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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-10-04

The attention of our readers Is call
cd TO the advertisement elsewhere IN
this issue, of Smiths Rheumatic Cure.
II ia the production of Mr.. George "
smith one of the foremost druggists
of the State, and is the outcome Oh
wears of careful study and experiment
tal work. 1t has been on the market
for MANY wears, but until now has new
er been advertised except by word OF
month. and in this primitive way has
acouired reputation which has put 1t
in the front ranks, so far as sales are
concerned. Judging from the thou
sands of testimonials as to its efficacy
which MIR. Smith has in his possession,
II would seem that it does what is
claimed for it, cures rheumatism by
ol;minatino acid from the blood Dv its
action upon the liver and kidneys.
r. Jennie En- erson was born in Pier
mont. N. H., January IA, 1871, and
died i'm Bradford, Sept. 25th, of the
current wear She moved to this town
ten years ago. She was married to
Elmer ii. Thayer of Woodsville, N
n Oct. 10, 1898, since that time her
home had been in Woodsville. She
was well and favorably known in this
town, and was an especial favorlte
with the young people. Ten years ago
she ioined the Methodist Episcopal
church and has since been an exempla'
ry member. She testified to her faith
most by her daily walk and converse
tion. Quiet and unassuming hers was
not the character of impulse and emo
ton, but of works and worth. Sever
al months since she was smitten with
that dreadful scourge, consumptioni
but bore her sufferings with christi So Y
patience and resignation, and feli,
asleep at last testifying of the hope Oh
a better country. Her death was deep,
ly mourned by the community tbs'
knew and priced her.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
FROG-KILLING FLEAS.
The Water Flea is n Pest to Those Who
Have Frog Ponds ON Their Farms.

The Water Flea is n Pest to Those Who
Have Frog Ponds on Their Farms.
The trouble which now broods upon
Col. Ben Cason, the well-knoWn superin-
tendent of the Pacific Express company,
and which is swiftly bringing his raven
locks to the complexion of cotton, is all
brought about by what is known as; the
water flea.
The water flea has suddenly appeared
in Col. Cason's frog pond, and the poor
little and large frogs, for the colonel
says he has some as large as small
sized dog, are being gradually killed off.
The water flea is Il very peculiar kind of
animal, Col. Cason says, and he is at
some loss how to deal with it. He says
the water he;: has long, bill-sort of
mouth, similar to that, of vampire, and
that it sinks it's bill deep into the top
of his frogs backs ana there sucks their
very life blood. He caught one of his
best and latest frogs yesterday and
found on it over 100 water heas.
Col. Cason has a very large frog pond
now. and this trouble comes very near
to his heart, for he is devoted to the
culture of the animal, so much SO that
he has built Il large pond and has sup
piled it with all that frog would need
in his business. He says that the latest
crop Of young frogs which he is raising,
and which as yet have hardly gotten out
of tadpoledom, are gradually being bitten
to death by the water flea and there is
no remedy.-New Orleans Picayune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
CENTRAL PARKS SHEEP.
Famous Throughout tho Country as ii
" Snuroe of Pure S0uthh0Xn Stock.

Famous Throaghout the Country as the
=. Source of Pure Southtlown Stock.
Few persons know that New York
city is the possessOr of flock of sheep,
with real Scotch shepherd and sheep,
dog to care for them, but visitors to that
West drive have often noticed the flock,
which Wanders over the lawns there
under the charge of the shepherd, James
Conway, who has herded sheep in the
e1OWlands OF Scotland for years before he
came to this country.
The fame of New York's sheep herd
extends far beyond New York. The
sheep which compose it are of pure
Southdown stock, and rs especial care
is taken to avoid any admixture of blood
the Central park flock is known to all
breeders of stock in the country as the
one from which they can replenish their
stock without fear of Introducing a pie
beian strain into their flock. There is
always Il large attendance at the sale of
lambs and surplus stock every June,
and the sheep are eagerly bought up at
large prices. ,
In order to prevent deterioration of
stock by inbreeding the rams are sold
every few years and new ones intro
,luced. This has just been done. and two
new rams specially imported from the
estate of Lord Waltham,a in England,
were placed with the locE last week.
The flock, which consists at present of
sixty-four breeding ewes, has been divitl-
ed. This isolation will be carefully pre-
served. as each lamb when born is ell
tered in the Southdown Register. and
branded with the number which appears
in the books opposite it's pedigree.
At present the sheep are confined most
of theatilne to the fold at Sixty-sixth
street and Eighth avenue, but when the
warm spring days come and they ara
turned out in the West drive crowds
Of children come daily to see the lambs
gambolng with their mothers. Conway
is known to them all. and knows most of
them. and tells them in his broad Scotch
accent all about the lambs, which Ii.
knows as we'll, if not better, than the
children.-New York Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
.c-A=German Mud Bath.

The following description of German
mud bath is written by visitor at Ian
gen Schwalback: THE accessories are
undoubtedly depressing. On entering
the bathroom one realizes the feelings of
those martyrs executed by the method of
boiling pitch. A huge. caldroil contains
the mud peats from the moors) of Il
piteh-like consistency and color The
first sensation of the bath is not alto
gether agreeabEe-a conscious feeling of
sinking, sinking into mud, until only
the head is above the slough. This,
however, is rapidly followed by a sootb-
smooth warm blankets and resting on
fathomless feather beds just sufficiently
warm to be comfortable and just dense
enough in its consistency to press softly
against the body. The mud bath soon
sets every nerleeat. rest. After the first
five minutes one lSses all inclination to
leave the @batha- Bit when the time ar
rives and tic bathman compels it a
curious sight one appears. But big
tub Of sparkling spring water stands
ready. 1t bubbles with myriad .globules
of carbonic acid gas. in this the mud
disappears and the body becomes COW
cred instead with sparkling bubbles.
Ten minutes of this bath and a rapid
drying. with hot towels and one comes
from the bath with! delightfully."- reno
waited nerves, followed by an hours walk
through the pine woods or across the
is surrounded. After that a. return to
the 1 o'clock German hotel dinner. not
too tired to enjoy it, as so often hap
pens at later urban dinner hours. but
with due strength and appetite.-Phila-
delpllias Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
Do Your Best.

Things that can be had for little or
nothing are generally worth nothing"
In a commercial sense that may be true.
but grasping after a. reward too soon
has defeated many man. He often
has an idea that he can do good work
and should receive good, pay, when the
truth is. he is not yet through with his
apprenticeship. The surest test of real
fitness for. calling or pursuit is the
way many Il man will toll on for years
amid hardships and disappointments,
never thinking of himself, but only of
his work, and it is such work. and only
such work that will ever make man
immortal. There is not a battle ever
fought and won except by a man ready
but taste victory.
That spirit which proclaims: II will
only give as l receive" defeats itself
l have 10 doubt Prof. Swing counseled
and cheered and helped people quite as
much when he was preaching for $500
u year as he did when lie was getting
$4,000. Suppose he had said: 81 am
only getting $500 year. therefore l will
only preach 5000 sermons" Would he
ever have become known to the world
Would he be mourned today by thou
sands?
No: doubt Henry Ward Beecher knew
his own power when he was struggling
with .poverty-he. must have felt. even
then the fiery force and clouuence that
could bend Il multitude as storm does
the tree tops. but he did not turn his
back upon the church in bitterness and
say: IF they will not pay better for
my ideas they. shall not have them"
No. he preached forth the best he
had. with no thought of the smallness
of the recompensc. and so gained the
strength and made him a giant among
men-the great preacher, of the century.
Helen II. Preston in Womankind.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
THE HINTERLAND OF ONTARIO.
Vast and .Unexplored Region Which :,
- Rich with MinArala and Timber

A Vast and ,Unexplored Region Which Is
Rich with Minerals and Timber.
q<Of Ontario's area, estimated at 2OO,-
600 square miles, 100000 square miles
are III an unknown region, only the
edges Of which have been explored This
is the territory known as the Hinterland
of Ontario. 1t lies between Lakes HUI
ron and Superior to the south and the Al
bany river and James bay to the north
In this vast area is the Height of Land,
which separates waters flowing to Hud-
son bay from the streams emptying into
the st. Lawrence and the lakes. North
of the Height is what is called the Hud-
son Bay slope, consisting of about So
600 square miles. This slope may be de-
scribed as unknown land.
The Height of Land is not ridge of
hills, but is a level plateau some 1900 or
1900 feet above the sea. "The scenery"
says a surveyors report, Though diversi-
fed by hundreds of rivers and strea ms.
thousand of lakes and innunlerable crags
and hills of rock, is certainly lacking in
that mobility and largeness Of view which
only the presence of lofty mountains can
bestow.' Of the rivers flowing north
from this slope the Albany is the most
important, being about 475 miles long
water for $50 miles. OF the short sloDe
south of the Height of Land, in which
are situated the settlements of North
Bay, Sturgeon Falls and Sudbury, there
is definite and general knowledge, but
the whole territory sloping north remains
uneXplored.
The Hinterland is Ontario's reserve.
Much valuable timber in this region is
destroyed by fires that sweep south of
the watershed. Pine, spruce, tamarack,
poplar and cedar are varieties of wood
existing in abundance. south of the Hud-
son Bay slope. Here, too, are valuable
minerals, but the treasures hidden in the
region north of the plateau and the re.
sources of the high plane itself await
the searching of some intrepid explorer
This year further Investigations are to
be made in both Labrador and the Hin.
terland. Meanwhile, no adventurous
spirit need resign itself to obscure in.
activity nor ambitious traveller sigh be.
cause there are not new countries to
traverse. The Hinterland will reward
the eager discoverer, and when he has
exhausted that territory, Labrador, New.
foundland, the Northwest territory and
regions of the great Northwest remain
Observation-Disclosures Free Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
DICK is A GOOD GOOSE,
Faithful to His Mate, the Pct of the n
antuck Acquitted Himself at Last

Faithful to His Mate, the Pet of the Nip
antuck Acquitted Himself at Last.
About a year ago Ole Nelson. skipper
of the barge Nipantuck. plying Oh the
Delaware and Raritan canal. tied up
near Washington's Crossing, r. j. and
went to sleep. Mrs. Nelson was awak-
ened by sounds like the pattering of
feet on the deck. Ole. going steathly
upward, saw dark object and struck it
with stove poker. 1t was huge wild
goose.
Mrs. Nelson tanned the bird and named
it Dick. A silver band engraved with
her name was fastened around one leg,
and Richard became a willing captive.
He grew in favor among the people all
along the canal.
One morning last spring, when the Nip
antuck was making ready to leave Stock
ton, q flock of wild geese came over
the mountain. and as they lowered about
the barge communication between Dick
and his old associates was established.
Suddenly one goose cut away from the
flock and lit OH the barge Dick ut
tered shrill cry. and, spreading his
wings. accompanied his visitor. joined
the flock and off northward they flew.
Mrs. Nelson called after Dick. but he
needed her not.
One night last week. while the Nipan-
TUCK WIS at washington troSSlng. the
Nelson's were awakened bv continual
rapping on the cabin door. He opened it
and 10! it was Dick. The bird caught
Nelson by the trousers leg and tried to
drag him to the edge of the barge. Mel
son went and found another goose. ap-
parently helpless. in the water.
Dicks companion was sick. but in a
few days Mrs Nelson had nurSed it hack
to health. and now the captain of the
Nipantuck and his wife have two pets
But Dick is kept tied up.
The superstition is that the birds were
faithful mates
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
Lives in Il Church.

In u large church in Birmingham, Ala,
little sparrow has lived ever since it
was finished and opened. He fits from
arch to arch, sometimes flying to the
highest gable and perching OH the oval
window, near the little cherub that re-
clines SO gracefully on the soft silvery
clouds. ~ &r,%< H. y. 49, <
Then he darts, swift as an arrow to
the far end of the church, seeming to
pause for an instant before long clock
that ticks away iii the solemn quiet, as
if to see if it is not time for the preacher
to begin service. AS the peals of the
organ roll through the building he flies
to the. highest beam in the root, and
there sits, awe-struck and subdued. ~
But he remains 50, only for a short
time. Gaining confidence, he moves his
head from side to side, gives q soft ,chirp,
and finding. that he is not interfered with.
he bursts into the cheeriest twitter that
even sparrow was ever heard to make.
Once when the preacher raised his
hand to emphasize some point, the spar
row flew directly towards him, but
swerving to the right he disappeared
through the vestry room door. =# sZ5
Though the windows are frequently
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
An Extensive Business.

Few people have any idea Of the enor-
nous expense of keeping the big ocean.
greyhounds shipshape. 1t costs the In
ternational Navigation company on an
average $4,000 month for repairs to
the various vessels. They are thorough
ly overhauled every month, and the
amount of small repairing necessary
would astonish even the old voyager
In the shops at Jersey City there is a
duplicate of every bit of machinery used
enormous pieces of shatfing down to
the smallest bolt. At the conclusion Of
each voyage the company hires a pro-
fessional ratcatcher, who clears the ship
of the little pests. He bats his traps
with the core of head of lettuce and
places a rat in each one, his experience
being that the other will then readily
enter. On an average fifty rats are
caught in this manner after every voy-
ace -Philadelnhia Record
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
Useful Table Hints.

In talking at the table, if the company
is large, you will usually converse more
with your neighbor than with the circle
as q whole. But at home and in the
family, or at the house of an intimate
friend, You must do your share of the
entertainment. Save up the bright little
story and the witty speech, the funny
sayings of 4 child. the scrap of news in
your Aunt Mary's last letter, and when a
good opportunity offers, add your mite to
the general fund of amusement. .
There are dear old gentlemen-and old
ladies. too-who have fayorite stories
which they are rather fond of telling.
People in their own families, or among
their very intimate acquaintances, hear
these stories more than once-indeed, they
sometimes hear them till they; become
very familiar. Good manners forbid any
showing of this. any look of impatience
or appearance of boredom on the part of
the listener. The really well-bred woman
or girl listens to the thrice-told tale, the
weil-worn anecdote says a pleasant word,
smiles, forgets that she has heard it be-
fore, and does not allow the dear racon-
teur to fancy that the story is being
brought out too often. Good manners at
the table are inflexible OIL this point. You
must appear pleased. You must give
pleasure to others. You must make up
you: mind to receive qualification by i'm
parting it,
Once in while an accident happens at
meal. A cup is overturned; some I'M
happy person swallows 1.-The wrong way;;'
somebody makes mistake. Look at
your plate at such moment, and no.
where else, unless you can sufficiently
control your face and appear entirely un-
conscious that anything has occurred out
Of the usual routine. Take no notice and
90 on with the converse ton, and in sec
ond the incident will have been forgotten
by every one.-Harper's Round Table.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
Married Over a Grave.

A singular matrimonial. reunion oc-
Cured at, Medford. Mass, Saturday
night, when, over the grave Of her. see.
ond husband, the bride was remarked
to her first husband, John Fl. Jackson.
whom she had long thought dead a
carriage containing five persons drove
into the cemetery, and all the occupants
got out: Two were women, three men.
Two Of the men wore high hats and
were fashioriahly dressed. The other
was. a clergyman, The women wore
heavy, .lmlg clOaks. concea]ing their
dresses. The party approached a grave.
and one of the women, who wore Il
Gainsbor0ugh hat, and. one of the men
clasped hands over q small mound The
minister then approached and. uuncover-
ing. his head, took out d small volume
and read the marriage ceremony. When
the bride lifted her hand she disclosed
the fact that she wore white wedding
garments under her heavy black cloak.
A ring was passed across the grave.
The bride, notwit outstanding the dismal
surroundings, smiled with evident happi-
ness at the prospect Of reunion with her
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
The Fly'S Side Of the Story.

An American scientist" l read. lis
studying the language of house flies,
which can be distinctly heard by means
of mcrophone.'' If he succeeds in
this he ought to make an excellent re-
porter for a society paper. \ fly must
see and hear 4 good deal of what is GO
ing on in 1.-The inner life" of domestic
esta blishment, and bluebottle, to Judge
by his buzzing, should be great gossip.
1t will be interesting to learn whether
being upside down-when traversing the
ceiling, for example-makes any differ
ence in their views of matters. There
is no reason why this investigation
should stop at flies. Spiders. we are told
OH excellent authority. are in kings pal
aces (which does not speak well. by the
by, for the royal housemaids,. and their
information should. therefore, be well
worth reporting. One would also like
to hear what the spider has to say of the
fly. the account Of their relations having
hitherto been very one-sided.-London
Illustrated News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22

put into circulation in that country, and
the number received daily is about 500.
They are stacked up against the wall,
piled IN rows, slowed away in dry goods
of unopened ones lie in the center Of the
large room, the size of q hayeock. E
While 1t is proving a nuisance both to
Mrs. aorn.an and the postmaster, In the
end IT will, not be Improbable to Mrs.
German. The cancelled and 2-cent
Columbian stamps are now catalogued
as worth 1-cent each, and she has thou
sands of them. She has been offered
sums for the names Of all signatures to
letters written in the United States, one
fers for the rare stamps and other offers
for certain portions of each.
b She often finds small checks in the let.
tiers, but never. for a greater amount
from California several months ago.
proved to be bogus. s*'t u 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
r.
Rats Full OF Gold.

It is said to be a common practice for
boys in watch, and jewelry factories to
kill the rats which infest the buildings
and burn the bodies to obtain the gold
Many oiled rags are used lin furnishing
watch cases, and in time they become
impregnated with gold The rats eager
" devour these rags and few months of
this kind-of diet fills the interior mechan-
ism of the rat with n gold plating.
Twice year the boys have grand
cremation. The rats are caught by the
hundretl and burned in a crucible The
intense heat drives off all animal sub
stances and leaves the gold in the shape
of little lump. The amount Of the
precious metal obtained in this way is
not large, but it gives the ingenious
youngsters plenty Of pocket money. In
some factories young Napoleons of
finance buy up in advance the shares
of their fellow workers in the rat col
Ony.-ScOttish Nights.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
PRISONERS ON THEIR HONOR.
Easy to Got Along Will, II the Ofiicer Ha
z Their Good Will. .4s.2s55

Easy to Got Along with II the Officer Has
Their Good Will.
Jasper Ramey, one of the moonshiners
now In Jail here, walked twenty miles to
give himself up to the revenue officers.
This il not uncommon IN the mountain
make periodical visits to the counties Of
Pike, fletcher, Knott, Magoffin, etc,
have little trouble in arresting the men
they are after, while other officers have
to tight for their lives. It is told Of one
or the deputy marshals that whenever he
wants man he simply writes a letter
70 TO. MN informing him that an indictment
mas been returned against him and that
ne wants him to meet him on a certain
day at q neighboring town. Some of the
letters wind up like this: II also have
warrants for several of the other boys
manning them], and I wish you would
see them and tell them that will be in
- on - and for them to be there
It is said that many of the men make
their appearance ut the place and time
designated. 80 So.
Several deputy marshals who go to
the top of the Cumberland for prisoners
occasionally let the men tend their
crops" while they are under arrest The
officer goes through the country, meets
the man and says: \
Tom. I've g warrant for your arrest. .
IT,,
~< Il know you've a big crop, though, and
as court don't meet before October you
can tend your crop and come up to
Louisville just before court zopens.''
Then the man would return to his
work. and at the appointed time; he
would be in this city ready to answer to
the charge against him when his case
was called. .-<~ It'd -.
Several months ago one of the Oldest
Of the deputy United States lnarshals in
Kentucky walked up to the door of the
county Jail and asked for the jailer. 6 He
was introduced to Mr.. Watts and said:
Il have three sinners that I brought
from Magoffin county. As we came on
the train l left my 'mitimuses' in my
saddle bags, and when we came out Of
the coach l forgot my saddle bags. /
want to know if YOU will let me put these
prisoners in Jail here without the papers ?
l will get the 'mitimuses' in few days
and it will be all right and proper
Jailer Watts told the man he would
accommodate him because of his bad
luck. But where are the prisoners ?''
said the jailer.
"Oh, them! Well, they're out in town
I told them they might knock about the
city until l arranged it with you for
them to go in here. I'll go out and look
them up and bring them in"
In about an hour he returned with
three typical mountaineers, who said
they. had enjoyed looking at the sights
of the city very much. They had never
been in Louisville before, and thought it
great treat to be able to ride thar
free" even though they came as pris-
Oners-COurier-J Ournal,