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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
HOW TO GROW ROSES.
Few Plain Instructions for Producing
New Varieiies

A Few Plain Instructions for Producing
Now Varieties.
II WONDER" Il flower lover said the
other, day, that many of the women
| who have time and not much to do with
it, do not go in for the development of
| promises Il swift and certain return;
that is the very reason it. should ap-
peal to those in need of a hobby. New
roses come to pass, you know, in Just
| two ways-they are either seedlings or
sports. y sport, understand, is Il branch
OF Il growing rose that is not content
| to blossom after the way of its parent
| or habit of growth-sometimes all three
in which case it is trebly valuable.
| How 1t comes to be II sport the wise
| men are not agreed. Some say it is
through inherent tendency to variation:
others declare that it is due to environ:
! ment-soil temperature, light exposure
and fertilizers. | myself think both
believe further that the potential use
OF it is one of natures secrets as yet
unsurpassed. / very famous sport is
| the pink rose Bridesmaid which devel-
| oped from the yet more famous white
rose Bride. AS roses are propagated
from cuttings, sport once we'll estal-
lishrcd usually comes true to name.
not, lost every year. through the failure
OF private growers all over the country
to recognize and fix them.
but seedllngs-now there is a cha nee
for skill and hope and patience-in fact,
large segment of the Christian virtues.
TO begin. YOU must raise the seed and
choose the species that shall be parents
OF your new plant with care. They
must he stocky, healthy plants. too. and
not allowed to Oypr-hlOSSO,n-in fact
two, or at most three flowers are enough.
Cross fertilization is made possible by
the fact that the anthers of the stamens
open earlier than do the pores of the
oVarlcs: From the flower which is to
he fertilized the stamcns are clipped off
as soon as they develop. Then few
hours later pollen is gathered from
the anthers of the other flower, and
with fine camcls hair pencil laid upon
the pistil of the first one. Then tho
whole transaction is recorded - date,
names of parent, sorts, and the fortified
flower carefully watched If the calix
sWells and after awhile ripens into seed
the operation has been ii success. Thus
when the seeds are ripe. they are sowed
and the resultant plants carefully
nursed I'll they reach the stage of bios
| som. There the beautiful uncertainty
makes itself manifest Two magnificent
varieties have been known to come from
a batch of a dozen seed, and again 10000
have not given Il new sort worth a name
Indeed, experienced growers say that one
success in 10000 sowings is about the
average. They say, also, that very many
flowers perfect from the growers point
of view, have never been heard of out
side of greenhouses because for some oc-
cult and a wholly incxplicahle rea son
fashion would have none of them.-New
York Morning .IOurn11
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
The Natural Disapproval of Wealth.

There is a natural feeling Of distrust
and even disapproval of wealth, especial
~ on the part Of those who have never
possessed it: 1t is natural also that
this should be a sliding scale, and that
each person should regard the next larg
ago. at the seaside resort called Pigeon
Cove, or Cape Ann. there was a village
wit known habitually as Old Knowlton
a retired fisherman, who delighted to
| corner in argument set Of eminent clor-
gymcn who then rcsorted there. as Dr.
Chaplin DR.. Gannett. DR.. Bartol. Thorn
as Starr King and others. He liked to
swear before them, to ask hard questions
out or til" Old Testament, and to call
them Familiarity by their last names.
one day he was much startled, on asking
about DIR. Gannctt's salary to hear that
1t was $1,000. which would not now be
regarded as large sum. but seemed to
MN enormous. "Why. Gannc,t," said
the licensed veteran. what can minis
know how to manage it! Gannett, YOU
| ought to have a guardeen.''
NO. doubt we are all ready. if We per
sonally escape wealth, to offer advice
as to its GUARDIANSHIP hip. but probably the
nearer we came to it the greater the diff
Guilty of deciding how to handle it.
There is nothing new in the phenomenon,
->'> ~ ~ A'S i'ttiS idpNt increase among
ourselves. Even now it is sa i'd that no
American man is SO rich as Cecil Rhodes,
the South African adyenturrr. who is
wealthy enough to organize piraticul cx
petitions into free states: and. it is pre-
dicted. to be elevated to the pcerage Of
Engla nd. even where they have failed.
No American family is SO rich as the
Rothschids. whose nest is still sliown-or
was till lately-a lettering and shabby
house in the Jewish quarter of Frank
tort: Matthew Arnold who shook his
head over the comoara lively moderate
displays of wealth in this country, gloats
| with delight. in two letters, over the
luxurious living of the English R0ths-
| chlldS. An ariStorracy Of wealth. how
| ever, can never really stand on the same
ground as one Of birth. or be as danger
Gus to real freedom: because. no mat
ter how curious people may be about
1t, or how cnvious Of it. or how much
! they may tr,rklc to it, there can never lie
! felt toward it that honest. 1ime-ha rdcncd
| utterly, cringing Difference with which
! even the average English Radical bows
| down before a lord. But we all like TO
PHILOSOPHERS about it and give it advice
and all the more. the less we share of If
Just as 1t was said of Cardinal d, Rctz.
that he made up for an utter neglect of
! his own soul by exercising an ahund ami
SUPERVISION over the souls of other re.,-
| plc.-Harper's Bazaar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
Dropped the Case.

W. \. Woolwine Of Los Angeles, who
formerly lived in Tennessee, tells the
following story of Judge D. NJ Key, now
retired: "A mountaineer who seemed to
be half-witted was brought into court
charged with moonshining Are you
guilty or not guilty. asked the judge.
l don't know what yo' mean?' returned
the prisoner. Did you or did you not
make liquor without paying lcense?'
''Course | did. It's good likker, jedgc.'
Well. didn't you know it was wrong?'
Course not. Pap made it. an he wer a
a vacant look in the mans face that
Judge Key believed him to be semi
idiotjc. Turning to the district attorney
he said: I don't know what to do in
this case. The man is evidently non COM
pos mentiS. I'll tell 20, jedge,' suggest
thing drap on both sides And the case
was drapped.'"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
CHICKENS CAUGHT ON A HOOK.
The Profitable Fishing Experiments of on
Alleged Retired Clergyman

\ wealthy retired minister of Egg
Harhor y. j., was arrested ON il ne
culiar charge. He is accused of aporo-
prating his friends chickens, and pro-
curing them 10y novel MEANS For spv-
eral weeks residents of the section where
the former dominic lives have been MISS
ing their fancy fowls. \ watch was set
for the thief. One afternoon the minis
ter next door neiShbor heard Il cummu-
ton in his yard and went to see what
caused it. There was nothing but chick
ems in sight, but they seemed to be I'M
usually lively. and all clustered about the
same spot. evidently fighting for a NOR
sci that lay on the ground Concealed
behind the blinds the neighbor watched
and soon saw Il leghorn walk IN the
fence. apparently, and disappear in the
next yard. The operation was repeated.
but tins time game rooster went uD,
and it looked as if the bird did not want
to go. but had to. Then the grocer
rushed out and was over the fence in Il
flash.
He dropped on a man. and who should
it he. he says, but his friend. who stood
there with a tishhook and line, about to
bait the hook with piece of meat. BY
his side lay the result of his two casts.
dead. There was Il struggle. and the
nei&hhor was compelled to admit that
he had been doing the profitable fishing
for some time
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
A Seal Caught in the Delaware.

The seal which has been sporting
about Chester waters in the Delaware
river and which has been shot at several
times by jgunners in that locality was
captured by Amos Pierce and II. L..
Richards Richards and Pierce were
ready to go cunning for duck rowed
their boat near the island and saw the
seal on top of the boiler of the old sunk
en- wreck of the burned steamboat En-
celsior They managed to get within ten
yards. when Pierce shot at the animal
and was able to secure it. 1t is perfect
specimen, and weighs about 125 pounds.
It will be preserved and presented to
some of the historical societies of the
state, as it is believed to be the first
one ever captured in these waters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
OLD AIgjers.

The portion of Algiers known as cold
town" is probably the most Interesting
to American travellers, as it still retains
many Oriental characteristics. Here peo-
pie of all the Oriental tribes may be
seen in their native costume engaged
in their daily avocations. This part of
the city is not rs clean as that orc,,-
pied by the French. The harbor of Al
giers is work of immense labor and
was commenced by Barbarossa in 1880,
and has brcakwater $50 feet in length
by 40 feet in width, extending from the
mainland to an island, on which is a
strong castle. with batteries: also a
lighthouse. Three long jettics have been
added by the French. and there are OK
tcnsiyc Quays and docks for shipping.
The commerce of Algicrs is of very great
inheritance. The population is about
10000 -Manufacturer,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
HONOR TO THE ONION.
How They Treat the Healthfu1 Vegetable
in the West

The nutritious and Wnr"~niI.e onion
occasionally huds its yinira,nr%. Al,
the thriving Montana city Of .luacontla
there is u dining 'lu!,. called tn. Ana
conda Onion society. It's first feast was
recently given with distinguished sue
cess.
Down III the ct.l.ter Of the hail. say,
the ANacnnIH Standard. was So a long
table. with r,."r> fur iii the guests.
at each plat" Vas Ii large AND juicy
onion III til. initidir ST tn. ,a,l, WIS nm
array Of meats. bread fruit tr.:ckrrs.
cheese and other 1Hiu-~
At ON" end If III" hall H.al.I the
StandalI Of The club, in proud cnlspicu-
ousnes::. It cunSi>t"'I IF II l.rl.. sur
mounted by 4 >triII, Of III" vegetables,
FROM wh:rI. thu. >'r..,y takes it's uaul..
On the wall hung this ulu11u. !,eau1Ifn!!r
wrought:
liz Onion There is Strength
Each mrlnl"'r wore. :. pretty bultun-
Nirre Of LITTLE. oni"u~ The o...a sion WAS
greatly enjoyed by all thu PARTICIPANTS.
and TIL" society hopes - 'lp much 10 r.
store III" onion 10 t:r. Elrn"r and s.>1...lu
of the world.
III Nnitalia. as Well rs "n the " mol.
Of the Pacific >l,l".. TN" onion a.1a;I,>
, Il drlir!un>!,r~> Of inali1r which is COM
parativrIy unknown Oh the. eastern, side.
OF III" continent. If lii" In.rDi,. III tn.
East c"':!l have nlllui> as good a> thy>.
of Montana and California II i lp>siil
! that the AI!,c''l!'ia Onion! society might
find imtatnr> in the last.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
Sensitive Photographic Lens.

A Manchester photographer relates
that he recently took photograph of a
child who was apparently in good health
and had clear skin. The negative
showed the face to be thickly covered
with an eruption. Three days afterward
prickly heat The camera had seen and
photographed the eruption three days
before it was visible to the naked eye.
It is said that another case Of a similar
kind is recorded, where a child showed
spots on his portrait which were invis-
IDLE on his face a fortnight previous to
an attack Of smallpox.-Popular Science
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
The Welcome Guest

Who is he: The man who calls ON ,
woman when he is at his Very best an
VINO never stays too long. Oh that mas
cullne visitors knew the peril that lies in
an extra half-hour, Almost every WON.
an lkes to entertain men at her own
nome and to receive the delicate commit;
ment Of a personal call: but. unless iva
people have the same hobby. or are CA.
gagged to be married tor are about to ht>
any call that lasts over an hour is fiIl,f
with dire threateningS. Il know two
men, sighed young woman to her hes,
friend. who are both handsome intrll;
gent. courteous and altogether delightful
one comes at odd intervals aud STAYS un.
til II O'Clock. Hcigho. The other ar.
the neW>-and leaves in half All hour.
shndder when the first comes and Sigl
when the other goes.
There are more things than letters tina
should be just long enough to make the
recipient wish there was more Of it.
and a call is not least among them Tie
ubiquitous "Don'ts" that give ters, hint:
to all sorts and conditions of moi cou,
easily be used on the average caller Will
telling effect For instance:
Don't call anywhere unless you are il.
a good humor.
Don't say: Il came in for a minute OF
two" and then stay until 10 o',lork
Don't linger second if the girl befor,
YOU looks vacantly over your head.
Don't expect that your most thril!il!:
story will be interesting if You see bel
Suppressing Il yawn; and, last, but hy III
means least.
Don't cease to remember that it is op
tional with YOU TO come and go, and tha
she is at your mercy.
The man who takes to heart these pre-
cents will be that blessed mortal who
makes the woman love to ''welcomt' til.
coming" guest and ut the same time he
10th to speed the parting" onc.-Phila
delphia Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
Always White.

Noticing that Nye had very white
teeth, I remarked upon their regularity
and Wilderness, and asked him what kept
them so white ooh, that's natural"
he said. "All teeth remain white if they
are properly taken care Of. Of course
I never drink hot drinks, always brush
my teeth every morning and evening,
avoid all acids, and, although l am 35
years old, my teeth are as good as ever
"And IBIS is all you do to keep your teeth
barring! the fact that I put them in n
glass of soft water nights. ELI Perkins
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03

a few times oftener IN order to bring up
the water to the spout, but the covering
of straw becomes unnecessary and no
difficulty from freezing will occur. AT
the beginning of spring plug of hard
wood driven into the hole will remove
the Inconvenience of the additional pump
ing. and the next winter the withdrawal
of the plug secures the pump again from
freezing.-Ph Philadelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
The Linnet at School.

They are taught to draw their own wa
ter and open their seed boxes. 4 bone
tlmblc is fastened by q thread to Il
wire and filled with water At first it
is fastened close to the wire while the
lid of the seed box is proppcd open. Each
day the lid Of the box is lowered and
the thread Of the thimble is length
ened. The bird learns to push the box
open and soon picks up the thread in
iently distant. a glassful of water lies
below the thimble, and when the bird
has learned to pull the latter up, it is
left lying in the water glass and the
bird hanls it up as usual, with the water
in it.-Thc Spectator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
Ca4llaix Sf.h.S

Ca!hatt Sf!h.s
From green to white, from white to green,
watch the waves that wash between
The Rainbow Pillars none hath seen.
God takes n wind from out the sky:
1t spreads its clOud.white wings to fly;
Its time has come to 1t to die.
God takes q wind from out the pines:
1t spreads Its green-gloom wings, and shines
GOll-green against the Rainbow Signs.
The Weaving of the Sea Ia made
Green. thus, with sacred pine tree shade;
White with cloud-feathcrs overlaid.
Forever thus the green is spun,
The white across the surface run:
This Is the rune that have won.
This Is the rune hath come to me
Out of the mystery Of the sea;
When dreaming where. far Off may be
The RainbowIillars Of Caershec
pronounced Caer-shec. The Gates OF
Dream: it,, the Gates Of Faerie
Fiona Macleod In Harper's Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
Just Like a Mick .

4 New Yorker tells of his first visit
to London: II put up at hotel,
Knightsbridge way. and spent my first
night ut theatcr in the distant Strand.
Th" hotel being locked up on my return,
| pulled the. night porter's. bell: No an
suit. Disguised, l walked about till
Opening time then went for that night
porter. But he was an 1rishman, and
his was the soft answer that turncth
away wrath: It's sorry l am. sir; but
my rule on retiring is to unhitch the bell
from the wire at the head of my bed,
or devil wink I'd ever get at all, at
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
King Oscars IntcrpriSc.

King Oscar of Sweden. says the Bcr-
lin Rorsen Courier, has Just given proof
of possessing considerable journalistic
enterprise. When his majesty received
the telegram from his minister in st.
Petersburg announcing the reported sue
cess of DR.. Nansen'S expedition. he at
once ordered one Of his aides-dc-camp to
telephone to the Stockholm newspapers
to beg them to send Il correspondent to
the palace as the King desired to make
II communication to thcm When the
journalists arrived King Oscar read the
telegram he had received. He then sent
for an atlas. and discussed the pros and
cons of the affair, and concluded by ex-
pressing tho conviction that DIR. Nansen
had succeeded in his mission, or would
do so. ~. rs. -.@ - =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
Labor and Money-Saving Device

To what extent labor-saving device
can be made to effect an economy has
been very strillingly demonstrated in the
case of one of the large electric illuminate
ing companies, which recently concluded
to fit up each one of it's are light poles
with Il clock-switching device designed
to automatically throw into and out of
circuit each of the lights ut certain hours
of the evening and morning, and thus to
supnlant the service of the men hitherto
employed to make the rounds of the poles
and do the same thing by hand. The
company had at the time 600 arc lights
In Use for street illumination. The lights
were 400 feet apart, and the city con-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03

A gentleman residing in New York
recently hired a colored boy for 4 valet.
The boy proved Il valuable acquisition in
everything except one, and that was his
practice of economy. He was forever
cndeavoring to save money for his EN-
ployer One day he was sent to get
some letters stamped and to post them.
Upon his return the gentleman asked
him if he had attended to it all right
The boy replied: us found a lot Of
gcmmcn getting stamps. and as they
didn't charge them anything to put the
letters in the SLOT saved you 20 cents,
cause slipped yours in without
stamps" That colored boy was too
economical and he was dispensed with
Hnrper's Round Table.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03

anhood.. Everything in the discipline
OF a girl is repressive, bodily and mental.
for it is not to be supposed that strong,
broad, full mind can find place in Il
frame
1t IS true, the notion of a gymnasium
for girls is yet hardly formed into a ra-
tional gradually adopted in all institu.
tons for the education Of girls and
young women. The results are such
that it will be astonishing if the ridley
lons prejudice against physical training
for girls shall not have entirely 1isan,
peared within the next twenty Years. in
this country at least.-New York Ledger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
Horse Flesh AS Food.

The statistical bulletin of the French
ministry of agriculture. dealing with
the consumption Of horse meat in Paris
last year, gives the number of horses
being exclusive of 43 mules and 49,,
donEeys. The total weight of meat sold
was 513O tons. and this was sold at 1870
shops or stalls, which are not allowed
to sell any other kind of meat Prices
range from lS confines a pound for the
fillet to 4 centimes q pound for the neck
and lower ribs. The report adds that
not more than third of the meat is sold
at the stalls, the remainder being used
to make sausages
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
Not Always.

\ little girl attending Seymour school
expresses her thoughts without fear or
favor The other day she inquired of
her teacher why the newspapers always
placed the "Mr." before the "Mrs." in
writing the names Of man and wife
"Well,' replied the teacher, II suppose
it is because the man is the master of
the house. "Well," said the girl, ut is
not that way at our house. Ma is al
ways boss there. Syracuse Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
SalutinS Device for Lazy Men

Commissioner Seymour has granted 4
patent t" James &. BOYLE an eccentric
citizen of Spokane. WASH. for what H..
calls y 'sa i'l;,ng l"virr. which, when at
he'd 10 til" hr;t.l. Relieves tht wearer
of the manual labor II lifting III har
when h. meets All a"'lua intu!I,..' and hi
hands are otht rWi>" engaged. All he hi. :
to DO to accomplish this is to nod slight,
The motion starts til" machinery. Viii, j.
is in the interior OF The, tile Tb,, hat j.
suddenly hoi>;,'i about one f,.nr allow.
the head on an apparatus like that al
tachel to & self-duml'il,c coal cart
Tlen. after remaining q, rest 4 moment.
II diesel i,t> 4 s"mi-crcl, ann settles
hack uI,On the craMium.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03

cess. A few days ago, however, q bar
ley stack was taken down, and the miss
ing animals were discovered imprisoned
in the wooden framework in the center.
They had subsisted for more than six
weeks on barley alone. One has since
died.-London Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
Witty Miller.

One summer evening a miller was
leaning over his garden gate, facing the
road, enjoying his pipe, when conceited
young farmer happened to be passing.
The miller, in a friendly tone, said:
Good evening, George" II didn't
speak, said George, grutfly. 'Oh,' said
the miller, II thought you did. but it
must have been your cars happing!'-
Boston Traveller.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
Half Il Dollar n Head.

Several carloads of horses that started
were stopped at Shoshone, Idaho, by the
owners. and the horses were taken from
the cars and sold ut so cents apiece.
This was more profitable than to pay the
heavy freight bill with what the horses
would have hrQuglt in Knnt1ckr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
The Next New Cardinals.

The Figaro states that ct the next con-
sistory in March. tv, cardinals Will l",
created. The cardinals d.'>ignat.-! will b.
chosen amen: thu oc'.u ,an1> of the first
class nunca tureS-viz. Mgr Ftrrati
tPariSI. Mgr .Ayliardi INienna,. Mgr
Crttoni (Madlid,. Mgr. .Iacnbini .I-i~l,on,
and Mgr. MAYA di Bontife 'Bru~selS'
I'll. statement. the Figaro says. may t,.
regarded as official
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
HAIR Frozen Black

Dr.. George w. Gritfi1h~ reports The
case Of a man - years of age. who had
had gray hair for eight years: for three
years his hair had been perfectly white.
He was exposed one night t. severe cold
AMI his eyebrows and vh>k.rs got wet
and We're frozen stiff: it wa> found next
day that his hair had turned black
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