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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
MAKES A DAINTY COSTUME IpLEA FOR THE GROWING GIRL
Problem Of Maternal Management
That Is Worth Some Serious
Consideration.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

So many older women seem to
think that because a girl of from four
teen to twenty or so is likely to be
callow and sometimes forward and
rather ridiculous In her pretentions of
age and dignity she must be cont,n-
ually snubbed and put down." They
keep calling her child" and laugh
ing at her opinions and criticisms,
and leaving her out of discussion and
conversation, until some day they
awake with start to realize that the
child is woman, and a pert and en-
Filtered woman at that.
OF course, American girls are no.
torious for their unpleasant presump-
ton, and there are many, many things
which a girl in her teens is not com
petent to decide for herself, let alone
for others; but there is no reason
why a girl who really is growing up
should be made to feel that she is al,
ways in the way and must be pat.
ronized when she is noticed at all,
Give her at least chance to feel
that she is one of the family and that
she is a step above the children in
the nursery, whom she Is likely so ia
despise.
Here, as elsewhere, you will "a
most safely in the middle" and this
rather delicate problem of maternal
management will settle itself if con
sideration and common sense arr
learned on one side and taught on the
Dther-EXChange
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
BRAVE SHOW OF NINE KINGS
But Pomp al the Funeral Of Edward
VII. Emphasized the Loss
of Royal Power.

If kings and kinglets are enough
like the human race in general to
think and ponder-and some of them
are-there must have been sober re-
Elections among the monarchs that
rode behind Edward Wis remains.
Nine kings in line; as assemblages
of kings go it was a likely lot of
kings. Two or three of them were
known to the world as men Of force
and influence. The others were gen.
tlemen, we'll brought up, who have
never made any trouble to speak of.
and with the help Of official programs
and insignia of identification they were
recognized by the curious multitudes
that had never before heard Of them.
and will have forgotten them before
the days of ceremonial mourning are
over.
1t was their day and their OCCASION
They were the show; and az a show
they were au fait In fact, as the
American traveller in civilian garb
who brought up the rear is supposed
to have calculated, they were a per
fectly bully" show
But therein lay their grief. Sadder
than the death of their finest was the
passing Of their royal substance. In
all the mighty throng that filled the
streets and open places there was
none so poor as not to do them rev.
ereuce! AS the world now and then
observes Twelfth Night, or marches
behind the banners of knights Tenn
plar, so it gazed on the glory of kings.
and for the hour gave itself up to the
swelling emotions of solemn pomp and
ancient eremony-knowing that all
was show!
A hundred years ago-so strange as
it may scientific world yet stood in
awe Of kings. 1t feared the king, and
in a measure hated him, for the glare
of revolutionary fires had not faded
from eyes that had beheld their fury
That a century would see the de-
thronement of kings, great and small,
was the belief alike of publicists who
desired and those who deplored such
consummation. The most reckless
Imagination did not picture a time
when the world would cherish it's
kings as it cherishes castles and alb
beys; old armor old silver and laces:
that is no more, and that can never
again exist.
Alas and alack! The king is dead!
Long live the king!-New York indie
pendent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
BEAR THAT LIKES PUDDlNGS
Young Canadian Black Cub in New
York Geological Gardens Be.
coming Very Naughty.

In the New York Geological Gar
dens there is young Canadian black
bear that has become very naughty
of late. Part of his biography has
just been published. 1t appears that
when the bear was a cub he was a
farm. pet, was as domesticated as a
dog and wandered untethered about
the yard and all over the farm. The
sort of life he led and some of the
stunts he did are entertainingly writ
ten in THE Frolics of My Black Bear
Cub,' by Mrs. E. H. Baynes in the
March St. Nicholas. The article Is
Illustrated by photographs which
show also a tame prairie wolf and a
deer, playfellows and domesticated
quote one of the "frolics":
Jimmy's favorite chum and playfe,
low was Romulus, young prairie
wolf. The fact that they were such
good friends was due largely to Jim
mv's good nature, for certainly ROmu
lus teased him in every possible way
Even in the matter Of food, Jimmy
was disposed to be generous, and he
seldom resented the attempts of Ro
mulus, or Of Actaeon, the deer, to take
from him his bread and apples. There
was, however, one particular kind Of
food which he insisted on having hil
full share Of, and that was plum pud'
ding. He would eat it at any time
of the day Or night, whether he was
hungry or not, and if there was any
limit to the amount he would eat, NO
one ever discovered it. No matter
how much was given to him he never
seemed to consider the quantity sui
fcient to warrant his sharing it with
his playfellows, and if either of these
attempted to force him to divide with
him the result was fight. Not that
Jimmy was really vicious, but he gave
his companions to understand that on
the subject Of plum pudding his opin.
Ion was law. One day, after romp
ing in the snow all the morning, Jim
my presented himself at the kitchen
window, and several slices of bread
were passed out to him. The cub took
them in his mouth, let them fall to the
ground and continued to peer into the
room.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18

conductors, assisting in getting
through delays or difficulties, and look.
ing after the traffic of individual cars
generally. The starter is stationed
at the car barns, getting the cars out
on time, assigning conductors and
motormen to their cars, etc. The pay
of these is generally by the week, SIS
to $21, and the job is not infrequently
attained by motormen or conductors
within year or so from the time
they started their first work.
After that, according to the ambi.
ton and ability of the man, he lie
made assistant superintendent and
superintendent, at $1,000 to $4,000 a
year, and from there-well, to be gen.
eral manager-and, yes, president
h1mself-at any salary that the road
can pay, in many cases running into
five figures. 1t requires about five
years as inspector or starter before
the young man is ready for the assist
ant superintendency
Of course, all this advancement is
possible only to the young man that
is determined to make his way in the
world. He does not need any particu-
lar talent, and no preparation, AS has
been said. But he must land this
much might we'll be printed in CAPT
tals) have good health and physique
that can stand hard work for seven
days in the week; he must train his
1l1ICmnnt hof h>
rectly in emergencies; he n.~rt not
worry, and, besides, he must make
street railroading his principal almost
sole, aim in life. If he does, the re-
ward is sure; for practically every
big man in street railroading today
on the operating side is one that be-
gan at the bottom and worked up
through the grades as indicated in
this article.
1t is not easy to have no evenings
; TO oneself in his early manhood new
corners are generally given the most
unattractive runs, and often night
work.. and to have to work Sundays.
Neither is it easy to be patient and
tactfui when pestered by the public
Unfortunately, it is true that people
generally are prone to blame the mo-
torman or conductor for all the imag-
mary grievances they have against
the street railway trust" and to be
even insulting when asking the most
trivial questions.
But that is part of the game, and if
the conductor or motorman has the
stuff in him to see that nothing per-
sonal IS meant by it all, and that, any
how, he is attending to his business
and will soon be out of it, his reward
will not be far distant. Despite the
general opinion of the cold blooded-
ness Of street railway employers, they
are constantly watching for good men
among the conductors and motormen
whom they can promote; for it is
easier to get men for these positions
than the ones higher up. And don't
worry over the responsibilities.
Copyright. 1910. by the Associated Lit
erary Press.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18

il fact, world of airy and attractive
decorations-are cleverly fashioned
from the feathers of the turkey, chick
en- pigeon, peacock and pheasant.
These are bleached, dyed, eaten with
acids, pieced and pasted until their
origin is lost sight of. Other birds
of bright plumage, such as the parrot,
and birds like the blackbird and spar
row, of which there are myriads, are
used, but they are not cruelty treated,
unless sudden death is cruel.
The wearing of bird upon the hat
may be in questionable taste and at
present one sees almost no birds, but
any amount of plumage. Gradually
the wearing of feathers may die out,
but the signs of the times do not point
that way. More plumage is shown
now than ever before. Women should
learn to discriminate in choosing it.,
and select those feathers which they
may wear with an easy conscience.
They are obliged to inform themselves
in some states Of the Union or run
the risk of FORGETTING their forbidden
property For laws have been passed
and are enforced to protect certain
birds, and one may not own their
plumage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
Homemade Motorcycle.

very light runabout. The belt wheel
attached to the rear wheel is made
from band iron and attached with
Jugs to the rim. This belt wheel is
peened with (, hamme" in the center
to make the crown. A double-ply
two-inch fiat leather belt is used to
drive the machine. The rear wheel is
fitted with Ratchet sprocket. so the
engine may be started by peddling.
The complete motorcycle weighs $40
pounds, has a 70-inch wheel base. &C.
inch wheels and a four-horsepower
engine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
IT IS YOU?

There Is a child, a boy or girl
I'm sorry it is true
Who doesn't mind when spoken to:
Is 1t you? 1t can't be you!
l know a child, boy or girl
I'm 10th to say I do
Who struck little playmate child;
l hope that wasn't you:
know a child. a boy or girl
hope that such are few
Who told a lie; yes, told lie:
It cannot be twas you!
There is a boy. I know a boy
cannot love him through
Who robs the little BRIDES nest:
That bad boy can't be you!
\ girl there is, girl know.
And I could love her, too;
But that she is so proud and vain:
That surely isn't you!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
Why Fe Was Sorry.

To impress on young children just
what should and what should not be
done and why, is among the most try.
Ing problems of parents. as evidenced
by the recent experience of a West
Philadelphia mother. Last Sunday
she asked her small son, aged eight to
carry chair for her from the dining
room to the parlor. He started of
willingly, but in the hall he tripped
and fell. Amid the crash could be
heard the boy giving vent to utter
ances that would have done credit to
a pirate of ancient days. The mother
was taken by surprise and was greatly
shocked. She gave the boy a long
and serious talk on the subject Of pro-
family. This apparently did not make
the right impression, for when she
concluded the boy adder to her dis
comfiture by exclaiming Il am sorry
l swore. mamma, but l forgot it was
Sunday"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18

Gray zephyr spotted with blue would
look pretty carried out in our design.
The skirt has panel front, which is
continued in a deep band at the foot,
and has the upper part gathered; it is
also gathered at the waist. A panel
to match is taken down back and
front. the sleeves being cut in with
the sides. Lawn claudine cuffs and
collar add a dainty finish.
Hat Of blue straw, trimmed with
gray net and roses.
Material required: Seven and one
half yards zephyr 30 inches wide.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
IRISH TONGUE CRUSHED OUT
Curious Story Of How "TaIIy.Stick"
Was Used Decades Ago to XIII
Gaelic Language.

The curious story of how the tally
ancient Irish language among Irish
children some decades ago was told
the other day by T. P. O'Connor. the
Irish political leader.
when the English were determined
to make all Ireland over into sort
of England" said Mr.. O'Connor, they
used some most unusual means
Among these was the 'tallystick.' This
was a small stick Of wood which each
child was forced to wear on cord
about his neck Every time his par
ents heard him say word Of Irish
they were supposed to cut a notch in
the stick, just as the American trap
pers of the old days are said to have
notched the stocks of their guns every
time they killed an Indian. Then
when the child got to school the mex,
day the master counted the notches,
And for each notch the child was Civ.
en- one blow with switch-one notch,
one blow; two notches, two blows; six
notches, six blows. Thus the Irish
language was beaten out of the
mouths of the Irish children.
I'm school the little ones were
taught to look on themselves not as
Irish children, but as English. They
were not taught any Irish history, and
the fires of patriotism in them were
damped in every way.
But of late years there has como
up a great national movement in Ire
land which has restored the ancient
Irish or Gaelic tongue, and has made
the people proud Of their ancient liter.
allure. It has reawakened the pride OF
the Irish nation. A university has
Just been founded in which the Irish
language is now being taught by six
or eight professors
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
Short Skirts or Iona?


There can be no doubt that the real
ly short skirt has thoroughly estab-
lished itself this spring. OF course,
for walking and all outdoor games it
is a delightful and most sensible
fashion, but there is some question as
to it's beauty and suitability where the
dressy afternoon frock or evening
toilet is concerned. Fur the quite
young woman who is still in her teens,
or has recently quilted them, the short
frock looks girlish and pretty, and is,
moreover, very practical and comfort
able. But with the older woman it is
quite a different matter. She looks
simply ridiculous In these fashionable
curtailed skirts, and, far from giving
her a girlish appearance, they add
years to her apparent age.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
CLEVER TRICK VERY AMUSING
Produces Great Deal Of Merriment and
Needs No Apparatus-Looks
Like Jumping Jack.

This is a genuine bit of fun that
demands no apparatus, and every one
can do it. Place yourself by the side
of mirrored wardrobe, as in the H.
lustration, In such way that half
your body is concealed the other half
projecting from the, wardrobe. AS for
the person standing on the other side,
at a certain distance it will appear to
them that they behold you entirely,
the illusion being caused by one-half
being reflected, says Magica, Expert.
ments
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
Tongue 1Wisters.

A London paper recently offered a
series of prizes for the best tongue
twisting sentences. The following
were the prize winners:
The bleak breeze blighted the
bright broom blossoms.
Two toads totally tired tried to
trot to Tedbury.
Strict, strong Stephen Stringer
shared Sticky six sickly snakes.
Susan shineth shoes and socks;
socks and shoes shine Susan. She
ceaseth shining shoes and socks, for
shoes and socks shock Susan.
A haddock, a paddock, black-spot-
ted paddock; black spot on the black
back of a black.spotted paddock.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18

When you lift your leg, the appear.
ance given by means of the mirror is
that of a person who lifts both feet
from the ground at once and holds
them in the air-a rather startling
apparition. You will look like a toy
jumping jack which is operated by a
string, and the more you move your
leg and arm the funnier you will look.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
The judicial Jumping Jack.

A jumping jack once jumped so ju-
diciously that the toys judged him of
sufficient Importance to be jurist,
and so they jollied him into making a
lab at a judicial position. The jump
ing Jack jumped at the chance and JUS
titled the judgment of his friends by
Judging everything in his jurisdiction
and causing the jury to suggest judg-
i,,mbled about by the gibes of Joking
Judges.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
M0T0RMAN?

No, siree?-And yet an am
bilious boy, by learning the
street car business from the
ground up, can become power
in his locality and reap salts
factory monetary reward-Easy
to get motorman's job, and
easy to advance above 1.-THE
various positions on the way up
to general manager or presi-
dent of a street railway sys-
tem-Most big street railway
men of today are graduate mo-
tormen and conductors.
Ely c. W. JENNINGS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
A Wise Old Owl,

In her trim little bathing suit she
sat on the white sand.
Il adore intelligence" she cried
80 do l." said he. "All the same.
though, beauty and intellect never 70
together"
And do you think me intellectual?"
she faltered
NO" he confessed, frankly.
With faint blush she murmurod,
'Flatterer!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
Carriers for Short Socks,

Carriers for short socks for the kid
dies are being made of hat rubber in
stead of the wider and more conspic
uous garter rubber or the untidy moth
ing at all. Usually it is white, though
for pink or blue socks 1t can easily
be painted the color desired.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
How Lightning Splits Trees.

Lightning makes trees explode, like
overcharged boilers. The fame of the
lightning does not burn them up, nor
does the electric fash split them like
an AK The bolt flows through into all
the damp interstices of the trunk and
into the hollows under its bark. All
the moisture at once is turned into
steam, which by its immediate explo-
sion rips open the tree. For centuries
this simple theory puzzled scientists.
but they have got it right at last.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
Your Shoes.

Before cleaning, rub over with milk
"a little is sufficient. Wipe with a
dry cloth and clean with polish as
usual. This will clean and soften the
leather; the grease in the milk keeps
it moist. Stains can be removed by
soaking the discolored parts with ben
zine and letting it dry.
For fine kid an excellent polish may
be made of equal parts of neatsfoot
oil and vaseline, with the addition of
a coloring of lampblack This prepa.
ration should be we'll rubbed into the
uppers of the boots. 1t will tougher
the kid where the strain is greatest
and where the friction of the dress
has such bad effect on the ankles
Of the boots.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
Decidedly lndoIent

Seymour-Almey is certainly tho
personification of laziness.
Ashley-That's what he is; why, he
wouldn't take his twin babies out rid
ing until he had their gocart eaur<ed
with motor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
To Choose Partners

A clever way to ask the men to
select partners is to ask each girl to
bring the earliest picture of herself
obtainable. The pictures are num-
bered, the hostess having a list of
each name opposite the number so
when the time comes for making reve.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
Wanted Some Of the Credit

Freedom of the will is doctrine
which children can understand and ap.
preciate. The little girl in this story
was not willing to have all her naugh'
ty ingenuity ascribed to supernatural
sources.
1T was Satan," said mother tn
one of her children, who put it into
your head to pull Elsie's hair"
"Perhaps it was" said the little
girl, "but kicking her shins was my
own idea"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18

49, practlsed to secure 1t.
Women are learning to discriminate
in this matter and to forego the wear
ing of plumage that promises to bring
about the extinction Of a species of
beautiful wild birds or to inflict tor.
ture. A proud crest Of dainty feath-
ers torn from the back of a mother
bird and the death of a nest full of
dedglings by slow starvation, are not
pleasant suggestions to f1aunt with
the group of sweeping aigrettes upon
the head of beauty. For the wearer
must be either uninformed, or indif-
ferent, or unmindful OF cruelty. None
Of the excuses will pass muster with
intelligent people,
Aside from very few sorts, the
feathers we have worn recently and
those We will wear, are made from
the plumage Of domestic or other edi-
be birds No cruelty is practised in
securing them and thousands Of peo-
pie make a living by manufacturing
the millinery trimmings made of them.
Feather bands, sewed wings, POM
pons, breasts and mounted sprays
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
Look Out!

The habit of puckering up the lips
is said to be fatal to the contour of a
beautiful mouth, for the lips are so
flexible that after awhile the pucker.
ing habit becomes second nature to
them an1 they stay puckered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18

lations she can do it quickly and with
certainty. Just before time for the
game or refreshments for which part.
ners are necessary pass a basket OF
tray with the pictures turned face
down; ask each man to draw one and
find the original. Just imagine the
fun this makes One man actually
asked five women, is this you?" be-
fore he found the original in his wife.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18

Well eat our watermelons
(What is there on earth better0
In the shadow Of the house
During this hot weather.
Select big dark green one.
And cut it full lengthwise;
Hear it pop. so red and ripe!
Cut the slices full-length size!
See the black seeds shining.
AS In juicy red they're framed.
If anything is better
l have never heard it named.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18

Easy Way to Clean Lace Yokes.
If instead of taking lace yokes and
cuffs out of dresses to wash when
soiled they are rubbed with dry
starch, then brushed thoroughly, the
lace will look like new.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
Polnta of View.


Venus was rising from the sea.
What vision!" cried the men on
the beach.
What a horrid bathing suit"
echoed the women, enviously-Chi.
cagO News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-18
81 etter Words in 1,

Words containing three letter,
which can be expressed in one:
An insect? B.
A river? D.
A bird? ].
A garden vegetable? P.
A Chinese beverage? +.
A tree? U.