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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
A MORNING-GLORY CULT.
Taking tho Place Of the Chrysanthemum
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In Japan.
As floral sensation the chrysanthc-
mum may be said to have had its day:
the carnation is going, going; and seekers
after novelty among flower fanciers are
signing for new flower to conquer,
says the December Century. 1t is hardly
known, even to foreign residents i'll ia
pan, that that land, which has given us
SO much Of art and beauty, has lately re-
viyed the culture of it's most remarka bic
flower, the asagao, our morning glory
For size, beauty, range of color and L.
Irritable variety there attained this sun
rise flower precedes all others, until its
cultivation has become craze, which is
likely to spread to other countries, and
who knows ?--perhaps there Introduce the
current custom of 5-o'clock-in-the morn
ing teas and garden parties.
Asagao, the morning flower, is more
especially Japan's own blossom than the
chrysanthemum, which, like it, came
afterward to be evolved by japanese art
or magic into floral wonder of a hun
dred varying forms.
We who know and grow the morning
glory as a humble backyard vine on Il
string-a vine with leaves like those of
the sweet potato and puny little pink or
purple flowers are as far in the floral
darkness as the CnlneSe, VINO KNOW it
chiefly as wild thing of fields and
helge-rows, the vine of ''the little FUN
pets,'' or the "dawn flower" that is en-
tangled with briers and bushes for miles
along the top of Peking's walls. The old
poetry and the old art do not seem to be
permcated with it, as in Japan, where
the forms of vases, bowls and cups, the:
designs and paintings of the greatest
masters. repeat the graceful lines of vine
and flower, and scores of famous poems
celebrate the asagao in written charac-
ters us beautiful to the eye as is their
sound to the ear.
The asagao was brought to Japan with
the Buddhist religion, that particular cult
of early rising. Scholars and priests who
went over to study the new religion
brought back the seeds of many Chinese
plants The tea plant came then, and
Esai brought the seeds of the sacred bo-
| tree: and Tai kwan. the Chinese priest
at the Obaku Temple in Vii, who may
have introduced the flower to Japan, was
one of the first to sing of the asagao in
graceful outas, classic poems which
scholarly brushes repeat today CASA
gaos bloom and fade so quickly, only to
prepare for the morrow's glory" is Tai
Kwan's best-known verse. - Pittsburg
DiSnItch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
An Electric Car Incident,

A melancholy story of motorman and
his luncheon is told in the Washington
Post:
The car was nearly ready to start, at
the beginning of the route, when n
woman got on and took her place on the
front seat along with with the driver. a
"stern, married-looking man." who had a
basket beside him. and was somewhat
hurriedly eating his luncheon.
The woman began asking questions,
and the man, as she left him opportunity,
continued to snatch now and then bite.
BY and by at the ring of the bell he let
on the power and the car started. while
he held in one hand a great slab of
cherry pie.''
A few blocks down the street an imp
ish child danced across the track sudden
~ so near the car that the gripman put
on the brakes, and the woman with the
inquiring mind rose to her feet in alarm.
The danger passed, she sat down again
heavily. The stern-faced gripman had
ceased to eat his pie.
You don't have much time for meals,
do you! asked the woman with the ill.,
quiring mind
NOM replied the gripman. sadly.
where's your pie?" went OH the
woman with the inquiring mind.
The gripman looked at her wistfully.
"You're sitting on it," he said.
And she was
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
Ex-Prince Oscar a Missionary.

The second son of Oscar H.. King of
Sweden and Norway, who was christened
Oscar Charles lAuguste. is to become an
African missionary. He renowned all
right to the throne in 1888 when he mar
ried Miss Ebba Munck. and has since
then been known simply as Count Wis
burg. The count is a good deal of 4 stu
dent. and he and the countess live happily
in Stockholm and entertain intellectual
friends. Quite recently the count or
ganized religious services for the members
of company of Java natives and band
of Nubians that happened to be in the
city. After the count had spoken of the
Christian doctrine through an interpre-
ter, he and the countess entertained the
two troops at dinner This circum-
stance, according to a Stockholm paper,
determined ex-Prince Oscar with the help
and advice of his wife, to undertake regu-
lar foreign missionary work.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
HEROIC v1LLA1NY IMPOSSIBLE E.
The Typical Rascal Never the Hero tina,
Fiction Pictures Him,


Fiction Pictures Him.
If the revulsion from romanticism to
realism which has taken place in the
higher class Of fiction could descend also
to the lower it would go far toward the
correction of an influence baleful in the
extreme to thousands of young lives.
But unhappily, such a reform is impossi-
BILE IN the very nature of things, for in
proportion as fiction becomes true to life
it takes rank with the higher order, and
thus passes beyond the class of readers
by whom it is most needed.
For this evil influence of low scnsa-
tional literature the newspaper must
share the responsibility with the chean
novel. A splendid villain is always a
more interesting character than disgust
ing brute, so whatever nature or fortune
may have done to favor criminal is
usually grossly exaggerated. If he hap
grace of manner, or intelligence above
the common in his class, the public is
usually RECALLED with rhapsodical descrip-
tons of his beauty, refinement and in
tellect, and even visitors to his cell are
apt to be so hypnotized by their reading
and their own fancy that they fail TO dis
cover the exaggeratiOn.
The typical rascal is never the hero
that romance, whether in the dime novel
"a .AAS liz" opNpSAs GO LIS III
telligence is, as rule, of a very low
order. confined to keenness and cunning,
which act in the narrow circle of first
preying upon his victims and then trying
to outwit justice. Compare it with the
intelligence which works for good. His
courage is generally greatly ovcrestim-
ated. He rarely fights except when he
has the overwhelming advantage, or when
he is driven into corner. His mag
nanimity and amiability esDe-
cially credited to him by writer's and
readers of the low romantic school-are
myths. They are no part of his business,
save as they serve to cloak his villainy.
Pure selfshness, or at best physical tenn
permanent, is at the bottom of his good
humor, apparent generosity, anu even
his family affection, for when the cru
cial test comes he will sacrifice anybody
and everybody to self. The proverbial
''honor among thieves holds good only
to a certain point. The moment it be-
comes clear that no advantage, direct or
indirect, remains to the individuals Of the
gang, the vaunted honor is thrown TO the
winds. the gang disbands, each clutches
what he can from the wreck of their com
mon fortunes, and henceforth preys upon
his former pals with no more compunc-
ton than he feels in preying upon the rest
of the world.-From Beautiful Evil" by
Edward c. Jackson, in North American
Rovinw
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
The Babies Saved HIS Place.

Postmaster Page Of Redwater. Tex,
has reason to bless his babies. He will
be retained in office because of the birth
Of quadruplets and twins in his family.
Eleven years ago ne was appointed post
master, but when Gen. Clarkson be-
came assistant postmaster-general in the
Wanamaker administration an effort
was made to replace him with Repub-
lican. Page appealed for retention, citing
that his wife had just presented him
with bouncing bankruptcies, and, that
twice before twins had been born to
them. This settled the case, Gen. Clark
son deciding not to remove the incum-
bent. The case has now come up again
and a number of candidates have sought
the place. But Page has again protest
ed that the successful raising of three of
the bankruptcies and two sets of twins
entitled him to some consideration. He
sent photographs Of the three surviving
bankruptcies, now almost young ladies'.
Assistant Postmaster-G General Bristow
conferred with Postmaster-GeneralG Gary,
and the two decided that there should be
no change in that Office
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
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The CAretakor

Caretaker is word adopted into mod
ern use and means one who takes care
or ana Is very generally applied to those
employed to take care Of things COM
mitted to their keeping. The way some
people havesof taking care of them
selves Is very Suggestive Of the need of
caretaker. The human body to such
IS mansion filed with precious things
uncared for, where thieves may break
IN and rust doth corrupt. Pains and
aches are thieves. and the body left un-
cared for to their spoliage will he rob-
he'd Of AL its comforts and lespolled OF
Its peace of mind and happiness. 1t is
a happy thought to look upon St. Jacobs
OIL as n caretaker. to employ it as a
Waterman against such intruders,
There is hardly an ache, from tooth
ache to toeache. that it can't take care
OF and effect 4 euro. aud pains the most
violent are conquered by its use Its
Office rs n caretakrr is to prevent the
spread of aches ANA pains iuto 4 chronic
stage. Keel, q bottle of it in the handi-
est place ana be assured OF good care
aud comfort
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
A Great Flatterer,

1t is said that Sir John e. Millais has
almost as greatsa reputation for joking
as for painting portraits. Once he was
portrait he had just finished.
"Her features 'are exquisitely moulded,
l have heard, said a friend, who had
neither seen the portrait nor it's original,
Beautiful forehead and eyes" re-
turned the artist concisely; handsome
nose, fine chin, mouth like an elephants"
Mouth like an elephant's?' echoed his
friend in dismay "What a terrible mis-
Only. that it is filed with superb ivory,
madam, returned the artist with o mer.
~ little twinkls Ia his eye, ''ss55.5s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
SQUIRRELS in Corn Cribs.

Wherever squirrels are prevalent, care
should be taken to prevent them from
getting at the seed corn in the crib, as
the open, Slated sides to allow venti!a-
ton the squirrel can easily enter, and his
lightly makes 1t impossible to keep seed
corn from him. no matter how carefully
1t is braided and hung where neither rats
nor mice can get at it. The squirrel
does not care for the bulk of corn in the
crib. He is very dainty in his food. and
and carefully dried for seed. The pro-
voking part of it is that he destroys
far more corn than he eats. He cares
only for the chit or germ, leaving all the
rest as only fit for hog feed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
THE MESSAGE OF THE BELLS.

Ring out blithe bells of the New Year!
Ring out to I'LL your summons clear,
Message Of hope, despair to quell,
Is borne upon your sllvery swell.
Ring, bells Of cheer, across the snow
Thu with courage faint hearts glow.
Hath frlend seemed faithless, love grown
cold?
Hast lost that wand Of magic, gold?
Saddest Of all hath death snatched one
Whose presence was to thee life's sun?
Vet look not back. The darkest cloud
But serves an azure sky to shroud.
Thy friend his fealty yet may prove,
Love that could change was never love,
And folly 'tWrre lost wealth to mourn,
While tickle fortunes wheel doth turn.
Grim death. though conqueror of clay,
Rows to Il mightler ConQucrOr's sway,
Thy loved one hath but crossed Times sea,
To Its fair shore-Etcrnity.
Mary +. Stafford in Godey's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
The Farmers Pork Barrel.

The farmer who raises a few pigs for
his pork barrel may count the cost and
affirm that pigs do not pay, but where
a few pigs are raised they will consume
a large amount of material that would
be Of no value except for their use.
When the pork barrel is full the farmer
is at least fortified for the winter with
meat, and in many cases where no pigs
are kept there is waste of material that
could be utilized with the aid of ut least
one or two Workers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
The Selection of Young Sows.

In selecting young sows to be used as
breeders. care should be taken to secure
those that are well developed and give
promise of making good feeders. They
should be well fed, and made to develop
the feeding habit and constitution of the
mother is supposed especially to impart to
the young her own digestive system, and
it is natural. therefore, to conclude that
the thrifty, rapidly growing young SOW
will impart those characteristics to her
offspring. Early maturity, together with
vigorous constitution, is now the desired
end sought by all swine breeders and feed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
HON'S ThjS2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
We. the undersigned. have known F. J.
Cheney for the last u years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
leilO, o.
Walding, K1nnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catacrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces G.: the system. Testimonials sent
Tree. Price 15c. per bottle. Sold by all
DrupriStS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
Killing Pork Early,

After severe cold weather begins,
though the appetite of fattening hogs i'm
proves, they need so much of the carbon
in their food to furnish heat that much
smaller part of it can go to make fat.
ing fattening hogs after the first of the
new year. During the holidays there is
& Tut of fresh meats in market. so that
pork does not sell so we'll as it does
either earlier or later. But it is often
late in spring before pork makes much
advance over what it was early. This
advance the farmer can get just as well
by putting his pork in the barrel instead
of keeping it on the hoof eating grain
without enough gain in weight to pay
for it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
COttOnSeed Oil,

The manufacture of cottonseed oil,
though a Southern industry of scarcely
more than ten years growth, is expanding
into large proportions. The output in
1896 was valued at $33,OOO,OOO. Judging
from the large number of new plants put
in operation this year. the product of
1897 will be considerably larger. The
profits in this line of manufacture are UNI
doubtedly large, remarks the Philadelphia
Record. The earnings of couple of
years. barring unusually bad seasons. are
considered as a rule sufficient to return
the cost of the plant 1t is not common
that.a business which pays so we'll is per-
lnitted long to escape the notice of invest
ors. and we may confidently expect that
there will soon be- more money put into
cottonseed oil mills, and that this ex-
'sellent article of general household use
will be sold at a somewhat lower price.
This industry is a distinct and substan-
tiaI gain to the productive resources of
the South. The proceeds of this hitherto
practically waste product will in some
measure compensate Southern planters
ftpFl the low prices Of cpttq@pl The crushed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
Care of Farm I'm plem ts.

Far more waste Of farm implements is
due to rust and disuse than is the wear
of them while someone is working with
them. They are too often left exposed for
weeks and months during the worst
weather in the year. and thus treated did
not last one-thrd as long, as they should
not be fit to use any Of the time. A con-
venient tool house near enough to the
barns to be always easily accessible, yet
not near enough to be in danger from
fires, will pay better than almost any
other investment on most farms.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

1t Keeps the Feet Dry and Warm
And is the only cure for Chiiblains.
Frost Bites. Damp, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, powder to be shaken into
the shoes. AT nj! druggists and shoe
stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen s. Oimstcd. Leroy. n. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
WISCONSIN, Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, IS and So
Loan and Trust building, Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
E. B. Hayes, Oshkosh, boring machin.
for doweldoors; C. NJ. Morrison, Virooua.
nail extractor: F.. Reynolds and F. Cheshire
MilwauEre, stamp mill: f. E. Schmitt,
sanders; w. NJ. Underhill. Cnderhill., Wis.
animal stall, ?. l.. Sheridan. assgr, Mil
waukee, doorhanger
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

The Avondale Cotton mills in Biz
mngham, Ala. are rapidly nearing com
plction. and will be in operation with
in couple of months. The mill will
cost about $1OOWO, and when finished
will be the fourth largest plant of its
kind in the South
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
n Guests Humiliation,

Tennyson was once dining at the house
and among the guests happened to be an
inoffensive stranger, who, never having
had the honor Of being in Mr.. Tenny-
sons company before, every now and
then stole glance of curiosity at the H.
lustrious poet. Suddenly, however, those
present were startled by Mr.. Tennyson
who had been rather quiet for some time
looking up from the table cloth and glar-
ing wrathfully round the table. He fixed
the young man with his glittering eye,
and said, loud enough to be heard by all
present, "You are looking at me. tell
you" The collapse of the young gentle,
man was, of course, complete and instan-
taneous, the lesson enforced in his mind
being that while cat may look at king
it is sometimes at the cats peril.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
sktOnuyke Bulletin"

VIII De published by the 500 Line every
Monday. containing ali telegraphc news
anu up-lo-iate Information us to best routes,
services. steamship sai!ings. and every IA
H!ity as same develop. Invaluable to Alas
kan prospectors and all their friends. 10 be
placed on mailing list. send six cents &C.,
In stamps to
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

seed, after the oil has been extracted, is
an excellent food for stock. Its use for
this purpose enables cotton growers to
considerably reduce their purchases of
Western grain
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
Woodpeckers as Insect Destrovers.

There is no longer the prejudice which
t used to exist against the woodpecker as
tne destroyer OF valuable trees, which it
used to be believed he pecked so rs to
start the sap to flowing, says the Amcri-
can Cultivator. The work he does is al
most always on dead wood. and he only
pecks holes in that to find the insect that
has deadened the wood and if allowed to
i've would ultimately destroy the tree.
There is no more valuable insect destroy
few birds that stay with us all winter.
and it's cheerful pecking can be heard in
almost any woodland at this season. The
only complaint we ever heard against the
woodpecker is that he destroys early cher
rles. But he has earned his part of the
cherries by previously destroying the in
sect enemies that would have killed The
tree.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

1t is estimated that North Carolina
mills are consuming annually $4,000 more
bales of cotton than are produced in the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

The Hindoos consider their dead as
sacred and do not allow them to Ike han
died by alien hands. the nearest male rel
ative, son, father or brother, preparing
the body for burial, and if there be none
OF these relatives, son is adopted by the
family for the nlrnoSe
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists
refund the money If It fails to cure. CSC
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

There are in the English army 1886
troop horses, 100 mules and 1896 charg-'
frS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

The cinema tngraph registers slow as
well as rapid motion. and camera has
been made to register the growth Of
plants.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
Supplies of Horse Isallish,

There is no reason why anyone who
mas even a small patch of land should
be without horse radish at any time from
late fall till spring. Once planted in
fairly good soil it brings crop every
1ah without any labor except that of dig
ging it. The root is good any time a.
er the leaves are frozen down in fan
until new leaves start in the spring. 1t
is best to dig the whole bed over every
taii and put all the stable roots in the
cellar and keep them moist There viii
be enough small roots left in the soil to
make all the growth the land can bear
next year. If fully grown roots are left
IN the soil they become stringy and tough
a1!er the hrst season. Unless grown for
sale small bed of horse radish is thera-
tore better for family use than a large
one. " 'e>
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
Scrofula and
All other blood
Diseases are promptly
And Permanently Cured
By Hoods Sarsaparilla
If you suffer from
Any form of Blood
Disorder, you should
Take Hoods and
-. - Only Hoods.

Ghas5es Miner. 12-rear West
BrattIrboro CVt3 boy. threw a stoue st
some hogs the other day. but it went
wild and hit a pet dog. When he saw
the dog bleeding from a wound in it's
head he thought it would die. and re-
morse and grief so overwhelmed him that
he mixed up dose of paris green ard
took large quantity. He was hurried
to a doctor. who gave emeti..s freely and
the boy was soon dcriarttl out Of danger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

Golnple1ional defects orc erodcsted not A.dde1 by
tiienns Sulphur Soap
Hills hail and Whisker ye. black brown SOC.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

EFT Permanently Cured No fits after
n first days Of Dr. Kiine's Great Nerve Re
storer Send FREE trial bottle and treatise.
Dr. H KLINE Ltd, Il Arch Street. Philadelphia, Pa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07
w. 49, N-A ~ Ia w "A L, NJ. a.,
minneapolis, MINI,

The Southeastern Extension Cotton
Mill company has been chartered. with
capital stock of $4,000. by Charles
-Alam>,.n of Cedartown, Ga. and Phila-
..elphia parties
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
a God-send to melvin. B. Mcclellan,
Chester, Florida, Sept II, 1895.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

The streets of the cities of Japan are
usually too narrow for carriages, and Won
find them only in Yokohama, Toxic and
Kobe ~