to an appeal to
perform an operation on the wife of
a man who had once been in his serv-
ice, and when his task was over and
the patient placed in charge of the
local doctor he walked out CT the cot.
tage and home again before the man
could thank him, much less offer a
fee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
o THE MERCHANT
LITTLE POINTS THAT HELP IN
> SELLING GOODS.
Be READY FOR OPPORTUNITY
Let the Public knowaWhat You Have
to Seli-Never Stop Pushing
A Hint for tho
Clerks.

Pluck.
How often you hear one business
man say of another who has been sue
ce3sful: "Ain't he lucky?" Luck has
nothing to do with anyone's success.
1t is pluck.
Pluck and enthusiasm are the pow
e1n which make the winner. With
these two qualities, which are in.
vsriably found together, a man will
succeed.
Business men who have achieved
greatness in their line are those who
possess an abundance of enthus.
iasm.
A possession that is better than any.
thing else to a. nan is that determine.
ton of character known as pluck, and
an enthusiastic confidence that he will
succeed.
To persevere against great odds,
and to make a victorious fight in the
face of almost impossibilities, it re.
Quires pluck which is not governed by
impulse.
TO cultivate pluck one must encour.
age st~eadfastness Of purpose. When
a thing is begun it should be fin
ished.
The trouble with most of us is not
so much that we have a hard row
to hoe but that we dislike hoeing.
Opportunity knocks nce-an often
a dozen times-at every door, but
you have no kick against the fates il
Opportunity knocks, finds you lost in
a pipe dream and turns away never tc
return.
Bacon said: "The mold of a mans
fortune is in his own hands,
All men cannot be captains of indus
try. All men cannot succeed phenom
enally. All men, it seems, cannot sue
coed even moderately, but all men can
make an effort to succeed.
We must not stop striving to reach
a higher and better place until we are
willing to sink to the bottom. If We
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

her in a humult of th~ankfulness, and a
fear that was sweet, like hope. 1T
was l." he said brokenly. You must
forgive me. You don't know what
your coming there meant to me-you
don't know how happy it made me
But then 1.-The thought that that sort
of thing was my whole life to me, and
just a sort Of interlude to you, made
me wretched and rebellious. Don't
you see? 1t made us e so hope.
lessly apart. l seemed so outside your
world-and 1 didn't want that. I
wanted"
The rector stopped, amazed at his
w daring.
But Betty did not stop him. She
met his eyes, and her w faltered
a little, and her hand fluttered in his,
and lay still. The rector of St. Marks
looked down a. her, a great, incredu-
lous dawning in bis eyes.
did you Think" said Betty then. a
little detiantly, that I wanted to go
away when I did? To leave-to leave
there"
Betty said there" but her tone was
"you,' and the rector heard. And still
he doubted-she was so throbbing
with life, so keen in her love for the
vague, glittering interests which the
big cavalier shared
Betty" said the rector, almost
warningly, Betty"
But the warning did not ever serve
himself. He drew her close to him.
i~mprisoning her hands, compelling her
eyes,.
"Betty!" he cried, ringingly, do you
know what that means?"
Betty's head was hidden, but he
heard.
i've known since this afternoon"
she said, when I had to go and play
tennis, and leave you there"
Had to go and play tennis. Had to
go with the big cavalier! Had to
leave that stuffy little room-and
him!
All the silent chapel was suddenly
filled with little singing voices that
followed them, when, presently, they
were in the street, and at the gate If
the gabled house. Around the corner
was disappearing the big cavalier, and
beside him a gown of rufled blue.
Betty laughed suddenly. That's
Charlotte" she said. 1--WE didn't ex-
pect her till tomorrow. After she
came Max was crazy at having to
drive me down TOTO you, at Chan
mans. But l wanted to come and
made hip."
"Charlotte?" questioned the rector
in a kind of happy spell.
Betty glanced up wonderingly.
ooh, I forgot that you wouldn't
know" she said. ITS my sister Char
lotte. They-they are in love, too"
"'Too!'" cried the rector raptu,.
ously.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
1aHIEi ), 1.#iEg. -
DIVINE FIRE.

= = lFEs* -. e." a-.vr 80 - r-- -
Genius is that gift of the gods which
makes a man eight feet tall IN: q
crowd.
If he wishes to shake hands, no
body a reach up to him.
II he has a notion to kiss a pretty
girl, he has to stoop so enormously,
and make such a spectacle of himself,
that there's no fun in it.
In ashort,he is denied aboutssall4th
larger comforts.
Nor is he deserving. of any credit.
If anybody praises him, he IS not
tickled, knowing in his heart that ne
can't help being a genius.
@ Prometheus was the first genius. He
is still getting his, they say. Most
anybody would rather be the 1ceman'
Life.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
How I AannAneA.

uncounted ages ago, while the
Egyptian sphinx was young and ten
del, there came q season much like
this one. =
The day being unusually warm, with
a promise of warmer days to come.
the sphinx changed her garments and
put OF lighter ones. ia t :
Within 9 few minutes the weather
became 40 degrees collar. J s.
The sphinx sneezed with great vio-
lence, and her nose dropped OF.
] Petrified with astonishment, she re-
manned rooted to the sl,At.
And has remained thpre ever since.
Chicago Tribune. :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

SHE COULDN'T MISS THE CHANCE.

you're sweet enough to eat" said he;
She drew little sigh; Il:
He was a frugal youth, n she
Was just a little shy.
"You're sweet enough to eat" he said
The swell cafe was near;
She slightly turned her pretty head,
As If she'd failed to lei
so that he surely might be heard
He stopped her in the street,
And said with stress on every word:
Your sweet enough to eat"
She pointed where the swell cafe
Loomed splendidly in view,
And then he heard her sveetiy say:
I'm hungry enough, toe"
Chicago ,Record-Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Strawberry Nectar.

To one quart of mashed strawber
ries, add the juice of one lemon, two
tablespoons of orange juice, and three
pints of water. Let it stand three
hours; then strain upon three-auar.
tiers of a pound of powdered sugar
and stir until. dissolved. Serve ice
cold. .:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
To Make Muttonettes.

Cut from a leg of mutton slices
half an inch thick. On each slice lay
a generous spoonful of stuf1ng, made
with bread crumbs, beaten egg, but.
ter, salt and pepper; roll up Slices.
pin with toothpicks to keep dressing
in; put a little water and butter in
baking pan. Put in muttonettes and
bake in hot oven three-quarters of
an hour, Basic often. When done.
place on hot platter, thicken the
gravy; pour yer the meat. Garnish
with parsley, and serve.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Not Looking for oppo.ition,

They have a. story in Washington
of "a prominent citizen" who was con,
ferring with President Roosevelt on
the railroad question. "Why don't
you talk it yer with Root?" asked
the visitor on leaving. Il can't dis,
cuss it with Root" was the answer
He doesn't agree with me-"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Andel Parfait.

Place over the fire in a small sauce.
pan one-half cupful each of water and
sugar, stir until the sugar dissolves,
then boil without stirring until it
threads. Meanwhile beat until stiff
and dry the whites of three eggs and
add to them slowly the hot syrup
after it has been taken from the fire
for about half a minute. Beat we'll
and flavor with vanilla. Put into a
mold and pack at once in ice and
salt for about four hours.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

simply expect to float and not try to
swim we might just as we'll quit. It
would be we'll for us to keep as a
motto before us: Perseverance and
pluck conquer all things" for it bears
close relationship to the subject
chosen. If we regarded the little op-
portunities in life more seriously and
made the most use of them we would
be better able to master the golden op.
portunities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Potatoes on Half Shell.

Wash we'll and bake six medium
sized potatoes. When done cut in
halves the long way, scoop out the in.
side, mash, add two tablespoonfuls OF
butter, moisten with three tablespoon.
fuls OF hot milk; add salt and pepper
and the whites of two eggs, we'll beat.
en-. Refill the skins, sprinkle grated
cheese over the top of each half, and
bake eight minutes In a hot oven.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Let It Be Known.

; You may know that you have the
best assorted stock in town, but the
public will not know it unless you tell
them about it; they are not clairvoy-
ants. First S the newspapers liber-
ally, then circulars, personal letters,
talk to them when you can catch them
in your store, at their homes any
where. The first and last thing to
bear in mind about advertising is that
it is as wide as human nature in its
appeal.
Advertising is the mighty engine of
success, and without it the business
world would be minus it's dynamo Of
energy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Going and Coming.

ID 'Why did you fellows&look so sore
when Gamer dropped out?" asked the
man who didn't know anything about
poker. VIZ
S"Why, because he was away ahead
OF the game, and we thought that if he
remained we might tap him for a good
sized part of his pile
But why were you sore when
Loozen quit?"
Well, luck seemed to be all against
hira.. He couldn't seem to make a
single hand win."-Chicago Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
DEFENDING Him.

"Your husbands experience whit the
ace would not indicate that your
husband knows very much about
horses"
Charley knows a great deal about
Them" answered young Mrs. Torkins,
"Only, like many other men of superb
or knowledge, he is not a very sue
cessful fnancier ."-Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
A Mean Teacher.

= Mrs. Gadd-Are you goin' to send
little Jack to Mrs. Thorn's school
again?
Mrs. Gabb-Indeed, I won't. He
went to her all last year, and lpaid
her $50 for it, and the mean, stingy
thing didn't give him a single prize,
not one, and they don't cost but a
couple of dollars, e ither."-N. w
Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
CoHee Rans.

Get n yard of c~heesecloth, fold to
make it double, then sew in quare to
make little bags to put your coffee in.
Every morning take a fresh one, and
this keeps the coffee pot nice and
clean, your coffee always nice and
clear, ready to serve at once.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
How to Wash the Jabot.

For doing up the dainty jabotS with
their fan plaits haste the plafts In
place before washing and din
into strong warm suds. II this
is not. enough, 0 a little with soft
brush while lying fat on q marble.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Walls Papered with Bank checks.

vvdI1S TdPereo WITT BANK CnecKS.
A new design in fancy wall paper
comes 'front.' Kansas city; also a way
to utilizs cancelled checks. A firm
has had all its Offices papered with
old checks, placed nearly edge to
edge. The face figures of the checks
vary from 100000 to $1,000, and the
total for n room is s 5000, 600. AS
a gilt moulding runs around the edges
of each check-panel the general ef-
feet is rather pleasing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
In Arkansas.

In Arkansas.
The train was just disappearing
around a as the drummer
reached the depot.
"Say," he queried Of the station
agent, chow did that train happen to
be, ahead of time?"
~ 1T wasn't" explained the agent.
"That was yesterdays train."-Chica-
60 Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
1t Is Never Imposed.

"a.
What is it, my SOM"
when a trust is found guilty of vic.
lating the law there is always a max
imum and a minimum fine that may be
imposed, isn't there?"
Eyes. The maximum fine is the
most that the offending trust may be
compelled to pay and the minimum is
the least that it may get off with
why do they take the trouble to
have a maximum, pa?"-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald. .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
-
Must Have Had 4 EA,A.

Il think that young Wadleigh is a
~brainless idiot" said tie sweet thing
with the dimples.
But, my dear, o forget" replied
the n with the MARCEL wave. HE
actually came ear going insane
once."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Conclusive.

do you regard this prevalence of
high prices as q sign Of prosperity
Certainly" answered Mr.. Dustin
stax; "the fact that people can anard
to pay them is a conclusive sign of
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Not 4 TrorbIe.

The trouble" said tie reforme,r. .fs
that people. cannot hS persuaded to
think for thenselves."
That's not a trouble" answered
Senator Sorghum, that's lucky for
people, like you and me who hire out
to do their thinking for
Washington Star. .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
In Gotham.

VISITOR found the policemen at
that downtown station a very socia-
BILE lot with one another.
Citizen-Yes, I believe they general
ly club Observation-Disclosures Ameri-
can.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
"A Iona Trip.

II am going to see your father
about YOU" said a teacher to 4 boy
who had exhausted her patience. [
II you do you'll never come back =
WIZ I" demanded the teacher.
Cause pas dead.'-Chicsgo jour
nal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Push All the Time.

If it pays to push when business is
good, it pays to push when business is
bad.
If it pays to push when business is
bad, it pays to push when business il
good.
If it pays to push at all. it pays to
push all the time.
Therefore, don't let it die.
When everything is coming your
way, push to make it come the faster.
When everything is going the other
way, push to make it come back to
you.
Push all the time and you'll feel
the better for 1t, and make more
money.
It takes hard thinking and hard
work to increase business in the face
of strong competition. But the busi-
ness is there, and somebody will get it
you or your neighbor, or pe1hscps
your competitor in the next town.
Which shall it be?
Help your employees increase your
business. ..3 y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Tho Limit.

UO @snsss#, 81 ~
: Smith enthusiastically Mrs. Soft.
leigh has such winning ways, hasn't
she? ,@ n e"ta :
Jones (despondently)-Yes; espe-
cially at ones wife's bridge club.-Bal:
timOre American. .<.A"< :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Jump down, Folette! The bench is
breaking down!'-Journal Amusant.
Confidence,

Confidence.
what the country's finances need
is more confidence" said the patriot.
WELL" answered Farmer Carntos-
sci, thoughtfully, 1.-THE only kind Of con-
hdence ever had practical experience
with was a game, an it does seem like
we'd had most too much of that
Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

He Gust returned from a holiday.
in Italy)-So I didn't see Naples and
die, after all!
She (absently)-What a pity!-TheI
London.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
A Slippery Subject.

First Reporter-Did you ever fall
down on an assignment?
Second Reporter-Srze; one day
when l was sent to write a story about
the icy sidewalks.-N. 7. Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Not Sentative Then,

q woman doesn't care II her shoes
are 9 size too large---after the under.
taker gets busy with her. s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
A Business Paradox

n Business Paradox.
Isn't 1t queer that there are SO
many bargain sales in umbrellas? ?"
why. so?"
Because, as a rule, they are things
OF all others to be put Yp."-Baltimore
American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
That Man with Ire OveralIs.

overtime lodging work"
That Man with the OveralIs.
When the man with the overalls
comes into your Store don't turn
around and take yourbtlme to wait on
him. Don't snub the man with the
overalls in order to wait upon m
elite of your town-that is, if the over
all man came into your store first.
Your overall man usually stands. by
the home town. He works in the
shops, in the stock yards, in the fac
tories and in the mills. Ills dollar is
just as good as the dollar given to
you by the nan who tries to put on
all kinds of airs in your town. The
old American eagle on the silver dollar
given to you by the man attired in
overalls counts for just as much and
! creams just as hard as the bird on
the dollar turned over by the man
who belongs to the upper tens" Be-
sides, if the man in the overalls wants
credit until Saturday night or until
IIlS IIoI VI lAlC AAOAIu, yOu ii SLduU 10
win to get the cash from him when
he says he'll pay you. Don't give him
the marble heart. You want his
trade. He needs dry goods and gro
ceries, and he will spend his money
with you if you treat him right.
Business Sickness a Common Com.
plant.
Stuck in a rut, are you? Same old
rut, boss doesn't appreciate your ef-
forts. Interest in your business wear
ing thin at the edges? Eth? Thought
so! Well, what are you waiting for?
You know nothing really comes to
the fellow who waits, except the
push" Some people never "get
there unless they're pushed.
If you're sick of your job you're do.
ing yourself and your boss a bad turn
by hanging on. Start looking around
for another job-that'll keep your
mind liquid. Wonderful what a pick
me-up ~job-hunting is to some people.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

Sportsman Con lonely country road)
Il. say, my boy, is there anything to
shoot down here?
Rustic Boy ION his way home from
school)-Ay, there be the skulmaister
comm ver the hill-London Tele-
rrnt.h, go ~ ""-'-% ~m'~1-g ;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
With Apolooies.

where are you going, my pretty
maid?" ~ .
I'm going %a-skating, kind SIR" she
said.
MAY l skate with you, my pretty
maid?" 1T
you're too high a roller, kind sir" she
said. 49, .
CHICAGO Tribune. ES@ 49,,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Russia seems determined

SIT = Noo9S . :. 80 "1HoU % HHu
out for itself whether or not 1t is dan.
gerous to sit on the safety valve.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

Millions II Line Of shipping.
There is about 500. 000, 1000 invested
in Transatlantic passenger boats
steaming from New York bay.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
tise mDst businesses, but mine IL iii:
ferent." The sheriff sold him out, and
now he works for his SUCCESSOR, who
does advertise. " 80 Ss#@ ~ Al.
succen

Success.
The secret of most successes lies In
the nan rather than in the method
Making people want the goods is,
after all, about as ear the secret Of
it as there comes to being any secret.
Make the public want what o have
to sell and the sale is half made.
Epitaph of a failure: He worked
overtime lodging work"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

Meekly-Yes, we're going to move
to Swamphurst. l. ~, .
= Doctor-But the climate there may
disagree with your wife.
Meekly-It wouldn't dare!-Chicago
Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12
Be Business @Throuoho,r+.

% ooS'"eSS tHroU9nout =
A joke is a joke, but business is no
joke. and It is mighty hard to make
the two mix.
A man once said: 1T pays to adYer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-12

Breaking the News.
She let fall q few remarks
that why she spoke in such.
broken tones??r'-Balumore American,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-28
CO. M. INSPECTED.
Compliments from Major Thompson
Plans for Memorial Day.

Co. NJ, 81 Rcgt. Infy., \. G. ;. NJ, was
inspected Monday evening by Major +,
4. Thompson, who commands the "a
Battalion of the regiment to which TINS
company is assigned. There was good
attendance and the major was we'll
pleased with the appearance OF the
men. the State property and the drill
presented for inspection. There were al
son present Capt. Blaine Owen, regi-
mental commissary, Lieut.. r. NJ. j.
Enright, battalion adjutant, and EX-
Capt Frank Bilodeau.
\ liberal contribution was made by
the men for flowers to decorate the
grave of Private Bernard Colder, 4 for
mcr member Of the company, buried i'll
Mt. Pleasant cemetery, and Sergeant
@. Y. HIuce and two men were detailed
to attend to the decoration.
The company will assemble at the
armory Thursday morning at O'Clock
ana go to TO2us by special electric car
where, with Co. A or Gardiner. it will
participate in the decoration cercmO-
mics at the National Home. Dinner
will be served to the National Guards
men at the Home hotel and the COM
lany will return to Augusta at
o'clock and take part in the ceremonies
in this city.