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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.

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Prof. W. A. Henry of the agricultural
experiment station at Madison, Wis.
adds the following TO the valuable ad-
VICE recently given in regard to feeding
potatoes:
In feeding raw potatoes to stock only
a limited amount should at first be given,
say two or three pounds per head to
sheep, four or five pounds to horses and
ten pounds to cows or steers. If they
take these with good results the guaB
tity fed may be gradually increased I'm
til the amounts 1irst used are doubled.
Fpr hogs getting cooked potatoes tb
which meal is added there is not SO niucl,
danger of oyerfeeding in the start,
though care should be exercised. If the
y induced. aid a single attack may set
the ailiiiials back in faftehins. or sgiring
mill. for weeks. At all times In feeding
potatoes: or other roots, if the droppinys.
grow thin at once cut down the amount
Mr: MeIAerrow; SUPERINTENDENT of in.
stltutes, tells of q farmer, who: having
Ct, abundance Of potatoes drew a wagon
load Of them TO the pacture and shov-
eled them out III the grass for his stock
This overfeeding brought on an attack
Of securing which nearly killed some of
the cows. OF course this farmer il
down on potatoes as a food for stock.
same way be probably would have killed
half his cows: yet such Il result does not
prove that corn is poor food for stock.
Potatoes are more than three times as
rIch IN 1000 elements as mangeI wurZel
'>eets and about twice as nutritious as
rutaba gas: as consequence smaller
quantities Of them should he fed than of
other roots.
The attendance Of the Agricultural Col
lege Of the University is steadily grow
ing. The Agricultural college. now occu-
pies three of the University buildings
and had an attendance last year of o13
students. The short course i'll agricut-
ure-the young farmers ro,rsr-had
gives instruction in breeding and judy
ing live stock. feeding, dairying borti-
cnltnre. agricultural chemistry. farm
n,9ok-kaeblng and several other branches
Inc next term opens january l. 1895
ana lasts twelve weeks. To students
making the best records in stock judging
SIX gold and silver medals are given br
leading stockn,en of Wisconsin f'hirty
dollars in gold coin orizes go to students
standing highest IN the subject of feed
ing farm stock. This fall students who
mad studied i'll this course judged live
STOCK at fourteen Wisconsin fairs.
All farmers should rereiye the pul,jca-
tons OF the experiment station. which
arc sent free upon request. On the
blank side of postal card say that you
wish the renort of the station. taking
care TO sign your name. postofiiee and
county: on the address side of the card
write w: A. Henry. director. Madison.
Wis. al who get in their requests soon
Will receive the twelfth annau Vi report of
7 the station, book Of over 80 pages.
with many Illustrations treating of agri-
cultural matters. This report will he
ready for distribution in a few weeks.
The Venus hair stone is found in
New Mexico
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
The Value of hIanDer

a modern thinker has said: 1.-THE only
empire freely conceded to woman is
that of manners, but it is worth all the
rest put together" And Young moth
err of the writer's acquaintance. speak
ing of her baby girl, said earnestly: IF
l might claim a fairy godnlother's single
gift for her it should not be beauty, in-
tellect or wit, but that charm of man
ner which makes its possessor universal
ly liked" We instinrtively feel that the
graces and amenities of life must al
ways be largely under the direction of
women, and these graces and amenities
are too strong power to be ignored.
One sees women who may be intellectu-
ally ignorant and narrow. but whose
power quite beyond their broader and
better educated sisters. And, after all.
to make pleasantness and peace for all
ones little world, to make ones house
a place where every guest enters eagerly
and leaves reluctantly. to give courage
to the timid, ease to the awkward, to
repress undue vigor of discussion, and to
make even controversy pleasant, all be-
long to wOmans traditional sphere, and
it is u sphere so important that even
the virtues are not quite complete with
out it.
Beauty is charm that every woman
desires and which few genuinely pos
scss. Two women whom the world
would consider sufficiently attractive.
they being able to count admirers 10y
the score, SAT ut table in the Bellevue,
and as one lovely face after another
appeared. for PHILADELPHIA aboun,ls in
lovely felninines, they grew discontinued
with their lot and said: ooh. if we
could only be so beautiful that everyone
involuntarily turned to look ut us as we
passed, then we would consider our lot
enviablc::" \ man who overheard the
remark shrugged his shoulders and said:
pretty women as 4 rule arc boreS,"
which. though consoling. was rncompli-
n,entary. ''Give me the magnetic ever
varying character that charms you with
grace Of manner rather than with regu-
larity of feature. Beauty aud pleasing
manners allied form combination that
is we'll nigh irresistible. Yet the charm
of manner in even Il plain person some
times carries her power of attraction
far beyond that of the sister who is alb
solutely and undeniably without flaw in
her physical makeup" --Philadelpi
Times
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
The color Question Mt Sorosis.

Sorosis has been discussing, from an
aesthetic and hygienic standpoint. how
we shall decorate our homes. Miss
Poole. who read an elaborate paper on
the subject, said:
"Colors have definite effect OH the
health and spirits. remember once
spending d few days in room which
was papered with dismal PAPER Of ii-
tense blue and white, which in a short
time reduced me to such state Of the
blues that / warned my lantlady that
it must be changed or she would have Il
suicide, on her hands. Yellow il cheer
full, and is Il good color to use in a room
which has not much sunlight. In deco
ration, one should always avoid the
primary colors; dull gray, green's aud
gray-blues are better. Also, it is well
to avoid absolute truth to nature, unless
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13

string will be found the best for this
purpose. Nov tune M the strings IN
IL, however, well to add 10 reflector "a
throw out the sound. This Is easily ae..
complished By placing q thin hoard above.
the box, supporting 1t on sticks lifting
into rests, which IRE glued in the COR
sners Of the bon The reflector also an
sWers as a shield to. prevent injury to
the harp sS
Place the harp in a current OF air. a.
upon the sill OF a hal -open window. The
sound produced by the wind passing
over the strings@as 1t rises and falls is al
q droWsy, lulling character and extreme.
ly melo(liOus--N CIV 81 ork Recorder 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
Stick TO Printers Ink.

81 4 new wrinkle in advertising wagons
has been in evidence on Westside ave-
nues and side streets lately. 1t has two
wide sheets Of canvass on which the
advertisements are painted. BY an in
gcnious connection with the axles, these
Sreyolve slowly, aud MS the wagon pro-
ceeds, q gong strikes at short intervals
and the panorama of business announce
ments is displayed to people on both sides
blowing devices IRE in evidence all over
this town, but the most prosperous bust
nesses depend wholly upon printers ink.
Csew York Letter Pittsb,irg Dispatch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
A STRANGE BEDFELLOW.
Unusual Experience Of Family Living in
II Dug0ut. ~ r

Vs.
A. r. Goodwin tells of rather an
amusing incident, but what might have
proved serious accident which oc-
Cured near the Lincoln county line.
Aaron Woody, with his family, lives in
a small dngout near Barnard, and one
night last week Sam Whites cattle
broke out and one of the steers weigh
ing about 1900 pounds wandered onto
the roof Of the dugout and went directly
over the bed occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
Woody. He went, like McGinty, to the
bottom, striking the bed, but fortunate,
" he fell across the headboard and not
directly On the sleeping occupants. Mr..
Woody finally got the steer off and
looked after the injuries of his wife and
child. The latter he at first thought had
been killed, and a doctor was sent for.
but it speedily recovered and no seri-
GUS injury except a terrific scare result
cd from the accident This is great
country. where cattle wander on TOD
of the houses and fall in on people wlliln
they are asleep.-Minneapolis Messenger.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
a Remarkable Digestion,

With regard to the recent wager Of /,
man swallowing six dozen raw eggs and
a quart of milk, it is stated that it was
the outcome of a discussion that j. How
ard, IL Elizab eth terrace, Cork. had
with some medical students on the ca
pacity of the human stomach. 1t was
maintained that the albumcn of thirty
eggs was sufficient to kill a man, and
Mr.. Howard expressed himself prepared
to swallow seventy-two eggs i'll ten min
utes. The students held that he
wouldn't. and hence the wager. Mr..
Howard accomplished the strange feat,
finishing up by drinking a quart Of milk,
and he states that he felt quite we'll
after it. His normal weight is o17
scribed he weighed 235 pounds.-Cork
Constitution
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
Took His M easure.

An amusing incident occurred in the
hearing of q collision case in the admi-
rally court, before Sir Francis Jeune
and Trinity house assessors. says Lon
don journal. 4 typical old salt, with
only one eye, got along quite SATISFACTORY
ly with his examination-in-chief, but
ing counsel. began to cast some doubts
upon his evidence The old tar got over
the first three or four questions safely,
but his wrath rose as the cross-examina-
ton proceeded. At length he could re-
strain the full gale Of his indignation
no longer, and, buttoning his jacket
tightly, he leaned over the rails Of the
witness box and cried II beg your par
don, but who might you be, mister?'
The court roarcd with laughter, in which
the president and assessors heartily
joined. The counsel replied, sob, am
against YOU At this admission the
sailor seemed much relieved and re-
marked, "Oh, l see. Now I know my
bearings and must steer accordingly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
CAT SICKNESS.
A Young Lady Who tainted if Ca
Came Into Her Room.

The presence of a cat makes some peo-
pie very sick. This is usually attributed
to prejudice against the feline race and
an active imagination, but there are gem
uine instances of it. A young lady we'll
known in newspaper circles was invited
to attend a small evening party at the
house of an intimate friend who owned
very fine Maltese cat, She declined to
go. and, upon being urged to give rea-
son, stated that she could not be in the
room with q cat. The friend promised
to lock her pet up, and the young lady
went. She never appeared brighter, and
was entertaining those present with read
ings from her writings, when suddenly
she became pale. ''There is a cat in the
ROOM she said. and then tainted. She
had to be carried from the room, after
which she revived. She declined to re-
turn until search was made for the cat,
and the hostess looked under sofa and
found the animal curled up asleep
Washington Star
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40 aGeheral Hugo, whose name IS not In.
Iscribed on the Arc de Triomphe. There
are now only two places on the arch va.
scant for names. and they will probably
Sreinain 80. as the memorial il only des-
tined to recall the glory % the French
army under the first Napoleon. Louis
ment for family or lynastic purposes.
but had not time to carry out the project.
The Third republic respects the arch.
and u restoring ii, but very slowly
s. 4ondon Telegraph. - -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
Talking Through a Stream OF Water.

y
II have u most remarkable telephone
in my house, remarked resident of
the western addition. II noticed that at
times l could hear very distinctly the
conversation i'll the next house.. Sudden
ly it would be broken off short in the
middle of a sentence and could not hear
another word. 1t would become audible
again just as suddenly.
by a series of experiments I have
found out that the sound is conducted
by the water running through the pipes.
When the water is turned on in my
house can hear all the conversation in
any of the rooms next door in which
there is running water. When turn off
the water al sounds stop suddenly.
a. II told my neighbor of it and we have
put it to practical use. When wish to
speak to him tap on the window, he
turns on the water in the house and I
turn it on in mine and listen. In that
way we can carry on long conversations
with as much ease as if he were in the
room with me-. / Still our houses are
about twenty feet apart. San Francis
tofh Past : = ;. a<-l5 "a b.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
Very Small.

The London Christian World says
that III little town near Norfolk. Eng.
a lady Of exalted social position, but who
happened TO be a Congregationalist, Wis
tied a sick girl four or FIVE times and
visited the sufferer again, and noticed
that the mother watched the window,
with some anxiety during the time she
stayed. Coming away the mother said:
II am obliged to ask you not to come
again, for the rector is SO angry at your
calling" The same ecclesiastic, when
society. promptly declined, ON the ground
that ut such meetings some s'little Bap-
fist minister might stand on the platform
and call him his brother" - -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
How to Make a Wind Harm.

Aeolns, the god Of the winds, claimed
never obtained a patent on his instru.
mcnt there is no law against appropriate
ing his invention. Its construction is
very. simple, and with little care an
instrument can be produced whose music
is far more sweet than the door harps
now SO common.
To make a wind harp procure box
made of thin, wcll-seasoncd wood--pine
preferred-about inches high and G
inches wide. Cut a circular hole in the
top and sandpaper the rough edges. This
is your sounding board. Across each end
of the box and on top fasten a slut Of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
just Reversed .

e Probably no two artists ever criticised
each other more severely than did Fuseli
and Northcote: yet they remained fast
friends. At one time Fuseli was look
ing at Northcote's painting of the angel
meeting Balaam and his ass How do
you like it?' asked Northcotc. after d
long silence "Northcote," replied Fuse
Ii, you're an angel Mt an ass, but an ass
at an allgeIp' = - :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
King of Fowls.

NJ. Brillat Savarin, the French gas
tronomer, iii his 'Physiologie du Gout, !"
praises the turkey above all other fowls
and says: 49, - IL, .y
'"The turkey is the largest and, if not
the most. delicate, certainly the most
. savory of all domestic fowls" and he
bestows high praise indeed on t,lr-
key when truffled, says All English ex-
change. Presented in this form, the
turkey is at it's eliminating point of ex-
cellence, and, as another writer has OBJ
served, when it makes its appearance on
table all conversation should for the mo-
ment be suspended. That it is eaten III
silence OH some occasions may be in
ferred from the following anecdote: A
certain judge Of Avignon, famous for his
love Of good living. said to Il friend one
day: 1--WE. have just been dining on
g superb turkey! It was excellent!
Stuffed with truffles to the very throat
tender. delicate, filled with perfume!
We left nothing but the bones!'' "How
many. were there Of your asked his
friend. 1.-Two" replied the Judge; 1.-THE
turkey-and myselfr' 49,. ~ =. ~ .
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YOUNG 70 ks co UMN
s,nall show for the 1Iorse,.

I. hat did you rec MT tho horse show,
Nary whats did you zee Mt the show ~
II saw "a girl With 4 Worth gown, mother,
and q bOnnet from NirOt. Z
what did You see at the horse show,
Willy, what did you see at the show II
y saw man with u sealskin vest, and
they say they no all the 30.
Shut why do You talk OF clothes my girl
and Why of clothes, my boy s5-S
I thought you went to the horse show,
children, the horses to enjoy. - s3#
"Oh, you're not fiji de steele, mother, IN
J. fact you are dead slow; st5$s 3s5S +.
We put the clothes before the horse be,
cause It's q es-horse-show.nss + hrs
80, =i@."'t" -. Z, 50 -HarDer'S HaZ0r. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
Should Trade Places.

In that conyenient*and delightful pleas
IRE ground of the public, Lincoln park,
says, Chicago paper. German was
overheard talking to his dog. 7.@
He said: "Meifi tog, dere Is d, great
difference from you und me. Now, ven
4 gets up I'M de morning I hat to yasll
meinself, und dress meinself, ,ind bring
~ de kindling before I can get d lift &c
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13

Otis Howe Of Rumford is something OF
q fox hunter, having considerably more
than an average number to his credit.
He Claims the distinction Of having capt
nred the biggest fox ON earth ut Stearns
Hill, in Paris, ono week ago Friday.
This fox weighed 1211s pounds, and the
pelt is 8 feet long. This Is 4 inches long
9er than Mr.. HoWe's previous biggest. -
Portland Mel Express - -. :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13

one has the fortune Of a Vanderbilt or
Astor, 80 one can make q change when
the unconyentionalizcd forms grow tire
some. Miss Poole made a special plea,
from the sanitary point of view, for rugs,
thin hangings and plain woodwork.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13

added to the record iii stone on the Arc
de Triomphe at Paris. The warrior
headed d charge against the English cav
airy AZ Waterloo, md after that was
never seen or heard Of again. His son,
who was wounded ut his side, escaped
from the carnage and survived, but Inc
never knew what became Of his father,
whose nnIne appeared on no list. Victor
fathers name placed on the trent inon,l-
Ilent of the (3raild army. but ill vain.
He therefore dedica ted one of hin books
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
John Browns Handouts,

After lying forgotten in a garrett for
over thirty-one years, the old iron hand
cuffs which were worn by John Brown
during his confinement in the armory
at Harper's Ferry, Were recently brought
to light in Benton Harbor, Mich, by
Daniel Litter. q former resident of Har-
per.,s Ferry. They came into Mr.. Lit.
zer's possession through his half brother.
Asa Maysteller. who had charge of the
armory while John Brown was held to
await the arrival of the cheriff.-uard-
ware.
DO understand that you give ME the
Hep"
3 YES
THANK you" .a -.-- 80
With sweet smile the lone fisherman
went his way. He had been wondering
where he was going to get a real good
lie and the gift was certainly opportune.
Detroit Tribune,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13
The Conditions of Healthful Living.

In the hrSt place. 1t IS quite evident
that due regard for the welfare of the
meal Immediately following hard labor,
either physical or mental. The vital
energy has become depleted and needs
d period of rest. during which it can
gather it's scattered powers and prepare
them for eXertion in a new direction;
because the labor of digestion is labor,
just as much as that of digging trench
way.
The exhausted housewife who drops in
her chair at the dinner table after hav-
ing prepared food for big family, de-
claring that she is too tired to eat"
states in non-technical phrase truth
which students of the science of nutrition
have long recognized. a suita BILE period
of rest should intervene before any solid
food is aiken into the stomach. The mid
dle-aged person who feels an unaccount-
able ''droWsiness" soon after dinner
should recognize that it is the demand,
becoming imperative. of nature calling
for the opportunity to do it's work of di-
gestlon III proper manner. All of the
energies are required for the processes
of digestion, and the rest of the system
naturally falls into the condition of re-
pose which will aid the ma tural processes.
Observe yonder group of laborers upon
the public highway. They have never
received technical education, but an in
tuitive sense directs their movements.
Their dinner Is at hand. awaiting their
attack in row of tin dinner pals: but
they have an hour for the meal, which
can easily be dispatched in u fourth of
the time. They throw themselves upon
the grass by the roadside, resting for a
few minutes-perhaps INDUCING in some
light sport or 'horse- play" Then the
meal is ia ken, and the remaining half
hour is given to post-prandial rest.
These men simply realize that they feel
better by dining in this way; and though
their meal is far from attractive in it's
composition, yet it gives them health and
strength. with plenty of Drawn and
muscle for their laborious occupation.
Crudely. they obey nature.-Good
Housekeeping.
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New York Hotels Pay.

New York hotels, like its theaters. arc
either gold mines or money -sinkers. The
big hotels that have capital behind them.
however, are better than gold mines. If
they We're not. millions would not he in
vested in hotel property herH Our Boni-
face, who is usually we'll posted. says
that number of hostelries not particu-
larry well known bring their owners a
net revenue of from $4,000 to 100000
q year. The big ones clear ali the way
from $150.000 to 500. 900 a year. The
same authority says that the luxury
of living in New York is killing the sum-
mer hotel business, and the city is get
ting to be a greater resort every year.
heard rumor that one old and popular
hotel on the verge of financial distress
was depending upon the horses to pull
it out of it's difficulty. 1t was full from
cellar to garnet all last week. and did
slashing har and cafe business. New
York hotel men owe much to the eQuims
and spectacular society.--Ncw York Let
ter.
4 good watch for little money at Bundle
& upmeyer's, Milwaukee,.
The gold production of Cripple Greek
now exceeds. S2SU 900 per lay
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-13

Stick TO me and you'll get yourself in
u box. was what the envelope remarked
to the postage stamp. onkers States-