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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
ARE SISTER CoMMoNWEALTHs.
America Not Eng1and's Daughter
#* The Relation 81 Fraferna1 One.

America Not Eng1and's Daughter.
Isl The Relation a Fraternal One.
&. A misleading metaphor may do q great
deal to beget and perpetuate confusion Of
thought; and such d metaphor, ] suggest,
lis that which describes England as the
mother eoutltry'' of America, writes VII.
liam Archer LIN the Pail Mall Gazette
ss'Tennyson has given it literary sanction
in the line Gigantic Daughter Of the
West, and William Watson, in his SON
net beginning 20 towering daughter,
Titan of the West, = repeats the praise
without misgiYing. Both poets ignore the
fight Of time, and mistake a historical
50. for an actual .rela ton: he America Of
today is not the daught ter OF Eng land of.
today they are both daughters and CO.
sheiresses Of the England Of the past, and
especially. we may say, Of Seventeenth
century England. The same spir;f which
refused ship money to Charles J. refused
the money to George Ill; the same spirit
which drew up the petition Of rights die
stated the declaration of independence. 1t
was England misc conception of her true
relation: to her American colonies that IL
nally alienated them. She tried to be not
only inotherland, but stepmotherland, !.
and the United States nobly and inevita-
bly, broke her leading strings. And now.
after the lapse of a century and d quarter,
we have no shadow Of an excuse FOR putt
ting on maternal airs toward the trans
atlantic republic. We no less than the
Americans, are revolted children Of the
English of North and Greenville, though
Our revolt is fraternal, not parental and
filial Or, silice significant personifca-
ioIia remnant either Of my tholugy or of
.chiyalry-m nations feminine Of gem
der, let us say that we are sister COM
InOi1Wealths ~ zz; zss s5 %
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
Experiment.. in Calf Feeding !,

Experiments, & in calf -rearing at the
Utah experiment station resulted IN the;
following conclusions: Calves may be
raised profitably on skim milk when it is
properly fed. From the standpoint Of
gain in live weight and quality Of meat,
whole milk lis the. best food for calves
but it makes too expensive a ration to
be profitably fed. Butter fat has been.
worth 16 cents a pound. The gail1 in
live weight sof calves at 4 cents pound
returns but 10. 7 cents a pound for the
butter fat at 3 cents a pound for the
gain only 9 cents q pound is realized for
butter fat. Calves whose rations were.
composed largely of skim milk gained
one-half pound less per day, yet required
practically the same amount Of dry ma e.
ter to eachs pound of gain as did those
fed on whole milk they made Just as;
good use Of the food S wv hen fed to calves,
fully as large fnap cihl returns were OBJ
tanned for the skim milk as.when fed to
hogs. With the gain in live weight at q
cents per pound, the calves returned %
cents per 100 pounds for the skim milk
md the hogs 22.8 cents. If the gain IN
live weight was worth 3 cents per round.
the calves would return 5 cents per 100
pounds more for the milk than would
the hogs. Calves fed whole milk alone
gave greater proport lion Of dressed meat
sto. live weight than did those fed on skim
milk and also ave more ia on the car
8s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
An American Countess who Tells an
Interesting story


Comtesse Loyean dSsSsaaaJanne, an
American girl, has written from her own
experiences book, in which she advises
other American women to avoid entering
into alliances with foreign nobIemen The
comtesse herself has had a most unfor-
tunate experience She was Ouirda BEN
son of Brooklyn, the daughter of Henry
John Benson, a captain in the revenue
service, and a niece of John Benson, the
California millionaire, and also Of Arch
bishop Benson of Canterbury. She went
to school at Paris, and theTsl she met the
count, who married her. as she now
knows, because of the 81 COO, 600 she in-
herited from her San Francisco uncle.
The count himself was Of splendid fami-
II and a member of the family of IA.
nous artist, Purvis de Chavanne. When
the count had spent all Of her money he
treated her shamefully. She left her un-
worthy spouse and, shaking the dust Of
the Faubourg de st. Germaine from her
shoes came to Philadelphia, where she had
several cousins, who welcomed her gladly.
Now she has written this book which she
says she will publish from sense Of duty,
to warn other American girls lest they en-
counter a similar fate. The countess is
tall, with golden hair and a lovely COM
plexion. She is bright and witty and her.
book is certain to be interesting, especial
" as she has had much literary expert.
ence, having written for Figaro and
L'Etoile de Beige. No name has yet been.
decided upon for the forthcoming book.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
THE CHOICE OF FISH.
Its Judicious Selection Counts More
Than i IN Cook na. 80. "

~ &N<NNaA 49,.
:, s a.. -. -.
9 ~ y Cook 10 9.
As an article Of food fish loses more
by bad cooking than anything else. hut
no amount of good cooking will make
up for iIljudicious selection. Fish that
- In full season hal q flavor and firm
nesa OF flesh which rs quite absent at
ether times of the year, aud therefore.
TINS should be borne in mind, and refer
:ence made to So table of seasonablc fish.
'Wnen marketing Is about to be undertake
en-, Some cooks partly. boil fish il they
want to keep it for day, and if well
dried afterwards, it lis none the worse,
anu keeps well in cold weather. "A dis.
inctlon is drawn between oily fish, such
tas mas kerel, herrings, salmon and white
nsh, and fshs without oil, such as plaice,
.Wnitlng, soies and turbot. The former.
IRE :s. more ,nutrltious, but also much more
lln lg While the latter, III addition
%. 70 Deing easier OF digestion, suffer less
Iron! ITO keeping, though e haddocks and whit
ing should be carefully examined before
I,, ,ss.l : ,..
g y Ghoose !. fsh ~ It's flrmiiess, first of
ail;. as slt IS almost impossible Cor the
70 simulate It; after that look
" 81. tneE gins, ,Wnicn, should pc red, and
s ny eyes ana AZ 1ney are bright and
s ~ re rs 70 unpleasant SMELL the tish is
~. iYr tapIe anu Tor ating. Fiat White
,,,.., spots, = IFesl, ana these
~ s1'dts .aue l eaushl OUT o. season
sar,, I;t.s nhsWise uun even When
- palnaa o .l,s are lne most aimcuit
enaa g p ,so. ~ shin rashes, not 70
z0pSdlh sH1lMGllCS.E {OtCe0
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
The Cubans from the Soldier Boy 6
Point OF View. s

sSs.E
There's nothing like those Cubans for
eating and stealing, and they are as vain
as women--or Indians. Perhaps they are
more like the Indians than anything else.
4 we. dfappsd parts Of our uniforms y
ing as many things as they could carry.
If they got too big loads then they would
drop their guns. They didn't seem to
care much for their guns; it didn't trou-
BILE them lat all to march on IA prob
able battle without guns, but they chung
made in the clothes they picked up! u
saW one man wearing an officers coat,
but he had no trousers at all. Other sol-
diers were going baref footed and wearing
spurs. They didn't hesitate to take any
thing they wanted from either the. dead
or wounded. They were little fellows,
nothing but boy some Of them, and
their guns were taller than they were.
All the Cuban women Il saw were black. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
Ground Bone and Oyster she11,..

Do not neglect to supply sufficient raw
bone, either crushed or in the form Of
meal, says Farm, Field and Fireside. It
contains lime, aB do oyster shells, and IT
contains animal matter which is 0f great
value. Bone, when burnt, is IF culnpara-
tive little value over oyster shells, but
when crushed or ground raw it has a
value peculiar to Itself. All classes Of
poultry are extremely fond Of il. Care
should be taken to have 1t pure and sweet.
It is good for ali classes and ages of spoil-
try. For young chicks it should be used
in the form Of meal, mixing small guam
tityS two or three times a week with their
soft feed, say a quart to bushel Of corn
meal. IS 81:
81 For young turkeys it is almost indis-
pensable to prevent leg weakness. AT
about the time of their shooting the
red, when their health becomes estab-
slished and they grow fast, the develop
ment Of their frames aid legs require d
more liberal supply Of bone material than,
can be afforded BY the usual articles Of
food. i is well to begin to mix little
bone meal with the feed of young turkeys,
and from the time they are four weeks
old it may be used freely s Z
When there is trouble from soft -shelled
eggs it may be quickly remedied by a lib
eral use OF ground raw bone and oyster
shells.
Bone and shells may be fed to fowls
from narrow box nailed to the side Of
the coop; we prefer this method, as tits
less wasteful than throwing them on the
ground. 70 use bone meal beneficially
it is necessary to- mix it with the soft
food. TO promote laying it is necessary
to have it ground coarse.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

..I U7s 5etttHg Up JF01atHe 10ble. 81 .S77s.TZ
6: was finally induced through reading
some some accounts in the newspapers regard
mg the wonderful cures wrought BY, Dr..
-. Mlllams Pink Pills for Pale People, to-
directions and soon began. to notice If,
siimIprovement in my condition Before
the flrst box was used could get about
the house, and after using FIVE boxes was
entirely cured. 81 S. ~.
. Since that time I have fell. NO return
that Dr.. Williams Pink pills saved nv mv
life and try to induce my friends who
are sick to try the same remedy. / viii
gindly answer inquiries concerning my
sickness and wonderful cure. provided
stamp is enclosed for reply. - ~
80 FRANK LONG, @
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
A Dom ESTIC INCIDENT
From shs oo.sypsr s; ia. - N ~ 81

- 49, VIZ GUso1 tN3ttssos 0lo
early IN November, 1904, I, says Franz
Long, who lives near Lennon, Mich. con
starting to get up from the. dinner table,
= was ta ken with q pain in my back. The
pain increased and / was obliged to take
to my bed. The physician who was sum-
moned pronounced my case muscular
rrneumatlsm accompanied By lumbago.
he gave me remedies and injected NOR
pnine into my arm to ease the pain.
Ny disease gradually became worse,
until thought that death would be vel
come release from my sufferings. Besides
my regular physician / also consulted an
other. but he gave me no encourageuent
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

DEAR EDITOR: II you know Of solici-
tor or canyasser in your city or elsewhere,
especially man who has solicited for sub
scrlptlons, insurance, nursery stock, books
or tailoring, or man who can sell goods,
you will confer q favor by telling him to
correspond with us; or II you will insert
this notice In your paper and such parties
may be able to furnish them good posi-
tIon in their own and adjoining counties.
Address # gl.s.t K *sss 4 u
AMERICAN WOODEN MILLS CO., n
-? Ill - s,;z5 ~ IN SssE Chicapo
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
California Has the Biggest Bird.

The South American condor is no long
er the king Of flying birds. The rare,
California vuIture, which is now only to-
be found in the Cocopah mountains, holds
the honor. It stands about four feet.
high, though it is neither as weighty nor
as strong as many birds Of smaller size
It has much the same appearance as the
MIA buzzard was quite plentiful, but poi
soned meat intended for animals led to
their extinction. 1T is for this reason
that the eggs of this bird are now more
yalua bic than those of the great aux.
There are fifteen perfect specimens Of
the latter known, while only two eggs Of
the California vulture are preserved.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
Ladrones Not Properly Named,

When, the American troops took the
Ladrone1 slands q soldier lost revolver
on the beach. The native who found it
Immediately went out in boat and WIS.,
tied every transport until he was able to
restore the article to Its owner. And
this example Of scrupulous honesty comes
from place the name Of which means
s"Thieves' islandy s. Z ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
THE TRAMP. liIe noe, ANDrHRIp
ok

HE TRAMP HIS DOC AND THEIR
no a Il
ssS Late saw a vaRaboni
I.0iltng on 4 seat
Rsaansa 81 VIII WITH I vision iona
IN q volume neat
Until dark.
NJ his master dear
SIS Nestled .closs;;
IS Sue I 2 ssss L q II, y y. a'as
witchlngs rose
As II sis ,l mss, 1. 4, .a,, i, !. !. Leaf
q Gave .seh Il P Ses, = Pae s
81 surely Was beyond belief
AT his tender age
Dog could reatl
Master hungry, poot and thin.
ss Aud IL II seemed sssa tI' g w
bs ssss Mere Mere almost 81 th5o their skin
+ While they dreamed,
Fg F, e hour s's TN, watch !,. them there
BY &cOpSes
81 craskers 5Wsse their only fare,
ii Ifek 4 lis Z chops hop .s.=s.
S 81 What dye call your dog, my friend III,
Questioned, he replied:
ARGOS, Sir; zS q
re IL our fortunes ever mend,
Better I'll provide #
For the cur. = IS
And the hook he so much priced
Sn.ilingly he showed s1s
To me quick
.Es was almost paralyzed- s.{s-
Horace! at the ode
Lydia. diet
Tramp and dog that night slept soft,
And gave the pair No .z& sss$s.
SOlaceS- ;ss2$ 2zSst s.3.sS
Vietual and d cleanly loft ss{@
And displayed my rare
HOraces.) 5:5
Irving Browne In the Philistine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
Rurnine jPotato IYl,ines.,l.

neither there has or has not been rot
an pota toes, the burning Of the vines aft
e g the crop issclear red should not be neg.s
Most of the yalue OF the potato.
top ID IN tho potash it contains. The
Vines ARE kelly to be full of the germs
sof potato 81 even though tho disease did
not have time to reach the tubers IL
the potat0 tops are burned, that ends ali
the chance they will have to disseminate
rot another sen son ia sss III -s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
Her Suspicious Aroused.

Here is an extract from letter that a
Cleveland man wrote, not long ago, to
his wife, who was at an Eastern summer
resort: RI
on have been gone nearly two weeks
now, and Il have had just two letters from
you. judge, therefore, that you are
having splendid time. That's right.
Enjoy yourself. i wish Z were there with
You. But that, of course, cannot be.
Business Is picking up wonder fully, and
1t would be foolish or even worse for me
to neglect it now. e
key to the pOstbox with you. Please send
it back at once. happened to see the
postman yesterday, and he said there
were several letters in the box for me- III
can't imagine why folks should direct my
letters to the house. Don't neglect to:
send 1t at once. s
. But she didn't send it. She took the
first train home. She knew thing OF
two concerning the way other men had
acted while their wives were away, and
was not disposed to be made a fool of. s s5s
She didn't telegraph TO him that she:
was coming, either, and SO there was mo-
body at the station to meet her; but she
didn care.
81 When she reached the house she had
her key oil ready to jab into the door Of
the postbox After neryOuslys unlocking
1t she took out two hand fuIs Of bills for
Ice cream, dry goods, mineral water and
other things that had been purchased by
her prior to her departure.
Z Electric fans are not needed to keep
the temperature down in that house ut the
present time. Cleveland Leader.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
Follow It I'm.

Sit down and cool off suddenly, and
then regret 1t, for stiffness and soreness
is bound to follow. Follow them up
with st. Jacobs Oil and you will have
nothing to regret from prompt cure.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

@sIxe fter nm early frost followed by
sssf arm, moist weather. There ii ALSO an
silnproye cement III tho quality OF turnips
.afssf freezing weather; and We think II
until the surface soil III the field has.
5dIace been frozen. nierican Cultiyator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

N (lcfohe,. ,lsarfx. Ii b

An Octobe1. aarty
October gave q party,
The leaves ~ hund reds cams,
The chestnuts 0aks aud inaples,
And leaves OF every name,
The Gunahine spread n carpet,
Aud everything WAS grand IS
MlHs Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band. II
:s The cllestnuts came III yellow,
The OAks In crimson, dressed
The lovely Misses Naples
ln scarlet looked their best.
All balanced tn their partners,
And gayly duttered by
The sight was Ike q rainbow
New fallen from the sky, 5ssss
LOutga Yeilett In New York Tribune
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

Despite the fact that hundreds of
persons have killed themselves because
they have been ruined by the Vienna Mu-
nicipal lottery, the Viennese continue to
regard the institution with favor; it keeps
down the taxes. Z -. 36szSSs9sE
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
NO RESP ASSING.

1t was a delightful, hot afternoon, and
under the trees Elysinm itself. The path
ran through tunnel of foliage, between:
which glimpses Of the river parallel, were
every now and then betrayed by natural
yistas. IL you happen to know the road
to Lonore, before the path to Ashness
bridge forks off, in fact, the delightful
stretch that lies at Rakes' foot, you will
have scene like to it's as two peas are
to one another, but for Derwentwater you:
must. of course, substitute the rapid, shall
low. shingling Barragh.
4 The ROAD was inches deep in dust, and
that of the whitest, and the boots and
stockings of the knickered Norfolk-jack-
Seted traveller could scarce be distinguished
from the dusty way itself, and he looked,
had there been any to see, as though he
fioated in the air bereft of feet and ankles.
Now, halfway down the road, the trav-:
e}er, who was young and fairly good-look-
ing, though, perhaps, not endowed with
that facial strength of character which,
is the dear delight of authors who are.
feminine, happened upon stile spanning
the gray stone and messy wall that sepa-
rated the wood beyond from the road.
It was famous stile, somewhat like
pair OF step-ladders, with three rungs by
which to ascend from the road, and two
to descend into the wood on the other side
of the wall. The traveller assembled, and.
perched upon the happily placed platform
at the summit of the step-ladder, and
pondered some, and while he pondered he
mopped his brow, and gazed upon his
boots besides, giving the lie to those who
say that one cannot do two things at
once'-this for one who has refused to
close the door at my behesr, and / in u
draught most thorough. Then he struck
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
Seems to Get Ripe.

One complaint seems to get ripe in
autumn, and that is Neuralgia. To
soothe the pain, strengthen the nerves
and rid the system Of 1t, use st. Jacobs
/ Oil, the best known cure. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
when IS Use Phosphate.

I mineral maj lres need to be used
in damp weather or N hen rains NAV
be expected III q short time
after they nre applied. Nyhen 8 long, DIV.
time follows phosph ate especially is mt
to j,ire the seed with which sit comes
~ eontac and IS there lis only very little
moisture the agl1osph hate will ma Re the soii
plate liable to revert into ins1fisilie
condit iOns, 80 that &c rnoist ure CONE IN fs
III but little can be ma de use 81 bS lie
plants
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

ease BY means Of library books. a steril-
izing apparatus has been brought out in
New York It consists of double
walled box of iron, in which are shelves
for the reception of the books = -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

The cloth Of the old Egyptians was
SO good that, though it has been used for
thousands of years as wrappings for
mummies, the Arabs of today can wear
it. # is all Of linen, the ancient Egyp-
stians considering wool unclean 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

China is not popularity known as an
orange-growing country. but in 1897
oranges valued at f1O,218 were exported
from FOochOw SIS -! jEs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
sowing Pastures 8 ia tho Fall.

SOWING Pasture. Il, the n ii.
m; Is g.
NY y y " y W
farmers all over the limited States and Is
will tell your readers the successful meth
3.,ds spra ftiead IL 81 nv ~ ina ian. 3
s.
.as' =.
W pA1W ihe close Ahd ueep
and harrow and roll It until 1t is thor
oughly pulverixed. We SOW plenty of
need and harrow IL ii. Farmers a 4 rule
do not SOW enough seed rs warrant d
GOOD stand and al q result many meadows
and pastures are weetly. a well-sodded
pasture seldom has weeds III ii. One rea-
son why % many farmers SOW grass seed
along with wheat. oats Or rye ia that they
are afraid sc losinp 4 cron by sowing the
grass seed alone. We never follow this
method. AS is well-known the more rank
growing grant shades and saps the ground
and by % doing robs the Young and ten
der grass of the essential plant food. tt
is the same whether the seed s0wn is
timothy, clover, red-top or any. other
meadow Of pasture grass. Iii all states
where hardpan is found near the surface
d subsoil plow will be beneficial. Turn
iip the soil deep and it will retain the
moisture below that lis lost when only the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

Some idea of the educational influence
of the British museum can be gathered
from the fact that over 1000, 900 persons
visited 1t last year. .= s. =. ;,sE IL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

& The Standard Bank Of Australia
1imited) has gained the distinction Of
having failed three times in less than.
seven years. a s IS. 7s.s5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

For lung and chest diseases, Piso's
Cure III the best medicine we have used.
Mrs. j. u. Northcott, Windsor, Ont,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14

There are 40, O65, 1856 merino sheep in
New South Wales, the long wooled sheep
numbering ], 223, $50. and the English and
crossbred sheen 6. 1885, 1. vi -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-o,

4 Ask your Grocer today to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place Of coffee. The chill
dren may drink it without injury as we'll
as the adult. All who try it, like it.
jGRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach re-
ceiyes it without distress. "A the price Of
coffee. 15c. and 25 cts. per package. Sold
by all grocers. s =. - 81 =. f.
city of Monroe, La, having FL
most completed the construction of a
bridge across the Red river at that point,
has just discovered that the structure will
be ninety feet too short to reach from
bank to bank. The municipal authorities
have declined to be responsible for fur
Their work on the bridge unless it shall be
made long enough to be of use, and the
contractors are In quandary. 1t seems
that the engineer who drew the plans took
his figures from an old and inaccurate
government map r. -, ~.
There are 672 known volcanoes in the
world. of which go are active; 80 in
America, ~ in Asia, 20 in Africa; Java
has 100. In New Zealand, within an
area Of 127 miles, there are 63, ranging
from 1856 feet to 900 feet in height.