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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
City Men Needed on the Farm.

In many notable instances city men
are succeeding as farmers. If they do
not know all about raising grain and
handling live stock, they are able, as
rule, to apply business methods to
their undertakings.
Successful farm management must
include a knowledge Of buying and
selling. In this particular the city man
Is apt to be ahead of his rural neigh
Dor 1t is essential to know what con-
sumers require. what the usual retail
prices are on farm commodities, and
the facilities available for transporting
and selling. The man Of city expert
ence understands these things. and he
goes in for a line of produce like
onions, beans, potatoes. ducks, chick
ems and carnations and asters, on
which he gets big profits.
1t would not be like a city man to
raise wheat at seventy-tlve cents a
bushel and twenty bushels to the acre;
when he can get ninety cents a bushel
for onions and $50 bushels to the
acre. This illustrates the whole idea,
and no truth is more striking than the
fact that city men are needed in agri1
culture-From C. C. Bowsfeld's MAX
ing the Farm Pay"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
RIDDLES.

What is the difference between a
pastry cook and billeticker?
One puffs up paste, the other pastes
up puffs.
What is the difference between Z
hungry man and glutton.
One longs to eat, the other eats too
long.
Who was the first whistler and what
was his tune?
The wind. when he whistled "Over
the Hills and Far Away"
Why Is opening letter like taking
queer method of getting into a
room?
Because 1t is breaking through the
sealing (ceiling).
II you suddenly saw a house on fire,
what three celebrated authors would
you feel inclined to name?
Great Scott, Hewitt, Burns (Great
Scott! how it burns!)
Why is the interior of theater ever
sorry sight?
Because the boxes are always in
tiers.
Why is a spendthrift's purse like
thunder cloud?
Because it is continually lightning.
Why do gypsies never become in.
sane?
Because they lead no-mad lives.
Why is photography antagonistic to
portrait painting?
Because it is a Photographic art.
What is the difference between a
man going upstairs and one looking
up?
One is stepping up the stairs. tho
othe: is staring up the steps.
When it silver cup most likely to
run?
When it is chased.
Why is a convivial man like q
Quaker?
Because he is fond of the Society of
Friends.
!. Why is a kiss like q properly d.
vided sermon?
Because it requires an introduction.
two heads and an application.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
MUST BE HANDLED TENDERLY
Violin and VioIonceIIo Both Extremely
Sensitive to Changing At,nos-s
pheric Conditions.

The violin and violoncello are most
sensitive to atmospheric conditions
and suffer from atmospheric varia-
tions quite as much as the tender vo-
cal cords of the singer.
Those who have attempted to make
the violin an ornament by hanging it
upon the wall have had reason to re-
pent taking such a liberty. The vio-
lin loses it's varnish and gradually its
pitch and timbre The artificial heat of
rooms in winter makes it's tone rau,
cous when it does not obliterate it en-.
tirely.
Metal cases, morocco covered, are
equally unfit for it, A strong, well
vanished wooden case, even though
it be not especially attractive to the
eye, suits the suscept!bilities of the
violin much better, Certain Qualities,
sometimes unsupported in the wood,
play an important part in the falsifi.
cation of notes, causing progressive
deterioration.
There was a time when manufact1r.
ers applied to their product several
coats of "paint"-i. e., a concentrated
solution of bichromate Of sodium pot.
ash in boiling water. The wood soon
acquired yellow tone, and under tho
action of lights after drying, the color
darkened and took on the aspect Of
the very old paint.
For commercial purposes this was
all very well, but what happened to
the purchaser was that as soon as he
began to use his instrument exposed
to the light the bichromate worked on
the gelatin which the manufacturers
employed to color the wood and pre-
vented the penetrating Of the varnish.
while some element in the bichromate
of soda was converted into stone The
violin suffered petrification, which i'm.
peded its tones and rendered 1t use
less.-Harper's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
tiers, paint it with very thin gold paint
very carefully. The effect is charming
and only close inspection will detect
| the ruse.
BEFORE BUYING YOUR TRUNK
Some Things Which Require Careful
Consideration Before Selecting
Your Travelling Box.

First, decide what is to be packed in
it, and whether it is to be used for
journeys over land, or for sailing over
the sea. II a trunk is used for what it
is intended, clothes alone, and they
are packed with intelligence, they will
arrive at their destination unwrinkled.
1t is the simplest necessity to put
rolls of tissue paper under a skirt
which may have to be folded over, to
puff the sleeves Of gown with tissue
and to stuff little paper into the
waists of dresses. An important pre-
caution in the art Of packing is to put
the heaviest clothes at the bottom
Tissue paper should also be folded be
tween dark and light clothes if fresh
ness Is to be expected. Very perish.
able evening dresses, especially span
gled or beaded ones, should be packed
in thin bags. The most desirable
trunks are made in wardrobe style, ex-
amp!es of modern wizardry with their
various compartments constructed to
hold every article of wearing apparel
and keep in perfect condition to the
end Of the journey.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
to him yesterday, and Is wrote to her.

to him yesterday. and he wrote to her.
At 1east-I mean" @~
What do you mean?" inquired my
father, sternly. "How do you know
about these things?" S.
"Oh. sort of guessed, I SUPPOSE
answered. blushing.
The next morning I met Steve
Marks and he caught me by the wrist,
What do you think?" he exclaimed,
Indignantly. Sylvia Temple has just
confessed that those letters never
reached them at ALL"
What? Why?" l shouted.
because she sneaked back to the
post Office after we had gone, and
fished them out with a piece of stick
with a fish hook in the end, and tore
them up-that's why"
Then how did it happen?" I asked,
for my fathers explanation did not
seem quite true.
I'm blessed if I know" he an
swered, scratching his head, and at
that moment who should come along
but Miss Libby herself. She looked
ten years younger, and she smiled SO
prettily she gave me quite scare.
so you boys know all about 1t, l
see," she said, when we blurted out
our congratulations. II can't begin to
tell you how happy am and and
we'll, l guess I've been a pretty crab
bed sort Of woman for a long time.
But now want you all to como into
my garden this afternoon and pick as
many pears as you can carry away.
They're just about ripe"
Well, you could have knocked me
down with feather, for 1 had had
those pears on my mind all day.
Pooh, that's nothing!" said Sylvia,
when I asked her opinion. Its just
what my mother calls mental sugges.
ton. Don't you see? We imagined
those letters and we imagined the
pears, and both came true"
But the pears were certainly fine.
l did all sorts Of imagining after that,
and some Of it came true, and some
didn't. The best thing that came true
was when l imagined that Sylvia and
I were sweethearts.
Copyright. 1919. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
SOMETHING
/6r;H66 q r
L,tTTlEONES
RURAL SCHOOL HAS MISSION
Where One 6ushel OF Corn Grew Be-
fore Two Are Now Secured by Meth
DDS Just Brought Out.
(By RAY p. SPEARN

(By RAY p. SPEAR.)
The training of country children to
grow two bushels of corn where one
bushel grew before is a commendable
thing. To bring this about many
changes may be made in the pro.
grams of most country schools. Arith-
metic problems may be worked out in
terms Of corn and potatoes and COWS.
Reading may be largely confined to
the subjects of interest to country
boys and girls. Essays on farm top
les may be written in place of the
usual parsing and other grammar
work. This will lay foundation for
much practical work in the later
years of school life.
Older students trained in the ele-
mentary principles of agriculture
could conduct termination tests Of
corn and grain. Herds could be test
ed, rations could be worked out for
live stock, records could be kept of
poultry, garments could be made for
home, and the art of cooking could be
cultivated. These and many other
practical things could be worked out
with the school house as a center.
Added to this is the social pleasure
that could be obtained by everyone In
the community when a permanent in
terest in the school was established.
Basket socials, evening entertain
ments, picnics, school house fairs, lee
lures, and moving pictures would
make the rural school a real factor
in the social improvement of the
school district. The country school
has mission which should not be
neglected.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Baskets of Flowers as Bridge Favors.

Baskets of Flowers as Bridge Favors.
At bridge whist party recently, the
hostess did not approve of prizes.
When the playing was over, her
daughter entered the room bearing the
most charming little baskets of flow
ers-pink and lavender, sweet peas,
forget-me-nots, wall flowers and fcath-
cry sprays of fern. A basket was CIV
en- to the winner at each table, while
in the basket for the players whose
score was highest of all there were
rosebuds as well. These dainty bas-
kets were lined with heavy oiled paper
and filled with wet sand, while around
the rim, forming a quaint frill, was
the edge of a paper lace dolly from
which the center had been cut. The
flowers, stuck deep in the wet sand,
kept fresh long while and the whole
eject was eautiful.-Good House
keeping
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
TWO CLEVER FRENCH TRICKS
How Partisan Woman Makes Her
Homemade Gown Look Like
High-Priced Model.

Here are one or two clever little
tricks by means of which a French
woman accomplishes the chic" of the
famous artist and makes her home
made gown look like the work Of the
world-famous house instead of her own
nimble fingers. In looking at Pa,
Quin, Doucet or Poiret model. French
woman does not try to copy the en-
tire gown. In fact, she steers clear of
intricate draperies and folds. She no.
tices the sleeve, the cut of the neck,
whether high or low, V-neck or square;
whether the waist blouses at the
girdle or is drawn In snugly; whether
the fullness is gathered in the center
of the front or back, or whether 1t is
pushed to the sides, leaving the cen
ter plain. Then she remembers If the
skirt be gathered or gored into the
belt, II it appears narrower at the foot
than the knees, and if this effect be
accomplished By inverted plaits held
in at the foot by buttons or stitches,
or if it be cut and gored narrower. All
these details are easily observed If
one has them in mind, and they are
the important items that make or mar
the style of gown.
The bead work that is being used so
much on the important gowns may be
copied by the home dressmaker If she
will just study the kinds of beads that
are used on these gowns and buy that
kind. String the beads on q double
thread and sew them onto the gown by
taking stitch between each two
beads with another thread. Do not
try to string and sew the beads with
the same needle and thread, or the
work will look very amateurish.
A very clever French trick is to form
. design on chiffon and outline it in
embroidery silk in one or two colors;
then, instead of embroidering the CEN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Best He Could Do.

Mr.. Raymond appeared at his neigh.
boris door one November evening at
dusk In a towering rage and utterinR
fierce threats against his neighbor's
dog Nero. Vainly the neighbor tried
to explain that Nero was only a puppy.
HE belongs to Johnny" he went on,
and it would break Johnny's heart if
anything happened to him. I think"
hopefully that his manners will i'm.
prove
Manners" roared Raymond. I'm
not complaining of his manners, but
his nature. After he had jumped all
over me he bit the back of my leg"
That's az far as he can reach,
broke in Johnny in a wounded tone.
you don't expect little pup like him
to bite big man like you on the neck
do you, Mr.. Raymond?"-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
WHEN LIBBY SMILED.
Il Was When She and Will Ia.
Dor Made Up
Again.
az e. r. MOON.

We all looked upon Libby Arliss Is
an old maid, absurdly old, although
her age could not have been more
than thirty-five. But after her mother
died she ceased to go about much In
our village society; and by the time
she was out of mourning she had set
tied down into lonely life in her lit
tie home. She had fine garden, and
We boys and girls used to steal her
pears and mock at her when she came
out and threatened us.
I'D like to get even with Miss Libby
for being so mad about our taking her
wormy old pears" said Steve Marks,
the bad boy" Of the village.
None of us liked Libby. She was
certainly as sour as those early Bart
let's that we used to take with the
more gusto because we knew that our
discovery would let loose storm OF
fmprecation on our heads. That was
how we came to concoct the love let
ter.
Why We hit upon William Tabor l
can't quite remember. The Tabors
had orce been the most respected
family in our village, but William was
wild when he was a young man and
went West, returning broken down in
health, year or two before. l think
some one suggested that he he'd been
Libby's beau long before, when she
was pretty girl In the wide-sleeved
gowns then in fashion, and did her
plentiful hair in jar handle. But
since he had come back he had never,
to our knowledge, visited at Libby's
house, and if he had done so village
gossip would certainly have found it
out
Three Of the high school scholars
concocted the letter. 1t ran like this:
My Dearest William:
May 1-dare I. one whom the world
calls sour old maid, avcw to you
something against which I have fought
for many months in vain? William,
love you! There, I have avowed it,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18

and you cannot guess how shrinking
ly l write down -hese words which
my hand is poweltess to stay. l love
you-and now I have told you all.
The rest is with you.
LIBBY ARLISS."
Yes, it was gem of composition,
and elected screams of laughter
among US all. Only one girl protest
ed.
II think it's a mean shame" said
Sylvia Temple, turning upon US. 1T
must be just awful to be an old maid"
"Perhaps it will bring William to
the point, though" l suggested, and,
that gave us an idea. Why not send
Libby letter by the same post? No
sooner thought Of than acted upon.
Williams letter ran In this way:
My Dearest Libby Arliss:
"Because my tongue is weak and
falters in your presence, would fain
write down the words long to say to
you. Libby, I love you. May l call
to see you and tell you Of the fatal
passion which you inspire in my
heart? WILLIAM TABOR"
We dropped these epistles into the
letter box and waited with bated
breath, metaphorically speaking. We
didn't know whom to watch, but final
ly decided that 1t would certainly be
William who would go to Libby and
not Libby who would visit William.
So. having calculated that he might
be expected to arrive the following
afternoon, we ensconced ourselves
some half dozen Of us-behind the
hedge across the road and waited.
Presently We saw, sure enough, Mr..
Tabors buggy coming at breakneck
speed down the road in cloud of dust.
He pulled in the horse outside the
gate and hitched it to the fence. Then
he got out and went in, walking very
quickly. He rang the bell and Miss
Libby came to the door.
But l had never seen Miss Libby
look as she did then. All the sourness
had gone out of her face, and she was
dressed like young girl, in that alb
surd old-fashioned dress with the
hanging sleeves. There was color in
her cheeks, too, and she was smiling.
And as she stood there looking at
him and smiling up at him, he
took her in his arms and kissed her.
That was enough for US. We were
all thoroughly scared. We took to
our heels and ran as hard as We could
go. We couldn't go anywhere after
reaching the village without attract
ing attention, so We separated and
went to our homes.
We'll, lady, there's news in the viii
lage," said my father, when he came
home that night.
Il know, dear" said my mother,
smiling. Libby Arliss and Will Ia
Dor have made up again."
Trust a woman for finding out
these things" my father said. well,
I'd always hoped it would come to
pass, but I never thought it would be
in Just that way. 1t seems that she
had written him letter two years
ago. when he returned, and he found
IT, unopened. yesterday evening,
among lot OF old papers that his f.
ther%l left" ~
"Oh. no." blurted out; she wrote
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Uses Of Maine,

Maine is shown used in various
ways; heather buds developed of mall
inc as we'll as the imitation aigrette
have been favorably accepted. Maline
in its present degree of perfection Of
fers many inducements to the milliner
who is DESTROYS Of combining materi
ais to the best advantage, says Mill
merry Trade Review. Chantilly lace
used as Grapes and to form the brim of
the large picture hat for midsummer
is also an interesting feature. Ostrich
has come into it's own, and the hand
some ostrich fancy effects in the now
shades are unusually attractive.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Socktesa.

Bonnie was looking over his broth
ers shoulder at the pictures in a new
geography.
What are those men with the
bushy hair?' he asked.
Those are Australian aborigines,"
replied Ben.
Don't they wear any more clothes
than that?"
That's about ALL
Dear mel" exclaimed the little
brother, what in the world do they
hang up on Christmas?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Parrot LISTENING.

teaching is by the employment Of the
telephone. says the Popular Electro
city.
With the feathered pupil perched
upon a stick in the instructors hand.
telephone is held in such a position
that Polly may readily distinguish the
words or sounds emitted, and whether
from the oddly of the thing or from
some other cause the bird invariably
pays strict attention.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Bound to Get It.

Tommy, after going to bed. became
thirsty, or thought 10 did. He called
out:
Ma, I want a drink
The mothers voice answered back:
Tommy, you 60 to Sleep"
Tommy grunted. turned over, and
was silent for ten minutes. Then
again:
ma, I want a drink"
Tommy. you go right to sleep, was
the reply.
Intense silence again for ten min.
utes. Then:
Say, ma. want drink"
Tommy, If you don't 60 right to
sleep I'll come and spank you"
More silence, this time for about
two minutes. And then:
Say, ma, when you come to spank
me won't you bring me drink"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
I'D Darn Table Linen.

Stretch the article smooth and tight
In embroidery hoops. Remove the
presser foot from the sewing machine.
loosen the tension, slip the hoops un-
der the needle and, without turning
the hoops, sew back and forth until the
hole is neatly filled. Then turn the
hoops and proceed in the same manner
across the stitching already put in.
The result is gratifying.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Ace Of Pessimism.

Il had talk with pessinistic
friend the other day. I don't think
ever met any one so completely soured
on the world. He told me he doubted
human >honesty-that he didn't believe
in the faith Of man, nor the constancy
of woman. Life to him was all graft
and greed. He was very bitter"
'sYour friend must have had a lot Of
hard experiences. How old is he?"
Nineteen"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
FOR DULL DAYS.
Volt, In Search Of Prey, Enters Outer
Circle and Makes His Way Around,
Closing the Gate.

The illustration represents In tho
simplest outline . primitive wolf trap.
The dotted line is . gate opening in.
to a circular enclosure. How was tho
trap set and the wolf caught?
The trap consisted Of two circular
fences higher than q wolf could scale,
with a gate as was shown on the for
mer diagram. To set the trap a lamb
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
TELEPHONE TEACHES A BIRD
Most Original Method Of lnstructina
Parrots in Art of Elocution EN-.
ployed In London.

London has school of elocution for
birds. Trained parrots are made
teachers of other parrots by being
placed near the pupils cages. While
whistles and various musical 1nstru-
ments are used in giving instructions,
one OF the most original methods of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
BaptismaI Custom.

A pretty custom is followed at bap-
tisms in Heligoland. While a psalm
is being sung a procession of little
boys and girls troop in, passing in
front of the altar. Each child carries
a pannikin Of water, the contents Of
which are poured into the baptismal
font. Thus all the child's future play
mates contribute to the water with
which the baby is admitted into the
church.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
The Ghost and the Meat.

We have all heard of the French
schoolboy who. asked to translate
into English the French Of ITO be or
not to be-" evolved this: ITO was or
not to am"
Another schoolboy has equaled this
translation in recovering from Ger
man the text, "The spirit indeed is
willing. but the flesh is weak" in the
form: THE ghost, of course, is ready,
but the meat IS feeble. "-Youth's
Companion
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Bruidlcai Circle Stones.

How many stones in the Druidical
circle at Keswick. England? One an.
tiquarian says forty-eight, but other
mathematician give different and
varying estimates. A favorite number
is thirty-eight. Superstitious natives
declare that the lofty circle is haunt
ed by fairies, who bring to naught the
efforts of the profane to take census
of the megaliths. "They can't be
counted" says the guide, however
long you try"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
A Good Loser.

A Rhode Island politician who was
a prominent candidate in the late
election came home one day much pro-
voked at some misdemeanor which
his son, aged ten, had committed.
Frank" he said, sternly, do you
know, sir, that you are candidate
for whipping?"
Il hope I'll be defeated, father -
was young Franks reply, as he looked
up playfully at his father.-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Must Be STONED.

did you punish our son for throw
ing a lump of coal at Willie Smiggs?"
asked the careful mother.
Il did," replied the busy father.
II don't care so much for the Smiggs
boy, but I can't have anybody in this
family throwing coal around like
that"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-07-18
Something Wrong.

Little Frances-We dot a new baby.
Mrs. Neighbors-You don't say!
Little Frances-Yes'r an its eyes
open jes like my dolly's, but dess
somefin's the matter Wit its works,
cause its eyes don't 60 shut evwy
time hey lay It down.