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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08

Hong-Kong, China.-Exclaims the
fervid missionary speaker, "China's
millions are crying for the Gospel"
Rubbish!
China's millions would like to throw
Christianity into the Yellow sea, and
they would have fete day in the
Punishment or murder of every mis-
sionary within the borders of the Mid
die Kingdom, If they had their way.
1t Is only the fear of foreign gun
boats and armies that makes China
endure the missionary. Everybody In
China knows that, be he missionary,
merchant or legationer. The untruth-
fulness Of the sort of sentimental
presentation of the missionary cause
that is so frequently INDUCED in
throughout christendom is clearly un-
derstood and earnestly deplored by
every thinking missionary.
China does not want missionaries
or missions. Sir Ernest Satow was
right when he declared that China
does not desire the spiritual side of
western civilization. Not for min
ute. From the shrewd, unforgetting
old tigress on the throne down to the
ignorant, superstitious, ox-like coolie
straining at a horses load, the Chi
nese people may be said to be prac.
tically one in not desiring the "Jesus
way" True, they now want the ap-
pliances Of western civilization, to
make more effective their old spirit,
as when the officials of North Central
China conspired by telegraph against
foreign-administered famine relief.
Put the principles of Christian civil
cation they care for not at all.
Desires Versus Needs.
China does not want the western
religion. But does she need it? All!
that is another story. While there Is
almost no basis for the enormous mis-
sionary propaganda in the desires OF
the people, there is abundant warrant
for it in their necessities. AS little
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08
The Lesson Of Life.

There is nothing so absolutely
crushing in sorrow as to feel ones sell
drifting at the mercy Of some chance
wave, sweeping forward to an un>
known shore. But great calm SET
ties down upon us when we realize
that life is schoolhouse IL. which
we are being taught by our Father
Himself, who sets our lessons as He
sees we require them.-Rev. f. r.
Meyer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08
THE CANADIAN CROPS 5.
THREE.QUARTERs OF THE AVER
AGE YIELD Is REPORTED.
THE FARMERS DO NOT LOSE:
Increased Prices for Grain More Than
compensates Them for the De-
crease in Neutrality-suspicious.
from Crop Experts.

Most OF the states of the union felt
the unusually severe winter of 1867,
and the effects of the succeeding late
spring were everywhere apparent.
Corn was planted two and sometimes
three times, the winter wheat suffered
and generally there was nervous
feeling as the retarded growth was in
evidence. From the Dakotas to Texas
the feeling of dread existed, and the
fears were entertained that the crop of
corn, wheat, oats and barley would
be distinct failure. How far this was
the case is best left to those who
passed through the experience. Natur-
ally the same conditions were preva-
lent through the province of Mani
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08

as a dirty small boy desires a scrub
bling, he still requires it; so with this
vast nation. Let me, after a careful
investigation that has ranged through
many cities and villages, from remod-
eled Picking to little settlements in the
remote interior which have no place
on the maps, indicate few of the rea-
sons why, in the eyes of an ordinary
man of common sense, the presence Of
the missionaries, those pioneers of
civilization, is justiflable in China.
China is dirty. The first day I
landed on her shores l said that her
greatest apparent and immediate
need was 4O0,000,O00 cakes of soap
and an ocean of disinfectant. On this
point am writing to uncomprehend-
ing readers; for America can never
understand or imagine the unspeak.
able tilthiness of the Chinese, in their
persons, in their clothes, in their
dwellings and in their streets. It is
almost impossible to hint at the true
state Of affairs in any publication less
unlicensed than a medical journal.
The tourist who docs" China bv
passing through the port cities atop
ping at the big hotels-although these
are bad enough, in all conscience
can have no understanding of what
Chinas dirtiness means. Only those
who live or travel in the interior can
comprehend this. l have found many
reasons for admiring the missionary
body as a whole; none of these is
greater than the manner in which
they maintain, amid such miserable
surroundings, the ideals and stand
ards and practices of cultivated Amer
lean life. To be lady in interior
China Is to be heroine.
John chinaman Too Much for Germs.
The germ theory is all upset by a
study of China. BY all the laws of
modern medical science, the country
should be continually ravaged by de-
structive plaques. The Chinese seem
to grow fat on germs; they eat them
alive, as they also eat, in order to
"get back their blood" certain un-
namable creatures which they pick
by the dozen from their persons and
raiment. "China's millions" is q
good, reputable missionary phrase at
home; out here it is used to desig-
nate the uncounted guests with whom
you are obliged to share your bare
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08
Education.

Intelligence is the distinguishing
mark between the savage and CIV
ilfzed man. Education is one of the
greatest of Gods blessings, and ig-
norance curse In America there ex-
lists no valid reason why every man,
woman and child of normal brain
should not have an education. There
is no phase of life where knowledge
is not necessary. In the most progress
siye communities is where the supe-
rjor schools are found. Help along
your town and help along education
In general. By affording your chill
dren chance for good education,
you offer them riches that cannot be
destroyed; it is ready cash in hand,
assets that one cannot be robbed of
only by act Of Providence. s<lxfA
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08

toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, in
western Canada, and with from $780,
900 to 100000 farmers there from the
United States large degree of inter-
est was manifest in almost every state
Of the union, for every state has some
representative there. This interest
was nervous one and caused consid-
cradle indecision on the part of friends
and others intending to follow. Those
interested in injuring the country cir
culated stories of ruin and disaster,
but the effect was lost, as it had been
long enough in the limelight to prove
its high standing amongst the agri-
cultural sections Of the continent. The
heavy strain placed upon it was not
too great; it has shown that the faith
placed in it has been warranted. and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08

room in a Chinese inn, or your sleep
ing shelf on Chinese boat l can
scarcely imagine any power short of
supernatural religion, that can clear
up the Chinese, even externally. AS
for his inward, mental and spiritual
f1lthiness, that must be passed over
in silence. To hear, and understand,
one Chinese as he reviles another is
to discover new and horrible world
of corrupt imaginings.
Making Sport Of Suffering.
The first day we landed in China,
we saw some children having fine
sport in killing kitten by the gentle
process of jumping upon it. The i'm
preston then formed has been stead
lily deepened, that the Chinese are a
cruel people, cruel to dumb creatures,
but crueller to one another. The
statement Is almost warranted that
here is a nation without sense of
pity or sympathy. A roadside death
is pastime for the bystanders. When
a coolie was cut clear in half by the
swinging of a heavy steel plate
against the hatchway of a shiL at
Tien-Tsin on which he was working,
his work fellows laughed heartily.
AS our ship was being warped into
her moorings at Shanghai a boatman
fell overheard, and the crowd
laughed; although he spoiled the
point of the joke by managing to
scramble out. At an execution saw
crowds pressing eagerly about the
headless trunk of the victim, and
laughing merrily over his fate. One
must hear on the spot the unreport-
able fiendishness of the Chinese mobs
toward massacred missionaries to
realize the unfathomable depths of
Chinese cruelty. The gentleness Of
Jesus, who taught: "Blessed are the
merciful." is sadly needed in China.
A Nation Of Liars.
The truth in the inward parts"
which is supposed to accompany
Christianity is utterly lacking in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08
70 THE FARMER.BoY.
His Chances Are Best in His Home
Town Rather Than In the Big City.

My boy, the farm is all right. Some
times you may feel that it's environs
are too narrow for you, its life too
much of q humdrum, and that you
would prefer to be one Of the residents
OF the big city or town. There have
been hundreds and thousands of 9TH
ers just like you, and with just such
ideas. They have started from the
farm buoyant with hope, and after
years have regretted their youthful
resolutions. Others have succeeded;
have won laurels in the professional
Held, in business, in craftsmanship;
but the few who have succeeded thus
are so small in number compared to
the army of failures that there is lit
tie encouragement for the careful
thinker to leave that which promises
security from want and independence
for life time. The farmer is surely
the most independent of all workers.
He is sure to receive a greater re-
ward for his labors, is his own man.
ager, and if he will strive diligently
can aspire to place in the public es-
innate that few can attain in the large
towns.
OF course there are times when you
think there is almost an unbearable
dullness about existence on the farm.
Were you a resident of the city, there
would be times when you would long
for the quietness and the pleasure that
the farm affords. Hours of work may
be long riding the pillow, or harvesting
the grain, but far superior is the work
than that the great majority of the
city youths are compelled to follow,
and how much greater the compensa-
ton? How would you like to stand
behind the dry goods or grocery coun-
ter from morning to night for the
small wages that the city clerk re-
ceives? Year after year the 1aborer
lives in cheap boarding houses and
rarely save sufficient to engage in
business. His is a mere subsistence,
and constant struggle. The best
years of life are wasted in making
money for others, while the indus
trious farmer is working for himself,
saving money year after year, and
when the time for rest comes it en-
ables him to take it.
Cities are overcrowded with clerk
help. An advertisement inserted in
any daily paper for clerk to fill any
position will bring hundreds Of re-
sponses. The array of unemployed
and those seeking to better their con-
ditions is always large. Of late years
large element of workers from cit
les are looking toward the farms for
employment. They realize that the
farm offers more permanency of occu-
patton and greater independence than
like efforts in the city can possibly
afford. Before you concentrate your
attention on employment in city or
town, weigh every matter well, and
then act according to what reason die
tates. You will be very likely to con-
clude that the farm is a good enough
place for you, and that your own lit
tie home town is preferable to the
over-crowded city. Remember that
your greatest interests center in
what you call your "home town." Do
all you can to assist in it's improve
ment, and make it a better business
place. D. M. CARR.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08

China. This is nation of liars. Not
to lie is considered foolishness. There
is nowhere the Anglo-Saxon assump-
ton that the other man is playing a
fair game; you simply have to match
him in guile or suffer. The incon.
venience,: the annoyance, the exasper-
alton of having to live surrounded
with consummate liars must be ex-
perienced to be appreciated.
Take one of countless Incidents
as Illustrative; the fare from Chin.
kiang to Marking by boat is two dol.
lars. Upon buying my return ticket I
was told by the official that it was
four dollars; when the gentleman who
was escorting me to the boat, mis-
sionary, made it plain that he was no
unposted traveller, the man promptly
and without embarrassment, accepted
the right fare. That missionaries man.
age to maintain their simplicity and
open-heartedness in this land of guile
is marvel of religions power.
Being a liar, the Chinese is also.
logically, a thief. That steamship
clerk thought no more of stealing two
dollars from stranger than the vice
roy thinks of '"squeezing'' the public
revenues. He would also doubtless
have worked OF his counterfeit money
In change, had change been required.
On that very occasion I discovered,
by the refusal of Chinese to accept
1t, that had one of the innumerable
| counterfeit coins with which the land
Is flooded. When I threw it into the
river the surrounding Chinese plainly
looked as If they thought that should
be thrown after it, as a fool and a
mailman. Simple honestly in most
matters seems beyond the Chinese
ken, although they have a scrupulous-
ness about keeping contracts once
! made, and about fulfilling trusts,
which has been frequently and Justly
| praised.
No Work for Cupid.
One day certain native pastor was
pointed out to me as a man who really
loved his wife. This was considered
so rare as to be noteworthy. Mar
rage here is matter of barter and
convenience. Yesterday dined with
a progressive Official whose head wife
sat at table with us, in concession
to western ways, while his three sub
! ordinate wives stood around the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08
Mark Twain,

A child of the land of the bisgeet
things on earth, bestriding the At:ar-
tic like a colossus, while the two benz
ispheres roll about him shaking WITH
laughter, Mark Twain is tae entente
cordiale of the Anglo-saxcn people,
New Age. .sssss. - - 81 - ~ =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08
Value Of Good Roads,

Good roads leading to q town iDdi.
cate the progressiveness of the citi.
gems of the community, Invariably
poor roads mean Indifference and lack
Of confidence in the stability Of the
town. " =.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-08

. sublImity Of Forgiveness, - - pr. !.
George Sand: To forgive fault IL
another is more sublime than to be
faultless ones SELF
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-07-31
HOLBROOK DEPUTY G1x11YY CATCHES ALLEGED LA1
 CENIST. '>
(vson nussAay's DsAy.)

Sheriff j. II. Thompson of 0ila eous- ty, passed through hero last night, oa the southbound train, cn route Ao Globe, having in custody Elmer Rich ards, who was arrested some days ago in the White mountains on tho charGs of grand larceny, alleged to have bssn committed in Gila county in the moasA of April. The arrest was made by Deputy SherifY Joe Woods of Hos- brook.
 Richards Is charged with having stolen . saddle and some valuable jaw elry from &. B. Edwards of Globe. At the time of the theft, Shorin Thomp son was absent from Globe, and Ed wards succeeded in making his escape to the northern part of the Territory. Sheriff Thompson traced him to tns cattle ranches In the White mountains. He sent his description to Deputy Woods, who made the arrest without incident.
 Richards is n cowboy by occupation and was working the range when found by Deputy Woods. He denies his guilt
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-07-31
STOCKHOLDERS IN TRIANGLE CO
 ENTHUsE.
(Prom Thursdays Dsilv.l

Recently, two heavy stockholders in the Triangle Mines company arrived here to inspect the property, which is situated in tho suburbs of McCnbc. While they did not pretend to be min. ing experts, still their knowledge was sufficient to enable them Co reach the conclusion that the property was n better one than they mad anticipated. They carried back with them Hat,cr. ing reports to their homes in Indc. pcndcncc, Kan, and wero SO cnthusi. astic over their investments that they issued n circular letter, mailing. the same to other stockholders, in which they stated that the property was far better than had been represented by President Lynch, and tha, they had in. creased their investments.
 As n result of this, I. B. Wallace, m. other stockholdcr, arrived in Prescott n few days ago and made an inspection Of the property. He stated upon his return to Prescott that the assertions of his friends were amply confirmed. He found that the drift on the $50. foot level Co bc all in ore, and that splendid progress was being made. He has had considerable experience in min. ing and he returned home Tuesday night with the intention of arranging | his business affairs in order that hc might locate in Prescott and operate in Ynvnpni mining property.
 Many of his friends in Independence. which is the center of the oil industry of that state, have amassed fortunes in the petroleum business, and he is of the opinion that he can readily demon stratc to them the advisibility of in vcsting in first class mining proposi- tions in this county. He expects to return in about three weeks, backed by ample capital to take hold of good properties and develop them upon a large scale.
 l Mir. Wallace is n retired merchant of Independence, Kan, and having high standing in that community, will, no doubt, bc able to fulfill his expectations as regards being able to bring abund. ant capital into Yavapai county.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-07-31
MANY ESTATES IN PROBATE
 COURT SETTLED.
(from Thursdays Daily.)

Yesterday was busy day in the probate court, the principal business transacted being the settlement of old estates.
 An order non pro tune was entered in the matter of the estate of Joseph Nathan, deceased, extending time on tho optional contract for the sale of mining property belonging to the estate.
 In tho matter of the estate of Mary C. Brooks, deceased, the records show ing that the property was distributed January 5, 1894, n receipt having been found among the papers of the estate an order was made closing the estate and releasing tho sureties of the nd minintrator, IIexekiah Brooks, now dc eeased.
 In the estate of Jessie Ellis, de ceased, the records showing that tho whole estate was set aside Co the fam l fly of the deceased by an order of thi' court made May l4, 1888, and there being no other estate of deceased dis covered, an order was made closing tho estate and releasing the sureties on th' bond of the administrator. In the estate of John Webb, in sane, the records showing that m orde was made by this court, November lo | 1893. restoring the capacity of th' said John Webb, and it satisfactoril! appearing to the court that U. A. Ken dall. guardian, had made satisfactor! settlement with the said John Webb an order was made and entered dis charging tho guardian.
 In the estate of John w. Fry, d' ceased. the records showing that al order was made by this court, Angus I5, 1893, setting asidc the whole eS'h' ,o tnc widow of deceased, and that n further estate was discovered, an oi der was made and entered closing th estate, discharging the adm'n'Str"'o and releasing the bond.
 | In the estate of Barbary Dorsey, d' ceased, the records showing that n
 proccedings were had on pe''''o
 praying for the appointment Of m a'
 minstrator, filed March 10, ls'', |"
 order was made dismissing the pstito
 and throwing it out of court
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-07-31
THREE MORE OLD ESTATES ARE
 SETTLED.
(From ESidsy's Daily.)

Three estates, which have been in probate for many years, were added yesterday to tho long list recently closed by Probate Judge Hicks.
 In tho estate of Albert Rose, the records showing that the whole estate was set nsidc 10 the widow of de- ceased by an order of the probate court, June l6, 1888, and no further property having been discovered, an order was made closing the estate, discharging the administrator and releasing the bond.
 In the estate of stephen J. Marcou, the records showing that the real estate of the deceased was set aside as a homestead, August 10, 1889, and not subject to administration, and that the only other real estate appearing of rec ord consisted of personal property val ucd at $40, and it appearing that said personal property was exempt from forced sale and execution and entitled to be set aside for the benefit of th' family, m order was made setting aside the personal property, closing th' | estate, discharging the administrator and relasing the bond.
 In the estate of Benjamin R. Nesbit | the records showing that on April l | 1891, m order was made dismissing th' petition praying for the probate of will in the matter of said estate, and |
 further appearing that an appeal wn | taken in the district court of Yavapa | county, and records showing that th | appeal was dismissed October 3l, 1891 and that on December E, 1891, sai'
 appeal was withdrawn from the dis'ric | court ,an order was made and entere | dismissing the cause and throwing !
 out of court,
 Thomas Carroll was nppointe SD .cial administrator of the estate q
 Leonard Carroll, the young man wh
 shot himself after shooting Maggi
 Martin.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-07-31
NO APPROPRIATIONS ABOUT A. &
 c. DISTRICT.
(From Fridays DMly.)

NrtOm Fr,u0y'S DM1y.)
 You can quote me as saying that no statement concerning the new cop. per country along tho line of inc Ari. zona & California, that has appeared in the Journal. Miner during the past eighteen months has been oxaggcr. atcd," said T. ]. Morrison of Congress Junction Co n Journal Miner man, yes. tcrday.
 "I recently returned from n two weeks trip through that region,' he said, "and it is my unqualified opin. ion that it is destined to become one of the greatest mineral regions in the west. In spite of the heat of the summer months there is much activity in the district now and there will be, beyond doubt, one of the greatest rushcs known in the history of any mining country since the California gold excitement there in the fall when the weather modcrates.
 "I have seen many mining districts in the Territory and other states dur ing my mining experience, but l am compelled to admit that both my eyes bulgcd out when saw the immense surface showing in the great veins of the Cunningham Pass, IIarcuvar noun. tains and IInrqua Ilala range.
 "Gencrally speaking, l found the formation of the country rock in the districts visited to bc of granite. Large porphyry and iron dykes cut through the mountains, in which ore bodies have been opened, carrying good values in copper and gold. A great many be. licvo that copper is the principal min. cral showing in that region, but time will demonstrate that gold will prov, as important an element of production as copper
 taking good ore out of the old Bullarl property that pays to ship in spite of the fact that the camp is located n, n great distance from the railroad.
 Development is under way at the properties of the San Marcus Mining company, the Socorro Mining and Mill ing company and many other camps, in which there are very promising show ings, many taking out high grade ship ping orc.
 "Tnc Golden Eagle mine, being op. cratcd by the Harqua Hala Mining com pany, continues to pour out n steady ore supply which is being treated n, the famous IIarqua IIala mill, and rumor has it that the company will soon commence to reopen the old Bon anza, the richness of which astonishcd the west in the latter sos and early 9O's.n
 Mir. Morrison stated that he had acquired some very promising coppe; and gold properties during his trip. up on which he intended to commence de vclopmcnt in very short time.
 He left for home last night.