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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
LITTLE JACK IN A DILEMMA
Could Not Produce Button Represent.
Ing "Aappiness Of Life" Because
Mother Had Used Il.

A school mistress was trying to
make clear to her class the fundament.
al doctrines OF the Declaration Of In.
dependence.
Now, boys" she said, Il shall give
each of you three ordinary buttons.
Here they are" And she handed three
buttons to each member Of the class.
Now" she went on to explain, you
must think Of the first button as repre-
senting Life; Of the second as repre-.
senting Liberty: Of the third repre-.
senting the Pursuit of Happiness. To.
morrow I shall ask you what the three
buttons signify"
True to her word. the school mis-.
tress asked the class on the following
day regarding the names Of the three
buttons. She began by putting the
question to Jack, the largest boy OF
the class. lad of about ten years of
age.
Nov, Jack, produce your buttons,
and tell me what they stand for
Jack drew from his pocket two of
the buttons and held up one at a
time. "This-un, num-" he said, look.
ing at the first button, "is Life. An
this-un." holding up the second. "1s
Liberty" Then his face Redeemed,
and he looked to be on the point of
crying. Il amt got t'other button. Ma
sewed Pursuit OF Happiness onto my
shirt !"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12

Busy Woman Will Find It Saves Time
and Prevents Too Frequent Neglect
Of Correspondence.

All busy women know the value Of
system, and every busy woman should
systematic her daily tasks.
In the matter of letter writing many
women are great procrastinators. They
persistently leave important letters un-
answered until the last possible mo-
ment, and then have to write hurried
note, often forgetting to take up i'm
portant subjects for discussion.
The best way to do is to have one
day or evening set apart for weekly
letter writing. One woman reserves
Tuesday morning for this purpose, and
she allows none but the most press
ing duties to interfere with her writ
ing.
While reading a letter she will jot
down any particular thing she wants
to mention in ths reply on the back
Of the envelope, place it In the letter
rack on her desk, and, when Tues
day comes, has all the weeks CORE
spondence ready for answering be-
fore her. II during the interim of
the receipt and answering of letter
she thinks of any point she wishes to
discuss, that, too, is noted on the en-.
velope.
With this system letter writing Is
real pleasure-one that is looked
forward to every week with keen In
terest.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
Cement-Made Vases.

Many young folks have tried model
Ing in clay or wax and found great
enjoyment in 1t. Perhaps some have
wished that they might make things
in this way which would be perma-
nent and would not break easily. This
can be done by using cement. Cement
is very cheap now and it can be used
for making 70 end OF objects such as
vases, pedestals, busts and other f1g-
ures, posts, troughs, steps, etc. Mix
one part OF cement with one or two
parts OF clean sand, dry, and then add
just enough water to make a good
dough-" You mustn't mix In more
than you can use in an hour, say, as
the mortar loses Its strength after the
cement has set" By the aid OF a
small trowel and such kitchen 1mple-
ments as spoons and knives you can
model all sorts Of objects. and II you
let them stand while they will be-
come as hard as stone. You can color
the cement by adding a little cheap
dry pigment to it. In this way you
can produce variety Of colors. and
make some really artistic designs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12

The grain elevator Office, which appar-
emily had been picked out as place
where money might be obtained.
An examination of the shattered
parts OF the safe showed that the
"yeggmen" drilled the safe carefully.
but placed in too large quantity Of
the explosive.
The noise Of the explosion was
heard by several persons and the po-
lice Of the Thirty-f1fth street station
were again notified. When detectives
and police entered the wrecked Office
and found the walls frescoed with
blood, they placed a guard around the
grain elevator and made careful
search of the building. 1t was be.
lieved that leg of one Of the burg
lars was either blown of or severely
mangled and torn.
Failing to find any trace Of the
"yeggmen" in the building, hurried
search of the neighborhood was made.
but with no results.
What appear to be finger prints on
a door frame, apparently made by one
of the wounded bandits, will be made
the subject of a study by Captain Ev-
ans of the bureau of Identification in
an attempt to identify the burglars.
There was a small sum of money
and about SO worth Of stamps In the
safe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
Homemade Black Ink.

II you want deep-black Ink that
will hold its color and will not unex-
pectedly separate into its ingredients
follow the directions. which are:
Mix one ounce tannic acid, one-half
drachm pyrogallic acid. one ounce
1actate Of iron, one ounce sulphate Of
iron, one-han drachm pyoktannia, ono
ounce tartaric acid and six p'nts Of
warm water: shake the mixture well
to dissolve, and then set aside for a
few days, giving It an occasional shak.
ing. Then strain the mixture through
cotton wool and add one and one-half
ounces Of fresh muci1age. You will
find the ink will run smoothly, write
a deep black and will copy easily.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12

mounted on four wheels, the front
pair turning on an axle, which enables
the occupants to do a bit of steering.
The favorite place for the running
OF these toy carts is a gradient, and
motorists have lately been tortured in
the stretches of Perth road and Ferry
road.
The little carts come darting out Of
the side streets irrespective Of the
possible approach Of tram or motor
Tar, and the result is to give the most
careful driver touch of nerves
Recently a Dundee motoring party
got scared three times on the route
named, and though the speed was
never more than five miles an hour, q
miracle only prevented mishap, and
two ladies with the car arrived home
IN a state Of collapse.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
DOES AWAY WITH THE CORSET
Experiment Of French Modiste That 10
In the Nature Of Sartoriat
Revolution.

A very famous French modiste has
started revolution Of sartorial or
der by making gowns which are tn be
worn without any, kind OF a corset.
But" exclaims the well-dressed wom-
an, 1T is an impossibillty to wear such
a gown! The figure will appear loose
and untidy. the gowns will not fit, and
the appearance will be ruined by such
a preposterous fashion"
Nothing of the sort The gowns
are veritable gems Of beauty in which
the models look moro chic than in tho
styles which need a corset Now, how
Is this accomplished
The modiste who - responsible for
this fashion. being IN artist a. we'll a.
q dressmaker, set about 70 study the
natural lines Of tho feminine figure
with the purpose Of evolving . fash
ion which need not ,.on0ne it, grace
and beauty. An tho gowns hang from
IL sha~ldsrs and WITH n0no Of tho -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
Sunshine.

Surround the children with every
possible cheer. Smiles and
laughter cost nothing. Let the
children have music. let them have
pictures, let them have laughter, let
them have a good time: not an idle
time, but one full of cheerful occupa-
beautiful things you can. Plants
should be given sun and air and the
blue sky. Give them to your boys and
girls. l do not mean for a day or q
month. but for all the years. We can
not treat a plant tenlerly one day
and harshly the next day: they cannot
stand it~-Luther Burbank, In THE
Training If the Human Plant"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
LOOK AFTER
YOUR HEALTH
If Toer System l. Kept Toned Up You
win Escape Many Diseases That
Find Easy Victims Among
Pale People.

Enough disease germs enter the ~.
erage human body every day to cause
death If the healthful organism did not
combat these germs and render them
harmless.
Let the human system become run
dawn, or debilitated, and this power Of
resistance to disease is weakened.
Soon the disease germs get the upper
hand, an acute sickness follows or the
patient becomes a chronic invalid.
1t is in the blood that the battle to
maintain the health is fought. Keep
the blood toned up, the bowels open
and observe ordinary care as regards
food and rest and you will avoid much
sickness.
Debility is not recognized disease
but is condition in which the suffer
er cannot get good nights sleep,
wakes up all tired out, has no strength
or ambition, Is nervous, has poor ap-
petite, has trouble with the stomach,
and Is subject to headaches and back
aches. 1t is most commonly met with
in people who have to work hard, are
confined indoors, eat improper food or
have worries and grief.
The case of Mrs. NJ. V. McCaslin, OF
No. 202 South 9th Street, Lincoln,
Neb., shows the value of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills as a tonic for all rundown
conditions of health. She says:
II gave DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People trial for general debility
from which had been suffering about
three years. was thoroughly tired
and worn out and had no ambition for
anything. I became very weak and
kept losing strength. My appetite was
poor and l was nervous and had So
we're headaches.
II needed tonic treatment and tried
several tonic remedies but none SEEM
ed to help me until I tried DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, was
soon much improved in health and
able to get around and do my work. I
took the pills until cured and am pleas
ed to recommend them to anyone who
is run down in health"
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are for sale
by all druggists, or will be sent, post
paid, on receipt of price, SO cents per
box; six boxes for $3.50 by the DR.. VIII
lams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Send today for a copy Of our free
booklet, Diseases of the Blood"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
Shores Arc Caste,esa.

The cause and cure of snoring con-
Germ all classes. says the London
Chronicle. We have record that both
the house Of lords and the workhouse
have suffered from it. There WA a
former Duke Of Norfolk who fell into
tho habit OF sleeping audibly In tho
lords, and It happened that he wa
hard ut It on ono occasion when 4
bill concerning the parish Of 0neat
Snoring. In Norfolk. came before tho
house. Tho roar Of laughter with
which the bills title was Greeted
awakened tho duke and relieved his
fellow peers. At tho other end Of tho
social scale 10 have tho poor law con-
mission minoEity's commeudation az
~ ingenious woekhouss master. Who
divided the old men ct night % that
~ snoeees and Tho deaf men sleut
= 60 ward anA u Feet d aoo<hae.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
WHY MILK Will TURN SOUR
Reason 10 That Fluid Contains Small
Mlcrobe That Makes "A Acid
From the Sugar.

Perhaps you have often wondered
why it is that If you let milk STAND
for short time, especially In warm
weather. it will turn sour AID become
unit to use In your tea or conee' out
II 1t Is boiled and then sealed up IN
some sort of alright can or Jar II Will
keep for any length Of time IN any
weather.
Many persons believe that a thun.
derstorm will turn milk sour. anu II
you ask them what the thunder. winch
is nothing but noise. can do TO the
milk you will find that they have no
idea. but they just know it IL SO. so
there!
The reason that milk turns sour Is
that it contains a small microbe that
makes an acid from the sugar IN inc
milk. When the milk is boiled these
microbes are killed and the acld Is
never developed. Warm air. and even
electricity in the air. is very favor
able to the rapid growth of these MI.
crobes, which are really sort OF
plant, and all plants flourish III
warmth.
| The acid which is made by these MI
crobes in the milk is called lact1o
acid, and If the milk is good ami clean
it is aone the worse for turning sour
although it is not just the thing &c
put In tea For some persons sour
milk is much more wholesome drlnl
than sweet milk and is recommenoec
by some doctors for the cure OF Ger
tain diseases. There is famous Chi
| nese statesman who believes ne Will
| live to be one hundred and fifty De
! cause he drinks so much sour mills
every day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
"ECZEMA |TCHED so BADLY
COULDN'T STAND IT."

II suffered with eczema on my neck
for about six months, beginning by lit
tie pimples breaking out. kept
scratching till the blood came. 1t kept
getting worse, couldn't sleep nights
any more. 1t kept itching for about a
month, then l went to q doctor and
got some liquid TO take. 1t seemed
as II I was going to get better. The
itching stopped for about three days,
but when 1t started again. was even
worse than before. The eczema itched
SO badly couldn't stand it any more.
Il went to a doctor and he gave me
some medicine. but didn't do any good.
We have been having Cuticura Rem
edies in the house. so decided to try
them. had been Using Cuticura
Soap, so got me a box of Cuticura
Ointment, and washed of the affected
part with Cuticura Soap three times q
day, and then put the Cuticura ONT
ment on. The first day put it on. It
relieved me Of itching so could sleep
all that night. It took about a week.
then could see the scab come OF. I
kept the treatment up for three weeks,
and my eczema was cured.
my brother got his face burned
with gun-powder, and he used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. The people all
thought ne would have scars, but you
can't see that he ever had his face
burned. 1t was simply awful to look
Of h@p
(Soap and Ointment) cured It,"
(Signed) Miss Elizabeth Gehrki, For
rest City, Ark, Oct Is, 1910 Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere,
a sample Of each, with 32-page book,
will be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura," Dept. L. Boston.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
BITS o. Flesh .
; As CRIME. CLUE
~ rA1I I'll
- =
Boodstains on the Walls Of an
Office Indicate Explosion
Wounded One Bandit.
The SAFE IS CRACKED
overcharge Of NitrogIycerln FolIs Rob.
bers, Who Are Thought to Have A.
tempted Another Robbery, Be- =
inQ Frightened Away.

Chicago.-SeverA jagged bits Of hui.
man flesh, the torn left leg of a pair
Of trousers and crimson blood stains
on walls and furniture were the grew
some clues to an attempted safe rob-
berry found by the police the other
day in the Office of the Williams Grain
company, 400 West Thirty-ninth
street.
The stains and evidence of an acci-
dent are declared by the police to be
the result of an overcharge of nitro
glycerin, and it is thought one of the
members of the gang Of "yeggs" is
dangerously wounded. The safe which
the men were trying to break into was
wrecked and the walls and furniture
in the Office demolished.
The damage done by the explosion
not only evidently wounded one of
the robbers, but caused the gang to
fee without attempting to take any
valuables from the safe.
The marauders are believed to be
the Fame ones who short time be-
fore were frightened away from the
Offices of the Schulze Baking com.
pany, 139 West Thirty-fifth street,
after they had drilled the combination
Of the safe and were preparing to in
sert and light a fuse.
A Waterman at the bakeshop con-
Germ was above the Office when he
heard the combination Of the safe in
the Office fall to the floor. He tele'
phoned the police, but the safe blow
ers gathered their tools and escaped
before the police arrived.
The robbers are believed to have
separated after leaving the baking
plant, and, by devious ways, reached
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
BatAetic.

and delicate taste in literature, and
at a recent dinner at Vancouver Bar
racks, discussing popular novel OF
little worth, General Maus said:
THE pathos of the book is really
bathos. 1t reminds me of a private's
widow The good woman was about
to sell her household furniture, her
rugs, plated ware and what not. AS
she was going over these articles her
eyes filled with tears, a host Of mem
cries rose in her mind and, laying
aside half-dozen knives, she said:
"'Oh, dear! l can't let these go!
They've been in poor Georges mouth
too often!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
She Meant Ten,

How many commandments did
the Lord give to Moses?" inquired
mamma of little six-year-old Willie,
upon his return from Sunday school.
He could not remember. so to
prompt him she held up her ten
dnger&
"Oh, know now" he said, TIL
umphantly. 1.-TWO hands full"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
SHE QUIT COFFEE
And Much Good Came From Il.

It is hard to believe that coffee will
put person in such a condition as It
did a woman Of Apple Creek. O. She
tells her own story:
II did not believe coffee caused my
trouble, and frequently said I liked
it so we'll l would not quit drinking 1t.
even II it took my life, but ! was .
miserable sufferer from heart trouble
and nervous prostration for four years.
Il was scarcely able to go around ut
all. Had no energy, and did not care
for anything. Was emaciated and had
a constant pain around my heart until
I thought I could not endure It, /
felt as though was liable to die any
time.
Frequently had nervous chills and
the least excitement would drive sleep
away, and any little noise would up
set me terribly. was gradually get
ting worse until finally one day. II
came over me, and I asked myself
what is tho use of being sick all the
time and buying medicine 20 that ]
can indulge myself in coffee? =
80 thought I would see If I could
quit drinking coffee, and got some
Postum to help me quit. I made It
strictly according to directions, and
I want to tell you that change was the
greatest step in my life. It was easy
TO-. quit coffee because had the
Postum which I Ike better. than !
liked tho old coffee. One by one the
old troubles left, until now am in
splendid health, nerves steady. heaat
Ill right, and the pain all gone. Never
have any moro nervous chills. don't
take any medicine, can do al my
housswork, and have done Z great
deal besides. @zT,r. e..
my sister.inlaw, Who visited mo
this summer had besn IN invalid Tor
some time, much % / WAS. / rot her
g quit coffee and drink Postum. Sho
gained I've pounds IN TIRES weeks,
and Inevsr NV such change 81 any.
ones hsaltl~ 4. b: IS .ssss
Thoro'S . 1o1ooa. 2
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12

sleeve trimmings are Of brown and
cream striped satin; yoke of piece
lace and under-sleeves of coarse mesh
ed net over cream ninon.
Hat of brown stretched velvet, lined
and trimmed with cream satin.
Materials required for the dress:
5 yards 46 inches wide, 1 yard satin %
inches wide, Is yard lace IS inches
wide, II yard striped silk, y yard net
10 inches wide, " yard fringe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
To Keep Plants.

If you intend to leave home for 4
few days and desire to keep palms.
ferns or other plants watered during
your absence, do so in this manner:
Place as many common bricks in a
tub as you have plants to keep.
Cover them with water and place
the plants upon the bricks. The bricks
will absorb the water and the plants
will draw all the moisture they re-
quire, keeping in good condition for
many days.
In winter place the tub in the warm
est place, so that danger of freezing
may be prevented.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
Troubles Laid to "ln-Law."

"The cause of more than half tho
family scraps that are scrapped to .
flnish," says an exchange, iii the in
law A man or a woman marrieo
some one absolutely antagonistic to
all the other members Of the family,
and then, putting this person on .
pedestal, demands that all shall do her
or his will. For the sake Of courtesy,
often a whole family will yield many
points, and gradually the 'in-law' be-
comes more and more jnsistent, and
SO things drift along, always the ono
side giving in, until some straw, some
trife, will prove the drop too much.
and after that the fracas. With tho
air cleared, a beginning can be made
over again on a basis of equal rights.
or else all intercourse can cease.
Either way much has been gained"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
When to Call the Doctor.

When to summon the doctor Is
point which has probably puzzled most
people at one time or another, but in
the case of throat and intestinal
troubles there should be no uncertain
ty, says a medical authority. The doc
tor should be summoned at once, for
the sort throat may be diphtheria, and
the intestinal symptoms may mean
peritonitis, appendicitis or any one of
dozen complaints Of serious char
acter. Valuable time and the golden
opportunity may be wasted by wait
ing for symptoms that are severe
enough to justify calling the doctor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
TRYING TO AVOID THE HURLY
Motorists Of Dundee Having Strenu-
GUS Time Trying to Stdestep Boys
Favorite Machine.

Motorists are having a lively time
in Dundee just now.
They need to keep an extra sharp
lookout passing along thoroughfares
which are flanked by side streets on a
gradient, for no matter how slow they
drive the boy in the street continues
to get in front, and it is sometimes a
near thing. inches only, avoiding a
fatality.
The hurly is favorite machine for
amusing Dundee youth, says the
Courier. 1t consists Of a soap box
which has served its day and is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
Eacetious Operator.

II say, mister" said the cadaverous
man, entering the telegraph Office.
"could you trust me for telegram I
want to send my wife? I'll pay you
tomorrow"
Sorry, SIR" said the operator. but
we are terribly rushed these days and
there isn't a tick in the office that
isn't working overtime as it is"-Har>
per's Weekly.
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teriaI, This Costume Will Make
Up Handsomely.

Tho dress we show here is in oak
colored cashmere; down the center
front is band of brown satin with
fringed ends; the left side of cash.
mere Is cut in slant to lie over the
satin below knees. The edge is trim.
med with satin-covcred buttons.
The Magyar bodice is similarly cut
and has band Of satin down front
buttons trimming the left front, which
crosses over to waist The collar and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-12
graceful bulkiness which marke
gowns of this kind years ago.
Reversible Hats.

Reversible hats have come to keep
company with reversible coats. They
are the newest novelty in the millinery
shops, and are 80 arranged that each
hat may be worn In fine weather or in
wet weather. In other words, one side
is suitable only for fine weather and
the other side can Withstand the rain
and snow. The hats are adapted spe
cially for travelling, walking in the
country or even for riding and driv.
ing. They are made Of straw. neatly
lined throughout. The straw is e.
tremely pliable and bears turning.
folding and twisting to an unusual OK,
tent. The trimming consists Of q
large buckle and q rosette
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Sad case.

Sad case.
II hear your husband has lost his
public job"
"Yes"
what does he expect to do now?"
"Well, he told me this morning
that unless he could get reinstated
pretty soon he would have to 60 to
work somewhere Chicago Record
Herald.