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! Hard to .Sult,

In her active days one of the Queens
favorite recreations in the Highlands was
to so out sketching-the faithful John
Brown, of course, in attendance. On one
such occasion it is related that her majes-
ty was unprovided with suitable ske1ch-
ing board, and desired her attendant to
borrow table from one of the adjacent
cottages. One table after another was
brought and rejected as NOT being of the,
required height. John Browns face at
length took a determined look, and select
ing from the rejected tables the one
which he thought most suitable, he placed
it in front Of her majesty, saying with ir-
resistible logic This maun dae, for they
Gamma max ane for ye.'' ... a s.
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Three Misses musi,.

That the name of the rose certainly
would not affect its fragrance in Giyens-
vile, Id, has been demonstrated by the
experience of the three Misses Mush, who
went there from Centerville, Ia, to teach
school. The first Miss Mush was mar
her sister, who took her place, married
an the middle of the following term. The
third sister finished out this term, and
then she, too, was Joined in the holy
bonds, and the strong past tense of mash
bin Givensville now is mush.
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INV LIFE IN JAPAI !.
Thirty Thousand ChlldreA Nsss After d,

Thirty Thousand CIlldysil NSsk Attend
Her sNnday 6choOs q
|@$ The deyelOnment 0f sJ aijafi fl the won.
der OF the age. While5 The new regime
nominally dates from tlih victory bf the
laimncrin strnnns over fi,a Shnvs,n 4 I'm iaHo
the feudal system ys was 4 practicaliy b, IL IL
force until fully three NJ III ter. aos that
|the writer's observation may be ssaid 1T, to
have covered the whole period of tie his
tory of the new government.
There can be no doubt that there is
new life IN Japan The most striking
evidence, perhaps, is to be seen In the
ne new navy, winch ~ attracting SO much
aat1aenIion. ]. h. ,3s
another evidence Of the new life is
seen N Japan,s political reforms. Less
.nan thirty, Years ago there was q feudal
s0vefnMehI under winch there was little
EIoomgi personal freed dOm. AL below
[n' sthe military class, constituting about 5
lsi.er 5cehi. OF the popuiati0n, shad relatively
Jew rights They gould not even petition
IIor the removal OF abuses except at the
FISK OF immediate death. Now they en-
JOY g constitutional government which
| mas q g already broadened. out far beyond the
and which exhibits decided tendency
toward the British sys TEN. A Judiciary
has grown up before which even the
highest officers Of state may be brought
at the instance Of the humblest citizen.
Japan,s system OF !, education, re:en-
forced by nSpractlcally a free press, has
glvensa degree OF homogeneity to the ma
tlon which most foreign observers fail to
realize. s.
Japan is not 9 Christian ma tion-far
from it, The Christian population is
PROBABLY no. more than One-half of ]
per cent of the whole; yet what may be
called, and is called by the many non
christian Japa anese, Christian sentiment,
of life. 81 It has produced an seIeemosy.
nary movement Of remarkable power.
which deals with many and varied social
problems. It is represented by the
strong and most admirably organized Red
Cross society, d HotrisHing Temperance
lsociety, a prison-raf0rm- -ieag,,c.1 coiIaae
Esettlenients, hospitals. disnensa rios 8 ar.
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There ls q Glass or Peon,e

There L. Glass or People
Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new preparation
called GRAIN-O. made of pure grains.
sthat takea the place of scof1aa NE meet
delicate stomach receives It without dis
tress, and but few can tell Ut from cof-
FEE. It does not cost over one -fosrth as
much. Children may drink II with great
beaeAt. 15c.i and 25c. per package.
Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O. :.
Previous to the Sixteenth century.
every physician in Europe wore a ring on
his finger, as an indication of his profes-
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500 Reward, 500. !

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
to learn that there IS at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that Is Catarrll. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being q
constitutional disease, requires % constitu-
taken internally, acting directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation Of the
disease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing Its work. The proprietors
have so much faith In Its curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list Of
testimonials. s5@-# f.t..
Address, FL. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, o.
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He Wouldn,e Foreot.

A certain Lady Charlotte Bacon, we'll
known in Australia for her eccentricity,
on landing at Melbourne, requested q
each trunk bore her name and its number
in white letters, thus: s'L Lady Charlotte
Bacon. No. t." Lady Charlotte Bacon,
No. 2,'' and so on, she said, warningly,
Now, you won't forget my name, viii
you? Lady Charlotte Baconp'
p mo, my lady the man replied, "I'm
not at all likely to do that, for my names
Hogg." San Francisco News Letter.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03

Until very recently the school children
have been conducted to and from Ntheir
schools in special omnibuses, lest their
manners and morals should suffer if they
rode inzspublic tramcars. They have
been indulging in so many fights and
otherwise misconducting themselves that
the special omnibus service has now been
discontinued
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LIRhtnineSys. Mouse.

The wife Of Senator White Of Cali
sfornia win not live in Washington, ac-
ycording TO the Post Of that city, for the
reason that she does not like the severe
thunderstorms which visit this section of
the country. Out Eorl the Pacific slope
they do not know what thunderstorm Is.
This calls to mind funny story told by
Homer Davenport, the cartoonist. Mr..
! Davenport is also a Pacific coast man,
and when he came East Mrs. Davenport
accompanied him. One afternoon fear
full thunderstorm broke over their hends
md they saw the lightning play and
heard the thunder roll with feeling of
awful fright. Finally, Mrs. Davenport
sought refuge Id a closet. From its dark
interior there cames presently a terrible
scream. Davenport rushed to the closet
door. So s
hats the matter ~ he frantically ex-
claimed So
oh, Homer, Z said his wife, half-crying
and halflaughing II am afraid to come
out because Of the lightning. and am
afraid to stay in here because there is i.
mouse. ''sx ISL
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Fahuloue We.1th.

The mineral wealth" Of newly found
mining regions largely run BY syndicates
IS N too many Instances fable. The pro-
ducts nearer home are surer and promise
more rewards. No one will 60 unrewarded
In the matter Of improved health who use
regularly Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for
malaria and dyspeDsia. es s. IS
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Wisconsin Patents,

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, 5S and So
Loan and Trust building, Milwaukee,
Wis These attorneys viii furnish the
Inventors Handbook free: 1ss
NJ: D. Ahearn, Green Bay, patching saws;
G. l.. Newstrom and L.. Miller, Maiden
Rock, grain cardoor; II. T. Sackett, Fond dfi
Lac, bicycle support; G. Smedeman, Wash
burn, tamping machine 5E= %=$ 3sS : :
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which followed The arrest a lVikes il,
Women sappaar to have nude them 1
HMSnlvea M ~ home Il tier this, until February
Its, when the Duchess OF Devon
anire md hfty other women were turned
| out tf the House. ID spite 0f struggles j
and protests ss ia
y ssNas nearly sixty years before. this
thougl during tho period accotditiR tfi fheE|
chrunicief Hatseil 'wotlleiI. tllfiiiy 81 fhes]I
h1shest asa 4 Eaa'l. m I. 81 Doves
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Lanes Family Medicine

Lanes Family Medicine
Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently oh the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price, % and Soc.
Nazareth, in Palestine, has no fewer
than three hospitals, seven converts and
twelve schools under European supervis-
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03

The largest wild beast bounty pay
ment ever made in any state is now be-
ing made at Helena, Mont. It amounts
to $50,096, and represents the balance
due on the states paymentaon the skins
Of 1893 wolves and coyotes killed in
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03

The oldest firearms were used in
China. The Chinese were fighting with
guns at a time when Europeans used
bows and arrows.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03
III here Are Matches Made?

An Allegheny boy who has not seen
many summers was listening with eager
Intention, the other day, to a conversation
being carried on between paterfamilias
and SOME visitors to the home, says the
Pittsburg4 Chronici Telegraph. The dis
cussion was on the subject OF d recent
marringe and the qua lifcat lions Of the
ting parties, the question OF teIn-
permanent hguring largely in the conyer-
/ eation. .s
ell. said the head Of the family,
40 not exactly beliey IN the old slyings
that mat tches are made in heaven. d
though there are lnduestionably many
who do ss
The boy, who had up to this time msins
tanned silence. here took 6cca sion to nuke.
q remark hes said, & they must
be made ains heave zen. lnn't see how they
could make then, iu the other place. -
subst stitute Tor honey 6as been in.'
saros1uced ID Gernnas7S 0ndef ahs hSlne 81
sllga Il hone md cousiSts of sugar, Ma
8 ast cunts g 81 naiuttA tub-'
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orna r. d. n"nr drnasst Mm ssvp ede cousn az az
a sample bottle free. Sold in Is and so
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03
BARRAUD'S VENGEANCE


baritone, who had spoken, and the room
instantly OWNED that an adventure lay
beneath. -: Al
The story! Let's have the story!'' we
cried, with one accord, and someone, with
delicate forethought, filed up his rlass.
well, 4 suppose there is zone, if you
care to call it such," he said, $50 here
goes. Most of you remember my entering
the profession" there was only one pro
fession in Deuchars' eye-.but you prob.
ably do not know that it was pure acci.
dent that gave me my first chance. But
SO it was. was cast for ii very minor
part indeed, but was always ambitious,
and even then had understudied Barraud,
the principal baritone, so thoroughly that
was practically word-perfect in his
lines. %'s: 3 ys 5s 4 ss z%
.'He was good actor and the cleverest
I have ever known at makeup, but care.
less and Indifferent and endowed with q
temper the reverse of serene, which caused
him to fly off at a tangent on the slightest
up at the proper time. Dickinson, the
manager, was at his Wits end. The
regular nnderstudy was taking a holiday
The audience could not be pacified much
longer and he was ut loss what to do
Then l stepped in and volunteered to play
the part. He eyed me obviously for q
second or two, but 1 suppose I looked
pretty confident, for he said:
"All right; try-and for goodness sake
be quick!'' -, z. : 49, ~
Il tried, and-Well, made hit. A
few weeks later, when Barraud's engage;
ment required renewing, Dickinson of
tered me the part as a permanency. Natur-
ally, [ accented. This turned the cha.
grined baritone's resentment against me,
though his dismissal was entirely the re-
suit of his own negligence, and he went
away uttering vows ofvengeance against
what he termed my sneaking ways.
So much for Barraud. 81 did not see
him again for nearly two years, during
which ISplayed the hero nightly with
modesty forbids me to say more than a
fair amount of success. And now, hav.
ing got rid of what a novelist would call
the prologue, let me commence in earnest
with the story. - 25.. 3 $
Il had been asked to sing at a morning
concert somewhere in the suburbs in aid
of a charity. Immediately I ascended the
platform / became conscious of the sur
passing beauty Of one face among the row
after row in front of me. The girl did
not lock more than 10 or 20. The ex-
quisite contour Of her cheeks, the shapely
mouth and nose, and above all, her eyes
fringed with lashes that seemed to droop
instinctiyely III the endeavor to conceal
their depths of hazel, all went to make up
q face that was well nigh perfect in its
had d hazzy idea Of having seen she,r
before somewhere, but could not resolve
| it into anything definite. Each time q
few bars rest gave me the opportunity ]
looked down at her. could swear that
lowered her eyes purposely. 1t was the
same during nv second song. A Suhfle
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03

In London no fewer than 188, ,OOC
people live four and more to the room
and of these 5000 are packed to the ex.
tent of eight or more to the room. S
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03

The natives Of Kottiar are in the
habit of digging every year in the sum.
mer dry banks of the Vergel river fol
stisfl,s which they dig out by hundreds,
just as they would potatoes.
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The weight of the average size man
/ ID 40 pounds; of the woman, 125.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03
MllWAukEE
WIRE d IRON WORKS
Care or rChi,dren,s Morals.

Bank. Desk and Floor Railings, Window Guards,
Fences, Stable Fixtures Everything in Wire.
Send for Prices. MILwAuKEE, WIS.
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a novel sort Of window glass has
been invented. Persons son the inside of
the house can see through it, but it is
opauue to those on the Dutsid
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Ali DrugGigol
tofund tho money II It fails to cure csc.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03

Hair is very strong; single hair will
bear weight of 115O grains. S
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-03

No Two bottles Of Pisos Cure for Com
sumption cured me Of bad lung trouble.
Mrs. J. Nichols, Princeton, Ind,
Mar 26 1895. ,ssss.3s q S
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At no time IS woman more Liable to
physical and mental dangers with hours
of suffering than at the 9 Turn Of Life. =
The great want in woman q system Is
ability to properly ad JUST tse1f to the new
conditions. The outlet, mon thly, Of blood
is now being Diminished and carried into
the body Tor the supply food Of its later
years.
Daughters, you can now to some extent
repay your mother's 'searly care. She must
be spared every possible exertion. You
must help her bear her burd and ankle
ties. This critical time safely over, she will
return to removed health and happiness.
That so many women fail TO nticipate
this change thus happily, IS owing not
merely to lack Of care, but to igno-
rance. There IS, however, no excuse
for ignorance when experienced I'd
= vice Ncan be yours free Of I'LL cost.
G Write to- Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
,.l Mass, she has helped great numbers
e-of women successfully through the
Change Of Life, and she will help YOU.
Lydia =. Pink hams Vegetable Com.
pound is the best tonic for uterine
changes. If works harmoniously up-.
Is .' Oh sll these overwrought organs, 81.
vigorates the body and drives Oh the
yAY
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Plaster

Immediately altar applying il you
feel its soothing, warming, strength.
ening power. .
1t qaiets congestion: draws out
Inflammation. q
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FIERCE FIGHTING
IN VENEZUELA
Insurgents and Government Troops
Meet in Four Holly Contested
Engagements.

Washington, Sept. 29.-The state de-
partment has received a dispatch from
the United States consulate at Puerto
Cabello, Venezuela. under date Of the
18th instant, in which he gives a sum-
mary OF the several encounters be-
tween the government and rebel forces
in that country. The first encounter
between the forces of the rebel General
Castro and those of the Venezuelan
government occurred near the city of
San Cristobal, near the Colombian
boundary line. The government forces
engaged consisted of between 400 and
500 men under the command of General
Lepolo Sarria. The rebel force was con-
siderably larger, but the actual number
is not known. The rebels defeated the
government troops and captured their
leader, General Sarria.
The second battle was in Cristobal.
One thousand troops of the govern
ment, commanded by General Pealosa,
engaged 1000 rebel troops commanded
by General Castro for eight or nine
days, resulting in General Castro with
drawing his men, he having learned
that General Fernandez was on his way
there with about 1000 troops of the gov
eminent.
The third battle was before and in the
town of FL Cobre. Report has it that the
rebels here defeated 1,500 government
troops under the command of General
Morales, and that the general succeeded
in escaping with but 72 men and the
ammunition train.
The fourth encounter took place at
Lumbados mountain, where General
Meidmann, with $500 government
troops, tried to stop the march of the
rebels, reported to be 1000 strong. The
fight is reported to have resulted in a
drew, both sides claiming victory. At
any rate. General Castro continued his
march.
At the town of Cardero General Cas-
tro was attacked by nearly 5000 gov
eminent troops under General Fernan-
dez. His force then consisted of about
5000 men. A terrible battle was fought
reports placing the loss of the govern
ment at nearly $500 killed and wound
ed. The loss of the rebels is unknown.
Again both claim victory.
After the battle the rebels marched
to the town of Tower. In this place the
rebels fought and dispersed, so 1t is
said, 800 government troops under Gen.
eral Gutierrez and captured arms, am
munition and supplies.
At Arrales were massed according to
the report, nearly $500 government
troops commanded by Generals Torres,
Autar Guerara and Planes. Yet, If re-
ports be true, the rebel chief defeated
them and captured many rifles and
much ammunition. In Barquisimetu
General Suarez had about 1000 govern
ment troops entrenched behind strong
Notifications, but the rebel forces did
not attack.
At the time of writing the consul
states that the rebel forces at Pejuma
report, saying that the rebel General
Castro is resting his troops and animals
before marching to Valencia.
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RETURNED TO ANGELES.
Troops Will Remain There Until an Ad-
vance Is Ordered.

Troops VIII Remain There Until an Al
vance Is Ordered.
Manila, Sept. 2s.-General MacArthur's
command has returned to Angeles, where
Generals Macarthur Wheaton and
Wheeler have established their head
quarters with 5000 troops. 1t is expected
they will remain there until a general
advance is ordered
There are no troops at Porac. Nine
Americans were wounded in yesterdays
fighting, two probably fatally. 1t Is es-
timated that so insurgents were killed or
wounded The American prisoners are
expected here tomorrow unless yester-
day's fighting changed Aguinaldo's
mind.
The Spanish commissioners. who re-
Gently spent month at Tarlac arrived at
Angeles to-day. They will proceed to the
Filipinos' lines. The commissioners say
they are confident they will arrange for
the liberation of all the Spanish prison.
ers.
Lieutenant Rowland Of General whea-
toms staff has visited the Filipino out
posts, presumably to notify them that
the Spanish commissioners we're coming.
He met with friendly reception.
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gazetted prohibiting the expectation of
live stock, grain and provisions. Col
burg and other places in Cape Colony
near the Free State are known to be
extremely dissatisfied. The English are
daily threatened and some of them are
going eastward for safety. | have &C
cumulated evidence that it is not mere
street talk, but that there is bona
fide belief among the Dutch that the
Beers can beat England"
A prominent Free Slater says: I'VE
are sorry for your soldiers. Our burgh-
ers will walk over them like sheep over
the veldt."
Another Free Slater said: You may
have an even chance with us if you
send 100000 men, not less"
A Dutch lady of the southwest por-
ton of the Colony writes to friend:
when Paul Kruger has beaten the
English and taken the Colony. / Won
der will he conquer England, too?'
1t is the existence of this temper
which makes those here knowing the
condition of life in the Transvaal be-
lieve that the time has passed when a
nominal acceptance of the British
terms would avail for the English peo-
pie to live in peace in South Africa
1t was said this evening that the
batch of South African cablegrams re-
ceived at the colonial office this morn
ing did not contain President Krugers
reply as supposed, but referred to other
matters The cabinet therefore was UNI
able to discuss the reply.
Significance is attached to the fact
that Mr.. Balfour was in conference
with Lord Rothschild at Downing
street at 1 o'clock.
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WILL BE ENTERTAINED.
A Feast in Store for the North Dakota
Volunteers at Livingston.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Livingston, Mont, Sept. 29.--The citi-
zens of Livingston who have the mat
ter in charge of entertaining the North
Dakota volunteers as they pass through
this city tomorrow morning have spent
a busy day. A meeting was held last
evening in the rooms of the Rocky
Mountain club and the committees ap-
pointed have labored so industriously
that tonight there is food in abund-
ance and gayly decorated tables built
in the city park near the derot.
The Woman's Relief Corps has the
matter in charge, and with character
istic energy and patriotism are making
preparations for grand success When
the troops went through Livingston
westbound for the front, the ladies Of
this city entertained them in much the
same manner as they will be welcomed
when t.. train pulls into the depot at 8
o'clock tomorrow. Several of the COM
mittees will hold an all-night session
decorating the park and depot grounds
and the members of the G. A. r. and
Relief Corps will be astir at sun
rise