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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
A Gimlet Seed.

There are moving seeds, which per-
form quite a little journey. Perhaps the
most wonderful of these is that of the
pennata. This seed is small, with a
sharp point and stiff, short hairs point
ing backward. The upper end of the
seed is produced into a fine, twisted,
corkscrew-like rod, which is followed by
a plain portion attached to long and
than a foot in length. Swiss Alpine
guides sometimes wear plumes of this
grass in, their caps. Briefly, the story
of the dispersion and sowing of this seed
is as follows: 1t is first of all blown
away by the, wind; then it falls to the
ground point downward, as is natural
from it's: formations. Sooner or later. a
shower come OH to soften the earth and
then the breeze catches the feather,
causes the corkscrew to ;revolve and so
gradually screws the seed into the earth.
r-ChicavO Daily News
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
Feeding Soft Corn.

It is common practice among farmers
to feed soft corn by throwing it on the
ground for hogs to gnaw off the grain.
This is very wastefu!l, for the cob Of soft
IN this way Of feeding is lost. But 1.-THE the
s1ft corn being damp is hard to digest,
and is very liable to ferment, making
the stomach sour and the teeth sore.
Soft corn is worth much more to feed to
cattle, which will eat cob and grain to-
gether. Having double digestive APP
from soft corn than any other domestic
animal. But by spreading thinly soft
corn can be made dry enough by mid
winter to grind, especially when a few
oats are mixed with it before the ears
are put in the hopper. Corn and corn
meal ground with oats makes an excel
lent feed for any kind of stock. 1t is less
liable to cloy than meal made wholly of
any kind of grain
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
Soil Thawing in Sunshine.

The hardest time for winter wheat is
not when there is uninterrupted cold,
freezing the ground solid. and keeping it
so all the time. The wheat plant is very
hardy against cold, but no plant can en-
dure alternate freezing. and thawing
around its roots. Even if only the sur
face soil is thawed it closes around the
stem, and when frozen again it is very
apt to snap it.. 1t is to protect against
frequent thawing rather than against
freezing that a strong, stocky growth in
wheat is valuable. The cold of winter
is SO severe that this leaf growth is prac
tically no protection whatever, but is
sufficient to shade the soil from sunlight
during the short winter days and thus
prevent the surface from thawing. 1t
is for the same reason that dressing of
manure, even though little better than
straw, protects winter grain from winter
killing. The manure at this season fur
nishes no plant food, but it saves the soil
beneath it from being thawed, whenever
there is a day or two Of comparatively
mild weather.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

& on. cried the husband, seizing him
bf the thI6at. : friend, s. tool! he
ES Il. shS assbb e /. faR se sps
t IS a u.s. HIM. I'M always snea friends who
!, With that lie drew d revolver from
his picket: The sight Of the weapon
save pbor Taiap6hat, the energy OF de-
spair; with 4 violent wrench He, broke
ids fes bstaa ei ,ss Sound a Is t fSs
The e ffp8rta 81 tie pistol had drawn
the other tenants frdtn their fbbiiis; and
the t6nSiert,e; Whd WAS busy 8n, the up-
per floor: hurried down with all haste,
y Hbe bsbs h rs ss{s sSpSSRqfSa the sf
@ifs t3 rh asy tsps z iW $s ( N Ms
who was. tuhbling, rather than running,
s sfsSpist i tiyis ssy all immediately set
I staS N Him. Ms st aas| ha, L, M S Ft,t
ened out Of his senses; arrived ssat the
street. door where his cab awaited. him,
he hsheM /. great crowd collected BY the
s I fHs sae &f HRf pale It, h sas
isSe Hs H. sr5Wd it'd n rs S SaBf tllat
he was some terrible criminal ahd- when
they saw MIN hurt himself into the cab,
cailng 70 the driver: ,a.,a.,t.! /. !. :,
Vulck rs you cah-1V francs tlp!' and
heard nun reply to the drivers question
n ';s TO their 1 destination: wherever you
whats the row here?', demanded the
policemen, hurrying UP, and when the
dragged the supposed assassin from the
than alive. .s.-'-- :. >'>'
Hold On! That's 1'a1mponet! ex-
claimed d tlasserby, who had stopped
through curiosity: - - ''> -
''Ah; siily good. friendg' .sobbed the I'M
habpy iilail; HSpehk for ti1e; tell them
/. I'm not the assassiii:S In fact, it IS
they Wanted to kill.
she an aSsassih!W exclaimed the
friend; aWhs; ht'E: a Respectable trades-
= ,:aThat's ali ,act66ilyjlicegi yelled the
crowd; che wants to Save hiiil. Arrest
him. too !! ''5. ~, - '.
the cab made his his ffiana ret ii beside e
NTH * The t,S1;cS sfat;Sn:. Therl thew
had nm XVIII Ii; f;Sn' IKE snn;;hsa a..
,,.m t. .a!!Ei IT,, ippo Ms az
net net reeounted the history ct his invita-
after S HAVING iaushed ,o o over Owe the ad
Roth eutere the 'n ceb W;cb was still
v,a;t;ny fnr Ton1nonat ' a "m' 4b va" f,;ond
saTe lis t oWn addpess to the rTer
ho. Mnere are Eon taking meg asked the
ne ir, Or our ta.e: ,,s+ diva ,,.;+,,
nc = 's ''o''se-s'" -fi''s' a."e Win
US .rn:.x,j uxl, f.;.<5 s,1 ILL., ,'
s.di,. 1A ~, sSt;fa + ai !ra nus
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
Winter Feed for Ewes.

'When ewes go into winter quarters
in good condition, and when the lambs
do not come to hand until the arrival
of grass, they want but little food in
addition to a supply of good fodder"
says Prof. Shaw. "Two pounds of roots
a day, or three or four pounds of good
ensilage, will serve a good purpose.
Where these cannot be had, feed one
half pound of wheat bran per day, with
a quarter of a pound of oil-cake in it,
to each eve. Oats furnish an excellent
grain food for breeding ewes. We do
not want them overfat, much less do
we want them lean. The roots, ensilage,
bran and oil-cake all tend to keep the
bowels lax and the digestion in tone.
Inattention to this matter is the cause
probably Of nine-tenths of the trouble
of the 1locklnaster in the winter season.
When lambs come during the winter
the ewes should have practically all the
grain they will eat after the lambs are
a week old. Almost any kind of grain
will answer, providing a considera bic
portion is wheat bran. And the lambs
should have all they will eat also, until
the grass is plentiful"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
A KNIFE-PRCOF SKIN.
ut Sinxa1ese Whose Hide
ttssna rvinuS tn Ordinary Attacks

lhnparvious to Ordinary Attacks.
In Berlin Singalese battles all investi-
cations by physicians by the impenetra
bilitr of his skin. The bronzed Eastern
err, Hercules in shape. claims to have
found an elixir which will render the
human skin ftnpervious to any metal
point or sharpened edge of knife or
dagger, and calls himself the Man with
the Iron Skin" 1t is true that it has
been impossible to even scratch his skin
with sharply pointed nails, with finely
ground knives and daggers. He is now
exhibiting himself, and his greatest feat
is to pass with his entire body through
hoop, the inside of which is hardly
big enough to admit his body and is close
~ set with sharp knife points, daggers.
nails and other equally pleasant trifes.
Through this hoop he squeezes his body,
with absolute IMMUNITY. The physicians
do not agree as to his immunity, and
some of them think that Rhannin which
is his name, is fakir. who has by long
practice succeeded in hardening himself
against the impressions of metal upon his
skin. The professors of the Berlin clinic,
however. considered it worth while to
lecture about the mans skin, pronounc-
ing it an inexplicable matter.-London
Graphic
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
Roofing with Straw.

Shingles make the best roof, and when
durability is required they are the cheap
est material But there are often times
when temporary sheds have to be put
up for the shelter of stock, and as the
building is not designed as, q permanent
structure cheaper covering is desirable
Straw piled over framework consider
ably higher in the middle than at either
side will shed or absorb all the rain that
falls in fall or winter. 1t will do this
more perfectly if the straw is laid in
straight rows up to the center of the roof
and bound together by small strings
This is the European method Of thatch-
ing. which protects not only hay and
grain sr1 in the ,, stack but many BUILDINGS
will make good protection for eight or 10
years, before which time it will have
paid for itself and the labor in making d
new one, =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

An old man in England was sent to
prison for four months for petty stealing
whose record. the judge who sentenced
him said. els one of the most awful
pieces of reading that has ever come to
my notice" In 1863 he was sent to jail
for three years for stealing FIVE sbllings
and a shawl; then ten years, with seven
years police supervision, for stealing
three ducks, and finally consecutive SEN
fences of five years each on three charges
of stealing q coat. a. pair of 5reins and a
shovel. with another seven years police
supervision. In all, thirty-fv years of
penal servitude. for six thefts of objects
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

thing in the morning, and do not let the
water be too cold. If it is too cold you
will probably have n case of collie. Wa
ter; is best when it is about 10 degrees
warmer than the outside air in winter,
and as much. cooler in summer. Give
the hay before the grain, so that the
stomach. may be partially, filled before
the concentrated food gets into it. Bet
ter still, feed chopped feed. Mix the
ground grain with dampened hay or fod-
der. and give the largest feed Mt night.
when the horse has time to digest it.
sFnt and food for the muscles are made
when the horse is at rest, a,..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
FINDS HIS LONG LOST DAUGHTER.
Ami McLeod's Romance of the War and
q SurSicaI Opera.ion.

AMI MCLeOu hOhinCe OF the war anu
Surgical Operation.
Ami Mcleod recently discovered his
long lost daughter, who he had never
seen, in the person of Mrs. George r.
Weller of Georgetown, living ten miles
from Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mcleod married. and almost before
the honeymoon was over enlisted and
went to the war. At Mission Ridge lie
was wounded in the head and left for
dead on the field, and was reported dead
and mourned as such by his family He
fell into kind hands and recovered his
health, but could remember nothing of
his early life. Some time ago Il young
physician examined him, found de-
preston in the skull and performed an
opera ton. 1t was a success, and Nc
Leod's memory of other days returned.
He went back to his old home and at the
same time that he learned that his wife
was dead he discovered that he had Il
daughter. Through correspondence and
advertising he finally located her She is
the wife of a wellto-do farmer. Today
her father called upon her. The old man
is in comfortable circumstances.-Phila-
delphia Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

There Is more Catarrh In this section OF
tine country than all other diseases put TO-
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posea to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it q local dis
ease and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local treat.
ment, pronounced 1t incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be'a constitutional disease
and therefore requires constitutional treat
nent. Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured
o oy F. J: Cheney :: Co., Toledo, Ohio is the
Is taken internally in doses from 10 dro,s
20 tablespoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Ihey 0fier one hundred dollars for any case
It 1ails to cure. Send for circulars and ties.
timonials Address. sS W.
e =. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

People who purchase jewelry rely
largely upon the word and honor of those
with whom they deal. 1t is to this fact
that o. Rosenkrans & Thatcher CO..
dealers in diamonds, watches. clocks.
jewelry and silFerware at 129 WISCONSIN
ST., Milwaukee,, hold SO high a position
IN the trade of the Northwest They al
ways guara ntee satisfaction or the mon
ey refunded Write to them and save
money.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
BETTER Protection for Business and
g Professional Peonle.

The recent tests have proven beyond
doubt thai, the Cary safe rbnlpans
n'a.nhfactare the only, absolute .hrepr6of
s .ss:. With tongue and; groove ,ltasbestos
and smoke and guards against the iiltro-
ducti6n of explosives: .as ii
Jewellers prefer it: S32 "> Fl
Pe6ple needing house, SITES to protect
lewelry, styerware and records should
have no other Second -hand, SITES Oh
hand: Hibbard s., Richardson,
= :: 41 Milwaukee street,,
E$st >SNIilWaukce, wis. h
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

On leaving Copenhagen for St. Pc
tersburg the adowagers Czaritsa gave her
father, King Christian. diamond ring
which was worn by, Alexander II: when
he he VA Pfid Es ssihatea The ting wa{ 81
remained intact when the, arm aid the
other fingers were shattered by the bomb:
As the GEAR was dying he gave THE ring
to his son; and on his deathbed. Alexaii:
der III: gave the ring to his wife. She
proba bly, thinks it has been connected
with too many misfortunes of the Roman
t1ffs,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
A Juror Wiukeu.

At H0llidaysburg, Pa, on Friday,
Judge Bell, in the Blair county court,
laid down the principle of law that a
wink is not necessarily a criminal act.
Some time ago A. l.. Horner of Balti-
more secured the conviction of Jacob
and Michael Drass, merchants, for con-
cealing goods with intent to defraud cred
itors. An application for new trial
was based on the charge that n Juror
winked several times Mt Prosecutor Hor-
ner during the trial. His honor in de-
cliniDg to grant a new trial, held that
the winking was not Of IN evil nature.
but was due to nervousness.-Bal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin; Wheeler & Wheeler, IS and SO
Loan and Trust buildings Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
information required. ,.,. x@!
Chrlstoph Bach; Jr.:, Mliyaqkes; electric
ake Mis eSmbnsa ehr md batfes
worker; Joseph H Eolsori, milwaukee,. vast
ss,ash; %nim 4sk ss6 sS%ya aPer
man, west Superior, Combined. .io't water
heater and cooking tange; John Graves;
Milwaukee, filtet; - large &C: Mandt,
Stoyghton. top box fastener for wagon
oil burner.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
Weighing Common Air.

The weight of air has often been test
cd by COMPRISING it in reccptacles by
the air pump. That it really has weight
when 50 compressed is shown by the fact
that the weight of the vessels is in.
pressed air, and that such vessels become
specifically Fighter as soon as the air
contained in them is exhausted. Many
elaborate experiments on the weigh: of
mir have proven that one cubic foot
weighs 536 grains, or something less than
one and one-quarter ounce. The expert
ment of the weight of air is supposed
to be made at the surface Of the earth
With the temperature at SO degrees Fab
renheit. Heated air. or air ut high ele-
yations, is much lighter
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
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. s.
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
Co. 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??, 1896-01-03
A Sing ular Form OF Monomania

There Is class Of people, rational enough
IN other respects, who are certainly mono.
maniacs In dosing themselves. They are
constantly trying, experiments upon their
stomacns, their bowels, their 'liyers and
their kidneys with trashy nostrums. When
tnese organs are really out of order, II they
Would only use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
antey you'd, II not hopeIessly insane, per-
ceive Its superiority. - - :. u
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

"A new kind of water color paper, the
sheets of which can be warranted to be
| free from biemishes, is to be made by
process discovered by Mr.. North, as
sociate of the ROYAL academy,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

A holiday suggestion to bright young
men and women-learn pra ctical short
hand reporting at Guests School of
Shorthand, Milwaukee, Wis. Positions
furnished. For particulars address Geo.
M. Guest, Court Reporter, Prin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

Mr., Mitchell. who was q Partner of
Lord Armstrong. seems to have lost
faith before he died in the business in
which he made his money. By his will
he forbade the trustees from reinvesting
money in either Lord Armstrong; works
or shipping or coIlieries.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

A hard cough distresses the patient, and
racks both Lungs and Throat. DR.. D.
Jayne's Expectorant is the remedy want
ca TO cure your Cough, and relieve both
pulmonary and Bronchial organs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

Wanted-Bright young men and wom-
en- to learn expert shorthand reporting.
Private nstruction-practical work-po-
sitions furnished. For particulars adj
dress Guest 8 School of Shorthand Geo.
NJ. Guest. Court Reporter, Prin.), Mil
Yankee Wis -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

-Gaiignanf's Messenger, after an ex-
istence Of eighty-one years, will lose it's
name on New Years day. 2 1t will then
pc called '"The Daily Messenger, late
Galignani's," till the end of the century,
when the name Galignani must disap-
pear, according to the terms made by
the family in selling it's interest in the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

Middlemen's profits and various inter-
mediate costs make heavy tax on in
comes. The methods of Manufacturing
jewelers. Bunde & Upmeyer, Milwaukee.
eliminate such profits and remove that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

I'll like you. Mr. Lake." the maiden
papa and mamma" Goodness gra-
cious, grip exclaimed Mr.. Lake of Chi
cago, In his breezy way, "haven't they
had the pleasure of your company for
more than twenty years? And now
when / ask you to be my wife for mebbe
a year Or two you 60 and kiek!'---In.
dianapolis Journal, 81. -. So r.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

The marabout, or black priest of
Mohamnled, who wanders among the
African tribes, wears upoh his sable
head white cap and ~fez, such as he
expects to wear in paradise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

Smallest stocks and highest prices at
Bunde & Upmeyers! THAT isn't a
fact, of course; but it's quite as true as
the Largest stocks and lowest prices
which other Milwaukee jewelers. keep so
persistently yelling at you'll
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

Halls Hair Remover enjoys the con-
fdence and pa tronage of people all over
the civilized world, who use it to restore
and keep the hair q natural color.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

In $Mbhammedah countries the tur.
ban is found: Some of these are scarfs
wrapped and twisted about the head
Others are combined Of scarf aud fell
with a. button and tassei, - -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

: Charles Lecocq. the composer of LA
File de Madame Angot" and of "Girofle
Girof1a," has written a new comic opera
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

BY the side of the Scientific Amerieaan
now appears the Scientific African,
monthly journal of South African sci
ence, arts and crafts. 1t marks in
surprising way the extent to which the
white man has established his civiliza ton
tho dorE oonkinon& -. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

-"Christmas" seems to have fallen
into disfavor with London publishers
1t is winter Annual and "Winter
Number this year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailo-
witch, who married Gar Nicholas sister
Xenia year and a half ago, has con-
sumption, and has been ordered to the
IA ncasus
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03
PARAGUAY Tea.

Mate Or Paraguay tea, is made from.
the + leaves Of the Brazilisann holly and
t nhss The T. place of tea ip NEARLY The
neen employed BY Indians from time i'm,
memorial and BIZ their conquerors and
settlers since the Seventeenth century.
The tree, if left alone. will acquire, 4
height Of fifteen on twenty feet, but the
plants from which the mate is, collected
are moderate-sized Shrubs with numer>
Gus stems from one root.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

Presents are smaterialized memory, tho
incarnation Of recollection. Bunde & Up
meyers, Milwaukee, is headquarters for
Christmas gifts =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

Many Republicans of Indiana are
talking of ex-Gov VIII Cumback as a
candidate for the governorship.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

w. AT Szegeain in Hungary there has
been a renewal Of, poisoning for the sake
of insurance money, the relatives of the
murdered persons dividing the payments
with the persons who provided the poi
son: Sixty arrests have been made
On for - -'@ - '~0'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

"A first-class male telegraph operator
in the government service of Great Brit
ain RECEIVES an average of $9.73 week;
q first-class female operator receives
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-03

Foremost values in watches at Bundle
& Upmeyer's, Northumberland at hind
most prices