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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
Spirits as OIL Prospectors.

Two thousand dollars have been raised
in Belmont to put down an oil well on
the Parker Leilous farm, two miles east
of the village. William Robinson, who
is a Spiritualist, claims he has had di-
rect communication from the spirit
world, and that persons there, who when
on earth were considered good Judges
i'll matters pertaining to oil, have indi-
Gated to him exactly where the we'll
should be located. Twenty years ago,
within 100 yards of this same spot,
a test we'll was put down which yielded
both oil and gas in small quantities.
There were, however, at that time, no
such facilities for shutting off the salt
water, which continually filled the well,
as at the present, and as neither oil nor
gas was produced i'll paying quantities,
the well was shortly abandoned, and the
matter has been almost entirely forgot
ten until recalled by the present excite
ment. Some of the leading Spiritualists
in the community have contributed large
sums of money toward the fund raised
for carrying on the work.-Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
Extra Feed for Mich Cow.

The pastures have been generally poor
this year on account of dry weather. If
extra feed for cows has not been needed
before it undoubtedly will be this month.
1t should be in the form of slop, as July
grass, even when as green as it can be
got, is not apt to be succulent. Wheat
bran should constitute the bulk of it,
and if the COW is Il very free mixer
there should be some corn and oat meal
with it to keep her from losing flesh.
BY the time August comes the early
sown green corn will be ready and the
bran and grain feed will not be needed.
But in July there is nothing to supple
ment the pasture unless it is purchased.
and the penuriousness of some farmers
about paying out money for feed allows
their cows to suffer check in milk
production from which no subsequent
high feeding will restore them to their
previous milk yield. 1t is much easier
to keep up a good yield than to increase
it when it has once been diminished. 1t
is greater loss if this diminished yield
occurs within two or three months after
the COW has calved, and when her yield
ought to be kept up to the highest stand
ard, not only for the present profit from
her milk, but to increase the tendency
to milk production in the calf that the
COW will be bearing during the next few
months.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
THE FUTURE or FARMING.
A Steady Decrease in Rural Popula-

A Steady Decrease in Rural Popula-
ton.
Undeniably the best crop that the old
farmers produced was men. They sent
forth these hardy young children of the
soil to strengthen and energize all the
higher forces Of our civilization. 1t
might be unjust to say that they are not
doing it still, but it is to less extent,
relatively, than in what are now called
the good old days. The advantages of
education extend to the boys on the farm
more than eyer before, it is true, and
they grasp, them more generally and
more eagerly But for what purpose?
TO sseanss from their hnmdtvM environ.
active world where the prizes rs well
as the failures are greater. The passion
to see and enjoy life as it is lived i'll the
great centers of population and business
is more intense than it ever was in the
days that are past, and education rather
stimulates it than otherwise. Even the
farmers themselves have the infection,
and ii they do not encourage they only
weakly restrai II their educated children
from turning their requirements to what
of the soil. Only small proportion
even of the gradua ties of our agricultural
colleges, though given Il special technical
equipment for that service. return to the
farm. If they can gain fortune and
reputation and experience in some other
calling they frequently like to resume
farming as an avocation, but only in COM
paratively rare instances is it adopted as
life work.
These are hard facts, but we might as
we'll face them. The. census reports
show steady decrease of population and
Production in the rural portions of the
state. yet educational opportunities were
never before so general or available as
now. 1t would be Il sad confession that
there was no remedy for this, but the
remedy has not yet been found. Educa-
ton benefits the farmer as much as the
lawyer. both in his business and his
citizenship. and it should not be held re-
sponsible for the depression in agricultur-
al industry: but the social pace is such
that the hushandman cannot follow it,,
There must enter into the business the
clements that make successes along other
lincS--co-operation and capital-before it
will become attractive to the educated
and the ambitious -Roston Transcript.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
Turkey Raising.

With most farmers the difficulty of
raising turkeys is a serious drawback to
the profits of the business, but with eX-
ercising some care this difficulty can be
overcome Young turkeys are the hard
est of all poultry for some people to get
started in, but once started they become
the most robust. | have found it best to
give one hen seven or nine eggs. and i'll
a week give her. as many hens eggs as
she can cover, as the little chickens teach
the turkeys some important lessons.
They learn how to eat, etc, more readily
than turkeys.
At first, for about six weeks. turkey
chicks are very delicate. so much so that
even warm shower will finish them.
If they can be kept alive for two months
then they begin to assume the robust
character and become the hardest of all
poultry. Then it is Necessary that ii
good shelter be provided for them, and
this would be better if it had Il wooden
floor. Have their coop or shed arranged
so the chicks can get out into the sun
shine as much as possible, but fixed so
they cannot wander far from their coop.
for if they once get astray they cannot
get back themselves.
The best food for the first week is
hard-boiled eggs mixed with minced dam
delion. The dandeliOn serves to keel,
y
prefer dandelion to all other green food.
Do not think that eggs are too expen-
sive for chicken food, for few eggs
may save the life of great many young
turkeys, as they seem to be their natural
food. At the end of the first week bread
crumbs and barley meal may be gradu-
ally added to the boiled eggs, until the
end of three weeks. when the eggs may
be entirely discontinued. Then give
boiled potatoes as part of the food, and a
little of some small grain may be- added.
Never give, young turkeys corn meal.
as it taxes the digestive organs too much.
Always feed them regularly. and the
true economy of feeding is to give the
chicks all they can digest from the shell
to the slaughter.
When they begin to roam for food for
themselves, lessen the food in the morn
ing so they can go to the range with
good appetites. but always give the full
amount at night. The whole secret in
turkey raising is to keep them safely
over. the first six weeks of their life.
and if they are fed iii this way and
kept dry they will come along all right
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
LOVES WAY.

Oh, let me go, and talk no more Of lovlng!
Seek you some other, mllder maid to WOO.
ia rather chase the wild deer through the
forest; |% IA
I'd rather heed the winds wild voice than
yOu
Oh. let me go! Hold me not SO!
Quick, let me go! | was not made to WOO.
Oh, let me stay, since Love at last has
tanned me:
Pray you, dear lad, seek no new maids tn
woo.
All my wild ways lie buried In the forest:
All my Wild heart Is given now to you.
Oh, let mo stay! Hold NC for aye!
Dear, let me stay, to love and follow, you!.
Margaret Gilman George iii July Eippin-
tnft'y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
NO PRISON FOR W0MEN>

Austria Is tho Only Country Where Fern-
mime Evil Doors Are Never Locked Up
Austria is the only country in the
world which never places 4 woman in
PRISON. no matter what crime she COM
mitS.
instend of being hacked up. the female
of Crnvrnt>> devoted to the mrpose> and
is kept there during the time for which
she is Sentetrer These tonvents are
anything hut prisons. The courtyard
stands open all day long. the only bar
I" egreSs being Il nun, who acts as yluur-
Keeper. just the same rs ID the ordinary
convent
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
A River Magnate's Ruin,

Says a special from Anderson, Ind. ::
"Charles Sargent, pauper. died at St.
Mary's hospital suddenly today. Fifteen
years ago Sargent was one of the wealth.
lest men in Cincinnati. He was known
all along the Ohio and Mississippi riv-
ers to New Orleans as one of the most
lavish and generous men with his money
that ever chartered special boats and
took parties to New Orleans for three
and four weeks as his guests. One of
his closest friends and the last one to
visit him was Capt. Ewing of the Cincin-
natl ball team, who heard he was here.
When his money gave out he shut the
door on the past, came to Anderson, then
country village, and lived a most OBJ
scure 1ife'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
BICYCLES on Board Shin.

A new recreation of Atlantic steam
ers is the bicycle race. The wheels,
instead of being slowed below, are firm
ly tied to the hooks of the staterooms
until the first throes of NAL de mcr are
over. Then the enthusiasts, instead of
taking novel and lounging away the
days, have the decks cleared and the race
is the thingsssof interest and one of the
events of the voyage. The ships Of the
future will probably have bicycle decks
as we'll az cold decks. Y
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
Care of the Colts Feet.

When farmers raise colts they usually
work the mares more or less during the
following summer, and for convenience
they generally shut the colts in stables.
These have usually board or cement
floors. and the hard, unyielding surface
is often very injurious to the feet of the
colt. 1t does not hurt the feet of old
horses so much, because they are gen
orally shod, but the colts feet are ull-
protected. A run in pasture is always
best. If closer confinement is necessary,
some small enclosure with an earth floor
not cOmpacted should be provided This
precaution will add much to the value of
the colt when it comes to working age.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
Broken Needles.

Few things in common use are more
dangerous than needles. This is espc-
cially true if they are broken and
hard to get rid of a broken needle The
only sure way is to put it into the fire:
but even then it has ii fashion of
dropping down through the bars of the
crate and reappearng when least ex-
pected. Did you ever try magnet for
drawing out broken needle that had
become SO Embedded in the flesh that
deep cut seemed necessary in order to
ton which it is well to keep in mind
for it has been tried and found effectual
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24

DuO CIlcy dTo
careless, or their physician is to blame,
and they drift into some distressing
female disease. The Vegetable Com
mound at once removes all irree ulari-
ties Of the monthly period: infam-
nation, liberation and displacement
of the womb, and all female troubles.
All druggists have it. Write to Mrs.
Pinkham at Lynn, Mass, if you wish
for advice, which she will give you
free.
II should not be alive to-day, if it
had not been for Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Twas suffering
greatly from an attack of female
weakness, and nothing 1 had tried
could give me relief; when by the
advice of friend l began the Com
pound. After using it two months T
was different girl, and now at the end
of six I am entirely cured. MRS. ANNIE
KIRKLAND. Patchogue, L. !.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
supply is of inferior quality, when it may
be supplemented with bran or oatmeal
Maryland Farmer.
Shallow Cultivation for Corn

Nearly all authorities now agree that
only shallow cultivation shouI Id be given
corn, and that this should be done 81,
as to leave the surface nearly or quite
level. This is the best way to save the
that is pretty sure to come when corn
il caring. We never knew corn cultiyat-
ed shallow and the surface kept level
to fail Of yielding good crop, but we
have seen many pieces half ruined by
running a deep furrow between the
rows just as the corn was coming into
tassel. This exposes large surface to
the air to be dried out, dnd if any rain
falls it is sure to run in the furrOw and
do the least possible good.-American
Cuitivator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
The BicyCle i'm Church

Three hundred bicycle riders recently
attended an Anglican church in the do
trSe of Toronto. Cam, the rector preach
ang special sermon to thenl> A silver
plated bicycle covered with flowers was
"n" of the special decorations OF the
<hanccl. which Il church paper ,lcMntuces
as "A most nOnStrouS. rreverent and
tliStracting intrusion into the house of
Gods presence" STRONGER language"
says the INDEPENDENT, could hardly
have been used if the rector had quar-
relied With Il .vrstryman. or told a lie>
tween adjoining Il church with u hicycle
or with a bouquet is matter of taste:
and as to its being ,listractiMg. the cycle
is much unirter aud leSs disturbing than
many u choir"
"A NchraSka woman. advertising for
!, huShaN'l says she owns a good job Of
.iCr ans SAYS she can set type.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
An Inverting Stercoscope Invented.

An jnverting stereoscope has been in
troduced by the well-known Partisan
makers, the Compton General de Photo
graphic Of 81 Rue Saint Roche, Paris.
Amateur photographers know that when
they make positives for the stereoscope
the right image must be put on the left
hand and the left on the right hand. but
the new instrument of NM. CARPENTER
and Gramont allows the effect of relief
to be seen without necessitating this in
verSiOn.=LOndOn Globe
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
FOR THE FARMER.
When We Are Parted.

When we are parted let me lie
In some fur corner of thy heart,
Silent, and from the world apart.
Like a forgotten melody:
Forgotten Of the world beside,
Cherished by one, and one alone.
For some loved memory OF Its own;
So let me In thy heart abide
.1@*% When we are parted.
When we are parted, keep for me
The sacred stiffness Of the night;
That hour, sweet Love, Is mine by right
Let others claim the day Of thee!
The cold world sleeping ut our feet.
My spirit shall discourse with thine
When stars upon thy pillow shine.
AT thy hearts door 7 stand and beat,
Though We are parted.
.fE$3ysz%A ,-nc.t y t5ts, Frx@t. --HumiIfon Aldo
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
From Calf to Cow.

Quite as many calves are spoiled for
dairy purposes by overlooking as by be-
ing fed too little; for if the calf is left
too tleshy it acquires u tendency to con-
tinue SO. 1t should be fed on new milk
alone for two or three weeks, when
skinned milk should be warmed to about
so degrees and should always be fed
from clean pail. Winter calves should
be kept warm and dry and be given lit
tie fine hay as soon as they will take it,
or at about four weeks of age. They
may have ground oats or wheat in linz
tied Quantities, be fed dry.
Ga Ives should be- ve,llesl from milk soon
after thev are four months old. No grain
should be fed after the Sheifers are well
startei, unless their pasturage or hay
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
An ApDeal for Assistance.

The man who is charitable to himself will
listen to the mute appeal for assistance
made by his stomach, or his liver. in the
shape Of divers dyspeptic qualms and un-
that secretes his bile. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters my dear sir or madam-as the case
may be-is what you require Hasten to
use. II you are troubled with heartburn.
wind in the stomach. or note that your skin
or the whites of your eyes are taking sal
low hue
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
Public School Dentists.

"Agitation has been started up in our
state to have Il. dentist appointed to
see that the teeth Of the public school
snS a. eepy IN s"SS
at-law Of Lowell, Mass, at Wizards.
''rhe school board is, of course, to pay
the bills. Many taxpayers are taking
kindly to the scheme, though I can't
of the tots when many Of them lose The;
grinders they have while going to school,
to have them replaced by the next set,
that will do them through life. For the
older scholars the plan is good one,
as their heads, filled ut public expense.
| suppose the next thing will be to fill
their stomachs." Washington Times.
" "Ob. papa!" exclaimed little johnny,
the first time he saw IL trout. it's got
the measles, ain't it?'-Boston Tran
script. 3#s s.. ss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
Weeds in the Hill.

Even when narrowing corn over the
surface is done there will be occasional
weeds that will escape, and by two or
three repetitions of the narrowing they
will be well rooted. Some of these will
be in the hill, where the cultivator run
through the rows both ways cannot
reach them. In our opinion it pays 70
are seen and pull them out. 1t is true
the corn may grow nearly as well, but
the weed in the hill will extend it's roots
to the middle of the row, and all the
plant food it gets will be wasted. Hand
labor with corn has gone out Of fashion,
but it pays to do some hand labor after
the cultivator has done all it can.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
An Empress Expensive Whim.

The Empress Of Austria is one of the
most fastidious woman in Europe Six
years ago she built d summer house at
Corfu. With its decoration it cost
$1,25O,OOO. She has spent only six
months in it and now declares herself
to be tired of the place. 1t will proba-
bly, be offered for sale soon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24

Daughters of the Revolution of Quincy,
Mass. has erected cairn On the top
of Payne's hill in memory of Abigail
Adams, the mother of President John
Quincy Adams. 1t marks the spot where
she. with her son, John Quincy Adams.
then boy of Z, watched the smoke of
burning Charlestown and listened to the
guns at the battle of Bunker Hill
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24

Ambassador Bayard has bought a
$500 horse from a duchess, and rides
daily in Rotten Row
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24

The best way to avoid scalp diseases,
hair falling out, and premature badness,
is to Use the best preventive known for
that purpose-HaIl's Hair Remover.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
family medicine with us since 1866
J. r. Madison, 2409 42d ave, CHICAGO,
I'll ~ -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
NEEDLESS WOMEN.

They Pay. a Sad Penalty for Their NEGLECT.
If women only needed first symp-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, backache, head
ache, lassltude, loss of appetite and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24

More than $4,000 has already been
contributed for the Helmholtz monument
which is to be erected in front of the
University of Berlin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
An Egg for Choking,

If person is choking break an exc
do not beat it-and it Will almost Ger.
tainly dislodge the obstruction, whatever
it may be, unless it is lodged in the wind.
nine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
-Signor Paolo Tosti has written nearly
ElHl

Buy 81 worth Dobbins Floating Bora1 Soap Of yrur
grocer, send wrappers to Dobbins Soap Mfg 10, Phil
adelphia Pa They will send sou. free Of post
paid Worcester Pocket Dictionary, 29S pages cloth
bound; Drofusely illustrated Offer good till Aug only
Mrs. Winsiow's SOOTHING SYRUP for chill.
dren teething, softens the gums reduces inlam-
nation lays pain cures wind collie 25ca bottle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24

Queen Marguerite of Italy is abou:
to publish her Alpine experiences in book
form
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
WISCONSIN Patents

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, IS and 50
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee.
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook" free on request
John ellison and II. W. Bolens, assgrs.
Port Washington, chair; Maj. E. Hanover.
Evansville, saw frame; Francis j. Tavek.
Racine, trunk; George f. Swan. Beaver
Dam, sole and heel spring for boots or
shoes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24

-FicarGeneral Carmody of Halifax.
n. s., who died the other day at the age
of a. celebrated the jubilee of his priest
hood last year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-24
New Use for Roentgen RAYS.

new use has been found for Roentgcn
rays. viz. for the testing Of wine \
number of samples of wine have been
photographed. and in many instances
black spots have been observed on the
plates. The wine was then analysed
and found to be strongly adulteratcd
In the case of unauthorized wine there
were no spots on the Photographic plates.
Evening star., 1896-12-30
EiderdOWm Comforts.

GANSH NOwAl SOQAAROH USs
GO Figured Satine on both
sides-$5.
Figured Silk, lined with fig
ured satine-$o.
Both sides Figured Silk
$I2.
Figured Silk outside, plain
silk lining, with rufle-$2o.
White Cheese Cloth Com
forts-$I.
Figured Cheese Cloth COM
forts-$I.39.
Figured Silkaline on both
sides, with White cotton filling
$3.50.
Figured Silkaline cover,
with plain lining-with best
cotton filling-$2.
Figured Silkaline on both
sides, with White cotton filling
-6x7-$2.5o.
Heavy Comforts, Satine
covered-$I.25, $I.5o, 81 to
S..
Lambs Wool Batting Com
forts
27x40 for Crib Comforts-2 sheets to
the pOund-$1.
76xSf-2 lbs.-$2.