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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
LOVING CUPS ARE IN VOGUE.
The Proper Ceremonial Attached to
Their Use.

The Proper Ceremonial Attacked to
Their Use.
Just now loving cups are much in evil
'dence at reunions and the like, but have
not seen any loving cup passed that is
true to it's name. The loving cup originat-
ed as a matter of precaution in olden
times, when apparent friends had an I'M
pleasant method of killing a friend who
was rival while he was drinking. j So an
immense heavy cup was made with a
heavy cover. The method Of using it can
still be witnessed at banquets at the Man
sion house in London. The person re-
ceiving it stands and turns to his neigh
Dor, who also uses and takes the cover
with both hands. The first person then
raises the heavy cup to his lips with both
hands, and having slipped of the contents,
holds it while the friend at his side re.
places the cover and takes the cup, repeat
ing the same process in turn with his next,
neighbor. Thus both hands being occ,,-
pied there is no possibility Of one friend
stabbing another. In our time the custom
has degenerated and the cover as a r,lle
disappeared. Nevertheless if both hands
were occupied that would not prevent
tongues from wagging later. and words
are sometimes sharper than swords.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Buying Laying Hens.

#s hen you wish to procure flock of
laying hens never buy them from the
3coops that reach the city markets, as such
fowls are usually collected from many
farms and may cause lice and disease to
appear, although the fowls may apparent
" be healthy. Even when buying nearer
home, and from reliable parties, examine
the premises and the conditions under
which the birds were kept, and then care
fully examine each bird before taking it
to your yards. IL this course is adhered
to there will be less liability Of disease,
as Il is safe to assert that q large ma
lack of care In procuring fowls. The best
way is to raise your hens, but If this can
not be done, then, make 1t a rule never
to procure a fowl that is not In the best of
health and frbm a healthy stock.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
AlcoboIism IN France.

NJ. Guillemet, deputy for Vendee, SAYS
that alcoholism is increasing in France,
and he intends to bring forward a. bill
for d state monopoly as remedy, his
idea being that only the best quality
should be. produced and higher price
charged all round. He calculates that his
plan would bring to the national Golfers
more than 0OO.OOO.OOO francs. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
The Growth or socialism,..

b The growth of socialism is due to the
standing armies of the world in which
men are often made to enlist, and thus
become discontinued. The growth OF a
stronger race is due to Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, which is the best medicine
for costiveness, dyspepsia, fever, ague
and all nervous troubles Try one bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Maine'e Copper Deposits,

Maine is again to enter the list of cop
per mining states. The deposits, which
are numerous and valuable, were worked
more than twenty-five years ago, but
sudden decline in the price Of copper
made them Improbable; improved and
cheapened method Of production is the
cause Of resumption of work. sG<..=
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

Lanes Family Medicine
Moves the bowels each day. IN order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price, Is and Soc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

one Of the main bitches of the
Tuolumne County Water company at
Sonora, Cal, il a gold-saving fume
which has been cleaned up periodically
for thirty-f0uf years and has yielded over
S(2 ono @sE ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

Pacific Salmon in Lake Superior.
Within the last Eve years several mil
lions of the Pacific coast salmon have
been placed in Lake Superior. They are
now frequently caught weighing ten Ia
fifteen pounds, and Of excellent flavor. :
little milder than that Of the saltwater
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

s,S
many OF
them with
rhe U m a.
tism. Such
q sufferer
was Adam
Vangunldy,
W h o now
resides IT
Bluffs, Ill.,.
" b e + he
has been
= aH-,.-s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Kidding Fowls Of Lice. !

1T is difficult to rid fowlsg.of lice by
busting them with powders, though some
of the remedies advertised are excellent.
One method is to use strong soapsuds
dipping the fowl therein and rinsing in
clean water. If a teaspoonful of carbolic
acid is added to the suds it will be an
advantage. busting can be done by the
hens themselves if they are given an OPP
portunity by having at their disposal sift-
ed dry dirt. Keep the poultry house clean
and the hens will keep their bodies clear
Of lice.--P. III. Jacobs i'll American Gar
dening. f sS,- -, < = e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

Mrs. winslOw,s SOOTHING SYRUP for children
$teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
alinys pain, cures wind collie. &c bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
i, Halls Catarrh euro 81
Is . constitutional cure. Price Is cents.

The war has had very damaging
ment to the States have shown great
drop, trade with Spain is said to be hard
II worth mentioning, and the exports to
the foreign West Indies are down to
$500 week, against $500 last year.
u believe Piso's Cure il the only mcci.3
cine that will cure CONSUMPTION A ma
a. Ross, Williamsport, Pa. Nov. II. '9t55 .:
In some parts Of & Italy the govern
ment has to spend $4,000 to collect 5000
worth Of taxes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

WANTED. Case OF bad health that R.IP.A.N.swin
mot heneflt, Send cents to Rlpans Chemical Co.,
New York, for 10 samples and 600 testimonials.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

, Write for our special price-list. We
sell the finest pianos ats manufacturers'
prices. New uprights from $3.50 up. .
The 9. A. Mondsclein Piano Go,
418 Broadway, Milwaukee, wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
The Passing Of the Range Cattle.

Pc We have evidently passed the point
where an rnllge e8tit TRY will send & to
market 4 the sTssat stipplies Of good grass
beeres we have seen in the last eight
ager: Standard Cattle company. Good
cattle from certain sections will continue
to come for some time. but the progress
slye change we have witnessed will con-
#tinue and grass Montanas will never
again hold the important position they
nave in recent years, up to 1897. It will
become the custom Of the mountain
states to make fair killing cattle by feed.
ing hay, alfalfa, roots and grains of a
much larger proportion of matured cat:
tie than hitherto, and the remainder will
be fed in the corn states. Beef can
hardly again be the extremely cheap ar.
ticle of food it was formerly, and this
tendency will help bring about the custom
of careful breeding, the judicious man.
agement of pastures and the liberal use
Of feed stuffs. Our domestic consump.
ton will increase with our: population
and let us hope that the excellence OF
our export beeves will increase that de.
mand also, as we shall need it.. Argen.
tina promises to be a great competitor
in fact is now an important one, and
there is no way to hold our own but by
quality and low cost of our export cattle
We see operating, at the same time, the
passage Of the period Of any cheap and
good grasses for beef cattle and the
necessity Of maintaining good quality and
low cost for the retention Of our export
trade This necessity Of duty will fall
on the farmers and cattlemen Of the coun
try west Of the Mississippi, and it re.
mains to see how we'll they can respond
In the first place think that a very
important saving Of grain can be made
:(ahd corn is dear III MANY years west Of
shelter and cafefM preparation of food
and, second; good fatniing and skill viii
produce the food required ut the loves,
possible cost. The fertilization Of land
and volume Ut crops ore bit part of the
making OF beef chean1y =ahd the making
OF meat now Ind always; will he the
sippi country; the industry we must rely
wcalths: B -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21
Notes for Fruit Canning.

3zI+- kNOlSS xOI ~AHHlHSs
Canning il an improve cement on old-fash-
toned methods Of preserving pound for
pound in sugar, as it retaihs more Of the
fresh aid natural flavor, il less trouble to
prepare, tifld itlore economical. All fruits
may be canned with or without sugar, as
the sugar takes no part Whatever in the
preservation, al large fruits, after par
ing, should be thrown into cold water at
once to Prevent discolotdtioh, then boiled
in the syrup. ShiHfl fruits retain their
shape most perfectly If sdgafed one or
two hours before cooking A Quarter tea
spoonful of alum added to each pound Of
sugar hardens the fruit and gives it a
brilliancy.5~ 4. - VIII
Mason jars are the best articles in
which to preserve fruit They should be
thoroughly heated before filling, filed
quickly through a Wide-mouthed funnel
be passed around the inside of the jar to
break any airhoies that may be there,
and the tops screwed on without delay.
Stand the lars while filling on d folded
towel to prevent breaking. After seal
ing, stand the Jars iii Il warm part of the
kitchen over night: lii the morning the
covers should be frightened, as the glass
will contract after cooling, and then put
them away in. a cool, not cold, dry, dark
closet. s. r T. -
In a week examine the jar carefully
without shaking or disturbing more than
necessary. If the lids are indented. the
contents free from air bubbles, and the
LIQUID settled you may rest assured they
will keep If the opposite of these con-
ditions is found, open the jars at once,
to prevent bursting.
This fruit may be recooked and used at
once, but is never satisfactory if canned
again. 0 ~ 49, .-..ss>i, ~: =. r ~
The surplus Juice that exudes from
small fruits, such as Strawberries. rasp-
berries and plhths, may be strained and
lboiled for Jelly A poFeeIaih-l lined kettle
rather broad than deep is best. Copper
| or brass much be thoroughly e1eahsed With
salt and vinegar, and even then the arti-
| cles are more or less ihibued With YER
digris, which is produced in them by the
action Of acids. Small oil stoves are most
| convenient for canning. preserving or jel-
ly-making, the Kettle being Immediately
over a quick, even heat, the contents boil
quickly, thus retaining their flavor. Case
line is apt to burn the fruit especially in
porcelain or granite vessels. <
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

Vienna has burglar who has been
convicted Of breaking into 800 houses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

MRS. PINKHAMS STANDING INVITATION.
suffering female invited
All
ofh
Out the which
and has thousands
Medicine
Mrs treating
with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

The lightest tubing ever made is Of
nickel aluminium S..Ss5>t. IS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

Java has just gone into the manufac.
ture Of uuinine. IN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

rners is means Of eraqicatinx local Disease % the
skin that can BE- relied Vk, 8l0nnb sulphur soap
Hills HAr md Whllker Dye, black or brown, 6Oc. u
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-21

The Japanese language is made up of
%6O. 600 words. 3
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19
PRIZE LONG STAPLE COTTON
SEED.

Several years ago stalk of long
staple was found in field of King cot
ton. Two springs ago l obtained some
of these seed. and in the fall of 1896
was awarded the first prize of $3.50 at
the Vicksbrug Fair for the best bale of
long-staple cotton, and sold the bale at
Is cents pound. Last spring after
the high water went down l planted
this cotton again. and on rich land it
made just as much as the most prolific
short staple. The Vicksburg Cotton
CO., sold this cotton for me, as it was
picked by ordinary tenants, over the
whole plantation at 81 cents at time
when other cotton was selling at 81.
The length of staple is II inches. and
the seed are small can ship seed by
boat on Mississippi River. / have
extra pure seed which I will sell at very
reasonable rates.
SAM. H. JAMES,
Mound, La.
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19

Some idea of SPANS spower," as
compared with our own great resour-
ces in men and material, can be
judged from this excerpt from the
Chicago Times-Herald:
1t is interesting to know that the
total population of Spain is II, ,565, :
e32. Many people without looking
up the matter, would say at a guess
that Spain's population was 35, 5,O0O,-
600 or 100000 900. But it is, in
reality, not 5000, 900. Spain has
an area of l97,670 square miles.
The area of France is only few
thousand square miles greater, and
yet France has population of very
nearly. 40, ooO, ooO Texas has an
area of 274, 356 square miles. Spain
could be laid out on Texas aud
Texas would have 76, csc square
miles left over. The States of Pen
nsylvania, New York, Illinois and
Alabama have more population to-
gether than Spain, and are immense
ly more wealthy. These States
could borrow enough money, with
their whole field of commodities,
men and capital behind the loan, to
pay off at one coup the whole
national debt of Spain. They could
raise, pay and maintain bigger
army than Spain could. Their
national resources could outlast
Spain ten to one. Their steam
power is infinitely greater, and as
man power can always be gauged
by steam power you can imagine
the difference. These four States
could exist if they sequestratei from
all the rest of the world. Spain
could hardly live day.
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19
Mr.. Ransdell at the Constitutional
Convention.

Persons just from the city who at
tended the Constitutional Conven
ton while there, report that Hon.
] E. Ransdell, the parish delegate
to the Convention, has rapidly come
to the front as a member Of that
body, and that last week he made
an eloquent and telling speech against
the suffrage plan as reported by the
committee on suffrage.
From what We can ascertain from
eur different exchanges, the division
OF the convention in two factions.
one for and the other against the
poll tax, was largely due to Mr..
Ransdell's eloquent oration on that
subject, and there seems TO be every
prospect that the faction that he
represents, the poll tax faction, will
carry the day.
MIR. Ransdell's views on the suf
frage question are sound and are
most eniphatically our views and the
views of every intelligent voter of
this section. He does not want the
right of suffrage to be extended to
the descendants of the legal voters
of 1868, and for good reasons. How
could they be told? What frauds
would not be perpetrated under
that plan? He does not want, and
no one here wants the foreigner to
have suffrage privileges over the
native born; and finally he wants,
and every body, but the political
bosses of New Orleans, wants a poll
tax.
The views of Mr.. Ransdell on the
suffrage meet the entire approval of
every Democrat of his parish, and
all hope that he will be successful
in fighting the poll tax battle. The
parish could not have a better rep.
resentative.
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19

Mr.. James b. Miles, OF Helena,
Ark, who bobs up occasionally on the
subject Of levees and cut offs, in a
letter to the Greenvllle Times of last
week, says that had the levees held
all the water that came down from
Cairo in '97 the river would have
been from six to eight feet higher at
Greenville and Arkansas City. No
doubt Mr.. Miles is correct in what
be says.
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19
Spring Underwear

For men. The winter weight is toe
heavy for comfort, its too early fol
summer weight, but just the time fol-
SPRING WEIGHT UNDERWEAR
We have II in heavy COTTON
FRENCH BALBRlGGAN, MERINO
and NATURAL WOOL. We can
give you the proper lcugihs, whether
you be short, fat man, or long, slim
man.
Money back If not suited.
Mail orders receive prompt atten-
tion.
WARNER & SEARLES CO.,
Vicksburg, Miss.
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19
IMPROVED SERVICE ON Y. &M. v
RAILROAD.

Beginning Sunday. Feb. 9th. the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad
will run elegant Parlor Cars on its day
trains Nos % and "a between Memphis
and Vicksburg. A nominal rate for
seats in these cars will be charged.
Train No. "a will leave Vicksburg at
9:10 a. M. arrives at Memphis at 7:30
p. m., connecting wish the Illinois Gen.
tral railroad fast Vestibuled trans for
St. Louis, Chicago. Evansville. Ind.
Louisville and Cincinnati. To all
points mentioned through Sleeping
Cars are operated. Elegant Reclining
Cars are run between Memphis and
St. Louis and between Memphis and
Cincinnati, seats in which are free.
See condensed schedule.
Leave Vieksburg $40 a. M.
Arrive Memphis 7:30 D. m.
Supper at /. C. dining-rOom.
Leave Memphis 500 p. M.
Arrive st. Louis 7:16 a. m. next day
Arrive Chicago 11:15 a. IN. next day.
Leave Memphis $40 p. m.
Arrive Louisville FAC a. m. next day
ArrIveCincinnati Ii 40 am. next day.
Arrive Washington 6:47 a. m. second
day
Arrive Baltimore $50 a. m. second
day.
Arrive Philadelphia 1915 am. second
day.
Arrive New York 1885 p m. second
day.
Close connection is made Mt Louis
Vile and Cincinnati with solid Vesti-
BURIED trains for points east.
Dining car service on connecting
trains from Cincinnati.
For urtherinformation aud reserva-
ton of sleeping car accommodations
call on or write to your station agent
or the undersigned.
A Q. PEARCE,
C. p & +. A.. Vicksburg. Miss.
JNO A. SCOTT,
Diy'n. Pass'r. Ag't. Memphis, Tenn.
WM. ALFRED KELLOND,
Asst. Gen1 Pass'r. Ag't., Louisville;
KY.
A. H. HANSON,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, III.
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19
TIE ISSUE OF THE FAY.

I The Daily States in strong edi
torial on the suffrage question, says:
From every portion of the State
of Louisiana there comes up an EN-.
phatic demand that poll-tax as a
qualification of the suffrage shall be
incorporated in any suffrage act that
may be adopted. Elsewhere we
print the views of many of our
country contemporaries advocating
this measure. The tone of the press
| in discussing the report of the suk
frace committee, now pending In
the Convention, is anything but
complimentary. So fierce is it that
we refrain from republishlng il, and
only give the sentiment on the poll
tax. which by large odds, is the most
important question the Convention
has to settle. BY all means tn at
body should settle it in compliance
with the demands of the people.
Through the country press the peo-
pie have spoken in ringing terms,
and If the Convention turns a deaf
ear to those demands and goes down
in defeat and ignomity, it Will have
only itself to blame.
A city or metropolitan editor is a
very presumptlous animal. lie i'm
agines that the views and wishes of
the people are centered in him and
radiate from him. Thus, when
some hobby or scheme in which he
is interested comes he exclaims:
1--WE know what the people want;
they want thus and so," and all the
time the people don't want anything
of the sort. The case-is quite diff.
ferent with the country papers.
These papers correctly interpret the
wishes of the people among whom
they live. Their editors are Of the
people; they mingle with the people
and hear their views and
interests discussed, and when the
country editor denounces this or that
measure, it is pretty certain that he
is expressing the views and wishes
of the community among whom his
paper is published and to whom it
caters.
We have said before, and we re-
yret that candor compels us to re-
peat it more empha.ically; that for
he defects, shortcomings, absurdi-
les and vicious principles included |
n the committee report, and espec.
ally for the omission from it Of the
poll tax qualification, the city politi-
'ians, commonly termed bosses, are
There never was an
from the mouth of a truly
Ible man that fell so absolutely fiat,
hat was so readily penetrated, as
ir. Kruttschnitt's argument that
he poll tax qualification was cal
ulated to throw the political power
f the city into the hands of the
osses. 1t was heard with respect,
reaied with. derlsion and utterly
iscounted.
As matter of fact the war on the
oil tax is the war of the bosses for
heir salvation, for the rescue of
heir power from annihilation. The
riumph of the poll tax means the
Ievation of the electorate, the re-
arm of thousands of good men to
ne performance of their civic
mites, which they were forced by
slf-respect to abandon during the
asst fifteen years. On the other
and, its defeat means the perpetual
on of the political saturnalia ont
which sprang the Y. M. d. A. in
3e8, which led to the institution of
le Citizens League in the last elec- !
on and which will continue to
ause the multiplication these popu-
r uprising against boss rule until
icy end i'll a bloody and terrible
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19
x. &c M. ". 1. R.
Schedule.
EFFECTIVE AT NOON, DEC. %, 1897.
NEW ORLEANS DIVISION.

NEW ORLEANS DIVISION.
No. 5. (Southern Express. )-Leave
Vicksburg 4:05 a. m.; arrive New
Orleans 11:30 a. nj. No. connects
for Natchez.
No. 81, (Local Mail-Leave Vicks.
burg 500 a. M; arrive New Orleans
$50 p. m. No. 21 connects tor Match.
eZ.
mo. 6. (Northern Express)-Leavc
New Orleans APO p. M; arrive Vicks-
burg so p. M.
No. %. (Local Mail-Leave New Or
leans 8:20 a. m.; arrive Vicksburg 5:55
p. m. Nos. and % connect for Match
eZ.
MEMPHIS DIVISION.
No. 6, (Northern Eypress)-Leave
Vicksburg 1901 a. m; arrive Memphis
7:0a a. m.
Ne. "a (Local Mail-Leave Vicks-
burg ESQ am; arrive Memphis 6:10
p. M. (No. 6 connects at Lula for
Helena; No. "a connects for Greenville
and all Riverside Division Points.
DUH NOuUcCb Ut WIN
fast Illinois Central and other trains
for all points.
No. SO, Leland Accommodation)-
Leave Vicksburg 4:30 P. m.; arrive
LELAND 7:45 p. M.
No. 35, Leland Accommodating
Leave Leland 6:25 a. m.; arrive Vicks-
burg $50 a. m.
No. 5. (Southern Express)-Leave
Memphis 9:O5 a. m.; arrive Vicksburg
400 p. m.
No 23, (Local Mail-Leave Mem
phis 900 a. m arrive Vicksburg 700
.. m. Nos. 5 and % connect for
All trains run daily.
Trains and carry Palace Sleeping
Cars through between New Orleans
and Kansas City, Mo-, and local sleep |
,rs between New Orleans and Vicks- !
ourg the latter open for passengers at !
200 P. IN.
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19

The News Of Franklin, La, says
that an agent OF debenture CON-
pany OF New Orleans wanted to do
some advertising in that paper, but
had the cheek to offer the paper of
the company as cash for the adv.
but editor Alpha couldn't see it that
way. Debutant companies are bad
institutions, and our advice is steer
clear OF them.
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19

John G. Lonsdale, of Hot Springs,
receiver for the Lott railroad, promi-
nent young capitalist of that city,
stopped off this morning en-route TO
Port Arthur, for brief visit with his
old friend. w. Ivan Matheny.
The Lott road is line that was pro-
Jected from Hot Springs TO Benton.
The Pittsburg & Gulf have offered TO
purchase the road aud negotiations
are now under way.-Mena Democrat.
The Banner-Democrat., 1898-03-19

The Vicksburg Dispatch says .ha,
some OF the big Republican papers
are opposed to war with Spain, be-
cause il would result in Bryan's elec-
sion beyond a doubt in 1900. They
srgue that the credit of the country
would be so strained, that a gold
standard could not be maintained
and silver coinage could not be pre-
vented. They may make themselves
easy; Bryan will be elected anyway. .