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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
-Incandescent Lamps.

AS lamps are operated at Il higher Ell
ficiency their defects become more APP
parent. If one is satisfied to operate 4
lamp at an efficiency of 6 or : watts per
candle land such lamps are made and
sold), what is in reality a very bad lamp
may give such a customer good salts
faction.
The life of an incandesccnt lamp will
be shorter as it is operated ut higher
efficiency, Or i'll other Words at a higher
voltage. For example, if at 31a watts a
lamp would have a life of 24O0- hours, at
3 watts it would perhaps have a
life Of 1000 hours, and at 214 watts a
life of $50 hours. It is not correct to
take the life Of an incandescent lamp as
practice of asking for guarantees of life
has been nearly discontinued: The alb
Surdity of such a guarantee is apparent
when we consider that the conditions
governing the life are under the control
of the one operating the dynamo, and
further, the life of a lamp is a factor of
small relative Importance in determin-
ing any economy in incandescent light
ing. Every manufacturer can make long
life lamps, and those that are inferior in
quality will usually he found to have Il
long life
The decline in candle power is due to
an increase in the resistance of the fla
ment: consequently 1t then requires a
higher voltage to produce the same
amount Of light as at first. Every i'll
candescent lamp will decline in candle
power after certain number of hours
burning. If operated at a higher voltage
or efficiency the decline will be more
rapid. The difference between different
makes of lamps as to the rate of de-
cline is due principally to the flament
used and the exhaustion, and. when
operated at the same efficiency this rate
Of decline is the correct measure of their
relative quality. Sometimes central sta
tons raise the voltage that they may
give customers better light or in order
to burn out the old lamps. This is bad
practice, as it will result either in burn
ing ,5 out new lamps or reducing the
give a serviceable light Lamps should
be "smashed," as it is now usually
termed, when they have ceased to give a
satisfactory light and should be replaced
by new lamps of full candle power
Franklin s. Terry i'll Electrical Doings.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
FOUND A COLUMBUS LETTER.
Written to Sebastian Velasquez, 1t Got into
a Florida Mound.

Written to Sebastian FelasQuez, 1t Got Into
Florida Mound.
w. C. Zimmerman, circuit court clerk
of Citrus county, Fla, and an archaeolO-
gist of note, has just reached this place
from San Carlos Bay islands, south Of
Fort Myers. where with number Of
friends he has been OH a camp hunt.
On one of the islands Zimmerman and
his friends found the relics of Span
ish expedition sent out from Cuba by
christopher Columbus when the great
discoverer was governor of that island
While hunting the men passed a low
mound, and at Zimmerman's request, an
investigation was made.
After little digging something hard
was struck, and when unearthed it was
found to be a complete suit of armor.
Further digging unearthcd three more
suits of armOr.
Zimmerman pried open the helmet of
one of the suits and was shocked to see
a skull. The entire suit was then
opened and found to contain a skeleton.
The other suits were opened and also
found to contain skeletons. -Four
swords made in Toledo were found near
the skeletons.
Further digging brought to light an
iron box filled with Spanish doubloons
and worth $4,000, few blunderbuses
and cutlasscs of ANTIQUE pattern, bearing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
WYOMING PETROLEUM.
"A Philadelphia Firm to Develop IL,
Great Oil Fields

"A Philadelphia Firm to Develop the
Great Oil Fields.
T. S. Pussy of the firm of Pussy &
Howe of Philadelphia is here to nut
through a gigantic project to develop the
oil fields of Wyoming, carry the product
to Denver and to Galveston and ship it
from Galveston to Scotland, says the
Denver Times.
The Gulf road will be used to carry the
OIL: None of the product of the fields
Will sold here, for it is the purpose of
the company to supply the Scotch de-
mand for the present.
Mr.. Pusey says the Wyoming oil is the
best produced i'll the world. His COM
pany now. has control of over 100000
acres in the neighborhood of Grin juno
ton, the northern terminus of the Gulf
road.
The oil will be used as pure lubri-
cant, and the company will not have to
compete with the Standard Oil company.
Mr.. Pussy has already spent 100000
in developing the land.
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+ i B =
Winds will blow nWay the seeds, but this
cannot happen unless the heavy winds
come very quickly. So soon as the sun
shines the dark color Of the seed absorbs
the suns heat, while the white snow re-
tracts it. The result is that in il very
few minutes on a snow surface tile seed
begins to sink in the snow, and continues
to sink until 1t reaches the soil. This ii
Will do even though the weather be not
warm enough to melt the white snow.
Where the snow is only three or four
inches deep every seed will be down to
the soil within Il few hours of daylight
after IT has been sown on the surface.
We always like to SOW the seed while
the snow Is on the ground. 1t Is easy
to see then how close the seeds are to-
gether. 1t needs about six quarts Of
seed per acre, and this will give several
seeds for each square foot OF surface.
Not all the seed will grow, for where
sparrows are plentiful they will find
some of the seed, and so win other birds
that stay with us during the winter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
FOR THE FARMER.
In Earliest Spring.

,sszss = $3.50 &s.s;. sMANCh i, sEs45 %5s4
Tossing his name of SHOWS In widest eddles
and tangles, T 3@s.a ..a.e5+ 81
Lion-like March, cometh In, hoarse, with
tempestu0us breath, .@5
Through all the moaning chimneys, and
thwart all the hOlloWs and angles
Round the shuddering house, threatening
Of winter and death. 4@
But In my heart ! feel the life Of the wood
s~F and the meadow @5<$3 =. Fl
Thrilling the pulses that own kindred with
fibers that lift ~ @<tsss 2.E =.
Bud ana blade to the sunward, within the
inscrutabe shadow, ~ s-E
Deep In the oaks chill core, under the
gathering drift, -
Nay, to earth's life in mine some precedence
or dream or desire
(How shall | name 1t aright?) comes for
moment and goes
Rapture OF life iMeffable, perfect-as If In
the brier,
Leatiess there by my door, trembled II
sense Of the rose.
w, u. HOWels,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Milking Quality Of Breedcrs.

We hear very little said about the milk
producing capacity of any kind of animal
except the cow, whose milk is in this
country the only kind much used by man,
says the American Cultivator. But in
parts of Europe too rough or too poor to
support cows, the milk of the goat and
sheep is very largely used. AS MIXED
by the human hand, and possibly given
better care and feed than they get while
running wild, both goats and sheep de-
In Arabia and among the Tartars the
milk from mares does not go long to
suckle the colt, which is quickly partly
weaned. while a portion of the supply
from his dam is diverted to making the
Koumyss. IN alcoholic drink that has
valuable nutritive qualities, and which is
made by fermenting mares milk.
1t is probably true that the highest eX-
ccllence for both milk and fat production
cannot be combined in one animal.
Therefore, in such animals as the hog,
kept mainly to be fattcned and killed,
there is q constant tendency as improve
ment in fattening qualities increases to
~deteriorate the milk-producing capacity.
For this reason, except for the breeding
of pure-bred stock, the dam should be of
grade or native stock, and be chosen
ratnef WITH regard 10 ncf mllk-prO0uclnE
capacity than for anything else. The
very best bred sows are poor breeders.
They will drop litters of scrawny pigs,
with probably half of them decided
runts. On the other hand, a pure-bred
male of almost any of the improved
breeds. crossed with long bodied. full
grown SOW, will get litter that will be
large and have scarcely a runt in it.
Such pigs will be thrifty from birth, be-
cause their dam, if fairly we'll bred, will
have good supply Of milk. The value
of a SOW for breeding is very largely de-
cided by the number of teats she has.
This varies from six or eight to twenty
or perhaps more. We have grown litters
of fifteen and have heard of those still
larger OF course the SOW cannot long
supply all of these with their entire ra-
ton, but the better milk supply she has
the better the pigs will thrive.
All horse breeders know that there is
great difference in mares as to milk
production. Here the activity and nerv-
Gus energy which enhance value i'll the
animal for human use are also cOmpat-
ible with the highest capacity for milk.
Some Of the best trotting mares have
when bred been excellent dams in this
respect. The food of the horse, which is
mainly of the kinds best calculated to
produce strength, is also for the same
reason best calculated to increase the
milk flow. No other grain is quite so
good to make large milk flow as oats,
and this is the staple grain feed of the
horses in most countries.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
March Berry Bulletin.


In preparing ground for the garden,
carefully consider the condition of the
soil and the needs Of the plant. Fertil-
ity is plant food and the soil must con-
tain nitrogen, potash, phosphate, humus
and moisture in liberal quantities to fully
supply the needs of the plant. Good
barnyard manure, worked into the soil,
will supply these needs. Not only must
the soil contain these food elements. but
they must be thoroughly mixed and in
corporated in the soil, to become avail
able as plant food. Therefore let the
ground be heavily MANFRED and every
square inch, for foot in depth, we'll
pulyerized. The surface should be smooth
and even and if soil is very loose and
light roll the ground to make it firm and
compact
Moisture is the chief element in both
plant and fruit, and is hardest to supply
at the time and in the manner needed
a deep, rich, pulyerized soil retains
spring and summer rain, and acts as a
reservoir for this surplus moisture, until
required by the plant in forming new
roots, leaves and fruits. Compensation
is the. law of the soil. Feed and cult
vate if you would have large products.
A plant is a huge feeder and hard
drinker. Every little fine rootlet is a
constant sucker, severely taxing even the
best prepared soil for it's sustenance,
while in poorly prepared soil it litcrraly
starves to death. 1t has ali animal ma
ture, requiring food and drink as we do.
1t is almost human in it's appreciation of
good care or neglect. Treat plants and
animals humanely and they will human
ize you. A fruit plant with roots ex-
posed to sun and wind will die as soon
as a fish out of water. When received
keep cool and moist until set in the
ground. In setting trim the ends of the
roots and broken parts, spread the roots
out in their natural position, and press
fine, moist dirt firmly about them. With
strawberries have the dirt just even with
the crown of the plant. Leave no roots
exposed and no dirt over the top of the
plant. The product Of every plant should
be worth a dollar. In setting it out be as
careful as you would in saving dollars.
Cultivate, hoe or rake around the plants
Immediately after setting and every few
days thereafter throughout the season.
NJ. A. Thayer, Sparatn, Wis.
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the name Sebastian Vclasuuez and the
of 400


Zimmerman continued to dig. and was
rewarded by unearthing another iron
box, which proved the most interesting
find of all. In this box was found a
portrait of q beautiful woman, painted
on ivory, a medallion dated 1897, on
which was a raised figure of Christie
pher Columbus and a roll of parchment
covered with writing
Zimmerman, who is a linguist, soon
saw that the parchment was letter
from Columbus to Sebastian Velasuuez.
and related to an expedition which the
latter was to lead from Cuba to explore
the coast of Florida. The letter was
one of instructions and was signed by
Columbus as governor of Cuba.
The doubloons will be divided among
members of the party and the relics
disposed of to the government or one of
the great Observation-Disclosures Consti-
tnfiOD
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Brambel's Engine,

Many newspapers have printed i'll good
faith n news item concerning the alleged
invention by a Minnesota telegraph OPP
orator of very compact and economical
rotary steam engine, which an English
syndicate was said to have purchased
for fabulous sum. Now, however, the
Minneapolis Times claims to have inves-
tigated the alleged invention, and that
journal asserts that not only has it not
been sold, but that it is incapabl of ac-
complisling the work claimed for it.
bel of Sleepy Eye MINI.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Wisconsin Patents

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, SO and SO
Loan and Trust building, Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
G. H. Halves, Racine, vehicle spring hes
G. Fl. Keeney. Milwaukee, icecream freezer;
F. l.. Lane and R. J. Mitchell assgrs., Be-
lott. abrading cylinder; F. w. Mase, Osh-
kosh. assgr., to A. F. Mase, Milwaukee,
gate: J. n. Nash, Milwaukee,, woodwork
ing machine; NJ. NJ. Sanderson, Ellsworth,
while tree hook; Freeman Milling Co.,
West Superior, wheat flour (trade mark
Freeman Milling Co., West Superior, ami
NAL feed Grade mark; James F.. Patton Co.,
Milwaukee, paints trade mark)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Restricting Water Waste,

UNNECESSARY waste Of water III COlum-
bus, O., is checked by shutting off at the
curb the services whose owners are
found to be letting water run to waste.
department for the turning OIL again of
such services, and the effect of this
method of procedure has been found
very effectual in stopping waste.
Jerry O'Shaughnessy is superintendent
of the Columbus water department, {
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Cows with Three Teats.

Were it not that the three-tcatcd COW is
apt TO be the best one in the herd. there
would he no question as to the advisable
1t is the unhandincss of milking three
teats that most people object to. If the
udder is not injured the three-teatcd COW
will give as much milk as if she had the
full complement. But usually the udder
is also defective, for that part above
where the teat ought to be has not dcvcl-
oped as it should. A one-armed man
could milk COW with three teats in less
time than he could if there were more,
but the one-armed man can succeed bet
ter in doing something else than milking.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
ErAdicRting Sheen S.cnh.

Hot baths made by putting sulphur in
water are Il specific for scab in sheep.
1t is very infectious, and any sheep hay
ing. it should be kept by itself. The
baths will need to be rcpeated at inter
vals Of one or two days, for ut least
three times, in order to destroy germs
that were not advanced enough for the
first application to kill The Australian
sheep growers have succeeded in eradi-
eating scab from that country. Now
every sheep brought to Australia has to
submit to the bath once to destroy pos
sible germs that have not become visible
An erican Cultivutor
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
THAT SPLENDID coFEnE

Mr.. Goodman, Williams County, ILL.,,
writes us: "From one package Salzers
German Coffee Berry l grew 300
pounds Of better coffee than l can buy
in stores at 30 cents pound"
A package of this and big need cata-
logue is sent. you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La c. osse, Wis, upon receipt
Of Is stamps and this notice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Over the isrecipicc

Hosts OF inyaiids tumble to destruction
simply because they VIII exercise no dis
cretion In the matters of eating, drinking
above all, in the item Ct medication. They
persist IN dosing themselves in season and
out Of reason with drastic and violent rem
best, the safest, the pIeasantest substitute
for such hurtful >no-remedies IL Hostetters
Stomach Bitters, potent for lnalarial, rheu-
matte. dyspeptic, nervous and bilious COM
ulafntS -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
A Remarkable Prophecy.

During the American Revolution an
English magazine published an estimate
Of the future population of the North
American colonies. Placing the pop,lla-
tion then at 100000, and assuming that
it would double itself every twenty-five
years, the writer estimated that in the
year 1890 the number would have in
creased to- Cd, 100000. This may be
taken as most remarkable prophecy, in
asmuch as the census Of 1890 fixes the to-
tai population at 2,G22 $50.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
.CuOked Food Does Not Paw.

Cooking of grain and meal for stock is
only profitable when it is done in cold
weather and the feed is given while still
warm. A temperature at or near ami
NAL heat is an advantage. as the ston-
ach has to warm it to that extent. But
the heat required for cooking carbon
accous food expands it so that the stom-
nch can contain less of it, If the diges-
ton be good the uncoolSed food will in
the same bulk have the most nutriment
and do the greatest good.-Amcrican Gull
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19

There is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurablc. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it q local dis
ease, and prescribed local remedies. and by
ment, pronounecd it it ncurab N. Science has
proven atarrh to be constitutional disease
and therefore requires constitutional treat t.
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by Il. ]. Cheney L. Co., Toledo, Ohio. is the
only constitutional cure on the market. 1t
Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops
to tablespoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timonials. Address.
r. J. CHENEY e. Co., Toledo 0.
Sold nv DrrppiStS 7Er
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Uncut Cornstalks in Manure,

1t may seem easier to the farmer who
feeds his cornstalks whole to cows,
but it is a wasteful practice, as the ami
mails are sure to get more OF less of them
under foot, where they are quickly
soilcd. so that they are unfit to eat. Not
only is the feeding value Of the stalks
thus lost, but they become Il positive in
jury to the manure pile, keeping it from
becoming compact. and thus preventing
the decomposition that is so important
to make manure effective. 1t is almost
impossible to rot whole dried cornstalks,
as the woody surface prevents the moist
ure from getting inside. Cut into short
lengths, however, the pith of the stalk
is exposed, which readily absorbs the
urine and water from rains and SHOWS.
1t will also compact sufficiently to rot
readily, and if turned once to expose all
parts of the heap to internal heat it can
be got into good condition for helping
crops the same year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Spring Flowers Blooming in Oregon.

a little patch of crocus was seen in
bloom yesterday, the very first outdoor
flowers of the season, and the yellow,
white and purple blossoms made charm
ing bit of color, says the Portland Orego-
Man Of February e.. A few blossoms of
the Japanese ounce are to be seen here
and there. The daffodils have been push
ing up their leaves and are beginning to
show flower stalks, and hyacinths are
about as forward. The fine weather is
giving plants of all kinds a start, but
there can be- no rapid growth until it be-
comes warmer. y: 49,. D..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
IRean Straw for Cows,

Now that so many farmers have gone
out of the sheep business. those of them
who grow beans arc at loss to know
what to do with the bean straw. 1t is
more natural feed for the sheep than for
any other animal. But COWS can easily
be taught to like bean straw. When they
once get used to it. they eat it as readily
as meadow hay. The bean, like clover,
is a leguminous plant, and many farmers
say that the straw. though coarse and
harsh. has nearly rs much nutrition as
clover hay. 1t makes a very rich manure
when fed to either sheep or cows. This
is shown by its rotting very fast when
piled, and giving off the strong smell of
ammonia. which comes from feeding any
manure rich in heterogeneous nutrition.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Max O'Rell's HeInfnl Wife

The wife of Max O'Rell.'' Nine Paul
Blouet, is one of the most helpful ''help-
meets a literary man could have She
is not only the translator of all her hus-
lent cook, and is to be seen at her best
when entertaining her husbands friends.
Mime. Blouet, who was Miss Bartlett.
finds recreation in drawing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Gold and Silver Beetles,

The most remarkable gold beetles in
the world are found in Central America.
The head and wing cases are brilliantly
polished with luster as of gold itself.
TO sight and touch they have Ill the
seeming of that metal. Oddly enough,
another species from the same region
has the appearance of being wrought in
solid silver. freshly FURNISHED. These
gold and silver beetles have Il marke;
value. They are worth from $25 to $50
each
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19
Buyine and sowing clover soed,

1t is not too early in the last of this
month to SOW clover seed on winter
grain. It will be best sown OH the snow
while the wind is still. It may be sup
posed that there is danger that later
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19

Beautiful birds and fragrant flowers
are natures charm, but a divinely lovely
complexion comes from the use of
Glenn's SULPHUR SOAP
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Lanes Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache Price 25 and SOC.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19

kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist today and get
a sample bottle free. Sold i'll 25 and 50
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19

The amount of silver ore in sight at
the Iron mine at Aspen, Col, is estimat
ad ar G100 600
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19

Barney Barnato is at present resid-
ing in London. He is about 43 years of
age. is happily married, and has several
children, one of whom is a son.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-03-19

Emile Richcbourg. the French nov
elst is said to have amasScd 100000 in
twenty years by writing serial stories for
LIE Petit Journal.