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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
Millions for Defense

Against the inroads OF that subtle. lurking
foe to human health. malaria. had been ex-
pended uselessly when Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters appeared upon the scene and dem
onstrated its powers as a preventive and
curative of the dreaded scourge. When the
''gold fever" ragged in 1S49 in California,
malaria was contemporaneous with it at the
''diggings," and wrought dreadful havoc
among the miners. Then and subsequently
on the Isthmus of Panama, and wherever in
the tropics malarial disease is most viru-
lent, the Bitters became the recognized
safeguard. For the effects Of exposure and
fatigue, miasma-poisoned air and water,
sea sickness and all disorders of the stom
ach, liver and bowels. the Bitters affords
prompt relief. Invalids of all sorts will find
1t fully adequate to their needs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
He Did the Ecrand

Wifc-"Will you bring me home a
small bundle from the store, james,
Husband-''I'm afraid I'm not to be
trusted with q bundle, my dear. I'm
so absent-mindel. You know, / Nigh,
sent home tomorrow.
Wife-"You may be discontinued
James, but l have begun to notice OF
late that yOn are not SO much so as to
forget to bring brick home in your hat
occasionally.
James concludes that he will perform
the Grand
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
A Girl CarDenter.

A lively young Danish woman. Miss
Sophie Christensen, is anxious to get
work in Chicago as carpenter and
joiner. In the city of Copenhagen she
learned the trade, to which she was
bound as an apprentice. When her ap.
premiership was completed, short time
ago, she was admitted to full member
ship in the union. She displayed il grea,
aptitude and skill as worker at the
trade, and she is ready to display speci
mems of her handicraft Among other
things she has made Il ''self-closing book
case' which is scrviceable, artistic and
beautiful, and which is admired by every
body who sees il.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price rs cents,
Two Barns

A Virginia judge once visited a planta-
ton where the darkey who met him al
the gate asked him which barn he would
have his horse put in. "Have you two
barnsy' inquired the judge. Eyes, sab. -
replied the darkey; "dars de ole barn,
and mas'r has jes build new one. -
''Where do you usually put the horses
tery' "Weli, sab. if dey's Metodis's or
Baptis's, we gen rally puts 'em in de ole
barn; but if dey's 'Piscopal, we puts 'em
in de new one.'' "Well, Sam, you can put
my horse in the new barn; I'm Il Baptist,
but my horse is an Episcopalian.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
Hadn't PraCticed.

u candidate for confirmation in the do
cese of Florida, and was required to
say the Greed, the Lords Prayer and
the Commandments. She got through
with the first two fairly well, as some
body had evidently been coaching her,
but when it came to the last she bungled
confidential tone to the clergyman: de
fac is, Mr.. Turpin, I hasn't been prac.
ticin' de Ten nma'dments lately."--
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
Polite.
Relations of courtesy betwe,

Relations of courtesy between physician
and patient are always pleasant to see.
1t is related that DR.: B. of Boston and
Mr.. s., an old-fashioned merchant who
was his patient, were both very polite
men. though the doctor was somewhat
embarrassed in manner. and occasionally
made queer remarks inadvertently.
Mr.. s. ut fast came to his deathbed,
and had but an hour to live. He was,
however, extremely calm and collected
The doctor came and sat ut his bedside
awhile. He had other patients who need
ed him. e,
$50, 70, doctor; don't let me keep you,''
said the dying man.
"Al. nor me your said the doctor,
neryOllsly. rising.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23

"A Matter of Doubt-"Maria," he
said. thoughtfully. = want to ask You
Something. What is it: do ynu
think that you'll ever have a vote" II
do. assuredly." IF You get one. and
run for office, will YOU cast it for me-"
She was thoughtful for some time: then
she said: Hiram. l can't say yet Mt
till our debating society has passed on the
question whether womanS first duty is
to her freside or her country.''-Wash-
lngtOn Star
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
Fall Care of Trees and Plants.


1t seldom occurs to those having the
care of trees and plants that there is need
of any particular care in the fall. If a
good growth is made in the summer
months it is thought to be sufficient In
many cases it would be, but, OH the other
hand, the fall is trying time on newly
set trees of the previous spring, and
for winter. In fact, much of what we do
in the fall should be with view of pre-
pairing for the winter ordeal During the
spring and summer it is proper to cult
vate continually raspberries, blackberries,
currants and like plants. The hoe and
hoe-harrow should never rest. But after
this good cultivation, with the plants
cease when fall comes, or an undesirable
late growth will result. What is needed
at this time is sturdy, well-ripened wood.
Weeds must be kept down if rampant,
but with clean culture. through the sum-
mer there will he no weeds of any ac-
count afterwards. Trees with unripened
wood are the first to be injured by the
ing and stop watering heavily, where it
can be done. It has been frequently OBJ
served that partly tender raspberries.
such as the Herstine and Brinckle' s
Orange are here, will winter tolerably
well when growing in rather dry situa-
tiOu, where lHelr canes r1pen up thor
oughly early in the season, whereas, when
in rich, damp localities where growth
keeps up late, they get badly winter
killed. The knowledge of this is the Sc
cret possessed by many who successfully
winter many plants which others fail
with. What is wanted is perfect growth
during summer and perfect ripening dur
ing the fall. Perfect growth is not that
Of a tree which drops its leaves early.
The pear from which the foliage falls in
early September, as is sometimes seen,
is not in healthy condition. 1t suffers
from some leaf blight, which will oper-
ute against the tree. We want growth
to stop, but we want foliage on the
branches until the proper period for fall
ing is reached. believe in working hard
to keep up healthy foliage. Many gar
deners Of the old school believe it Of no
use to preserve the foliage Of strawberry
plants in winter. Some, in fact, NOV
them off in late fall. For my part
want no better fruit than my plants give
me and these plants are covered lightly
with leaves in winter, to protect what
foliage they have. Trees recently plant
ed and all others not entirely hardy are
grently helped through the winter1by hav-
ing 4 good mulch of manure OF forest
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
A small landed proprietor was TAXI

"A small landed proprietor was taking
drive with his daughter and his intend
ed son-in-law for the purpose of showing
the latter around the estate The coach
man drove at a smart pace. Johann
whispered his master in his ear, don't
drive so fast, else the estate will look so
small."-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
~ THE CITYs AFTER LEAVING THE
MOUNTAINS.

Dull senses, stirred :s w. s.Ss
BY the great city's sounds. so long un-
heard; sss
Toi.swolen hands and sluggish, sun.baketl
#s brain. y eas% ~ 49, l$@5 E$$s
To feel this civic pulse--to think again
I strive In vain: a.%a. =
For old. old mountains rise
Behind these crowds Of people Of today.
Gray rock, green forest, and their darling
Are In my eyes still. since my lingering
gaze ~
Held them, them only. through long. lonely
days.
So, to my eyes,
Our toiling human thousands do but play
With phantom needs, with woes born Of a
dream:
Chasing desires that hit, with hooking
cries,
Athwart the mountainous old verities.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23

WHEN IN THE CROWDED THOR
OuGHFARES of city life you see young
maidens with cheeks fair us country roses.
give them credit for using GLENN'S
SULPHUR SOAP
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23

SEND your full name and address to
Dobbins' Soap Mfg. Co.. Philada., Pa,
by return mail, and get free of all cost,
Il coupon worth several dollars, if usee. by
you to its full advantage. Don't delay.
This is worthy attention. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23

-Mack-"They had q consultation of
doctors at Higbee's yesterday" Brad
ford-''Whom did they call ing Mack
1.-The undertaken Life
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
Temperance and Obst,nacy,

The temperance principles of the regi-
ment of Illinois Infantry volunteers,
known as the 'One Hundred and Two
Dozen are we'll illustrated in an Incl
dent related by the regimental chaplain.
In the battle of Champion Hills Orderly
Sergeant Abraham Newland, Company
ID. was shot i'll the face and left to die
upon the field, but was picked up later
and carried to the hospital.
Sergt. Newland's jaws and mouth
seemed to be all shot to pieces, and he
was in a sinking condition. Seeing this
the surgeon ordered him to have little
brandy, which the dying man, as they
thought him to be. refused. The surgeon
told him he must take some stimulant or
de- as%
Newland motioned for paper and pen
Gil and wrote, IF l die, 1 will die So
Der. !"
This obstinacy angered the surgeon
for moment and he muttered, die
then" But his kind heart conquered and
ton, and saw him recover with scarcely
u trace Of the wound. The surgeon re-
marked afterwards:
''Sergt. Newlanf was too obstinate
about the brandy; but no doubt his tenn
perance principles saved his life, since n
drinking man never could have rallied
from such wound
Old "Daddy-Long-Legs."
Almost everyone is we'll acquainted
with that extraordinary insect called
daddy long-legs," which makes it's an
nual first appearance in the month of
May. But everyone does not know,
what S. H. Scudder has recently
abundantly demonstrated. that this
strange little creature. towering high
above it's fellows on it's thread-like stills,
il probably, us it's name may be thought
to imply, a more ancient inhabitant of
America than any representative of the
human species. H.. s,>. =. }.
Ear back in tertiary time. Mt the very
dawn of the modern world, it's ancestors
lived in great numbers iii that part of the
continent which we now call Colorado.
The fossil remains of these insects show
the characteristic features that mark
them today. although new species have
taken the place of the old; for even dad
.dy long-legs knows what evolution is, and
has attained to something that in his
view is, perhaps, a kind Of civilized ex-
istence suitable to the exigencies Of life
in the Nineteenth and Twentieth cen
&turieH. - Efss4 - rs ISIS H. t.x
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
Drug Store SweefS-

IF you must have sweets little oil
French doctor says. get them at the
chemists-lemon. lime and mint drops,
fiaNseed, chocolate, etc. For desserts.
any fruit with juice in it. and ut every
meal from March until May. salad
Make it Of fruits, b, rries and sugar. or
lettuce, danheIion. celery. escaroI and the
whole leek family. seasoned with salt
and dressed with oil. Fresh eggs boiEed
soft enough TO drink is a food for health
and strength the whole year through
With only an egg and il pint Of milk a
day no man could starve
4 Cure That Cures
| Is the kind most people desire Surh A
| cure is Eipans TabuIe.. but not euro
for everything. They are for all liver
| and stomach disorders and one tabuIe
gives relief
First Young Wife-"Don't you get
| nervous when your husband doesn't come
| home till lateT Second Young Wife
"Oh, no; he's insured heavily in two com
panies. you know. dear.'-Half Holiday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23

He (after the honeymoon)-"Ha
to provide home for us?'' She-"Oh.
yes, indeed. He said that when we had
4 home of our own he would buy me Il
cook book and allow mother to come and
teach me how to use it, even if it took Il
year,'!-GOod News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
Pigs that CauUht Fish

Mr.. Lynn has we'll stocked fish pond
or rather he did have. \ short time
since he turned I, lot of pigs into the lot
where the pond was located and a day ol
two afterward discovered that the pig.
had caught and eaten nearly all his fish
The water was low and the pigs w"ul
stir up the mud and when the fish woul
come up to the surface to get air the,
would swim out and catch them.-Pat
tOnSbur. Times
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23

THAT government is hest which gov.
ems the least When little Johnny
read this he said I'll have to show
that to dad."-BoSton Transcript.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23

Glencoe, the scene Of the massacre OF
the MacDonalds was lately sold for $50,
600. The estate comprised $500 acres.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
NOCTURNE.

G0Od-by, mosquito, soon we'll ind
Your days are DER; '
You were-claim not to be maligned--
A frightful bore.
-Washington Etar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23

aorner lots on Fleet street, piccadilly,
md other desirable business loca tons in
Lon 1pn are worth $ 100 600 q front foot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
HSOOken:' at Sea


Many of the newspapers published in
our seasports give Il column to shipping
news. One of the most frequent an
nOuncements is to the effect that shin
named was spoken Oh Il given day. in
certain latitude and longitude. The mean
ing of the term cannot be mistaken, but
how communication was held may not be
so easily understood.
Of course the expression 'spoken at
sea" came into use when it was the GUS
tom for two vessels whose courses came
near crossing to hail each other through
the captains using the speaking trumpet.
BY this means news was received and
sent. But this occasioned loss of time.
if it did not necessitate Il change of
course. In later usage the spyglass has
taken the place Of the speaking trumpet,
except in cases where the vessels are
coming near together in their regular
courses.
Communication is now made by signal
ing, and the code is very simple Every
merchant vessel in foreign trade has Il reg
istereu number by which it can be identi-
fed in any part Of the world Two vessels
exchange numbers by signals, and that one
which first arrives at any port connected
with the rest of the globe by cable re-
ports having spoken the other in such
and such latitude and longitude, ''all
WELL"
The report is made public through the
shipping newspapers. OF course the cor
rect form of statement ut the present
day would be. in IL majority of instances
"seen' rather than Spoken but nauti
cal terms are not easily changed.
Author Of ''Sweet Marie"
''rhe Poet of the Rockies Cy War
man, is responsible for .Sweet Marie
Mr.. Warman likes "Sweet Marie" One
reason for his fontlness is that he made
$26G7 in royalties between January and
July, and expects his receipts for the
| three months ending with September to
be over $1,000 more. There is reason
for his liking her.
Mrs. Warman is responsible to the
public for 'Sweet Marie" She inspired
the song. Her name is Marie; and they
have been married only couple of
years. which accounts for her being
Mr.. Warman has not always been q
poet. although he is now making thou.
sands of dollars from Il successful song,
and. has already made a reputation. He
went to Colorado in 1880, when he was
q years old, and began work on the
Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad as a
fireman. His train ran through the
famous Marshall Pass, and he attributes
his subsequent career as Il poet to the
inspira ton of the scenery in the Rockies
Il couldn't help writing poetry with such
| scenery as that to run my engine
through" he says
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
The Letter was Loaded.

The Letter was Loaded. &
A Huntington, Ind, postoffice clerk
stamped a letter the other day which
contained an explosive. The thing went
off and nearly killed him. Courier-J o,ll.-
mn. sss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23

Nes placed about them, to keep frost
the roots. In my experience this
much greater Importance than is
Many and many tree dies
tet. because evaporation goes on
branches all the time. which
TIE ty,zen.np roots are unable to make
mod III uilf frozen soil roots are active
inter and moisture Is supplied as it
q waIted. Many brtoad-leayed ever
green's Hike the rhodolendron, would be
suntlljured 1t the roots were out of frost
ana thousands of dead fruit trees would
be. thriving today had they been Thus
helped during their first winter. Prairie
Farmer. 5Ss
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-12
MINNESOTA SENTIMENT.

One by one the boys are coming into
line Tor ). u. lversOn for state auditor;
Bob Dunn aud Lemuel p. will not have
Ii all their own way.-Echo Enterprise.
II all the Republicans who nave been
mentioned as probable candidates for
state officers attend the convention
thersiS bound to be a crowd there
NewsElm News.
We hope the war on the pine land
gang will be kept up until the state has
received every cent due it for fraudulent
sales, and III some cases, genuine steals.
-Lltchtield independent.
1he Republican papers make as much
russ over carrying some minor elections
IN pennsylvania and Iowa now as they
used 10 over carrying New York or In
diana in presidential election.-New
Ulm News
Republicans seem generally to favor
late state convention this year. A laIe
convention and Il short and sharp cam
palgn we believe to be preferable. There
can be no doubt OF Republican victory.
-R0yalton Banner.
Everything goes to prove that the A.
L. a. is but an organization instituted
by Republican politicians 10 divide the
people OH religious grounds, that their
minds may be diverted from the politi-
cal issues.-Minneapolis Union.
Won't Attorney General Childs laugh
when he reads tie "follying resolution"
or the Wllkin county board of commits
sioners declaring the Schetfer act IN
constitutional. The world do move,
especially i'll this particular latitude =
breckenridge Telegram.
Harrison's friends have begun to
throw stones at tommy Reed and his
ha
same stones that Reed and his followers
used TO lombard the White house
when it was occupied by Mr.. Harrison.
ST. Cloud Times.
If any politician or Office seeker de-
slreS to ruin all opportunity for his adj
vanceTncnt lie should Join the Il. Z. 4.
| We would not ask for political OF
penent Il more crushing fate than his
Identification with this secret cabal OF
bigots.-Sauk Rapids Free Press.
| The movement to have Hon. George
! l.. Becker, OF the Minnesota railroad
aud warehouse commission, appointed
member of the interstate commerce
commission, should meet with success.
There is no man i'll the country VINO is
better equipped for this posltIon.-Du-
luth Herald.
1t is said that a growing tendency is
" AiANNA ~ sOuu- lhCIi ~ JOI Oull IC-
frain from marrying heiresses but TO
choose as life partners maidens whose
eminent qualifications for wlfehoOd are
their sole dOwery. The era OF hen
ptcked husbands Is drawing to a close.
w adena Tribune.
In view of the statements made by
prominent Republicans and Democrats
as to their faith IN the success or failure
OF the new tariff, why not pass the bill
at once, with the understanding that it
1t proves d good law it shall be allowed
to stand and il a bad one. it shall be re-
pealed? News Messenger.
Iii addition to having the opposition
of Tom Piatt, the Mckinley presiden-
tial boom is Durdened with the indorse-
ment of Tom Carter. Nor is this all.
Tom Reed Is scoring many touch-downs
by allowing the ONO man to do all the
presidential talking. 1t looks as if Nc
kinley's aspirations might be put to
sleep by the strains of the political Tom
Reed.-Record and Union.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-12
THE SCARLET LETTER"
A scathing Sermon by Rev. g. L..
MOrreu.

Rev. q. L. Morrell, in his sermon last
evening at Calvary Baptist church on
''Davld's Sin and Pardon took occa-
sion to score the social evil plague spots
of the city. Among other things, he
said:
The scarlet letter numbers the house
of her whose heart is honeycom bed
with lmpurlty. whose face is lined with
lust and whose eyes are red with the
sparks of what is kindled into the fire
of HELPS remorse. Woman is naturally
and negatively more vlrtuouS than man.
Her sensitive, shrinking nature leads to
want and dependence. Too often a
young girl comes from the country to
the city; her work is big ana her wages
are small. If she makes a complaint
and an appeal for better pay, she is an
swered by laugh, an open proposal for
vice or the advice to have her gentle
men friends help her.
Society should remember that MANY
are unfortunate" and are more sinneG
against than SHINING and that if a heart
less world insists on being mercless to
the Magdaen it should deal justly with
the llbertine and make him bear at
least half of the shame and ostracISm. In
the sight of God and of the laws of
morality the virtue of a man is as
sacred trust as he virtue OF Il woman.
The church should not compel one
who has sinned but Christ has forgiven
TO return TO former vicious associates
for company or to go back to the garnet
needle for employment.
The woman who marries without
love for wealth and position is no better
at heart than her fallen sister whom
she scOrns and spurns ON the street
The beauty of some of our best streets
is married by buildings which should be
quarantined TO disreputable alleys
Youth and purity are compelled to pass
these crater mouths or passionate hells.
One OF the most dangerous anu dlsrep-
utable classes of city life Is represented
by the man who moves in high church
or society circles who rents his prop
erty for immoral purposes, and would
give his front parlOr to the
devil to start a branch hell in
if jatan would pour ice water
on the money so that Ii would not burn
his fingers. The owner may be ignorant
of the use to which his buildings are
put, but ignorance is no excuse and
simply increases his gait. He should
know: if he does not tits the duty Of the
police to secure and bring the evidence
as they do against other more notorious
mates fined. Any favor or i'm
munity tor any reason is wrong
and leads to the conclusion that
Minneapolis is fast realizing the old
time definition of city-"a large town
containing many inhabitants incorpor-
ated with peculiar privileges, and gov
erned by mayor, aldermen and other
officers" Upright citizens have GER
tain redress-that is the ballot, and at
the polls they may arraign ana retire
all who put premium on such vice.
In the meanwhile we may. content
ourselves with Addison's remark,
Where vice prevails and impious men
bear sway the post of honor is private
station"