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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
USE OF TIE DRAPED BODICE
Delightful Effects Achieved by Simple
Combinations.

Some clever work is done upon prin.
cess gowns with draped bodices, and
they are strikingly in contrast to the
models of perfectly straight line that
we have hitherto seen.
For very dressy occasions delight.
ful effects are gained by building
chiffons and nets over the character
less slips of taffeta or SATIN, Some
thing unusually attractive is the prin-
cess gown OF lace built over spangled
chiffon or tulle, for this way makes
it possible to provide the frock with
both the chiffon slip and spangle all
in one. And, by the; way, oae's old
spangled frOcks come in nicely for
this purpose, and the mendlngs that
a former "giddy" dance may have
made necessary won't show bit un-
der the froth of net or tulle or lace
overskirt.
Speaking of foundations, many of
the prettiest dresses now being made
by French dressmakers are of SELF
lined pongee and other plain silks of
natural tint. In one of Worth's mod
els all the stitching of an afternoon
dress Of pongee is done in brown silk.
and the plated skirt IS made effec-
tive with little loops aad buttons of
brown silk at the bottom of a plain
front panel. The blouse is trimmed
with the tiniest imaginable frills of
brown silk arranged in border effect
about front plait The narrow vest
and collar are of ecru lace over white
net while the cuffs have bits of brown
silk lace and white net cleverly inter
MINGLED
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
THE PRINCE AND THE GENIE.
They Enter Into Pact That Results
Happily for Both.

Prince Mohamid was sad. And well
he might be, for the beautiful Princess
Corisande had refused, for the eighth
time, to marry him. So you cannot
wonder that he was mournful.
Slowly and reflectively he gazed
down into the dark waters that bathed
The base of the high cliff by which the
royal castle stood
All at once he heard a rushing of
wind behind him. Turning, he saw a
horrible giant of immense size bran
dlshing a great club.
We'll, who are you?" demanded the
prince, when he had recovered some
what from his establishment.
Il am genie!" Numbered the giant,
In tones that rumbled long after he
had spoken.
Il am minded to be your friend. Do
you want the Princess Corisande for
your bride?"
by the beard of the prophet l do!"
cried Prince Mohamid.
The genie continued, "Then do as |
bid you.
You will find in the Mediterranean
sea huge rock that rises almost to
the clouds. Upon the summit gigan-
tic bird has it's nest. You will find
there yellow parchment with three
red seals. Bring it to me- The paper
is valuable to none but me, and | N.Y.
self am forbidden to remove it from
the nest.
Il give you ring, without which
you could not set foot on the island,
for you would be killed instantly by
enchantment. 1t will protect your life
in two attempts for the parchment.
Should you fail the second time, would
not advise you to try again, for moth
ing could save YOU
So saying, the genie vanished as
mysteriously as he had appeared, leay-
ing behind him the ring of which he
had spoken.
While bordering over this strange
happening the prince saw approaching
from the distance a little boat. When
it reached the base of the cliff it rest
ed upon the water.
The prince, without hesitating, seized
the ring left by the genie and climbed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
KNITTING MACHINE ROMANCE.
Invented That Tilted Lover Might
Have His Revenge.

Romance may certainly figure In
many of the knitted waistcoats and
gorgeous stockings worn by our IN
dergraduates of to-day, but these have
not so romantic an origin as the first
OF these articles produced in this
country.
For tradition has it that William
Lee, who in the sixteenth century in
vented the knitting frame on which
both stockings and waistcoats were
produced mechanically, was driven to
this piece of ingenuity by the cruel
douting of the lady he loved, who hap
pened to be stocking knitter
Enraged at his failure to make an
impression on her heart, he sought to
make it on her purse by killing her
means Of LIVELIHOOD; and one is glad
to read that all stocking makers COM
bined to Illustrate his cruel purpose.
with the result that he fed with his
invention to France, where he finally
died Of broken heart, whether for
love Of his lady or Of his spoiled in
vention, tradition does not say.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07

down the cliff into the boat, which i'm
mediately moved off of it's own &C.
cord, heading for the open sea.
On and on the boat sailed until the
prince could see on the horizon the
great rock described by the genie.
The boat grounded ashore and he
leaped out.
Not a green thing was to be seen on
the island, nothing but the bare rock
rising sheer to the sky. How could
one reach the top of it? 1t was clearly
too steep to climb.
Perplexed, the prince sat down on a
fiat stone, when suddenly he became
aware that the sun seemed to have
ceased shining. Raising his head, he
beheld terrible bird above him. It's
wings were as big as sails; each wick
ed talon was as long as six fingers; it's
beak was long and sharp and pointed;
the head was massive and shaped like
that of an owl.
;, Hastily grasping his bow, the prince
shot an arrow at the bird with all his
strength, but though it struck the
black, glossy plumage of the bird, it
broke as though made of glass.
With horrible cries the bird pounc-
ed upon him, seized him in it's talons
assembled with him to point far
above the sea, and then released it's
hold. The prince plunged into the
water with. a force that dazed him so
that he was barely able to swim to
land.
He rested in the boat, discouraged
but not yet daunted.
Just then he saw the bird leaving
the nest accompanied by her brood of
little ones. Fitting another shaft to
his bow, he shot once more. This
time the arrow struck one of the
young birds, last in line, and stunned
it so that it fell on the shore Just by
the boat.
Hurriedly picking up the bird, which
was larger than man, he bound it to
his back in such way that, the talons
could do him no harm when the bird
recovered, and then crouched low be.
meath it.
Soon the parent bird missed her
young one, and looking about her,
finally sighted it on the shore. Swoop-
ing down with shrill cries, she caught
it in her claws and rose to her nest.
The Prince, who was bound to the
young bird, of course, went, too.
The nest was dark cavern in the
very summit of the rock, right among
the clouds. AS, soon as the prince felt
his feet touch. the ground he hastily
cut the cords that bound him to the
bird and glided silently into the other
end Of the cavern. nj 81.
There, amid CHASTITY ske1stons and
remains of awful feasts, he saw the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07

precious parchment Leaping forward
he caught it up and pressed it to his
heart
No sooner had he secured the paper
than he saw the genie standing before
him.
You have done WE'LL" rumbled the
Old familiar tones, Princess Corr
sande is yours
In a moment Prince MOhamid was
standing by his castle, rubbing his
eyes to assure himself that it was not
all dream. Remembering the
<scaies last words, he then rushed
away to again plead his cause to the
princess
And the genies words came true
Los Angeles Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
IS A FINE COSMETIC
Salt Used in Place OF Soap One Of the
Best Of Facial Beautifers, Says
Woman.

IF women who spend so much time
over their compilations and SO much
money at facial beautifers would
simply wash their faces at night with
salt or apply salt and milk solution
they would not only have better skins
but save their money BESIDES" was
the remark of a woman with rose
leaf complexion.
THAT sounds absurd to You, no
doubt she continued, Us she noted
the look of skepticism in her COM
panion's eyes, but you try it. At
night wash your face in very hot
water, using salt as you would soap,
then rinse in cold water. Your face
will feel like ivory. The salt not only
whitens the skin but renders the flesh
firm and solid. Then as a cosmetic
take a teaspoonful of salt and add it
to two tablespoonful of milk Apply
to the face, leaving it on, over night
The effect is magical"
Men employed in salt works are
noted for their clear skins and pink.
and-white compilations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
Suits the Baby Face.

No fashion that the season has pro-
duced is more fascinating than the
basin hat when adapted to the baby
face. All the little girls are walking
in their mammals footsteps in this one
mode, at least. They wear the pic
turesque. shape lin almost as exagger-
ated a size, with the. exception that
the brim is the same all around. The
trimming is usually two big choux OF
ribbon put on either side Of the round
crown. Often, however, the Lamballe
crown is worn by them: with d quaint
knot Of bright .colored ribbca tucked
In among its folds at the left side Of
the front. s.a~ ,.~... I'D. b. z.yszz
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
Milk Stone.

Milk Stone.
GAS soft as silk, as white as milk
and it does not burn. 1t is made of
milk, and it is new stone-milk
stone. A considerable industry is be-
ing built up in the manufacture of
galalith, or milk stone, which is
cheaper than celluloid and is nonin.
flammable. The raw material is skim
med milk from the large cooperative
dairies. To this in large tanks is add
ed rennet, coagulating the casein,
which is pressed, dried and powdered
and free from it's cheesy odor by re-
peated washing, and finally is hard
ened by a chemical. The product is
more brilliant, more solid and a trifle
heavier than celluloid. 1t is as easy
to work as wood, and can be made
into a great variety of articles, such
as combs, hairpins, piano keys, but
tons, knife handles, umbrella handles
backs of brushes, paper knives, dom
inoes, inlaid ornaments for furniture.
and almost any object requiring solid;
ity and fine polish. It can be given
any color or made to initiate marble,
coral, tortoise shell, etc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07

AxAAAN. AAjANVAt0 0OO1ASA44AQ4G4As
Mrs. Lenora Bodenhamer, r. F. D. 1
Box 80, Kernersville, N. c., writes:
81 suffered with stomach trouble and
indigestion for some time, and nothing
that ate agreed with me. was very
nervous and experienced a continu al
feeling of uneasines IS and fear. took
medicine from the doctor, but it did me
no good.
II found in one of your Peruna books
. description of my symptoms. then
wrote to DR.. Hartman for advice. He
said had catarrh of the stomach. I
took Peruna and Manalin and followed
his directions and can now say that
feel as well as ever did.
IL hope that all who are afflicted with
the same symptoms will take Peruna, as
it has certainly cured me-"
The above is only one of hundreds who
have written similar letters to Dr.
Hartman. Just one such case as this
entities Peruna to the candid consider
alton of every one similarly afflicted. If
this be true of the testimony of one per-
son what ought to be the testimony of
hundreds, yes thousands, of honest, sin
cere people. We have in our files great
many other testimonials.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
A Curiosity of Arithmetic.

A mathematician in scientific bu
reau of one of the departments at
Washington has discovered that the
number l42,S57 is odd in more senses
than one.
IT we multiply it by any number
from one up to six we arrive at prod
ucts expressed by exactly the same
figures as the original Not only so,
but, with the exception that a differ.
ent figure leads off each time, the or
der of the figures is the same.
142,S57 multiplied by 1 is the same.
142,S57 multiplied by 2 is 285,714.
142,S57 multiplied by 8 is 42S,571.
142,S57 multiplied by is 1,42S.
142,S57 multiplied by 5 is 714,2S5.
142,857 multiplied by is S57,142.
With this multiplying by six the
strangeness stops, though the result
of multiplying the number by seven
gives the rather odd number of $685.
999.-N. Y. Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
WORK OF TRUE GENIUS.
Rivers Fngeniously 6aited Trap Was
Worthy Of Success.

Rivers was sitting at his desk, with
an unfinished page of manuscript be-
Tore him, deeply absorbed in thought
Brooks entered the room.
Whats the matter, old chap"
asked Brooks.
Rivers looked up with a heavy
smile.
Il am struggling with conun.
drum" he said.
Lets have it."
1T isn't finished yet"
How far have you got?"
"All I've written is the answer.
One is a planked shad, and the other
is a plaided shank. I've got to have
q question for it."
That's easy. All you need is some.
thing Scotch, isn't it,"
by George!" exclaimed Rivers
grabbing his hat. II believe you're
right. Thanks, dear boy! I'll make
1t hot scotch"
Brooks glared at him, but he took
him out.-Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07

In these days when
off,
a
to the and
o to the
There by
of
whole is
ing in folds
There
efficiency The materials
of
the It
used off
to the body
and the ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
THE GIRL in THE PICTURE
By Elsie Carmichael
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

deed mad, madden than the maddest
March hare"
You may say you are not, but
You are going to be-" 1 said emphat-
ically. you have got to be. have
been in love with Marianne, lady Of
kersey manor, since l went to Rug
by, little chap in knickerbockers,
and | am in love with you and two
things equaling the same thing equal
each other"
Not at all" she said. 1T only
proves you are a tickle creature
Fancy what a change of heart to ad-
mlre my great-great-aunt one minute
and the next to tell a girl whom you
nave known only Is hours that you
care for her. How could | ever
trust you, Cousin Reggie?"
LAS | said before you interrupted
me- l went on TRANQUILITY, Il love
Marianne. lady Of Kersey manor, and
| love you, and two things euualing
the same
All, you are getting too mathemat-
lcal for me-, she said. and ran swift
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
.Perfumino Clothes,

A little arrowroot enclosed in a mus
lin bag and placed in the water in
which handkerchiefs are boiled will
give them faint agreeable scent,
when ironed. II borax is added: TO the
water in which they. are rinsed, they
will assume the right degree Of stif.
ness without being hard. as Il actually
st2rched. 5.Sz. s rs I,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07

Matching chickens by artificial
means is almost as old as history.
The art was known before the dawn
OF the Christian era, and has been
practiced continuously in Egypt, China
and other oriental countries down to
the present day. es.,, "a. 49,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
The AMERICAN FLEET.
How Twenty-one Ships Made Seven
Lines of Five Each.

At the beginning of the Spanish.
American war the intelligence reached
Cuba that seven lines of American
battleships We're lying off Key West,
there being five ships in every line.
The Spaniards jumped at the con.
clusion that, since seven times five are
IS, there were 35 ships at the place.
But there were really only Fl, as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
Squarinq Accounts.

The man was near starving to
death. The world owed him a living
and he was trying to collect. He &C.
costed the world thus: "You see. ma
ture Is pressing me for what I owe her
and so 1 ask you to square up what
you owe me-" The world laughed:
You pay the debt of nature first and
then Ill come across"-Kansas City
Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07

Author says that it is not painful to
Estarve to- seath, but as he has not
tried it more than three or four times
Eve will have to accept thu statement
and suspend judgment.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07
Just for Fun,

There is certain Esquimau
Who much of knowledge knows:
One day he found. with grief and pain
He'd frozen off his toes
What did this knowing Esquimau,
Who had the learned brain?
He bound them to his feet, of course,
And frOZe them on again,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-06-07

shown in our Illustration. Can any
of our readers show the greatest num-
Der of straight lines that can be
formed by these 81 men-of-war, with
five ships in every line? The ships
must, of course, be regarded as mere
points. There are several ways of
obtaining the maximum number of
lines.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-02-09
SIXTH INTERESTING LETTER
Continued from Page 1.

of man. This | believe and / think the facts Of
contemporary history viii bear me out. When
was in France for instance in 1871 divine service
was held in the presence of the troops every Sun
day and Holy day, This imposing and impressive
acknowledgment of the existence of God and the
duty owed to him by has long since been dope
away with and now soldier under arms in The
French army may not even enter church to assist
at wedding or a funeral. The American or The
British commissioned and non-colnmissioned Off
Ger may not enter saloon in uniform; in France
he may patronize cafe or buffet but he must
not enter church 10 say bic prayers in military
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-02-09
THE TERMoUNA AND COLORADO CATHOLC FEBRUARY g. 1907

Is greater now than in any former age Her spirit
ual ascendancy extends over vast territories, nor
do we any sign which indicates that the term of
her long duration is approaching She saw the
commencement of all the governments and of all
the ecclesiastical establishments that now exist in
the world and we feel no assuranc that she is not
destined to see the end of them all She was great
and respected before tn Saxon had set forth in Brit
ain, before the Frank had crossed the Rhine. when
GFecian eloquence fourishcd at Antioch. when idols
were still worshiped in the temple of Mecca and
She may still exist in undiminished vigor. when
some traveller from New Zealand shall in the midst
of vast solitude take his stand on broken arc
of London bridge to sketch the ruins of St Paul"
HUBERT LARKIN
Note to the Editor: If l am not pressed too
closely for time | will mail you from Chicago be-
fore leaving for the Atlantic seaboard eontribu-
ton dealing with the social and religious life Of
our own republic These letters are now yours to
use in any way for any purpose you deem hest
May you and the Inter-Mountain Catholic have
long and prosperous life. H. L.
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(To be concluded.)
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why, truth must triumph at the last,
Though round and round We run;
For the right at last comes uppelmost.
And ever is justice done"
For right is right and God is God,
And God the day must win.
To doubt would be disloyalt+
To falter would be sin.
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LETTERS AND ANSWERS

Salt Lake. January 80
=, Dear Aunt Busy: | wash the dishes. sweep the
moor ana TEND the baby every day. Your fond niece
cl,.., NELLIE JACOBS.
p Good little niece! Write soon again to Aunt
Ogden jan 30
Dear Aunt Busy: ] sweep up the yard bring
lowing friend WILLIE HFFEEp rSS' Jul
Almost every day, William! WHY not ever
lay DO yon not have FIRE every day. dear
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This department is conducted solely in the inter-
.ests OF our girl and boy readerS
Aunt Bu-.- is glad to hear anv tim. .ro-, -.
nioces and nephews who read this page and To give
them al The advice and help In her power
Write on one side OF the paper only
Do not have letters too long
Original stories and verses win ~. .,.s,
and carefully edited
The manuscripts of contributions not accented nil,
he returned. WIZ
Catholic. Salt Lake Ctr. ~''~A
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AUNT BUSY HAS HER SAY.

Dear Nleces and Nephews; Aunt R,,s iii IN
you next week why she is anxiousIy waiting to hear
rom her girls and boys IN reply TO her ouestio',
What work they do" daily. so write in time foT
The next issue all you dear young folks who have
~oF EeO uoHe 80. Lovingly, AUNT Busy
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-18
Balance cash on hand q 81
Respectfully yours,
HHAS MATPJN Movor

CHAS. MAURIN, Mayor.
The secretary was instructed to notify the
chief of police to comply with the ordinance re-
quiring his department to furnish a monthly
report of arrests.
The finance committee asked for and was
granted further time in which to prepare its
regular monthly report.
The ferry committee reported that they had
disposed of the ferry franchise to the Donald
sonville-Darrow Ferry Co., Ltd. upon the terms
and stipulations contained in the contract
framed by the joint committee of the town eouH-
Gil and police jury and the representative of the
ferry company, and duly signed by the mayer of
DonaldsonYille and the president of the police
jury. On motion of Mr.. Tobias, seconded by
Mr.. Dill, the report was received and adopted.
and the action of the committee approved.
B. NJ. Hyams, representing the Southern
Bitulithic Company, addressed the council to
the following effect That the contract for street
paving entered into between the town of Don
aldsonville and the Southern Bitulithic Com
pany contains clause binding the Bitulithic
Company in the sum of $40 per day for failure
to complete the work within a specified time !;
that the said company had made an honest Of
fort to complete the work within the period
agreed upon. but was unable to do SO for sew.
eral reasons, to-wit: first in having originally
detailed in charge of the work man who after
wards proved to be negligent and incompetent;
second in having been unable for some time
to secure plant, which finally cost twice the
usual amount and third, in having had
trouble with the contractors furnishing the
gravel and that he regretted the delay ex-
ceedingly, as it was decidedly to the company's
advantage to complete the work on time. In
conclusion, Mr. Hyams asked that the penalty
of $40 per day be not imposed.
Mr.. Tobias stated that he did not think the
council could consistently assume the response
bility of granting this request. and moved that
action thereon be deferred until the views of
the town attorney could be obtained. The
motion was seconded and adopted.
Mr.. Israel moved that the council meet to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock to inspect the
pavement and that special session be held in
the mayors office at o'clock D. m. to for.
mally accept same and take such action as
may be determined upon regarding the penalty
to which the Bitulithic Company is liable un-
der the terms of its contract The motion was
seconded and adopted
Bids for the purchase of lots belonging to the
town were received as follows: VIM A. Dill bat
ture lot on Bayou Lafourche adjoining lot of
VIM. A. Dill, $3.50, cash j. C. Babin, same, $l57
Antonino di Beneditto, batture lot on Bayou
Lafourche just above the foot bridge, $500.
On motion of Mr.. Israel, seconded by MIR.