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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Women in Politics.

To the English woman politics is a pro-
fession, to the French woman, an in
trigue; but to the American woman it is
rarely more than an eDisodc-something
that crosses her path incidentally and is
presently disposed Of. This is the natural
constantly taking place in our national
and municipal affairs, and is perhaps
more in accordance with the American
feminine temperament than the pro-
nounced conservative policies of some
other nations could possibly be. l am
here referring to politics in ito most COM
prehensive sense, and not to the fanatical
petticoated orator and frequenter of the
polls who, of late years, has sought to
claim the attention of a long-suffering
public. Some irreverent person has ven
tured to assert that no woman could le-
ultimately hope to be successful in poll
tics for the simple reason that she does
not know how to shout. Be this as it
may, women who quarter of a century
ITCHY, whose horizon wac bounded on
one side by the nursery and on the other
by the literature Of the cookbook, now
indulge in campaigning and stump-speak-
ing, expressing their views and ''boom-
ing" their man in very credita bic rhetoric.
There is hardly city of any Importance
in the Union that does not boast of it's
WOllluu y pOltlCUl CluD. III uellueES
make it their business to win votes in the
poor districts, and it must be confessed
that in this respect the results have been
very gratifying. The ladies are not only
sincere in their efforts but are fully alive
to a consciousness of their own impor-
lance in the community. No desire for
personal preference or gain mars in their
convictions. They labor for principle
4; cause-and are consequently entitled
to the high degree of respect that we
accord strictly honest motive. They
appear also to succeed in harmonizing
their lives with their political aspira
tons. Still, the most generous minded
cannot help feeling that their enthusi-
asms are largely a matter Of sentiment
of the kind that women of every class
are prone to mix with the serious things
of life, while secure III the belief that
they are simply accomplishing a rigid
duty; and in nowise do they represent
an actual force, inasmuch as while there
is undoubted power to be derived from
their cooperation, the moving strength
that springs from a seductive personality
is in most cases woefully lacking. New
ertheless the woman who is factor in
our politics exists, and we have only to
go to the national capital to see her in all
her glory.--The Marquise LAMA in Frank
Leslie's Popular Monthly. = :s.,ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
THE POK WAH TREE,
It Grows In BUSHNELL Park, and ChlnA
men Lake TIA Nnuaaotinak FkA3t, ~

men Like Its Nauseatink Fruit.
There was aa expression Of supreme
contentlnent on the face of the ChinamaA
as he sat under tree III Bushnell park
On Monday afternoon, picking UP fruit
that had fallen from it. His loose blouse
and wide pantaloons tapped III THE wind,
and his pigtail described circles, triangies,
all manner of lines and various other
seometrft>al forms as it yielded to the at,
fM gusts of wind. 1t wac chilly enough,
and Officer STRICKLAND, As he looked at
the Industrious Chihaman did not feel
nus heavT blue overcoat d bit Incom-
tortabie> But the Chinaman did not Seem
70 mind the wind in the least. His teeth
hh,gnt chatter, big nose might take ON 1
en'sh tint, and his fingers might suffer
from namhaess, hat he continued hi
work with unremittiMg Industry, and
Kept his happy hook unciouded by any
talhs that was even suggestive Of unhap.
plness, 1t was evident that he was en-
gagged in a task that he liked. The fruit
mad a very offensive odor. and the Chinas
man handled it in pauseating Manner.
he had fair-sized basket, into which
! tho soft substance which covered it on
the turf His hands were besmeared
| with the substance.
IN reply to the questions of Officer
Strickland and Times reporter the Chi
naman said the tree which yielded the
fruit was called the Fox Wah tree in
China. The fruit is considered a deli
cacy in the Celestial Kingdom, and even
Ii Hnhg Chang-the statesman that can
look wise and. ask embarrassing questions
OF a personal nature-coneidets himself
in luck when his chef serves Him with a
dish Of the fruit. Tha outer substance,
which Is hAaseating to the stomach of
anSene but Chinaman, is made into
chinese catsup that always occupies q
place of honor at the mandarin's table
when: birds nests. sharks fms and other
appetizing dishes are served. The meat
OF the stones has medicinal property of
high value. The Chinaman, whom OFF,
Ger Strickland called Charley" a name
that seems favorite one in the nomen.
ciature of Cinnamon, stated that in China
the stones of the fruit IRE cooked Dust as
we cook chestnuts, and that ;Aftef they
are boiled they are Hpehed aud the meat
ia ken oNh
A Woman passed through the park later
IN the afternoon. Seeing the Chinaman
picking up the fruit: she was curious to
see what it seemed like. She took one
OF the American orchard is not degraded
by applying its name to the disgusting
thing of Chinese lineage that resembles
:t-and broke it open. The stencil from
1t was So strong that she dropped 1t inn
medlateiy. She wore gloves, which she
was obliged to DISCARD in Stder to free
herself from the offensive odor.
hhefe are three of these trees in Bush
neil park, but only one yields fruit. OFF
Ger Strickland calls them the Chinese
plum trees.-Hartford Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Oats or Bran for Hog Feed.


John Wilson Of NSbraska Mites WAL
lace's Farmer: II fully realizs tie cor
recthess ST the teaching Of the Farmer
iii regatd to the misthkS Of feeding sows
and young shoats an entire corn rHtion.
In our section bran is now So per ton
and oats about $15. l have a number
OF late summer shoats from sixty to
eighty pounds in weight. They are very
fond Of dry bran and feed them and
my brood sows about all they will eat
of it once day. What l desire to ask is
which Of the above feeds at these prices
you would prefer to buy for the specified
pn an aad MLhyh At t. that hat se h we
s sS ~s"4 4s Ff rgaSs feE R I t Fs +?
the shorts is that bran has a., Argf
amount of woody mattef,, indigestible;;
and that it is too bulky for young pigs;
and finally that in all the experiments
that have been made, so far as we know
shorts are given the preference. Shorts
seem to have about twice the value of
bran as feed for young pigs, and shorts
experiments, one in Wisconsin and two
in Missouri, have given better results
example, ii, Wisconsin,. one lot Of pigs
ted cOrllmeal feQuiped 537 pounds for
100 pouhds 81 gaia; sit9ther lot f fed iA ANb
dlings required 522 pounds, while 1gH
pounds of gain was made with 43Y
pounds of equal parts of shorts and corn
meal. At the Missouri station 645
pounds of cornmeal were required for 100
pounds of gain, and but COS of shorts.
In another experiment at the same sta
ton SOP pounds of corn were required
aud but 3O7 pounds of shorts. In other
words, shorts or middlings, if of good
Quality, are to, corn as 10s is to 100, but
either btla; set1e shorts, however, ore
hot much better than bra1i.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
CLEANLINESS in Milking.

This is the timS IF II KIT 9 whS bad
this is one reason why so many f1dd it
difficult to make good butter in winter.
On no account should the COW be MIXED
in the stable where she has laid through
the night. When COWS are awakened for
feeding III the morning most of them will
void both their solid and liquid excre
meilt which had accumulated from last
nights food. After this is done lead or
drive the cow into well-ventilated room
used for milking; aid the COW should be
giveii the most dppetizihg part Of it's rt,
tiots here. Sometimes the COW will fall
to urihate before leaving the. stable, and
the sUtl3d Of milk STREAMING Into the pail
may cause her I'd ATTEMPT Ito. urinate Us
soon as milking begins. This is a very
annoying habit. and we used partially
to cure it when we MIXED half a dozen
cows every morning. So soon as they
We're aroused we poured water slowly
into an old tin pail kept for that use.
This eXcites the cows imagination, each
thinking that urine was flowing into the
pail. We often had each of these cows
urinate within five, minutes after this was
dole. If the COW begins to uriiiate In the
milking room; stop the milking until the
Utilization is completed, and then cover
THE PLACES Mhste the utihe fell with sa1iie=
thing that will absorb the odors. Ger
man potash salts are the best for this use
that we know Of. This makes some trou-
BILE. but it is well repaid in the better
quality of winter-made milk. and in the
ability to keep winter butter a longer
time without spoiling.-American Guilt
vator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Queen VfctOria'S Crown.

When Queen Victoria was to be
crowned new crown was made out of
the remnants Of old ones and set with
rare old gems. Chief among these is the
ruby which blazes in the center Of the
diamond-studded maltese cross which sur
mounts the crown. That ruby belonged
to an Eastern potentate, and through con-
guest came into the possession of the
kings Of CASTLE. After the battle of
Nagera, where the black prince fought
vita Don Pedro, then King of CASTLE,
fliat monarch gave it to the black prince.
Ihis took place in 1867, and the ruby
has beef among the crown jewels Of Eng
land ever since,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Choir Singers Poorly Paid.

According to q musical person wh,
ought to know, church choirs in New
York are poorly paid, if paid at all. The
best paid soprano, he says, sings in one Of
the Fifth avenue churches She gets $50
g week. The average annual salary Of a
first-class soprano in rich choir is from
$500 to 1920; tenors, from $500 to
$500: contraltos. from $3.50 to $1,000,
and bassos, from 800 to $500 And the
man or woman with voice has to have
pun with the musical committees of the
big churchos at fhat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
THEY WANT III TELL
These Grateful Women Who Have
Been Helped by Mrs. Pinkham:

WSmsA who have suffered severely
and been relieved of their ills By Mrs:
Pinkham's advice and medicine are
constantly urging publication of theif
stateiments tor the benefit. OF 8thef Wo--
nsR. Hefe are TIVE Such lst}gfs;
Mrs. LIZZIE BEVERLY, 25s Merrimac
st., Lowell, Mass, writes:
"It affords me great pleasure to tell
all suffering women of the benefit I have
reesitea FISH taklhg hydla d: Pihk:
hams Vegetable Compound. lean hard
ly findwords toexpresslny gratitude for
what she has done for me. My trouble
was liberation of the womb. Twas I'M
der the doctors care. Upon examina-
ton he found fifteen very large ulcers,
but he failed to do me good. Itook sew
eral bottles of Lydia p. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound, also used the Sanative
Wash, and am cured. Mrs. Pinkha,n's
medicine saved my life, and + weuld
fsepmmSnd II ,f8 all s9HSSfiipg; 2wx 6m1sRR::"
Mrs: AMOS TRoMbLEAf; Ellenburgh
Ctr, N. Y. writes:
II took cold at the time my baby
was born, causing me to have milk
legs, and was sick in bed for eight
weeks. Doctors did me no good. L
surely thought would die. was al
80 troubled with falling of the womb.
I could not eat, had faint spells as
often a. ten times q day. One day q
lady cane to ice me and told Inc Of the
beheft She Had derived from taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's medicine, and ad-
vised me to try it did so, and had
taken only half a bottle before was
able to sit in q chair. After taking
three bottles could do my own work.
I am now in perfect health"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
FOR THE FARMER.

ugly Hdnds: ~
F h tssfhsssaa 4a9ie dteat asvs; sajsksd
.Are ,foifed HOW ID, pea$e and ,test
Upon the wdywotn, weary. breast:
Or Ivory keys they never s,ttrayed,
Ehbroldery, lace, they never made
Eoor tired hands! On one Of them
FLASHED newer brilliant shining gem.
They 3, e9pkaq sa9q washed, they sSfubbea
Unto til Sblldte& ,fShiiy tefnded;,
They s0othed the head thIt nGhed apd beat
And gently batlied the feyeted feet.
Hm,hey gladly totled from morn till night
That They might other hands keep white
Aaowa a't tht baf Isl c eSssf 5 3sa Tread
They were SO tender. dpiet,, We
Aeir noticed; how, unselfshly f. :,
Ihey cns9ed each across with trust and
And burdens bore more thdh their share.
Aye, ugly, COARSE, GnloYyely quite,
They look to our defeciive sigIt;
But, to their mission dutiful,.
III Gods eyes they are beautiful.
New Orleans Picayune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
The Plain Truth.


The public is getting very sick of Hob
son, and the sooner he sails out of sight
and returns to duty the better it will be
for all concerned. His public kissing ex-
hibitions on the stage, after his lectures
in various Western states, have disguised
decent men and women, and they have
not hesitated to say so. 1t is not sur
prising to hear that naval circles at
Washington were annoyed by Hobson's
peculiar conduct, nor. in the light of the
latest exhibition of his vanity, is it any
wonder that the wreckers who were en-
gagged with him to raise the Maria Teresa
place the responsibility for the failure of
the enterprise on Hobson, who, they say,
insisted on rushing the Teresa into Amer
lean waters before she was seaworthy
and against their protests, based upon
long experience in wrecking operations.
Hobsons bravery on the Merrimac nut
him on the pinnacle of fame and it is to
be regretted that he was unable to keep
a level head on his shoulders and wear
the honors Of a hero with becoming mod
esty.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
BETTER HALVES IN REALTY.
Causes that Probably Give to French
Women Business Ability.

"V"en business AD1l1tys
It ~ doubtful If the business instinct
ind ability Of women are 50 greatly de-
teloped anywhere else AZ In France. Ger
eeainK hot elsewhere in Europe. They
really keep the smaller hotels and shops,
take produce to ff1atket AHd Ore often the
better half OF a partnership In ehdeav.
2ring to account for this state of Affairs
the ghanta uqnan says that probably the
murderous wars that have 80 largely
drafted the male population from home
are somewhat responsible. BUT the Vi
women rendered them apt pupils at first
and able teachers ~af4erward. Another
teasSH fol-, this business activity is the
fact that the French bride almost always
brings more OF less capital AZ her mar
riage dover. 1t is ofteii het own patient
earnings or savings. She cannot We'll be
shin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Microbes to Steal Away Patti.

A German dentist, DR.. Herr. proposes
to put microbes into our. mouths to steal
in an inoculant prepared from microbes
he cultivates for the purpose, When APP
piled in the case of a decayed tooth it
stops the pain, but does not destroy the
nerve; further, it again fixes the tooth
and makes it possible to put in lasting
stopping. He has already treated num-
Der Of cases with it, and they have proved
most successful
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
A ilouhla Cron uf Anniaa.

On Long Island farm is an apple tree
which bore two crops OF fruit the past year.
and the farmers are taking unusual interest
In this peculiarly Of nature. Just as much
interest is being shown in Hostetter's Ston,-
ach Bitters. which cure dyspepsia, Indiges-
ton, constipation and blood disorders when
other remedles fail to benefit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Try Grafn-O! Try Grain-O,

Ask yonr Grocer today to show Jon a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The chill
dren may drink it without injury 4. well
as the adult. All who try it. like it.
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown Of
Mocha or Java, bot it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach re-
celyes it without distress. n the price Of
coffee. 15c. and 25 cts. per package. Sold
by all grocprs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13

Miss Elizabeth Cheney of Wellesley,
Mass. has presented to Colorado college
valuable pipe organ for the auditorium
of the new building now being erected on
the college campus. 1t is given in men,
orr of Miss Cheney's brother, Charles
Paine Cheney. who died at Colorado
Sprinrs iii February. 1897.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
What Do the Children Drink?

Don't give them tea OF coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? I, is delicious and nourish-
ing, and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades Of coffee, but costs
and Die
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13

being, the condition of the sheep shown
and the ihHiitier In which they were pre-
scented fpf inspection, Thomas Brad
burn 81 Ehgland aud j9hR /. Thompson
IL thdianq We're the jtdges.,
en15'ff Fl a. f'9 2isrt Gs's 1 T.:
Tom Radwe1l 1T. ,Avoca: Ia; and George
HeAtley OF Lexington, NeB,; respectively
ret3reaeitihg the show fiocks of George
Allen.1 Ed: WiffeldHa, and C. III. Balling.
er. Herbert Rhdwen 1T Gt0nington, H. !;
Willie Mckerrow Of Sussex, Wis, and
William Blaney, Sussex, Wis, REPRESENT
ing. respectively. the fiocks Of Dick Stone
and George Mckerrow.
JOHN Linden Of Gibson 4 Walkers
aSsk af5{S D"{ c hrt AIan sR1s & e
j., and master Rufus G. KiRg; BHrltg.
ton, kas., representing the flock Of 4.
The four winning shepherds were
placed az follows: First, Arthur banks:
second, R Pm Taylor; third, Herbert Rad
This il the first occasi3n iii the history
of American fairs iii which the profess
sional shepherds have received public
reeoanition, and the novelty and fairness
of the contest as well as the enthusiasm,
with which, the, shepherds, their employ.
ers and the o1tookers greeted the an
nouncement of the test; and entered into
the spirit Of the occasion, made it one
Of the most exciting and memorable
events OF the great sheep show.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
In Winter Use Aliens Foot Ease,

In Winter Use Aliens FoOt-Ease.
A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
During winter your feet feel uncomfort-
able, nervous, and. often cold and damp.
If you have perspiriig, smarting feet or
tight shoes, try ALIENS FOOT-EASE.
1t warns and rests the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweat
ing feet, blisters and callous spots. Re.
Is certain cure for Chilblains and Frost
bites. Try it today. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
package mailed FREE. Address, Allen
S. Olmstead. LIE Roy. II. 7.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Aohnu ViSifnts,

Aeeps Visitors Out of Friedrichsruhe.
Prince Herbert Bismarck has just is
sued orders that strangers shall no longer
be admitted to fredericksburg or to Sach-
senwald, which have been heretofore 50
much used as picnic grounds by the peo-
pic of Hamburg.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13

in 1928 there were 1885 debtors i'm
prisoned in Philadelphia, their debts
amounting to $25, 400: the expense of
keeping them was 1902, orc, paid by the
city; the amount of debts recovered by
this process was S2!}5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Glass of 'OOs Yell.

SESsS Oh OUs Gil.
The PHARMACY Juniors don't seem to
know their class yell. ! give it again for
the benefit of those who don't know it,
and now ''let's get a move on us" and let
the seniors hear our yell once anyhow:
Physostigma venenosum!
Philocarpus nodulosom!
staphisagria, Bergamot!
phHr,uacy, Pharmacy!
Naughty .Naught
-Ffotfdence journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
25c. The genuine has l.. B. Q. on each ia blet

The largest sewing machine in the
world is said to be in operation in Leeds.
1t weighs $500 pounds and sews cotton
belting
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
COughin9 Leads to

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam viii stop the cough at
a sample bottle free. Sold in Is and So
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13

The nails of the Chinese nobility
sometimes attain the length of eighteen
inches, being protected by long silver
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-13
Changing a Heavy Clay Soil.


1t requires at least 100 or mm8re loads
Of sand to cover even very slightly the
1880 square feet in an acre of land.
This will make, the cost more than the
change is worth; Unless the sand and
clay are much closer together than is
usual. We have known it to be done in
gardens for the culture of melons and
cucumbers, both of which succeed better
where sand constitutes a part of the
soil. But usually the application of ma
and the thorough undertaking Of the
clay, will make all the change needed.
and do It much more chenply than can
be- done by drawing, sand OH Ii. So soon
as Il clay. soil IS uifderdraiiied the frost
mel ows the Surface soil so fiat clover
s seed T sr&% an2 3 ,e1, & e!o yer
amount of vegetable matter that there
will be no difficulty thereafter in keeping
the soil friable at least to the depth it is
plowed.
Clay soils are always originally full of
vegetable matter, because they hold the
water and the leaves, and vegetatioif
grown on them decays slowly. But con-
tinued cultivation SO reduces this yege-
table matter that the clay runs together
iii wet, weather, and when plowed comes
UP liz hard cloas that plant roots cannot
penetla'e:. IL tfH cay CONTAINS mucn
be srote f$f! u" u 'sS s. & sfa a Sy tho
plant roots to use IT: But We have AZ
ways found that small dressing IF
available potash and phosphate has even
better effect on clay soils than it does on
sand or gravel. 1t is needed on the clay
to start the plants to growing, after
which their roots will help themselves to
whatever is in reach. On the sandy or
gravelly soil there must be larger
dressing Of fertilizer as such soils can
-, It IL, very rare that, however long cul-
clay soils wifi lie exhausted. But we
have >khpwl Instances where several feet
depth IF ffay VAS Removed for making
brick and tile. The clay: SOIL beneath
was, after few yeafs, well seeded with
grass, and made good meadow there
after. The first thing done to this clay
was to sink underdrains into it so as to
fall plowed, and in the spring was sown
with grain and cloverseed, merely har-
rowing down the rough surface which
the blowing had left. There was only a
partial growth. of clover the first year,
but after growing Il year the clover was
plowed under when in bloom, and the
clay was cultivated until fall, and wheat
s6wfi with Timothy seed. In the spring
clover.seed was nlEg sewn, and made a
much better catch tfail lit the first seed
ing. The timothy sod was a good Gle
for two or three years after the clover
had died out. How much longer it would
have lasted we do not know, for about
that time there was an increased de-
mand for brick, as nearby city was
growing rapidly, and another strata of
clay, was ia Ken from land that had al
ready furnished two stratas before
American Cultivator.