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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
A Bologna $3.50 Feet in Length,

The revival of the trades after the long
stagnation which followd in the wake
Of the crusades was responsible for
many fantastic procession freaks in the
larger towns Of Western Europe. For
instance, we are told that in the coun-
cilor's procession, which took place at
Nuremberg in 1887, the bakers Of the
town exhibited loaf of bread weigh
ing l14l pounds, and that in the same
procession a. cheesemaker exhibited a
starshaped cheese which put three horses
on their mettle to pull it through the
streets mounted: on a F''goodly dray."
The old account further says that this
bread and cheese, which was distributed
free of charge among the merrymakers,
was dinner sufficient for 5000 persons
In the, New Years procession at Konigs-
berg, in 1868, a bologna sausage exhib-
tied by the ''butchermen'' was 622 feet
in length, and was carried on the shout
ders Of sixty-seyen men and boys. The
one exhibited in the same city in the year
1888 was, over 1900 feet in length and
weighed 434 pounds. But the giant of
all sausages. and perhaps the largest
thing of the kind ever made, was exhib-
tied by the Konigsberg butchers on New
Years day in 1901, when they paraded
the streets with a bologna $3.50 feet in
length and weighing nearly 1000 pounds.
1t was carried on the shoulders of 1877
men, the first and last in the column
each having it wound around his neck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
Lighting the Atlanta Exposition.

A feature in the electrical display at the
Cotton States and International exposi-
ton. to be held at Atlanta, Ga, from Sep
TENDER, Is to December 81, 1895, will be
the immense battleship searchlight, which
on the highest dome Of the government
building. From this point, which will be
the highest on the exposition grounds,
the immense searchlight will be operated
every night, throwing it's brilliant shaft
Of light into all parts of the grounds. So
brilliant will be the light that news
paper Gan be read by it miles away, and
the weird and marvellous scenic effects
wl as on Il ee
domes and cupolas, can be likened only
to dream from the Arabian Nights. -
Electrical Review. sss& 80 # zs7 s3s}
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
/: NECESSARY FOR LIFE.
The Actual Amount of Food Required to
Sustain Life Not Great. -

Ahe Actual amount OF Food Required to
Sustain Life Not Great.
~ DR.. Payy, perhaps the most eminent
authority upon diet, says that the aver.
age man. i'll a state of absolute rest can
live ON sixteen ounces of food day: a
man doing ordinary light work can live
on tWenty-three ounces, and a man do
ing laborious work needs from twenty-six
and tfree-quarter ounces to thirty ounces
This is food absolutely free from water,
and it must be remembered that every
thing we eat contains more or less water.
so. that from forty-eight to sixty ounces
of ordinary food are necessary to the
work in which man is engaged.
z Sir Lyon Playfair, another great au-
thority,. gives the following as all that
is necessary for healthy man to eat in
a week: Three pounds Of meat with one
pound of fat: two ordinary loaves of
bread, one ounce of salt, and FIVE pints of
milk; or, for the meat, five or six pounds
OF oatmeal may be substituted. This
sounds like starvation diet, but Sir Lyon
ing about,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
DO You Walk?

Now that spring has actually pro-
claimed itself, the longing for out-of- doors
will follow as inevitably as the desire.
for pretty costumes and the expenditure
OF all spare change for roses and yioIets.
The fashionable girl who owns a pet
horse, or the progressive girl who can af.
ford to be independent and rent wheel
for spin each morning, is certainly
to be enyied, for fresh air and sunshine
are the two Indispensable items for q
healthy life at this season of the year.
But the girl who has no pony. and lit,
tie time and less cash. needs exercise a.
much and perhaps more if she chances to
be a working girl. How will she meet
the emergency and gain her out-of-tloor
life without money and without price? In
Just the simplest way in the world: BY
indulging in the exercise that nature
makes possible to every woman. which
costs nothing and yet cannot be sur
passed by any fad which the heart and
mind of the wealthy woman can devise,
namely, walking.
Although English girls ride. drive, ego
in for tennis. and even cricket, they,
with one accord, acknowledge that they
owe more to their long tramps across
country than to all else combined. There
are but two requisites to make two-mile
BILE, healthful exercise i'm the world.
Comfortable. low-heeled shoes and short
skirt. Surely these two essentials are
possible for every girl in either the city
or country. If so, then every girl who
does. not promptly brighten up her com.
plexion and strengthen her muscles. even
if it involves the sacrifice of a half hours
morning sleep. has only herself to blame.
One youngswonan, who had both horses
and bicycle Eat her command. but who
suffered constantly from insomnia. was
ordered by her physician to walk at least
one mile every day. SO loath was she
to begin what she considered such All un.
dertak king that her fond parents finally
bribed her by Offering the financial con.
sideration of 30 cents mile. After six
months of daily tramps the pedestrian
was heard to say that she had lofig ceased
taking the bride and had begun to feet
that the walk was ON the contrary worth
paying for, so great was the benefit re,
ceived.
For girls who have plenty of leisure il
is a most charming pastiIne to get UP
pedestrian parties and visit places of in.
terest during the summer. tramping foI
half day, then resting and rceuperatins
for the morrow. This method Of spend
ing a vacation possesses the double merit
of improving the health and leaving the
pocketbook in robust condition. New
York World.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
Tight Lacfng.

o.
American women, as rule, lace tight
er than the English women, and wear
better fitting gowns. The model they
follow is the French standard of beauty,
which is more like an hour-glass than
the human form. The Queen dislikes
tight corsets. but approves of well-ftting
ones, which her majesty considers quite
sufficient to support the figure of any
lady, and she has been known. to say
many times that women who lace tight
ly never make old bones. Her majesty's
daughters, too are opposed to tight stays,
as they were taught in their early days
about the internal injury to the body like
~ to result therefrom. The Dowager
Duchess of Athole and the Dowager
Duchess of Roxbury, who. are ut present
the acting mistresses of the robes, have
strict orders from the Queen to discour-
age in every possible way stiff stays be
ing worn by the; young maids of honor,
who Immediately after drawing room,
balls, or other high court ceremonials,
have to off with their dresses and on
with their loose and easy tea gowns.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
PUMPKIN TENPINS.
One Bumps Into Others and Carries Thou
sands Rolling Down HILL

/. ..Tolliver, Duncan of Robertson county,
KY, vonchcs for the followings>$ On the
hin behind W. A. Kenton's house, who is
ton, there was planted last year corn and
pumpkins. The soil was very fertile, and
the pumpkins grew so large and thick that
a person could walk all over the hillside
on the pumpkins. ;Onenear the top of the
hill grew SO large and became so heavy
that it broke loose from the vine and
other pumpkins, and by the time it had
rolled half way down the hill thousands
of pumpkins were on the move down the
hill, and Gil reaching the bottom they
knocked down lit panels of stake and
rider fencing and blockaded a creek for
half q mile g: - e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
An EcOnoInly

. eremiah, said Mrs. Shuckins, thew
We bin ter the postoAice yet y '5s
Nope. = s:5.5
4. Nv ell, Wisflt ye'd 90 right down
now shnin' q scrap o paler ter light
the fire with termorrer mornin mi IT
about time another butch b. them green
goods circ' lars WINS gettin in. ~ ashing-5
Stu,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
Carpeaux' Works.

Inc Paris papers are revivlng number
of stories about Carpeaux, the sculptor,
apropos of an exhibition Of his postum
nous works. He was always a Bohe-
m!an and generally absent-nlinded In
vited once to the Tuileries by the EN-
peror Napoleon III. and the Empress
Eugene, he pulled out his pipe after din
ner and filled it; discovering that he had
no matches, he took a scrap of paper,
climbed upon chair and lighted the pipe
from the great chandelier above the ia
BILE. &,= !
- You don't mind smoking, do you,
ma'am?" he said to the Empress. -
t He once accepted from rich patron an
order to make a sculptured group repre-
senting the Cyclops Polyphemus crush
ing the youth Acis under rock. Car
peauX had no sooner accepted the COM
mission than he regretted it, for the sub
lect had no fascination whatever for him.
He put the matter off again and again,
but was urgently pressed to begin it BY
took the impatient patron to his studio
and showed him a great rough block of
uniformed clay
/. There is thesgroup,'s said the sculptor
My group? Where? y ~.
: why, this is the rock" -.
That's all very well; but where is
AciSI'' >342 SID 4 : ~ -
Under the rock-crushed quite out of
sight of course - '-~' ~' '''-~ -. o.. r..
But where is Polyphemus
oh, he! Why, do you think he would
remain anywhere about after he had done
a thing like that?" s>.4s@s:r:T.- 80
e. That was as far as the classical group
ever got %51:s~ :..s.Et,ss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17

and astaehed To- the dress. and the larger
sslaar a. atehes III ere ell her placed on d
VA or any suitable article Of furniture.
asches were not carried in the peck.
ct ia. u century after they were intro
daeed. The fob, from the German fruppe,s
g ssaal pocket. seems to have been intro
.da$esi BY the Curtains, whose dislike of
.tiisptas induced them to conceal their.
sides which. for men engaged in active.
pursuits, who carried timekeepers fors
use rather than for ornament, the fob
.,NsiS iittietflyS more st.on v,n:a ,t
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
COMPLETELY PARALYZED.
PHYSICIANS ARE ASTouaDED
BY A PECULIAR CASE
A Young Man Stricken with THqssfryrs
Paralysis and Yef Recoxers.

"A Young Man Stricieeu with T.H7s.fryrs
Paralysis end Yef Kecoxers
tFgoaa tie TSsssex PGsf5xsgsfpasr Psf
Stricken with Landryfs PARALYSIS ans
get cured That means but EittIe 70 fss
average Iayman, but il H5enEIs a asir.ssfss
to a physician. Sueh is the experisness
Of q. Il. baltimore. new a Fesisfens 1t
Madison, y. j.. and n rare ezpsrteB-e
il is
Yes. IL is trge That had f.ansry-s
Paralysis" said afr E1iifHsre 20 . ~
porter, '.or else the ssosf eeIeBFasesf pFfy-
sieians of London were IafssakefE
1T was ON the 18th Of MaFrf. this
year be continued when Z yraS n
New York City, that r first fer tise sgra4s-
/ toms OF my Trouble. I exeerftFl~sssf ftffii-
entity in going uTg stairs TYT ie-s ssftfr.. tn
support me. + consulted 4 lslFrss7eislsf yrEstz
Informed me that / Issd every sga1ptssTs
OF Lecon50tor AtaxIa. btFt ss the e=1ess De-
yefoped be pronounced * a fasss fsF TsF5a-
dry's Paralysis, and EHayFiz.- the uafzs-ss
OF the disease advised ire tft START FIR ss-
home and fr5eBjs- : gave I'd ny srssrf-
and on April Est started for EaIsstg7s sssl.
a weiEkngEH BisyssETaEg was syg.ssFsTtarf
but grew rapidly worse, ard OF s-st.fr-
day, April TtIs. several sr1iHrnt pIsTsf-
clans held q consultation on by cnsp gasE
informed me that ! was ~ HeHtif-s csssr-
having hHt fTfTee To- .fx tiryH to Eve. T-sFf
/ fingered IN. By this Tine eeB5BsFfeEr
paralyzed. my hands and feet FrfBz- ffrefF.
j could hardly whisper my wants azssE
eorid only swallow IigaisIz SRI. tie szSs-
cry of those rISuieufs aFH BeTossT al d.
seripfiSn and death World really have
bean welcome visitor
Wow comes fhe part rftaf E.s gxfar-r,g-
ed the phySiejaas. Rev Mr. CSgrsrfr- =
Clergyman wh9 visited ma N rsr Eszr
hours, as he suppressed fafd re = re.
marvellous c1sFeS Of paralysis ftE-gr aa4F
been peFfGYfnEsi hy Dr. W5EFas5sz- F,f5Ts
Pills for Pale People + ,,fa-=asF fsg rqEsr
fine pills about .syriI ~ ard ? reg gffu7-
that felt improvement IN rfFF g4srssE7r5sr7
! There was a vSFTH- fIuEiEES seFse=r5.1rz u
the limbs that htsi F1s.f4 Fr.sfY sE.zs.F ~
! soon began fs move FE4y fs-Pt ausF hgntiz-
the improvement erElfinHs-f BHrf7 Mav -.
when j was tJEPf mt ~ bpsi fFr 4 drive
and DRIVE rlfs boTse rTyspIf h FfIss -
ginning Of iHIy ! vas aHtf "a walk IT'D
stairs aioae and paift n visit 10. ysis.-ar-T
SLOWLY Fgur surely ! -gipe-E azv N
health sHd StrrHgTh. leaving Fsafar7a f.~
New Yark on grt. f. ard bss.zsa-#Tfs.- nv
WORK again On ffFT- ~ ISsEf. e7frpsF -
Lantfrys PARALYSIS n eisHr -fI7-E-fsz -
To confirm mrs stsry SeTrg1rs FlT sf.F7gH-.
Mr. baltimore made tire f3Ttgsgf1s-. stf7-
davit
Sworn ansT zrtss-rfI,s.,l hafs,ra r7la De-
2. 1896 AMOS &. RsTfTRF-S
fSezfi-F SzEsaFy EFr'I1=
DR. wfiEisErz' Ping TsFlfx s-aazz5n III
THE elements nTrFSSaTy - eve res -
and richness 70 the hle~sF azzsF .s~s.
sbafterZI TerTss They ~ fa- sats ~
all druggists. or may ~ bad is maff f-=-s
DR.. Williams EsptfirfRsa CargPar.g sSrs5--g-
erfasty. y. T. far - er--,rz pr 5=s- ~ TX
boxes for S2Ia
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
SAILORS RATIoNs.
They Geta Goodly supply Free of Charg,
= ri Ss.Sf !ti$s ~ in Enp1A nj. ny So 3sas4 s5

They Geta Goodly supply Free of Charge
ta<s + zsz in England. n ss
"a sailor gets free rations in addition to
his pay, and 80 is in d very comfortable
position, especially il he is worth his salt;
for our service gives SO many opportuni-
ties in the shape of extra gunnery, tor.
pedo and diving qualifications, that as
soon as a blue jacket becomes an IA. b.
he can in a short time further increase
his pay. ~z{ ST ;<sS 55 Is
( The service ration is as follows: Bis
cult, ~ pound, or ~ pound Of bread:
sugar, 2 ounces; chocolate, 1 ounce; ten,
\ ounce; rum. Is pint; fresh beef, salt
pork, salt beef, / pound, or preserved
meat, y ounces. Issued with salt pork:
1-3 pound of peas; issued with salt beef:
flour; 9 ounces; suet, ounce; and rails
ms, 1N ouce; issued with preserved meat,
preserved potatoes, 4 ounces, or. rice; is
sued with fresh beef: 1-3 pound fresh
vegetables. ri 81 = 81
Small amounts of oatmeal, mustard,
pepper and vinegar are issued weekly,
and also II ounce lime. juice daily, at the
discretion of the surgeon. = earson's
Weekly. .z & 81. ::ll@5.>, H., L.. z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
Hypnotic Plea.

A good story is told Of d judge who
lately Ind the hypnotic plea raised be-
fore him by q burg lar. The prisoner
claimed that he did, not know that he
was aburgling; e that he did Ii autolnat-
ton Of Il hypnotist The judge said
he would give him the full benefit OF the
law, and nlso Of his hypnotic misfortune.
He thereupon sentenced the man ia ten.
years iil state prison, but told the man
s1ie could choose send sfef the llyi,s
lliaotist md ,iIaselff laad ~ neon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
Prevents IL.

There is a clergyman in London of
whom good story is told. He was APP
piled to by member Of his congregation
for his advice. who complained ef the
continual noise OF trombone made by
his newt door meighhor. Tam man.
he asked. "wha practices ON such an in
strument from morning to night be vuosi
Christian
The Clergyman replied: ..Suelf a uan
might possibly I've a goed Christian hut
his next door ncighber euuitla't. ~-v#aity
E.;-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
Rather Not.

A young fellow having been asked by
a recruiting sergeant whether he wished
to enlist ina Scottish regiment, replied:
Not likely. Id rather go to the lunatic
asylum than enlist in Highland regi-
ment. 'ls' Aweel, said the sergeant. I've
nae doubt yes feel mair at hame there.
Household Words.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
No Mistake.

& OF the Same Station. The Mistress
so YOU are really going to be married r.
"a; ;taney lhluslling, - Yis, mum Y =, q
you will wed one of your own station,
and not below it q S..
The Maid Confidently Inlade, Wis
mimi. Me and DiInis lived close by Ne.
CURES Cross Roads, and always TUX the
same train at tile same station. There's
no station below. That's the end OF the
railroad. Z 'ttsburg Bulletin. 81 s AZ
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
Lost His Leg to a shark.

A dispatch to the agents in this city
yesterday stated that a seaman on board
the British schooner Margaret e. Dar-
rell, Capt. Clark, had been disabled by
a shark. The vessel was lying in tile
harbor of 'Mantanzas, bound to Tam
pico, Florida, when several of the crew
went to battle. They were warned that
Il number of sharks had been seen, but
it was Sunday, and all hands were idle,
and they went into the water Every
thing went we'll until the ominous black
fin Of the man-eater of the sea was seen
moving stealthily along in the direction
of the bathers. . = .5.ias5 i::-Ss
Suddenly cry was raised and there
was panic among the swimmers. All
but one, Josiah Mcintosh, succeeded in
reaching the attending boats. McIn-
tosh, whether from fright or cramp. be-
came paralyzed and the: shark seized
him by the leg. This brought him to
himself, and he struggled like mad
man: to avoid being drawn under. The
boats crew came to his assistance, and
with boat hooks and oars they fought
the shark off and drew Mcintosh into
the boat. - -, s+,@9.. i :.
No sooner was he on board then he
tainted from loss of blood. He was
taken ashore to the hospital, where his
leg was. amputated, and at last accounts
he was doing well.-Philadelphia Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
An Old Trick.

& William Dean Howell's father, who en-
igrated to Ohio half a century and more
ago. used this formula to get rid of an
intrusive visitor who had worn out his
welcome. He would be called out on
some business, and would say to the
guest: 81 suppose you will not be here
when | return, so ] wish you good-byeH
This was not bad, except in comparison
with the superb stratagem Inscribed to
Gerrit Smith in such eIilergencies-as that
be used to say i'll his family prayer, after
breakfast: May the Lord also bless
Brother Jones, who leaves us on the 10
O'Clock train this morning" - -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
"A Mothers Advice. E

Mamma the sorrel colt gazed anx-
iously at his dam the chestnut FLY
wants me to run away with her the next
time we go driving together
He looked down shy1y. 50 81 H. ,.sa,E sss i
hat shall / say r. 81. Il 3. +. .5: s
The mare bridled up. III
urn to her, my son, and whisper
gently, Neigh, neigh, Pauline =
And with Il horse laugh. they resumed
the discussion of their table d hoat New
York World. s7s5ssz q.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
New Form Of Marriage.

A new form of marriage ceremony is
practiced by Georgia Justice Of the
peace. se He concludes as follows: ''By
the authority vested in ME as an officer
Of the state of Georgia, which is some
times called the Empire state Of the
South. by the fields Of cotton that lie
spread out in snowy Wilderness around
us; by the erowl OF the coon dog and the
sourd vine whose clinging tendrils will
shade the ENTRANCE to- your humble
dwelling place: by the red and luscious
heart Of the watermelon. whose sweet
hess fills the. heart with. joy; by the
heavens and earth. in the. presence Of
these witnesses pronounce you man
and wife, 8.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
Horse NOT Needed !.

i In these days of wheels the horse is he
coming less in evidence as Il beast of con-
veyance than as an article for "a swap
1t is well then to remember the closing
paragraph of a want advertisement for u
horse published many years ago in the
WISCONSIN by the late Denny" Eaton.
He: closed the list of requirements with
the following: Pedigree Of owner Of
more importance than pedigree Of horse"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
II New Way.

reported by the News eff Fan River.
Mass. The patient is placed il, vappr
cabinet. and after perspirasion hess,nIe.s
prefusc the exhibitions are removed and
carefully examined by IN expert practi-
toner. who ii said te be able. with mn
falling precision. ts determine the nature
of the patients DISORDER by the baciIli
which are being thrown off. What ncxt .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17
.,5+.ls.A Porta. lie ]. {.

Tile production Of portable time-s
keeper was accomplished about 1000 by
Peter Hele,: a. clockmaker of Nurem-
berg, who used "a long ribbon OF steel
tightly: coiled ronnd a central spindle
10 maintain the motion of the mecllan-
ism z5s
The origin Of the term VA tcli 3 is not
very clear &c may have been taken
from the Swedish Yacht, or from the
Saxon syaecco. to wake but, whatever
ITS derivation is had not, when intro
dueed. The signifi nee we now attach
to Il, becaiIse timekeepers sVere not then
worn in tflss ets sEEIle snlsl OWL
ones g ere sometimes worn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17

The Audience wa. There. n

J body Of his victim to the brink Of the
abyss. 11l5e.
:5 Now said he, Il will forever conceal
but heaven sees me. = Sl sEs 81
#8 sScuse me, remarked the one.man
audience, but you are mistaken. IL know
q the orchestra has all gone ont for beer,
but I'm here vet, you bet. Indianapolis
journal. slE 81 ss He
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-17

iscious for the entire term Of ilnprison.
llent.
Ihe same power, = said the Judge,
which enabled you to commit burglary
and not know IT ought also to enable
yoN 70 suffer imprisonment with hard
labor and not be aware Of it At any
ALBANY IsimeS-t Union. IS