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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
DAINTIES OF THE ARCTIC.
Labrador Produces Many Berries Viii.
Are of FIX uisite Flavor

Labrador Produces Many BERRIES Which
Are of Exquisite Flavor.
In spite of the latitude and Arctic cur
rent, Labrador is the home of much that
is delicious in the berry world, says a
writer i'll Outing. Even the outlying
islands furnish the curlew berry and
bake apple in profusion; and upon the
mainland, in the proper month, Septem-
Der. Il veritable feast awaits one. Three
varieties of blueberries. huckleberries.
wild red currants, having pungent aro-
matte flavor. unequaled by the cultivated
varieties: marsh berries, raspberries,
tiny white capilaire tea berries, with /,
flavor like some rare perfume, and hav-
ing just fainst suggestion of winter
green: squash berries. pear berries and
curlew berries, the latter not so grateful
as the others, but prime favorite with
the Eskimos. who prefer it to almost
any other: and lastly, the typical Labra-
dor fruit. which, excepting Il few scat
tering plants in Canada and Newfound-
land: is found, l believe, nowhere else
outside of the peninsula-the gorgeous
bake apple.
These cover the entire coast from the
st: Lawrence to Ungava. Their beauti-
tul geranium-like leaves struggle with
the reindeer moss upon the islands, car
pet alike the low valleys and the highest
hilltops,. and even peep from banks of
everlasting SNOW. Only one berry grows
upon each plant. but this one makes a
most delicious mouthful. 1t is the size
and form of Il large dewberry. but the
color is i: bright crimson when half ripe
and golden yellow when matured. It's
taste is sweetly acid. it is exceedingly
juicy, and so delicate that it might be
thought impossible to preserve it. Yet
the natives do preserve it with Ill it's
freshness and original flavor throughout
the entire winter, merely by covering it
with fresh water and heading it up
tightly in casks or barrels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
Bingham on the Teinu.

One of the brightest and bravest Off
GERS of the One Hundred and Fortieth
Pennsylvania volunteers in the spring of
1863 was lieutenant of the name of
Bingham, who was so fond of bacon
that the boys who knew the old verse
about "Fair Bingen on the Rhine" made
a parody which they sang to u tune l
have forgotten, and only one line of
which l rcmember-"Bold Bingham on
the Rind." They say he used to go into
battle chewing Il piece of bacon rind.
He was wounded ut Gettysburg. ut
Spottsylvania and at Farnlvillc, and was
mustered out in 1866 as brevet-brigadier-
general of volunteers. The general has
been in Congress sixteen years and is
probably good for life term. 1t is not
often that man is a acknowledgement
at % and postmaster of a city like Phil
adclphia at 26. But such was Bingham.
He is today only 81 years old.-Ncw
Vor1. IornSS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
MINES UNDER THE OCEAN.
Stalwart Gnomes Who Dig the Ores 81
Eathoms Below the Surface.

Stalwart Gno,nes Who Dig the Ores Six
Fathoms Below the Surface.
There is striking example Of mans
holiness in searching for wealth and
his skill in securing it at Betallock, near
Cape Cornwall, England. .Betallock is a
bold headland composed of huge masses
of hornblende, masked by walls of slate,
against which the Atlantic surges are
constantly dashing. The persevering eff
forts Of man have at this point been more
powerful than those of nature.
"klbbles" descend fathoms beneath the
sea, and ascend again with copper or
tin ores, which are wheeled away to
larger heaps, where women, boys and
girls separate various qualities with the
systematic industry of workers i'll tac-
tory. Everybody and everything-rockS,
platforms and paths-arc smearcd with
the prevailing red hue derived from a
slight mixture of iron with copper or
tin ores, aud then the very muddy
stream flowing from the stamp mill to the
sea has impaired to tho beach. the break,
ers and the foam the same ruhicund
tinge. If ore is coming up beautifully
and of good quality everybody is pleased:
and far down to the. gloomy depths of
the mine, which Cornish legends people
with spirits. the news that Il new
bunch of copper has been struck, or.
the old hole is growing richer, fills the
workers with professional JOY.
AS the visitor creepS along the pas
sages into which the light of day has
never entered he hears comparatively lit
tie. until. becoming accustomed to the
darkness. barely Illuminated by the flick
er of lamps. he dmly distinguish the
stafwart gnome ut work Coming from
the upper world amid the din of heavy
stamps aud machinery above and the
surge of the sea below, the rattle Of
wagons on tramways. and the crowds of
men and boys climbing up and down
paths which seem to be too steep for a
goat. the modified silence of the level
strikes one as unnatural.
In places, however. the guide may ask
the visitor to listen to a curious sound.
1t is the booming of the waves above
and the grating OF the stones on the
sea bottom. Then he is told. to give
him courage. that in some of the recesses
Of the first level the orc has been cut
away until a roof of not more than six
feet thick has been left. First worked
Oh the face of the cliffs only. the mine
descended. level by level. until the ex-
cavations extended for more than six
fathoms inland. while the greatest depth
to which it has been sunk is about 1000
feet.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07

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them, and they are very partial TO a
change Of food. Turnins, cooked, and
fol with portion of grain added, is
one of the best md cheapest foods for
tlielll but when they are laying they re-
qiiire something else in addition. Clover
chopped fine. scai1ed, and bran added.
shOttM always provide one meal for
them, but AMONG the foods required is
ground meat; which il mixed with
Efbtind grain. One part bran and one
part ground meat, and two parts corn
meal, scalded, should make Il morning
meal, clover ut iiboii, and turnips and
any kind Of ground graft at night. Give
them all that they will eat at each meal.
The proper amount can only be known
By observing them, and weighing their
food. For Pekin ducks no ponds are
necessary. but the water troughs must
be kept full. as duck will not eat with
out plenty Of water to drink. The floor
of the duck house must be kept well
covered with cut straw, leaves or some
kind Of litter, or they will buve leg
weakness, and care must be taken not to
get them too fat. as will probably be
the ease With brakes, as they are non
producers, and convert the excess of
food into fat. The ducks, OIL the coE-
trary, reqttire not only food for their
own support, bit also to provide the
eggs. Ducks lay regularly when they
begin, missing but few days, and in a
year will lay from $50 to 200 eggs.
eclipsing the hen. if the ducks are Of
good breeds, stich as Roucns, Pckins.
Cayugas or AylesbtiryH. The common
duck is early in laying but does not lay
us many eggs.-Prairie Farmer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
UNCLE SANS BARGAINS.
Old Guns and Swords for Sale Below
Cost.

Old Guns and Swords for Sale Below
Cost.
Uncle Sam has his bargain counter,
just the same as less pretentions estab-
lishments. But Uncle Sam has no rival
in his line Of Job lots" at least not on
g, this side of the Atlantic. The govern
mental ''cheap department" is situated
on Governors island, and the official
documents herald it's existence in the
mere announcement of ''Ordnance stores
it came to be esta blished is question,
but the belief prevails that the war de-
partmcnt, finding itself flooded with ap-
plications from Grand Army posts for
old cannon to decorate soldiers monu-
mcnts and graves, provided the depart
ment to meet the demand.
Applications for field pieces to decorate
through some member of Congress.
Gettysburg and other famous resting
places of Americas heroes just about
consumed all the ordnance on hand, and
as there is no law authorizing the trans
fer of aged cannon to Grand Army posts,
the bargain counter on Governors island
was conceived. Everything warlike, ex-
cept cannon and talk, is to be found
there. The government causes to be
useless ordnance on hand there, and ev-
cry item on the list is coupled with the
price of the article in question.
For several years it has been consid-
cred quite the thing to decorate ones
rooms or den with old swords, bayonets,
or something to give a military aspect
to the surroundings. Artists. actresses
and newspaper men arc notable support
ers of the fad. At the bargain counter
on (IOyernOr'S island are ALWAYS to h
found choice, if matured. collections of
carbines, rifles, muskets, sabers, swords,
bayonets, sea bbards and revolvers. Some
of these are still serviceable and might
readily be used to fit out small army.
The price list is inviting, sabers ranging
from 25 cents to 81, breechloaders at
IS cents and swords at all prices to suit
the times, purchaser. taste and occasion.
This is not an advertisement for the
counter. but just a little reminder that
Uncle Sam is up to the times in the re-
tail trade.-New York Mail and Express
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
Ducks and Errs.

Any time after Christmas the ducks
ft to a be and thf n require g. cf fsref
much larger than those laid by hens,
and as ducks usually lay every day after
they begin, the tax on them, i'll order to-
supply a sufticiency of the egg-producing
clement is very great. To feed them
ground grain only will not supply them.
Ducks will eat anything that is given
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
CHANGE Too Csreat

\ story is told of a parson who had
had a call from Il little country parish
to large and wealthy one in biz city.
He asked time for prayer and considera.
ton. He did not feel sure of his light.
A: month passed. Finally some one met
his youngest son in the street. How
" fat Gsan fon sa e. BE nS!Fno95 W.
answered the .youngster, ,judiciously,
paw is, still ,praYin' for Hight, but most
OF the things Is packed. louisville
Courier Journal, ~, b 8.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
Statue of BeriOnia.

The colossal statue of Berolina, the
allegorical representative of the city of
Berlin, in the Alexander platz Of that
city will soon be unveiled with imposing
ceremonies. It is twenty-five feet high
from the feet to the crown. and will
stand on pedestal of red granite of
equal height. Dressed in coat IF mail
and covered by flowing gown, the
strong but well-rounded shape of the fig
ure is shown to best advantage The
left hand is held out as if extended to
welcome, while the right is resting on a
shield. On the breast she wears on a
long chain a copy of the gold medal
with the portrait of King Frederick
William Ill. which was given by that
monarch to the mayor of Berlin, to be
worn as an insignia of his office. The
sculptor. Prof. Il. Hundrieser. has been
signally honorcl by the German En-
nornr for tho work
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
Variety in Cattle Food.

of stock s TO ereaer tHe
This is especially true in winter when
animals are restricted to what is fed
them. There is much variety in pas
lures, the different grasses and clover
having each flavor of it own. In Win
ter the care of the feeder has to sup
ply this variety. 1t will he natural to
try to work off the coarsest and poorest
fodder during the coolest weather. when
the animals appetites will be most raven
Gus. But whenever straw is thus used
in place of hay, II larger grain ration
should 80 with it. Straw is not only
less palatablc than ordinary hay, but it
is also less nutritious. Unless this is
reckoned for the feeding of straw will
be at loss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
A Philadelphia Landmark.

PHILADELPHIA is Indian Rock. situated on
the Wissahickon creek. For many years
the locality has been marked by an in
artistic sign resembling cigar store In
dian, but the proprietor Of the. road
house situated on the historic spot has
recently .memoriulized the legend in a
of a handsome stained-glass window,
7x12 feet. 1t depicts young Cannassa
tego leaping to His death from the edge
of the; rock, after having been refused
the hand of, the famous chief Tudy-
sounds sauaw. The window has at.
tracted great attention.--P Philadelphia
Record. <s ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
MY WINTER ROSE.

Why did you come when the trees were
g. hhre7 .,..z - 1T :sz ss&&. srs.s {
Why did you come with the wintry air?
When the, faint note dies In tho robins
< throat, -. So Z S@% X =
And the gables drip and the white flakes
float: = r
What strange, strange season to choose to
When the heavens are blind and the earth
Is dumb,
When naught is left living to dirgc the
dead, ;
And even the snowdrop keeps It's bed:
Gould you not come when woods arc green
Could YOU not come when lambs ares seen!
When tho primrose laughs from It's childlike
And the vlolcts laugh and the blue bells
peep?
When the air rs breath Is sweet, and skies
Aud the year, growing confident day by day
Wcans busy June from the breast OF May
Yet had YOU come there, the lark had lent
In vain the woodb inr b,itiftd, iii Win
The ripl'ltiig rush Of the April ruin.
Your voice would have silenced the merle
and thrush.
And the rose ontbloomed would have
hluShed to blush.
And summer. seeing you, paused, and
rha, the glow of your beauty outshone her
own.
So. timely you came and well YOU chose,
You came when NEST Needed. lily winter
From the SNOW pluck you, and proudly
Your leaves twixt the leaves of my leaf
lrssnesS. Alfred Austin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
CASE WORTHY OF SYMPATHY.
The Child Thought the House was Minus
Kitchen,

The Child Thought the House was Minus
Kitchen,
A little girl went with her mother to
see lady who was an assidious collector
of china, and in whose parlor were cabs
inets filled with her trophies, beside odd
plates and dishes, bearing indisputable
marks of age, which hung in conspicuous
places on the walls
The child sat quietly during the long
call, and while her mother and the china
collector talked of matters of mutual
interest she looked about her with big,
wondrous eyes.
Mamma" she said, thoughtfully, as
she was getting ready for bed that night,
don't you feel sorry for poor Mrs. Has
kell, without any kitchen?''
without any kitchen, child? What
do you mean?' asked her mother.
'Why, didn't you see?" asked the lit
tie girl, in tone of great surprise, ''she
has to keep all her dishes in the parlor"
Record y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
Why Does She Swell?

James Mckay, residing in Kinstisher
county, Ok, has a 3-year-old filly which
was knocked down and stunned by a
flash of lightning last summer. She was
at first thought to be dead, but after a
few hours recovered sufficiently to get
up though her right side was paralyzed.
In few hours she swelled out very
large all along the right side from the
ear to the tail, but in the course of a few
days the swelling went down and she
was apparently all right. But when an
other, electrical storm appeared: the
swelling returned, and it has done so at
every appearance of lightning since, al
ways going away in a few days time
Galveston News. - &
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
Crossing Brahmas and Leghorns.

The first cross Of Brahmas and Leg
horns filakss a. very desirable fowl for
farmers use. They are good layers and
are more hardy thdh tho pure Lcghorlls
and arc also better for the table But
the cross must not be intcrhrcd or it will
inherit the poor points of both strains
The BOOSTERS should always he pure-brcd
horn. according as which style of fowl
is best adapted to the breeders aims.
Where there is poor range and restricted
quarters the Brahma fowls will do best
Ieghorns are an active breed. and will
not do we'll when closely confined.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
FumigatinH Hen Houses,

When hen houses are fumigated or
washed with the Kerosene emulsion to
destroy s'lice' the operation needs to be
repeated two or three times at intervals
of one or two days. The reason is that
there are always some eggs that require
time to hutch out, and these. If not de-
stroved rs soon rs patched, will soon
breed as numerous IL progeny as the
hen house had originally
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
Weed Seeds in Winter.

Weed seeds are often driftcd by winds
TO great distances when the snow is coy
cred with an icy glare. The wild car
rot seeds are more often disseminated
i'll this way than in any other. Small
seeds. such as those of the ragwced.
which grows along roadsides. will adj
here to the mud Oh wagon wheels, and
known. The only safety from weeds con-
sists in preventing their seeding. When
they have perfected their seeds it is
often eaten by birds. and will sometimes
retain it's vitality after passing into the
excrement. Some kinds of weed seeds
are very hard and need some such treat
mcnt to make them grr,uinate readily.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
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. t* T.:
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
eaing them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
AID being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
Early Eggs Best for Breeding.

earliest eggs laid for breeding purposes.
They are higher in price. but il care is
taken that they are never chilled they
will hatch a larger proportion of chicks,
and the chicks themselves will be strong
err than those from eggs laid later in the
season. There is another advantage
also. as the early chicks get through their
moultiDg before cold weather sets in
next fall, and with good feeding of egg
making material they will lay most Of
the time the next winter. A latc-hatched
chick he's to be kept through one Win
ter before it begins to lay. and then it
produces eggs only when the price is the
lowest
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
TRANSLATED THE CIPHER CODE.

An f"cident During the Affair with Chilli
demonstrating Its Inadequacy.
In view of the possibility of war the
cipher code OF the state department is
receiving some attention. 1t is said to
he so Anticipated and so easy of transla-
ton that it can be easily read without
the key.
During the negotiations with Chilli a
few Years ago in regard to the intleml-
nifty, the Gillian minister often got HE
d'>!a tchrS from the state department to
the American minister before the latter
received them. and on one occasion he
INTERRUPTED. II proposition with the re-
mark. II think YOU have not seen your
latest instructions from Washington. If
You wish | will furnish you with
copy.
The American minister was obliged to
mukr u>r. when he could. of the code Of
the navy department., which is said to be
untranSlatahlc without the key.~-New
York Herald.
In all mythology and folklore white
flowers are supposed to spring from
tears.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07

Milo Burke of Casper. Wyo., has
made q great success buying and ship
ping horses to the canning factory near
Portland, Or.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07
JustiCiOuS Fre(liny.

p Durint the present winter some dairy
men will attempt to force the COWS to
give large quantities of milk; hence, will
do quite as likely much injudiciOus feed.
ing. l.. e.. feeding more than tho COW can
well digest and assimilate, and oftcn of
unsuitable foods. For cow weighing
1000 pounds. we doubt if ration con-
sistinssnf fifty pounds silage, and six or
seven pounds Of mixed. grain, with a
lunch of five pounds of fine hay Or even
clover. can be greatly IMPROVED Upon.
When one does not have silage, and dies
bave hay and roots. fifteen pounds of
the first and twenty pounds of the latter
can be fed. and with the usual grains,
seeing that this is largely albuminoids.
and of which two pounds are either oil
or cotton seed meal. If these are not to
be had, then feed all wheat bran. The
result of liberal feeding will be to in
crease: The usual flow rather than to
make the milk richer, and full flow can
be looked for with more certainty from
Il full feed rather than an over feed. as
the latter not being we'll digested, fer.
mehts hid produces fever1sh condition
of the digestive apparatus and the ami.
NAL fails in getting the full value OF. the
feed. and also less nutritive value from
it in consequence of the extra work in:
volyed i'll eXpelling this unappropriated
rutriment. The full feeding will cause
a full milk flow. but not increased quail
ity. while over feeding will decrease the
first. and often cause notable variations
in the fattcr.-Practical Farmer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07

THE AERMOTOR co. does half the worlds
TIldm business, because 1t has reduced the of
wind power to (; what 1t was 1t has many branch
ABA houses and supplies its goods and repairs
lANxzSA at your door. 1t can and does furnish
ksa2T&A better article for less money than
49, tC881 others 1t makes Pumping and
ERpAHG Cleared, Steel, Galvanized after.
aHRSS &c Completion Windmills, fitting
n s ses fesS ea sse a Ra11 V s
VA Grinders. On application it viii name ono
fla OF these articles that it will furnish until
January 1st at /3 the usual urice. II also makes
yanks and Pumps Of all kinds. Send for catalogue
Factory: 18th, Rockwell and Fillmore Streets, Chicago
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ALWAYS TIRED.
HOW MANY WOMEN DO YOU KNOW
Who Can Say They Are Thoroughly
Well: How They Can Be Strong.

tSpECrAL TO orE LADY REAnERsl
don't feel very we'll; am 50 tired all
the time: | don't know what is the mat
ter With me.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07

Flts.-All Fits stopped free by DR.. Kline's.
Great Nerve Restorcr. No Fits after the
FIRST d days nse Marvellous cures e!, Trestise:
to Dir. Kline. 931 Arch st.. Philadelphia. Pa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07

Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is the best 1
medicine for that disease have ever
used.-L. G. Johnston, lola, Tex, June
"a, 1851.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07

The recent census of Boston gives
that city population of 436,9oO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-07

Mrs. Windows SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
dren teething, softens the gums reduces milan
nation lays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle.