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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
NO PLACE FOR FATHER
Bathroom Nook Family Privacy

The English home with its lack of proper
heating and also its sad lack of ventilation
and bathtubs is no more a marvel to the
American woman than the American home
Is to the English woman. The latter freely
admits that the conveniences of the American
home are beyond compare, but there is one
serious defect that is always commented on
This is set forth by Mary Mortimer Maxwell
in the National Review (Lonlon). There is
no place for father. Surely there must be
some truth in this, for so many British women
have called attention to the fact that We
have no privacy in our homes, and have
pointed to the shortcomings of pretty strands
of beads serving as doors, and to the fact
that the bathroom is the only sanctuary, the
Indianapolis News remarks. This is borne
out by observations in many cities. A former
official in Indiana is we'll read in history. He
also has family. He freely admits that he
absorbed his history ~ Ing with pillow in the
bathtub, safe beyond the reach Of the growing
children. This is just what Mary Mortimer
Maxwell is speaking about when she says:
But the member of the American family
to whom my thoughts turn in greatest sympa-
thy in regard to the lack Of privacy and the
denial Of the opportunity for the cultivation
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

of individuality is the father-he who pays
for everything, buys the house with his own
earnings or hires it. and yet generally has not
so much as a corner that is his very own.
1t Is called his house. 1t has many rooms
There are the drawing room, the living room.
the library. There are numerous bedrooms
and dressing rooms. but II he really desires
solitude there would seem to be nothing for
him but to lock himself up in the bathroom.
Sometimes you hear the members of an Ameri-
can family speak Of fathers den' to be sure.
Why, just before I loft America New York
friend, when she was showing me through
her new house, said to me- This IL my hus-
bands den,' showing me into the sunniest and
brightest room in the house. My eyes rested
upon antimacassars and tea cosies, copy of
Poems Of Passion an embroidery frame,
train OF 'choochoo cars and q box Of such
American CONNECTIONS az my soul delights in
and which no manly man could possibly be
seen eating. looked about for rows of curious
pipes, for a horribly dusty and disordered
writing table, lounging jacket-out at el-
bows, but, oh. SO comfortable after the work
aday coat-a copy or two of sporting paper:
but not sign Of such mute witnesses to
masculine ownerhip of that room did / Sea-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

The most extensive of the restored walls
are the screen walls" the function of which
was to hide from the sight of Washingtons
guests seated the lawn the inevitable do
nestle activities that were carried on around
such outbuildings as the Kitchen the smoke
house. the spinning house. etc.-adjuncts of
the mansion which it was not desired to have
obtrude themselves upon the notice of visit
ors Almost as interesting as the screen
walls. however, are the "Ha Ha" walls, which
are depressed below the level of the sloping
lawn and are consequently undesirable from
the portico Of the mansion, but which in
Washington's day performed an important
function by preventing the stock from wan
dering on the lawn In front Of the house. The
name 'Ha Ha" as applied to such walls origi-
mated In England and is attributed to cross
country riders who were surprised into max
ing the ejaculation when they suddenly and
Unexpectedly came upon such q hidden wall
in their chase of a fox
The restored walls although the most i'm.
portant OF recent improvements at Mount Yer
non, are by no means the only ones that may
be noted by the sightseers and tourists who
now visit this historic spot in throngs that az
gregate 100000 a year. new roof has been
placed on the mansion house and the public
probably has little conception of how much
time and labor was required to obtain the de-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

It's the sunniest room in thu house. went
on that wickedly selfish little American
woman, so the children and spend a great
deal of time here
L have been shown through other American
homes where the husbands had their own
dressing rooms, their own hanging cup
boards, and have noted with surprise the COM
plexion balms, bodkins with pink bebe ribbon
ready for running through lace, bonnet whisks
and cut glass powder boxes lying upon the
chifonier along with military brushes and
safety razors. 7 do believe in separating
dressing rooms and separate dressing tables,
the fond wife would gush, and then she would
show me her husbands own hanging cup
board which, being fitted up with a new
kind OF patent trouser stretcher which she
found exactly the thing for keeping her skirts
In incest order, she had taken possession Of
up to the farthest and darkest corner, where
a pathetic and lonely greatcoat might hang on
solitary peg"
Does this thing, after all. make the path
to the divorce courts popular? Our British
critics sometimes think so. Men Are british
folk at the best, and sometimes do like to
be alone.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
LOCKED UP IN A STEEL CAGE
For Thirty Years This Insane illinois
Man Lived in a Garret-ls
Now In Asylum.

Waukegan, 1l-George Odette, for
30 years bereft of reason and cared
for in a steel cage in the garnet of his
mothers home near here until the
mother died recently, was shared with
ropes and taken to an asylum after
the Formally of test of his sanity
was gone through by an examining
board which sat in the garnet while
Odette shrieked at them and ratified
the bars of his cage. The commit
ment to the asylum was made neces-
sary by the death of Odette's mother
at the age of ninety-two years.
For 80 years, since she obtained her
sons release from an asylum after a
short incarceration, she remained
with him, cut off from the world, sell
dom leaving the garnet. She pre-.
pared his food and cared for him as
best she could.
A shock from a galvanic battery at
county fair in Waukegan robbed
young Odette of his reason. The In
sanity test was made at the request
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
HOZL/VT Nk10HlW H4/X1QV as IT
AR1E4RS TONY

stone, as many people suppose but has
frame of oak, sheathed with pine, cut, painted
and sanded to resemble stone The new sys-
TEN enables the heating of all the rooms in the
mansion by hot water system and yet the
boiler room, with the inevitable menace that
comes from fire and stored fuel is located 400
feet from the mansion and wholly underground
Another modern improvement at this reJu"
venated estate in old Virginia is found in the
provision OF fine water supply obtained from
a splendid artesian we'll. Powerful pumps, op'
Grated by electricity, supply water from this
well for household purposes and keep filled at
all times the emergency reservoirs which
would be depended upon in case of fire. Incl
dentally it may be explained that the score OF
men including guards, gardeners, laborers, etc.
who work and live on the Mount Vernon estate
or close at hand, are organized into a we'll
drilled fre-fghting force and they have chem
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

was ironing the family wash when the
men entered, and held a flatiron, which
she had just taken from the stove No
sooner had one Of the intruders uttered
his threat than the woman bore down
upon him and pushed him against the
wall. With one hand on the fellows
neck, she pressed the hot iron against
his cheek and held it there for an in.
slant, In spite Of his furious resistance.
When the iron was removed both men
ran screaming from the house. and
Mrs. Piazza collapsed. She declares
that the imprint of the flatiron was
plainly visible on the victims cheek. 1t
Is probable that he will carry the scar
to his grave.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

sired material for this roof, just as 1t was no
end Of trouble to find the bricks for the walls
above referred to. About $4,000 cypress shin
giles were needed for the new roof. but they
must needs be rived" shingles because Wash
ington had that kind and it seemed impossible
to find any rived shingles, because nowadays
shingles are not made that way, saving being
much easier than splitting. Finally lumber
firm in South Carolina undertook to supply
shingles that would duplicate those Of Wash
1ngton's day, but they charged almost a cent
apiece for the singles, which made the roof q
pretty expensive one.
Mount Vernon mansion now has one of the
most perfect heating systems to be found in
any American residence. 1t was designed e.
pecially to prevent danger from fre-and in
this connection it may be mentioned that
Washington's old home is not built Of brick or
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
Politician and Preacher,

A politician in a western state. long
suspected of crookedness and noted
for his shifty ways, was finally in
dicted and tried. The jury was out a
long time. but eventually acquitted
him. After the verdict was in and
the politician was leaving the court
room, minister who had been in
part responsible for the indictment
and trial, approached the politician
and said: "Well, my friend. you have
escaped; but you had close shave.
trust this will be warning to you
to lead better life and deal more
fairly with your fellow men,"
THAT may be-" the politician re-
piled. "That may be; but l amt
pledged to any one."-Saturday Eve
ming Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

government are properly called pi-
rates and bandits. and are hunted
down by all nations a. enemies OF
mankind.
Those who seek to be entirely indie
pendent, to do % they please, to be
their own master, become speedily
slaves to the worst of masters, their
own appetites.
The beauty of a worthy master IL
that he sets ~ free. Only AZ We md
that to which We can look up and rev.
erence, and ~ We find that which is
reverencing. do We escape from the II.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
Just HOPES.

A gentleman never snatches his
trousers away from his wife when he
discovers her going through his peck
cts. He only hopes she will leave him
enough with which to 60 downtown in
the morning. He is perfectly welcome
to go through her purse any time and
help himself to anything he can find.
That is what married life means. A
man should not allow his feelings to
be hurt when his wife runs across
loose change or a roll In his pockets;
he ought to play the game and take
such little conjugal pastimes for
granted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

our innermost will and feeling, that
lends honor and stature to our CON-
monest human relations. Jesus was
never taller than when he called him
self Servant Of ALL" And 1t was said
of him. 1T behooves the captain Of
our salvation to learn obedience"
Freedom is only a superficial and q
relative term; it can only mean re-
nouncing q low master for q higher
one. Our fathers declared their indie
pendence of King George only that
they might serve the people.
Those who axe Independent Of every
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
Man a Dependant Creature

greatness, you will always find it con-
sists in a human spirit finding some
cause or principle or person and CIV
ing himself up to it. There is no hero
ism that is not self-surrender.
The good mother is one who is tied
to her children. A mans passions
never become noble until they are
chained to the one woman he has
chosen. It is this sense of servitude,
Of bondage, Of obedience to another In
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
Divorced; Man Dead Three Years.

Denver, Colo.-Not until after de-
cree of divorce and the custody of her
six-year-old daughter had been grant
ed to Mrs. Floy Pierson from her hus-
band. Frank H. Pierson, who had de-
serted her in 1906, did she learn that
the man had been dead for three
years. Her informant said the hus-
band died of pneumonia while pros
pecting in California.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
False Teeth In Stomach.

Pittsburg, Par. E. Wilson. TWEEN
ty.eight years old. Of East Pittsburg.
was taken to the hospital with nve
false teeth and a portion of the bridge
work in his stomach. While eating
supper tho bridge-work broke and the
teeth and bridge-work were swallow
ed. They lodged in the esophagus
and caused a severe coughing IT.
They were later forced into the stom
ach.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
F271HXWN n1lVT W7qNUW eV0IN21U ZE :0eEIW mn"

7C7TI7YG III eJ1FZZV W7ZZ
rent is not allowed in the precious mansion
and the manor house is lighted as 1t was in
the days Of yore, solely by candles.
There has been another notable undertak'
ing at Mount Vernon in the form OF the con-
struction Of drainage works which control
forces of nature that threatened to play havoc
on the famous estate. This new system OF
sanitary drainage has, first Of all, served to
reclaim the bogs and swamps which at one
time gave the place reputation for unhealth-
fulness. Equally serious in possible results
were the threatened landslides near the man.
sion and in the vicinity Of the old tomb Of
Washington, from which, however, the body
OF Warrington was removed some years ago
to the ze~~ tomb These slides have been
averted for all time by the construction at
considerable cost of tunnel which perces
the hill on which the mansion stands. ,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
Plpe Blows or Mans Nose.

York, PA dynamite cap which
exploded in the pipe he was smoking
blew OF the nose Of John B. Kone. .
Chanceford township man, and put
out his right eye. Kone carried his
tobacco loose in his pocket. He had
been carrying about dynamite cap
also, and it IL supposed that he acci.
dentally stuffed the cap into his pipe
with the tobacco. ..1=. .,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

lCal ana steam en-
gines for fighting
the flames, should
his destructive
agent ever menace
the mansion-a re-
m to chance, It
would seem, for all
the rooms in the
house and all the
exterior walls have
been treated with a
fire-resisting paint.
For all that cleo.
tricity is employed
to pump water and
perform certain
other chores on the
Mount Vernon es-
tate, the magic cur
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
That Tired Feeling

that IL caused BY impure. impoverished
blood or low, run-down condition Of tho
system, is burdensome and discouragins.
Do not put up with it, but take Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which removes it - nothing
else does.
II had that tired feeling, had no ap-
petite and no ambition to do anything. A
friend advised me to take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. did so, and soon that tired
feeling was gone, had q good appetite
from long illness" Mrs. B. johnson,
Westfeld, N. j.
Get Hoods Sarsaparilla today. In liquid
form or in tablets called SaraatabQ.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
BRANDS BLACK HAND
:. AGENT WITH. HOT. IRON
BRAVE ITALIAN WOMAN GIVES IN.
TRUDERS A STIFF DOSE OF
THEIR OWN MEDICINE.

Scranton, Pa.-When two Italians.
supposed to be Black Hand agents. Wis.
tied the home of Antonio p. Piazza, in
Minooka. and informed Mrs. Piazza
that her husband and her whole fam.
lily would be annihilated unless she
paid $500, they were given a stir dose
OF their own medicine. Mrs. Piazza
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
Made Father eestir Himself.

When Dorothy Medium was = lit
tie younger-she is but ten now-her
father asked her on her return from
Sunday school what the lesson Of the
day had been.
"Dandruf in tho lions den." was
her answer.
Ever since Rev. Andrew b. Mol
drum, D. D.. has personally applied
himself to the religious instruction Of
his little Misunderstanding
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

Of Ambrose Odette, a brother Of the
insane man. The prisoner was nude
during the hearing. His beard, blood.
stained and matted, hung nearly to
his knees, and his face and body bore
marks of frequent struggles against
the bars of his CELL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
Those Who Are independent q
Every Government Arc Properly
Called Pirates,

Man is essentially a dependent crea-
ture. He is like certain sea beings,
such as the patecrlnis caput meducae,
which cannot live, though they be AMI
mails, without attaching themselves to
some rock or shell.
When you examine any human
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
Rv the Harem Code.

do you think am really your af-
f1nity?" Solomon's nine hundred and
eighty-fifth wife asked, coquettishly.
my DEAR" the Wisest Guy said,
"you are one in a thousand"
my DEAR" the Wisest Guy said,
He got away with it too.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
Had Been Cautioned.

Where you been to 70 late. young
mani"
1--WE been calling on Sally simp-
kins, father, and she's promised to
marry me at last"
Serves you right! I told you that
you'd get into trouble IL you didn't
keep away from that girl"
Bazaar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

Those with whom we can apparent
~ become well acquainted in a few
moments are generally the most Diff
ficult to rightly know and understand.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

The herb laxative, Garfield Tea. prompt.
" overcomes constipation, biliousness.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

rttattng slavery itself. IT the son
shall make you free, ye shall be free
indeed."-Dr. Frank Crane.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

Chew and smoke untaxed tobacco, cheap and
undoped. MeriWether Il Edwards, Clarksville, Tenn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
Ys|II|S I've E|:lNA s se *=: Is.

The chief secret of comfort lies In
not allowing trifes to vex us.-Sharp.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

Don't let your money burn hole
in some other fellows pocket.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
REAP ar TOLI///
IERNLT /z4/XSILV
SHOI1IZ/NG The MEW
ROOF C0ZQXIZAlk& kU.

made in the past to have
our national legislature
take some action in this
matter. There is, however,
constant agitation on the
subject and a continual
increase in the number
Of people who look upon 1t
as a public shame that
our greatest patriotic
shrine should be in other
hands than Uncle Sans.
This resentment is due in
great measure to what the
critics are pleased to dub
thu "Aivo v~,,~~r,~>p
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

People who say just what they think
are more numerous than popular.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
With One Execution,

Harduppe- man should mar
ry. Everything have in the world
owe to my wife.
Wigwag-Dont forget that ten spot
you owe me-Philadelphia Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16

The softest powder puff in the world
isn't as agreeable to the touch Of an
old maids cheek as a two days. growth
of beard.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-16
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Alien sUlcerne salve cufesChr0nicUl coF1, hone
Ulcer, 9crofulous Ulcers. Yaricoee Ulcer, In
inE, MIX Leg,FeyerSores, ssld seres Pasttt,elyns
Aisis. Dy aaiIt0e. J.P.AL1EN. Dopt. Paul MINI
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!: !: :: !:
EFFORT be made to have
IA the congress take up the pro.
NA posal that means be devised where
7HRR by the United States government
l%VY may acquire title to and assume
- the management of Mount Vernon
the Potomac the home and
~ - tomb of George Washington. II
was only because the last congress
at the session which closed few months ago
took definite action in the matter that there
was halted a project to profane the historic
precincts of Mount Vernon by the location of a
reformatory In the vicinity and it is being ar.
gued that If congress has to bestow such foster
ing care upon the famous mansion and estate
Why not have the whole management of the
institution (which really belongs to the whole
people) vested in the elective body closest to
the people.
several unsuccessful attempts have been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-08
CITY NEWS.

u. P. church bazaar Nov. %.
Rue Montgomery had an arm bro
ken Friday night while riding the
merry-go-round at the corner of Sew
enth and Main streets.
Buy harness and have harness re-
paired at Sherwood's, 703 Main street.
John Carss, at the foot Of An
schultz hill, owing to old age, will
quit business this fall and dispose of
all his plants Of big gooseberries, CUT
rants, Rambler roses, asparagus, ETC.,
at bargain prices.
For ladies fine tailor made gar
ments, try Guy & Williams. We make
them to fit. 90 North Fifth street.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Anna Lee white, colored, We're held
Saturday afternoon at o'clock from
the Pilgrims Rest Baptist church. The
following were pallbearers: Frank
Fields, Harry Taylor, William South,
Ed South, Dave Lasley and Jos. COOK.
Ladies, let Guy & Williams 90
your dressmaking. Satisfaction guar
anteed. % n. Fifth street.
-Keokuk was visited last week by
very heavy frost 1t was the inten-
ton to say something about the carni-
val monstrosity but the subject is too
painful. A motion to forget 1t is IN
order. A diligent effort on the parl
OF the sleuths from the Scotland
Yards, Pinkertons and ccheevers agen'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-08

of the food and dairy department by
Inspector Flynn. Inspector Flynn has
completed tour of southeastern Iowa
giving practically all Of his attention
10 the weight and measure frauds.
See the latest hand bags. Ayres.
1t is a season of the year when
advertisements of all kinds are partic-
ularly interesting to all people. 1t
Is time when the merchants of Keo-
kuk are most splendidly equipped to
offer to the purchasing public the
kind of merchandise that will please
and satisfy. 1t is for this reason that
particular attention to the store an
nouncements is urged. The Gate City
wants the goods bought by the Keo-
kuk merchants sold to Keokuk people