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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29
Autotno and Optics,

rs not auto driving terribly hard
on the eyes?" we asked.
We'll, l guess not" replied the
chauffeur, whitening US with scorn.
why, before got to runnin' car I
was thinkin' O. gettin' specks, my eye
sight was that poor l couldn't see the
contribution box in church until it was
80 near past me it was too late to dig
for any money. But hadn't been
runnin' that wagon two days till I
could see a policeman's little finger
stickin' out from behind a tree four
miles away. I could even see which
way copper's eyeballs were turned
II he was standin' in the shade three
miles of. Hard on the eyes! Well.
not much! It's the best medicine for
weak eyes that was ever invented.
don't you forget it."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29

of ceremony. The former consists OF
brown wood traps foot or so square
and raised eight inches high above
the floor. Each person of course has
his own table. so our common outfit
cares for ourselves and a single guest.
The other set consists of five square
black lacquered trays, which set d.
the definite number which the Japa-
nese consider suitable for a social &C.
casion-and food trays, tea cups, lac
Quered bowls, and all such things are
regularly made up in sets of five.
Plenty Of these in variety and chop
sticks made up our table equipment
In addition to the things necessary
for meals, there was the tea outfit of
teapot, hot water kettle, waste bowl
and five cups. It is necessary in
Japanese households to serve tea to
every guest who may drop in on the
most casual errand. Then there was
of course the tabaco bon, with its
burning charcoal and bamboo spittoon,
for the convenience of smoker guests.
The actual cooking outfit was beyond
us, and was left entirely to the cook.
who, fear, bought motley outfit,
ruined by European influence. Eat
ing and sleeping being the two ulti-
mate necessities, the remaining shop
ping was devoted to the matter of
bedding. Bedsteads of course do not
exist in our household economy. Thick
LOT % Of 3rhf
and a warm comfortable is laid over
the sleeper Pillows are hard and solid
rollers filled with rice chaff covered
with velvet and protected by cotton
slip or cover. The sleeper wears at
this season of the year light cotton
kimono; in winter he has an extraor-
dinarily thick and heavy quiltey gar
ment which completely covers him
and extends we'll below the feet.
Having moved in. we complied with
ordinary custom by sending osoba to
our neighbors. This caused a sensa-
Sion and made a good impression, as it
was not expected that "the foreigner"
would pay attention to the local Gus
tom. Our house is situated at the end
OF little blind lane bOrdered by great
hedges. There are thus neighbors on
each side Of US and in front upon the
street where our lane ends. We
therefore had to send osoba to the
two neighboring houses on our right
and left, and to the three houses In
front of us, and also to the agent from
whom the house is rented. We stopped
at the osoba shop on our way back
from. shopping. They told us that ele-
CANT custom demanded that we should
send three pieces" (three square
wooden trays piled one upon the other
with wooden cover on top Of ally to
each house. 1t was possible to satisfy
by sending those which cost three
sen QM cents) apiece, but if we were
willing to pay the extra price, they
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29

the prices at which they are marked
are cheap.
The smartest of these belts close
with small round or oval white pearl
buckles, which can be removed when
laundering.
Imagine white duck belt so fitted.
one and one-half inches wide, at 40
cents, and a pretty white mercerized
embroidered jacquard belt a little
wider at 10 cents.
twenty-five cents will buy a white
linen allover embroidered belt,
stitched edge and lined, and IS cents
the same design in q better quality.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29
She Lives in BinQvlIle.

A south Missouri paper is carrying
this ad.: Attractive woman, not a day
over thirty, would be pleased to CORE
spond with eligible man. Not abso-
lutely necessary that he should be
young. Would prefer one with prop
erty, but one with good paying posi-
ton would be satisfactory. The young
lady is of medium height, has brown
hair and gray eyes, not fat, although.
most decidedly, she is not skinny.
Her friends say she is a fine looking
woman. Object matrimony. Reason
for this advertisement, the young
woman lives in a little dinky town,
where the best catches are the boys
behind the counters in the dry goods
and clothing stores, and every one of
them is spoken for by the time he
is out of his short pants. Address
Hazel Eyes, Box %, Bingville. Mo-
Kansas City Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29

1t would have been difficult for anyone
to lind much left of Japanese food In
our daily menu. It is true that one or
two dishes perhaps in each meal were
somewhat as they should be- We have
been now in revolt for several days,
and, in time, no doubt shall again re-
store conditions to their proper state.
Just now our eating is half and half.
Our household is yet far from CON-
plete. Our old man and woman are
old friends. In 1904, we saw them
when we stopped with Clement, in
whose employ they were. Their old
fashioned simplicity and their homely
Japanese style won us, and for all the
period of planning our present enter
prise they have been kept in mind. He
is little, old, lively and mercurial. He
laughs and talks necessarily. He is
half blind. He has had his ups and
downs in life, but he knows what is
good custom among his people, since
he has come In contact in his younger
days with important personages. His
wife Is simple country woman. She
dresses in the old style and has rustic
simplicity. She is accustomed to run
things. The three foreign" services
she has filled have been satisfactory
to her employers, but only from the
fact that they have wisely capitulated,
She puts liberal construction upon
her service and duties. and without
hint or direction from us understands
that she is housekeeper, laundress,
tailor, repairer and general manager.
Neither of them talks English, and
we speak no Japanese, so that means
of detailed communication are lack
ing. We sadly need boy as general
servant, but so far have not secured
one. Third in our list of helpers is
Mr.. Arai, our general adviser. He
knows the things Of old Japan. He is
conservative, yet enters heartily into
our schemes. It is his duty to make
arrangements. He is not Interpreter.
for he knows too little English: but
he knows what is fit for US to buy,
what is suitable for me to do and
have, and where the things we need
are located. 1t is his duty to find such
people as we need to deal with. Last
ly we have reader and literary at
sistant in a student from the UNI
versity. Kajiwara. who knows English
pretty we'll, but who knows little Of
the things Of old Japan. If one could
fuse him and Arai together the result
would be fairly competent helper.
Nor was it a sfmnle matter either
to secure my Japanese dress. We had
supposed that we would go to one Of
the many ready made clothing estab-
lishments and select a suit in a few
minutes. On the contrary 1t was a
matter of three hours to arrange the
business. Everything had to be made
to order, and the greatest care was
taken in the selection of materials.
We went to the finest department
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29

could send osoba at seven sen apiece
which would delight the neighborhood.
We ordered the best sent, and that an
extra outfit of four pieces" should be
delivered at our house SO that the
cooks heart and stomach might be
gratified, and that we ourselves might
have chance to see what it is like.
1t was promptly delivered. and we
found that osoba is very slender
vermicelli, delivered hot to all the
houses, accompanied by plenty of
sauce or soy. Within the next "a
hours each and all of the favored neigh
bors and the renting agent made their
formal acknowledgment and thanks to
the newcomers.
Thus we moved into our new home.
At first everything was in charge of
the old cook. His wife, who was to be
also in our employ, did not come for
several days. as she was completing a
man took good care of US, and long
before she came we had become ac-
customed to our mode of living.
Sweet beans, rice. fish in variety.
pickles of all kinds, the badly smelling
daikon Ia gigantic radish) and all the
great variety of soups so dear to the
Japanese, had become familiar to us.
We had even made a variety of ex-
periments-on the whole successful
upon raw fish. 1t is true that one
meal day we partook of more or less
European food-bread, butter, milk,
eggs and fruits. But on the whole, we
had done famously. When the old
lady appeared, however, all changed.
Both of the old people have worked
for years for American and European
families, and know what's what. 1t
was with difficulty that the old man
had submitted so promptly to our or
ders. The old lady took control. and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29

There is no smarter design for a
young girls dress than this; our mod
ell Is In blue striped linen with trim
ming of plain lining of the darker
shade of stripes The panel back and
front of the princess part are put on
In wrapped seams; the lower half of
skirt Is arranged in we'll folded box
plaits, headed by fsh-wtfe trim
ming.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29
His Claim to Prominence.

At social gathering a certain man,
intent on knowing every one, was in
troduced to Senator julius c. Burrows
of Michigan.
"The name Burrows is very famil-
lar to me- he said. Il am certain
nence."
EYES," replied Senator Burrows, II
am the man that died at first just
before Casey came to bat In that cele-
brated ball game in Mudville. Sue
cess Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29
Hie Fatal Error.

Said He-Miss Roxleigh-Clara-
dream OF you day and night. May I
hope to claim you for my own?
Said She-Your hopes would be In
vain.
Saio He-Do you really mean that?
Said He-Certainly. The man I
marry must be wideawake. No dream,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29
Indiscreet Hubby.

'"This is my birthday and I'm so
afraid my husband will remember
it,"
II should think you'd be glad"
"Glad! No, indeed. He never for.
gets how old I am, and when he re-
members my birthday he goes around
yelling: "Say, you wouldn't think my
wife was thirty-seven, would your
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29
Knew His Wife.

Mrs. Destyle-There goes a man
who proposed to me before met you.
He's worth a million, they say.
DeStyle-If he is he has you to
thank for it, my dear.
Mrs. DeStyle-Why, what do you
mean?
DeStyle-Had you accepted hir1
he probably wouldn't be worth 80
cents today.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29
His Prospects.

Father-Baby is crying for the
moon. '@. !
Mother-Tell him we will give 1t to
him as soon as all babies ask for It
-Harper's Bazaar. It'll. .s#*
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29
White Belts.

The white washable belts for wear
with trim shirtwaist suits of white
goods are exceedingly attractive, while
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29
Too Many Clothes.

DUu UVeTUuy.
Have what you need.
And give care to what you have.
Notable housewives once took pride
In large stores of clothing.
But the fashion has passed ard witt.
it much waste and disappointment .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-29

"Dou you know" shouted the earn.
est orator. what to do to the trust?"
mo, but know blame well what
they're doing to us!" said q man In
the front row.
Amador ledger., 1910-07-22
Story of Last
Weeks Tragedy

On July 18th Mrs Annie Gardner and
her little boy, or years old, was
going to Sutter or Martells, and
wanted my aunt to go along, but
auntie would not go, as she was AFRAID
of the horse. So Mrs Gardner and the
little boy went without her. Along
about 4 80 in the afternoon, | was
standing by the side of the house
looking at a surrey going up the grade
in front of the house with three or
four little children and two grown
people in il. All at once Mrs Gard
ner's horse came running down tbs
hill. hitched to the empty buggy, and
ran right into the horses in the surrey,
hurting one of the horses slightly.
Mrs Gardner's horse broke loose from
the buggy, and ran home, which is
about half a mile from our house. l
took a bucket of water and my little
brother and started up the road to
look for Mrs Gardner and the little
boy. Before we went 100 yards we
saw the little boy coming down toward
our house, and he stopped and picked
mp piece Of the buggy seat. We took
him down to our house. Then we
went up the road to look for Mrs
Gardner, and found her about 100
wards from where we first saw the
little boy, lying with her face down in
a hole in the road. l then told my
brother to go as fast as he could after
the doctor and her husband. While l
left the Austrian that was in the sur
rev with Mrs Gardner until l could go
back and get Miss Della Ford, who
lives a quarter of mile from our
house. About half an hour afterward
Miss Ford and got back. DIR. Lynch
came, but he was too late, as she died
as soon as he laid her down, as the
Austrian had sat her up against the
side of the bank Where the accident
happened was on the road between
Amador City and Oleta, which is
known as the Culbert grade.
The little boy is at our house, under
the care of DR.. Lynch and Mrs Allen,
the trained nurse from Sutter Creek,
He does not know that his mother is
dead, and we are in hopes when he
gets better he will be able to tell us all
about how the accident happened. Mrs
Gardner was laid to rest by her father
Joseph Koch who was also killed in
runaway about 23 years ago. AS soon
as the little boy is able to tell US all
about how the accident happened,
will send you another letter
Yours truly, Hattie Dynan.
Amador ledger., 1910-07-22
MORE TROUBLE
Tribilcock Sentenced Fine
Of $50 for Cruelty

Charles Tribilcock, who was arrested
on the charge of cruelty and had a
hearing before Judge Fred " Wood,
in the superior court several weeks
ago, and allowed to go free on proba-
ton, on promise that he would live a
peaceful and quiet life and support his
family properly, was arrested again
on Tuesday evening by sheriff Gre
CORY. and in default of bail landed in
Jail.
Tribilcock is said to have abused
his wife and child on Saturday and
Sunday last by whipping the infant
with strap, and also by hitting his
wife with green tomato. The abuse
became so severe that the unfortunate
wife was compelled to seek protection
from neighbors She was taken into
the home of kind friend and made
comfortable. Tribilcock on returning
from work made inquiries as to his
wife's whereabouts and after learning
where she was sheltered, went to the
place and demanded that she accom-
pany him home.
The wife refused to comply with his
demands, and after threatening all
connected with the affair he left the
place.
The probation officer, who was in E
instructed to report the care the child
was receiving was informed by the
babys' mother, of the cruel treatment
it was receiving at the hands of it's
father, whereupon charge was sworn
out and the arrest followed.
Mrs Tribicock said she had been
married about a years, but only re-
Gently came to Jackson from Grass
Valley, where her parents and rela-
tives all reside. She complains that
she never received any money and
had only been in town on one occas-
sion, and, at that time she was COM
pelled to come down street without
letting her husband know of it, She
asserted that he was always of ner-
vous Temperament and became greatly
angered at the least trife.
On Wednesday the prisoner was
given another hearing and sentenced
to fine of $50, which was paid by
relatives, and he was again turned
loose. He returned to his home and
ordered Jos. Mason who owns the pro-
perty, to not allow his wife remove
anything froln the premises. How
ever sheriff Gregory learned of the
affair and politely informed Tribilcock
that the woman had right to what
ever she choose to take belonging to
herself and cautioned him not to
create any further trouble.
Amador ledger., 1910-07-22
No Charge of any
Kind to Enter
All Have an Equal Show

This set of Rebus pictures will inter
est the growu-nps as well as the chill
dren, and has great deal more to it
than the mere fun of getting the cor
rect answer.
The most artistic correct answer will
receive the first prize, and the balance
of the prizes will be distributed in the
order of correctness and in what our
opinion would be the most artistic So
luton received. Everyone has an equal
opportunity. You know Mcneil x Co. s
way of doing things-just as adver-
tised. We are making this offer at the
request of several factocies whose cep-
resentatives we are in California, and
by giving this amount away directly to
piano purchasers, direct results can be
secured at once instead of spending
their entire advertising appropriation
in expensive magazine advertising.
We want everyone interested in Piano
or Player Pianos to enter this contest.
You, of course, know that we want
these prizes and every one of these
purchase checks to go where they will
be properly appreciated. Be sure and
enter; yours may be the answer that
will secure one of the big prizes. 1t
certainly will if yours is the most ar
tistic correct answer.
Amador ledger., 1910-07-22

Judge of the Superior Court of De
Norte County, California, respectfully
soliclts your support at the Republican
primaries to be- held August l6, 1910
He is asking for the Republican nom
alton in the First Congressional District
OF California.
Amador ledger., 1910-07-22
500 PRIZES GIVEN AWAY
InCIudinu 10 Grand prizes

Check,
Machine Records and Purchasd Check,
Sd PrizeSewing Machine and Purchase Check SlN
4th Prize-Voin Purchase Check $40
9TH Grand Prize-Gutar Purchase Check, Sl6
GrandP Prize al Purchase Check S55
Prize-Pano and Purchase Check, $3.50
8th Prize--Piano Harp and Purchase Check Sl41
GrandP Ia and Purchase Check, Sl46
rize-P Harp and Purchase Check, sl45
Amador ledger., 1910-07-22

ment on the purchase of any newPiano
in the stock carried by Mcneil & Co.
at any of their stores.
Conditions for Entering Contest
Fill out information blank and send
it and your answer to our address.
Neatness as we'll as correctness will be
considered in awarding the prizes.
No employee or member of his or her
Amador ledger., 1910-07-22

family nor winners of prizes in PR
vious contests, will be eligible as col
testants.
The contest will be run in a fair ar
impartial manner, and the contestant
must abide by the decision of IL
judges.
Contest closes at p. m. Tuesday
August 2l, 9lO. Send in your answt
and information blank to
Amador ledger., 1910-07-22
Each Contestant will Receive an
Award

Purchase checks will be awarded to
each contestant according to merit IN
value from $137 down to SIT, also a
book of old favorite songs will be
awarded to each contestant.
These purchase checks are as good as
ash, and will be accepted as part pay
Amador ledger., 1910-07-22
Seasons Greatest Bargai
Sale to Begin Monday July 18th

count of the Improvements to be Made to the
i, We Will Close Out Our Entire Quoted Stocks
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-06-01

eggs that have dirt and manure On them,
and the farmer who carries such eggs
to the stores should be made to take
them home again. He deserves to lose
his customers 1t cannot always be
avoided-that is the farmer or egg-raiser
cannot be sure that the hens will not
soil the eggs, but usually it comes from
dirty nests A hen will not get the egg
dirty if she can help it, but to be COM
PEELED to deposit it in a filthy nest is not
her fault On the other hand, if eggs
do become soiled through no fault of the
farmer, or through neglect of the nests
even (although this in inexcusable),
there is nothing to hinder them from
being cleaned off before they are carried
to market Soiled eggs, even by acci-
dent, are not to be overlooked Or ex-
cused, for water is plentiful and but
moment or two will clean off a dozen
or more. A clean appearance in eggs
is as essential as with any other pro-
duct of the poultry business. If a farm
er takes soiled eggs to the stores, it is
a sure indication that he is lacking in
some line of his work, and such care
1essness denotes that he will in time
come to grief in his poultry experience.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-06-01
WATCH FOR INSECTS.

Now is the time when the hens nests
need watching. It is good plan to have
the nests in a small box and of uniform
size At this time of the year nests soon
become filled with mites, and the nests
should be frequently taken out and
the old straw dumped and burn
ed. The nest should now be sprayed
and clean straw put in. Speaking of the
spray; cheap and effective spray can
be made by boiling two gallons of water
and adding two bars of soap Boil until
dissolved and add two gallons of coal
oil, one quart of crude carbolic acid,
mixing all thoroughly together and adj
ding 40 gallons of water.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-06-01
DUSTING.

To dust a fowl thoroughly mold it by
the legs, head downward in an empty
flour barrel or narrow box This causes
the feathers to separate and open out so
as to receive the lice powder, which may
be busted in among them from
dredging box or tin can having one end
perforated with small holes A home
made dredger is readily made by taking
tin can and punching the top or bottom
full of nail holes. The dust should be
sifted in or worked in clear to the skin,
especially on the rear parts where the
fowl is covered with fluffy feathers, and
also the neck and head Stroking the
feathers will help to get the dust all
through them down to the skim Let no
guilty louse escape
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-06-01
LEG WEAKNESS.

Growing chicks sometimes show un-
steady gait and may become so lame
or weak in the legs as to fail to walk
or support the body. Injuries to the
limbs or rheumatism may account for
the difficulty in some cases. Brooder
chicks may show this sometimes be-
cause of the warm wooden floors, or
unbalanced rations containing excess
of carbonaceous (starchy) nutrients
causing overgrowth of the body, or
lack of mineral matter, retarding the
development of the bones or lack of
protein nutrients limiting the growth
of the muscles of 1ocomotion. Excess
i've dryness of the brooder floor and
litter especially if combined with too
much heat appears in some cases to
cause the legs and feet to become
shrunken and crippled. Careful atten-
ton to the instructions in January and
February issues of Southern Farmer
will prevent these conditions and conse-
quences. If rheumatism is present there
is usually jerky motion in walking,
evidence Of pain and later refusal to
stand or move about The joints may
show soft swellings which gradually
harden and may u1cerate Rheumatism
is more common in old fowls than in
young fowls. 1t is due usually to ex-
posure to chilly, damp surroundings es-
pecially if the blood is weak because of
an unvarying and unbalanced ration or
the lack of green food If not too ser
iously affected give a dose of EPSON
salts twenty grains in tablespoonful of
water and the next day add bicarbonate
of soda to the drinking water thirty
grains to the quart Give twice daily
two grains of salicylic acid Rub the
swollen joints frequently and fully with
carboated vaseline or camphorated sweet
oil