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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Pure Water for Sheen.

Generally, clear running water is the
best for the flock. for the complete OK
posture of it to the air tends to the de-
composition and the neutralizing of the
suspended organic matter i'll it. There
is nothing the matter with the water of
clear, swiftly drumming brook in which
speckled trout will live.
The water drunk is absorbed directly
into the blood. OF course it cannot help
but take into the blood with it all the
impurities that are dissolved in it, and
many of those not dissolved, but sus-
pended in it on account of their exceed
ingly small bulk. Consequently the wa
ter must be pure or it becomes source
of infection and produces disease.
Water from sandstone or slate rock is
generally pure and may be used with
safety. Where salt marsh exists, or
some natural salt lick, used by deer and
buffalo when these animals covered the
plains, there the water is not only good
for drink but has an excellent effect 9th
erwise in preserving the general health
of the flock.
If food is that which supports the life
of an animal and increases growth and
weight, then water must be food, and it's
condition is to be thought of precisely
very much of the quality of the solid
food, but mostly anything is drank which
is water, whatever its condition may be.
This is mistake that should be correct
ed at once.
It. is also true that we'll water may
be equally injurious. Water from lime
stone, especially if magnesia is mixed
with it, produces various troublesome
diseases, one of which is exceedingly
common. This is that swelling of the
glands of the throat which is known as
goitre. The soft, baggy swelling may
he due to other causes as well. but it is
quite often due to water containing too
much lime magnesia.
b, As: the water is of such great impor-
lance it will pay to 60 to some trouble
to- purify it if there is any question of
its character. To expose water to the
air has a purifying effect on it,. If there
is an excess of alkali iii it this is neutral
lied and it's injurious effects otherwise
are avoided. So when the water is
charged with organic matter it may be
filtered, through sand in any convenient
way, and will thus be made safe for use.
American Sheep Breeder.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
A FATHERS STORY.

FROM the Euenino Crescent. App!eton. Wis.
A remarkable cure from a disease which
has generally wrecked the lives of chill
dren has attracted much attention among
the residents of Appleton.
The case is that Of little Willard Creech,
son of Richard D. Creech, a well known
employe Of one Of the large paper mills in
the Fox River Valley, The lad was at
lacked S by spinal disease and his parents
had given up all hope of his ever being
vel! again when, as by a miracle, he was
healed and il now in school as happy az
any of his mates.
Mr.. Creech, the father Of the boy, who
resides at 1862 Second street, Appleton.
Wisconsin,, told the following story.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

than better. In consulting Mrs. Pink
ham no hesitation need be felt, the
story is told to a woman and is wholly
confidential. Mrs. Pinkham's address
is Lynn, Mass, she offers sick women
her advice without charge.
Her intimate knowledge of women
troubles makes her letter of advice a
wellspring of hope, and her wide expert
ence and skill point the way to health.
81 suffered with ovarian trouble for
seven years, and no doctor knew what
was the matter with me. had spells
which would last for two days or more.
l thought would try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound 1 have
taken seven bottles of it, and am en-
tirely cured. "-MRs. JOHN FOREMAN, &c
n. Woodbury. Ave-, Baltimore, Md
The above letter from Mrs. Foreman
is only one of thousands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
PUN Dkin Seed IuiufiOus.

In feeding pumpkins to cows it should
be remembered that the seeds are very
o nae ,e aaq wa nat thsy 'nf %
come weak, and their milk yield will de-
crease rather than be increased. 1t is
this effect of their seeds that causes some
farmers to believe that pumpkins are no
good for cows. Care should be taken 10
keep the seeds where fowls will not get
at them. Geese will eat pumpkin SEEDS
greedily, and will grow lighter every day,
no matter how much else they are fed.
Seeds of the squash and Of melons
have the same effect as those of pump
kins.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Large Canal Expenditures,

The big canal bill to which Emperor
William. has publicly referred is now
ready forEintroduction in the, Diet in the
coming session. 1t provides for the ex-
penditure Of 40O,OOO,OOO. marks for the
Midland canal, 68,O0O,O00 marks for the
Dortmund-Rhine canal. $4,000, 600 marks
for watersheds, etc, in the Oder district;
100000 marks for the Berin-Stettin
Ship canal. 10000, 600 marks for the Ma
sovian canal and 2OOOO,OOO marks for
the improvement of the Weser river.
When the scheme is executed the main
waterways of Prussia will be connected
from the eastern extremity of the empire
to the harbors of the German ocea1,. -. !
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
FatteninE Turkeys.

Thanksgiving day will before long be
upon us, and from this time on there will
be more or less demand for turkey and
cranberry sauce. Those who have raised
turkeys for the market should now make
preparations for feeding them up, SO rs
erto they have been largely, if not wholly,
able to pick up their living off the stub
bles, grasshoppers, crickets, aud other H.
sects which they so keenly hunt for and
enjoy. But with the advent of cooler
nights such fare has decreased, and from
now on they must receive good food i'll
order that they may be sent to market
i'll the plump state necessary to secure the
top prices. And here it would be well to
repeat, what has been so often said be-
fore, that the birds which fetch the high
est figures are medium-sized, well-fatted
young hens or cocks, ranging from nine
to twelve or thirteen pounds in weight
nicely dressed and plucked. Hens are
chiefly sought after in the cities, but that
is, principally, because the cocks are kept
so long before being marketed that they
there is not so much difference in the ia
BILE qualities of young hens and cocks
marketed early. Shippers of old birds,
even when they are we'll fattened, cannot
expect to realize the same prices for them
as for young stock. OF course, they can
De so!d, put, except, perhaps, at Christ
mas time, or during time of slack sup
ply, the difference in price between the
two kinds is very considerable. For quick
fattening. it is better to pen the turkeys
up, letting them out every few days for
exercise. A very good feed to encourage
growth and to fatten as we'll is boiled
potatoes, mashed, mixed with meal and
fed warm. The addition of milk, if posi-
ble, will greatly assist in the putting on
~ Incl h<Nln l.
least once day, old corn being best for
the purpose; new corn having a tendency
to make them scour. If the fattening
process is not to be hurried, the turkeys
need not be penned up so strictly, but it
is we'll not to let their run be too large.
It is better, however, as soon as they are
large enough. to pen them and get them
fattened for the market as quickly as pos
sible, as food is saved thereby. Meat
scraps are often fed to fattening turkeys
to take the place of their natural food
insects.-Farmers' Advocate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
500 Reward 500.

to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all It's stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
upon the blood and e mucous Surfaces of ths
system. thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease; and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature III doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers. that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address, y. J. CHENEY & CO.,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
What Do the Children Drink ?

Don't give them tea OF coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink callet
GRA1N-O? It is delicious and nourish
ing, and takes the place Of coffee. Th,
more Grain-O you give the children tn,
more health you distribute through theil
systems. Grain o is made ofpure grains
the choice grades of coffee, but cost.
about N as much. All grocers sell it. 15c
and 25c.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
The Stiff-Necked Race.


Introducing the high. stiff collar has
been daring step for fashion," said an
authority on modes. "They make of the
sweetest woman in the world a relentless
heing, who turns with unbended glance
to acknowledge the most gracious atten-
ton. a real descendant of Mr.. Pharaoh.
wound up to the last pitch of. stiff
ness. she must move according to her
machinery. Her eyes may cast sweet
glances, but the collar forbids grace, and
the jar of unbalanced conditions DESTROYS
harmony.
How 1.-THE is a beautiful neck, turn
ing and swaying amid soft folds of lace,
revealing graceful curve and snowy white
ness!
''To be sure, the collar is trim and
natty; but must it be two inches deep?
There is said to be sore throat peculiar
to speakers who read from notes. The
continued bend in the neck brings the
wrong muscles into play, and the vocal
organs are often injured. May not the
unna turalness of continued stiffness be
equally Injurious? You know that thor
ongh-going hygienists say there should
be ventilation from the neck of dress,
and this may be secured by cutting the.
dress in slight V shape. r.:
''Notice how quickly the collar is 1oos-
ened. or off it's comes, and a kandker-
chief substituted, when one is busy
"The zenith of the collar is reached. I
hope Surely higher no collar can rise"
New York Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Shadrach. Mesha CHI and Abednenr

John Speer is back from a visit to his
old home, Portsmouth, Penn, which he
saw for the first time since 1843. On ar
riying in the town the first people he in
quired for were Shadrach, Meshaeh and
Abednego Hanna. These three were his
boyhood chums. They were triplets, and
Mr. and Mrs. Hanna had named them
for the Bible characters who went down
into the fiery furnace. Speer says that
Andrew Jackson once came to the town
and saw the triplets, giving each of them
So. Two of them long since died, but
Abednego, is, still alive. Speer looked up
the files Of the. old town paper and read
over articles which he had placed in type
fifty-six years ago.-Kansas City Jour
-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Sold by Druggists, 75c.

The board of directors of the Mary
land state bureau of immigration has in
structed Cornelius W. Van der Hoogt,
secretary of the board, to 60 to Holland
for the purpose of obtaining a number Of
immigrants with whom to settle a colony
in MarYland
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O!

Ask yonr Grocer today to show you 8
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The chill
dren may drink it without injury as wei
as the adult. Ali who try it, like it
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown OIL
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach re
ceives it without distress. n the price Of
coffee. 15c. and 25 cts. per package. Sole
by all grocers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

The wood sawyers of Atlanta, Ca,
have raised the price of saving stove
wood from IS cents to 81 per day. Ev-
cry member of the organization is a
blind man q crinO1p
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
How to Dress Calves.

Calves from 3 to weeks old, and
weighing about one hundred pounds or
say from 80 to 12O pounds. are the
most desirable weight for shipment. The
head should be cut out, so as to leave the
hide of the head on the skin, says an
exchange. The legs should be cut off at
the knee; joint. The entrails should all
be removed, excepting the kidneys and
liver, which should not be taken out.
Cut the carcass open from the neck
through the entire length-from head to
bumgut. If this is done they are not so
apt to sour and spoil during hot weather.
Many fine carcass has spoiled in hot
weather because Of it's not being cut open
Do not wash the carcass out with water.
but wipe it out with a dry cloth. Do
not ship until the animal heat is entirely
out of the body. and never tie the carcass
up in a bag, as this keeps the air from
circulating and makes the meat more La
bic to become. tainted. Mark for ship
ment by fastening a shipping tag to the
hind leg. Calves under fifty pounds
should not be shipped (sixty pounds is the
minimum weight in the Chicago market).
and are liable to be condemned by the
health officers as unfit for food. Mer-
chants. too. are liable to be fined. if found
selling these slunks. for violation of the
law. Very heavy calves, such as have
been fed OIL buttermilk. never sell we'll
in our market-they are neither veal nor
beef
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

-Multnomah Lodge of Freemasons has
just celebrated it's fiftieth anniversary in
Oregon City. It is noteworthy because
it was the first Masonic lodge esta blished
west of the Missouri river.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

A crop OF sprains and bruises is har-
vested from outdoor sports. The cure is
the crop st. Jacobs Oil delights in as
the triumph of the season, the one that
beats the record
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

The Shah has in his palace at TIE
heran, Persia, Pinch globe, upol
which the parts Of the world are set ou
in jewels of various colors-England will
rubies, India with diamonds, the sea will
emeralds, and so on.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

The Savoy theater in London has
been deliberately reyiving the charming
operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, and finds
its reward in as great popularity as at
tended their first DresentatiO
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Russian, Rural Lie.

: In the early days Of my childhood we We
occupied with NJ. Poulain, our tutor, one
OF the separate houses on my fathers es-
tate, entirely for ourselves, says Prince
Aropotkin in the Atlantic; and after HIS
method Of education was softened by the
intervention of our sister Helene. we were
ON the best possible terms with him., We
oughly enjoyed our stay in the country.
and let us enjoy it. The woods; the
walks along the river; the climbing over
the hills Of the old fortress, which Pou-
lain made alive for us as he told us how it
was defended by the Russians, and how it
was taken by the Tartars: the little adj
ventures, in one Of which Poulain became
our hero BY saving Alexander from drown.
ing-yielded no end of new and delightful
Impressions. Large parties were organ
lied. also, in which all the family took
part, sometimes picking mushrooms in the
woods, and afterward taking tea in the
midst OF the forest, where man a hun
dred years old lived alone with his little
grandson, taking care of bees. At other
times we went TO- one of fathers villages
where big pond had been dug, In which
lived inthat village. Her familyswas one
of the poorest; besides her husband, she
had only q small boy to help her, and q
girl, my foster-sister, who became later on
Q preacher and virgin" in thes Noncon-
formist sect to which they belonged.
There was no bound to her Joy when I
came to see her. Cream, eggs, apples and
honey were all that she could offer; but
the way in which she offered them, in
bright wooden plates, after having covered
the table with a fine snow-white linen ia
blecloth of her own make with the Rus
sian Nonconformists absolute cleanliness
isl matter of relision), and the fond
time the warmest feelings in my heart,
j must say the same of the nurses of my
elder brothers, Nicholas and Alexander.
Few people know what treasures of good.
ness can be found In the hearts Of Rus
sian peasants, even after centuries; Of the
most shameful oppression, which might
well hare sembittered them. %SS I
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

Cold weather is just as apt to affect
the nerves as any other part of the
body, and neuralgia sets in. st. Jacobs
Oil is just as certain to cure it as it
cures the general pains and aches OF the
hO0v
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
"A Thrilling Scene in the Field Hos
pital ut Gnaslmas.

pital 1T Guasimas.
There i'll one incident of the day which
shines out in my memory above all others
now as I lie in New York hospital
writing. 1t occurred at the field hospital
About dozen or us We're lying there. A
continual chorus of means rose through
the tree branches overhead. The sur
geons, with hands and barred arms drip
ping. and clothes literally saturated with
pare the wounded for the journey down
to Siboney. Behind me lay Capt. Nc
Clintock with his lower leg-bones literally
ground to powder. He bore his pain as
calamity asshe had led his men, andethat
is saying much. I think Maj. Brodie was
also there. It was doleful group. Am
putation and death stared its members in
their gloomy faces.
Suddenly voice started softly,
Ny country, it's of thee
Sweet land of liberty,
OF thee sing.
Other voices took it up:
Land where my fathers died.
Land Of the Pilgrims pride
The quivering, quavering chorus, pune
tuated by groans, and made spasmodic by
pain, trembled up from that little group
Of wounded Americans in the midst of the
Cuban solitude-the Quickest, most heart
felt song that human beings ever sang
There was one voice that did not quite
keep up with the others. 1t was SO weak
that I did not hear it until all the rest
had finished with the line,
Let Freedom ring.
Then halting, struggling, faint it repeated
slowly,
Observation-Disclosures
Let Freedom ---
The last word was a woeful cry. One
more son had died as died the fathers
From "A Wounded Correspondents Rec
objections of Guasimas," by Edward Mar
shall in Scribner's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

=. In the early days of Rome the ladies
of that city wore such heavy earrings
that they made the ears sore. and some.
times tore the 'lobes. There were doctors
whose business was chiefly to heal ears
thus injured. r.~ -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
beats the record,
Lanes Family Medicine.

- The Boston Transcript observes that
on November 8 the man who has the
most crosses will be the best satisfied.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough a,
sample bottle free. Sold in Is and 80
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

1t is said that the peasant Of the
south of France spends on food for d
family of five an average of twopence a
day. ... .-s.D.;.t II , - + 3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
Where to Buy Your Piano,

Write for our special price-list. We
sell the finest pianos at manufacturers
prices. New uprights from $3.50 up.
The s. A. Mondschein Piano Co,
412 BroadWaE Milwaukee, Wis.
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Bank of England. notes are n

from new white linen cuttings-never
from anything that has been worn. So
carefully is the paper prepared that even
the number of dips into the pulp made by
each workman is registered on dial by
machinery.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price, Is and Soc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption cured me of bad lung trouble.
Mrs. J. Nichols, Princeton, Ind.
Mar. &C. 1895.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

Among the 100000 persons employ ed
in Russia's factories, about 100000 arc
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

."-Physioloyists say that Of all people
In middle life. at least one-third have one
ear in some degree affected by deafness.
n. n ~ ~ S5s9f#s y RI NJ IA az
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18
CONSULTING A WOMAN;
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Inspires
Confidence and Hope.

Examination by male physician is
a hard trial to delicately organized
woman.
She puts it off as long as she dare.
and is only driven to it by fear of can
Ger, polypus, or some dreadful ILL.,
Most frequently such woman leaves
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

physicians Office
here she has I'M
'rgone a critical
animation with
impression, more
less, of discour-
agement.
i This condi-
\ ton of the
mind destroys
the effect of
advice; and
g he grows
worse rather
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

Americans pay 100000 year for
looking glasses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-11-18

CQ1n ever.
"H 10y came that here?" gasped
Denie smiled. ~
- Mrs. Sargent liked it so much that she
bought it" explained Mrs. Sargent's COM
panion. "She thought it resembled me a
little. She is very well-to-do, you know
Dick still gaped ut the picture,
Aren't you going to shake hands with
meY pouted Denie. + s:2 - +
II Dick wheeled round and took possession
of both Denies hands. Then he drew her
toward him and kissed her OH the lips
ever so many times, and she did not resist
very much. At a s r. - ~ " ~ r..
you'll marry me now, won't YOU,
Denie" he observed" I've got that thou
sand in the bank, and Pm making about
FIVE hundred a year; 50 | can afford a
wife. Now say yes. =" &c IT, :.
Yes or Mop :" demanded Dick inl-
Well, when he put it like that, Denie
could hardly say mo, could she? Then
in came Mrs. Sargent, actually with a
smile on her priln and severe COUNTS
nance, and Dick imperatively asked her
to release Denie from her engagement,
because he: wanted to marry her. And
Mrs. Sargent, after some demur, said
that Denie should be allowed to leave
her in three months time. And in three
months time Denie did leave her, and
married Dick; and away they went to the
sunny South, Mrs. Sargent promising to
leave their house in Hampstead quite
ready for them by the time they got back.
sz.* Nv. sisgs3s .5s.s s
At.Ihe end Of q month they got back,
and the first object that greeted Dicks
eye when he entered the drawing-roOm
of his house on his return was his ..Por-
trait of O .Lady 81. -
BY Jove, he exclaimed, what 4
brick she Is She's given us this pic
ture @ ID .ss s 80 -
..Oh, no; she hasn't Z disagreed Denie,
hat do you % esp, ~ our g woman e; ~
deutanded Dick. 'sz
It's mine explained Denie