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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
BL0USES THAT ARE POPULAR
Very Attractive and BECOMING De-.
signs Are Being Introduced
This Season,

OverblOuse effects are extremely
popular this summer, and some very
attractive and becoming designs of
this order are being introduced. The
waist may, Of course, be worn with any
preferred skirt of harmonizing design.
either attached in semi-princess style
or adjusted separately.
A French lining forms the basis of
many of the waists, serving as a foun.
dation for the underbody, which will
prove the most effective If made of
allover lace, net or tucking, the stand
ing color being of the same material.
The waist proper is tucked from both
shoulder seams in front and back, the
front tucks terminating either at bust
depth or at the waistline as preferred.
At the neck edge 1t is cut in circular
fashion, with deeply pointed opening
at the center front.
The sleeve caps may be made with
or without an opening to correspond.
Two sleeve models are given for the
underbody. The one-seam fitted sleeves
may be made in full or shorter length
while the pun sleeves are in elbow
length only.
The present season is very prolific
in pretty fabrics that would be entire.
ly appropriate for the purpose. Silk,
cashmere, albatross, messaline, shan
tung, foulard and chiffon pongee are
advantageously used.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
p QUEER

Miss Agatha Dunn sat out in the sun
And faded her pretty pink gown.
Mamma scolded well, until the tears efell
In torrents that threatened to drown.
Your dress Is a sight. + declare 1t =
white, 81
But wear it you certainly must!
It's poor pecompense. that q child OF
your sense. d..
ID too much of baby to trust
Miss Agatha Dunn sat out In the SUM-,
In gown that had one time been pink.
II only 1 could bring it back-oh. I
would"
She cried. and proceeded to think.
some raspberry ice, so cooling and nice.
IN the freezer stood waiting for tea.
SAID Miss Dunn: "Oh. I guess, II dip
In my dress.
A beautiful pink it will be-
Miss Agatha Dunn rose out of the sun,
And slipped off the gown in a trice.
She rolled 1t up tight-therc was no one
in sight
And she soaked it in raspberry ice.
It came out quite pink. but what do
you think!
When the news Of it reached mammals
ear
She scolded much more than she scolded
before.
Now. don't you think mothers are
queer?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
WAYS OF CATCHING MONKEYS
Filipino Natives Have Decidedly In.
terestlng Method Of Capturing
Lazy Little Animals.

In the Philippine islands the ma,
tives catch monkeys in a curious
way.
The monkeys are fond of the meat
Of cocoanuts, which grow as plenti.
fully there as apples do in our coun.
try. They are lazy, though, about
gnawing through the outer bark, and
will only do so when exceedingly hun.
cry. The natives take advantage of
their greed and Incidence by cutting
a small opening through the shell, just
large enough for Mr.. Monkeys long
thin hand to penetrate.
When he once gets inside. he gets
his hands full of delicious, dainty
meat, and his hand is naturally wi
der in this act than when it entered
Finding his hand will not come out
the monkey chatters and scolds, plain
~ showing his indignation at the way
he has been trapped, but never thinks
Of loosening his hold on the cocoa
nut and Withdrawing his hands as cas-
lily as he put it in. There he stands,
an angry monkey, until the man who
set the cocoanut trap comes and takes
him captive,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
Completion Of the Harbor Works
Gives Rumanla an important
Black Sea Terminal.

The completion of the new harbor
works at Constanza gives Rumania a
new and important terminal and port
on the Black sea, especially adapted
for the export of the principal prod
ucts of the country, grain and petro-
leum. The equipment Of the harbor
demands especial attention, as being
wholly modern and complete.
The huge storehouses for grain are
of the greatest interest, since they
have a capacity of more than 100000
900 pounds (2,6O0,O00 bushels), and
with the exception Of the old ERuman-
ian government warehouse at Galatz
and Braila, they are claimed to be the
largest on the continent.
An examination of the extensive ar
engagements for receiving, weighing,
storing and shipping the grain will
give an idea of the tremendous quanti-
" which 10 brought from the interior
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
TELEPHONE OF SPIDER WEB
LARGE Ugly Insect Is Easily Deceived
BY Tuning Fork Placed on One
Of the Tiny Threads.

A gentleman in Ohio was watch.
Ing some spiders, when It occurred to
him to try what effect the sound of
tuning fork would have upon them.
He suspected that they would take 1t
for the buzzing Of a fly.
He selected a large, ugly spider that
had been feasting on flies for two
months. The spider was at one edge
Of it's web. Sounding the fork, the
man touched thread at the other
side and watched the result. Mr.. Spi-
der had the buzzing sound conveyed
to him over his telephone wires, but
how was he to know on which partic-
ular wire it was travelling?
He ran to the center of the web
very quickly and felt al around un-
til he touched the thread against the
other end of which the fork was
sounding; then, taking another thread
along. just as man would take an
extra piece of rope, he ran out to the
fork and sprang upon it.
Then he retreated little way and
looked at the fork. He was puzzled.
He had expected to find buzzing fly.
He got on the fork again and danced
with delight. Evidently the sound was
music to him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19

The veil for summer is the ARREST
of creations. falling about the brim of
hats and over faces and floating free
to the summer winds. Dots, set on,
have been shown less favor than lace
patterns on a net ground or large
meshed nets with figures woven in.
Those wells which are not of the
floating kind are of the latter variety
and are worn with wide.brimmed hats
and drawn to the back and under the
collar. 1t requires some care to pin
and adjust them correctly, and getting
under them is matter that consumes
time. They are very neat in appear
ance, however, and very becoming.
Hence their wearers are willing to put
in the necessary time to adjust and re-
adjuat them.
The lace wells show light pattern
having scroll border and butterflies,
birds or even tiny chanticlers woven
In. The heavy figures proved too I'm.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
NEEDLE FLOATING ON WATER
Simplest Way Is to Lay Tiny Piece Of
Steel on Tissue Paper-Latter
Will Som Sink.

There are several ways of making
a needle float on the surface of the
water The simplest way is to place
a piece of tissue paper Oh the water
and lay the needle on it.; the paper
soon becomes soaked with water and
sinks to the bottom, while the needle
is left floating on the top.
Another method is to hang the
needle in two sings made of threads,
which must be carefully drawn away
as soon as the needle floats.
If you magnetic sewing needle by
rubbing it on a fairly strong magnet,
and float it on the water, 1t will make
an extremely sensitive compass, and
II you place two needles on the water
at the same time you will see them
slowly approach each other until they
float side by side; that is, If they do
not strike together so heavily as to
cause them to sink.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
CLEVER BIRDS AND ANIMALS
teIiect-lnteresting Tale OF
Kitten and Tom Cat.

Magpies are as clever as they are
noisy. One was offered an extinguish-
ed cigar stump which it began to tear
apart. But apparently changing its
mind, the bird proceeded to rub the
stump, held in it's beak. over every
part of its body, including the wings,
in a most careful and methodical man
ner. The experiment was subsequent
~ repeated many times. always with
the same result. The maybe is so
fond of tobacco that it repeatedly has
snatched a lighted cigar from a mans
hand against his will 1t also picks
up fallen cigar ashes and strews them
over it's feathers.
1t Is thought that these actions
have purpose, the destruction of par
asites, and are determined by atavism,
or inherited instinct. In the wild
state some unidentified plant must
have been used as an insecticide in
stead of tobacco The magpie's action,
furthermore, seems to be an unques-
tionable instance of the use of tools
by lower animal
Cats, too, are famously clever. A
kitten about six months old was taken
to house few miles from its birth
place, confined in a room, and tender
ly cared for during a week, and then
set at liberty. 1t was supposed to
have become accustomed to it's new
surroundings, but it returned to its
old home on the day of it's release.
The sense of locality and direction
was exhibited still more strikingly by
an old tom cat which was stolen and
carried distance of 20 miles, con-
fined in bag. The caI was imprison-
ed. but made it's escape, and in few
days reappeared in a pitiable state
at the home of it's former master,
which was separated from that of the
thief by high wooded cliff.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
Clever Pompadour.

Pompadour, a large Thomas cat
owned by Mrs. James Howe Of Sko-
vinegar, Me-, is noted for his intelli.
gence and sagacity. says the Boston
Globe.
A short time ago he called another
cat to his aid to rid the house of a
large number Of mice. He directed
the strange cat to stand by the door
leading into the she'd while he Pom
padour) slowly worked string that
had a piece of cheese fastened to it,
alluring the mice into the kitchen.
That night 40 or so mice were CLAIM
by Pompadour and his assistant.
Mr.. Howe lives some distance from
the postofice and usually sends his
nail by the last evening train. As
soon as he has his letters ready he
les them to Pompadour's neck and
he cat carries them to the postofice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
NeedleWork for Gifts.

Pretty work to keep on hand for
summer and to get ready for the next
gift occasion is the shirtwaist frill of
sheer handkerchief linen and its but.
tons made to match
The scalloped edge of a graduated
strip for the frill is done In china-blue
embroidery cotton and a set of six
buttons for the front box plat of the
shirtwaist completes the gift.
Cover button molds with china blue
linen worked with white cotton. These
two, mounted upon tissue paper latter
the frill is pressed into plaits) and
boxed, make most attractive little
gift and represent hours we'll spent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19

becoming to meet with anything like
general favor. They were, in fact, dis
figuring Black chantilly and white
wash nets with scroll borders are the
most popular of floating wells. and
fancy large-meshed nets hold first
place in the others.
The net wells just described have
been adopted for mourning wear as
cooler than the usual mourning fab
RIGS, for those people who must be out
great deal. They are bordered with
bands of Grape or with siuk grenadine
or other mourning fabric. Rows of
grosgrain ribbon, graduated in width
or otherwise, are also used as bor-
der finish. Wells of this kind hang
straight from the hat brim and reach
below the bust line.
A wide-brimmed sailor for general
wear, trimmed with band and
adorned with white net veil is about
as satisfactory as any hat can be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
prawina Room Blizzard.

To enjoy this game best, 60 into the
hall, or longest room in the house.
Sometimes the door between two
small rooms may be opened and thus
give plenty Of space.
Divide the players. Send half to
one end, half to the other. Fasten
two extra wide tapes near each end
for goals. For ball make a large
one of tissue paper. Place this ball
in the middle Of the room, and at a
given signal let each player, previous
" armed with q small fan, try to blow
the ball over the opposite goal. The
number of goals to a game must be
planned beforehand, and each success
is scored to the winning side.
This games makes wonderful lot
of fun, and soon gray-haired man
and woman can start as earnestly,
blowing away to get the ball over the
other goal as the children are.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
Hats for Young Girls.

Many f1ounced hats are being worn
by young girls, the materials being
lace or plated chiffon over lace. The
forms these hats take are extremely
diversified. some of them being tall,
inverted pot shapes, with seven or
eight inch lace flounces draped from
the top Of the high crown and falling
an inch or more below the brim all
round. Festoons of baby rosebuds not
larger in diameter than half an inch
are used around the tops of the
crowns of such lace hats; or a single
tinted gardenia with foliage is placed
at the left side of the front.-Harper's
Bazaar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
The Wearing of the Yellow
By Dorothy BLackn,ore
Copyright. 1910. by Associated Literary Press

Just why Mrs. Thompson Carding-
er decided to use yellow as her color
scheme at the last of the series of
bridge parties she was giving is not
known. 1t may have been that it
was her favorite shade; it may have
been that 1t harmonized with her
costume of the afternoon. or, it may
have been simply because yellow
spring flowers, jonquils. daisies and
tulips were plentiful in the florists
shops in March.
But the very fact that she had Sc
lected yellow instead of any other hue
In the rainbow made all the difference
In the world to her faithful cook,
Norah.
NOrah was a daughter of the EN-
erald Isle and she never lost an op-
portunity to go to a St. Patrick's
ball whenever the anniversary of that
good saints birth rolled around. And
In all the five years that she had been
in the country she had never failed
to dance the opening waltz with big
Pat Deasy from her own County
Cork.
Norah's mistress had chosen the
afternoon of st. Patrick's day for her
bridge party, and when the last guest
had gone and Mrs. Cardinger's du-
ties as hostess were over. she stepped
into the kitchen to give word of
praise to her cook for the extra effort
she had made to have the pastries and
coffee toothsome and dainty.
And, Norah, l want you to wear
bunch of those lovely jonquils to
your ball tonight. They will add
much to your appearance. Also, you
may serve dinner at $50 instead of
seven, so as to be in plenty of time"
she said good naturally.
Norah sang over her cook stove, and
when dinner was over she mounted
the stairs to her room to dress in her
finest frock. And in her hand she
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
Red Leather Belts.

A pretty and odd finish is given to
the belt of many a Russian blouse by
a touch Of red leather. Sometimes
it is just an oblong piece of leather
sewed on the belt. at the back where
the blouse is fastened to coat. Some
times patches of leather are sewed on
the front where the belt fastens. While
these may be used on coat Of any
color with which red may be CON-
bined, it is particularly effective on
blouses of black and white shepherds
checks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19

carefully examined, and what they
were or supposed to be was written on
the card opposite the corresponding
number. After all had finished each
person explained his or her curfo. This
made loads of fun The ones who had
made the best guesses were awarded
prizes. Salad, sandwiches, ices and
beverages were served Informally on
the large verandas Some of the
c'.rios were freak photographs, heir
looms, botanical specimens, bits of
jewelry, etc., etc., a motley collection.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
A Protection Against the Heat.

~ VSOSSSe'OH V9~IuSS SuS I0CdSs
When you begin to think it's a per.
sonal matter between you and the sun
to see which is the hotter, buy your
self glass or bottle of Coca-Cola.
It is cooling-relieves fatigue and
quenches the thirst. Wholesome as
the purest water and lots nicer to
drink. At soda fountains and car
donated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Send &c stamp for booklet "The Truth
About Coca-Cola" and the Coca Cola
Baseball Record Book for 1910. The
latter contains the famous poem
Casey At The Bat" records. schedules
for both leagues. and other valuable
baseball information compiled by au-
thorities. Address The Coca-Cola Co,
Atlanta. Ga.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
carried bunch of the lovely yellow
flowers her mistress had given her.

carried a bunch of the lovely yellow
flowers her mistress had given her.
She pinned them this way and that
and it was not without a thought as
to how Pat would like them best that
she finally arranged them in her belt,
pinned there by a shamrock Pat
himself had given her the year before
On her way uptown to the ball
Norah stopped to call for her chum,
Katie Malone, who was maid-of-all
work to family In the next block.
An you must share my bouquet,
Katie. my darlin'." she said to the
girl
Their tongues wagged busily as
they climbed the stairs to the ele-
waited road in great haste lest they
miss even one strain Of the fddler's
music. Their hearts were beating
quickly in anticipation of the eve
ning's pleasure, for Katie. too, had a
son of Erin who awaited her coming
with anxious eyes. It was not the
custom In their set to be called for
by their beaux-it was a waste of
time, and the dancing and the escort
Ing home again were the important
things
Bright lights streamed from each
Of the great ballroom windows as the
girls approached the building where
the Irish ball was an annual social
function. They entered the cloak
room to dispose Of their outer gar
ments just as the orchestra inside be-
gan an Introductory number.
Flushed and smiling, Norah and her
chum made their appearance in the
wide doorway of the ballroom to scan
the assembled crowd for familiar
faces. No sooner had they stepped
onto the shining floor than they were
bounced upon by half dozen strange
young men who demanded by what
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
RABBIT TRAP is EASILY MADE.
Good Serviceable Affair Can Be Con.
structed by Sinking Common
Dry Goods Box In Ground.

A good serviceable rabbit trap can
be made by sinking common dry
goods box In the ground to within 6
In. OF Its top. A hole or in. square
Is cut in each end level with the
earth's surface and boxes 10 in. long.
that will just fit are set in, hung on
plvots, with the longest end outside,
so they will lie horizontal. A rabbit
may now look through the two tubes,
says the American Thresherman. The
bait is hung on string from the top
OF the large box so that it may be seen
and smelled from the outside. The
rabbit naturally goes into the holes
and in this trip there is nothing 10
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
AUTOMOBILES MADE IN 1884
Machines, Propelled by Steam, Were
Seen on English Highways Over
Century Ago.

Although aeroplanes may be said to
be completely new invention, the
same cannot be said of the automo-
bile. That illustrated below is con.
siderably over a century old. The
power employed was steam, and 1t
was to be seen on the highways of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
Rabbit in the Trap.

awaken his suspicion. He smells the
bait, squeezes along past the center
of the tube, when it tilts down and
the game is is shot into the pit, the
tube righting itself at once for an.
other catch. The top and sides of
the large box may be covered with
leaves, snow or anything to hide it.
A door placed in the top will enable
the trapper to take out the animals. BY
placing a little hay or other food in
the bottom of the box the trap need
not be visited oftener than once a
week,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
New Port of COnStanza

OF the country. It has been only by in
stall1ng the latest types of machin-
cry operated by electric power, that
It has been found possible to transfer.
simultaneously, 100000 pounds Of
grain 100000 bushels) from the rail-
way cars into the storehouse, 100000
pounds 100000 bushels) directly into
vessel and another 100000 pounds
100000 bushels) from a steamer into
warehouse In single hour, as is
now done at Constanza,-Cassier's
Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
Tin on Scalp MASSAGE.

skillful doctor of the scalp says
she gets best results for the hair hy
working freely on the muscles that
run down the neck at each side just
under the ears. These connect closely
with the blood vessels in the scalp
and blood is forced up into healthy
life.
When electricity is used women who
can stand little of it on the head can
have it applied through tips of fin.
gers on these neck muscles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
A Curiosity Tea.

This was just as interesting as can
be, and the scheme forstalled any stiff
ness that might have existed, as many
OF tie guests were strangers. In the
Invitations the hostess said: Please
come and bring curiosity with you.
The curios were collected as the
guests entered, and placed upon a
large table and numbered, then the
guests were given cards bearing dupli-
cate numbers. The exhibits were then
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19

grew stronger, and within three months
! was perfectly well woman.
IL want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound" Mrs. JOHN G. M0LDAN,
21l5 Second St., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands Of unsolicited and genu-
Inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability Of Lydia E. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
Ifyou want special advice writo
to Mrs. Ptmkham, at Lynn, Mass,
SheWil treatyOurle tteras strictly
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women i'm
this way, free Of charge, Don't
hes1tate-Write at once.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
The First Automobile.

England SO far back as 1884. It was
at that time regarded as the wonder of
the world. In appearance it was cum.
bersome, even when compared with
that nerve-racking production of the
present day, the notorious, but it an.
swered it's purpose very we'll.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
A Aeal Argument.

They were talking about argument
not in the abstract, but as applying
to domestic happiness. What do you
think is the most unanswerable ar
gument you ever heard?'' one bach
elor asked married man.
That's very easy" he replied.
When your wife says: If they can
afford it, we can,' there is no flaw in
that-and never will be."-Youth's
Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19

Old Iady-What are you crying
about, my little man?
Kid-Nothin'.
Old Lady-Nothin!
Kid-Yes. Me teacher asst me what
l was dom an told her nothin'. and
she said ought been dom sumthin'
an give me uckin'.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-19
Justified.

Justified.
Yes, your honor. I'll admit I chased
the complainant for mile or more "
You meant to do him bodily in.
jury?"
Yes, indeed. your honor
'Why?"
Because he handed me pamphlet
entitled How to Live Well ON Sevop
Csnts Day.
discharged"