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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Draining Heavy CLAY Wand.

DTNtuluS I1eAVy Gay Lana. : ~
1t is often recommended to make drains
in heavy clay soils very shallow, so, it
is said, that "thc water may be able to
soak down into the DRAIN This diiiicul-
ty in getting water to soad through clay
is greatly exaggerated in popular esti-
nation. Farmers see the undraincd clay
soils flooded with water, which, as it will
not go down into the subsoil, they think
is held back by an impervious barrier of
clay. But in all clay lands where vegc,2
tation has grown VIII be found small
natural water courses. the places where
roots have run and where they have
decayed. All these when water stands on
the surface will be found filled with
water. Until it can find an outlet below
this water must remain stagnant. But
as soon as the underdrain is dug these,
small pipes will find their way to it,
though it be three or even four feet deep,
When clay soil is Stirred while wet it is
said to be puddled. Then the small
natural water courses are broken up and
tho clay becomes Il nearly perfect barrier
to water. But even then deep freezing OF
the sol will break it up and make new
water courses through it. After clay soil
is uhler1rained IL freezes much deepes,
than before. In cold winter the soil
may freeze down to the bottom of a %
inch or 2-foot drain such as is sometime:
recommended. 1t is better always to
make the drains ut least three feet deep
in clay soil. If there is any doubt about
water soaking readily to the bottom fill
foot deep with loose stone over the tile
or stone water course.-Amcrican Guilt
vatOr.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
BEuLAH LAND.

were gettns on IN years, Jane, we two who
So bray,ely on !ite's journey, when the
can hardly tcll my darling, how the thln,
has come about,
But | find myself beginning to live in yes,
There,sa bald spot on my head Jane, an.,
w, tue frost is sitting down
White as drifting snow Of winter on the
And your honny locks are silver. that were
=, once golden brown,
Aet YOU never were Quccnly, Jane, 50
beautiful as now.
But, Hurry up, old lady" the car con-
ductOrS say
"Stcp lively. please. old gcntleman."-and
young folks offer seats.
And we discover in ourselves, when treated
a cold and naughty anger, or quick resent
Then. we've learned to love corner by the
ychimney's blaze at night
or the ice,
That used to call us often forth, our faces
smiling bright.
When mirth and frOllc made for youth the
flavor and the spice.
And we'ye caught the trick of looking with a
haf-rCSpcctful awe
At the judges and the doctors whom VIC
used to know in kits:
And we blush at the admi SSion, but Our
yOungest's word is law
She has but to nod her meaning. and our
own opinion Wits.
Then the small grandchildren rule us: pray
do not deny 1t. Jane:
We would spoil them with Indulgence If
they lived beneath our roof
When the question is Of saying no, the little
ones to train.
We. once so sternly resolate, just weakly
stand alOOf.
Yes, were getting on in years. Jane but l
like it very we'll
This broad and pleasant upland to which
our steps have climbed;
TiS 4 rcstful Heulah country where delight
full people dwell.
And the hour of our arrival has been very
sweet'y timed.
Here we taste the fruits we planted in the
mornings huStlng haste;
Here VIC sit awhile at leisure. and make
friends with young and old;
Here we read and talk and ponder, by no
iiend of worry chased.
And behind us lies the dusty road. bcfhrc
us evenings gold. -lIarpcr's Razar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Welded AFTER SIXTY YEARS.
a, Quarrel About u Farm Fence Ha
$751; 80. Senarafetl Than,

"A, Quarrel About q Farm Fence Had
.<faS5 -, j. Separated Them.
An aged couple, who were lovers sixty
Years ago. but were separated by Il
family feud, were married in Wjlkesl,arrc,
Pa, March 1G. The groom is Walter !.
Chaplin, who is 70 years of age, aud his
bride IL Mary 4. Chaplin, only one year
many vicissitudes, proves again the old
saying to be correct that love never grows
old. During the presidency of Andrew
Jackson they dwelt upon adjoining farms.
The lad was then blossoming into stur.
dy farmer, and his sweetheart was
charming country girl.
E. They were lovers in earnest but the
two families split upon the rock that has
divided many neighboring farmers. a
line fence caused all the trouble YOuns
Chaplin 8 father and tho father of the girl
each claimed narrow strip of land
A family feud sprnng up, and the lover,
were separated through the influence Of
III went to Ohio to make his fortune. His
old Luzernc county sweetheart seemed
to be forgotten. as, after some years. h.
married Il Buckeye girl. Not long after.
ward the first love of his choice was also.
married.
i. About year ago her husband died ut IA.
good old age, and so did Chapil's wife.
Then Chaplin went back to his former.
home i'll Luzernc. carrying the burden OF.
nearly fourscore years Here he heard
the life story of his oid-time sweetheart.
Ic visited the aged widow. and although
both are in the wi inter of life, their afrec.
ton for each other was renewed. lie
again proposed marriage, and she accept
ed, just sixty years after their first en-
gagement. Thc wedding ceremony thas
made them man and wife ut last was
quietly performed at her home.-philae del.
Dhia Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
he body of Jean Vigot, stark and drcad-

the body of Jean Vigot, stark and drcad-
full, a few feet away. ,;
When the officers put their hands upon
him he shook them off. When they did it
death had it not been for his friend, tall
Medallion, who laid strong hand on his
arm and said, "Steady, Converse, steadyv
and he had yielded to the firm, friendly
pressure.
Medallion had left no stone unturned
to clear him at the trial, had himself
played detective increasingly, but the
hard facts remained there, and on a
chain of circumstantial evidence, Louis
Converse, the young scigneur, was sent
to prison for ten years for manslaughtcr.
That was the compromise effected. Louis
himself had said only that he didn't re-
member 1;,t but he could not b h he had
shrugged his shoulders at that-he insist
ed that his lawyer should not reply to the
insulting and foolish suggestion. But the
evidence had shown that VigOt had all
the winnings when the other members
of the party had left the two, and this
very money, had been found in, Louis
pocket. There was only Louis word
that they had played cards again. Anger?
Possibly. Louis could not remember,
though he kne what they had Q,larrelcd
The judge himself, charging the j ury, said
that he never before saw prisoner so
frank and outwardly honest, but warned
them that they must not lose sight of
the crime itself, the taking of a human
life, whereby q woman was made widow
and Il child fathcrlcss.
And SO with few remarks the judge
sentenced the young scfgneur to ten years
in prison, and then himself, shaken and
pale, left thc" courtroom hurriedly, for
Louis Convcrses father had been his
friend from boyhood
Louis took the sentence calmly, looking
the judge squarely in the eyes, and when
the judge stopped he bowed to him, turned
to the jury and said: 'Gcntlemen, you
have ruined my life. You don't know,
| and ] don't know, who killed the man.
You have guessed: and take the penal
ty.@ Suppose I'm innocent, how will you
feel when the truth comes out? You've
known inc More or less these twenty
years. and you've said with no more
knowledge that I've got, that 1 did this
| miserable thing. don't know but that
one of you did it, but you are safe, and /
| take my ten years. 49,,
He turned from them, and as he did SO
| he sawsa woman looking at him from the
corner of the courtroom with a strange,
wild expression. At the moment he saw
no more than an excited, beWildered face,
Ibnt afterWard th;a face came and went
before him, flashing in and out Of dark
places in q knocking sort Of WAY. Al he
went from the court room another woman
Imade her him u 4! spit II of t %
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
The0Tde0| Of he yOU1QSeiQleu|
By GILBERT PARKER.

His chief occupation in the daytime
was to stand on the bench by the small
barred window and watch the pigeons
on the roof and in the caves Of the hos
ptal opposite. For five years lie had
done this. and it was the one thing in his
whole life during that time which had
charm for him. Every change of wealth.
err and season was registered there as
plainly rs if he could see the surface of
the world. In the summer the sl'tes
seemed to have Il great fire beneath them
fora !uvering hot air rose UP from them
and the pigeons never lighted on them
save in the early morning or i'll the even.
ing. just over the peak of the roof could
he seen the topmost branch of an oak,
too slight to bear the weight of the
pigeons, but the caves under the project
ing roof were dark and cool, and there
his eyes rested when he tirr! of the dark
blue sky and the glare of the roof. He
could also see the top of the hospital win,
dows. barred UP and down, but never
anything within, for the windows were
ever dusty and all was dark beyond.
But now and then he heard bitter cries
coming through one open window i'll the
summer time. and he listened to them
grow fainter and fainter. till they sank
to il low moaning and then ceased alto.
gcthcr.
In winter the roof was covered for
months by il blanket of snow. which
looked like Il shawl of impactcd wool,
white and rrstful, and the hospital viii
dows were spread with frost. But the
pigeons were the sane-;lmost as gay.
and walking on the lodges of the roof
or crow,ling on the shelves of the lead
pipes. He studied them much, but h.
loved them more. His prison was less {,
prison because of them, and in the long
five years Of eNpiation he found himself
more in touch with them than with the
war,lcns of the prison or any of his COM
panions. With the former he was re-
spectful, and he gave them no trouble at
all: with the latter he had nothing in
common, for they were criminals, and he
he had Numbered when wild and mad
with drink. so wild and mad that he had
no remembrance. absolutely none, of the
incident by which Jean Vigot lost his life.
He remembered that they had played
cards far into the night. that they had
quarreled, then made their peace again:
that the others had left, that they had be,
gun playing cards and drinking again.
and then all was blurred, save for y
vague recollection that he had won all
the money Eigot had and pockcted it.
Then came a blank. He walked to find
tw" officers of the law beside him, and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Preventing the Growth of Horns.

There is no doubt that the absence OF
horns from all except thoroughbred cat
tie is very desirable, says il writer in the
Orange Judd Farmer. From adult ami
mails they can be removed by the use of
the saw or some of the clippers made
especially for the purpose. While these
methods are not injurious it is not denied
that they are very painful. Preventing
their growth is the most humane method
as well as the one most easily applied.
When the calf is Il few days old clip
off the hair over the horn button. Rub
this button with Il stick of caustic potash
the end Of which has been moistened with
water. Continue until the embryonic
horn begins to appear intiamed. 1t will
dry up in few days and no scar be Left.
Do rot allow Il particle of the caustic to
any other portion of the skin as it burns
intensely, but is not SO painful on tho
horn buttons, though it may cause the
calf to be dump;sh for a few days. Wrap
paper about the stick Of caustic to pro:
tect the fingers. A number of prepared
applications are on the market, most Of
which are effective. but the caustic pot
ash in sticks can be had at any drug
store. The ACCESSIBILITY of dehornine
need not be argued. All who have tried
it indorsc the practice. Attend to it now
when the calves are being dropped. This
method of preventing horn growth has
proven effective in thousands of cases.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
SHRANK FROM THE STRANGER.

A sinsalese Plant Which Seems to AL
most Have Intelligence.
An incident related by the author of
'"rhc Pearl Of india" in his description
of the flora of Ceylon, is almost uncanny,
although VIC are assured that it is true.
1t is about the min.csa. or sensitive Pant,
and makes one almost wonder whether
the plant has intelligence.
The doctor, one Of the characters Of
the book, while sitting with the family
on the broad piazza which formed the
front of the bungalow of coffee planta-
ton, recognized 4 thrifty sensitive plant,
and it was made the subject of remark.
He called his young daughter OF il years
from the house.
Lena" said he, ''go and kiss the mi
mosa."
The child did so, laughing sleeful]y, and
came away. The plant gave no token of
shrinking from contact with the pretty
child.
Now" said the host, Twill you touch
the plant?"
Rising to do so, we approached it with
one hand extended, and before it had
come fairly in contact the nearest spray
and leaves wilted visibly.
1.-THE plant knows the child" said the
doctor, but you are stranger. r'-Tid-
Bits
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Screens for the House.

Tall frames with wire screens are COM
ing more and more into use in house
helds where there are small children.
Placed around the stove or in front of a
fire, they furnish special immunity
against accidents, Il frequent occurrence
where great care is not taken. Around
the baby's tub it protects him from
draushts while getting bath-arOund
his crib it has many uses, barrier
against draughts. excessive sunlight and
changing objects. etc. 1t can be utilized
to form an enclosure making a small
playhouse for children from which they
cannot escape nor be unreasonable dis
turbed. 1t can also be utilized for vari-
GUS other purposes, not, however. GER
name to the uses for which it was orig
inally intended, and which it would not
be practicable to enumerate here.-Hard-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19

Beecham's pills are for bill.
iousness, sick headache, dir.
illness, dyspepsia, bad taste
in the mouth, heartburn, tor
pid liver, foul breath, sallow
skin, coated tongue, pimples,
loss of appetite, etc., when
caused by constipation; and
constipation is the most fire.
quent cause of all of them.
One of the most important things for
everybody to learn is that constipation
causes more than half the sickness in the
world, especially OF women; and it can all
be prevented. Go by the book free at your
druggist $, or write B. +. AllcnCo. 1868 Canal
st., New York. Pills, zoe and 25&a box.
Annual snles moro than 6.0O0 coo boxes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Location for Strawberry Bed.

The best location for the strawberry
bed is an important matter in many sec
tons. Mr. Hanchett said to the State
Horticultural society that in Western
Wisconsin "our best locations are good
wheat lands in narrow valleys open to
are usually sandy, the plants do not
thrive. They must be protected from
the cold north winds of winter and from
the scorching southwest winds of sum-
mer. These conditions are found i'll
many of our narrow valleys, open at east
and west and protected OH the north and
south by bluffs. Usually here is found
a stream of water fed by springs. This
with very little difficulty can be used in
irrigating the field and the effects of
drouth countcracted. We give thorough
and frequent culture"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
ParsniDS and Carrots for Cows.

Valuable as enSiage is, it is not with
in the reach of the farmer who keep; on
ly ono or two cows. The cnsilagc pit for
SO small a number cannot be used to
keep fodder economically. A good supply
stitute for cnsilage but even better than
it, aus these roots have greater nutritive
value than corn fodder ensilagc, and there
is no difficulty in keeping them. They are
both half-hardy plants and should be sown
early SO as to get well-rooted before the
hot, dry weather comes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
LIGHTNING STRUCK HIS KITE.
The Electric Fluid Ran Down tho Cord
Into the Boys Body.

The Electric Fluid Ran Down tho Cord
Into the Boys Body.
Kite flying is usually considered IL
harmless amusement. but that it is not
always such is sufficiently proved by the.
recent experience of 12-ycar-old boy at
Cateau, near Cambray, France, who be-
came, while indulging in the sport, an
Involuntary imitator of the immortal
Franklin. The lad whose name was.
.)anti, was flying his kite-a small one,
about twenty-s.ven inches long 1t had
reached Il great height when L thunder
storm was seen approaching.
The boy at once began to haul in his:
cord. The kite, however, was still 100
yards or so above the earth when there
was Il brilliant flash of lightning Young.
Janti was thrown into the air, made two.
or three somersaults and fell ten or twelve.
feet away. The kite had attracted the.
electric fluid, which followed the cord.
as in Franklin's famous experiment, and
descended into the earth through the
boys body. Wonderful to relate. the.
lad was not killed. After little he arose
and made his way home, trembling and
crying. The nails Of his left hand, which,
had held the string. were turned blue,
us if by terrible bruise, while the fin
gers were burned and covered with bis
ters. Besides this, his face was bruised
considerably by his fall. The kite string
was burned i'll two by tho discharge, and
the kite, released. flew away to parts un-
ashingtOn Star
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19

The use of aluminium do not seem
to have been exhausted yet. 1t is now
coming into use in the decoration of wan
papers, many beautiful conceptions being
shown, in which this metal is II conspicr,
Gus figure. In floral striped effects the
motives are printed on beautifully cln>
bossed grounds, which gives Il FURNISHED
effect to the aluminium that is very dc,
srable. An effective arrangement OF
daisies and fern leaves around the metal
line is said to make Il choice decoration
for parlor or bedroom. The use of alumni
mum will. colors, with Or without the
addition of gold, is spoken of as another
special feature of this new class of pa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Outlook for Cattle Breeders.

Cattle breeders and feeders have every
reason to be satisfied with the present out
look, both from the standpoint of the
breeder and feeder Those who have no.
ticed the marked advances in prices will
see that the extraordinary prices have not
brought out any heavy runs, as were an
ticipated. The demand for good bulls is
the best that it has been for years, and
this is a positive indcat ton that breeders
have been brought to their senses. 1t
will require some time to place good cattle
on the market from breeding this spring,
and VIC predict Il 7-ccnt market before
another Christmas rolls around.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Potato Food Cooked.

Experiments indicate that potatoes are
worth about one-fourth as much per bush
el as corn if cooked and fed to fattening
or growing swine, but this would not pre-
vent us from throwing few small pota-
toes or other roots to the growing stock,
swine or almost any other animals. They
serve the same purpose that they may
serve to mich cows. they keep the stom-
ach and digestive organs in. good condi-
ton, and thus render the coarse food more
valuable
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Shipping Eggs in Baskets.

It is when eggs are high that the eN-
pertinent should be made Of shipping in
baskets which hold one or more dozen.
put up in an attractive manner, the eggs
will bring enough additional in price to
pay for the basket The real gain is i'll
having your name and residence on the
basket, which will result in the customers
sending their orders direct to you.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Wisconsin Patents

Patents for tho following Wisconsin
inventions arc reported this week by Err
win, Wheeler & Wheeler SO and so
Loan and Trust building. milwaukee,,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free on request
Henry A. and c. 5. Arnold; Lake Geneva.
horse driver and governor; John &. Bates.
West Superior. guitar: Hugo LoewenbacI
Milwaukee,. device for holding and distiihut-
ing slips. tickets. or sheets Of paper; large
g. ManGt, StOughtOn, wagun-brakc lover:
Robert E. A1cConley. Whitcomb. nn:-p,'k ::
Peter F. Murphy, milwaukee,. bedStcaI: ir-
Shur w. Robinson. Milwaukee,. bank-spui for
eXcavatOrs. Trademark: Arthur c. Liepe
Milwaukee,. creOSutc canSIleS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they can
not reach the seat Of the disease. -Ca:arrh
Is a blood or co Institutional disease, and in
order to cure it. you must take internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is
not quack medicine. It, was prescribed by
one Of the best physicians in this country
for years. and is Il regular prescription. 1t
Sned w the ' best bS pSreps aens
directly on the mucous surfaces The per
feet combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results In
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials. free
F. J. CHENEY Il CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
From the Greek

Spaceryt-"A man has just been Gro
mated uptown by an explosion of Greek
fire."
Editor-"Givc it good show, and
and head it '"Translated. New York
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
Heard the Swallows.

At the Twcnty-five-Cent Table dHotc.
Mock Turtle--"Well. I guess spring has
come at last; L hear the swallows"
= Vermicelli-"Hear what?'
Mock Turtle-'"rhe swallows-of the
man cutting SOUP at the next table"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19

he is said to have written with a tooth
pick and SCOT. The most important of
his numerous works was the Universal
History which was translated into Eng
fish, German and Observation-Disclosures
Gazette, March Is.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
a Test, Of Art.

Critic-"Has that painting of yours,
AT Work in the Fields received any
favorable commcnts!'
Artist-"A rather seeGy looking man
stopped to look at it today. and he said
it made him tired" -Philadclphia Rec
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
FOR THE FARMER.

- = ~ 49, g. f$3rs "s
- A Prophecy.
Dear, II you and Love and + : /
Lived together all alone, ~ g.. * 'f@&@*
Winter winds would never cry,
Winter woodlands make no moan! .,.~ 4
We would live the life Of birds s
Nesting IN the heart Of spring, >22s:@
Speak In song instead Of words IL IN
While the world was blossomins! j
We would set Loves peerless pearl - =.
In the fawlcss gold of truth, II
You would always be a girl,
l should have perpetual youth!
Charles Kcnnett RurrOw.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
joseph Sat on the Root.

read about Joseph and Pharnah What
was done to .Ioseph?' T"lnmy-''He was
made to sit on the roof.'' Teacher
why. Tommy. what 10 you mean by
such nonseEse?' Tommy you
read that Pharoah set Joseph over his
house"-Texas Siftings.