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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15

much toward checking and correcting
this growing evil, by liberal advertis-
ing and publishing prices, they should
mot be expected to do it all. Every
newspaper should preach home trade,
every teacher should instil it into his
pupils in the school room, every min
lister should preach it from the pull
pit. The debating societies and DO
1itical conventions should discuss it,
The interests of town and country
and newspaper and church, and So
ciety generally, are so interviewer and
so identical that whatever Injuries one
will eventually injure all. When the
merchants are compelled to bring on
smaller stocks, and employ less help,
and pay cheaper rent, they are not
alone tho sufferers; the whole COM
munity feels the loss. The price of
real estate is largely dependent on it's
proximity to a good town. Rents are
dependent on tine amount of business.
The merchant can move to some other
town and establish himself again more
readily than can the professional man
and many others who have built up
business through years of acquaint-
anceship and establishment of char
acter. If the farmer, or property own
er in town, want to sell out they are
the greatest sufferers-they can't
move their property to some place
where people aru booming their town
and country by patronizing home.
The remedy lies in education and
publicity. In many places that edu-
perience, but, in other communities,
where they are quicker to detect the
approaching evil, and heed more read
lily the warnings of the press and
friends of home, they may correct the
evil more readily.
Wealth and power are corrupting
influences and the mail order houses
are probably not sending out as hon
est goods as they once did. They have
learned the tricks of imitation and
substitution and how easy it is to
deceive the public. But, If the mail
order man is honest, and his methods
of advertising legitimate in every way,
his success is of no interest to us
and will never benefit cur community
ir the slightest degree. If crops should
fall or sickness render us short Of
money we could not expect him to
trust US for dollar-we must always
look to the home merchant for credit
In times of adversely.
Who is to blame? The 1flail order
house? Not in the least. We alone
are to blame. The near-sighted mer-
chant who has lost trade by not &C.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15
Correct Length for
the Latest Skirts

Inc question of skirts will be one
OF the first to come up for discussion
IN the making of spring costumes, and
II Will be thoroughly threshed out be-
lore the status of this garment is
oehnltely decided upon. There will
De the pros and cons of various fac-
tloas with original ideas, and even
after a settlement is reached there
are few leaders arbitrary enough IN
exploit pet models that have failed of
general acceptance. And, strangely
enough, these dressmakers have a fol-
lowing OF fashionable women who de-
light to wear such costumes, and en-
Joy the distinction gained thereby.
The width of the smart spring-skirt
however, will depend largely upon the
length. All models are sure to be
very wide at the foot, in comparison
with, the hip measurements. The hap
Ply medium ought to be a. circular de-
sign, about four and half yards wide
II cloth is selected for it's making
Iaffetas and kindred silks will in all
probability measure from five or six
yards at the bottom, while the chif-
ions, mousselines, etc., will reach
seven yards.
One-piece frocks are going tn no
worn again, and pretty generally, to,o.
The woman who loves simple effects
would do we'll to keep in mind a model
IN two shades of blue worked into the
new Norwegian plaids. The bodice is
attached to the skirt beneath a folded
glrdle of dark blue taffetas, and as
each gore is overlaid with a broad box
plat, the p1aits are made to extend
above the girdle, so that it appears
to be lace through them. The result
Is very pleasing and quite girlish.
About the bottom of the skirt ia
stitched a two-inch band of silk fiber
braid, narrower width of which is
used to outline the V-shaped front,
which has vest of embroidered grass
hnen set in over a foundation of blue
silk. The bodice is tucked front and
back, the tucks being quite wide and
separated by distance of about three
inches
A good many skirts of transparent
materials, as we'll as the cloth and
velvet model, are cut in narrower
Dreadths, two, narrower than the rest.
joined in front, whatever trimming
there may be stopping short of the
latter. One of the leading trimmings
for spring will be fine silk soutache
stitched on to assume spirals, alternat~
ing with arrow points, tiny squares
and all kinds of dainty little patterns.
Skirts, coats and sleeves are embel-
l1shed with this trimming, which is
also usually of the same color as the
frock itself.
With the disappearance of velvet
trimmings in great quantities there
will be renewed vogue of silk bands
and folds of all kinds, MORE effects
threatening to take the lead. Anv
fabric decoration, however, will be
calle6 upon to give a good account Of
ITSELF in connection with the ultra
smart braids.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15
Perfun1ed Caps
Find Much FAVOR

For the woman who enjoys delicate
scents the most bewitching can has
been invented.
1t is OF either pink of blue taffeta,
and lined with soft white silk
1t is gathered up like the caps of
our great-grandmothers leaving a
charming little ruf1e at the edge
from which a curl or two may legiti-
mately escape.
The cap is softly wadded and per-
TUNED. One nights sleep in the
pretty affair leaves your hair delight
fully scented for days.
Or it may be worn for a short time
in the afternoon before going out for
a dance in the evening and the hair
will be sufficiently perfumed.
The hair has the quality of retain
ing any odor, pleasant or unpleasant,
for very long time. That is why
the housekeeper is urged so strong
ly to cover her locks with the rubber
cap when frying buckwheat cakes.
Liquid perfumes should always be
used in an atomizer.
1t will then be scattered in the mi
nutest quantities and will reach those
near you in what poets are pleased to
call faint, indefinable waftings.''
II you place your handkerchief at
the top of the bottle and swash the
contents against the fabric you will
wait anything but an "indefinable"
perfume
Atomizers are to be had in all sorts
OF charming designs, both expensive
and inexpensive.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15


| Fonts fatehr, nesting snugly in a
beautiful orange grove. The boy, from
his hiding place in the grove, recog-
nized Bob and Harry, and the man ac-
! companying them he took to be their
father
Font came out when the riders
shouted to attract somebody's atten-
ton. Immediately the two boys
shouted:
There he is now! That's the boy!"
The gentleman rode up to Font and
dismounted. Taking the boys hand
in one of his he said:
my lad, L owe to you the life of
one of my sons Harry told me how
you saved him from death when a rat
tlesnake bit him." e.
Font felt uneasy, and rested first.
on one foot and then on the other.
1--WE have come to thank you," the.
gentleman continued, land also to re-
ward YOU"
He putt his hand into his pocket and
drew out a pocket book. This was
too much for Font, and he raised his
hand il protest:
mo, mo" he said, Il don't want any
reward; I don't deserve any"
why, my lad you certainly do, If
you saved my sons life," the gentle
man said.
But" Then Font hesitated and
smile crept over his face: He
glanced from one face to another.
w 1o1 ~
what you had to say"
II didn't save his life because-be~
cause.-The snake was not rattle
snake; it was only a common ground
snake, and not poisonous" go = -
~Then why did you deceives tho
boys?" cried the father, sternly. you
frightened them nearly to death and
Harry has been in bed two days,
What do you mean by IT." 49,
Font trenbled before the angry ewes
OF his questf0ner, bug suddenly Harry
and Bob burst into q roar OF laughter.
They had sense and fairness enough
to see the ludtcrous side of the whole
affair: They. had tried to bulldoze the
little fellow and he had deity turned
the tables on them. -
4 say, father, don't scold him.
Harry finally said. He deserves the
reward, too. We got only what we de,
served" St=>-ss> <:5 - = 4 =.z@. ~
Font was touched BY the boys
frankness. IL ss..-..ssss=..*
I'm sorry" he said, but I was
angry at the way you spoke to MOI"
Thess. frightening up: IF you'll come
with me, I'll show you ali the. snakes
In the swamp, and tell you how to
know the bad from the good ones,,-
Chicago Daily News. 80.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15
Pretty Collar.

A pretty collar is made of one
yard Of inch and a half ribbon.
Cut off II inches for around the
neck, cut the remainder in three.
each piece one inch shorter than the
other.
Point the ends by folding the rib.
bon evenly in half and sewing small
seam; turn the seam inside and you
have a nice point.
Put the three pieces of ribbon even
~ at the top and sew to the neck
piece at the edge in the middle. Put
pretty little collar on the neck.
piece.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15
The Real Power.

A 17-year-old boy at Worcester.
Mass, has a lung capacity of 300
cubic inches. When he grows up and
goes to congress he will perhaps
learn that it is not the orator but the
speaker who affects the course of M
tional legislation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15
Glove Monourams,

The newest fad in the way of mon
ograms is the tiny monogram for the
left glove. 1t is worn only with heavy
street gloves, and having substan,
tial little pin attached, 1t can readily
be transferred to different gloveA
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
The Doctors Strike in Greece.

Greece is threatened with an odd
strike. At public meeting the
physicians and druggists of Athens
declared that their professions would
soon be reduced to starvation. Many
physicians of the city are actually in
straits because of the ever-increasing
clinics where patients receive free
treatment. The disciples of Escula.
Plus intend, therefore, to strike, un.
less the government prevents the
further establishment Of clinics and
permits them to increase their fees
from 2 drachmas to drachmas
CA drachma is about 10 cents.) AL.
though the motion to this effect was
combated by several physicians as un.
worthy of medical profession, 1t was
finally carried by a great majority,
and the strike will probably go into
effect soon.-Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
nEwsA4NgpNEwA
WG!zzzSWOMENS&sz G!zSW

even the flowers of several Of the
foreign countries. There are holly
wreaths for Christmas, bells and ribbon
streamers for New Years, lilies for
Easter and baskets of flowers for May.
Roses, sweetpeas and ferns are for
summer affairs, when the same BIOS
SONS are used in decorations. Autumn
leaves and chrysanthemums are for the
functions of the fall, and are combined
with real leaves and flowers. The
fleur de lis linen does honor to the
French guests, and for an Irish patriot
the shamrock pattern in brought forth,
while the rose or thistle blooms for
the English or Scotch guest. These lit
tie attentions are always pleasing, and
when one is buying linen one might
as we'll pay attention to design as well
as to the quality. Though not every
one can afford to have linen woven to
order, as this woman did in several
cases.-New York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
The Novelists' Mission.

The neglect Of Disraeli's writings
may be in part due to the fact that
most people think 1t is below the
dignity of a statesman, or of any man
following what is called SERIOUS"
profession, to compose works of flc'
tion. Certainly many do not yet un.
derstand that the man who writes
novels may be a very wise man; they
do not realize that accurately to por'
tray human nature, and to present
pictures of life, is not only a most
worthy but also most difficult task,
requiring for its performance an in.
telligence far above the average, acute
powers of observation and a keen
sense of humor. For surely the great
novelist is the observer sounding the
depths while others glance at the sur.
face, and examining the mysteries Of
life while others are content to over.
look even the obvious.-Melville'
Victorian Novelists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
A Dreadful Dilemma.

A capital story is told of Governor
Van SAINT, of Minnesota, in connection
with a recent visit of his to New York.
Soon after the governor had been as
signed to hotel room, former resi-
dent of Minnesota called and found
him gazing with gloomy countenance
at his trunk.
After an exchange of salutations, Mr.
Van SAINT said John, I'm in a tremen-
dous fix want a suit Of clothes out of
that trunk. Oh, yes, I've got the key
all right, but my wife packed the trunk
She was to come along, but was pre-
vented at the last moment. To my
certain knowledge she put in enough
to fill three trunks the way a man
would pack them. If l open 1t, the
things will boil all over the room, and
could never get half of them back.
Now, what I'm wondering about is
whether it would be cheaper to go out
and buy a new suit Of clothes of two
additional trunks"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
The Universal LANGUAGE of Clothes.

The top hat represents the univer.
sal language of attire. 1t walls and
weeps against the walls of Jerusalem,
and it turns up in the solitudes of the
desert; even the lonliest mountain
peaks are not safe from its democra
tic simplicity. Once met a silk hat,
probably rescued from some benevo
lent dust bin, milking COW IN Lon
don park. The hat nearly caused a
riot; each and every passerby turned
and stared Indignantly. The eccentric
cowboy in the top hat finished his al
lotted task, and in company of hia
COW and the milk pail he ambled pla
cidly out of sight. Still, one can't
help asking, in the interest of personal
liberty, why shouldn't a silk hat he
permitted to milk a cow? The COW
doesn't mind, SO why should we?--
Fortnightly Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
A Woman's Duty to Herself.

every woman has the right-a
right so inalienable as to become it.
self duty-to cherish and comfort
herself; to let flowers bloom in her
heart; to tighten her burdens by allow
ing, or If need be, requiring others to
Share the weight Of them. 1t will be
found that household, all of whose
members share alike In the daily
routine, is more cheerful and charit-
able than one conducted on the single
slave plan. It is more agreeable, all
around, to contribute something than
to accept everything; and it produces
better hearts and minds and manners.
(And even If the housework does get
Neglected occasionally that is better
ham neglected life; and 1t may some
ipes be wiser to buy new garment
than to patch the old one. e."-Julian
HAN Nthorne.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
Farm Animals in United States.

The crop reporting board of the
Bureau of Statistics of the Depart
ment of Agriculture finds from the re-
ports of the correspondents and agents
of the bureau, that the numbers and
values of the farm animals on farms
and ranges in the United States on
Jan. 1 last were as follows: Horses,
17,741,000, average price per head,
$93.51. value s1,S46,57S; mules, 3,S17,-
900. average price s112.16, value s42S,-
064,O0O; milch cows 2O,96S.OOO, aver
age price $31, value s64 ,497 900; other
cattle 1885, 900, average prices s17.1O,
value 1881 .775,OOO; sheep 53,24O,OOO,
average price 1894, value $2O4 4,210 900,
swine 54,794,OOO, average price s7.62.
value s417.791 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
Carrots for comnlexions.

It's dull day when new fad in
food isn't thrust upon long-suffering
world, and the latest is carrot-eating.
If a woman would have a clear fresh
complexion, says the theorist respon-
sible for the idea, she must eat a raw
carrot every day. He's no vegetarian,
so he doesn't forbid the eating of meat,
though he does condemn the eating of
certain of the messes called food"
In a school just outside Boston, which
is noted for it's pretty girls. the pupils
are expected to eat carrot daily, just
as they might eat an orange or an
apple, and they don't make the slight
est protest, either. But then, what
woman wouldn't suffer to be beautiful?
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
Nav York for Women's Clubs.

The \Kane county federation of
women clubs of Illinois has voted to
undertake. the work of beautifying 80
miles of country road, from Montgom-
cry to Carpehtersville. This road leads
along the west bank Of the Fox river,
and from it is viewed some of the most
beautiful scenery in the federation,
located at Hampshire, Elgin, st.
Charles, Geneva, Batavia and Aurora.
All of these towns, except the first
mentioned, are located on Fox River.
The entire distance between Montgom-
cry, which is the lower section of
Aurora, and Carpentersville has been
divided into six sections and each club
will be given section Of the work.
which means that each club must look
after five miles of roadway. Each
club has pledged itself to raise $500 to
carry on the work, so that there will
be $500 gathered in to be put to good
use
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
DESTINY.

There is a day of destiny at hand
For every man and woman; such a goal
Appears transcendent to each striving
soul
Who gladly pays the tax God doth COM
mand.
Such tribute covers years of patient strife,
And all who seek to gain the topmost
round
Must climb ladder planted on rough
Braced firmly 'gainst the bulwark, higher
life.
The first rungs made of substance dark
and dull,
The touch of which doth cause most men
to finch,
But, looking well ahead, their strong
hands clinch
High hopes, an aid which every man must
Gull.
Another brace upon life's long incline
Is self-control; a quality of force
Which keeps man straight and firm on
his fixed course
With fortitude which surely is divine
'Thy will be done,' the toiler prays each
night,
Yet prays that God may grant hin
strength of will
To climb lies Ladder step by step, until
The conouerors rrize is won by right anc
might.
Discretion, vnlov, constancy and sl,il
Lead to the highest state man car
achieve;
And all who know the victor must be
heve
That worth ard virtue conquer by Gods
will
-Elizahsth F.s,,e, in Christian Register.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
Twenty Minutes on His. Head.

Harry Stilson. an athletic young
man, who recently came to this city
from Atchison, made a wager yester
day he could stand on his head twenty
minutes, most of the time without aid
Of his hands.
The feat was successfully p.rfofn.
ed. He broke the local record. But
today the wager cost him his life
This morning Stilson became Tn.
conscious. Physicians were unable to
relieve congestion of the brain. re.
suit Of severe physical exertion. He
died without regaining CONSEQUENCES.
st. Joseph MOI Dispatch to Chi
caso Inter Ocean.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
Small Economies,

"If one becomes a business woman,
1t behooves her to know that she can
not succeed if she fritters away her
energies on too many small economies.
She can not work in an Office all day
and then sit up half the night to make
her own dresses If man earns only
IS a week he doesn't try to save by
stitching up the seams of his own
coat or trousers; If he did, he never
would earn any more than S.; he puts
his head into his business and schemes
to make himself more valuable; then
he buys coats and trousers with his in
creased salary. A woman saves at the
spigot and breaks down."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
cultivates Buslness-Iike Punch.

The modern woman's aim Is to be
businesslike, and her affairs of the
heart, such as they are, she conducts
on the same principles as she would
conduct public meeting or a charity
bazaar. She plays hockey and golf,
fences and wrestles in order to develop
her muscles, and learns jiu-jitsu princi-
pally because 1t is the fashion, but al
SO because, as AN 7shereal debutante in
formed me the other day, Its so jolly
useful If you want to knock a man
down. Ladies Feild.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
WORLDS LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE.
It Weighs s55,ooo Pounds and Has
Tractive Power of 1880 Pounds.

The first of the FIVE largest locomo-
tives in the world, which the Great
Northern ordered from the Baldwin
Works, has been sent West. where 1t
will be put to work on the mountains.
The engine is of the Mallet compound
type, with four cylinders, two sets of
drivers and two pairs Of cylinders.
Each is practically two engines in
one, and Is capable of hauling over
mountain grades twice as much as the
best the Great Northern now has. The
best engine the company has now in
service can pull 525 tons up 2.2 per-
cent grade, while the new engines will
be capable of drawing 100 tons on
the same grade. The only engine
which approaches the Great Northern
monsters is owned by the Baltimore
& Ohio, which weighs 334,500 pounds.
This new engine will be run on the
Great Northern between Leavenworth
and Skykomish, Wash. 1t is intended
for freight service and will work on
twenty-five mile stretch of track
across the Cascades. The engine Is
No. 1900 and has a tractive power of
71,600 pounds. In fact, when In SER
vice, the engine is able to pull such
heavy load that to prevent pulling
out the drawheads on the cars, a Sec
ond locomotive of the ordinary size
will be coupled on just behind to take
up the slack.
The locomotive has a weight on the
drivers of $4,000 pounds, while the
total weight of the engine is 355,OOO
pounds and the weight of the engine
and tender Is $4,000 pounds. 1t has
rating of being able to pull 21OO
tons of freight. The tank on the ten.
der hols 5000 gallons of water and
the tender also carries 13 tons of COAL
The engine has IL drivers SIS inches
In diameter. The high-power cylin'
ders are 211s inches in diameter and
have a stroke of 32 inches, while the
low power cylinders have a diameter
Of 33 inches and 32 inch stroke. The
boiler has a diameter of S4 inches at
the smallest part, with AL tubes pa
inches in diameter and 21 feet long
The firebox is 117x96 inches, and the
total heating surface is 565S square
feet. The CRATE surface is 7S square
feet. Each group of driving wheels
has base of 10 feet, with total
wheel base of Al feet. The total wheel
base of both engine and tender is 70
feet 21s inches. The engine is design
ed to pass curves of 10 degrees. The
cylinders midway of the locomotive
take the steam from the pipe lead
ing from the dome using it at pres.
sure of 200 pounds to the square inch.
These cylinders exhaust the steam in.
to the front cylinders, which are of
larger diameter. After performing its
work in the forward cylinders, it is
exhausted in the usual manner in the
stack. The engine has what Is known
as a Wahlscheart valve motion, which
has recently come into use. This
valve Is as old as the one known as
the Stevenson valve, but 1t has never
been used in America to any extent.
This style of valve gear does away
with the eccentrics and the entire
mechanism is on the outside Of the
driving wheels.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
ObIiging But Original.

Magistrate-Yo gave this young
woman such hit on the face that
she can't see out of her eyes; what
have you to say for yourself?
Accused-Well, she often told me
she didn't want to see me any more.
-Meggenderfer Blatter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-03
siunificant Table Linen.

A woman who has the reputation of
being a most successful hostess and
dinner giver makes hobby of her
table linen. She has sets of linen with
flowers, designs and emblems to suit
the several holidays and seasons. and