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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Skilled Farm Laborers.

That the farm laborer should be or in
deed can be a skilled workman may seem
to some Il contradiction in terms. Yet
there can be no doubt that in modern
farming quite as much depends upon skill
as upon strength Of muscle. More than
this, the unskilled person intrusted with
the handling of expensive farm imple-
ments will be more than likely to in
jure them beyond the amount of his
wages. Even in doing ordinary farm
work skill counts far more than muscle
without it. Above all, the worker whom
the farmer hires ought to have such
intelligent comprehension Of the business
that his advice will be worth asking
and taking. There are great many
farmers who think they know it all.
who might profitably receive counsel
from their hired help. Two heads are
better than one, even though one be
sleeps head, is an old and true saying.
There is an advantage which some in
tclligent hired men have over many
farmers in wider experience under
changed conditions. The man who has
worked for number of good farmers
and has gained some new ideas from
each becomes an invaluable assistant.
His counsel may need to be modified
sometimes. but he will make many sug-
gestions that can be turned to good ac-
count.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
How to Make Money.

Mr.. ED1ToR:-Tell others of my success Fiji
teen years farming and hustling discouraged me.
My cousin made So, 700 last year plating table
ware, lewelry. etc. ordered an outfit from Gray
was complete. all materials, formulas, trade Sc
crets and instructions; they teach agents free.
Goods easy. plated, nice as new. guaranteed ten
years. Made $32 first week, SAT second, 1908
frst month; get all work can do; brother made
s75 selling outfits. Write firm for sample:
r SHAW
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

who is in ill health or ailing.
In the case of Mary E. Campbell, of
Albion, Noble Co., Ind, her suffering
was SO severe, her relief 50 suddenly real
lied, and her gratitude so great, that she
wishes the circumstances published, in
the hope that others may be benefited
thereby. She says:-- -,.
My physician told ME I had dropsy
and falling of the womb. My stomach
and bowels were so bloated l could not
get a full breath. My face and hands
were bloatcd badly. 1 had that dreadful
bearing down pain, backache, palpitation
of the heart, and nervousness.
"One of my physicians told me I had
something growing in my stomach; and
the medicine that took gave me relief
only for a short time. I thought 1 must
die. 1began to take Lydia E. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound, and it worlAd like
a charm. After taking the first bottle
could walk across the street, now am
WELL. I advise all my friends to take IT,"
MARY Z. CAMPBELL, Albion. Noble Co.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Cut Bone.

1t is now settled beyond all doubt that
no. food is more productive of good re-
suits nthe poultry yards than cut bone,
says James H. Carmine in the Farm
News. The poultry raiser, large or
small, who neglects to provide his hens
at least once a day with feed of cut
bone in standing i'll his own light and
losing good eggs when they are worth
good money.
In the first place, cut bone is cheaper
feed than any of the grains, and in the
second place, it increases the eggs pro-
duced in a manner equaled by no other
food. In feeding, perhaps the best re-
suits may be obtained by letting the
evening feed consist entirely of bone,
giving one ounce for each fowl. and feed
ing grain in the morning. For growing
fowls the bone supplies nearly every
element needed in the food, and | find
that they thrive on it.
Bone-cutters are now sold so reasona-
bly, that every farm should have one,
as certainly as it has an axe to chop the
stove wood 1t is usually not difficult
to secure the green bones very cheap,
although I am told that in some place
butchers are taking advantage of the in
creasing demand to raise the price, but if
every poultry-raiser will take the trou-
BILE he can get supply at no great ex-
pense, and will find that the increased
supply of eggs will more than repay
both trouble and expense.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Cot. q. Chill.

The Rev. Anthony Timmins, though a
very excellent person, was scarcely au
fait with the manners and customs of
society. Having received an invitation
to stay for day or so at big country
house, he went to ask his friend De
Vere's advice. "You must take a serv-
anti said De. We're; Everybody does. !"
Mr.. Timmins took his friend at his word
and took one of his maid-servants to
the country-house. He does not yet under
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
FAREWELL, OH YEAH.

Old year, farewell! afar the bells are ring,
In aaiaened tones they sound thy dying
knell - z.ss y s
And tell OF gifts no other year Ii bringing,
Il OF JOYS, now past, to which we bid fare
4 well. 81 81 s ##t
Dear, dear old year. your promises we
For In your deepest shadows we can find
i. no token & {. III ~ 4 5s37z5s5
Or hint that e'ef our fondsst hopes may
4" perish, :Ea$ II 2ss# $S;. 81 ,Ss:= .ES@
Or that our chain of love may e'er be
broken, Ss&$. .ts3.t5g,s.1. IS:
Old year, farewell! I CROPPED in darkness
And SO ! feel tits hard to part with thee;
For 9 faint. sweet light. sent by a Father
Came With, thy birthsto point the way for
~t me- 9.sS& 49, -. : 70 II
But bark, the bells peal forth New Year
greeting, = 5S5asza77E %
:, A Nsw Year dawns, and, Father. ] re.
For the light grows strong, the Old Years
hope completing; ,':< r
And now, In thankful prayer hear Thou
my voice. -ft~ ~ Cleo.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
MENAGERIE IN THE RANKS.
A Queer Incident at the Evacuation of
Vera Cruz.

There were some amusing sights at
Vera Cruz when the French and Belgian
troops were evacuati ting the city and leav-
ing Mexico for their foreign home after
the collapse of the attempt to place
Macmillan on the throne" said Gen.
Joe Shelby, the eX-Confederate. Dur
ing their campaigns i'll Mexico these
the interesting portions of that wonder
full country, and as they continually saw
new wonders they were continually Sc
lecting novelties to carry back home with
them. They had collected specimens OF
pretty nearly everything animate and
inanimate that was in the country and
every company was loaded with them.
They had young mountain lions, ant eat
ers, armadilloes, birds of rare plumage,
little animals and big ones and curios
galore, quite enough to load many wag.
ons. The officers never intended that
the specimens should be carried away by
the men, but they had hesitated to order
them: to dispose of their collections dur
ing their marching for fear there would
be trouble. T. - FL
ut when they were ready to embark
and leave Mexican shores the brigades
were marched down to the wharf. They
were lined up and ordered to ground
IEhen came the second order to
reiaese all animals held captive by the
men. They were lined up under the
muzzles of the frowning cannon from the
fort, and were unarmed, and there was
nothing to be done but to obey the order,
and the animals were released, and such
a collection as went skipping off was a
surprise to the officers who were in COM
mand.
1.-THE men had the smaller animals con-
cealel beneath their capes and coats,
perched on their shoulders and hidden in
every other manner imaginable, and the
whole collection resembled the march of
Noah's1 collection in the ark. The men
grumbled at the order, which they de-
clared was useless and unreasonable,
but they obeyed and went away without
their pets. There were loads OF curiosi-
ties left lying in promiscuous heap on
the wharf after the men left. It was
one of the most novel sights ever saw"
Kansas City Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
an Unlucky Parent.

soldier, was a notorious son. His father
happened to be a general also: skobe-
left, ST., took care Of his worldly goods,
while Skobeleff. Jr.. had no regard for
money-that is. when he had any. So
long as the father was the sons supe-
rior in rank things went all right for the
father, but when the son was promoted
over the fathers head there game saa
change. Whenever his martial progeni-
tor refused to give him money Skoheleff,
Jr., threatened to order the poor old man
under arrest, and sometimes did not hes
itate to execute his threat, despite the
prayers and tears of the unlucky parent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Pit the Seed Potatoes.


1t is the practice of many large potato
growers to put in pits in the ground all
their crop of potatoes excepting the small
portion which they may require for home
use III winter. Potatoes keep much bet
ter when put in pits. The temperature
is more equable than any cellar can be,
and this saves much of the labor Of
sprouting the potatoes in spring. What
ever potatoes are put in the cellar, those
intended for seed should always he left
in pits. Towards spring pile some Of the
last snow on the heap and cover it with
earth or coarse manure. This snow will
thaw very slowly when covered, as many
have noticed how snow remains under
manure in the barnyard until May, and
nearly into June. This covering of snow
will keep the potatoes from sprouting
until the time comes when they shonld be
taken out and exposed to the sunlight
before planting time. Potatoes treated
in this way will grow much more thrift
ly than those whose vitality has been ex-
haustcd by repeated sproutings, each
time losing for the potato some If the
starch which makes the first plant food
of the germ, and until it gets hold of the
soil.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
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 pr ducts to
the needs Of physical being; - attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles. embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to it's presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of q perfect lax
alive; efectually 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 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,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

"A newly discovered French epic Of
the Middle ages; found in the manuscript
in the town library at Metz; has just
been published Under the, title lies
voeux de Pepervoir" in the jahbruch
fur Lothringer Geschichte und Alter
thumskunde. 1t contains an interest
ing account of the expedition of the Em-
peror Henry VII. to Rome and of his
death, written probably by contempt
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler l. Wheeler, So and SO
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
information required.
]. E. Bean, Fond du Lac. Wis, bicycle
Wausau, implement for dressing sides Of
saw teeth; II. C. DOMAIN. Oshkosh, machine
for setting bowels: G. H. Hall. Glidden,
E. +. Fitzgerald, Milwaukee. sawmill apple
ance; Charles r. Hudson. Waupaca, grind
ing mill; ]. II. Newell. Hurley, chain pipe
wrench; w. J. Pine. Oshkosh, bicycle; w.
Schildhauer. New Holstein, device for car
rying ice; H. D. Shaiffer, Milwaukee, nail
less horseshoe
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Care in Keeping Apples.

There are greater difficulties in mar
keting fruit successfully than in market
ing any other farm product. Even the
best keeping apples will waste enough
soring to more than offset their increa sed
price 1T the latter season. Most farm
cellars are too warm to store fruit sue
cessfully, and if ventilated to keep them
cool, it makes the living rooms above
too cold A cellar built by itself half
above ground and half below is best for
storing fruit. This eau be ventilated,
and in the very coolest weather a stove
can be heated to prevent danger of the
fruit freezing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Hedges as Crop DestrOyers.

The hedge is not 50 popular as it used
to be, and is destined to be less SO as
land becomes scarcer and more valua BILE.
Even when closely trimmed the hedge
destroy the crops for several feet on
either side In England hedges are much
more common than here, but it is mainly
because England lacks other fencing ma
terial. The English hedges are, however,
carefully trimmed. and the parts prunesd
off have the advantage of being worth
more as kindling for coal than the cost
of the labor required to secure them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
d gun; another and another. Brown
sixed torch from the flames and waved

III gun #NMUINEFaHllU NMOtNUTs5 ErOWII
seized q torch from the flames and waved
it Madly.
',rhen rescue came. A party Of the
miners with dogs aud guns had been
searching for !is. They had about given
MS up which they saw the fire. Gentle
men, we were only eight miles from the
camp. God knows how. we got there
after that fearful might.
Our New YEARS meal Of salt pork
and stewed apples; basins, Of ten, and
black bread. eaten iii that humble shack
on the Lake 6f the Woods, wis the most
delicious meal / ever, tasted: You tan
bet all you've g6t that Shall never for
get the tendetfo New Years and the
frozen ears. fingers and feet that for q
New Years eve adventure on the track
less ice in northwestern blizzard
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
A wheelbarro,v ON Runners.

. It would often be very convenient to
use a wheelbarrow in winter We're it
not that wheel does not roll we'll in
snow, especially if it be ut all soft. 1t
is very easy to put the barrow on run
ners. The wheel is unshipped and two
runners that have been fitted by a black
smith are screwed to the framework
in the manner suggested. If the run
ne,rs are firmly attached the winter
wheelbarrow should prove very service
able about a farm. a., " =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
a. Gifted Woman.

Catherine IL. the Great was perhaps
the most gifted woman who ever sat on
a throne. Her state8 policy was broad
and enlightened. and, although she was
engaged in almost continual foreign
wars, they are believed to have been, in
the almost ungoyernable turbulence, Of
her people 3s - u ~ " :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
Serum for LOckiaw,

Prof. Nocard of Paris, has discovered
an anti-tetanic serum. If this remedy
proves effective in combating the hor-
rors of lockjaw, as it is claimed to be,
Prof. Nocard will have immortalized
himself by effacing one of the most terri
BILE Affections which may befall man.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
,Ea mous old Wnr aorae =nend

The, famous old warhorse, Morgan
died at Versailles, Ky. He was ridden
to that city by the Kentucky raider, Gen.
John II. Morgan, on his raid in 1862,
and was known to be. 81 years old. He
cashier Of the Harris Seller bank, who
used him rs a carriage horse up to n
short time ngn. -. ~. -. = r.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

Louisa Pyne, the once famous Eng
fish operate and oratorio singer, is in
great restitution. An appeal for money
for her has been made by Lady Burdett
Coutts, Sir Arthur Sullivan and Charles
Santley. In 1854 she sang in New
Daughter of the Regiment and in
Ralfe'S Oneras
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
F1re. Firo ), That Dreadful Cry.

Fire! Fire That Dreadful Cry -,
Is fraught with import dohbly dire to the
unhappy man who beholds his dwelling OF
his Warehouse feeding. the devourins ele:
ment uninsured. Happily most people who
can, insure-everything but health Nine.
tenths OF us neglect the preservation Of this
when 1t Is In palpable Jeopardy: lHcipient
Indigestion, liver complaint; Ia grippe. inac,
are all e0u1teracted by Hostettef's Stomach
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
HOw's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned. have known F. J..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
out any obligation made by their firm.
West & Truax,- Wholesale Druggists, To-
iedo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system: Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
FOR THE FARMER.
Durine lie Minine Craze.

During The Mining Craze. p =
ian opening for capital" 50 ran the Turing
line, ~ e. =. = Z. T
And a certain man with money caught its
spell, "a u 80. ....
Up his home few like rocket, ~ -
Yet that opening was the pocket
OF chap who had experience to sell
. Z !. rs San Francisco Examiner.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

"A st. Petersburg dispatch says that
navigation has closed for the winter; and
the flags upon the customs, houses at
Cronstadt have been lowered:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

a holiday suggestion to bright young
men and women-learn practical short
hand reporting at Guests School of
Shorthand, Milwaukee, Wis. Positions
furnished. For particulars address Geo.
NJ. Guest; Court Reporter, Prin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

Mrs. Ernest Leverson, who writes so
amusingly in Punch, is a very pretty
woman, quite young, and always heauti-
fully dressed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

The voice of DR.. Max Nordau so
closely resembles Gladstone's, that it is
almost impossible to distinguish between
them when they are heard together.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

If you want an Office position where
you will have an opportunity to learn
expert shorthand reporting and type
writing write Geo: M. Guest, court Re-
norterl Milwaukee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

--Twenty-one sculptors competed for
the statue of Sarah Siddons TO be erect
cd in London The model chosen is by
Frenchman, Chevalier.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

D I'm the new home Of the new Duchess
of Marlborough there are said to be
twenty staircases leading from the main
floor TO the second.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

from tip to tip of wings was shot in
Gilead. The bird is rare specimen in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

-Ammoniated tincture of quinine, ac-
cording to Nature, is a more effectual
antidote to bee stings than ammonia
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

Verdi has gone to Milan to inspect
the retreat for aged musicians which is
being erected at his expense near the
Porta Magenta. It will cost 100000.
The architect is Camille Boito, brother of
the poet and composer. 4-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

Rough, wintry, changeable weather pro-
duces Catarrhs, Coughs, Disorders of the
Lungs, etc, which Jayne's Expectorant
promptly cures if faithfully administered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

Singers and Artists Generally are users
of Browns Bronchial Troches for Hoarse-
ness and Throat Troubles. They af-
ford instant relief.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

novel called '"The Master Craftsman
1t will be published in Chambers Jour-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17
NO SECRET
In THIS WOMAN'S CASE.
Mrs. Campbell Wishes Her Letter Pub.
lished SO that the Truth May Be
Known.

ESPECIAL TO OUR LADY READERs.1
Of the thousands of letters received
from women all over the world by Mrs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

I could not get along without Piso's
Cure for Consumption. It always cures.
Mrs. b. c.. Moulton, Needham, Mass,
Oct, %, 'N
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

Electrical propulsion has been con-
tracted for on the Erie canal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

MRS. Windows SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
dren teething, softens the gums, reduces infaIn-
nation, allays pain cures wind collie &c bottle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

Pearls or emeralds in combination
with jet can now be worn for mourning
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

"A conference of Theosophists takes
place in India next month.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-17

Got. the ex-doyen of the Coincide
Franchise, is writing his memoirs.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-07
PROCTOR AS RUNNING MATE
It Is Said That the Vermont Senator Will Be the Tail to the Republican
 Kite.

Cleveland, June 6.-Indicatlons are that Mckinley has given up all idea of per- suading Thomas B. Reed to be his run ming mate and, as the result of several conferences with M. A. Hanna and others. he has decided to use his best efforts to prevail upon Redfield Proctor of Yer mont Mr. Harrison's secretary of war and at present United States senator, to accept the position. Negotiations with that gentlemen have been pending for some time. Mark Hanna gave It out last night that Senator Proctor would arrive in Cleveland today and go with him at once to Canton to talk over matters con- corning the campaign with Major McKin- ley. While MT. Hanna would not admit that it was for the purpose of talking over the vice presidential nomination, he did not deny 1t, and 1t Is understood that when he starts for St. Louis next Tues day to open the Mckinley headquarters Senator Proctors name will also be upon his slate.