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The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
'"Tipping" and Dressing Abroad.

You need't talk to me about the Eng
lish evil Of tipping" said the young busi-
ness woman who has just returned from
Europe. 1--WE Americans tip more than
any other people on earth. Yes, we do,
and less reasonably than any others. l
tell you it cost me more in tips to get
from New York to Chicago than it did in
g whole month of London and Paris, and
l wasn't half 80 we'll served. Hand bag
gage was no burden over there. There
look after 1t most carefully for the need
Of or pennies. But in America we
give man quarter and he gives us i'm
pertinehce. II you handed an English
porter shilling l fancy he would drop
dead with JOY, though l can't say that +
ever saw the experiment tried. l tell
you the people who think Americans have
nothing to learn from London are mis-
taken: We could learn a lot about man
this in all classes. I'd give quarter to
hear an appreciative English Thank
you,' right now" And then she handed
the restaurant waiter a 25-cent piece,
which was received with a grunt, while
it's recipient began to jerk things off the
table in decisive effort to show the
talkative patrons that time was fceting
anu 'lHey udu Detter De gong.
II noticed" resumed the same lady.
when she and her friend had escaped the
impatient waiter and found nook in an
adjacent room, "that the English women
on board ship were rarely as i'll as til,
Americans. The English women woul,
get UP and walk the decks nimbly, nc
matter how the weather was The
American women dearly loved a comfort,
able chair, and once settled, could not lie
induced to stir. l tell you. we are the
LATEST women alive-that is why we get
80 ugly and heavy below the belt. and
give up all hopes of figure after 49,"
But golf will surely mend that-tht
American woman is going in for exer.
cise.' said her companion, vaguely.
"Pshaw! She will play golf as sh'
it is the fad-then She will relapse into
fat again. We are the faddiest people |
know. We do what everybody else is
doing, we dress as everybody else is
dressing. That is our one great aim il
life
Surely you are not going to say that
English women dress better than Ameri
cans?' said the companion, in a way
which showed that the patient worm was
beginning. to wriggle:
"No. I'm not. The English women
dress abominably on the street, but they
look clean, healthy, slender and intel
lectual. They do not represent physi
cal type, nor do they follow fashions
blindly as a flock of sheep. In Paris
there is glorious differentiation in raj
ment which makes Parisians the best
dressed women in the world, while the long
eagle quill and brown veil of the Ameri
can abroad made this summer hideous
No, I'm sorry to come back. I'm not
sorry I'm an American, but l do sa,
that the American woman has good
deal to learn from the Europeans. She
is naturally bright and clever, but she
has grown indolent and selfish, because
this l honestly believe-she is too vel
treated. She has too much done fol
her''-Timcs-H Herald
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

1T is reported that meteor which
fell recently in British Central Africa on
the east side Of Mount Momba, exploded
with a noise that was heard for at least
seventy miles to the north and south
The fragments were scattered over al
area of nine miles by three and some OF
them weighed over five pounds
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
Didn't Recognize it immediately

Says the Indianapolis Journal: "a
man who was in Venice when the news
of the destruction of Admiral Cervera's s
squadron came, and who could not make
ont the Italian account very we'll, took
the paper to certain professor who
and asked him to translate it. The pro-
fessor did so in excellent style until he
came near the end, when, with a little
hesitation, he read: And the band
played 1.-The flag with the stars on it"
and ut will he very warm in the city
this evening"" 1t was about minute
before the, man recognized the last
,,;oca l"
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Attend the Oshkosh Business College
and School of Shorthand and Typewrit-
ing. Best in everything! Business Prac-
tice in Bookkeeping and Shorthand from
start to finish. Educates practically and
supplies business houses with competent
assistants: Established Sept. ]. 1867.
No vacations. For catalogues address
w. W. Daggett, Oshkosh, Wis.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
AN ORCHID COLLECTOR.
Daniel Ford, Who was Gardener for
the Astor Family.

the Astor Family.
Daniel Ford, who is in charge of the
Marsh orchids now OH exhibition at the
American Art gallery, was actively en-
gnged 1T the work Of forming this colIec-
ton and has had remarkable career as
d gardener. He is All 1rishman, and
came to this country more than half a
century ago, intending to 90 to the far
West and thence to Mexico, which was
at that time the resort of many emil
grants. His intention was merely to
pass through this city, but he has never
got further away from it than New Ha-
ven. He was engaged first as a garden
er in the Astor family, and very soon
showed such aptitude and skill that af-
ter the death of his employer he prompt
ly secured more important employment at
the head of a large nursery in New York
state. When Prof. Marsh first decided
sent for Ford, and from that time his
chief interest in life has been the preser-
vation and extension of the collection
soon to be offered for SALE He soon
made reputation for himself in this
special branch Of gardening, and invent
ed many new hybrids. Some idea Of his
interest in the work may be gathered
from Il story which he tells about his
effort to get certain orchids which were
Ill W tCll. w lleu MufSu went
to Washington he received from his head
gardener a list Of 81 TX orchids to be had
there. He forgot all about them and re-
turned to New Haven with the list ttt-
read. Once more he went to Washing
ton on business, carried the list with him
and once more returned without having
remembered to open it. The third time
Prof. Marsh made Il trip to Washington
Ford tied knot in his handkerchief in
order that the list should not be forgot
ten. 1t was by such careful and devot-
ed work as this that the famous collec-
ton was formed. Now the collection is
to be sold at auction and Ford declares
that it Is too late in life for him ever to
take up any new work of the same kind
New York Sun.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
Parliamentary Sco,ch Whisky.

The Valentia vat was solemnly opened
Yesterday in the newly-appointed cellars
OF the House of Commons. This huge
eaSk will contain wee drappie' of 700
gallons of the best Scotch, which, it is
estimated, will last the members and
their friends for eight years. r. Cur.
ran. Nj. F., presided at the opening, and
gave some interesting details of the de-
mands made by members and visitors to
the House upon the catering department.
1t appears that in 1897 the House pos
sessed a cellar" which would be only
moderate even for private establish
ment. Now. however, some $4,000 worth
of wines and spirits are safely stored
away III the cellars. The Irish vat. ~
We hear, is very much smaller than the
Scotch. 1t is rather surprising that the
Irish party did not insist upon more
proportional representation in this mat
Ter. We hope the consciousness of these
subterranean treasures will not exercise
demoralizing effect upon our legislators
and that the tlood-tide in the Valentia
vat will not ebb too rapidly. 1t is note
worthy that Sir Wilfrid Laurier took no
prominent part in the ceremony yester-
day-Lendon Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
Ses son for Mating Shee>.

The time for mating sheep depends up-
Oh several considerations, as the nature
of the buildings. the market for the
lambs and the object for which they are
raised When the buildings are not
warm we should not have the lambs
come before the weather is mild and set
tied in the sprMg, otherwise we will lose
many of. them and the loss of n number
Of lambs determines the question of prof
1t or loss on the investment. If we have
good. warm buildings aud we arc not
too far away from market, and more-
ever, If we have a good kind Of mutton
sheep, we can grow early lambs and sell
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
Cfussifvinr Panneys.

The guardians of London workhouse
have adopted commendablc plan for
classifying paupers. About four years
ago the inmates were subdivided with
reference tc their moral character, their
behavior. or their previous habits. Now
a further step in advance has been taken
by providing two comfortable and we'll
furnished wards for those above G5.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
Seeding Alfalfa in tie Foil.

Alfalfa, which grows 50 luxuriantly. in
the far West, is not well known in this
section, yet it is valuable leguminous
CROP Experiments made with it ON the
light. sandy soil Of New Jersey demon
strate that if the seed il sUwh III August
alfalfa can be as easily grown as any
grass crop. When seeded down iii spring
it has fniled, as weeds crowd it out. al
though in the West it is always sown III
spring One great advantage with al
falfa is that once stand is secured it
will last for years, and withstands the
drouths, because it sends roots 20 feet or
more down into the SubsOil. One plot seed
ed in August, 1898, gave four cuttings
this year, the first cutting being in May.
1t produces crop every five weeks, and,
although the plot on which the New Jer-
sey crop was grown consisted Of very
light SOIL yet the hay taken was at the
rate of four tons per acre. Whether
fall seeding will answer for Pennsyl-
vania must vet be determined, especially
on soils where the frost sometimes
heavcs the plants up; but no doubt II
seeded in August the plants will become
well established and escape injury. On
a New Jersey sand plot, seeded last Au-
gust 25 (about six weeks ago., the alfalfa
is already 8 inches high, the whole plot
being uniformly covered. 1t is better
to drill the seed in than to broadcast, as
drilling is better than broadcasting AL
falfa is easily destroyed by weeds, for
which reason the land should be we'll
prepared and put in clean condition.
Wood ashes make an excellent fertilizer
for alfalfa, and may be used liberally-
Philadelphia Record
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
Rarest of Precious Stones

Among the rarcst Of precious stones
the green garnet is probably tn" most
valuable. This gem is Of superb. rich
shade, far more brilliant than that of
the enlera Id.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
STRIKEl
Hundreds of Thousands
Are Involved.
Trouble In an Important Part Of the Orgsniza.
ton Affects All the Rsst-A Perfectly
harnsnious System Easily
Thrown Out Of Gear.

Orranl.ed labor has reached such . stage
that anything affecting Z particular branch
Of 1t draws ali the rest into the d,hheultz.
1t is exactly the same way With the dif-
fereut organs Of the human body. Work
too hard: eat too much, drink TOO much, ex.
way, and the liver quits work
Thsn the bowels become constipated and
the stomach goes on strike. The heart Is
affected. the brain follows suit, and every
The only way out OF It is to 60 at the
source Of all this--the liver. Square your
self with the liver and all will Eet back to
regular natural work.
&C., c..c:ssts s Candy c.thsst!c male make things
breath, prevsnt food from sour nj on the
en- the intestinal muscles, wh le they are
cleaning. and stirring up the liver to re-
No matter how long a case has been in
curable, Cascarets are guaranteed to put
things right as they should be, and set the
whole machinery a.gslns, and you can
prIce-10c, 2bc. or 66c. Address Sterling
Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
, This 10 the CASCAREr tablet,
Every tablet Of the only genuine
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Among I'll" E,sgcS peasants children
born ut the now moon ar" supposed TO
have Dcttcr-hun2 tongues than Others
and those born ai tn" last quarter Z.
have kccner reasoning lOwers
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
Want your 1nuus,ache or beard u beautiful
brown or rich black? Then use
BUCKlNGflRM'S DYE %h,seessrs t%Shf ses

-OverruE With rats, the city of Co
penhagcn, ncnmark, is trying to reduce
the pest hy Offering Il small bounty on
each dead rat thought to the morguc.
Sheep and goats. when numerous,
arc LA hle to canss widespread injury,
particularly in toreSted regions.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

-Anaesthetics were known in the DAYS
of Homer, and the Chinese 2OOW yea RS
ago had IL preparation of hemp known
as una yo,' to deaden pain-solnethiny
similar to our modern cocaine
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
What DO the Children Dr,n <,

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAINO? 1t is delicious and nourish-
ing. and takes the place OF coffee. The
more GrainO 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
and nic
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
Halls Catarril Cure
Is q constitutional cure. Price IS cents.

An old Woman in St: Georges work
house Of England lost her sight entirely
at the age Of !}3 She has since learned
tu reo1 by TONED,
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

! believe Piso's Cure is the only mcti.
cine that will cure co9snmption.-Ann
NJ. Ross, Williamsport, Pa Nov. IL, 80.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

The Young Peop!e's Society of Chris
tian Endcavor now has .tj.OG2 branches,
with 33i1 IoO mcn:hcrS
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

1t costs a girl $4OO to go to Vassar
college, $500 to go to Smith, $42O for a
year at Wellesley, and between $3.50 and
$3.50 to spend a year at Radcliffe.
In Monroe county, n. Y, new post
office has been named after Gen. Otis
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
Names Wealth of Water Power.

Those who sit down and cry about the
passing of the state of Mai me seem to
forget some things. Along the valley. OF
the Androscoggin in ten years brick has
arisen in scores of great paper and pulp
holm Mills, Livermore Falls, Otis Falls,
Lisbon Falls, Rumford Falls and vast
congregation of hamlets with waterpow-
crs-all these continue to develop and
create along this river manufacturing
center that time is certain to enlarge and
natural advantages destined to foster and
mprove.-Lewiston Journal.
-Sevcnty-i per cent. of the popuia,
ton Of Manitou, Col, are invalids and
cxiles from their homes. Nearly every
state and territory and civilized country
in the world is represented.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
His tOriC Tablets.

At Boscowen, N. H., recently nine
bronze tablets marking historic sites
These were the birthplaces of Gen. John
A. Dix, William Pitt Fessenden, ex-Gov.
Curricr and Charles Sargent Coffin; the
first law office of Daniel Webster; the
residence occupied by him and afterward
by his brother Ezekiel: the sites of the
old fort built for protection against the
Indians, of the first church in town and
of the first pastors residence.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

writing to Mrs. Pinkhem at Lynn, Mess.
MRS. CORA Gibson, Yates, Manistee
Co., Mich, writes:
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-Two years ago
I began having such dull, heavy, drag
ging pains in my back, 1nenses were pro-
fuse and painful and was troubled with
leucorrhea. I took patent medicines
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Buddhist priests are cndcavoSirS to
have their religion adopted as the state
relyiNM Of JaEln.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Free-A Pretty Souvenir in exchange for
an A:nhroIia Chocolate Label. Write today
10 AmNrOSia Chocolate CV.. milwaukee,.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Coon Ai,vIcE--isc HALE'> HONEY OF H1EEHDvND
AM TAE for cough or COLD. OF DrrGEl-ts
PINS TuOTHA, he DHs,r> Cure i'll one Minute.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

The largest locomotive works in the
world are in Philadelphia.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Twenty five Chinese pupils arc en-
rolled in the Chicago public Schools
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Rheudc's Business College and Mcchan.
ical Drawing School, Milwaukee,
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Eggs of the trout may hc Kept for
six DAYS ard then SllcccSSfn fully irr1ilizral
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Write for circular of Spcrccrian Busi-
ness and Shorthand College, Milwaukee.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27
To Cure 4 Cold in One Day

TO IHre 4 CoId IN One Day
Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money il it fails to cure.
25c E. w. Groves signature is on each box.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

\ CAPABLE mother must be healthy mother
~ The experience of maternity shouldno be approached
without careful physical preparation.
Correct and practical counsel what would
be without cost bv
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Mrs. Ninsloxr's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
tCcthiny. snf1rI,> the gums, reduces Inflammation
aliays pain cures wind collie. CSC bottle.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-10-27

Nearly 100000 copies Ct the Bible
wore printed in New York last vrar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07

the Minnesota and Wisconsin deer sea-
son.
Servant girls are supplied in New
York al 20 cents an hour.
Internal revenue receipts Increased
SlO2.6l7.O00 over last year.
British Columbia miners oppose the
importation OF American labor.
A Danyille man has eaten 81 quail
in as many consecutive days.
Charles Coghlan, the actor died at
Galveston. Texas, OF gastritis.
The Building and Loan Association
Of Dakota is in a receivers hands
Eastern railroad companies decided
TO raise freight rates 10 per cent Jan. J..
A national organization is formed
by managers Of Chautauqua assemblies.
william Riley, roadmaster of the Al
ton. retired after thirty years service.
New York is to have a home for in
digent mediums and destitute spiritual
lists.
The suit Of Mrs. Woodbury. against
Mrs. Eddy. Christian Science leader
began.
Rev. Dr.. Edward McGlynn is seri-
ously i'll at his home in Newburg
s.. Y.
John Kendrick Bangs, author and
humorist, will be editor Of Harpers
Weekly.
Admiral Dewey in an interview ia
vored a second term for President
Mckinley.
Richard Croker declared for Bryan
as a candidate and trusts as the issue
for 1900
It is quite likely that congress at its
next session will pass the free home
stead bill
rhe silver republicans comforting in
Chicago decided TO adhere to the Bryan
democracy.
John NJ. Palmer said the gold demo-
Gratis would oppose Bryan, what ever
his platform.
Representatives Caldwell and Will
Jams Of Illinois democrats, favor the
Nicaragua canal
w. A. French, Michigan's land com
missioner, was admitted to bail on a
bribery charge.
Whiteman began serving his two
year term in the Chicago house of cor
rection for forgery.
The tremendous increase in govern
ment revenue is shown by Commission
er Wilson's report
Statistics show a large falling off in
the expectation OF breadstuffs to Can
ada, France and Japan.
Calvin de Wolf, one of the earliest of
western abolitionists, was found dead
in bed at his home in Chicago aged "a
years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
spANIsH-AMERICAN ISLANDS.

General Otis will have Aguinaldo
mother brought to Manila TO protect
her,
Senior Bautista, president Of the Fill
Pine congress, has surrendered TO Gen
eral Macarthur
Serious trouble in Cuba is threatened
If congress does not set date for the
independence f the island.
Aguinaldos youngest son has died
and the dictators mother is a prisoner
in the hands Of the Americans.
General Otis says Aguinaldo Is lee
ing to Bengued, Luzon, whittier Gen
eral Young has been pursuing him.
Aguinaldo escaped through Maniac
pacan while Gen, Young was waiting
TO capture him twenty miles away.
The Finpings, at their last council
of war are said to have decided TO
scatter their troops and rely only on
guerilla tactics.
An unconfrmed rumor is that cir
culated at Havana to the effect that a
thousand Cuban insurgents are in re-
volt in Pinar del Rio.
Admiral Watson cables that the en-
tire province OF Zamboanga, island of
Mindanao. has surrendered to Com
mander Very, Of the gunboat Castine.
Following Gen Woods advice and
lgalnst that of Goyernor-General
Brooke the president ordered the
withdrawal of portion Of the troops
from Santiago province.
In the Spanish chamber Of deputies
Senior Silvela was sustained in his re-
fusal to present the reports of the pro
ceedings against the officers who sur
rendered Santiago de Cuba and Manila.
The president has directed that a
congressional medal OF honor be pre-
scented TO Colonel J. Franklin Bell
thlrty-sixth United States volunteer in
fantry. for most distinguished gal
lantry in action Sept 9, 1899 near Po-
rae, Luzon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
TRANSVAAb WAR

All was well at Ladysmith Nov. "a.
General Butler reached Pietermaritz-
burg
The British have bought 800 wagons
In America
The Gras Pan victory cost the Brit
ish 19S lives.
The beers are Leaving Kimberley
and marching south.
A quartet OF battles may now be in
progress in south Africa.
Lord Wolseley said another division
would be called out
Beers did not make an attack In force
on Iadysmlth from Nov 9 TO %.
Methucn repaired the railway 70
within eight miles of Modder river.
The first detachments OF the queens
household cavalry sailed for the Cape.
General Methucn received a flesh
wound IN thigh during Modder river
battle
The British relief expedition from
Durham. Natal, for Iadysmith is be-
lleved 10 have started.
The beers In Natal are retiring to-
ward 1adysmlth, which they confident
ly count on capturing
A British war correspondent COM
mented on the humane treatment OF
prisoners by the beers.
Great Britain has az last notified the
powers that she is a state Of war with
the south African republics.
The great battle is expected at Co
lenso, which British achievements
for Ladysmith are rapidly nearing.
The British defeated force OF beers
at Gras Pan. Cape Colony Heavy
losses is believed 10 have occurred on
both sides
Mr Baltuur expressed the opinion
that the beers In declaring war. made
a bid for empire instead Of merely
striking for their liberty
There is nm u0c0ndrmed report that
General Ncthucn has fought another
battle with beers at Honey Nest Kloof
south o' Kimberley
The British relief columns are adj
vanc.ng rapidly toward Kimberley and
ladysmtth rhe ninth Iancers is re-
ported captured hy the beers az Gras
Pan
Thr hloo1ipst bottle 81 the century
Lord Nerhngn rahlsl 20 the queen. was
won hv fhr british no Molder river
Cane COLONY frr sent no reports rf
asnn'rrs
Nr'huens next bottle should be II
Spvt'nufmtn eleven miles from kim
nFr1.t. fF.I.1t.-rH 1.... ia .la p-t.g.A .
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
The Currency.

The president asks that modification
De made in the national banking ac, as
will render IT'S service more resrons-
i've % Che peoples needs IN the Say OF
added circulation and urges that ma
u0nal banks ba authorized 20 organize
with B capital Of $4,000 l urgently
recommend that 90 support the exist
ing gold standard. ANA TO maintain
the parity In yaiua Of the coins OF the
Two metals gold and silyerl and the
equal power IL every dollar at all times
in the market and n the payment O.;
debts the secretary Of the treasury be
given additional power and c-lrgei
with the duty 10 sell United States
bonds and 20 employ such other effect
I've ME. as may be necessary 70
these ends The authority should IN
elude the power 10 sell bonds on long
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07

BY means ot an executive agreement
joint high commission had been
created for the purpose OF adjusting
all unsettled questions between the
United States and Canada. embracing