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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Mint Tea for the Nervous.

Mint has many virtues and few
vices. Well washed, the leaves pulled
from the stems, slightly mashed and
boiling water poured over there re-
suits ''mint tea that is SOVEREIGN
remedy for nervous as we'll as stom-
ach troubles. Served in a thin glass
with cracked ice and little sugar in
1t cools and quiets the system gen
orally.
In preparing the mint tea the bowl
is kept closely covered until the con-
tents are cool; then strained, poured
INTO a bottle that can be closely cork.
ed and set on Ice; when wanted ice
should be pounded very fine and lit.
tie sugar added if liked; some prefe,
the tea unsweetened.-New Orlean:
Picayune ~. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Why Men Hate to Buy Umbrellas

why Men Hate to Buy Umbrellas.
Why is it that a decent citizen has
to get soaked several times before he
buys an umbrella? Why is it? He
will turn up his coat collar dodge in
and out of doorways and stick to the
dry side like fly to syrup and allow
his new summer straw to be ruined by
rain before he begins to feel the need
of an umbrella. 1t is not due to a de.
sire to economic. The same man will
spend just as much on a two-pound
box of candy for his best girl. He is
extravagant in everything else; he
wines and dimes, and pays his bills
like a dead game sport, but when it
comes to buying an umbrella you have
to lead him up to 1t and almost give
it to him."
The answer to this is not difficult
The average man has about as much
trouble in trying to take care of an
umbrella as he would in trying to keep
a white elephant Like the fool and
his money he soon parts with him
umbrella, or some one parts him from
it.
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Pure Bred or Grade Cows?

by the veins upon the udder and tie
large mammary or milk veins passing
from the udder forward and entering
the abdomen at small orifices which
are termed milk webs and passing
from here back to the heart and lungs
Tor publication and to be pumped
back again past the digestive ap-
paratus to be loaded up with more
nutrients. If this circulatory system
is dull and sluggish or carries, the
nutrients to other parts of the body
rather than to the udder or the milk
factory, the COW is naturally OF an
Improbable kind. 1t may be readily
noted on the. common COW or the beef
COW that the mammary vein is, as a
rule, very SMALL; in fact, about as
large in diameter as a good sized
lead pencil o. and q. very short in its
length from the udder to the milk
well. Never are these cows large
producers of milk or butter fat On
the other hand observe the highly
developed special purpose dairy COW,
and it will be noted that the vein on
each side of the body is not only
large in diameter, about the size of
the wrist, but is very tortuous, ex-
tends far forward and instead of the
entire blood flow entering one milk
well. there is often from two to five
of these wells on each side of the
body. Facts demonstrate that cows
with these large mammary systems
are, as rule, extremely large pro-
ducers, while those with small veins
are likewise very small and unprofit-
able producers of dairy products.
In the fourth place, the. dairy COW
must be worker, which is indicated
by her nervous temperament, which
may be defined by bright. prominent,
placid eye, lean appearance, demon
strating that the food nutrients have
been converted into milk and butter
fat rather than into beef to be placed
over the back and ribs The cow with
a well defined nervous temperament
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

ddent that we were near our destina-
ton. We crossed little bridge,
found ourselves on good stone pave
ment, and shortly stood at the bottom
of the great stairway of 96 stone steps
leading upward to the temple. Just
as we reached the summit there was
lull in the downpour, and we stood at
one side to look down the stairway.
The festival is called the feast of one
hundred thousand lanterns, and not
withstanding the bad night, thousands
of lanterns certainly were out. A band
of worshipers was just approaching
the foot of the stairway At their
head two lusty barelegged boys car
ried paper lanterns to light the path:
behind them came 20 worshipers, each
with drum upon which he beat Wig
orously lively air which we learned
to be the accompaniment to the ia
nous prayer or formula taught by
Nichiren $50 years ago. Behind them
came the bearers of the great lam
tern. This was made in fantastic
form and decorated with paintings
having reference to the teaching of
the sect. 1t was surmounted by
great crown of trailing sprays of bam-
boo loaded with tufts of white and
pink tissue paper. 1t was f1anked on
both sides by smaller Examinations.
The whole party began the ascent
vigorously, and made no pause up the
96 stairs, il anything, increasing the
energy of their movements as they
assembled. Finally they reached the
summit in special squirt of vigor
The drums were beaten more vigor-
ously, the prayers sung more earnest
ly as they concluded the ascent and
nearcd the sacrificial shrine. It was
the most striking picture of vigorous
and active energy that have seen for
a long time. But this group was but
one of hundreds. We stood there long,
looking at one after another as they
came up the great stairway. The
noise was SO great that conversation
was impossible. The little bands
varied in size from three or four wor-
shippers to parties of fifty or sixty;
some were notable for their poverty
and decrepitude, others for their ex-
travagant display and physical vigor.
Finally we followed one of the large
bands up to the temple sacred to
Nichiren; we stood behind them as
they beat their drums before the saint,
throwing their coppers into the col
lection box, repeating their prayers
with earnestness. It is perhaps the
most genuinely Japanese Of all Bud
dhist sects. The drum beating Is its
characteristic. Nichiren is pre-emi-
nently a favorite Of Tokyo. It was
here and hereabouts that the old saint
lived and died. and the celebration
which we witnessed Is commemorative
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

Many who start In the dairy bust
ness with dairy cattle begin at once
with pure bred cows Of one or the
other dairy breeds. There are dis.
tinct advantages in using pure bred
dairy animals in that there is always
a ready market for the offspring.
Again, in starting the herd with pure
hreds the farmer or dairyman can
better acquaint himself with the 1nd1-
vidual merits of the cows by giving
due study to the pedigrees which IL
lustrate their breeding. The only, OBJ
lection to starting with pure breds is
the matter of first cost, and as rule
there is not great difference in the
cost of cows that are pure bred and
those of nearly the same individual
character that are only grades. From
the standpoint of milk and butter7fat
production there is no doubt but that
there are grades that produce equally
we'll. but from the standpoint of build
ing up the herd in such a way that a
demand is created for the offspring
it is necessary that the COWS be pure
bred and that we have pedigrees and
registry papers. AS a rule it is more
advisable and less expensive for the
beginner in dairying to get his infor-
nation and education from grade cows
which cost less money. Later. or
perhaps at the same time. it is ad-
visable to buy one or two or three
extra good pure bred heifers or cows
and from them build up a pure bred
dairy herd while depending upon the
grades to furnish the dairy products.
One cannot be too careful at this
stage as much of his success rests
upon the foundation herd. If grades
are purchased they should be of the
best character, and although not pure
in their breeding, they should be well
bred. They should be selected for
the specific purpose Of producing
dairy products. Experience has taught
that with the dairy function is to be
found a certain form. The typical
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is always busy. In the sun.M=r time
when she goes to pasture in the morn
Ing she works diligently all day and
returns at night with a full udder.
After being MIXED she returns and
works In the same diligent manner
until morning; but the COW with
dull, sluggish eye, so often found in
beef steers. and carrying an excess of
Tat, can, as rule, be found living in
the shade and resting most of her
tlme day or night, and as result
she has very little to give to her mas
ter at milking time
Ability All Important.
AS a fifth consideration, the COW
must have in addition to these pre-
ceding essentials the ability of pro-
ducing milk and butter fat and this.
OF course, Is determined largely by
the size, form and texture of the nd
der. This portion of her make-up
must be large in order to have CA
paclty and must gain in size by length
and breadth rather than by depth.
The perfect udder is one that at-
taches we'll up behind. that extends
lar forward and is broad in it's dimen-
slons. An udder that is short. mar
row and large because of the fact that
1t is pendulous and hangs down from
the oody Is not to be desired, because.
as a rule, the circulation of blood
through such an udder is poor and
furthermore, such udders are the ones
most conducive to garget and spoiled
quarters from one cause and another
IN addition to size, the udder should
De well formed, fat at the bottom
ana carried in straight line from
'ne rear forward in such a wav that
'ne front quarters are developed to az
great degree as are the hind ouar-
.efs' AS a rule common COWS give a
larger portion Of their milk from the
rear quarters of the udder and this
likely is the natural way for COWS to
give milk. but through the work of
the breeder we have many COWS at
tne present time, in fact, most of the
pure bred dairy cows that give an
equal amount of milk from the front
quarters. Very important also is It
that the texture of the udder be of
good quality. 1t is not uncommon to
ma COWS with udders almost perfect
IN Size and form that give very little
milk and this is due to the fact that
texture Is lacking. The udder is beefy
and consequently, just as large after
being MIXED as before Good texture
OF udder is determined by the han
ding qualities. If hard and thick and
resistant to the touch of the hand,
then In most cases it is beefy and
not conducive to large production. If
soft and pliable and elastic, covered
with fine. soft hair and permeated
with blood vessels apparent to the
eye OF the observer, it will be found
that at milking time the udder is large
and dlstended in all proportions, but
collapses after the milk has been
taken from it in such a way that 1t
has much the same appearance as a
dlshrag. Then, when she returns to
her food the udder at once begins to
expand, being filed with milk-makine
! nutrients and is again ready to empty
Its great contents at another milking
hour.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

seeing. We have, however, taken time
for one baseball game and one re-
ligious festival. The event of the hour
was the presence of the Wiscon-
sin team. Postal cards represent
ing them. and their opponents
and scenes from the games al
ready played were displayed at
every shop. The newspapers contained
columns of notice and some most curl
GUS and interesting pictures Of Incl
dents in the contests. The first op-
ponents with whom our boys played
were the team of the "Keio" university.
The visitors lost both games. We
saw the third game of the series,
played with the boys of Waseda uni
versity. This institution includes
preparatory and collegiate depart
ments, and numbers some eight thou
sand students. It's grade of work Is
high. It was founded by Baron Okuma,
the we'll known opposition leader. In
certain sense it is the rival of the
Imperial university, representing both
in politics and spirit non-adminis-
tration party and constituency. The
game was played at the Fairgrounds
of the "Keio," to reach which we were
forced to walk some little distance
after leaving the street car line. Great
numbers of people were on their way
to see the game, and when we reached
the grounds it was difficult to find
seats anywhere. The contrast between
the two teams was quite marked. Sew
eral of the Wisconsin men are notably
large and heavy fellows, but a consid-
cradle range of size exists within the
team; the boys of the Waseda team
are far more uniform in size, and
notably more slender and less heavy.
The local newspapers were all repre-
scented by reporters; their tables set
in long line close by the field in
front of the ghighest-priced seats of
spectators, formed by far the most
curious and novel feature Of the scene.
A great crowd of Waseda rooters with
their red flags sat solidly together in
one section of the grand stand. Our
boys sadly needed encouragement
from the audience. and had to do their
own roofing. They succeeded In ma
king two runs in the first inning and
five runs in the second, after which
the Japanese players held them down,
and they made no further score during
the game. The Waseda boys made
runs only in the fifth inning. when
they scored four counts. The japanese
umpire made several rulings which
were questionable, none Of which ever
happened to be against the local team.
On the whole, however, they did not
affect the score. It is very interesting
to see the readiness with which Japan
has seized upon the new form OF
sport. and her enthusiasm over It. Il
is typical of her readiness to borrow.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
By PROF. FREDERICK STARR
THE ARRIVAL
AS a JAPANESE

After hard day of constant rain
we came home upon the evening of
the twelfth to find a postal card from
native friend calling our attention
to the great festival to take place at
Ikegami that night. Though tired
and wet, We started off at once, and
after an hour and half we found our
selves at Omori station, with a mile
and three-quarters between us and the
temple. Our last street cars had been
damned to the door, and when we dis
mounted, we needed no guide to show
the way. The station was blazing with
arches of electric-lighted paper Ian
terms in spite Of the downpouring rain.
Swept along by the crowds we found
ourselves upon a narrow street literal
ly packed with people, part of them
going to. and part coming from the
temple. All carried umbrellas. We
plodded along through a sheet of mud
and water. Both sides of the street
were lined with shops and booths
which were brilliantly lighted, and
which offered food and drink, amuse-
ment and cheer. at cheap prices to the
passers. Everywhere men. women and
children were shrieking to pilgrims
praising their wares. Paper lanterns.
toys of all kinds, banners in honor Of
the saint and temple. cakes and
sweets. tea. sake. hot fish. fried lob
sters, boiled clans were everywhere
in evidence. Only the fact that thou
sands of men, women and children no
larger nor stronger than ourselves,
were plodding patiently onward
toward the shrine, kept US going;
time after time we felt inclined to
turn back and seek our comfortable
home: but We kept on and on and
on, uncertain how much further we
must 60, and how much longer our
discomfort must endure. Finally the
road turned sharply to the right. The
rain came down as never; the mud
was ankle deep, and splashed to the
knees with every step; but from the
din We heard before us we were con-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

Tokyo.-Tokyo is today a really Eu-
ropean city. The tourist in search Of
old Japan must 60 elsewhere. Change
has been rapid; it will continue until
all the old landmarks are gone. To
young Japan, dressing in European
garments, aping European ways, bad
~ speaking some European language,
all this change brings delight. For it,
This is improvement. The young men
date things from the beginning of the
improvement of Tokyo" and love to
say "some day, Tokyo, fine city" OF
course, this Europeanization of,Japan's
capital must needs take place. There
are features in 1t to which do not at
all object The use Of electric cars
and of the electric light, for instance,
fit in with the natural life of the peo-
pie, and their convenience and ad-
vantage warrant their introduction.
So, too, the excellent system of pub
lie telephones, a system far more COM
plete and convenient probably than
we have at any place in the United
States. is appreciated and utilized by
the commonest and poorest people.
But when grace and fitness, con-
venience and use, are sacrificed with
no commensurate gain, we protest.
And, indeed, the fondness Tor foreign
ideas and foreign ways is blind and
unreasoning. Thousands of things
beautiful and convenient are being
sacrificed for inferior. simply because
these are foreign. European dress is
so common as to attract no notice.
Not only government officials and en-
ployes, school boys and university
Students, but clerks and business men
wear the new costume. 1t is ugly in
the extreme, but that makes little diff
ference; it is the rarest thing in the
world for the trousers to fit the legs,
or through any amount of use to adapt
themselves to the form of the wearers
all this counts for nought-so long
as the fashion is foreign.
We have been far too busy in set
ting our new home to do much sight
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12

dairy lorlu Is inclined toward the
wedge shape; that Is, from whatever
point OF view the observer looks at
the COW, the form which meets his
eye is that more nearly conforming
to the shape of wedge rather than
the shape of a rectangle. In most
considerations, In fact, the dairy COW
differs extremely from the beef COW.
In selecting a dairy COW we should
bear in mind that there are five dis.
tinct functions that must be given
due consideration tina. are absolutely
necessary if the COW be useful on the
farm.
Five Requirements Of the Dairy Cow.
In the first place, of course, she
must live and in order to live under
the conditions of environment in
which most dairy COWS are situated,
namely, to be stabbed for six or eight
months out of year, and oftentimes
in barns which are none too we'll
lighted or ventilated, the COW must
have a good constitution. Constitu-
ton is indicated by large, distended
nostril, bright eye and great depth
through the chest and heart girth.
Secondly. she must have large feed
Ing capacity. The only use to which
a dairy COW is put Is to convert the
feed which she consumes into milk
and butter fat II she does not have
the power of consuming a large
amount of feed she will not have the
power of producing large amount of
milk. Given two COWS, one of which
mas the capacity of consuming twice
as much food as the other and con-
vertlng an equal percentage of the
foodstuff consumed into milk and but.
ter tat, 1t can be easily seen one COW
Is worth more than two of the other.
Those things which Indicate large
feeding capacity are large mouth
and deep, long barrel with
well sprung ribs that are far apart.
This indicates largeness of CAPACITY.
but more is necessary; the digestive
apparatus must be powerful and this
is indicated by the quality of the hide
and hair found by the touch. If the
hide is hard and stiff and the hair
harsh and wiry, it is an indication of
weakness of digestive apparatus. On
the other hand, If the hide is soft and
pliable, much like a kid glove. and
the hair soft and silky, the indica.
tton is that there is sufficient power
of digestive apparatus to handle the
feed which is stored in the great ca.
pacity in short time, and the COW il
ready for more.
In the third place, the COW mus,
have we'll developed blood c,rcu
latory system In order to transport
the nutrients which the digestive ap
paratus takes from the food around
to that portion of her body where II
is converted into milk and butter fat
The process Of taking up the food
nutrients after digestion, by the blood
Is termed assimilation. This is one
of the all important considerations in
selecting dairy cows and is probably
one of the chief differences between
dairy COWS and those bred for Other
purposes. This Is indicated also by
the condition of the hair and the hide
whether soft and pliable, or hard
harsh and wiry. It is also indicated
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Controlled Newspapers,

Controlled Newspapers. &
The Atchison Globe says that no adj
vertiser has ever tried to control its ed. !
itorialz policy, the remark being occa-
stoned by the charge often made nova
days. that the big advertisers direct
the editorial policy Of newspapers.
The experience of the Globe is the
experience of most newspapers. The
merchant who does great deal of adj :
vertising is more interested In the cir
culatton department of q newspaper
than in the editorial department. n~a
daily paper goes to the homes of the :
people. and is read by them, he IL salts
fed, and it may chase after any theory
or fad, for all he cares. He has troubles
of his own, and he isn't trying to shout
der those of the editorial brethren. :,
There are newspapers controlled by
people outside Of the editorial rooms,
and q good many of them, more's the
pity: but the people exercising that
control are not the business men who
pay their money for advertising space. i
The newspapers which are established
for political purposes are often con-
trolled by chronic of1ceseekers, whose
first concern is their own interests.
There are newspapers controlled by;
great corporations, and the voice Of
such newspapers is always raised IN
protest against any genuine reform.
The average western newspaper usu.
ally is controlled BY its owner, and he
is supposed to be in duty bound to make
all sorts of sacrifices, at all sorts of
times; there are people who consider
it his duty to insult his advertisers,
just to show that he is free and indie
pendent. If he shows decent respect
for his patrons, who pay him their
money, and make it possible for him to
carry on the business, he is "subsi-
died" or controlled" The newspaper
owner is business man, like the dry
goods man or the grocer. The mer-
chants are expected to have considera-,
ton for their customers, and they are
not supposed to be subsidized by the
man who spends five dollars with
them, but the publisher is expected TO
demonstrate his courage by showing
that he is ungrateful for the patron
age of his friends. 1t is funny COM
bination when you think it over
Eneporia Gazette.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Midas.

Midas had come to that point in his
career where everything he touched
turned to gold.
What shall you ever do with the
stuff?" asked his encourage In visible
alarm.
Midas affected not to be uneasy.
"Just wait till the boys begin to touch
mel" quoth he, displaying an &C.
quaintance with economic tendencies
far in advance Of his age.-Puck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-08-12
Looked Like a Pattern.

100NS0
my DEAR" asks the thoughtful hus-
band, did you notice large sheet
of paper with a lot of diagrams on it
about my desk?"
"You mean that big piece with dots
and curves and diagonals and things
all over it,"
Eyes. 1t was my map of the path
Of Halley's comet. wanted to"
my goodness! l thought it was that
pattern l asked you to get, and the
dressmaker is cutting out my new
shirtwaist by it!"-Chicago Evening
Post.
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An Affinity Shv.

eyes," confessed the leading man of
the transforming aggregation, as he
led the bunch cityward via the Cross
tie route, II am welded to my art"
s"Wel, don't let it worry you," re-
joined the soubrette. you can easily
get a divorce on the grounds Of In.
compatibility" @7s =