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The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
Petroleum Fuel.

1t is also gratifying to learn that the
experiments which the bureau of steam
engineering is carrying out in the Stiletto
in the use of liquid fuel are meeting with
complete success. The great advantages
the bunkers or tanks by gravity. thus do
ing away with tho tedious and costly
loading by hand. 1t can be brought into
the furnaces without handling, thus re-
ducing the number of stokers. and it pro-.
duces no ashes. A ton of oil, moreover.
contains about twice as much heating
power as ton of coal, and hence the
amount of fuel supply may be doubled
sell. With a combim ton Of liquid fuel
and the turbine in the same vessel we
may look for some great developments in
the present government experiments.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
Soap Applied to tho ocean.

The North German Lloyd steamship
"Gera. which recently arrived in New
York from Bremen, ran into tempest
in midoceap Oh January Z, and shipped
the crests of many combers. Her COM
mander decided to try the efficiency of
soft soap and oil on the waters. 1t is, of
course usual for storm-tossed vessels to
use oil in the quieting of troubled waters,
but the combination of soft soap and oil
is rare. 1t was run from the closet pipes
on the weather side. about sixty feet
abaft of the beam. About eight gallons of
soft soap and four gallons of thick lu-
bricating oil We're used. The soft soap
was dropped through onr pipe and, the oil
appeared on the sea and the crests ceased
break king aboard. The storm moderated
next day and the 'Gera" was able to
make her usual winter weather speed the
rest of the trip. s5 3. .sz'.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
Breeding for E1 l.

One Of the best methods of increasing
the. capacity. of fowls for egg production
IS to set the eggs Of those fowls which are
themselves most prolific of eggs. 1t is,
OF course, assumed that the hens are mat
cd with full-bred cocks of the best egg
producing breeds: There are even in
full-bred fowls some individual peculiari-
tics'' which count for much, and one of
these is the propensity to give the largest
part of bodily energy and feed to egg
s!roduetion. The hens that are hest for
this purpose are always lively, and have
particularly bright red combs. When
they stop laying. they are not mopish and
Ft'o not fatten, but continue lively and soon
begin. laying again. "a flock Of fowls
bred from such hens, and thus continued
for three. or four generations, would pro-
duce q breed whose chief distinction would
not be form or eolor,s' but the ability to
produce the greatest number of eggs in d
season. This We believe is the way in
which the best egg-producing breeds have
been originated, uhd it is certainly neces-
sary to keep them from degenerating in
this respect. +. :. .e-.s j: - :.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

that can be twisted and turned into any
shape. 1t is nearly always trimmed with
feathers, and where roses are used they
match the color of the velvet. They are
seen in white, pink, red, and even in
black, blue and mahogany. COQuc
plumes are used on hats and toques,
but ostrich feathers are more often seen
than the toque, and are put on under
the brim so as to fall over the hair, as
the mass of flowers did Oh the summer
hats.
Instead of being turned up in the back
as the summer hats were, they are
turned up i'll the front. Theater hats
are. small, being more in the coronet
style than the little Dutch bonnet. Felt
hats have the long came's hair effect.
and are covered with long silky hair of
Il lighter shade. Walking hats are turn
cd up on both sides. more or less, and
are trimmed with loose summer yelling.
in white or black, and coquc feathers.
1t is the largest hat that is shown
most, heavily trimmed with feathers.
Jet and gilt are not worn so much. but
rhinestones set in silver and cut steel
are used.
The picture hat is appropriate in every
place but the theater. and this season it
is worn great deal to church.
Helen Grnv-Pavo
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Most of the Time She. Vas Confined to Fed.
good old Irish and Scotch stock, we did
not think it'was that. Our doctor called
the disease by An odd name, which, as
afterward learned, meant lack of blood.
! 1t is impossible to describe the feeling
John and had as we noticed our daugh-
ter slowly passing away from .us. We
finally found, however. a medicine that
seemed to help her, and from the first we
noticed decided change for the better,
and after three months treatment her
health was so greatly improved yo,i would
not have recognized her. She gained in
flesh rapidly and soon was in perfect
health. The melicineused was DR.. Will
iams' Pink Pills for Eale People. I.have
always kept these pills in the house since
aud have recommended them to many
people. have told many mothers about
them and they have effected some Won
derfml cures. - l. -.5l s<.r.,.
& Every mother in this land should keep
these pills in the house, as they are good
for many ailments, particularly those
arising frpm impoverished or disepsed
blood, and Wen akened nerve force.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, IS and 50
Loan and Trust building, Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
C.. :. Beebe;, Racine. bicycle; n. A.
air-tompressors: G. NJ. Doersch. assignor.
Antigo. tire-tightener: W. Doyle and E.
Cartwright, Milwaukee, rolls for straight
eninE naetal rails aud bars; F.. EgSers, Two
Rivers. bieycle-losstng stand; +. F. Fitz-
mill carriages: W. c. Foster, La Crosse,
assignor. fish knife and scaler; f. Gleason,
Onalas&z. automatic vending machine; j.
A. Hagan. adjustable staging; E. F.. Hills,
Medina. seed drill: A. n. Lundquist. Ke-
nosha. assignor machine for removing hair
from hides: J. Mallmann, assignor. Sheboy-
gan. cash register: o. L. Parmenter. Mil
waukee. cigar cell, series three patents;
II. {. Swan, Oshkosh, antirattling device
for nth wheels; H. {. Swan, Oshkosh, ad-
Unstable step-pad: Il: and H. Weber. Mil
waukee. device for Inserting or removing
inner tubtS of tires
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
Sliding Barn Doors.

There should lie no toleration Of the
old-fashioned swinging barn doors, which
winds will soon break from their hinges,
making it impossible to operate them ex-
'ccpt by lifting the door and carrying
it around. says the American Cultivator.
The sliding doors on iron rollers are easi-
ly kept in order. and are worked so easily
advantage that the door may be slightly
opened and kept in that position, which
would be difficult to do with door swing
ing on hinges. The sliding door came
into use when basement barns were con-
structed. In such case the doors on the
lower side. where they were ten to twelve
feet above the basement, had to be put
on rollers. The convenience of the slid
ing door now makes it more desirable on
barns, however they may be constructed.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
Are the Pullets Lavinr?

With a season where obstacles of al
most every form have been encountered,
the farmer who has hens, few or many,
must be looking very earnestly for eggs.
Arc. the pullets laying? If not, what is
the trouble? If early-hatched and now
five months old they should be shelling
out eggs worth two cents each in the
market. If they fail of their duty some
thing is wrong, and to find what that is
and remove it is the first duty of the
farmer. Is it an overfat condition. or IA
tendency to fat forming? Is it that the
birds are lousy or the nests filthy? Is it
because of lack either of food or exer-
else! Assuming that the birds are from
four and one-half to five months old one
Of *these questions will probably touch
the seat of the difficulty. Attend to the
pullets and they will attend to you. Get
the machinery for egg-buiiding into ope-
ration at the earliest possible moment
and keep it busy until April. Then the
years account will balance itself in a
fair manner and the secret of successful
poultry keeping be solved.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
A BENEFACTRESS' KIND ACT
From the Evening Nets. Detroit. Micl

From Tie Evening NetS, Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. John Tansey, of 13O Baker street,
Detroit, Mich, is one of those women
who always know what tc do in trouble
and sickness. One that is a mother to
those in distress. 70 reporter she said:
II am the mother of ten children and
have raised eight of them. Several years
ago we had a serious time with my duugh-
ter, which began when she was about
sixteen years old. She did not have any
serious illness, but seemed to gradually
waste away. Having never had any con-
sumption in our family, as we come of
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
3D. f-- -r
ny AND ny,

We shall see a mighty change, '" = -,
-. by aild by, ~
: See some revelations strange,
By and by,
All the customs Of today
IN the past will fade away,
Life Will Dc as sunny May,
BY and by. e.
Men whom We elect to power
BY and by,
OF the land win be the flower
They Uni seek the peoples veal,
VIII not look with tirelcss zeal
For Il chance to make u steal,
BY aud by.
Politicians will be pure,
Ry and by,
Doctors never fail to cure,
BY and by,
Our Officials all will be
Clear OF sin and infamy,
From dishonesty be free,
by and by.
Not = IT. t"tt,ing It'll st. tongue Wen hear
Not scandal wound the eur,
BY and by,
Ministers will cease to. teach
Doctrines out Of common reach;
Pure religion they will preach,
ny NuO uS.
Sex will surely cut no ice,
BY and by,
Woman will not shy at mice,
Ry.and by,
When they get the coming chance
They will march in the advance,
Anu may even wear the pants,
BY and by.
They will never wed for fame,
by and by.
win not seek 4 titled name,
BY and by,
No divorces will be given,
Not n marriage tie be rlven,
Every home will be Il heaven,
BY and by.
Lawyers to the truth will stick,
by and by,
Nor attempt a legal trick,
BY and by,
In the courts the men Of fame
And the men Of humble name
Will be treated lust the same,
BY and by.
This will be our funny state,
BY and by,
1t Is coming, sure as fate,
BY and by,
Though your lips and mine be dumb
In the grave, 'tis sure to come
With the great millennium,
BY and by.
Denver Evening Post.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
"Overlriving Draft Horses.

The draft horse never has so hard and
sound hoof.as the horse used from colt
hood to rapid drying Oh the road He
not only needs to be kept shod when
driven, but the greatest care should be
taken that he never be overdriven. 1t
is not in their lungs, but in their feet,
that draft horses most often go wrong
when used freely on the road. Their
weight unfits them for rapid driving, as
even if their feet were sound. the extra
weight with which each foot would come
upon the ground means Il jar not only
to the foot but to tho entire system. But
in most cases it is the. feet that usually
give out after hard driving on the road.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
The Best Tuxkeys for Breeding.

1t is not surprising that turkeys should
soon run out and become inferior in every
way, when we remember how so many
farmers choose their. breeding stock. All
the late birds stunted by corn feeding
while young are saved. while those that
are large and fine are sent to market.
The idea is that the small bird will be
fully grown. and as large as the largest
by spring. But it never is. Saving the
best birds for breeders insures earlier lays
ing of eggs, and an early crop of turkeys
next year.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
FOR THE FARMER.
A Retreat.

= =. J.-.' A Retreat. =s~
A place know, the haunt of dreams,
= A quiet space, deep hidden away,
Where softened fall the MONDAY CLEANS, I
Where one might so alone to pray. -
There little winds are whispering round;
One sometimes hears the hermit thrush;
The passing foot awakes no sound
In that sweet sanctuary's hush,
!, who today must toll and spin,
Near the great ttty's thrObbing heart,
=. Unto that white peace enter In.
OF that pure silence am part.
Margaret T.. sangster In Harper's Maga
zine
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
The G.. yerDmcuf.s Domain

!ne commissioner OF the general land of
zee has submitted his report TO the Secretary
II ~: Interior. Compared with last year,
.ries, aggregaiing 37S.G2j acres Quite pro
portinnate to this Is the falling off in general
health when no efrcrt IL made to reform ir-
regularity Of the bowels This can easily be
accomplished with the aid OF Hos;etirr's
Stomach Eittcrs, also n remedy for malaria,
dyspepsia. rheumatism and liver trouble
COSTS for the appeal in Earl Kussc.Ts
divorce case have been ap;urtopcd Ly ,h.
court. They amount to $19.l0Q for the
TWO sides, of course not counting counsel
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
DROPS ssss,s PIE sa; ;as stss:;Ss ss::

tlSln, neuralgia, asthma and kindred
ailments. The. trade mark is self-ex-
planatory. Five Drops make dose.
The effect is magical. In days gone by
other alleged cures have been marketed
with the promise to take effect in thirty
days or more. Five Drops begins to
cure at once. Immediate relief is felt.
The manufacturers of Five Drops have
thousands Of testimonials from reliable
people, copies of many of them gladly
sent upon application. In order to more
effectively advertise its merits the com
pany will for the next thirty days send
out 100000 of their sample bottles Of
TINS positive cure for % cents bottle
by mail prepaid. Large bottle, 300
doses. 81 for thirty days bottles
$500. Those suffering should write
TO the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Com
pany. 167-169 Dearborn street. Chicago,
Ill., and take advantage of this gener-
Gus offer This company is reliabl
and promptly fill eyery order.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
StrAW "A EaAd.

Though straw is generally aud truly re-
garded as very poor feed for stock, it is
no uncommon thing to see fattening ani-
mails that are fed highly on grain and
meal helping themselves to the straw
stack This Is, however. only another
.ssidence of the nfceesity Of q great va
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
E'lO1rfnr in -Russia

Flogging has become so Indispensable in
Russia that some inventor has perfected
machine which saves the human arm.
Under the fagellation of the machine
taxes and arrears are. to BECOME speedily
no.lolfad .. " -. - :. 49,. = = E--'
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
WINTER PICTURE HATS.
A Most Novel and Startling Design
for Snowy Piece Of
Millinery.

The swell hat is the hat that attracts
attention without being gaudy, and it
is snowy and elegant. There is really
no other name for it but "swcll," after
all.
The foundation of nearly every pic
ture hat this year is big fiat hat
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
OH. WHAT SPLENDID coFErr

Mr.. Goodman. Williams County, ILL.,,
writes: "From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry costing 10 cents |
grew 300 pounds Of better coffee than
can buy in stores at 80 cents pound
A package of this and big seed cata-
logue is sent you by John A. Salzcr
Seed Co., Lacrosse, Wis, upon receipt
Of Is cents stamps and this notice. en-.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

\ London publication called the Quill
driver was established as medium
through which authors may review their
own works. In Berlin. Die Zukunft,
leading weekly periodical, has had this
as a standing feature for years-and
highly successful one. too. =
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
GhSi6ron

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 nerer .fail At all
druggists, Csc. Sample FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
BARLEY.
t73 Bus. Per Acre

t73 Bus. Per Acre.
Jno. BREEDER, 3IishicOtt,
Wis, grew, In 1896, J73
bus. OF Salzer's StlverKfng
Farley from one meas
uTed acre, sworn to by
five witnesses. That's Inn
meHse, bat you see Sal
Zer's Seeds are bred to
produce! That's why You
get such big yields.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

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 rcicc. 25 and SOC
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Basam will stop the cough nj
once. Go to your druggist today and get
sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and So
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan
gerOuS.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo Qulnlne Tablets All Druggists
refund tho money II 1t fails to cure. Csc
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
beware OF Ointmcnts for CatarrI
that Contain Mercury.

smell and completely dcranSe the whole
system when entering 1t through the MUCOUS
surfaces. Such articles should never be
USED except on prescriptions from reputable
phFsicians, MS the damage they will do Is
ienfold to the good you can possibly derive
from ihc'n lIaIi.s Catarrh Cure manufact-
ured by +. J. Cheney Il Co.. Toledo. o..
". acting directly upon the blood and mn.
:o:s surfaces OF the system In buying
nalIs catarrh Cure, be sure you get the
genuine IT Is taken Internally. and made In
mOniaiS free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle
A Philadel phia man wrote his will on
the fly leaf Of Il Bible. and the court com
PEELED the whole book to be filed for pro-
batp
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

One million three hundred thousand
pounds worth of pickles and sauces are
exported from England to other countries
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

1t Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry
And is the only cure for Chilblalus,
Frost Bites, Damp, Sweating Eeeti
Corns aud BuniQns. Ask for Aliens
FooEEase, powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all druggists and shoe
stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. LeRox. NY
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
Circulation is immense.

The aggregate! annual circulation of the
world's periodicals is 12,0O6, ,OO0, 900, and
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

There arc about 2OO.OOO Croats in the
United States, most of them engaged in
Agriculture
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

The tonnage of the German Mer-
chants navy has increased from 1,O65..
600 to 100000 tons during the past
fwpntV YparS
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
Lanes Family Medic

The Swiss universities have about
500 female students this winter, 314 Of
them are 1T Geneva.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

-Transylvania railroad employees have
been notified by the Hungarian govern
ment that unless they Magyarize their
names they will be discharged
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

There are 10 mountains IN Colorado
Whcse peaks aresoyer IL 600, feet above.
the ocean loyell, "ss'.95
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

The wearing Of orange blossoms as a
bridal decoration originated in the days
of the Crusaders.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

-San Marino, the little republic in the
Appenines, has proved that it is up to date
by having Il bank failure and arrestinc all
tho SiraftnrS for fraud
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

A man recently died at Paris who
had kept a list of all the cigars he ever
smoked-62S,113 in all.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
OATS.

2C0 Bus Per Acre.
salZcr'g Silver Mine Oats
sfiiiieads the world, with
n record right here in
Wisconsin Of E3l busheIs
per acre in 1896. What
more do You wish? Don't
this beat SU? You see,
SalZers Se.N.s are bred up
to big yields: iS4OO in
gold we pay for ma me OF
fbf1r ucW naf wnIdrrl.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

We will forfeit $1,000 if any of our
published testimonials are proven 20 BE-
not genuine. The Piso Co.. Warren. Pa
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
WHEAT.
40 cts. a Rushel.

With Salzer's new crea-
uons In spring Wheat-to
be sown Before April 26-
yOu can raise wheat [ at 4Oc
q buSIlel and make money.
How? Why, Sal>ers Mar
vel Wheat has q record of
so 5us. per acre In Iowa,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesOta, Mich, Ind, etc.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

In Persia cutting the hair is sign
of mourning.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
y Druggists, price 15c per bottle
There Ia n Ciass oT PoonIo

TITO IL CLASS or People
Who are Injured by the use Of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new prcparntion
called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without dis
trcss, and but few can tell it from cof-
Zee. 1t does not cost over one-fourth AS
much. Children may drink it with great
benefit. 15c. and 25c. per package.
Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
In the FrancO-tierman war every
third German soldier had a. map of the
country through which he was travelling.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

The Massachusetts militia is to dis
pense with the bayonet.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
GRASSES,

Largest growers of fresh.
live Grasses and Clover
seeds in the world-hence
our seeds are guaranteed.
You can bet on our Glover
and Grass Seeds growing:
And such yields-6 tons OF
h4E nor oPrPf
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

Mrs. WinslOW's SOOTHING SYHur for chll.
drcn teethng, softcns the gums, red duccs in IN
nation ALA Us pain cures wind collie. &C bottle
Connecticut claims parrot 11S years
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

Osaka has been called the New York
of Japan. With the manufacturing vii
lagos that cluster around it, it has popu-
lation of about 1000. 900.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
CORN.
POTATOES.

2G8 bus. per acre-that's
wonderful. Well, SalZers
seeds are bred to yieldei
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

1857 BUS. Per Acre.
We know you can't be-
Heve Tits too big! But
SalZers Seeds are bred to
big yields.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25
VEGETABLES.

Finest, earliest to be had.
Our"isconSin Seed can't
be beat Why buy your
seeds in stores when for
less money you can buy
them delivered free Ofus7
30 pksS. Earliest feGeta-
bies Sl.G0. postpaid.'
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-02-25

Hoods Pills cure sick headache. 25e.
The evening times., 1898-05-30

tors with three OF the noblest emotions
OF the human race. The hrst poems
were always sung. and the arst music
WAS probably chant 1t u Impossible
to associate either music or poetry with
the celebration Of any Of the baser In
stincts of human nature. We do not
make poetry or songs about the things
we are ashamed Of. When a man does
anything of which he is ashamed he
does 1t in silence and secretly. No he
roic motive In the history of mankind
hrs existed without its poetry. No
mean action has. when Its meanness
was recognized. been the inspiration Of
any song.
Poetry is allied to the great laws OF
mathematics through its form. the laws
Of which are as exact as those Of music
or astronomy; II is allied through as
sociation with all the noblest feelings OF
the human heart: 1t Is allied to all the
truths of science and philosophy
through that strange faculty Of intui-
ton, which some men have always had.
bpt which most men are but now be-
ginning to recognize; 1t Is In itself IN
art which only that transcendent thing
called genius can master: and to be
poet one must be high Of thought. quick
OF ear. full OF Imagination. sympathetic
Of heart. and master OF all the shades
of language-forms. Literature b crys-
tallized human thought. and poetry Is
crystallized literature.