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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06

July 4, 1776, was adopted (although
1t was not signed until the next
month";. The grave step was taken.
The congressman stood committed.
The had CROSSED the Rubicon" and
were ready to take the consequences.
There was one exception to this
band of patriots. He was John Joach-
i'm Zubzy, Swiss, who had emf.
grated to America in early life and
had settled in Georgia. Zubly was
not only prominent as a scholar and
a statesman, but was preacher as
we'll. He had shown great indigna.
ton at the colonists' wrongs and had
both written and spoken In protest
against tyranny.
So patriotic was he that Georgia
chose him as one of it's Ave delegates
to congress In ITS. There he worked
hard for the peoples cause and even
drew up petition to King George III.
upon the present unhappy situation
Of affairs" Altogether, he was look.
ed upon as an ardent patriot Indeed,
1t Is hard to understand the sudden
and terrible change in the man.
AS soon az Zubly found congress
was determined to adopt the Declare
ton, he fought the proposition most
bitterly and utterly refused any part
in 1t. He denounced the idea of a
republic and did everything in his
power to stem the tide Of opinion.
Had this been all he did no great
shame need to have been attached to
him. But he was not content with
refusing to vote for the Declaration.
He actually entered into secret COR
respondence with the enemy, betray-
ing to the British the patriots private
plans and giving warning that the
Declaration was about to be adopted.
What further harm he might have
done the cause of liberty cannot be
guessed. for fellow congressman
(Samuel Chase Of Maryland) found
reason to suspect him. A reasonable
letter from Zubly was intercepted.
Chase exposed the mans whole black
treachery to congress.
Zubly fed in hot haste from Phila-
phia to escape punishment. He
went at once to Georgia. There, ut
terly casting away his cloak Of patriot
Ism. he sided openly with Americas
foes. For this he was banished from
Georgia and half Of his property was
declared forfeit. He rushed to tho
British. for protection. After & few
years of misery and disgrace he died.
IN 1871. with the Revolutionary war
was still at it's height.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Good to Pin q Thought Fast to Mem.
DRY, but There 10 Often Too
Much Of It.

Slang has its uses. Notwithstanding
tho adverse denunciation Of it by the
professor of English in college in a
.neignporing state. It has also its
abuse, which consists entirely In Its
being overdone. All slang 10 used
too much. As a condiment to more
stable and established forms, it sea
sons them when sptly applied. Slang
pins a thought fast to memory which
might otherwise quickly fade. II
makes it vivid, but it ought to be new.
iOld slang hath lost its SAVIOR. It IL as
painful to hear AZ hat I'VE years be.
hind tho times 10 to look At
The weakness of slang in the
mouths Of youth lies In their too oft.
len using nothing else In connection
with it. The impression is that they
know nothing else.
MY attitude against slang" says
the professor, "is q hostile ono. 1t
may sound smart to Gil an ice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
NOVEL NUT-CRACKiNG CUSTOM
Nobody HesItatod to Take Advantage
Of Peculiar Privilege Allowed
In OlGsn Days.

The modern minister likes to have
things quiet when he talks. It dis
concerts him to hear baby cry or
woman cough or an old man snore.
II he is put out by such tribes -
these 1t 10 interesting to conjecture
what he would do II he were to take
hold Of a congregation where every
body brought nuts to crack during
the sermon. Worshipers used to do
this in England, and even in our own
states during colonial days. This dis
turbance was not q weekly occurrence
by any means; If it had been, the poor
preacher would have undoubtedly left
his congregation to administer spir-
itual consolation to suit themselves.
But as it only happened once a year
he was forced to endure it. This one
day which was attended by such re-
markable license came the Sunday
before Michaelmas day and was
called crack-nut Sunday. Nobody, no
matter how pious he might be, hest
tated to avail himself Of the peculiar
privilege granted him, and men,
women and children came to church
with their pockets stuffed with nuts,
which they complacently cracked and
munched during the sermon. It can
be easily imagined that when forty
or dfty people get to cracking nuts
with al their might the noise IL apt
to b something terrific, and many
times the minister was hard put 70
It to hear himself think" The Gus
tom, from being regarded with high
favor for many years. finally came to
be looked upon % . nuisance, and in
tho beginning Of the present centurv
the habit was suppressed, although
the act Of suppression was attended
with considerable difficulty. 20 firmly
had the nut-cracking fever taken hold
Of the fancy Of the people.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
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!: ONES ]! E !
FEW Clever LITTLE TRICKS
Rings Chase Each Other When Pa
per 10 Turned to. Right or Left
Hoops Change Positions.

There are some tricks that can be
played on persons eyes which are
pure illusions. Hold this paper foot
or more from your eyes and turn it
gently round to the right or left, In
small circles, keeping your eyes fixed
on the three small rings. as shown in
the illustration.
As you move the paper round like
the hands of a watch you will find that
the rings in these circles seem to
chase each other In the same direc-
ton. and the longer and more intent
ly you look at it the faster they go.
Circles can be made with spokes
in them which to some persons seem to
be going in the opposite direction to
that In which the paper is turned. but
the illusion 10 not 80 perfect unless
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
SEEK ONLY REAL BARGAINS
indiscriminate Buying Because Things
Are Cheap Is Simply
Silly Error.

The enticements of the stores In
late summer need self-control and
common sense if bargains are to prove
profitable.
There are certain things safe to
buy, others that are waste of money
Ultra styles are to be avoided, unless
SO perishable that, the remaining
out. Buying them for next year is
folly. This is especially true OF
hats.
Chiffon, marqufsette and crepe de
chine frocks that are simple in style
are safe purchase. as they are in.
valuable for house and theater
gowns.
II one wears the same make and
kind of shoe each season, this is a
good time to buy several pairs OF
pumps, tennis shoes and low walking
Shoes. They are much reduced and
ones shoe bill can be cut in halt by
buying In of seasons.
Summer dress materials are also q
good bargain. There are certain stand.
ard materials and designs that are
never out of style. Irish lace In mar
row widths, Valenciennes by the
piece and blind embroidery are al
ways in order and can be picked up
now cheaply.
This is the harvest time Of the eco.
nomical housekeeper. Table and bed
linen, kitchen utensils, china, glass,
rugs and carpets are reduced in mid
summer. To buy now means saving
nearly half the value.
One woman who has furniture that
seems far handsomer than her In
CONS warrants, buys 1t piece at q
: time, so she can get something really
good, and does that buying in the oil
season. II you have new house to
furnish, now Is the time.-Kansas City
Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Carrying Il Too Far.


Scientific management, like any
other good thing, may be carried to
excess"
The speaker was r.. Marriott
Thompson, the San Francisco sctenti-
flo management expert. He continued.
says the New York Tribune:
I'VE scientific managers mustn't go
as far as Hustler went.
"Hussler was the proprietor of .
tremendous factory where scientific
management had reduced the mo-
tons Of every hand from 500 to IT,
Hustler attended q very fashionable
wedding one day, Z wedding where
the ceremony was performed by q
bishop assisted by q dean and q
canon, and In the most impressive
part Of the writ, Hustler, overcome by
his scientific management ideas, rush
ed up to the altar and pushed the
bishop and canon rudely back.
Here. boys he said, ones quite
enough for q little Job like this"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Tho Coat Tea Gown.

Every woman who makes her own
negligees will welcome the coat tea
gown which is 50 modest that the
wearer could venture almost any
where in it. The lower portion con-
sists OF an Empire robe without
sleeves, finished about the raised
waistline under a self-cording and
about the neck in tucker fashion,
above a guimpe of some sheer mate
rial. The upper portion, which reaches
to the knees. greatly resembles a
mans topcoat in shape and has the
same wide, long sleeves set plainly
into large armeyes. But the fronts
roll back for their entire length and
there is no collar, merely q cord hn-
ish Of the gown material for the
edges. Made in white, rose, blue,
mauve or yellow Chinese silk. the tea.
gown is charmingly soft in effect and
its style, which becomes both the thin
and the stout woman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Caigula, the "Crazy" Emperor

tured to death while he ate.
During single year he wasted all of
Tiberius' carefully boarded fortune
more than $4,000. 00o-and then over
taxed the people to gain new money
for extravagances. One Of his favor
tie methods of getting wealth was to
force his rich courtiers to gamble with
him for enormous sums. They dared
not win, for fear of death.
He protested to be direct de-
scendant Of the gods, and he once at
tempted to fight duel with the myth
cal deity, Jupiter, by throwing stones
at the sky during thunderstorm. One
nobleman was executed for being bet
ter dressed than the emperor: another
for being better looking.
Caligula had horse he loved. He
kept it in an ivory stall and fed 1t on
gilded oats from a manger of marble
and gold. In an outburst of insanity
he even bestowed on this horse the
ran kof high priest" and "concul."
Seeking military glory, Caligula once
hurried an army into Germany. Tir.
ing of this campaign before a battle
had been fought, he decided to invade
Britain. So he embarked his troops for
that island. But scarcely were they
aboard the ships when he ordered
them all on land again. Then, draw
ing up his army in line Of battle on
the beach, he commanded his soldiers
to fill their helmets with shells and
pebbles They did So and he returned
to Rome, announcing that he had con-
quered the ocean. He also dressed a
number of his Gaelic subjects in Ger.
man costumes, then had them public
ly executed as prisoners Of war cap
tured in Germany"
The imperial mailman ruled the
world as might a violent maniac taken
from an asylum and given life-and-
death control of everything. But his
crimes and follies were too great for
even the callous Romans. An officer
whom Caligula had grossly insulted
formed a conspiracy against him.
On January "a, Al A. DIN the
twenty-ninth year of his age and the
fourth year of his vile reign-the con.
spirators forced an entrance into his
palace and slew him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06

was patriot who suddenly turned
traitor at time when America and
liberty needed every true mans aid.
The colonies had long groaned un-
der British oppression When they
rose against England, in ITS, it was
less with an idea of breaking loose
from the mother country than of show
ing resentment by force of arms where
argument and appeal had failed. They
simply wished to bring England to her
senses and to obtain relief from in
justice. Even George Washington
in later years confessed: THE idea
of independence was at first abhor.
rent to me-"
But soon he and all the rest OF the
patrioe8 realized that the time for
halfway measures had passed. There
must be either dumb submission or
open defiance. And, should they choose
defiance, they must free the colonies
wholly from the British yoke and de-
clare our country free and independ-
ent.
It was to discuss this that the con-
tinental congress met at Philadelphia
In 1776.
We are apt to think that congress
was a collection of ardent patriots, pant
ing for liberty at any price, This
was not wholly true. While the ma
jority ct the delegates were firm in
their resolve to declare for independ-
ence, several of them threatened to
balk at so rash step.
Nor can they be severely blamed
for hesitating. They were men of
property and Importance. They had
more to lose than had most Ameri-
cans. Should the Revolution fail their
goods would doubtless be seized by
the British government and they them
selves would be hanged. AS Benja.
min Franklin said, In grim Jest:
We must hang together or well
hang separately"
But, to their eternal credit, these
wary delegates at last yielded to the
popular voice. The Declaration Of In
dependence was drawn up, and on
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
PORTABLE LAMP FOR CAMPEl
Convenient Form Of Light Consists o
Acetylene Gas Generator and
oAaAAtAa


Acetylene Gas Generator and
Reflector.
A very convenient form of laml
has recently been devised for the uss
of campers, hunters. etc. It consists
OF portable acetylene gas generator:
and a burner arranged with a reflect
or which is open at the frount for the
escape of heat. The walls Of the re-
Hector are tmperforate. to prevent tho
passage of air through the reflector
when the lamp is being moved about
or Is exposed to the wind. In this way
the danger Of extinguishing the light
Is avoided. The accompanying illus
tration shows in Fig. how the lamp
may be attached to the head Of a
man, while the gas generator is sc.
cured to his belt. The details Of the
head attachment are shown in the
sectional view, Fig. 2. The burner,
A, is attached to the flexible tube, B,
which runs the generator. The re-
Hector, G, in which the burner is fit
ted, is provided with f1ange along
It's outer edge to which the arms, D..
are secured. These arms are fastened
to cage, e, provided with a strap,
F, which is strapped about the head
OF the wearer. AS an additional sup
port to the lamp, small bracket, G..
connects the bottom of the reflector
directly to the head. When it is de-
sired to use this device on a boat vr
in camp, it Is mounted on a stand, H,
as indicated at Fig. 3. This stand IL
formed Of two sections, one Of which
is hinged upon the other. so that the
lamp may be moved laterally. By
means of a thumb screw, I, the two
sections may be clamped at any do
sired position. The lamp IL taken
out Of the head gear by unscrewing
the bolts, J, and it may be then fas.
tened In bracket, K. which is swiv.
eled on the upper end Q. the stand.
The swiveled bracket Ia provided with
handle. L, which enables one to
move the lamp in any desired direc'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Bordered Fabrics.

The bordered materials are a fea-
ture of the summers fabrics, and will
be useful in designing trimmings for
simply.made toilettes.
The many beautiful muslins have
borders. One white muslin has a II.
inch pink border, on which are alter.
mated lines Of large and small dots
embroidered In pink and white. 9th.
er muslins are to be seen in palest
pink and white, and dainty white EN-.
broidered flowers scattered over the
entire surface.
Some Of the marquisettes and voiles
arc lovely with their colored borders,
: and Z novelty is composed entirely Of
tiny drawn work squares.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06

wish was the third emperor of Rome.
a probable lunatic who filled his short
reign with comic opera absurdities and
with unspeakable horrors. His real
name was Caius Caesar Augustus eGr-
ne:nicus. His habit of wearing cali
gae,' or military boots, led the SOL
diers among whom he spent his boy
hood to nick name him "Caligula."
julius Caesar had made Rome ruler
Of the world. His nephew, Augustus,
had been it's first emperor. Augustus
was succeeded by Tiberius, a miser
and tyrant.. After the murder of IT,
berius in 81 A. D. young Caligula
(great grandson of Augustus) became
emperor. He is generally believed to
have caused Tiberius' death in order
to clear his own way to the throne.
The beginning Of Coliqula's reign
was all that could be desired. He gave
promise of being an ideal emperor. He
lightened the peoples burdens, forgave
political enemies, set prisoners free
and governed the country so wisely
and mercifully that, when at last he
fell dangerously ill, all Rome went
into mourning
Unluckily he'recovered from the ill.,
ness. But he came back to health a
wholly different man. The sickness
is supposed to have crazed him.
That is the kindest judgment posi-
BILE. The gentle, liberal emperor had
changed into a demon. His first step
was to begin wholesale slaughter of
his former friends. When there were
no criminals to throw to the wild
beasts in the arena he ordered dozens
of innocent spectators hurled to the
lions. He had set of torture imple-
ments placed in his dining hall so that
he might enjoy watching prisoners tor
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
! Have Learned From Fido,

Have Learned From Fido.
TO keep clean.
To swat the fly.
TO smell before tasting.
To go in out Of the rain.
To speak" when I want things.
To growl at DULLES.
To sense an enemy and keep dis-
lance.
70 know when a master appears.
To remember that even bones have
marrow.
To drink plenty OF cold water.
To refuse to drink alcohol.
TO eliminate cats from my acQuaint-
ance.
To be 4 faithful friend, and
To hit the shady spots in August
Judge.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Took Slot Machine at lts Word.

Took Slot Machine at Its Word.
A Kansas City woman recently took
her two small daughters to make their
first visit to her husbands people, liv-
ing in small Kansas town. Naturally
she was anxious to make as favorable
an impression as possible. So the two
little people, on going on an errand to
the depot, were cautioned to be ON
their very best behavior. To the
mothers surprise, they returned Wig
orously chewing gum. AS they had
no money, she asked them where they
got it.
"Oh," exclaimed the older one. 1T
said on the slot machine, Ask the
agent for pennies so we did.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
For Your Bird Frlends.

II you want to add to the comfort
Of your bird neighbors during the sum-
mer make them q drinking and bath
ing place. To do this, drive a stake
into the ground, letting it protrude
about two feet above the surface. On
top Of this nail a board about one foot
<quare. Paint the whole thing 4 dark
green. Get a good sized shallow tia
pan and paint this green, inside and
out. When the paint is thoroughly
dried. I'LL the pan with fresh water
and place it upon the raised block
Before long the birds will begin to
flock to the drinking place and eventu.
ally will become very tame.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
This hat is Of deep purple satin,
lined with gold embroidery and with
a large osprey OF gold.
Skirt Wldths,

Much has been heard regarding full
er skirts for suits next season, says
the Dry Goods Economist. The skirt
now being made is z happy medium
between full skirt and the very mar
row one in vogue year ago. This
Will no doubt be the popular width
for fall and winter. It Is still made
to give the straight, narrow lines, but
has enough fullness to permit of per.
feet freedom In walking. A few plaits
are introduced in a clever manner in
the back. front or sides, but are press
ed or stitched so as not to give any
flare.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
The Use of Slang Is Being Overdone

cream parlor Joint and your Rirl
a queen but George AIDE did a great
harm to the English language by writ
ing take your queen to an fce-cream
joint"
Perhaps the professor regards this
particular instance too seriously. No
objection ought to arise to any young
man calling his beloved, his queen"
The use Of "joint" in this connection
Is not so defensible. Taking it by
and large. we should say the most
important thing is to see that tho
young woman gets the 1ce-cream. re-
gardless of the manner In which it in
expressed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Hoops Change Positions.

it In it's new position for a space it
will go back again.
If you do not decide which is the
nearest to you at first, but just look
at the middle hoop steadily, you will
see them one way, perhaps with A In
front and toward you. and then A will
suddenly go back and b viii be In
front.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
Child,s Fear Of the Dark,

II mothers notice that the brains q
their little ones conjure up uncanny
sights and thoughts from the shadows
of a room more or less dark. let the
light burn brightly. To force a7child
to become accustomed to the darkness
is a grave error, if its nervous system
is so organized that this forcing u
productive of fright.
The nervous system of a child IL .
very susceptible organization and the
deleterious impressions made upon It
will often make their influence felt
throughout it's whole after life. If the
child asks for light under such cir.
cumstances do not refuse It.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
New Material.

A new material that is being used
for suits and gowns and even for
handsome coats IL of cotton texture,
but has such 4 beautiful chamois I'm.
ish that it places the fabric among
those of more aristocrattc fiber. The
cloth comes in blue; lavender, tan.
brown and biscuit color, and because
it will wash instead of requiring q
dry cleaner IL most practical ~ well
a. slightly. -'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
on,,.h Tan Shoes Before Wearina.

Polish Tan Shoes Before Wearing.
A dealer told me to always polish
tan shoes before they were worn. It
is almost impossible to remove spots
from them, unless they arc polished
before they arc worn thus nling ~
the pores OF tho ENTHUSIASTICALLY
MAGAZINE. i. @ ~ <%v -, -
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Easily Satisfied.

Johnny's ma had company, ana u
each one was being helped to turkey
at dinner each was asked what piece
she wanted.
TN have . small piece OF white
meat" said one. TN take = Joint
With . little dark meat" said. another.
Johnny wasn't asked, but he said,
You can give me too much Of both
kinds. please"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
.loh Mot aatlsfaetorv

Joo NOT Satisfactory.
'Tm a, self-made man." said tho
proud individual.
well. you are all right except as to
your head" commented the listener.
FLOWS that?"
1.-THE part you talk with is too big
for the part you think WITH