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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

the way from Dakota to spend Thanks
givin'. There's all sorts O things out
here in the wagon, an Il man to help get
en- i'll. Why-don't you cry so, Mother
Robb. | thought you'd have Il great
laugh if | come and surprised you.
Don't you remember said should?'
1t was John Harris. indeed. The poor
soul could say nothing She felt now
as if her heart was going to break with
JOY: He left her in the rocking-chair
and came and went in his old. bonny
way, bringing in his store of gifts and
provisions. 1t was better than any
dream. He laughed and talked and
went out to send away the man to bring
wagonful of wood from John Man
der's, and came in himself laden with
pieces of the nearest fence to keep the
fire going III the meantime. They must
cook the steak for supper right away:
they must find the package Of tea among
all the other bundles; they must get
good fires started in both the bedrooms.
Why, Mother Robb didn't seem to be
ready for company from out West! The
great. cheerful fellow hurried about the
tiny house, AID the little, old woman
but hospitality. Had not she Il house
for John to come to? Were not her
old chairs and tables in their places still?
And he remembered everything and
kissed her as they stood before the fire
as if she were Il girl.
He had found plenty of hard times. but
luck had come at last. He had struck
luck, and this was the end of great
year.
''No. couldn't seem to write letters:
no use to complain o the worst an 7
wanted to tell you the best when l
came:" and he told it while she cooked
the supper. "No l want goin' to
write no foolish letters,' John repeated
He was afraid he should cry himself
when he found out how bad things had
been; and they sat down to supper to-
getler. just as they used to do when
he was a homeless orphan boy, whom no.
body else wanted in winter weather
while he was crippled and could not
work. She could not be kinder now
than she was then. but she looked so
poor and old! He saw her taste her cup
of tea and set it down again, with
trembling hand and look at him. "No,
l wanted to come myself" he clustered,
wiping his eyes and trying to laugh.
"And you're going to have everything
you need to make YOU comfortable longs
you live. Mother Robb.
She looked at him again and nodded.
but she did not even try to speak There
was good. hot supper ready, and her
own folks had come; it was the night
before THANKSGIVING
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

AS she recalled the past, and tried to
penetrate the future. d smile of supreme
satisfaction passed over her honest face
as she remembered that her life's work
would be perpetuated.
The room in which she sat contained
hundreds of volumes of records; and,
turning to her daughter, she said, -
my daughter, this room, as you well
know, contains the records of my life's
work, in which for many years you have
so diligently assisted me.
"By earnest application you have com.
passed my methods; and 1t is a happi.
ness to think that when I Leave, the
glorious work will, through you, go on,
- The mission is noble one. DO as I
have done: never permit woman's ap-
peal to go unheeded.
"These records tell of every case ever
submitted to me; and 1t Is my wish that
the facts they contain shall in time prove
a much-needed education to the women
of the world"
Thus did Lydia E. PInkham hand over
to her daughter, Mrs. Charles r.. Pink
ham, what may be termed the salvation
of her sex; and that wonderful remedy,
Lydia e.. Pinkhan,'s Vegetable Com
pound, which all druggists consider as
standard as flour, goes on redeeming
hundreds Of women from tho fearful
.cQRssQ sanceg Qt female diseases. 3. I.
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IRON IN FOOD,
Spinac Contains More Of it Than Eggs or
Rpaf

Spinac CHI Contains ore Of it Than Eggs or
Prof Bunge. in the course of a Daper
OH iron as medicine, read before the
German Congress of Internal Medicine,
has been ventilating some ideas which
are as much matter of general science
land therefore extremely importantly as
they arc details connected with the ply
sician's domain. He is strong on the
point that iron should reach our blood
through the medium of our food, rather
than through the druggists specalties.
Iron, as everybody knows, is Il food Gle
mcnt absolutely essential for the proper
constitution of the body. 1t is as rigidly
demanded by the plant as by the animal;
and it is from plants that Prof. Bunge
shows we should chiefly receive our iron
supply. Spinach, he tells us, is richer in
iron than the yolk of eggs, while the yolk
contains more than beef. Then succeed
apples, lentils, Strawberries white beans.
peas, potatoes and wheat, these sub
stances being given in the order in which
they stand as regards the plentifulness
of their iron constituents.
Cows milk is poor in iron, but, as bal
ancing this deficiency in the food of the
young mammal, it is found that the blood
of the youthful quadrupcd contains much
more iron than the adult. Thus, in a
young rabbit or guinea pig one hour old,
four times as much iron was found as
occurs i'll these animals two and half
months Old.-LOndOn Public Opinion
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| Gave Up
Hoods Pills are tasteless. mild, effec
AAAo tive. All druggists 25c
NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE.
Dissolution of tho Famous Chinese Sir
C0lNpanies of California

DASsoA"Aoh VI tho f8lnOuS ChlneSe Six
Companies of California.
The latest talk in Chinatown at the
present time is concerning the split in the
powerful "Six Companies" which, until
a few days ago. had for it's membership
every Chinaman in the United States
who thinks anything of his native coun-
Try. Now four of the companies which
were i'll the organization have stepped
down and out, and hereafter there will
De TWO Chlnese organizations. China
town in this city has been billed with
copies of proclamation announcing the
secession of four of the companies from
the six Companies. The proclamation
appeals to all adhercnts of the secedcrs
to stand together and boycott the other
companies. The local Cinnamon are said
to be divided: Some will stand by the
old organization and others will unite
with the new.
that the disruption is due to Il recent muir
DER Ill the Chinese quarter of that city.
the police arrested Moe Tai for the
crime: The prisoner, it is alleged, was
not the murderer. The Chinese mer-
chants got together and members of the
company to which Moe Tai belonged
witnesses to this fact be sent to the
trial. For some reason the merchants
1id not take any steps to save Moe Tai.
Things became so interesting that the
Ming Yung, Shue Hing, Hop Wah and
Kong Chow companies withdrew from
the Six Companies and organized what
is now known as the See Yup company.
The See Yup company will spend money
and time and bring much powerful pres
sure to bear in the hope of freezing out
the remaining two companies.
The Six Companies is likely to remain
in power for long time and to have a
great following. When the floods oc-
Cured in China last year the Six Com
panies responded nobly to the appeals
for assistance. In return the Emperor
of China sent to the Six COMPANIES
sign which bore with it a wish tanta-
mount to a command that the organiza-
ton should last 10000 years. Many of
the coolies fear that if they attempt to
break up the Six Companies some great
evil will befall them. The sign hangs
in the quarters of the Six Compa mics.
No one will remove it for fear that he
will be stricken while doing it. The new
organization hopes to get possession of
the old quarters and it's members will
then announce that they are the Six
Companies.-Seattle Times.
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poorhouse!' she said. and burst into
tears.
There was a tall man. not John Man
der. who seemed to fill the narrow door
way.
"Colne. let me in." he said, gayly.
Its cold night. You didn't expect me,
did you, Mother Robb?"
Dear me! What is it?'' she faltered,
stepping bnck as he came in and drop
ping her crutch. BE l dreamin'?
WAS u-drcamin' about Oh, there!
What was a-sayin'? faint true! No!
1've made some kind of mistake"
Yes, and this was the man who kept
the poorlouse. and she would 60 without
complaint: they might have given her
notice. but she must not fret.
"Sit down. sir" she said, turning to-
ward him with touching patience:
I'd been notified | wouldn't have kept
you waiting a minute this cold night"
1t was not the keeper. The man by
the door took one step forward and put
his arm round her and kissed her.
what are you talking about?" said
John Harris. "You amt goiil' to ma Ike
me feel like stranger? I've come all
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Premium for Economy.

The Philadelphia Record says that an
item in the salaries of Pennsylvania
railroad engineers and iremen, which is
not generally known to the public, is Il
so-called premium on coal. On all the
runs generous allowance for coal per
mile is made by the company. and what
ever the tiremen and engineers save
on this allowance results in premium
for them. a portion of the saving goes
to the company and the remainder is d.
vided between the employees on the en-
ginc. One material drawback to this
system is that engineers frequently run
slowly OH UP grades and i'll going down
hill they shut off the steam entirely and
let the train go for all it is worth by it's
own inertia. This severely racks the
engine, but the company keeps a strict
tab by watching the time between sta
tions, and a perfect knowledge of the
grades on the road shows pretty clearly
when the engineer is abusing his en-
rrino
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
THE BIG OCEAN FISH TRAP.
Highly Successful at First. but Fisl
Have Been Injuriug 1t.

Highly Successful at First. but Fish
Have Been Injuri"g 1t.
When the big ocean fish tree owned
by Henry Brown 4 Co. of Patchogue,
l.. l., was invented, built and anchored
at sea it aroused great deal of com
ment. For several weeks after the big
trap was set tons of striped bass and
weak-fsh We're taken from it daily and
conveyed to the mainland by steamer.
The large catches. it is said. glutted the
markets at times. and the ordinary fish
ermcn were dissatisfied. OF late the big
net OF trap has been catching few mar
ketable fish, but plenty of sharks and
skates.
The big fish raised havoc with the trap.
This continual damage of late, added
to poor fishing. caused the company to
lose money. When the trap was first
invented and set at sea it was thought
that the secret of making large catches
of fish at small cost had been discov-
cred, but now it is said it's owners are
discouraged.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

The Princess of Wales is the. most
expert royal photographer. Second may
be placed the Duchess of Connaught
and third the Duchess of Fife,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

1t was dark now out of doors, and
there We're tiny clicks against the win
dow. 1t was beginning to snow, and the
great ellns creakcd in the rising wind
overhead
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

every few people realize the vast
amount of money that is spent on the
atrical amusements in this city," re-
marked a man closely identified with the
business end of the drama in New York,
AT present there are more than so regu-
lar theaters here that offer, performances
every night, with sh average attend
ance OF 1000 persons each. The prices
SPECTATORS rates. A fair average would
pc 81 each. At that rate the theaters in
New York during the present prosper
ous season take in $4,000 day, or
SlooNn a week, or to make it more
Impressive. about $9,0OO.OOO a year. A
beer statistieian who has hecn unalyzing
the internal revenue figures for the me-
tropolis, has ciphered out that 1858, 9o7,>
Qa0 glasses of beer were passed over
bars last year, which. Mt 5 cents glass,
would yield $S9.446,352
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Verm6nt Marhie.

Ten Vermont quarries supply fully Ave
sixths of all the marble quarried in this
country, and to do this there are 5000
or 1000 men working in the mines and
the same number in the stockyards, which
are in all the large cities Of the state:
The largest deposits of marble in Ver-
mont lie principally in the hills between
teen miles. These quarries produce all
the different kinds Of marble; from the
pure white. through clouded gray ana
dull blue, to black; while from an island
in Lake Champlain. come the fed mar
5les.-Detroit Free Press:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Winter Care of Heifers

Nothing short of experience will teach
most dairymen the absolute necessity
OF caring properly and promptly for the
young members Of their herds which are
soon to take the place of older ones or
add materially to their number and DOS
sibly to it's producing value. saws writ
er in the Farm News.
Fresuming that the calf has passed
It's first summer successfully, far into the
autumn toward the approach of winter.
yet too early to pass into winter quar-
tiers, its owner should see to it that the
calf should have not only some grain
but a shelter from the storms that
abound at such seasons of the year.
Cold rams and wind cause no end of
trouble when young cattle are left to
take chances with the inclenency of
the weather.
Especially should young heifers have
every comfort that can he provided for
them so that maisy evils that accompany
exposure with insufficient food may he
avoided. Stock that start into their
winter quarters in good flesh and with
less feed to put them through a winter
than those which are forced into cold
weather. thin and poor from sheer star
vation.
Now is the time to see that our heif-
ers are fed at least once day some
kind of nutritious grain. such as bran
into which handful of oil meal has
been thrown, or a quart of oats twice
each day.
Fatncss is not desirabl qualification
for heifers intended for the dairy espe-
cially for the first year of their growth.
If fed food rich in heterogeneous sub
stances. they can be induced to lay on
flesh with but little fat added. pass the
winter in excellent condition, and with
not eXtrayagant feeding
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
British Dairy Show,

A machine which separates the milk
and ch,lrns the butter ut one operation.
pasteurizinS the milk before it is sep
arated. won a medal at the British dairy
show last month. This machine of
course makes sweet, fresh, unsaltcd but
ter, which is so unpopular in the Amer
lean market that similar machines,
known as the butter extractor and ac-
cumulator, which have been perfected
by American manufacturers. are no long
err made. \ successful milking machine
was alsu exhibited at the show
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
BEST IN THE WORLD.
Toys Scarce in Market

Every little girl who has had longing
eyes cast upon Il toy or dinner service,
and is waiting for Christmas to get. it, is
in danger of disappointment If Santa
Claus should delay his purchases until
the last moment. for the United States
market il but sparsely supplied with
these articles for the Christmas trade,
and importers say they will not be able
t" supply goodly part of the demand.
american wooden toys, of course, are iii
md metal. the dolls and dolls heads,
which take the lead, are made only on
orders. aud trade Indications have al
ready shown that the orders placed
abroad this season were entirely too
small and somebody will have to be left
out.-rhilalephia Inquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Feeding During the Short Days.

AS the days become shorter and the
nights longer. the interval between thu
evening and morning meals increases.
During December the fowls often go on
the roost at : O'Clock and do not come
off till I o'clock the next morning. This
keeps them fourteen hours without food.
If not fed, however. until daylight is
we'll on. and an hour before roosting.
the time is heightened to sixteen hours.
while only eight hours interval occurs
during the day. The difficulty canno;
be overcome. but it is best to feed them
US early in the morning as possible anu
to delay their evening meal until they
will have but a very short time before
going on the roost
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

1t begins to look as if the old way of
disposing of the dead will prevail. Gre.
nation is making SO little progress that
it may be said to have lost it's hold even
upon the opponents of burial. Over
100000 people died in the United
States in 1894, and less than TOO bodies
We're cremated. Our cemetery popula-
ton is steadily increasing all the time,
the advantages of incin-
Grafton, such as chcapness and final dis
position. The price of incineration Is
$35. children under II years $1O.-New
York Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
An lDtured TOnp,le.

we're injury to the tongue. 1t sometimes
happens Ahat in falling little child will
bite it's tongue completely through SO
that the teeth meet and the mouth is
filled with blood. Such an accident Is
not so serious as 1t appears. The mouth
heals quickly, the saliva forming a nat
ural remedy better than any which main
has invented or discovered, But to as-
sist nature and stop the flow of blood
to do this is by sprhkns S ntRy si Hedd
-four into the cut. 4 child can be cooked
to submit to this treatment if the flour
be mixed with powdered sugar.-Btook-
lyh Earla
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
A Hearty Welc0hia

To returning peace BY day and tranquility
at night is extended by the rheumatic pa.
tient who owes these blessings to Hostel
ter.s Stomach Ritters. Don't delay the use
Of o. tbs fine anody4e Tor pain and purifier Of
the di sease manlfests Itself. Kidney troll
Die; dyspepsia. liver complaint, Ia grippe
ana irregularitX Of the bowels DIRE relieved
and cured By the Ritters:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Sc arChing Sunken ShiDS.

The ships sunk in the China-J Japanese
war are being examined by divers to see
whether they are worth salvage. One
Of the first victims was the Chinese
transport Kow-Shing, fired upon by
Japanese warship for carrying troops,
although she flew the English flag. The
divers who have been down to the wreck
report her in a terrible condition. She
is literally torn to pieces by shot and
SHE'LL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Care Of Horses on II Dairy Farm.

The reader may wonder why horses
on a dairy farm should need different
care from other farm horses. They do
not, but there are some reasons why
they do not always receive the same
care. The early and late hours Oh the
dairy farm are of necessity devoted to
the dairy. The milking, care and de-
livery of the milk and attention to the
herd usually consumes fully one-thrd
of the time of the farmer and his men,
This leaves but short days at the best
for work in the field and if much further
time is consumed beyond what is ncces-
sary in going to and from the field the
work is likely to fall behind
Farmer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
A Remarkable Offer

The publishers Of the Youths COM
panion have just made remarkable
offer to the readers of this paper New
subscribers who will send at once their
name and address and $175 will receive
free handsome four-page calendar. ~
10 inches, autographed III nine colors,
retail price 30 cents. The Youths Com
1896. the Thanksgiving. Christmas ami
New Years double numbers free. and
the Youths Companion so weeks, a full
year, to January 1, 1877. Address the
Youths Compa MON, 1919 Columbus ave-
nue., Boston.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
PHYSICIANS, as the damage they will do is
tenfold to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure manufact-
contains no mercury. and is taken internal.
". acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally, and made in
Toledo. Ohio, by F. j. Cheney s. Go. Testi-
monialS free.
Sold by Druggists price roc Dpr bottle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
Cost Of Harvesting Apples.

A friend who was recently talking
about the profits Of his apple orchard put
down the cost of harvesting at 25 cents
per barrel, says the American Cultivator.
This was the cost of barreling the select
cd fruit, discarding all that were wormy
or .scabby. We think this estimate is
higher than it need be-. We remember
once gathering fourteen barrels of apples
in Il single day. But they were barreled
by another which was possibly worth )
cents per barrel, as the person who did
this work barreled for three pickers. 1t
makes a great deal of difference about
tho cost Of picking, how the trees grow,
and whether large part of the fruit can
be picked from the ground or with Il
short step ladder. When we picked four
teen barrels in an October day it was in
q comparatively young orchard: and tho
fruit was very large and fair. With high
trees and scattered fruit six or seven bar
rels of fruit might be only fair days
picking. and that would perhaps be worth
rs much as 20 cents per barrel. 1t only
emphasizes the necessity of spraying fruit
to prevent destruction by worms and
scab, both of which greatly increase the
cost OF harvesting. .s*s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29
One Cause of the Failure.

a speaker at a Wisconsin meeting in
enumerating the causes of so much fail
ure in breeding to uniformity in cows.
said that in his opinion it was largely
due to the defect in breeding the sire
that was to head the herd. The sire
should be line-bred, NOT IL fresh out cross
each time, which introduced too many
influences. The sire should he of the
second or third cross of sire upon his
own get. This establishes dairy pre-
potency, power to reproduce the quality
wanted. If strong. healthy sires are
used of this sort of breeding. and COWS
of strong milking qualities. there would
be no doubt but that the larger part of
the uncertainty of cows being good and
rich mixers would be eliminated. What
the dairy cows of this country want is
proof of the value of ancestry. and that
intensified by line breeding. In this con-
nection it is certain that there is change
of sentiment going on with respect to
the close breeding of members of
family: provided that the stock mated
are healthy and vigorous animals. they
have the power to transmit health as
we'll as dairy qualities. The man is
mainly right. no doubt. The question Of
health preservation is the thing to be-
very closely watched.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-29

People who purchase jewelry rely
largely upon the word and honor of those
with whom they deal. 1t is to this fact
that o. l.. Rosenkrans & Thatcher Co..
dealers in diamonds, watches, clocks,
jewelry and silverware at 1879 Wisconsin
ST.. Milwaukee, hold so high q position
in the trade of the Northwest. They al
ways guarantee satisfaction, or the mon
ey refunded. Write to them and save
money.