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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
ACTRESSES PANTHER FAcFs
But They Are Frequently Landowner
OFF the Stage than in Pl.r

nut AneS Are frequently Landowner
OFF the Stage than in a PLAY.
1T is mistaken idea that actresses
are as a general rule handsomer on the
stage than off, writes Franklin Fyles Of
IIhe Theater and Its People, in the
Ladies' Home Journal The reverse is
as likely to be true. Nevertheless, all
theatrical faces have to be painted. It
may be assumed safely that none of the
complexion is genuine. An exceptionally
clear and pink skin may require no falsi
ty. A dark one may chance to snit The
character to be assumed. But these ax-
ceptions to the rule are rare. The glare
OF artificial light would make most faces
CHASTITY, white or unpleasantly sallow il
bright hues were not laid on. The art
of colorlng pretty visage just enough,
and not OVERRIDING it, is one which ali
actresses should learn. Many do nor
and SO we see beauty disfgured instead
Of enhanced. Others are very EXPERT.
There are two distinct processes. One
makes use Of colored powders applied
dry. The other mixes the same powders
with grease, making substance called
grease paint
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
Growing Potatoes,

Potatoes will grow on great variety
OF soils and produce excellent crops, but
the soil has much to do with the quail
lty. A soil that is full of humus will
produce large tubers in abundance, but
they will lack the quality of those that
are grown in soil that has less humus
but is rich in potash and other minerals.
Ihe volcanic ash soils of the Pacific
slope grow some of the finest potatoes,
n the world, both in size and quality.
lhe mineral elements produce the splen-
did result: The application of stable ma
nure to this crop is inadvisable, for if
the crop escapes scab, as the result, the
quality Of the tuber will pretty surely be
injured. The following mixture is an ex-
ceilent potato fertilizer: Muriate of
potash, 400 pounds; nitrate of soda, 25O
pounds: dried blood, 300 pounds; fine
bone -four, 500 pounds; plaster, 400
pounds; salt, 100 pounds. This will con-
tain about per cent. of nitrogen, ~ per
cent. of phosphoric acid and 10 per cent.
Of potash. Soaking the seed in a solu-
ton of corrosive sublimate- dissolving 2
ounces of the sublimate in two gallons
Of water, and then adding thirteen gal.
Ions of Water-will destroy scab germs
but it will not protect the crop from scah
If it is grown in infected ground. Spray
ing with Bordeaux mixture, first when
the vines are foot high and then three
or four times afterward at intervals of
ten days., will practically prevent blight.
-Epit0mist.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
The Travels of q Fox.

The following is nursery tale ar
ranged by Clifton johnson, which used
to be told in New England to the chill
dren Of fifty years ago.
A fox digging behind stump found
humble bee. The fox put the bum
BILE bee in his bag, and Travelled.
The first house he came to he went in,
and said to the mistress, ''Can l leave
my bag here while go to Squintum's?"
YES" said the woman
Then be careful not to open the bag"
said the fox.
But as soon as the fox was out of sight
the woman just took a little peep into
the bag, and out flew the bumblebee,
and the rooster caught him and ate him
all up.
After while the fox came back. He
took up his bag and he saw that his
humble bee was gone, and he said to the
And the woman said, II just united
the string, and the humble bee flew out
and the rooster ate him up" -'~>- 49, =
Every well, said the fox, II must have
the rooster then"
So he caught the rooster and put him
in his bag and travelled.
And the next house he came to he went
in and said to the mistress of the house,
Can L leave my bag here while go to
SQuintum's?"
YES" said the woman.
Then be careful not to open the bag"
said the fox.
But as soon as the fox was out of
sight the woman just took little peep
into the Tag, and the rooster flew out,
and the pig caught him and ate him all
up.
After while the fox came back. He
took up his bag, and he saw that his
rooster was gone, and he said to the
woman, Where is my rooster?"
And the woman said, Il just united
the string, and the rooster flew out, and
the pig ate him up
Very WELL" said the fox; Il must
have the pig, them
SO he caught the pig and nut him in
his bag, and travelled.
And the next house he came to he
went i'll. and said to the mistress of the
house, Can l leave my bag here while
L go to Squintum's?"
YES" said the woman.
Then be careful not to open the
bag said the fox.
But as soon as the fox was out of
sight the woman just took little peep
and the OK gored him.
After a while the fox came back. He
took up his bag, and he saw that his pig
was gone, and he said to the woman,
"Where is my pig?'
And the woman said. II just united
the string, and the pig jumped out, and
the OK gored him.
"Very WELL" said the fox, II must
have the OK then"
So he caught the OK and put him in
his bag and Travelled.
And the next house he came to he went
in, and said to the mistress of the house,
Squintum's?'
Yes" said the woman
Then be careful not to open the bag"
said the fox.
But as soon as the fox was out of
sight the woman just took a little peep,
and the OK got out and the woman's little
boy broke off his horns, and killed him.
After while the fox came back. He
took up his bag and he saw that his OK
was gone, and he said to the woman
t'Where is my ox?" ..
And the woman said, Il just united the
string and the OK got out, and my little
boy broke off his horns and killed him."
Very well,'' said the fox; Il must
have the little boy, them
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
Weight Before and After Meals.

1t has been seriously asserted by many
people that we are naturally lighter after
a meal and they have even gone the
length of explaining. by the amount OF
gas that is developed from food. Aver
age observations, however, show we lose
three pounds six ounces between night
and morning; that we gain one pound
twelve ounces by breakfast; that we
again lose about fourteen ounces before
lunch; that lunch puts on an average Of
one pound; that we again lose during the
afternoon an average of ight ounces, but
that an ordinary. dinner to healthy per-
sons adds two pounds two ounces to their
weight, $3.50"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
A Naval Plum.

The command of receiving ship is
pre-eminently that of married man, and
he and his family always live on board,
in unique and delightful homes. There
are but six receiving ships in the service
the Franklin, at Norfolk, Va; the In
dependence and Pensacola, at Mare is
land, CAL; the Richmond, at League is:
land, Pa; the Vermont, at the Brooklyn
yard, and the Wabash, at Charleston,
Mass. There is no house rent to pay;
the government; so it is looked upon as
one of the very. few chances offered in
the naval officers career to save money.
Anna A. Rogers in the Woman's Home
GornuOniOr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
FOR THE FARMER.
Promiae.

When shadows gray are poised on high
And sleety arrows pierce the sky,
If June will ever shine again. p'n'
June with the roses garlanding:
June with the honey bees awning.
June, when the vine blooms kiss and Gin,
June with the BIRDS refrain. Wang
And In the clouds there comes a rift:
The sable shadows part and shift,
And for an hour the sunbeams play
To tell us June Is on the way,
June, when a song sounds everywhere.
Lazy and free, without care;
June with the clover-scented air;
June when the world is gay.
Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
a surplus Of Diamonds,

The relief Of Kimberley may exert nm
important influence 5on the diamond
trade, though what it is to be cannot be
exactly f0reseen. The mines now viii
be restored to their normal productive
ness, which is far above. the worlds nor
NAL demand for diamonds. The market
is only fed with what it will take; prices
are not allowed to fall off ruinously,
though they have huctuated through
deeper and deeper stages Of decline since
the abundance of the Kimberley supply
was made manifest. II is not known
how many barrels of diamonds the syndi.
cate holds in its treasuries.-NewAY York
Tribune S
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
When Easter Comes.
,irtv DAYS hath Spnt pmhnr -

''Thirty days hath September"
Every person can remember;
But to know when Casters come,
Puzzles even scholars some.
When March the twenty-tirst is past,
Just watch the silvery moon,
And when you see it full and round,
Know Easter'll he here soon.
After the moon has reached its full,
Then Easter will be here,
The very Sunday after
In each and every year.
And if it hap on Sunday
The moon should reach it's height,
The Sunday following this event
Will he Easter bright.
Boston Transcript
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
Su1aring OFF.

Have the very best wood you can OBJ
tain. 1t should be split fine and put up
in loft for at least one year. The soon
er you get the syrup into the tins the bet
ter the sugar looks. Boil it down as soon
as you can and not run it over. A little
sweet cream thrown in will keen it
where it belongs. Don't be afraid of
burning it just because it boils we'll. II
the sugaring-off pan is free from sedi-
ment think there is little danger of
burning until the syrup is done TOO dry.
Don't wet OF grease the tins; this is all
nonsense. Stirring sugar by machinery
does not improve the quality, but saves
time, if you have the right kind of a ma
chine.-C. G.. B. - III"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
Spring Swarmiup.

In getting hives ready for the spring
swarms, make them double walled, with
the other shell Of seven-eighths inch
lumber and the inner shell of three
eighths inch lumber. Have the inner
wall small enough to allow about one
inch of space all around, then fill this:
space with some kind of chaff, which will
act as nonconductor. The hive will be
cooler in summer and warmer in ,winter
than a single-walled hive, and the bees
will be more comfortable all the wear
around. They will also breed up quicker
and stronger in the spring, and conse-
qucntly will swarm earlier and gather
more surplus honey. A double-walle,l
nlve will cost little more, but it is a
kinds side by side, and am discarding ali
single-walled hiyes.-F. G. Herman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06

TueSd1y TOT wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday no day at all. 81:
It was evidently considered neither
wise nor prudent to put off such an i'm
portant matter as marriage until late
in the week. -. :;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-06
Suggestion g to Keep on File.

cay to Marry.
The old rhyme concerning lucky and
unlucky days for the wedding runs thus:
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-30

known to be thoroughly corrupt, and
constant menace to all the best interests
Df good government. s &
Unity with PopuIists.
Mr.. Bryan hardly appeals to the
thoughtful citizen, with whom political
parties are only agencies for public good
to the extent that they stand for funda-
mentally right principles and honest adj
ministration, when upon the one hand he
is presented BY the Populists and on the
other BY Tammany. The joining hands
with one constitutes an offense against
safety in governmental administration,
the alliance with the other an offense
against political decency, making it
doubtful ais to his ability, no matter how
strenuously he might try, to secure hon.
esty in the conduct Of public affairs in an
administration over which he presided.
1t is net difficult to predict what would
be the outcome Of any. administration
based upon the socialism Of Populism and
the rapacity OF Tammany.
Reaffi rming of i to i.
am told that not a few Democrats
who refused to sanction the nominee and
platform Of the Chicago convention will
aid the nominee presented at Kansas
City. doubt if there ara many who will
do 50. Why should they? The same
candidate has been named, the same doc.
trines announced, only in more offensive
way. u
3 1t must not be forgotten that the re
affirming OF the principles Of the Chicago
platform was the repledging Of an inten-
ton, when opportunity is afforded, to de-
base the country's currency. It was re,
assaulting the Supreme Court Of the
country. 1t means realliance with the
elements Of disorder, as against the prop
erly constituted authorities Of peace, In.
stegrity Of property and person. It is the
announcing once more Of desire to gel
into power that the sacred right Of pri
vatc contract under the guaranty OF law
may be abrogated. It is the acceptance
Of those elements OF socialism which work
Injury to both government and people.
In fine, the reafirmation at Kansas
City was the re-asserting Of the utter,
sances made at Chicago, which, reyolu
tionary then, are none the less SO now
"a source Of menace to the country then.
they are equally SO now; and every mar
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-30

who stood out against them then ought
not on some new issue, which does not in
any degree lessen the danger of these for
harm, fail to denounce and defeat them.
I do not think that the fact that here
and there may be some elements more
conservative in the party than seemed to
be the case in 1896, makes any difference.
Mr.. Bryan still gives official voice to the
purty's views, maps out its campaigns
and writes its platforms. Mr.. Bryan's
intimates and advisers are still Populists
and self-seekers, with the added contin-
gent Of Tammany bosses. He has neither
use nor care for any man who is con-
servative in his views or careful in his
utterances. ~ IN '
Effect on Gold Basis.
II elected President the public must be
prepared to see Mr.. Bryan as chief execu-
tive and those associated with him as
cabinet councillors construe every law
bearing upon the currency and the pow
ers Of the Treasury Department in such
manner as to nullify as best they can
its provisions in SO far as they bear upon
the question Of the maintenance of the
gold standard. His Populist allies boast
that they seek power that they may bring
about the repeal Of the existing laws and
to this end they are Mr.. Bryan's cham
pions and defenders.
He can and will Keep the country in a
state of ferment and uncertainty in an
attempt to bring about the larger use Of
silver. MS redemptiye money. The ex-
pertinent is too dangerous one to be en-
tered upon by any on the grounds that
the gold standard is SO fixed in law that
1t cannot be disturbed, no matter who
may be President or Secretary Of the
Treasury. The law ought to be executed
with a construction favorable to it to
fully carry out its provisions and not in
manner antagonistic to them. 1t is
not perfect law, but can be made so by
its friends. 1T can be made abortive by
its enemies once firmly entrenched in
power.
Bryan and Recent War.
It will hardly do for any sound money
Democrat or Republican to support Mr..
Bryan because of supposed better po-
sition he occupies than Mr.. Mckinley on
the question Of colonial possessions de-
spite his worst position on the question
of the monetary standard, the Supreme
Court, the enforcement of law and the
right of private contract. Mr.. Bryan's
position can hardly be as satisfactory
one on an analysis growing out of the
Spanish war.
He and his friends, in order to put the
administration to a political disadyan-
tage, urged on the declaration Of war
with Spain, and when it was over Mr..
Bryan, personally at Washington,
through personal advice and solicitation,
brought into line sufficient number of
Democratic Senators to ratify the treaty
of Paris, despite the fact that it provided
for the purchase and taking sovereign
possession of Porto Rico, and the Philip
pines, without any provision for giving
them any home government whatsoever.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-30

difference is certainly not great enough
to make any man surrender his conyic'
tons on other great questions to accept
him upon one. l
. 1t mag also be fairly doubted whether
a man with so many erroneous ideas as
to the conduct of the domestic affairs OF
the nation can be trusted to have right
ones when it comes to managing our
foreign properties.
As to Porto Rico.
AS to tlS question growing out Of the
Porto Ric;S tariff, believe the admin
istration made a most egregious error, but
as Democracy is now constituted and CON
trolled it stands for nothing SO far as a
tariff policy is concerned. 1t has aban-
doned all the advantages of its position
on this question, by advocating in it's sill
yer policy the very worst kind of protec-
ton. Mr.. Bryan stands responsible for
making it a party unable TO manfully
advocate Democratic tariff doctrine.
1T is to-day under Mr.. Bryan's leader
ship, party emphasizing a desire for
special privileges and class legislation, ap-
pealing for the support Of every element
Vi ulSIoulSuI ny l6iiiLs III Will anu du'
yoeating the particularly special legisla-
ton which such element stands for. Its
demagogy is manifest on every hand.
Raising the Boer Issue.
What thoughtful and inquiring person
can possibly believe that either Mr.. Bry-
an or the delegates at Kansas City are
really deeply solicitous to the extent
which it is made to appear that they are
as to the alleged wrongs Of the Beers in
South Africa Is it not manifest, through
the thin disguise of a lore Of human
freedom, rights and republican form Of
government, that Mr.. Bryan and his fol-
lowers hope for the German and Dutch
vote as determining factor in the cleo
ton because of racial affiliations with the
Beers and a supposed race prejudice
against Great Britain, and not because
the question or the integrity of the Boer
republics is SO dear to them?
1t is absurd that the great questions
with which we have to do affecting the
vital interests OF the United States shall
be overlooked in debate upon how Great
Britain shall conduct its own affairs, es-
pecially in the face of proclaimed reaf-
firInation of the Monroe doctrine, which
means, properly interpreted, that the
people of the United States shall attend
to their own affairs and let European ma
tions look after theirs.
Confidence In Germans.
Having voiced such a sentiment, the
Kansas City convention, under the in
spiration of Mr.. Bryan. Immediately pro-
ceeds, for political effect, to express a
wish to interfere with a European gov
rnment in matter strictly its own. |
think such politics cheap, and unstates-
manlike, quite beneath the dignity of any
great party or leader.
shall be surprised il any German vot-
er, heretofore the bulwark Of the coun-
try, against every assault upon the in
tegrity Of the country's currency system
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-30
md nrotesting arainst any debasement q

and protesting against any debasement OF
the country's coin, win aid and abet
such proceeding because Of a belief in
any injustice done by Great Britain to
some affiliated race ten thousand miles
away.
Ii Mr.. Bryan was a statesman and not
a mere declaimer, and dealt in states
manlike manner with American problems.
I'VE would not be treated to the foods Of
5petuant fault-6nding and appeals to pre-
sjudice which are manifest in all that he
says, but would have instead suggested
solutions, grounded upon principles, and
in accord with the facts of national his
tory and national experience.
ss. Distrust His Wisdom.
4 am sure the American people rightly
5distrust the wisdom Of one who thus far
in life has been living expression, IN
every address he has made of that best
definition of the essential elements OF
stump speech, namely, to claim every
thing and denounce well.
| am not unmindful of the fact that
there are many conditions in this country
requiring careful, thoughtful and states
maniike dealing with. There are many
evils to which labor Is subject that need
to be remedied. Likewise there are many
preiudices unjustly entertained against
capital, but in neither instance can they
be dealt with to the good of all by any
one who brings to them mono Of the ele.
merits OF statesman and all Of those
which wholly make up the successful
stump speaker and campaign orator.
Where Remedies Lie.
| believe that more Of the remedy lies
without the pale Of enacted legislation
than within it, and that neither labor
nor capital is benefited by public utter
Iances on the platform, in Legislative halls
I and through the columns Of the press t.
the effect that there is an irrepressible
conflict between them.
do not believe any man benefits his
country by being preacher Of discon.
tent, strife between classes, social and
political pessimism, financial disorder and
continuous financial gloom, despite sur:
Iroundings and widespread prosperity, and
Therefore do not believe in Mr.. Bryan.
&, There are some things in President Nc,
Kinley's administration and official acts
I am not in accord with. do not accept
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-30
BRYAN,s soLILOQuY.
fDedIcated to soft citizens.)

dedicated to soft cltizens.)
favor Free Silver and paper, !, s#5
u honor Free Trade and Free Gold s
In fact, 4 shall play any caper
preach ...the consent OF the governed,
And practice Imperial sway, + III
Ill promise all things TO the voter
Who stands on my platform to-day.
/ know I'm talker from way Back, !.
And gifted with salP' and with mouth.
1t matters not how ! maneuyer,
I'm sure Of the Red, Solid South!
favor Expansion, and taxes,
& But don't wish to Justify wrong, !. Il
And believe In the riot OF Red SHIFTS
II they vote for me often and strong.
I'll promise all things IL elected,
Aud do what pleasc when I'm In:
favor all virtue In office, N.
But wink at tough Tammany sin.
know I'm Blower and Actor
4 BY hiding my sixteen to One"
Behind Anti-Imperial humbng, 83S
I That soon, like Free Silver, Is gone.
L know I'm Howler and Hoodoo.
But the Farmer and Miner don't see
THAT my Anti-Imperinl clap trap
Is q Paramount Fraud, just per Sc.
A Dictator, I'm bold to my party;
force them to do what think,
And still to the trough can lead them,
But can l induce them to drink
And when the election is over,
II should the White House attain,
I'll turn and twist with the Rabble-- 4
Bambooale and fool them again! |sS
JOHN A. JOYCE, Washington D. e.