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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
RlNGW0RM ON CHILD'S FACE

Stratford, 1owa.-"Three years ago
this winter my seven-year-old son had
ringworm on the face. First it was in
small red spots which had a rough
crust on the top. When they started
they looked like little red dots and
then they got bigger about the size
of a birds egg. They had white
rough ring around them, and grew
continually worse and soon spread
over his face and legs. The child SUI
fered terrible itching and burning, so
that he could not sleep nights. He
scratched them and they looked fear
full. He was cross when he had them.
We used several bottles Of liniment,
but nothing helped.
Il saw where a child had rash on
the face and was cured by Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and I decided to
use them. used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment about one month, and they
cured my child completely" (Signed)
Mrs. Barbara Prim, Jan. 80, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

hundred thousand dollars. Then the
verdict of the doctor, nervous COL
lapse, and now-the crash.
Anyhow, he had paid dollar for dol
lar. He tried to think of hard work,
constitution rebuilt, but never again
the mad rush for wealth, holding in
the end only bitter dust and blight
Talcott had brought half a dozen
letters from the Office. He opened
them in turn. Five were of no conse-
quence. The last one startled him. It
announced that an old pensioner of
his, James Gregory, living in another
city, had died leaving him his entire
apply at once to Dockkery &
Bates. attorneys"
Twentyfour hours later the senior
member of that firm escorted the
broker to a secluded city court In
the center of vacant lot stood a
large covered wagon. 1t had windows
like house and was divided into
three living compartments. Seated
on the grass reading from school
books we're three small boys Near by
was young lady of about eighteen
She was sewing and four little girls
were copying her industry.
"Mr. Gregory has left you two
horses and that wagon, with all hands
included" said the lawyer, grimly. In
addition, here is the deed already re-
corded in your name, to a six hundred
| and forty acre tract Of wild land a
hundred miles from here, up near the
! pineries."
"And this is my legacy" murmured
the perplexed Talcott
Exactly. Miss Gregory will explain
the Details" and the lawyer left him.
Talcott advanced towards the young
lady and introduced himself He
fancied he had never seen so kindly
and peaceful a face. Her simple
story was soon told. Her dead IA
Their, an eccentric, had taken in
charge, gradually. some homeless
orphans. For them and herself he had
worked, travelling about the country
In the wagon and doing odd jobs as a
tinker
When the broker asked her as to
her plans for the future, she only
looked helplessly and pathetically at
him.
| Warren Talcott did some thinking
Then, as If he had suddenly and re-
freshingly come to the threshold Of
an odd, new, inspiring life, he realized
that his pensioner had made him his
1egatee, confident that his old friend
| would work out the problem Alright.
They talked for over an hour Blunt
~ Talcott told of his real situation.
He suggested plan. He needed
rest. a change, the doctors had said.
Here it was. ready made to order.
They would go to the farm" as he
called It. It was their only tangible
inheritance. He went away for a
time, sold his watch and other jewel
~, handed a roll of bills to Miss
GREGORY, and said:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
RUSH FOR WEALTH.
Brokers Failure in Business
Leads to Happiness Through
Strange Inheritance.
BY GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN.

BY GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN.
Warren Talcott took a last look at
the long counting room that had once
been his, but was so no longer Some
men were erasing the sign, ''Talcott
4 Co., Stocks and Bonds" from the
glltter1ng plate glass windows. He
passed the elevator starter, who halt
ed him by gently catching his arm.
I've heard Of it, Mr.. Talcott," he
said, his voice quivering. "Sir, my
wife didn't sleep all night over it..
She says there's room for you un.
der the roof you helped US save all
your life long, if you'll take it."
Thank you," nodded the broker
Tell your wife it's such people as
you that make a man think there's
some good in the world"
Men turned and noted the tall,
graceful figure as Talcott passed.
There was always something royal in
his bearing. Even with Failure"
written that day against his business
career, a dauntless courage showed
In his kindly, steady eye.
A bootblack whom he had started
In business ran after him, winning the
ever indulgent smile of the generous
broker.
Mr.. Talcott," he said hurriedly,
i've got savings bank book that
says three hundred dollars. l want
to loan it out, you see"
II see you are good, loyal friend"
interrupted Talcott, placing a gentle
hand on the shoulder of the grateful
cripple.
The speaker walked rapidly from
the business center. Finally he
sought the most secluded corner of
an humble restaurant and sat down
to think.
Frame and face relaxed as he drew
out his pocket book. 1t contained only
few dollars, all that was left of a
magnificent fortune. His mind ran
back over the past few months. He
recalled the warning of his Doctor
overwork. He remembered how he
had one day given a wrong order An
other when the floor of the stock ex-
change had gone all black before him.,
and he had made a confused error in
business judgment and lost over two
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Four Great Sauces.

A Frenchman has declared that
man has created the culinary art! he
does not eat like an animal-he break
fasts, dimes and sups."
The French are particularly elo-
quent on the subject Of sauces. Among
their famous chefs are recognized
four great sauces: Spanish, Veloute,
Bechamel and German. The Spanish
and Veloute were known as far back
as the seventeenth century, In the
eighteenth they were modified by the
masters of cookery, particularly by
Careme, who was called ''the Raphael
of the Kitchen"
The Spanish sauce is composed Of
juices extracted from a mixture Of
ham, veal, chicken and pheasant Vel
cute is similar, but is not colored
Bechamel is Veloute to which cream
has been added, and the German
sauce is Veloute plus the yolks Of
eggs.-Harper's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
New Bracelet.

If you have an old-fashioned black
onyx arm band with pearls wear it.
1t is again fashionable.
A large band looks smaller below
a black bracelet. and one woman with
rather red hands wears an inch-wide
band of velvet around each wrist for
which she has jeweled clasps, changed
to match her gowns.
Sometimes these velvet bracelets
are set with large diamond or pearl
buttons or pinned with a cameo or q
seed pearl brooch.
A fashionable series of bracelets
that can be had in French Jewelry is
made of thin hoops studded with COL
ored stones. An emerald hoop, a. dia.
mond, ruby and pearl one are worn
together
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Never Liked Oats.

Frenchmen have never liked oats;
doctors have urged them to try the
national dish of the Scotch, but they
have politely refused
But one group of Frenchmen could
not escape; this was company of the
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth in
fantry, whose captain insisted that
his men should eat oatmeal porridge
for a month. He had the oatmeal
toasted to improve the taste.
To their surprise, his men found that
after month Of maneuvers they die
not have a single man on the sick list,
while other companies had as many
as a dozen. They have made up their
minds that oats are not so bad after
all.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Merely an Amateur.

A man who lives much at hotels
had some odd experiences during the
strikes Of the walters in New York
and Boston.
On the morning after the strike was
called in New York he ordered boiled
eggs in a New York hotel The man.
ayers had hired all applicants for jobs
at waiting, and the one who took this
boiled egg order was a tough person.
He brought the eggs, came over and
leaned on the back of the patrons
chair and said:
Say, cul, kin shuck them eggs fer
yez?"
In Boston the waiter at breakfast
was big, burly person who seemed
unfamiliar with the work. The man
ut breakfast ventured mild protest.
Jaw, fergit it," said the waiter.
amt no waiter. l came up here tc
be a strike breaker in the truckman's
strike. "-Saturday Evening Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

annually. DR.. Sajiss, in the report h.
presented to the conference, gave a
scale of the amount spent on drink in
various countries. He pointed out
that the average American workman
only spends on drink SO per cent Of
his earnings, the German workman
14.o per cent, and the Russian work
man 26.7 per cent while in some
places. as in the government of Ekat-
erinOslav, as much as Al per cent of
the workmen's earnings are spent on
intoXicants -W Westminster Gazette
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credit to his heart, even if it argues a
certain osseous solidity Of the
Uranium, is Dr. Illasy would put it, In
other words. might love him madly
enough to forgive the circumstances.
but not its open avowal. Do you get
me, sweet aunt"
You wouldn't be marrying the fam
ily," said Aunt Jane
Il would not" Mrs. Merriwid as
serted with emphasis. Not while
reason holds its sway and the tariff
question remains unsolved, dearie.
Not in million years But if l mar
ried Mr.. Bludthick, l would; that's
something that can't very we'll be side
stepped. l have heard sanguine young
brides-to-be say they weren't marry
ing their husbands families ere this,
and I have seen the pearly Pozzoni
coursing down their cheeks as they
realized too late their fatal error
Take 1t from me that you might as
we'll try to ignore an liberated tooth
as a husbands family. There is real
ly no such thing as severing re,a-
tons; they decline to be severed and
they won't be pleasant"
Mrs. Bludthick seemed to be quite
pleasant" observed Aunt Jane.
She gave me the gloomy eye never
theless, and l could detect the out
lines of hammer in her skirt
pocket" said Mrs. Merriwid. Il I'M
derstand from her devoted son that
she's a Colonial Dame If she isn't a
colonial knocker, I'm no Judge of an
tiques. Her nose Is the feature OBJ
ject to particularly though. could
see little fragments Of other peoples
business sticking to it quite plainly
where she had forgotten to wipe it
off, If ever expected another visit,
I'd put my private affairs in bottle
of strong spirits of ammonia and
leave it where it was handy for her to
sniff"
Don't you like his sister," inquired
Aunt Jane.
Il might learn to like her, but
wouldn't want to take up the study
until had made myself mistress Of
German and the higher mathematics, -
replied Mrs. Merriwid She would
say, DO not you like?' by the way,
aunty, dear. That little habit she
has of raising her eyebrows and COO
ing, 'Yes-s-s?' fills me with emotions
too profound for words. Bricks-s.s are
the only things that would be at all
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Fur Used on Hats

Fur is being used on this seasons
hats in a great variety of ways, and
all sorts of fur are being made use
OF. Broad bands, large enough to
cover the side of the crown complete
~; the narrowest edgings which are
made up, In connection with crepe
and plush; facings and brims of fur
OF hats of satin, brocade and velvet,
and tall ornaments of fur taking the
place of feathers appear on the hats
which will be used in the early part of
the season by women who do not
care to wear an all fur toque until
midwinter is upon u.s.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
MELISSA WOULD NOT MARRY A
FAMILY,

Hes perfect gentleman. think"
declared Mrs Merriwid's maternal
maiden Aunt Jane.
Her niece, proceeding with her soft
improvisation on the piano, expressed
her entire concurrence in that opin-
ion.
And he's very sweet tempered"
Aunt Jane continued
"Surest thing you know" murmured
Mrs. Merriwid, still playing. Some
saccharine, he is
And you cant say he isn't good
looking"
Il could, but l won't, dearie," said
Mrs. Merriwid, executing an arpeggio
with nimble fingers. ITO save time
Ill admit that he's intelligent, a good
citizen, consistent Christian, a nifty
dresser and a patient piecemeal pic
ture puzzler. He departed this house
on the ninth day Of November, 1912,
and
Hell never come back, he'll never
come back,
No, he'll never come back any more. "
AhA .. MclIAN III Sang ILLS Will
mournful expression.
I'D like to know why" said Aunt
Jane.
Mrs. Merriwids rich contralto was
again raised in song
Il don't think his Uncle John
Ever had a collar on
Il wonder If you'll ever learn to be
sensible sighed Aunt Jane.
Mrs. Merriwid whirled around on
the piano stool and faced her relative
'Darlingest aunt" she said, II am not
the frivolous, unthinking creature you
deem me. Beneath this apparent kid
ding there lies a deep and serious ap-
probation Of Mr.. Bludthicks merit.
but l am also wise to Uncle John. I'm
cle's deficiency in the matter Of linen
gives me what is commonly known as
the willies."
II never"
Don't say that you never heard
that Mr.. Bludthick had an Uncle John,
dearie,' interrupted Mrs Merriwid.
Il haven't either, but I do know that
he has a mother and two sisters and
several cousins because l have met
mother and a sample sister end
cousin. Mr.. Biudthick isn't to blaine
for having them, Of course, and the
fact that he is proud Of them does
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
FLOWERS FOR The CORSAGE|
Just Now the Somber Tones Are
Most Favored by Those Who
Lead the Seasons Fashions.

If you'd be quite In the mode this
winter you'll have an assortment of
the new big velvet flowers that, I'M
like the real live ones, can be steam
ed fresh when they seem to wilt.
The vogue for somber tones makes
a carefully chosen corsage bouquet a
touch of particular Importance. To
be in good taste, the blossom must
always be in season.
Just now it's correct to wear a
couple Of tawny velvet chrysanthe-
NUNS, or a bouquet Of mountain ash
berries. Soon violets will form the
corsage bouquet, scented so naturally
that one who isn't very sharp will
take them for the really-truly kind.
The idea of matching the flowers
used to catch the stole with those in
troduced on the hat is also used, but
in this case the corsage bouquet
frankly declares itself artificial. A
water lily in black velvet, with white
satin lining and a CLEAN of gold in
the heart of the blossom, is one OF
the favorite devices in this connec-
ton, while for evening wear the same
flower is we'll to the fore, being used
to catch up the soft glistening folds
Of the satin or velvet robe, while it
usually masquerades in metal tissue
trimmed with diamonds, as though a
shower of dewdrops had been shaken
lightly over the flowers.
A clump of two or three full blown
water lilies. with a shower of close,
shut pendant buds dropping from,
them, makes a lovely decoration for
an evening toilet which relies more or
less for it's effects upon it's lines.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Little Lies.

had something of shock the 9th
er day. told man something in
what | thought was confidence and he
Immediately went off and told it.
When l saw him again 1 asked hiH
what on earth possessed him! HI
said he was awfully sorry, simply
didn't think. But can fix it up"
he said. THE next time I see that
fellow (the one he told) I'll simply
say you didn't say it." "But l did,"
said |. Why, certainly said he.
But I don't think so much of little
lies. You simply have 70 tell them to
get on in business" WE'LL he went
on off, and I don't know just what to
think about it. But this I do know,
that the next time that particular
person says such and such a thing
is so, may and l may not believe it.
That's the answer it seems to me, on
the subject of lies, big or little. In
the last analysis they may or may not
be immoral. But they lower at once
the credit Of the one who tells them.
A reputation for telling the truth is
like a bank account. You can even
borrow money on it on OCCASION
New York Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Wronq Wav.

Miss Inez Milholland, the beautiful
and aristocratic suffragette, detests
the male f1irt.
At luncheon in Newport a male
tllrt sneered at woman suffrage.
Woman doesn't want a vote-she
wants husband" he said.
"Nonsense!" said Miss Milholland.
Its a fact" the flirt continued.
THE way the average woman wor-
ships man is amazing. Why, myself
have turned about fifty women's
heads
Away from you?" said Miss Milhol
land.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10

There is room for me WITH the
boys. You must be the purse bearer
and housekeeper. The motive of your
fathers life was to save these poor
little outcasts. 1t is noble purpose
1 shall try to continue his plan"
Talcott went to sleep that night
feeling the great load of broken past
lifted from his mind. The odd, the
new, the unknown life attracted him.
He awoke with a headache the next
morning. The reaction had come By
noon he had fever, by nightfall he
was delirious.
For him the next twenty days were
blank. He awoke to find himself,
weak and emaciated, lying on a bed
in the boys end of the wagon. He
glanced from the window. AS far
as his eyes could reach was a level
emerald stretch-grass, flowers, trees
everywhere.
Outside two Of the boys were carry
ing pail of water. They passed out
of sight around to the other side of
the wagon. From that direction there
came the clang-clang of metal
sounds. Ta1cott tried to arise. He
sank back weakly with a groan. In
stantly from the wagon living room
light form came into view. It was
Miss Gregory.
Wonder-eyed and grateful, Talcott
learned how the brave little woman
had nursed him, had carried out the
plan of the journey to the farm"
Here they were, the children industri-
Gus and happy, and oh! such grand
fortune, and her eyes danced as she
told him of it.
"A railroad is building right through
your section" she explained. land the
wagon stands on the new town site. A
man has been here daily to see you
about selling him some of the prop
erty."
The man appeared next day. He
looked Talcott over shrewdly. Then
he said:
Il see you are keen business man,
so III talk sense. lam land specula-
tor I'll give you ten thousand dol
lars for a quarter section. and fifty
per cent. of what I make on another
quarter section selling town lots"
You mean," replied the broker.
gently, twenty thousand dollars and
seventy-t1ve per cent
Il guess I've figured wrong" said
the speculator. You're up to snuff.
Well, I'm ready to trade"
"And what is your plan now, Mr.
Talcott?" asked the motherly guar
dian of the little coterie of children
few days later. You are almost
rich again"
Il shall build a nice roomy home"
answered Talcott, land we will all
grow up with the country. My dear,
good nurse and true friend, I have
found hope and ambition where l
thought there was nothing but de.
spair. I have found love, too. Will
you share the new home, as my wife,"
And when the blushing, lovable
Audrey Gregory answered YES" War.
rem Talcott felt that he stood at the
portal of veritable Eden.
Copyright, 1912. by w. G. Chapman,
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Children's Dresses.

The vogue for belted effects contin-
ues to be strong as it was this fall.
and Norfolk and Russian dresses are
shown in variety of styles, says the
Dry Goods Economist. MILDLY dresses
and Peter Thompsons are also promi.
nent in the new lines. Vest effects,
reveres and yokes are being used to a
great extent. Tho vogue for simple
tailor-made effects continues to be az
strong as ever, and elaborate trim.
mings are seldom used, particularly in
the colored frocks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Elaborate Accessories

Accessories for the sewing room are
growing quite elaborate Pin cushions
come in the form of dolls, with bisnuo
heads and legs, while the body is the
fat cushion. Sometimes the same
idea Is used for a button box. The
head and shoulders of the doll come
off and the hollow, fat body is uaed
to keep buttons in. In this case the
doll is dressed after the order of the
Yama girl, with the bloomer gathered
tight to the knee and the tiny bare
legs dangling.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Reduce Cost Of READING.

There are two clubs in New York
that are designed to reduce the cost OF
fresh reading matter. One is com.
posed of women who contribute rs
cents a month and have the use OF
all the best magazines, which are
later sent to a hospital. The other
buys new books for the same price
to each member and the books are dis
posed of by a lottery system, although
each member gets one. There are
hundreds of ways to save money.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
LOCATING the Fool.

A stout old gentleman was having
trouble with the telephone. He could
hear nothing but a confused tumble
of sounds, and finally he became 50
exasperated that he shouted into the
transmitter:
who's the blithering fool at the
end of this line?"
Hes not at this end" answered a
cool, feminine voice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
Statistics on lntoxicants.

At the temperance conference held
at Moscow 1t was stated that Russia
spends annually about a million rubles
on vodka, while the consequent dimi.
mutton of the working capacitp of the
people ard the disorganization Of Ia.
Dor are responsible for monetary
loss Of at least three million rubles
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Naturally Frightened.

Decayed and fungoid wood is also
''fox fire." On one occasion some of
this was used for a camp fire, and
many of the broken fragments were
scattered over the ground where the
men we're sleeping. The fire died out
during the night and one of the party
awoke, and in his fright woke the
rest, who were equally terrified, be-
lieving that they were lying among
live Goals
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
TattinQ on noyiies.

A most effective luncheon set nav
be made by using plain linen for cen.
tiers of doylies and finished the edge
Of each with row of double tattina
made of not too fine thread. Tattin.
of very fine thread is an exquisite fin
ish for a dainty handkerchief,