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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

The winter care Of hogs goes far to-
ward settling the question Of profits, says
the Western Swineherd. If given.a SUI
ticiency of food during spring, summer
and fall, hogs will lay on fair percent
age of flesh and fat regardless of the
care received, though proper care will in
crease it.. But during the cold season
now. opening the question that confrontss
us is different f,a pc portion s" of the r fo9d
How much food must be expended that
way depends upon how good care is taken
in providing comfortable quarters for the
hogs. If left to the full severity of the
weather, practically without shelter, it
will be found that about all the food fed
will be consumed as fuel, and but little,
if any, of it 60 into flesh and fat. In
that is expended in food will merely serve
to sustain life, and the margin of profit
be cut down to nothing. The hog that
is fed week and does not take Il pound
of gain loses to his owner the cost of the
feed, the cost of the labor and the inter.
be seen that self-interest demands that
in growth and fat the hog must improve
every day in order to be profitable in
vestment. Warm, well-ventilated quar-
tcrs, pure water, with the icy chill taken
off, are essential to continued growth and
fat increase in cold weather. The hog
cannot chill it's stomach on ice water
and make its meal on frozen corn and
thrive as it ought.
We need not here describe any special
conveniences essential to proper winter
care of stock. The conditions on differ
ent farms and i'll different localities vary
so that where one man finds well-built
lumber houses cheapest another must
construct houses of straw, logs or even
stone. There are one or two features.
however, common to all constructions
that meet the demand. They must be
dry, well-ventilated and accessible for
cleaning out. If these points are well
covered. all the rest arc secondary. The
cheaper hogs are the more essential it is
that economy in food consumption in
proportion to increase of flesh be used.
Because corn is only 10 or 20 cents Il
bushel it is too generally reasoned that
feed is cheap and there is no use of
economizing. The error of such reason
ing lies in the fact that cheap feed means
cheap pork, and the margin of economy
is just as broad Oh $3.50 pork raised on
2O-cent corn as it is on ST pork raised on
O-cent corn. The aim should be to not
let cold weather interfere with growth
and fattcning. 1t is, therefore, cheaper
to spend something on comfortable quar-
ters than to spend it i'll food to keep up
warmth without quarters. If inbued
with the spirit of thrift, you are DESTROYS
of realizing the most possible from the
efforts you put forth; consequently IN the
feeding and care of your hogs you should
consider that every comfort which adds
a pound of meat for the amount Of food
consumed is profitable speculation for
you.-Prairie Farmer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
SAW GARRISON MOBBED.
4 Michigan Man Who Witnessed the II
- yreAtment of thu (.~>.< As>ust.s.~r.A

Treatment Of tho Great Abolitionist.
DR.; Charles T.. Bartlett of Battle
Ireek ls the only man in Michigan, if
nor ~ the Western states, who was an
eyewitness TO that famous anti-slayepy
event, the n0bbing Of William Lloyd
Harrison in Boston. It was one day in
the fall OF 1895. when the clerks in the
store We're greatly surprised and excited
q great connection OH the street. Rush
ing 70 the door they saw a bowling mob
IT men and boys rushing through Wash.
ngton street into Dock square. dragging
Along man with rope around his neck.
Ihey were yelling and bowling like Com
anche Indians. The man was hatless.
Inc doctor particularly remembers the
Wiid, appealing look on the face Of the
man. Ihe mob stopped at pump on the
opposite side of the square, and holding
him under the spout, commenced pumping
water on his head, after which the crowd
disappeared up Brattle street with the
man, and that was the last the doctor
saw OF him. AS the crowd passed along
the cry went up: "That is Garrison, the
abolitionist,'' and the people all seemed
TO lndorse the treatment the crowd gave
him, and said: "Served his right" This
was not mob as generally pictured, COM
posed OF ill-clad, ignorant men. but made
up entirely. except the boys who followed
III the wake, of we'll dressed and inteIli-
gent appearing men.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
s sui, all having d southerly or east.

subsoil, all having sontherly or east.
ern slope.
Any Of these mixed soils will make
GOOD E, berry gardens by applying good
essential elements required. When such
manure cannot be obtained then CONNER
SeMl 1ertiilzers rich in nitrogen and pot
ash should be applied. y =, =
Avoid low, fiat land unless under
GRAINED, it is usually cold, late and more
subject to frOsts. 81
Avoid steep hillsides as being more
subject to drouth and wash of soil by
Very few farms are without suitable
SOIL and location for good berry garden
a ard that farmer who simply exists, year
aiIer year; without IL good garden has
ing.-M. A. Thayer, Sparta, Wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
Maine Has a cha1nn.on

One of the largest bull moses ever
secured WAS shot recently in Maine. The
animal weighed fully 1900 pounds, and
stood twenty-one hands or seven feet
high from the ground to top Of his with
ers, measuring ten feet from tip of nose
TO tail. His noble head was crowned by
a splendid set Of anticrs. as lordly pair
as ever adorned Il wall, with a spread of
fifty inches. The right side had twelve
prongs and the left thirteen, some We're
twelve inches long with spread of web
thirteen inches in front and twelve inches
along its gides-Bostou Journal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
Feed Of Rreedinr E1sea.

Ewes that arc breeding will not need
succnlcnt feed until about lambing time.
but few oats daily will be helpful.
Oats are tho best grain for sheep. as
they supply the material for wool grow
ing and i'll the breeding eve for the grow
ing foetus. No corn should be given. as
that in even small amounts is hard to be
digested and will heat in the stomach,
thus causing fevrrs and wasting of the
wool. 1t needs Il very skillful feeder
to secure a perfect fleece from ewes
that are bearing lambs. Do what he
may it canot quite equal the fleece from,
wcthcr that has had the same care III
fectlng-A merican Cultixatnr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
BULL AGAINST RHINocERos.
A Terrible Fight Between the Animals
In Which the Bull Cnnnners

in Which the Bull Conquers.
When l was on the Zulu frontier, said
traveller recently. | stopped for week
with native, splendid fellow, who had
a fine farm. Among other animals he
had young bull called Hulo, which he
and his children believed could vanquish
any beast on earth. Hulo was great
pet and not in the least vicious, 80 I was
surprised on the second evening of my
stay to see Hulo shifting the air and paw
ing the ground in evident rage. was
about to ask what it meant. when out of
the forest came al ugly rhinoceros.
My host and l hurried for our guns and
Hulo dashed at the beast with dauntless
courage. A rush. crash and the bull
was hurled. twenty feet: Fortunately
the horn of his enemy had not caught
him and the first rush had taught him
lesson. His horns were like sharp
swords, but the hide of the rhinoceros
is remarkably thick and the young bull
soon showed signs of fatigue. So he
rcsorted to strategy and lodged behind
his clumsy foe, giving him vicious stabs
in the thighs. This was rapidly weak.
cning the rhinoceros. and just at this
time we found some steel bullets, leaden
bullets having no effect on this animal.
and quickly completed the work Hulo
began. Then the bull stood on the car
cass and beloved his joy.-London
News
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
An Old Church's Eafe.

The old comparison, 'You are growing
as fast rs st. Mays vinc.' must give
place to something new, as that vine
must 90. Fifty-six years ago the corner
stone of st. Marks Episcopal church,
Brooklyn, was laid and queer old ar
chitectural pile was erected. Someone
then planted the tiny vine that has ever
since been exhibited to slghtseers. To-
day it has SO grown that not an inch of
the building is seen, every window being
bower in green. Now the picturesque
spot must go, to make room for new
bridge, and the tramp of thousands of
hurrying feet will soon wipe out tender
recollections of this pretty spot.-New
York Letter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
Try Smelling OYSTERS.

'''rhe best oyster experts that | know
Of" said the CAPTAIN of an oyster boat to
a Washington Star reporter. Judge an
oyster by the smell instead of by the
taste. There is something about the
smell of an oyster that indicates its con-
dition to me much palmer than does the
taste. People buy them and eat them
probably on account of their taste. So
also do they buy tea. coffee and the
various grades of whisky and brandy
for their taste, but all experts on those
things pass upon them entirely 10y their
smell. The professional tea-taster or
whisky-taster, so called, never tastes
them. but simply arrives at their taste
by their peculiarities of flavor. or, to
speak plainly. smell.
Il can tell what price load Of oys-
ters will be rated at when they arrive
ut the wharf here by opening up the
hold of the boat and smelling. In eight
cases out of ten l am right. 1t strikes
oystermen as strange when they see per-
sons going about from boat to boat as
they lie at the wharf tasting oysters be-
fore they conclude to buy. Taste is all
right. but if they don't smell right they
will never taste right
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
Straw for Fattenin. Stock.

When cattle, horses or sheep are fed
very concentrated and heterogeneous foods
they will often show decided liking for
grain straw, which if fed on alone could
not be eaten in sufficient quantities to
sustain life. What this fattenng stock
seeks in the straw is first more of the
carbonaceous element of food, and. sec
ondly. something that will distend theiI.
stomachs while furnishing little nutriti-
ton. In this respect the domestic ami
mails are wiser than man. who, when
he can get it,, overloads his stomach with
indigestible food. and then resorts to
drugs instead of more bulky food for re-
lief.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
AUCTION SALES IN JAPAN.
Bids Made on Paper and Put in Box
just Like Casting n Vote.

There is little chance for fraud or COM
!laint in the manner of conducting AUG
zion sales in Japan. Although there are
not nearly SO many sales held there as in
this country. officials of the cities have
Il way of conducting them much similar
to our method of voting.
When an auction is to take place. the
goods or property is advertised for two
weeks ahead. On the day of the sale
each bidder writes his name and address
and the amount OF his bid for each lot
on a slip of paper, which he carefully
places in Il box. When all the bids are
iii. the auctioneer opens the box in the
presence of the spectators and. after ex-
amining all the goods. are declared the
property of the highest bidder. By this
system the American custom of owners
bidding i'll property or goods would al
most entirely disappear.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
Sand and CarwheelS,

The hardest state on carwheels is
Florida. where the sand grinds them
down. The inside of the tiange IS not
entirely fiat. but somewhat futed, and
the sand wears off the tluting, md in
that condition the wheel has particular
fondneSs for mounting the frogs. Which
makes bad work. Send it to the shop
and grind it out and you destroy the
chill, which is railroad language for take
out the temper. A locomotive driving
wheel that is good for from $4,000 to
10000 miles in tAe North often will not
run more than 1000 miles in Florida, OH
account of the sand. The sandy road
beds all over the South make increased
wear on wheels, axles and trucks.--New
York Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
One Way of Preserving Furs.

Many fur dealers receive furs for stor-
age through the summer, insuring them
against loss and against damage by
moths. There are various ways of pre-
serving furs against moths; at one es-
Establishment it was said that they had
found the best means to be constant at
tention. The furs were carefully in
spected and then put away, not in chests
with personalities for the summer, but
in light, dry closets; and at frequent in
tervals until they were again required
for use they were carefully inspected.
They were returned in the fall in as
perfect condition as when they were re-
ceivcd. and without any of the odors
often noticeable about furs when first
taken out of storage.-New York Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
Potash Salts for Manure HeaDs.

The German potash salts are not clus.
tic potash, hence they do not dissipate
ammonia by Fastening fermentation
when applied to manure. Instead, they
form Il compound with the ammonia, thus
helping to keep it from wasting. The
nitrate of potash thus formed is the most
powerful fertilizer known, and it is one
that can be applied to nearly every kind
of crop or fruit with benefit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
HOW's This .

we oner One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
f: J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
we. the undersigned, have known F. !.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
ont any obligation made by their firm.
west & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Waldng, Kinnan Marin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
Tree. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
To Pay a Penalty for Dining.

Is rather hard, isn't il? Yet how many are
compelled to do this after every meal Dys-
pepsia, that memorable prosecutor never
ceases to torment Of its own yOlition, and
rarely yields to ordinary medication But
ttahquiliity OF the stomach is in store for
S q. VINO pursue course of HOstetter' )
stomach Bitters. This fine corrective also
remedies malarial and kidney com.
paints. rheumatism. constipation, bilious
ness and nervousness
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

There has just been discovered at
Susa, in Tunisia, a welI-preseryed mo-
saic the central figure of which is be-
!ieved to be a portrait of Virgil. Clad
III a white toga bordered with blue, the
poet is represented as reading from Il
papyrus, which shows lines from the
Aenid. to the muses. of History and Trag-
edy, Which stand on either side
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

No animal is more likely to suffer from
lack Of water than the hog. This Is
mainly because the stock is often fed
milk or swill, the latter usually having
more or less salt in it, and both utterly
unfit to take the place of water. Fat.
tening hogs, especially should be given all
the water they will drink. us it keeps
them from becoming fcyerisl,, which in
jures the quality of their pork.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
A TALK ON DYSPEPSIA.
A Disease of Civilization-Its Symp
toms-HOw to Cure 1t.

A Disease of Civilization-Its Symp-
toms-How to Cure 1t.
Dyspepsia is said to be disease o.
civilization. Savages know nothing
about it. The disease has become do
mesticated in America and we as Il
people have threa tened to monopoliZe
1t. Few disorders intiict upon their
victims greater suffering, yet dyspep-
STA is not particularly dangerous and
seldom causes death. 1t permits the
sufferer to linger in misery for the al
lotted term of life.
The complaint usually begins with
sense of fullness, tightness and weight
in the stomach after meals, and d.
minished or lost appetite. Flatulency
and sour stomach are also common, and
and general distress Dizziness is also
a prominent symptom, and an "all
gone' feeling in the stomach. Some
times the patient has bad taste in the
mouth, headache, heartburn and palpi-
tation.
Dyspepsia is the result of disturbed
or interrupted functions of the stom-
ach and digestive organs. The cure
consists in restoring these functions.
If the stomach is too weak to digest
food it must be strengthened. This
must be done through the blood, which
is the medium that carries strength and
nourishment to all the organs. Hoods
Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood
Purifier and it cures dyspepsia by pur-
flying and enriching the blood. COM
bined with its direct action upon the
:tomach and its secretions. Perhaps
n no way has Hoods Sarsaparilla re-
lieyed greater suffering than in its cures
of dyspepsia, which are indeed legion.
If you are suffering from this disease.
give Hoods sarsaparllla a fair trial at
once. 1t will tone and strengthen your
stomach, give you an appetite and
strength and relieve the pains and mis-
cries Of 6vSnpnSia
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
Peace Promoters. Now,

RUSSIAN cannon captured at Sebasto-
poi are used as trophies in various parts
OF France. During the Cars recent
visit TO Paris four of these identical guns
were used in firing a salute to welcome
him.--Boston Globe
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
In OIfieu Times

People overlooked the Importance of per-
mahently beneficial results and were sat-
isfed with transient action; but now
that it is generally known that Syrup of
Figs will permanently cure habituai con-
stipation, well-informed people will not
buy other laxatiyes, which act for a
time, but finally In ii1rc thf, system
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
: Western City Has a Mystery.

the Grand Rapids and Indiana depot, in
Traverse City, there is an area
of water about 100 feet square
which is frequently raised by some mys
FERROUS power to a height of three OF
four feet. looking like Il mixture of frotl
and sawdnst. The water is only six feet
deep naturally, and as the theory of 1,
subtcrrancan opening is discreditcd. nc
one can explain the phenomenon.--Chi
cago Inter Ocean. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
Thayer's January Berry Bulletin.


The farmers berry garden should be
decided upon now. Let the following
months be given to reading good farm
and horticultural papers.
Be prepared to adopt the valuable prac
tical advice they are sure to give you.
Mature plans for the season, select
Your plants; order them carly; and lei
this be your first work in the spring
One quarter acre of good land, sci
with proper varieties and well cultivated
should produce from twenty to forty
bushels of nice berries every season.
This would give an ordinary family
fresh berries every day in season and
liberal supply, canned, preserved OF
dried during the entire year.
Plants for such garden may be pur.
chased direct from a reliable grower. fol
ten or fifteen dollars, and should include
the following varieties:
Three hundred strawberry plants, ear
~, medium and late; 100 blackberry
plants, early and late; 80 black raspber.
~ plants, early and late; so red rasp.
berry plants, early and late; Is currants
red and white, early and late; % goose.
berry, early and late; 1S grapes, three
varieties, early.
Multiply this list by four for one acre
or by, twenty for five acres and you have
the right proportions for Il continuous sun
ply of different varieties for market p,lr-
poses.
Good berries may be grown on any
soil, sand, clay, muck, loan, gravel or a
combination of each, provided the same
be highly fortified, well drained and
thoroughly cultivated. a.:
Early fruits are usually most desirab bic,
and light soils with Southern exposure
are best adapted for. that purpose. Light
soils, however, require heavy fertilizing,
more mulch in summer. are more liable
to injury by drouth and produce lighter
crops. - f.. ~. " i:
Clay soil must be well drained, is more
difficult to prepare, mature later crops
and not SO favorable for winter pro-
lection. a s.s.ss i ~ ! :t.s *sz ..:s
The ideal berry ground would be, first,
g rich sandy loan with clay subsoil.
mixed. slightly with clay, and d claY
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

The total output of the Cripple Greek
district from 1892 to 1885 was $13, 7tO.-
ooo. 1t is expected that this years out
put will reach $10,00O.OOO, making TO-
tal OF S25,GU,OOO. 1t is claimed that
net profit to the owners
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

In one of the chief squares of Patras
some important sculpture and an ancient
mosaic pavement have recently been dis
covered. The most important piece is
a statuettc. which is undoubtedly 4 copy
of the Athenc Parthcnos of Phidias.
The head and arms and part of the
shield are missing. but it is hoped they
may be found on further excavation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

Three Pennington (SIe.) couples havc.
signifed their intention to enter TIL.
ranks of those whose hearts beat as on'
One couples ages are 81 and 81 years
another y and 69 years, and the third
60 and AZ years
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08
New Steam Engine.

-Four steam chests placed at right
angles to each other around driving
shaft form the principal part of new
invention in steam engines. The valves
are opened and closed by rocking arm
attached to an eccentric on the shaft.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

Grand opportunities in seasonable
Christmas goods. Special sales in hand
kerchiefs, gloves and fancy goods. Mail
orders promptly attended to.
ESPENHAIN DRY GOODS CO.
Milwaukee, Wis
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

TO the sailor a yacht is superb. but
how much more lovely to the landsman
are the rosy cheeks of young ladies who
use GLENN'S SULPHUR SOAP. Of
DRUGGISTS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

A New York clergyman who recently
conducted Il Sunday morning service on
Blackwell's island learned that there
are at present fifteen co!lcgc graduates
wearing the ''stripes" in that peniten-
tiary
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

Halls Hair Remover enjnyS the conf
dence and patronage of people all over the
civilized world who Use it to restore and
Keep the hair L natural color.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

was $4,000 600 bushels. or about 10000
900 bushels more than the average of
the past fifteen years. The crop of corn
was 4,O71 600 bushels. an increase Of
6.OOO.OOO bushels over that of the past
hve years, and there was also a consid-
BILE increase in rye and huckMheat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

1T was in that part of Calais. Me-
known as Red Beach that a man was
seen last week in ii field moving hay.
with mlttens on and Stopping every few
minutes to thrash his hands to keep
them warm.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

In Que day this month more than
100000 feet OF lumber was carried out
Of Brunswick. Ga. by ocean vessels.