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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
schiller's Bell to be Melted Up

"Vivos voco, mOrtuos plango." The
great bell from which Schiller took his
motto for the LIED Won der Glocke" will
shortly belong to the voices of the past
This is tho bell of the Muenstcr, at
Schaffhausen. It was cast at Bale in
1886, though in this century the families
and guilds which supplied the great BEL
fries OF Europe were at Nuremburg and
Augsburg, and in Holland, while the
klinge or Klinghc family in Northwest
Germany gave their name to the domestic
bell wherever the German language is
spoken. The Glocke Won Schaffhausen
was originally passing bell, and it has
tolled its own passing for more than Il
century. A piece of the metal broke
away more than 100 years ago, and a
new and dangerous crack was revealed
last year. For the sake of it's historic
past it was treated with all possible care,
it was covered up in winter and it's voice
was heard only on Sunday in summer.
Now it is to be melted with the four
other bells of the minister, and a new
peal will Ike its place Another historic
bell in Switzerland is the silver bell in
the minister at Berne. 1t rang ''for the
service of God, the festivals Of state and
the execution of the cvildoer." When
the forces of the young French republic
captured Berne in 1898 the citizens paint
ed it funeral black, and under this
disguise it escaped from the raDacity of
the Gaul.-Pall Mall Gazette
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
MARVELLOUS MUSICIAN.
Only Six Years Old, but She is Certainl
Genius,

Only Six Years Old, but She is Certainly
Genius.
The question, is music born in people
seems to have been answered by little
Lulu Espach of 512 West Seventh street,
Cincinnati, 0. When she was baby OF
six months the only thing that would
quiet her was music. Now, 6 years old.
she is capable of sitting at the piano and
playing any music she hears. Strangest of
all the child cannot read music.
While playing the instrument the little
one never looks at the keys, but gazes up
ward as if inspiration came to her from
above. Still. she has no great fondncss
for classical music, although she will play
it as readily as any other She best likes
her parents say, Sousa's music, although
that is only present fad, as from time
to time she, like others much older, has
new fayorites.
Not long ago she was with her parents
at the house of friend when someone OF
the guests played q Beethoven sonata
One of the ladies present said to Lulu
that. there was something she could not
play. The child insisted that she could
and begged permission to do so. This
being granted, she sat down at the instru.
from beginning to end without an error
1t cannot be said that she has a taste
for any particular line of music, but that
is probably because she is SO young.
Though but 6 years of age she appears to
be much older. Very many musicians
have been to see her and each of them
has said that she has a remarkably ac-
curate ear and touch that is delicacy It.
Self.-Pittsburg Dispatch,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Yes" He was the rival really

eyes" He was the rival 1 really
Nothing special" *
$50 many pay you attention that you
think nothing of it, ~.
"YoM silly fellow!' said she, scornful-
ly. why, he's almost engaged to Cousin
Annie" l felt as though a weight was
taken off me. II
"Why." l said, chow stupid of me!
She must be the dark lady, suppose. /
ought to have connected him with her
instead of with YOU"
II don't believe you understand the for
tune business n Bit
Its very difficult" apologized. "But
you see the cards are all right, when you
| read them properly"
What else do they say?"
THE next point is money. The seven
of diamonds, next to the knave Of clubs
probab bly, your uncle-indicates legacy;
| and"
mo, no." she interrupted. 81 don't
| want to know about money"
"W!,ell, the duration of life is shown
"That doesn't NATTER" said she quick
ly, Struggling her shoulders.
'"Then | hardly know what else there
is to tell" l looked at her doubtfuly.
There was one thing only that wanted
to tell her. 'What do you want to know,
Mily?"
She put her elbow on the table and
rested her head on her hand. Then she
laughed uneasily, und | held my breath
for a moment.
"Isn't there-I mean did you finish
With-,th Observation-Disclosures, as you call
them?"
'There is another" 1 told her, ''but he
is hardly worth mentioning"
why not? Because he doesn't care
RI ,1,n%r
it-muchT'
"Oh, no! But he's poor, you see. Be
ing only the King of Spades, he has to
work for his living, so he admires at a
distance, There are two cards between
him and her, you see"
But. said she very gently, "they are
hearts,"
EYES," said I, ''they are hearts; being
two, they show that he is distantly re-
lated" We are second cousins really.
'"They indicate that he is very fond of
her, but leave it doubtful if she is more
than slightly attracted to him." l looked
appealingly to her, but her eyes were cast
down.
How do you make that out?" she
''The card next to her is the two; but
that by him is the ten; which means great
| affection.
"What does the rest Of the line mean?"
"The nine of spades, on the other hand
of the king, shows that he has great
deal more work to do before he can be
in position to ask the knave of hearts
her. father-for her hand. Meanwhile
the eight of spades and the ace of clubs
show that he must toll at some risk in a
land across the sea-
She clasped her hands suddenly and
looked up.
ooh, no, no!' she cried.
YES" | said quietly and sadly.
where" Her dainty mouth was
quivering
'The cards do not say. But it is the
Cape, | believe, where a relative has Of
fered him a good BERTH
We looked at the cards in dismal 81
lence for a while. Then she smiled at me
ever SO brightly.
.'There is the ace of hearts at the end
of the line, Harry she whispered. ''What
does that mean?''
| took the hand near me gently il!
mine. II think, Milly,'' said earnestly,
1T must be my heart because it is owe,
by you. Will you have it, dear?'
She looked down for moment, then
pushed it gently toward me. II think, u
she said, lit must be my heart-which is
going over the sea with you!''-Black and
White.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Reinforcing the Manure Pile.

The best work towards helping make
| successful crop year next season, that
the farmer can do in February, is to add
to the richness of the manure pile, says
an exchange. There are several ways to
do this, the best of all being to feed those
kinds of grain and meal that are rich in
nitrates and phosphates, thus directly
adding to the amount of plant food in the
eXcrement. Much of the winter-made
manure is so poor in plant food that it is
very slow to ferment, either in the soil
or in heaps. If the stock is what it
ought to be. this extra feeding will be re-
paid i'll it's growth, or in it's product from
the animal to which it is fed. The second
way to make the manure pile richer is to
buy commercial mineral fertilizers, pot
ash and phosphate, and directly add them
to the pile as it is heating. Both potash
salts and phosphate of lime aid in re-
tanning the valuable ammonia and pre-
venting its waste. In the course of a
few weeks fermentation will reduce the
bulk of coarse manure one-half, while
the mineral plant food added will double
or triple ats value. This is much bet
ter way to apply mineral fertilizers than
to use them alone, as is often done, as
there is much less opportunity for the
mineral to revert or become combined
with earth as to be ineffective as plant
food.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Two Famous Women Pirates

Speaking Of this remarkable adventur-
cSs recalls two others, the famous Mary
Read and Anne Benny, who were sue
reSsful pirates when piracy tourishcl
along the Spanish main. The first named
was an English girl who had worn boys
clothing from childhood to hide fam
lily secret. For awhile she served on an
English warship and then sailed for Cuba
on merchant vessel, which was cap
turc'l by pirates. She joined the gang,
and thus met Anne Bonny. The latter
was also disguised as Il man, and not
knowing Mary to be female, fell in
love with her, revealing her own sex.
Mary was then obliged to make similar
revelation. The pair served ut their pro-
feSsion for many years. Finally they
We're taken prisoners by war vessel.
Mary Read was sent to Il prison in ia
maica. where she ended her days. What
became of Anne is not known
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Forwarding Spring Work.

Although in this climate no blowing or
cultivating of the soil is possible during
the month of February, it is yet good
time to do much of the work of getting
ready. Manure may be better drawn and
spread on the SNOW land that two
months later is to be plowed for spring
crops. All the implements that will be
used during the coming season should be
ovcrhauled. and any deficiencies that may
be found should be supplied. The parts
that are most likely to be broken, as
knives and guards on mowers and reap
crs, should be kept in duplicate, and the
more there are of these the better, as
they save vexatious delays at just the
time when a short delay often costs in
loss of work more than three times as
much as it would to replace the broken
part
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Shall We Master Weeds.

The above question is of vital impor-
lance to the farmer, says the Prairie
Farmer. The worst weeds farmers have
to contend with are the Canada thistle,
quack-grass and others of like nature.
They start with only few plants but
spread very rapidly and if left to them
selves will soon become so thick that moth
ing else can grow. Still a very little work
at the right time will destroy them.
: Farmers should not become careless or
they will soon cover the entire farm. The
best way to kill Canada thistles when
there are only a few plants, is to dig a
small hole around the stem of the thistles
and fill it with strong salt brine, then pull
the thistle up. This must be repeated as
often as any thistles appear above the
ground. A little watchfulness is neces-
sary: If there are too many to be treated
in the above manner. they can be cut,
with q: sharp hoe, just beneath the SUR
face, this must also be repeated as often
as they appear. In pasture lots they can
very easily be killed by sailing the cattle
On the spots where the thistles are. /
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
FARM AND GARDEN.
A abundance Of Business,


Hucksters' wagons maxim too much noise
at early dawn
We must git the Legislature for to pass
another law!
Chickens scratchin' in our yard, tearin' up
the lawn;
Peskiest lot O. chickens that neighbor
ever saw.
The people here insist on raisn' wheat,
the same as me;
With all that wheat a-selling', where is
To git things settled right there's only one
way 1 kin see.
We must git the Legislature fur to pass
another law,
The weather we've been gittin' doesn't
strike me as the best;
We must git the Legislature fur to pass
another law,
AS soon as human nature kin stand up to
any test
And show itself in glory, quite exempt
from any flaw
When from flirtin an from vanity all con-
sciences is clear.
When there amt no funny picters nor no
comments that's severe,
Ihere'll still be room fur effort to reform
the atmosphere:
An Wen git the Legislature fur to pass
another law. Washington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Five DROPS" has never been equaIed
Whittier no Lover Of Music

Mr.. Stanton's business took him to
Boston, so he settled his family in Chel-
sea, suburb from which you can see
the ocean and Bunker Hill monument
also. Whittier visited us there, and one
evening as the ladies We're about to sing
for his entertainment Mr. Stanton ex-
claimed: do not touch note; you
will put every nerve of Whittier's body
on edge" 1t seemed, to Mrs. Stanton,
so natural for a poet to love music that
she was surprised to know that it was a
torture to him.
While visiting the Stantons at Chelsea,
under the influence of the summer moon
and Mrs. Stanton's sympathy, Whittier
opened to her deeply-interesting page
Of his life, "a sad romance of love and
disappointment, that may not yet be told,
as some who were interested in the events
are still among the living Eliza beth
Cady Stanton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Women and Their Ways

A girl doesn't love every man she is
willing to go to Il dollar and half show
with.
After woman marries man she stops
she means.
I When Il girl has a photograph taken
showing good deal of her shoulders. it
is sign that she thinks she is pretty.
) The average girl may not be able to
name the postmaster-ge but she can
tell what kind of marriage service is
being used before the minister has read
half q dozen lines.
j A mother is never satisfied that she has
washed her. boys face clean unless his
kisses taste soapy. ss% -s.~
3 A woman is no longer interesting to a
man when she is no longer deceived when
he tells things that are not true.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Money to Burn in kansas-

In the state of Nebraska and in other
states of the Middle West the loan bust
ness, as it was formerly conducted, is
over. Hundreds of thousands of dol
lars Of Eastern money have been sent
back since last fall because there was
no market for it: Only recently bank
official in Central New York received let
ters of inquiry from Kansas asking as to
the value Of certain Investments. Some
persons i'll Kansas had money to lend in
the East 1t is a fact beyond dispute
that Western mortgages are being paid
off far in advance of maturity. One
agent of loan company told me that
from the West alone returns on unma-
tnred loans were coming in at his office at
the rate of $4,000 week faster than
he could put out the money again. He said
he was simply sending back all the East
ern money that was coming to him. He
could not find u market even for his
Western money.-Harpcr's Weekly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler 6; Wheeler, SO and 50
Loan and Trust building, Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
L. +. Bassford, milwaukee,, assgr., locking
device for wheel hubs; j. J. Guidineer,
Northern, elevator for grain self-binders
]. $. Rowell Beaver Dam, roof covering; ].
?. Runkel, Milwaukee, car coupling; H. C.
Swan, Oshkosh. spring shackle for vehicles;
F. G. Trapp, assgr., Port Washington, re-
volying chair
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

The largest single craving dock in the
world is the Prince of Wales dock, at
Southampton, which is $50 feet long by
ened to 1000 feet. The Empress dock, at
Southampton, is the only one in Britain
where deep-water loading and discharg-
ing berths can be reached by the longest
vessels at any hour irrespective of the
tide
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Try Grain-O: Try Grain.

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a
packageof GRAlN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The chill
dren may drink it without injury as we'll
as the adult. All who try it. like it..
GRAlN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains. and the most delicate stomach re-
ceiyes it without distress. u the price Of
coffee. 15c. and % cts. Der package, Sold
nv all ,rrncars
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Mover Content.

Some people are never content with
anything. They will not find exactly
what they want even in heaven, il they
know some one is there ahead of them.
For instance, some are great sufferers
from neuralgia. Friends have told
them what is best and certain to cure
them. Not content with what is said,
they suffer GU. Pain ravages and de-
vastatss the system, and leaves 1t a
barren waste. st. Jacobs Oil has cure.]
thousands. Just try it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
What Do the Children Drink?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
You tried the new food drink called
GRA1NO? 1t is delicious and nourish-
ing. and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children tho
more health you distribute through their
systems. Grain-O is made of pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
about "A as much. All grocers sell K. 15c.
and QEc
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Demand for More Battieshins

The Secretary Of the Navy has demanded
more battleships, and there can be no doubt
that Congress will consider his recommended
tions. Protection is what our sea ports re-
quire and Notifications will not adequately
supply this. Defense against all disorders
Of malarial type Is, however. adequately
afforded by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, an
efficient remedy, also, for constipation, bill
iousness, dyspepsia, rheumatism and nery-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

A man was recently convicted in Eng
land of having enlisted as a recruit in
fifteen places. decamping each time with
advance money. England loses about
100000 year from such operations.
w. S. Beekman describes, in Popular
Science News, sapphire, weighing nine
carats, which contains a bubble that ap-
pears and disappears with changes of
temperature. He believes that cavity
in the gem encloses quantity of car
bonic acid gas under great pressure.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

have had no experience with quuck-grass
or any other bad weed, but suppose they
can be eradicated by careful cultivation.
think there should be Il law enacted to
protect the farmer from buying impure
seed as is SO often the case. We cannot
greatest watchfulnesss is necessary to
avoid new weed nests.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

1t Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry
And is the only cure for Ch;lblalus,
Frost Bites, Damp, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all druggists and shoe
stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad.
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

For many years the exact burial place
of James Otis, one of the Revolutionary
leaders, has been shrouded in mystery
1t has now been discovered that he was
inferred in the old Granary burial
grounds in Boston,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

Henry Labouchere always dictates
his work to shorthand secretary. Al
though he has to great extent given up
the active editorial work in connection
with London Truth, he makes a point of
passing on all the proofs each week,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Water tor Fowls 10 Winter.

Every keeper Of fowls knows that cold
spell very quickly checks egg production.
Undoubtedly the cold has a direct influ-
ence in affecting this result. But it often
seemed to us that the sudden freezing VI,
of all water supplies had almost, if not
quite, as much to do with it, If fowls are
given plenty of food. the temperature of
their bodies does not vary one degree from
winter to summer. The difference is that
in warm weather they generally have sue
culent food and plenty of water. In Win
ter their food is mostly dry, and when Il
severe cold spell comes ON the drink which
is their health suddenly disappears. All
poultriers know that it is very injurious
to fowls to eat snow in winter, which
they will be sure to do if water is denied.
The water should be given warm both at
morning and evening, and kept so that the
fowls cannot soil it with their feet. This
is best done by jar standing in a dish
slightly larger than itself ON each side.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

Five is the sacred number of the Chi
nese, who have five planets, five cardinal
points, five virtues, five tastes, five mu-
steal tones, five ranks Of nobility and five
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children,
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home in New York,
cure Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teeth
ing Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and destroy Worms. Over 10000
testimonials. They never fail. At all
druggists, Csc. Sample FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

Figures have been collected in a sub
urb of Berlin showing that II per cent of
all the children work two to three hours
at home before school hours.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

cit Permanently Cured. No fits nervousness after
- ! y first days Of DR.. kne's Great Nerve Re-
storer Send for FREE 1890 trial bottle and treatise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

"A shoe dealer in New York says that
on account of the newspaper ridicule wom-
en- have almost entirely discontinued the
practice of sending slippers to their pas
tors at Christmas
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

We will forfeit $1,000 if any of our
published testimonials are proven to be
not genuine. THE IISO CO., War
rem Pa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18
Royal Letters in India.

A letter sent to native prince in In
dia is Il very elaborate affair. The paper
is specially made for the purpose, and is
sprinkled with gold leaf. Only the last
few lines of the somewhat lengthy docu-
ment contain the purport of the letter,
while the remainder is made up of the
usual roundabout and complimentary
phrases. 1t is folded in peculiar way,
with the flaps outward, and placed in Il
crimson and gold tint, with a slip-kno
of gold thread, attached to which is Il
pondrrous seal. The address, written on
L slip of parchment. is attached to the
outside bag. These details are very i'm
portant for polite letter-writing in India,
and if any of them We're omitted it
would be All insult to the person ad-
dressed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-02-18

Surveying by photography is gaining
ground. Over $4,000 square miles have
been photographically plotted and sur
veyed by the surveyor-general of Canada