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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-02
J|O1f ~ lENRY
~ GEO. v. HOBART, ("HUeH M'AueH.")

Dear Bunch: Your letter from
. London to hand and contents noted.
Peaches and I are mighty glad
you're starting for home in two weeks,
and We'll meet you at the pier with
bells on.
We're all we'll here with the
exception that Peaches gave an onion
saengerfest night before last and I've
been on the blink ever since.
This onion saengerfest thing may be
a new one on you, Bunch, so I'll
specify.
An onion saengerfest is where a
bunch OF people gather in your parlor
IN the evening and spill lot of cheap
songs all over the carpet while wait
ing for dinner to be announced.
don't know just exactly where the
onion comes in, but suppose that ap-
plies to most of the guests
There were present at the battle
speak of Uncle Peter Grant and Aunt
Julia, Bud Hawley and his second
wife; your sister, Jennie, and her hus-
band, Stub Wilson, from Milwaukee,
Oh, forgot to mention that old DR..
Guffhander, the celebrated food ex-
pert, was the guest of the evening.
DR.. Guffhander is a great friend of
Uncle Peters, and has been using
him for meal ticket for several days.
Somehow or other Uncle Gregory
got on to the fact that Morty Smith
sad sent me case of Pommery, and
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ChiIdren's Dresses.

1t looks as IT serges would take the
place of almost all other materials for
those dressy little frocks that chill
dren will need when they trip off to
school. The patterns are good,
too, being in jumper styles, with
outlines made with piping, and the un-
derwaist Of soft material in like
color with the sleeves trimmed with
anchors or pretty emblems suitable
for such purposes. One dark-blue
serge dress was made plain with a
plated skirt, each plat about two
inches wide at the waist line, grad
ually broadening at the hem. The
jumper waist was also plated in sim
liar style and made with wide arm
holes, outlined with narrow band of
wooden braid in a brick-red tone. The
V-shaped yoke was fashioned in the
same manner. However, the yoke had
a heading about 21z inches wide, cut
the shape of the yoke and outlined on
each side with braid; the dress fas.
tened with small -brick-red buttons.
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Mitchell was an eyewitness of the
Paris outbreaks of 184S, and he de-
scribed them in his second book, en-
titled 'The Battle Summer"
New York now called him. He
edited there satirical and humorous
paper, "The Lorgnette,' contributing
to it special articles of his own signed
John Timon." Subsequently these
articles were printed in two small vol
umes.
All this time Mr.. Mitchell had been
working out the various chapters of
the book which was to make him
known not only throughout the United
States, but also in foreign countries
"Reveries of Bachelor" The first
''reverie'' appeared in The Southern
Literary Messenger" then a leading
literary periodical published in Rich
mond.
The "Reveries of a Bachelor" at
once became widely popular. When
the second edition was issued Mr..
Mitchell says he began to revise the
book, and then, because revision
would have completely changed it,
left 1t as it was.
After the publication OF Dream
Life" in 1851, book only second in
success to the "Reveries," Mr.. Mitch.
ell in 1853 realized one of the most
vivid of his dreams by marrying Miss
Mary F. Pringle Of Charleston, S. C.
The same year. President Pierce ap.
pointed him consul at Venice. Accom-.
panied by his wife, he spent a. year
In that city, part of the time being
given to collecting materials for q
history of the republic of Venice,
which he never completed. On his
return to this country in 1855 he set
tied upon his farm at Edgewood.
Mr.. Mitchell was for some time as
sociate editor of the Hearth and
Home, New York, and frequently ap-
peared as lecturer. He had a large
acquaintance among literary men; he
was intimate with Washington Irving,
to whom he dedicated his Dream
Life" Longfellow, Hawthorne, Bryant
and NJ P. Willis.
Mr.. Mitchell changed his style after
middle age, and wrote many things
more practical than would seem pos
sible for the author of Dream Life. +"
He became noted as a landscape gar
dener, and his utterances thereon are
authority. The park at East Rock,
New Haven, Conn, was laid out and
adorned by his directions, and so were
many private parks and grounds.
Mr.. Mitchell had IL children. His
wife died on December 5, 1901, after
a happy married life of more than 4S
years.
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A Doctors DISADVANTAGE.

I'm one way" said a collector, 1T
is easier to get money from a doctor
than anybody else who is slow pay.
It is more difficult for him, to swear
that he hasn't been able to make any
collections himself since the first of
the year. A Doctors reception room 10
open to all possible patients. A col
lector with grain Of ingenuity can
find way to worm out of the men on
the waiting list information as to tho
terms of payment. After an inter-
view with three or four persons who
have paid spot cash for treatment and
who have told the collector they paid.
it takes a mighty nerve on the part OF
the doctor to insist that he hasn't .
dollar to his name"
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Nor a Hospital.

Talking of our British cousins?" in.
quired E. Black Ryan, tax attorney of
the Southern Pacific. We'll. heard
one the other day. Big fat Britisher
showed into one of those compart-
ments at the last moment. There was
an American in there reading his
newspaper
Its 60 miles to my station re-
marked the Englishman, and 1 say,
old chap, I'm treating myself for a
wounded foot, and l say, if you don't
mind, I'll put some Of this iodoform
on my ankle. Beastly smelling stuff.
Go ahead said the American. But
when he got the full odor of it, he
showed up window, pulled out a
cigar and lighted it, and began putting
away vigorously.
Here, here, my good fellow pro-
tested the Englishman, this Is no
smoking compartments San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
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maica, whence he moved to Newport
in 1850, and became the minister of
the congregation in that place. OF his
sons. Judah was the most distin.
guished. At an early age he showed
great business ability, and soon after
going to the French territory of Loui-
siana In 1902. he became a leader in
mercantile circles. He was a public
spirited man, and when Louisiana was
coded to the United States he enlisted
as private under Gen. Jackson, was
severely wounded and left for dead
on the field at New Orleans.
Touro never married and devoted
his fortune to philanthropic purposes,
giving regardless of creed or nation
atty. His broad. patriotism made
itself manifest at the time when the
completion of the Bunker Hill monu-
ment was in doubt, when he and
Amos Lawrence subscribed the
amount necessary to finish the work.
A committee consisting of John Quin-
cy Adams, Daniel Webster, Joseph
Story, Edward Everett and Franklin
Dexter prepared an inscription to
commemorate Touro's generosity on
tablet which was placed on the monu-
ment. He died in New Orleans, but
his body was brought for burial to the
old Newport cemetery, where his
tomb is Inscribed: 1.-THE last of his
name. He inscribed it in the book of
philanthropy, to be remembered for
ever
Rev. Abraham Pereira Mendes,
whose name also appears on the men,
orial tablet. was also born in Jamaica.
and, like Touro, sprang from an old
Portuguese family. For ten years,
from 1888 until 1893, when he died,
Dr. Mendes was the rabbi of the old
Newport synagogue. His sons, Rev.
DR.. Frederick de Sofa Mendes and
Rev. DR.. Henry Pereira Mendes, are
the leaders of the orthodox wing of
the Jewish community of New York.
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AFRAID TO EAT.

Several years ago I was actually
starving" writes Me. girl, yet dared
not eat for fear of the consequences.
Il had suffered from Indigestion
from overwork, irregular meals and
improper food, until at last my stom.
ach became so weak I could eat
scarcely any food without great dis.
tress.
MANY kinds Of food were tried, all
with the same discouraging effects. l
steadily lost health and strength until
I was but a wreck of my former self.
Having heard Of Grape-Nuts and
its great merits, I purchased pack
age, but with little hope that it would
help mel was so discouraged.
Il found it not only appetizing but
that could eat it as liked and that
1t satisfied the craving for food with
out causing distress, and If 1 may
use the expression, 1t filed the BILL
"For months Grape-Nuts was my
principal article Of diet. felt from
the very first that I had found the
right way to health and happiness.
and my anticipations were fully re-
Allied. =. ,.t -.
with its continued use I regained
my usual health and strength. To-day
I am well and can eat anything I like.
yet Grape-Nuts food forms a part OF
my bill of fare" There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
ville," In pkgs. - ..... ..zS.:.. s
Ever read the above letter. a new
enc appears from time 20 time. They
are genuine. trus, and full sf hsu,a0
jntoees3. \, I. $3.50. 49,
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"Good-Ry, Summer"

top notes sound like a cuckoo clock
after it's been up all night.
suppose, Bunch, it's wrong for me
to pull this on you about your own
flesh and blood, but when a married
woman with six fine children, one OF
them at Yale, sides up in front Of the
piano and begins to squeak: "Good-by,
summer! GOod-by, SUMMER" just as
if she were calling the dachshund in to
the nomination.
Then Bud Hawley, after figuring it
all out that there was no chance of his
getting arrested, sat down on the
piano stool and made few sad state
ments, which in their original state
form the basis of a Scotch ballad
called, Loeb Lomond."
AS you know, Bunch, Buds system
Of speaking the English language is
to say with his voice as much of a
word as he can remember, and then
finish the rest with his hands.
You can imagine what Bud would do
to a song with an oatmeal founda-
ton like Loeb Lomond."
When Bud barked out the first few
bars, which say: by yon bonnie bank
and by yon bonnie brae," you can be-
lieve me, Bunch, everybody within
hearing would have cried with joy If
the piano had fallen over on Bud
and flattened his equator
And when he reached the plot of
the piece, where 1t says: You take
the high road and I'll take the low
road Uncle Peter took a drink, Jack
Merton took the same, Stub took an
oath and I took a walk.
Never in my life, Bunch, have I
heard a ssalg so roughly handled.
And all the while Buds wife sat
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ernorship he resigned temporarily in
view of his special mission to Ameri-
ca, which is expected to have momen.
tous results, although nominally he
will merely thank the Washington ad-
ministration for renting a portion
of the Boxer indemnity
Tong-Shao-Yi said that the six years
he had spent in Mukden as governor
had been an Interesting experience.
He could affirm that all complications
were at an end. He will leave for
the United States on his mission i'm
the beginning of November He looked
forward, he said, with great pleasure
to the opportunity to meet old friends,
and he was especially pleased to be
able to witness the presidential elec-
ton.
After his mission to the United
States is completed Tong-Shao-Yi will
go to Europe, where he will devote
himself for six months to the study
Of financial problems.
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"0own in the Lehigh Valley"

long before the dinner hour Uncle
Greg complained Of dust in the pipes.
He limited around so hard about the
Pommery that l took him out in the
buffers pantry, opened quart of the
only real wine, and let the old geezer
slosh around in the surf
After Uncle Greg. came to the sur
face he marched back into the parlor
and insisted upon singing the swan
song from Lohengrin, but his idea of
a swan was so much like a turkey
gobbler that loving friends had to
put the moccasins to him and run
him out Of the room.
Then he went out in the buffers
pantry, hoping to do another splash in
the Pommery, but not finding any, he
began to recite: Down in the Le-
high valley me and my people grew:
l was blacksmith cap'n; yes, and
good one, too! Let me sit down a
minute, a stones got into my Shoe
But it wasn't stone. 1t was po-
tato salad which the Irish cook threw
at him for interfering with her work
After all the excitement was over
and INK Greg. was sleeping with mag
nificent noises on the sofa in the
library, your sister Jennie was coaxed
to sing Tosti's "Good-by.'
OF course you know, Bunch, we're
NIL very fond of your sister, but I'm
afraid if Mr.. Tosti ever heard her sing
his "Good-by' he would say: The
same to you, and here's your hat"
Before Jennie married, and moved
west remember she had very pretty
mezzo-concertina voice, but she's been
so long helping Stub Wilson to make
Milwaukee famous that nowadays her
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-02
Little Girls Eroeke

Cute little frocks of Bingham or
linen for small girls are made with a
full skirt gathered to belt, attached
to blouse waist, which Stimulates a
front closing by means of box plat
down center front, decorated with
large buttons.
The neck is finished with a Peter
Pan collar and silk tie, and a breast
pocket is added N the left front. inst
like a grOwn-up waist.
The sleeves are three-quarter
length full bishop, confined by band
cuffs. This model is we'll adapted for
school wear II made from wooden
fabrics.
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How to Combine colors.

A few artists. rules for combining
colors will save many a luckless ex-
pertinent in dress, house furnishings,
and needle work.
Cold green contrasts with crimson,
purple, white, pink, gold and orange;
harmonizes with olive, citron, brown,
black and gray.
Warm green contrasts with crimson,
maroon, red, pink, white, black and
lavender; harmonizes with yellow,
orange, sky blue, gray, white, brown
and buff.
Russet contrasts with green, black,
olive and gray; harmonizes with red,
yellow, orange and brown.
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NaiIino Him.

He-1t's jolly nice to kiss one you
like.
She-(No answer).
He-That is, OF course, IL she
doesn't mind.
She-(No answer),
He-1f she gets mad it's altogether
another thing.
She-(No answer).
Held like to steal q kiss now
She-(No answer).
He-1f it would be quite safe.
She-Have you finished?
He-Oh, yes!
She-Then how can you make 50
many fool remarks when you see that
am alone and entirely at your
mercy?-Young's Magazine.
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embroidered, but fancy galloon or in.
sertion would do just as we'll; the belt,
which is put below the waist, is
trimmed in the same way. A little
slightly-puffed sleeve, is set into an
embroidered cuff at the elbow. Ma.
terial required, W yard linen 46 inch.
es wide.
Holland is used for the little smock:
the yoke is cut quite plainly; the front
and back are shocked to it; feather.
stitch is worked round the hem, cuff
and collar. The sleeve is set into
turn-back cuff at the waist. Materi.
al required, 2 yards 80 inches wide.
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Contrast in Wills,

II, ~ II stated, the will Of the late
DUKE Of Devonshire contains nearly
$4,000 words, it is certainly entitled
to rank high among long-winded tes'
taments.
Probably the shortest will on rec
ord was that of Streatham gentle
man, proved a few years ago, which
consisted of the words: "All for moth.
or, C. T."-Westminster Gazette.
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a -.
MEMORIAL TABLET UNVEILED.
Newport and New York, Hebrew Con
j., gregations Unite In Ceremony.

-. Newport, r. IAN interesting cere-
mony took place in the Touro syna.
gogue in this city the other day when
a tablet to the memory of Rev. Isaac
sTouro. Judah Touro. Abraham Touro
and Rev. Abraham Pereira Mendes:
was unveiled. j"
Invitations were issued jointly by
the congregations Jeshuat Israel of
Newport. R. l., and Shearith Israel of
New York. Rev. Isaac Touro was of
Portuguese origin. but settled in ia
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LEST, HE FORGET.
No Roseate: Postcard Without It,
Thorn of Suggestion.

Harold's mother-well call him Har-
old-went abroad month ago, leav-
Ing Harold under the somewhat I'M
substantial control of his elder sisters
In spite of the itemized directions
with which even unto the moment OF
dnal leave-taking she had not ceased
to lombard him, Harold's mother was
far from sure that her efforts would
have any lasting effect
Her voyage was more or less dis!
turbed by these doubts, but before
she landed on the other side she had
determined on course of action. Like
all small boys, Harold is most COW
etous of picture postcards and had
looked forward to a harvest from his
mothers trip. He got it.
Every day she sent at least ono
card. And whatever else it bore in the
way of inscription, there was not one
which failed of this introduction:
"Just as soon as you get this go and
brush your teeth"
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For the 1abv's Yoke,

A pretty yoke can be made for the
tiny baby by cutting the front and
two halves Of the back from a large
sized handkerchief with a fine EN-.
broidered border.
Put the front to one edge of the
handkerchief, the two pieces of the
back to the opposite side, and there
will be left small strips Of the EN-
broidery, on the two edges at right
angles, to make the tiny cuffs and
neckband. m. s.=.
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Advice and EXAMPLE.

He that gives good advice builds
with one hand; be that gives good
counsel and good example builds with
both hands, but he that gives good ad-
monition and bad example builds with
one hand and destroys his work with
the other.-Croten.
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General Demand

OF the Well Informed Of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to b
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, vt
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
oellent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success,
That is. one of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the, Well-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuinc-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
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Heavy White Wells.

The extra large, coarse, white veil
with small square dot is to be at
the top of fashion for the early part
of the season. 1t is quite becoming.
1t must cover the hat and be fastened
with a barette at the nape of the
neck. e-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-02
EYelaSh stain.

Here is perfectly harmless stain
for eyebrows and lashes: Gum arabic
one dram; India ink, one-half dram
rose water, four ounces. Powder the
ink and gum and triturate small guam
titles of the powder with the rose
water until you get a uniform black
liquid in powder, and then add tn.
remainder of the rosewater to it. 4
should be applied with a very tiny
camers hair brush. .@<
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A Mild Rebuke.

Patron Gust finding standing.room
on an overloaded street carl think
this company should be stopped from
overlooking its cars this way.
Conductor-Please, sir, the company
don't overload them. It's the people
gettin on after the cars is fulll.-New
York Weekly. T..
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No Sure Sign.

The will of wealthy New York
man was found when read to contain
only go words. That is no sure sign,
however. that some Of his disgruntled
kin will not try to make It look like
% cents. 5#s 0 Is s.
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No Fiction Wanted

Little Boy-Uncle, won't you tell us
story?
Genial Uncle-Certafnly, my boy.
What kind of story?
>"Oh, any kind only so it's true. Tell
us about Jack and the Beanstalk. -
New York Weekly.
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from another ballad when dinner was
announced and our lives were saved.
I'm so unstrung over the narrow es-
cape, Bunch, that I'll wait until later
to tell you about the eats-which were
what we come for.
With resrex, J. H.
Copyright, 1908, by C. w. Dillingham; Co J
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The Directoire Sash.

The shops are selling the directoire
sash in soft liberty satin with
crocheted silk slide and silk tassels.
They are three yards long, in all
colOrs.
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SIMPLE DRESS AND sMOck.
Attractive Garments Designed for the
Juveniles.

The first sketch shows simple
little dress of butcher linen; it is
made with three wide box-plaits back
and front, which are set to a yoke
cut in points: the edge Of the yoke is
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-. ON
ON
GUESTS

there with the glad and winning smile of
"a catfish on her face, listening with a
heart full of pride while her crime
laden husband chased that helpless
song all over the parlor, and finally
left it unconscious under the sofa.
Bud was just about to pull the cork
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Aimino Hioh.

aiming 1i0h. :. : - :
The Ram-What is your chief amhi.
ton in life? 80, -t-.s,- Il ~
The Bull To tell the truth, would
like to be given the freedom Of .
china shop some day.-Puck.
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ECo'lSM.

Mistress-Bridget, it always seems
to me that the crankiest mistresses
get the best cooks.
Cook-Ah, go on wild yer barney!
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MINISTER A BUSY MAN.
Virginia Pastor Caters Not Alone ia
Souls Of His Parishioners.

Mr.. r. J. Mckay, assistant. general
passenger agent Toledo, St. Louis 6
Western and Chicago & Alton rail-
roads, in his travels through the east
recently noticed in a certain Virginia
newspaper the following ADVERTISE
mont
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MATRIMONIAL, MATTER

Rev Mr.. Wharton's residence is a mecca
for marrying couples. So just gain the
consent of your best girl, secure the H.
cense, and together with a fat fee. give
him call, and he will perform the cere-
mony in the most approved style
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Carries Full Line of
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES.
OH. OYSTERS!
He receives almost daily, fresh, first-clas IS
Oysters. at moderate prices
FRESH FISH!
Various kinds of Fresh Fish in season,
the very best, to tempt the epicurean