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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Growing Taller.

There are indications that the American
woman is gradually growing taller and
larger. A few years ago the. average
skirt lengths taken in the fashionable
drcssmaking establishments was f..
inches. and ~ inches was the length used
for all the model gowns sent over here,
from Paris. The model length has now
increased to Is inches, and the increas" in
other measurements is in, proportion. The
middle-agcd American woman shows an
inclination to grow broader across the
hips and shoulders. and stouter and thick.
or through the arms; but the college
graduate. the university woman and the
debutante grow more gracefully vigorous
every year. The typical college graduate
is from , to t inches longer from the
waist down than formerly. Her waist IL
getting longer, her chest fuller and her
limbs narrower. The mi'ldlrayed won,>
en- grow corpulent and clumsy through
Incidence and indul@ent habits of life,
while the evrr-incrcasing tendency towa,,
athletic sports and outdoor exercises is
improving the younger Of the sex. The
statuesquc, Juno type may yet express
the American woman.-\ew York Trib-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
AN AUGUST .wnopRoAn.

When the partridge c0veys fly ~~, 81,
. In the htrch-tOps cool and high;
When the dry cicadas twang
Where the purpling tir-cones hang;
When the hunch-herries emhoss--
Scarlet heads--the roadside moss:
Brown with shadows, bright with sun.
All day long till day Is done,
Sleeps in murmuring solitude
The worn old road that threads the wool
In its deep cup-grassy. cool
Sleeps the little roadside pool;
Sleeps the butterfly on the weed,
Sleeps the driftcd thlstle-seed.
Like Il great and blazing gem,
RaSkS the beetle on the STEM
Up and down the shining rays
Daacing midges weave their maze
High among the n0veleSs ho,ighs,
Drunk with day, the night hawks browse
Ear up. unfathomabit blue,
Augustus heaven vihfates through
The old road leads to ul things GOOD:
Ihe years ut full. AMI times ait Hood.
Charles G. d. Roberts hi August St
Nicholas.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
MuSt. Travel

There are doctors and doctors, but one
of the most intelligent of all these
friends of humanity was one who had the
courage recently to give a bit of advice
to the head of family not many miles
from New York. The head of the family
was robust but cxacting, healthy but ir-
ritable-in short, veritable Hector. Il
don't know what is the matter with my
family, doctor.' he said but my wife is
nervous, my children are suffering from
something, | don't know what-n fact,
the whole house is upset Even the serv~
ants seem vacillating and bordering Oh
nervous prostration." II think it would
be all right said the doctor, IF you
would take il six months tour to E,,-
rope-alone.' 'I|' cried paterfamilias.
The only we'll member of the family"
Yes" said the doctor, gravely. "You
ought to travcl-for the health Of your
family. "-Harpcr's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs il for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23

Era,,s Tahules are sold by druggists, n h, mail If
the price go boX) is The Rpatls heni
cal Company. Nc 10 Spruce Street New York Sample
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
MANY WOMEN SUFFER
FROM LACK OF INFORMATION.
Doctors Are Too Reserved. A Woman
Should Be Dealt With Openly.
u ESPECIAL TO DUB LADY RkAp6xs.1

n lsPEC1AL TO DUB LADY RkADE1s.1
Women are often allowed by their ply
sicians to suffer much from lack of in
formation and anxiety.
Many medical a men are vain,
anu 1t IS struS AA gle for them
to acknowledge " VI that they do
not understand
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Staggered the Old Man,

1t was very hot day and when Mr.
Dunnigan happened to meet his daugh-
ter with her friend he. wishing to dc
the polite thing, invited them to have
some ice cream, an invitation which was
ut once accepted. When they were seat
ed at the table i'll the ice cream parlor
Mr.. Dunnigan addressed his daughters
friend, aifably inquired: AM pilot kind
will ycz have, me dcar? Il will take
some orange icc." she replied. Mr.
Dunnigan's brow darkcned, and glarine
Mt the young lady inadvertently he thun:
dered: ''Av yez do, ye'll arder it yersilf.' V
-Harper's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
A RARE BIT OF FAIENCE.
"A Beautiful Specimen of the Famous
Henri Deux Ware

"A DoauIhul specimen OF the Famous
Henri Deux Ware.
"A very wonderful candlestick, really a
bit of history by itself, may be seen in
the Ceramic gallery of the South Kcnsing-
ton museum-a specimen of that famous
Henri Deux ware of which but fifty-fiye
specimens are known to exist
Ibis candlestck has a pale yellow
ground, with arabesques in reddish
brown; the base is circular and has pro-
jecting brackets, upon which stand three
boys holding shields inscribed with the
arms and cipher of Henri Dcux. Above
are three terminal figures of satyrs The
whole is less than foot in height
Its cost was 300. OF the tifty-five
specimens of this ware said to he in cx-
istenco fourteen are mentioned as among
the treasures of four of the RothschilCl
families. The South Kensington museum
and the Louvre each have five of them
HarDers Bazaar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
AS to MilliOuaireS,

"No, I am not millionaire large
iron manufacturer said to me yesterday
We were discussing the tendency of ill.,
public to designate every rich man nova.
days as Il millionaire if he owns a yacht.
carriage and horses and employs "
butler. Il have seven fricnds,' he COLI
tnued, ''who are supposed to be wortl,
millions apiece. but there is not man i'll
the lot who could draw a check for $500
600 if all his property were cash in bank.
My firm does a business of over $4,000
GOO year, but am far from being u
millionaire. When one comes to consider
the liabilities Of large firm it is not
so easy to make the proprictors million
aires."-NeW York Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Tight Wagon BOXES.

Much grain is lost during harvest time
ny falling through the wagon boxes on
which it is drawn to the barn. The
grain is always drawn in when the head
and chaff is thoroughly dry. It then
shells very easily, especially as the
heads thrown towards the center are
trampcd by the man who loads the grain
The shelves are of course open, but there
is no grain lost through them, as the
butts Of the sheaves lie on the outside
with the heads of grain in the center.
In single afternoon we have seen fully
a peck of wheat in the bottom of Il tight
box where the grain has been drawn in
the straw from the field. 1t does not
cost much to make a tight box, and low
though wheat may be. the saving of
grain by it pays large interest on what
it costs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
International Code.

An American in Paris is DESTROYS of
seeing an Interstate and intrrna tional
code of manners accepted by his co,ll-
trywoman Attircd in the latest London
clothes, yet dreaming of the stars and
stripes, he encountered two of his fair
countrywomen at sharp turn on Il ho-
tel landing. And as he backed against
the wall, lifting his bat with whatever
of Gallic grace and Yankee aplomb he
could muster at such accidental notice,
he heard one of the ladies who had
passed him scornfully muttcr to her com
panion: what's just like Il Frenchnan,
llWayS irving to tlirt with NOur'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Money in a Bad Coin.

Sometimes" says a Philadelphia bar
Keeper, "a bad coin is very good thing
to have. We had a brass 1O-crnt piece
here for two years that WAS worth 81
Il week to the bar. I knew the man
from whom it was taken, and, of course.
gave it back in change. He was a good
customer before, but much better after
ward. Ten times a week he would come
in and either give me that brass coin
or get it given to him. One day the pro-
prietor looked through the drawer and
finding the bogus piece, Il "cw it away
When | told him it was worth $50 Il
year to the house he clicked himself
We not only lost the coin but the Gus,
toner as well. He felt hurt because
couldn't give him our DIT picce.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Hard to Believe.

Little Rastus was reading aloud 70,
from his book of fairy tales. He began
Once there was II flock of chickens
which wandered after dark into water
melon patch" See heah, boy!" his
father interrupted. when de preacher
come mex Sunday I gwine ask heem CT
dem words is really dar, an if you dies
ben maxim dat up fer to tantalizc me
gwine dust 40 jacket twell yo' tongue
hang outw-lndanap Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Salt in Hay. fIOwS.

over damp hay or grain, az, is often done
by farmers. The salt attracts moisture.
but this only dissoves it, and the sol,l-
ton is not strong enough to put the hay
or grain in pickle. A little salt hastens
instead of retarls decomposition. a
much better plan is to throw an occa,
sional forkful of dry straw into the nlow
or over the surface. If this cannot be
had Well-dried brick scattered through
the heap will answer a good purpose. 1t
is astonishing how much water dry
brick will absorb before it is saturated
Bricks are often so used in granarie,
when the grain has been put into them
too damp. The brick takes up the moist
ure and thus dries the grain it is in con-
tact with. and this helps to dry other
grain until the heap is dried out without
heating.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
BEST IN THE WORLD.

Beecham's pills are for bill
iousness, sick headache, diz.
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 foz
everybody 10 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
druggists ,or write B n. AllenCo. .365Canal
ST., New York. Pills,Io and 25c box.
Annualeaies moro Tx an GO COO boSes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
FOR THE FARMER.
Tho ,CYhla Gid

- p I = *
~. Tho 'Cy6le Girl.
The hammock GIRL is out Of date, Isl. ss
The carriage girl }passe, FL. III ts558Ss
The girl who rides the bicycle '$<,{E
Rules all the world today. .2@
She flashes by with graceful speed, *@5#.
AS If she rode on air. }4
And as she glides along she finds #s
Admirers everywhere. ~ - - z2.:s
Let bishop Doane and Bishop Coke
Abuse her as they may, s.--e@~z'
The cycle girl Is here, brand new.
And she Is here to stay.
She doesn't care how much they fuss,
For she knows she's all right,
And. even as they grumbe, they y:..s,sss
Must own she's out of sight. 80 s%< 4.
So here's to the sweet cycle girl, ii
In boomers or In skirts, " .s$5
Shes worth dozen Of the girl
That lounges round and fllrts:
And here's II wish for Bishop Coke,
A.railng on the fence, Z
That he may live aud grow in grace. ~
And some day have more sense. ~,
-~Suulefville Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventions are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, So and 5!
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook" free on request
Harvey Fraser. Beloit. planer: large G
Maudt. Stoughton. neckyokc center: Bruno
V. Nordberg and G.. T.. sha'lall, Milwaukee
James II. Phelps, Sharon, pianoforte: Georg.
f. Ransom, milwaukee,. watchman's time re
corder; Charles L. Tolles. Eau Claire, ru
cutter; Henry A. Weeks. Lake Geneva. ga.
engine; Sylvester A. Wood, Manitowoc
chimney cleaner.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Pulp Wood III Niagara's Whirlpool

The whirlpool is pretty well charged
with pulp wood which belongs to the
Niagara Fails Paper company. 1t chascs
itself around in the pool and some of it
escapes and goes down the river The
paper company unloads its wood at the
foot of Grand island and floats it down to
its mill. Some of it escapes and goes
over the falls. Undoubtedly. some of
this wood has been mistaken for bodies
in the whirlpool, as when the bark is of
it looks about the color of Il human body.
Buffalo Courier
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Olland Went.

A correspondent of the British Weekly
had some odd experiences in a county.
council election some time ago i'll Il rural
district of England. '''rhe names of the
we're Mr.. Hook and Col. Iol-
land. 'Ah. WE'LL said man to me, after
! had been expatiating on the merits of
one of them, 1 don't know 'Ook, and |
don't know nothing about 'Ollana, but my
wife's Il Dutchwonlan, and SO l mean to
vote for 'Oland.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Danger Diminished.

A German scientist has published y
treatise recently going to show that since
the introduction of the many electrical
wires needed for telegraph and telephone
lines the destruction by lightning has
greatly diminished. He goes into the sub
ject with the exhaustiveness so charac ter
istic of German writer's, and it is probable
that there is II large element of truth in
his eonel usions. If these wires have had
the effect mentioned, the trolley wires
also Il laissf Ibe reckoned within the same
eoiinection3 Z Us II fact that fewer build
sgings In cities are now destroyed by light
ming than formerly and It is extremely
likely th,it the lnaifl cause is the larger
,,sn fIf rIfsStfit wires ffs2* sSsrr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
The LalYDird.

This useful little insect is really small
beetle, but unlike some of his relatives he
is defender Of the vegetable world. One
writer calls him "a soldier of Queen Ma
ture.' If you will examine the under
side of the leaves Of many plants you will
see they are being eaten by small green
insects which are known as aphides. The
ladybird makes war upon them. and is
therefore welcome visitor and ought
never to be molcsted.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Farm Notes.

a good fertilizer for the garden is said
to be one bushef of wood ashes. in which,
has been mixed five pounds Of nitrate OF
soda.
Save the soapsuds for the garden.
matoes and should not be thrown away,
Experiments have demonstrated that
the cost of keeping Il dairy COW without
slagc or roots is $35 per year. . .'-..'
Feeding heavy grain rations with hay
maintains an average flow of milk with
out materially increasing the per cent. OF
fat. 81 = sssf:
sS Fruit takea55 from the land than
my other ind usually III easier
,ilI III her farill ~,
s,s thu feed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
an apple has IN tia worm that will make
q eodliit moth next spring to do you dam
Young Turkeys.

I, 1t is not best to give the young tur-
KEYS too much care this month. If fed
very often they will hang around the
house waiting for their food and not
gain SO fast as the turkeys that hunt
grasshoppers for their living and de-
pend mainly Oh their own cxertions \
iced at night simply to, teach them to
come home to their roost is better than
feeding more frequently : That feed
should he of wheat, which will make
vigorous growth and not cause the tur~
keys to fatten before their time. Dur
ing August and September is the tine
to ma Ike the turkeys grow large frames.
The tattening will come later and can
be done very quickly after the birds are
confined
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
He Bit Through Il Beard

When Richard johnson, e."l"r',,l 10
years Old. of Frankfort. lit Il ''i,.<~. IF an
inch board Monday his friends t.onrll'. i
that he had hydrnphol,ja Til" police
were called IL and they, too v,r., il
cclved. johnson was hurried t. tn. Ipi:-
copal hospital. On til" va: il ,aH"d til"
strength OF five policemen - !.rIl him
down, and be lit through ,.lo> Il r,I,-
and straps, which he -nt between his
teeth. At II" hospital the doctors said
johnson Was suffering from dpliriuul re
mcnS.-!,N!lA.!. M! Ia Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Concentrated ManureS for Onions

Onions require rich land, but it must
have Il firm bottom, else the roots will
run down too far, making the onions a
bad shape. The mineral fertilizers meet
and they also make the soil harder, as
they do not decompose in the soil, as
stable manures do. There is still a
further advantage in the concentrated
manures, as they can be applied while
the crop is growing, sowing OH the surface
and cultivating them into the soil. The
onion roots are mostly Lear the surface,
ash and nitrogen, and when these are
applied in concentrated form they are
easily taken into solution by rains.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
@AEssZs3s
B ia V1SkY'
v w e 81 J 81

Mr. II. +. Barnes. :: Reporter fJr
the Sunday Herald, published at
Canton, Ohio, under date of May -,
1888, writes to the KiranS Chemical
Company that he knows Z working
man who has been benefited by
Rlpans TabuleS after a severe at
tack OF the Grippe, and he appends
the following statement with per
mission to publish:
''Iestimonial of Thos. ]. Meals Of
the City of Canton, Stark County,
Ohio:
Il had an attack Of the Grippe
four years ago this spring that left
ME in bad way. Ny nervous syS-
TEN was broken down aud my di-es
tive apparatus in a condition that
made NE miSera bic for days
while able to work at NY trade,
as sherman in a rolling mill suf-
fered more or less all the time with
my stomach. Bitters and tones
We're literally taken by the gallon,
and every variety Of pills and po-
tons that promised relief de-
rived some benefit from the use Of
some of them if | continued taking
them, but if quit few days my
old trouble would RETURN Motto
ing the advertisement of the Ripans
Tabules, for impaired and bad di-
gcStion. concluded TO invest in
few of them, which am pleased
to inform You have proven all or
more than expected of them. While
l have taken but few Of them.
they have done NE more good than
all the other remedies that | have
tried. They relieve the belchinC and
sour stomach almost at once. and
feel better in every way since
commenced taking them. The dis
trcSSns headaches, which / always
had preceding fit of indigestion.
have entirely left me- l will be glad
to recommend the Tahulcs to any
body suffering from stomach trou-
bles. (SigneD ThoS. j. Meals. Can
ton. O."
llpaus Tahules arr sold by druggists. n ny mail
price 80 c,utS bnN) is ssRt The RipatlS hem
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Skinny Sufferers Saved.

Tobacco users as rule are always below
normal weight because tobacco destroys d.
gestion and causes nerve irritation that saps
brain power and vitality. You can get Il
quick. guaranteed relief by the use of No-To-
Bac, and then if you don't like your freedom
and improved physical condition you can
learn the use of tobacco over again. just
like the first time. No-ToBac sold under
guarantee to cure by Druggists everywhere.
Book free. AID. Sterling Remedy Co.. New
York City or Chicago
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23

Can evidence be stronger than this
81 deem it my duty to announce the
fact to all my fellow-sufferers of all fe-
male complaints that your Vegetable
Compound has entirely cured me of all
the pains and suffering was enduring
when l wrote you last May. I followed
your advice to the letter, and the result
is wonderful" MRS. CHAs. PARKER.
Little Falls, MINI. Any druggist has it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Early Apples for Vinegar.

By using early apples for making cider
it may be turned into quite good vinegar
before cold weather. The cider fermcnts
much faster while the weather is hot
A little old vinegar to act as yeast will
hasten this, and so also will Il little yeast,
swcetencd so as to supplement and def
cheney of sugar in the fruit. Most of the
summer apples have too little sweetness
to make the best vinegar uni, IS sugar
in slime form is added. The reason why
cider rs usually made late is because the
work does not come at a hurrying time.
But it would be better if cider were al
ways made early; it would then become
vinegar before winter and much less
would then be drank The early apples
are very quickly rotted if not cared for,
and making them promptly into cider
vinegar is the best means of disl'osng of
such as are not Salable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
The Farmer Is HaDpy,

The farmer reporting sixty bushels
winter rye per acre, six ton of hay and
fifty-two bushels of winter wheat has
reason to be happy and praise Salzer's
seeds. Now, you try it for 1896, and
sow now of grasses, wheat and rye
Catalogue and samples free. if YOU
write to the John A. Salzer Seed Co.,
La Crosse, Wis, and send this slip
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
NIary's Check.

A girl of purest Milcsan stock ap-
recently and laid down a piece Of much
soilcl paper on which was visible after
closest scrutiny a simple cross. thus. Y.
In explanation the girl said: Mary
Foley wants tin dollars That's her
mark ''-Ruston TranScrint
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-08-23
Keeps Men Poor.

The clerk might be boss if he had the
head for it. The brains are there, but
they don't seem to work. The trouble
usually begins in the stomach. Indises-
ton keeps men poor because they don't
know they have it, but imagine something
else. Rpans Tahues insure sound ,ligrs-
ton and clear head. They regulate the
entire system. Ask the druggist for
box