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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Great Orator Had a. Warning,

try! How apt were his metaphors.
entirely free from any grandiloquent
flourish. the more effective by reason
Of their simplicity! l thought of this.
and / wondered whether he would be
able at Boston to stir the sons of New
England in the New England capital
as he had moved the sons of New
England in New York.
He must have known what was in
my mind, for he said that he was not
at all concerned about the effect OF
his speech in Boston. And he was not
going to speak of the new south. but
of some phases of the negro question.
1t will be a more serious subject
than the one I chose for New York.
because the negro question is the
grave one Of the South he continued.
But am going to tell them about it
exactly what l think
Again Grady stopped, and onc4
more rested his face In his hands.
At last he said: II don't know what
has come over me. I have not the
slightest anxiety about my Boston
speech, but I can't shake off this feel.
ing of depression. If were supersti.
tious. should say that it Is porten.
tous.'
Il suggested to him that perhaps
his stomach was out of order.
mo-, he replied, it is not that
But don't know what it is. I vert
to New York with light heart, and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
STRIPES IN CURTAINS
PRETTY PATTERNS ARE SEEN
IN MUSLiNs AND NETS.
Easement Design, Which Dispenses
With the Window Blind, Is the
Most PopuIar-velvet Hang
in9s a Costly Fancy.

The curtain which is most popular
at the moment is the easement design.
Ihls curtain is extremely practical, for
II d1spenses. with the window blind
ana looks well in most rooms, no mat
ter what scheme of decoration pre-
walls. Easement curtains can be fit
ted at small cost, too-another point
IN their favor-and they can be car
ried out in all kinds of materials, from
soft silk to Shantung.
The rage for stripes in the world of
dress has extended to curtains.
Striped designs are to be seen in nets,
musl1ns, etc., and very pretty they
lock. Dwarf curtains for the little
easement windows are already to be
had striped in insertion, or the stripes
are simply woven in the material it.
self.
The Vitrage curtains from France
gain in popularity each year. Made to
hang fatty on the window, they are
quite narrow, and finished with shaped
or square ends. Vitrage curtains are
particularly adapted for French win
dows, and they can be either short
or long, just as the housewife likes.
The new muslin curtains, patterned
with rosebuds, are being finished with
plain hemstitched borders, and a pref
ty idea when using these curtains in
BEDROOMS is to have the bedspread to
match.
To have the hangings in the room
In soft rich velvet in the same color
Ing and decoration as the carpet is
fancy Of the season which is some
what costly, but very lovely, particu-
larry when the Persian colorings are
uoed. The following materials for the
portiere include brocades in silk or
velvet. moires, tapestry, chenille, silk,
tissue. etc. In design there are floral
effects, conventional patterns and an
tiQue reproductions, while in some
cases the material is quite plain with
heavy fringe in silk as a finish.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
LAUNDERING THE TUB FROCK
Several Ways in Which the CoIors
May Be Fixed II They Are
Likely to Run.

The days for tub frocks are almost
here, and with their advent the year.
~ problem of laundering without
fading comes up in the mind of the
practical woman, who must think not
only of her own frocks, butethose for
her children.
OF course the majority of high
priced ginghams will wash well and
retain their color under ordinary cir
cumstances, but, on the other hand,
the average washwoman hangs the
delicate-tinted fabrics in the sun to
dry, and this will generally work
havoc in the coloring, says the Phila-
delphta Times.
Colored goods should be dried in
the shade, and preferably on a windy
day, since the wind has even greater
drying powers than the sun. -
However, II the colors are likely to
run. no matter how careful one may
be In the washing, there are several
dt1sTsat Ways b. which they may -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Brief Items of Wisdom Embodied il
the New Book of Holman
Day.

Many sayings Of Cap'n Aaron
Sproul are embodied in Holman Days
new book THE Skipper and the
Skipped" Here are some of them:
A lot of meditation and a little
prayer will do wonders in this world,
especially when you're mad enough"
Il reckon that Providence put her
hnger on my compass when steered
this way. Louada Murilla.'
And once I've settled on shore and
am married to the best woman that
ever lived I'm standin' up for the sex
to the extent that amt SEEM no in
suits handed to woman, even if it
amt anything but an Injun maiden in
front of cigar store"
There's always some folks In this
world ready to stick their noses into
the doorcrack Of a mans business
when they know the man amt not
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
re Had Sincere Admiration for Hls
Predecessor and for His Skill and
Courage in Handling a c.
ficuit Situation,

Mr.. George f. Parker, the biograph-
er Of Grover Cleveland and his init
mate friend for years, had many oppor-
tunities for confidential conversation
with Mr.. Cleveland, during which the
latter spoke freely of men and events
of the political generation with which
he was identified.
"On ono OCCASION" said Mr.. Parker,
when I was chatting with Mr. Cleve-
land-it was while he was serving his
first term as president-some chance
reference was made to his predeces-
sor in the White House, Chester A..
Arthur. Instantly, Mr.. Cleveland spoke
IN a most tender and sympathetic
manner Of General Arthur, and when
he had finished was much impressed
by the earnestness and the cordially
of his appreciation of President Arthur
and his administration"
At this point l interrupted to say
that | had high authority for the state
nent that before Cleveland became
governor of New York, and certainly
after he had entered the executive
mansion at Albany, he had sincere ad-
mlration for General Arthur, primarily
based on some business or profess
slonal association of an earlier day.
THAT feeling" replied Mr.. Parker.
mr.. Cleveland still more strongly en-
tertained after he had been some time
In the presidency. His early expert
ences In that office made it clear to
him how very difficult the position Of
General Arthur must have been when
he entered the presidency, not as pres
ident-elect. but by virtue of constitu-
tional succession.
I cannot undertake to repeat Pres
ident Cleveland's precise words. but I
can give you very clearly the sub
atance of his opinion respecting Gen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Servants Have a Newspaper.

A new spirit of independence OBJ
servable of late among Viennese serv.
ants, both maids and men, is at.
tributed to new weekly journal
called the Servants Review. Wen.
nese mistresses express dismay at its
appearance. The new journal calls
upon all domestics to organize them
selves and thus obtain a weapon by
which wages can be raised and condi-
tons of work improved. All i'll treat
ed and oppressed servants are invited
to pour their woes into the ears of the
editor, who offers them the consola-
ton Of printing the names and ad-
dresses of hard-hearted masters and
mistresses. Some of the cases of al
legged injustice thus revealed seem
barely creditable. Subscribers to the
journal are allowed to advertise for
situations free of charge, and notes of
footmen's balls and concerts for maids
of all work are features of the pub
LEGATION.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12

fixed, the best known Ct these meth
ods being the use of sal:, vinegar or
alum in the rinsing wata-. q
Some shades of blue gre very. per-
ish.ble, and in these suszr of lead is
used to fix the color, Z: beina en-
ployed only once, and thea during the
hrst washing in the rror ortion IT an
ounce to bucketful Of water.
Sat-, however, is best :r,r all eolors
especially the light trce, although
vinegar is more satisfactory in fixing
tae Cork colors.
Afrm, which should re use6 for
greer garments, should Re melt I'd in
boiling water before adfsng It Is the
rinotg water, while IL: the cafe of
ginEhams with combination cf dif.
ferers colors It is safess to use both
salt Ahd vinegar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Henry W. Grady Seemed, to Hla:v.
Premonition OF, Evil Before Going ,
to Boston, Where He Con-
tracted Fatal Cold. ".''"/

In the early part Of December
1881 think it was about two weeks
after congress had met in regular SEES
sion-1 was sitting in my Office in
Washington one evening when a man
came in. threw himself into an I'M.
occupied chair, and said: 'Hello!'"
In this way the late Amos J. Cum.
mings. who in 1889 was closing his
first term in congress, described to
me his last meeting with Henry W.
Grady, editor of the Atlanta Consti-
tuition. who gained national fame In
single night by speech which he
made on "The New South" before the
members Of the New England society
In New York on the evening of Fore
fathers Day, 1886.
Il noticed the moment Grady sat
down." Mr.. Cummings went on. that
be seemed to be in i'll health, or else
was mentally distressed. He pushed
his hat upon the back side Of his
nead, leaned forward. placed his ell
bows upon the table. and dejectedly
rested his chin in both hands.
Don't you feel well?' I asked:
and he replied that 80 far as he knew
be was perfectly we'll physically. but
That he had been laboring under a fit
Of great depression. which had seized
him the very moment he took the
train at Atlanta for the north.
"Thlnking to cheer him up a bit,
[ said to him that no man who had
gained so swiftly the brilliant repu-
tation which bad come to him from
one address ought to have a mo-
ment'S depression. He gave mo no
direct answer, but said instead:
l am on fny way to Boston. They
have invited Tie to deliver an address
there on the evening of Forefathers'
Day. They asked me last year. but
was unable to go to Boston then.
That New York address, so far as its
success was concerned, was as great
a surprise to me as 1t could have been
to any OF those who invited me to
speak at the New England dinner
Having said this, Grady buried his
lace in his hands. I thought that he
was fearful that he would not main
tain at Boston the reputation he had
gained three years earlier in New
York. l asked him II he was to speak
upon the same subject, The New
South How fervid was his rhetoric
upon that occasion! With what per-
lection Of the spoken word he prophe-
sled the future Of the united coun-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
President Cleveland, vexed by TIVE
Reflections by Senate, "Got as
Far Away From New York
State az Possible"

But for Grover Cleveland's determi
nation ito get as far away from New
York state as possible" Edward Doug
las White would probably not now be
chief justice of the United States Su
preme court And the various inter
esting details of how he came to be
put on the bench as an associate JUS
tice by President Cleveland are given
here for the first time.
President Cleveland found 1t expedi
ent to summon congress into extraor.
binary session in the summer of 1898
Panic prevailed There had been q
virtual suspension of payments by the
banks. The president was assured
that II congress would repeal the so.
called Sherman silver law, confidence
would be restored. 1t so happened
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
The Chin and Throat.

Remember always to arch the throat
almost as a horse does. If woman
talking to some one, turns her shout
der slightly from him, and then
glances back, the line of the throat is
always good. For myself. l have at
all times thought the delicate line
from the tip of woman's ear to the
tip of her shoulder one of the most
exquisite in the feminine body. Many
artists, l believe, would agree with
me. So remember what I say, dear
ladies-do not spoil or hide that lovely
contour with high collars or bowling.
Wear low collars, or If these are not
becoming to you at least dress your
ihroats comfortably.
Always carry the chin high. II,
while you are still quite young, you
can remember to thrust the chin up-
ward aud forward-not to an absurd
degree, of course-you will not, with
advancing years, have to fear those
soft rolls of flesh above the collar
that add so much to woman's appar.
ent age-Anna Pavlova, in Harper's
Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12

Passing Of Prong-Horned Antelope.
The prong-hosned antelope, an AMI
NAL peculiar to North America, is in
danger of extinction. This antelope,
which has so many peculiarities that
naturalists class it in a family by it.
self, once existed by thousands on the
open western plains The naturalists
of the country fear it's absolute ex-
tinction in the near future unless pro-
lection is given to the few remaining.
In 1908 the biological survey esti-
mated that the total number Of ante
lopes in the United States had been
reduced to $1,000. OF these about 49,
900 were in Montana, Wyoming and
the Yellowstone National park, and
the remaining 1000 were distributed
in II other states.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Sayings of Captain Sproul

strength to slam the door shut OIL
EN-"
when a wife begins to take orders
from an old maid in frosted specs H.
stead of from her own husband then
the moths is gettin' ready to eat the
Worsted out of the cardboard in the
motto God bless our home"
Il don't like a dude. hate a land.
plrut lawyer. But a critter I've al.
ways reckoned I'd kill on sight is a
grown man that writes poetry and
lets his folks support him."
II might jest as we'll try to tell Won
what the mermaid said when the fel.
Ter brought her stockin's for her
birthday present"
There are only three things Or
earth I'm afraid of, and them are
pneumony, bein' struck by lightnin'
and havin' land shark git the law
on me-"
"She set and looked at mo nike I
was a cake that she'd forgot In tic
ovea.- * .:5... -,.ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
ARE Re WOMEN TO BE PITlEDi
Prominent Auttorsss Says They Have
Hard limo, While Men Have the
Best Of Everything.

Men have the best Of everything"
says a prominent authoress who has
never before given any evidence of
narboring a crouch. "They always
nave, they always will. They are a
foxey crew. You can't get the best Of
them. They got things started their
way. Women are selfish. Why
shouldn't women share the sweet up
lifting joys Of dishwashing and clean
ing the gas range? Why bar poor
father from these enlivening pursuits?
Why may he not make the curtains,
dust the bricky-brack, and keep q
stern eye over the icebox and the gar
bage pail? Answer me that?
IF she mends his socks. why not let
MIN darn hers: No use in being piggy.
She lays out his hope-to-die clothes
and never murmurs. but he can't hook
double back action gown without
distributing profanity in job lots.
"A woman must see that the paste
board cover is on the cream bottle and
the laundry list is made out correctly.
Her pictures or books or music are not
10 be considered. She must see to it
mat the cook does not give all the
chocolate cake to her beau-at least
half must remain in the family's pos
session. If woman is literary she
must not look literary. She can't ever
nave that satisfaction. She must be.
Womanly woman.
Inc men are great jokers. Thec
grac1ously protect US from voting, but
now kindly they let us scrub the kitch-
en- floor, hang to straps in the street
car, and push the baby carriage. They
DO not think it is good for us to go to
the theater often because that keeps
US up nights, but we can take care of
teeth1ng twins until the COWS come
nome and wander away again.
There is one consoling thought in
the matter, and that is that men think
we are smarter than they are. They
must think so, else they wouldn't ex-
pect so much of us. A man thinks he
does we'll If he is a good lawyer or a
good something else, but bless your
bloomin' soul, woman has to be
mother. nurse, teacher. dressmaker,
m1ll1ner, advisory board on business
matters and run porterhouse steak
establishment on soupbone income.
when father moseys home mother
must be sweet and smiling, never tired
or blue. She must be calm, serene,
beautifully dressed. In other words,
she must have smile with which to
greet his manly Crouch"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
When Lovely Woman Phones.

Business will be held up in this
drug store for the next ten minutes"
growled the impatient man. Even
the prescription clerk is holding his
breath. Two good-looking women are
getting ready to use the telephone.
That is why. When handsome
woman talks over an open telephone
everybody within earshot takes a va
cation and listens. A plain woman
might talk half a day and nobody
would pay any attention, but a good
looking woman at a public telephone
draws bigger crowd than the presi-
dent of the United States. Everybody
takes it for granted that she is going
to say something worth hearing and
they become vitality Interested"
If you are in such a big hurry"
said the impatient mans companion,
why don't you 60 down street and
attend to that other errand while they
are putting up your prescription
here?"
"Oh, no." said he, II want to hear,
too"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
frinQes.

Fringes are seen on many OF the
new lingerie gowns as girdle and
tunic trimming
One beautiful variety Is of knotted
silver braid, very long, and with the
strands set far apart.
Strips Of cut cloth and leather In
Indian fashion trim walking frocks.
Coarse crochet has several sizes of
small wooden beads knotted into it,
This last gives charming color pos
sibilities in odd, crazy quilt effects.
But the best of these fringe trim
mings is that most of them can be
duplicated by the home seamstress.
thus saving money and gaining orig
inality by modification.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Story of Whites Elevation

that a vacancy upon the bench of the
Supreme court had occurred. and thu
president determined to send into the
senate at the extra session the nom
ination of a lawyer to fill that va
cancy.
Taking counsel solely with himself
ne sent In the nomination Of William
d. Hornblower Of New York. The sen
ate did not act upon the nomination
at the special session, and so as con
gress adjourned without confirming
the appointment, 1t was necessary fol-
the president to make new nomina
ton when congress met In December
1t was suggested to him that he send
some other name than that of Mr.
Hornblower to the senate. In fact
Mr.. Hornblower himself made this
suggestion. But Grover Cleveland
would not have been the man he was
had he agreed to a suggestion of that
kind. Your nomination will go to
the senate again. and will stay there
until it Is confirmed or rejected" he
said to Mr.. Hornblower. The nomina-
ton was again made, and David B
Hill, then senator, caused it to be
rejected.
A day or two later President Cleve.
land sent to the senate the nomina-
ton of Wheeler II. Peckham of New
York for associate justice. Senator
Hill made this nomination personal
issue. He had urged the senate to re-
ject Hornblower on the ground that he
was not loyal Democrat. But Wheel.
er H. Peckham was a personal as we'll
as a political enemy. Mr.. Hill there.
fore appealed to the custom known as
senatorial courtesy, and in that way
he secured the rejection of the nomi-
nation of Peckham for justice.
Thereupon Grover Cleveland deter
mined so to act as to put an end to
the playing fast and loose with his
nominations to the Supreme court
bench. Il am going to get as far away
from New York state as possible" he
declared "The senators from New
York appear not to want a New York
man to fill the vacancy upon the bench
caused by the death of a justice who
was nominated from New York. Well.
think I can accommodate them"
The president asked one or two
friends to sound the senators quietly
respecting the availability of Edward
D. White, senator from Louisiana. as
associate justice Those friends told
President Cleveland that Senator
White came from an old Louisiana
Wing family.
well, there isn't any Wing party
now; Senator White was elected as a
Democrat and he is Democrat" was
the reply.
Would there be the slightest objec.
ton to his appointment" And tho
answer was that if he sent Senator
Whites name to the senate for asso.
ciate justice that body would confirm
the appointment within ten minutes.
The nomination was speedily con.
f1rmed, and it was confirmed unani
mously and with such evidence of cor
dial appreciation that Senator White
was deeply touched.
Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
Ideas From Paris,

New models continue to arrive from
Paris and the big fashion shops, which
began to display their spring and sum.
mer goods several weeks ago, are con-
stantly adding the latest importations
to their fascinating displays. Among
the attractive new things shown are
some very short wasted frocks with
quaint little jackets, which one hest
tates to call Etons or boleros because
OF the abbreviated peplum frills that
appear below their empire waist fir.
ish. These effects are worked out H.
both plain and figured silks, and some
of the most picturesque combine a
one-tone silk with figured material.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-12
with real enthusiasm. go to Boston
laboring under this depression

with real enthusiasm. go to Boston
laboring under this depression
He tried. to shake of the feeling.
we chatted for a while. and then.
with forced cheerfulness, he babe
me good bye. A few days later read
the reports in the papers Of Grady's
Boston address. learned that he had
maintained his New York reputation.
and said to myself: Now that fit
of depression will pass
"A few days later the news came
from Atlanta that Henry w. Grady
was dead. 1t is my recollection that
he caught a cold at Boston which de-
veloped swiftly into mortal disease.
And I have never had any doubt that
some monition had come to him Of
what his destiny was to be-the rea:
explanation of the depression that he
was laboring under when last saw
HIN"
Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)