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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
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Three Hundred Die Each Wear From
Dread Dlsease-Experts Answer u
-. the Ooubters. = -

Is there such a disease AZ rabies1
This question, prompted by doubts 40
to its existence expressed by dog
breeders in the New York Times re-.
Gently. finds an emphatic affirmative
answer In Circular 129 of the Bureau
Of Animal Industry Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture. It
consists of a report by George H.
Hart, V. M. D., assistant in pathology
and bacteriology of the pathological
division of the bureau, entitled
Rabies and It's Increasing Prevail
ence," and declares that from one
hundred to three hundred persons die
OF 1t each year in this country.
The division Of pathology began in
vestigating rabies in 1895, following
the death Of a woman in the District
Of Columbia, and since that time 1t
has Investigated nearly $50 cases in
dogs, twenty-five in cows, six in cats
and a dozen or more among sheep.
hogs, horses, wolves, foxes, dingoes
and several in human beings. At least
Is per cent. of the cases have been
In the city of Washington, the others
having been forwarded to the division
from such widely separated states as
the Carolinas, Maine, Wisconsin,. New
jersey and Virginia and Indian Terri
tory. "The disease" says Doctor Hart,
lis constantly spreading. and there is
abundant evidence to warrant the
statement that not a single state is
free from it,
Discussing the doubt as to the exis-
tence of the disease in human beings,
Doctor Hart writes:
MANY educated men, including
some physicians, claim that all cases
| OF hydrophobia in the human family
| are the result of wrought up, nervous
excitement, due to fear on the part Of
the patient. While at times these
symptoms. termed lyssophobia, do &C.
cur in neurotic individuals who have
been bitten by healthy dogs, they are
always hysterical in nature, cause no
| organic LESSONS, and universally ter
inmate in recovery. Thus, lyssopho-
bia Is entirely distinct from the real
disease. which is universally fatal,
when not treated. to the human be-
ing"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
PRETTY IDEA IN EMBROIDERY
Table Linens and DolIles Match In %.
sign the China With Which
They Arc Used.

Quite the newest conceit in decora-
tive table linens and sets of doilies 10
an embroidered design in the pattern
and coloring of the china with which
it is to be used. The fabric Is heavy
linen in canvas weave, and the en-
broidery is done with mercerized cot
ton.
The idea comes from Germany. and
the work is known as Weimar en-
broidery. One combination consists
of a china tea set of graceful shape.
with a decoration of radial lines and
circles at the outer end in tiny Delft
blue dots. Applied to round table
cloths, center pieces and dollies, tho
design is embroidered in dots about
the size of a pea, producing one Of the
most effective decorations imagin-
able for comparatively small outlay.
The enlarged design on the linens al
lows for a conventional motif in tho
circles, and each piece has a border
of Cluny lace.
For a breakfast room, for afternoon
tea, or for the country house in sum-
mer, no more artistic or novel furnish
ings for the table have been intro
duced
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
Helping With Homo Lessons.

Parental interest In the educational
progress Of child could not 60 much
farther than in the case of Mr.. Jones,
whose method of solving mathematical
problems would have been appreciated
at Dotheboys Hail. The Miami News
tells the tale.
This was the note which was hand
ed to one of the grade teachers the
other day:
Dear Mum-Please Excuse Johnny
today. He will not be at school. lie
is acting as timekeeper for his father.
Last night you gave him this ix1mple.
If a field is miles square how long
will It take a man walking 3 miles an
hour to walk 2@ times around it!
Johnny amt no man, so we had to
send his daddy. They left early this
morning, and my husband said they
ought to be back late tonight, though
it would be hard going. Dear Mum,
please make the mkt problem about
ladies, as my husband can't afford to
lose the days work. l don't have no
time to loaf, but can spare day on
occasionally better than my husband
can. Resp'y yrs. Mrs. Jones. outh'a
Companion.
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10 TELL FlUjlNNl|Y STORY /
PROPER METHOD IS REVEALED
~ THEoPHlIUs SNIFF.
Take Joke by the Hand and Lead It
About Until Thoroughly Acquaint.
ed, Then Assume Air Of Un.
dertaker and Spring It.

Ever since Cain slew Abel for call.
ing one of his pet jokes a Chestnut -
the world has been taking lessons In
the art of being funny. The desire
to be funny turks in every human
breast. There have been men who
have lived it down, and these have in.
variably become great statesmen.
The Morning Telegraph has called
upon Theophilus Sniff, the great ex-
pert and scientist, who Is said to
have been the first man who ever
made a theater box Office man smile,
but he kept his secret we'll and be-
came famous. Prof. Sniff said:
"Humor is anything that is funny.
It Is in everything and in everybody.
Extracted humor is followed by laugh.
ter, for it is by striking the responsive
humor chord in the human breast
that we get our only true effects.
Therefore, no matter how good the
joke, unless it be told in a manner to
strike that cord, it falls of it's own
dead weight and furnishes us with one
Of the saddest sights in life.
Select from any we'll known joke
book a story. 1t should not be too
new, as it ia likely not to 60 so well
as an old reliable joke that has been
through several campaigns. Then cut
from it all unnecessary adjectives, de.
scriptions and apologies.
Never apologize for joke
take your joke by the hand, and
after having led it about until you
know all of it's family history, assume
the air Of funeral director telling
the relatives from which side of the
casket they are to view the late la.
mented, and then give utterance to
your jape.
''The best way is to get the point OF
the story well in mind and then put 1t
away entirely until you need it. Moth
ing so intereferes with the success OF
joke as to have the point hanging
around in plain sight before the story
Is well started.
Remember above all things that the
face should be solemn, and the voice
low and well modulated, with Just q
suspicion Of sadness in it.
Learn to pause at the right place
and If you are in doubt at all, the best
place to pause is just before you start
"1his has been known to save q
man many friends that he otherwise
might have lost"-New York Morning
Telegraph.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
PAJAMAS FOR PORCUPlNE

"Slivers" Brubaker has a new pair
OF pants or pajamas. They have four
legs to them and the outfit includes a
nice, warm ntghtcap. Snvers is a
healthy young porcupine captured by
Miss Josie Brubaker, a telephone op-
orator OF Evans, Colo.
During cold snap his mistress no
ticed that Slivers got snow between
his toes and that it rolled up under
his feet. Being unable to use a quill
to remove the clinging ice, Slivers had
cold feet whenever there was snow on
the ground. and Miss Brubaker Just
couldn't bear to see the poor thing
suffer, 80 she invented the unique
costume. The four-legged garment
protects Slivers' feet and covers his
legs completely. A quill on each side
serves al a .suspeuder button to hold
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
up the trousers rear legs. In front
the pants eliminate in snug night
cap.
TWO WELL GUARDED SECRETS

There are two trade secrets at least
that the world at large may never
learn. but which it is we'll worth tho
while of inventors to study. One is
the Chinese method of making tho
bright and beautiful color known as
vermillion, or Chinese red; and the
other is Turkish secret-the inlav.
ing of the hardest steel with gold and
silver. Among the Chinese and tho
Turks. these two secrets are guarded
well. Apprentices, before thew ara
taken for either trade, must swear an
ironclad oath to reveal nothing ~
what passes in the workshop. The
apprentices, furthermore, must belong
to families Of standing, must pav a
large sum by way of guarantee and
must furnish certificates of good char.
acter and honesty. These secrets
have been handed down faithfully
from one generation to another for
hundreds Of yeaEA
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
MINERALS IN HUMAN BODY

The human body contains, among
other constituents, about two pounds
of phosphorus, which is essential tc
the health OF the bones and the vigor
of the brain. This phosphorus. II ex.
tracted and put to another use, would
make up about 1000 packages OF fric-
ton matches.
Besides phosphorus, the body con-
tains few ounces of sodium and half
an ounce of potassium. The quantity
of the latter would be sufficient for
many experiments In a class in chem.
istry.
In addition to sodium and potasr
SUM there are few grains OF mag.
nestum, enough to make the silver
rain" for family's stock OF rockets
on a Fourth of July evening or tc
create q brilliant light visible at q
considerable distance.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03

To better explain this, above the
sketch Of the teacup may be seen
some of the forms that should be
looked for, and which are supposed to
indicate various phases of tickle for
tune.
For instance. star Indicated
among the diagrams by A is supposed
to foretell distinguished career.
A long line Of leaves (B) a Journey,
and If continued all round the cup.
which rarely happens, journey
round the world. If near the top of
the cup, the journey will be taken
early in life. and lower in the cup,
later in life.
The rather gruesome sign c, made
by leaves forming the shape of cof-
fin. means that some friend or rela-
tive is shortly going to leave to the
owner of the cup legacy, and the
nearer the edge of the cup. the sooner
the event will happen. The cross (E)
is symbol of misfortune. and the
larger the cross the greater the mis-
fortune, while a number of small
crosses indicate series Of little mis-
haps.
F represents a tree, and when well
defined shows good health and long
life.
Two leaves in the position shown
by G are known as scythe, and indi-
cate a prosperous life.
Several crinkled leaves together
(H) denote luck at cards or an un-
lucky marriage.
Three tiny spots in the position
shown by diagram predict sea voy.
age in the near future, and four dots
arranged in a square long railway
journey.
Sometimes, but rarely, distinct lni-
tials may be found among the leaves
q is an example of this). and in that
case they are supposed to be the ini'
tails of future husband or wife. OF
course, any amount Of fun may be
made in this way by anyone with an
inventive genius and ready tongue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
Living Picture Album.

There Is a startling advance In
photography If it be true that ami
mated pictures are about to seal the
doom Of tho ordinary photograph al
bum, which never allows US to grow
a minute older, and shows US wearing
smile that will never come of or
change. Instead of single photo
graph illustrating one facial express
sion which the person photographed
never meant for exhibition, the Bio
fxer, as the new instrument is called,
shows one an animated being similar
to the living picture on the screen of
a bioscope. An album with collec-
ton of living pictures Of our friends
MS they really are will be a great ad-
vantage on the old style and much
more entertaining for it will be quite
possible to see pa in the act of max
ing a speech or singing rousing pa
triotic song, or ma speaking her mind
on the votes for women question or
on wages for wives!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
WHEN HIS RICHNESS SLEEPS
Niqhtrobes OF Fiannelette or Soft
Thin Flannel Will Keep Him From
Taking Dangerous Cold.

It is essential that infants and small
children should be we'll protected at
night, as they are very apt to kick
the bed covering oil, sometimes with
serious results in the way Of Group
and colds.
Therefore, it is best to provide your
young children with long nightrobes
made of fannelette or soft. thin fan
mel that completely cover their little
feet
Make the robe, or gown, perfectly
plain, and have it button in 'front.'.
The back width is cut about six
inches longer than the front and fin
ished with deep hem in which but
tonholes are worked. Finish the front
breadth with hem, and sew OF fat
buttons; then, when baby goes to
sleep, button the gown over at the
bottom. so he cannot possibly uncov-
er his little limbs.
The sleeves of the gown are made
plain and long enough to cover tho
hands.
Above the hands little casing il
placed and a drawstring or ribbon
serves to close the sleeve like the top
of a bag. thus keeping little hands
snug and warm.
II you do not wish to cover tho
hands, the drawstring can be" placed
about the wrist and drawn up so it
will keep the small arms from sud-
den chill.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03

The Jewish race. which has pre-
served its race integrity elsewhere.
has found the vast numbers of China
too much for 1t. Remnants still re-
main Of colony that settled in Kali
Fong twenty centuries ago. but their
rae 20 traditions are only vague men,
Org. William Edgar Cell, who has
visited them. writes:
1.-THE early annals tell Of them, and
there is good reason to believe that
they have been in China two thou
sand years. But for three centuries
they have gathered at this capital, and
have degenerated with it. Two hum
dred years ago they had handsome
block of buildings, with a synagog
sixty by forty. Sixty years ago they
had suffered by great food, and only
two hundred Jews were left. In 1866
DR.. Martin found that they had pulled
down all their buildings and sold the
materials. some being built into a
mosque. A later observer reported
that some had turned Buddhist, some
Moslem, and some were studying the
Contucian classics. Today we found
that only seven families remained; the
very soil had been sold. and Ia being
carted away to raise the level Of 9th.
or parts, 20 that stagnant pond cov-
ers the ancient site. The vretched
survivors seem to get their living by
transporting the earth. though they 20
far recollect their past as to have a
few rubbings of the former inscrip-
tons to sell. Their religion has evap.
Grated, for they have no Hebrew
schools and could not read them II
they had; only they still eat no pork.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
Fauoted White Bands.

White organdie bands, with black
organdie border, are smart and sim
pie. These borders may be any depth.
They may be blind stitched on fold,
bound with black. or the hem may be
fagoted.
In fagoting the bands are folded
and collar and band are both basted
to paper, leaving about quarter inca
space between. In fagoting. catch cue
edge to the other.
In putting a crepe band on the net,
turn up the net on right side and
basic closely. Cut crepe bias. fold on
both edges toward the middle. double
over like q milliner's fold. Sew
through the middle to net. covering
raw edge II the band 10 lot on out
side. Where the fold is eide, 1t may
have to be blind stitched on both
edges to keep fat.
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nor worship idols, nor burn incense tc
their ancestors. Israel in Kai-Fong Is
has-been."
WHEN THEY WORE "PlGTAIL s.

The edlct sanctioning the abolition
OF the pigta1l reminds us that 1t is not
so very long since the pigtail disap-
peared not merely from the army and
navy. but even from every day civilian
life In England. Waistlong ptgtails
were the fashionable wear in England
about 1740 and before that the bag
wig had been adorned with a p1gtaii
Topped up in black silk bag. AS late
as 1858 an old gentleman was seen on
Cheapside with his gray hair tied be-
hind In short queue, and even today
we can find relic OF the pigtail, for
the three pieces Of black velvet on
the dress tunics of officers in the
royal Welsh fus1liers are the remains
OF the ribbon with which the queue
was tied.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
WlFE'S WORDS were FATAL

To have lived under the same roof
for quarter OF century with his
wife without either speaking to the
other and to die Of heart failure when
she broke the silence was the fate OF
Louis Roser, capitalist. Of Maysville.
KY Seated at the dinner table Mrs.
Roser broke the silence by asking her
husband to have cup of coffee.
Il believe | WILL" he replied
With these words he fell back in
his chair. stricken with heart trouble.
and died.
In his will Roser left everything to
his wife and requested that his body
be cremated and the ashes cast into
the Ohio river from the suspension
bridge in Cincinnati.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
Hiding Treasures Her Mania.

The extraordinary story Of a veal.
thy lady Maggie" was told in Dublin
Chancery courts the other day, when
it was mentioned that the residue Of
the great fortune Of Miss Magan avail
able for charities would be about
100000. The Master of the Rolls, in
making orders in the case, said that
some day q Thackeray or Dickens
would write Z novel around the extra
ordinary lifo Of tho testatrix. The
old lady had . mania for accumulat.
Ing treasure and placing it in tho
most unexpected places. Searches
had been made aud treasures found
in flower pots and vases and waste
paper baskets, underneath stairs. car
pets and other places.
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luncheon and. on getting home again.
pulled him out from his hiding place.
For minute or two the animal
showed fear. but then. to her great
amazement and that Of her servant.
the little griffon suddenly started to-
ward the window and ran up one OF
the curtains with the speed and agfl'
ity not at all unlike the best known
qualities of a mouse. The butler and
footman were called. and there was
an exciting chase about the drawing
room before the little wonder was
captured The new owner was then
rather more Mortified than surprised
to find that her grifron was nothing
but rather diversified rat that had
been se;ved into dogs skin.
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Seaport Taking its Old Place.


Alden, lately visited by King George,
was a f1ourishing seaport centuries
before the Christian era, and con.
tinued to thrive under the Roman EN-
pire and after the rise of Mohamme-
dan power in Asia Minor. The adop-
ton of the Cape of Good Hope route
to India, however, deprived it Of its
trade, and Alden sank to the squalid,
Insignificant village. Revival came in
Early Victorian days when the over.
land route to India was reverted to.
The British government saw the i'm.
portance Of Alden as guarding the pas
sage to It's eastern empire, and a mum.
Der of outrages upon Englishmen by
the Arabs led to the dispatch of an
expedition which took the town in
January, 1889. Since then its trade
and population have increased until
today Alden is a settlement over 70
square miles In extent and one of the
most important of our links of EN-.
pre-"
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Dead Slang.

Is there anything 80 dead as dead
slang? 1t must be quite fresh, or it
offends the nostril. And no one should
talk slang without the assurance that
it is both infantile and immortal. John
Galsworthy is modern. And in THE
Man Of Property" he produces the
slang expression of the eighties. "A
daverdy woman" It Is a term Of con-
tempt for a woman. But is there any
one born In the eighties who could
explain that slang term, or remem-
bers It? You must get your slang
sresh-there is little Of it that stands
the tihned preservation. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
FIRST CAT TAX LEVIED

Munich, in Bavaria. is the first city
in the world to levy tax upon the
domestic cat. The tax Is IS, and
every cat is provided with a special
collar and metal check such as the
dogs wear. Those who are not thus
provided will be caught by authorized
persons. The measure Is not popular.
but it Is considered that there are far
too many cats In the city. and it ts
expected that the levying of the tax
will result in reducing the numbers
kept.
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Wonderful Curiosity.

On the banks of the Willamette
river. short distance above Portland,
Ore, stands one of the most remark
able rocks in the world. It is known
as the Balancing rock. Rising from
a broad base is small column, rough
ly round In shape. Just above this is a
huge mass Of rock, bearing tree on
the summit, the total height of rock
and column being about 100 feet. Al
though great deal larger and heav-
Ter than the pillar on which it stands.
the big rock is very accurately bal.
anced. For how many centuries this
odd freak has stood not even the
wisest scientists are able to determine,
but 1t has evidently been there for a
very long period. The entire rock Is
Of volcanic nature, and the most
singular thing about it is the fact that
the knob and pillar are entirely dis
jointed from one another. Wind and
weather, no doubt, are slowly wear
Ing the Balancing rock away, but the
process is 80 im2erceptible that, fall
Ing some unforeseen catastrophe, the
monument will probably endure for
many centuries.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
STAMPS AMAZON GUARD

Siam Is one Of the few countries
which boast of corps Of women police.
The members of this Amazon Guard
are all old and ugly. They wear uni
form though they are not armed. Their
chief duty Is to act as gate keepers
OF the inner, or women's palace at
Bangkok. They follow any stranger
who enters the palace and remain
with him until he takes his departure.
They see that there is no mischief
made and that no one makes love to
the royal wives and concubines. Men
who have business inside the palace
doctors. architects, carpenters. elec-
trio light filters, etc.-enter the pal
acc freely, but are always accompa-
MED by some of the Amazon guard.
The palace has some difficulty in re-
cruiting these guards, as the work is
hard and the pay poor. and the quail
fication-uncomplimentary.
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Vanderbilt Gets a Tip.

There are a lot of stories told OF
that famous amateur whip, Alfred
Vanderbilt, who has once again taken
to himself a wife. On one occasion
he had an amusing experience while
driving his coach between London
and Brighton. At one stopping place
on American approached him and hand
ed him substantial Tip" Il touched
my hat In customary STYLE" said Mr..
Vanderbilt afterwards, took the
money and put it in my pocket, and
think had the better Of him. l don t
know whether this particular Amer
lean intended it as snub because /
was a coachman or because he didn't
know me; let us give him the benefit
OF the doubt-either way it's good
enough" Mr.. Vanderbilt, by the way,
inherited s2O,000,000 from his father.
the late Cornelius Vanderbilt. He
owns over 100 prize horses and con.
siders coaching the finest sport In
the world. "-London Tattler.