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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24
THE ILLS OF WOMEN
And How Mrs. Pinkham Helps
Overcome Them.

Mrs. NARY BoILINaER, 11o1 Mariana
ST., Chicago, ILL.,, to Mrs. Pinkham: 81
" have been troubled for the past
two years with falling Of the womb
lencorrhea, pains over my body, sick
headaches, backache, nervousness and
weakness. tried doctors and various
remedies without relief. After taking
two bottles of Your Vegetable Com
pound, the relief I obtained was truly.
wonderful. / have now taken several
more bottles of your famous medicine.
and can say that I am entirely cured. =
Mrs. HENRY Dom, No. 500 Findley St,
Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mrs. Pinkham
For . long time I suffered with
chronic Inflammation of the womb,
pain in abdomen and bearinp-down
feeling. Was very nervous at times, and
SO weak I was hardly able to do any
thing. Was subject to headaches, also
troubled with leucorrhea. After doc
toring for many months with different
physicians, and getting no relief, I had
given up all hope of being well
again when I read of the great good
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was doing. decided immedi-
ately to give it trial. The result was
simply past belief. After taking four
bottles Of Vegetable Compound and
using three packages of Sanative Wash
l can say I feel like q new woman. 1
deem it my duty to announce the fact
to my fellow sufferers that Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable remedies have
entirely cured me of all my pains and
suffering. I have her alone to thank
for my recovery, for which I am CRATE
full. May heaven bless her for the
good work she is doing for our sex"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24
GHOSTS OF SOUND.
Singular and Very Unexplainab1e Phe-
homena Of Fog Signals,

Singular and Very Unex p1ainab1e Phe-
homena Of Fog Signals.
The lighthouse lamp, at least, is station
airy and can be manipulated; but the rest
less, spreading waves of sound escape
from the hand which would analyze them,
and speed upon a course apparently &C.
centric. What causes the capricious
freaks of the fog-sjgnal is a question for
which there is no satisfactory explana-
ton.
With every precaution taken to meet the
emergencies Of thick weather, it would
seem aim ost impossible for accidents to
occur; and yet SO popular is the error that
sound is always heard in all directions
from its source in proportion to its in
tensity and force, and according to the
distance of the listener from it, that sail
ors continue obstinately to trust the fall
lib!lity of their own ears, although numer-
GUS shipwrecks have emphasized the fact
that addition is subject to alterations I'M
der circumstances where little expected.
Often. when vessel has stranded in
fog, it mas been charged against the keep
err of the neighboring lighthouse that he
failed to blow the guiding signal, but SUBJ
whistle had been at full blast all the while
when the accident occurred. This curious
phenomenon led scientific men to study
more closely what appeared to be a de-
parture from the laws of acoustics. A
most perplexihg feature, common to all
ear signals, was discovered. They zap
pear to be surrounded by belt, varying
in radius from one to one and half
miles, fro1n which the SOUND seems to be
away from the station, the sound will be
heard for about a mile, then it will be ex-
tinguished for the same distance, after
which it will become distinctly audible
once more. Observers, impressed by the
mysterious, sp;rit-like evasiveness of this
inexplicable phenomenon, have denomi-
mated it's silent area 'The Ghost" Very
clearly defined, too, is this ghost space, for
persons standing at one end of vessel
which is entering the silent belt can see
the steam putting energetically from the
whistle on shore, while not sound reach
cs them; and upon walking to the other
extremity of the ship will hear the blast
burst forth in full vigor.
A. B. johnson, gentleman of high lit
erary and scientific attachments, who has
been chief clerk of the lighthouse board
voted much persevering labor to studying
this subject. Mr.. Johnson assumes as his
initial hypothesis that every fog-signal is
actuated by individual eccentricities, and
many of his illustrations of this theory
are very interesting. Last summer the
splendid Fall River steamer Puritan
stranded upon Great Gull island, r. l., in
dead silence, while only three-quarters of a
mile away the Little Gull signal was puff
fing vigorously. On the coast of Maine
there are six fog-signals, which have fire..
quently been heard at distance of TWEEN.
ty miles, and as frequently cannot be-
heard at the distance of two miles, and
this with no perceptible difference in the
state of. the atmosphere.-Jeanna R. Mich
ais Kyle IN GodeY's Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24
AN ARTISTIC PORCH.
Paint the Chairs n Pretty Scarlet an

rant the chairs a Pretty Scarlet and
Arrange a Divan with Cushions.
The days have, come when the porch is
Worth ten of the parlor, and piazza fit
ments become a pressing question.
Porches are arranged more enchanting
~ each year. and of late. furnishings are
so cheap that no woman need have a
dowdy veranda if she can call upon q
few dollars and a bit of ingenuity.
In the beginning of the beginning get
rid of that old idea of set-looking, cush-
ionless furniture. Make your porch cool,
informal summer room.
Curtains or a curtain of India mating
are we'll worth investing little money in.
Fitted out with double cords they can be
drawn up or down as the sun changes.
Then have a generous supply of cush-
ions in cool colors. Denim, gingham-
the cheapest of materials will serve il
shade and pattern be pretty
Contrive to have a potted plant or two
"a tall rubber tree or a palm. Until you
have tried it you won't imagine what i
delightful little color touch this places.
Get last years. dilapidated porch cush-
ions up from the cellar and give them a
coat of paint. Not the sombre grays and
browns they have worn heretofore, but
bright bright red or yellow green.
Divans will be much in use where space
is large. Nothing expensive. A cheap
frame, covered with denim and stacked
with pillows.
A clever girl is arranging one from q
stout wire cot. 1t is to be covered in scar.
let denim, and is designed for a suburban
porch known about the neighborhood for
its clever ideas.
For the woman who intends investing
in new porch chairs or tables this year
the shops are showing a number of new
hints, Bamboo is suggested Canvas.
seated stools and steamer chairs-the
canvas in pretty red and blue stripes.
Natural wood furniture, also, showing sill
very bark.
Huge Oriental hammocks form another
temptation if the porch be of good size.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24
Volunteers in the Revolution.

Foreign Volunteers in the Revolution.
One of the evils which Washington had
to meet, and in regard to which he was
obliged to oppose Congress and to do
Some pretty plain speaking, related to the
foreign volunteers. Some of them were
men like Lafayette, brave, loyal, capable
and full of a generous enthusiasm, Or like
DeKalb and Pulaski, good active soldiers,
or like Steuben, officers of the highest
training and capacity. To such men
Washington gave not only encourage
those, however, who flocked to America
were what Washington bluntly called
them, Hhungry Adventures" soldiers ont
of work, who came not from love of the
cause, but for what they could get in per
sonal profit from the war. Deane had al
ready been lavish with commissions to.
these people, and Congress. with the true
colonial spirit, proceeded to shower rank
upon them merely because they were for
eigners, without regard either to nleri:
or to the effect of their action. There had
manner in which Congress had appointed
and promoted native officers without ref
erence to the wishes of the commander
in-chief or to the military situation,
which they comprehended very imperfect
". But their policy in regard to. sor-
eigners was much worse, and meant the
utter decentralization both of organiza-
ton and discipline. Washington. who
was not colonial III the slightest degree,
simply because he was too great man to
/ be SO, judged foreigners US he did all
men, solely upon their merits. He at
once saw the mischief Of the compression.
stopped it. Senator IA. G. Lodge in Scrib-.
nnrsS ~ .fEas &
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24
/ 0NDoN's GREAT WEALTH.
Alniost Incalculable Value of6ome Of
IS Her Realty.

AANA AACeAA&ye
Values Of real estate and some other
things in the city Of London are yet forth
Mansion house, which cost SIS, 100000 to o
nuiid, Is now valued at fully ten times
shat figure. The Royal Exchange, as a
nn9llding Of bricks and mortar, Is worth
$l,UUO.OOO. but land in that neighhOr.
mood has recently sold at the rate Of
SlO,Q0O,O00 an acre. Eight bridges over
the Thames cost $25, 600 600 to build,
o9t are now worth much more than that,
while the tunnels underneath are worth
other millions, and the embankment Is
cost to make. If st. Paul'ss were pri-
vate property yous might induce the
owner t to sell it for $4,000, 900, but the
hkellhood is very remote Those tattered
banners which you have seen SO often
Woula arouse pretty keen bidding ut the
SAFES. Westminster abbey is difficult to
value. But the sales give MS some idea
Of What historic treasures are worth in
the market, and should not be sur
g = 5 she en anssS put up in lots real
worth $I,5O0,OO0. and it is full of price
less treasures. The National gallery ia
worth millions. It cost, with the new
Fate gallery section, $1,75O,OOO to
build. and has one picture which cost
$IO nm inch. The Nelson column, close
by, is worth $25O.O00, and the statue Of
King George III, little way down Pail
Mall, cost $4,000. The Albert hall and
Royal aquarium are both worth about
$l,25O,OOO, but the Crystal palace cost
more; than three times the value Of both
Of these. Earl's court, the great show
rivaling the palace. has millions worth
OF treasures, and even when it is empty
the twenty-five acres of gardens and
buildings are worth $1,5OO,OOO. Imagine
buying the tower, the Holborn viaduct,
the miles of sewers, walks and pave
ments: the various markets, of which
four-which are for cattle-cost $50, OO0,-
UO between them; think of the hospitals
and schools and churches, and fancy the
market value of the parks cut into city
Lots. The entrances alone at Hyde park
are said to have cost nearly $500, 900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24
Young Society Men Lacking in COur-
I - tesY and FOlitaness. - -

The rudeness of young society men and
their independence of their hostess and
her guests is spoken of too often not to
have some foundation of truth. At So
cial functions woman is absolutely
helpless without man. She cannot
dance unless she is asked, she cannon
move from her seat without an escort,
and the hostess cannot, with the best in,
.tentions, properly entertain her women
guests without the aid of the men. And
they are usually in the minority. Their
sphere Of amusement is SO much wider
than that of the women that they. IRE
not as dependent upon social functions;
consequently the young man grows to
feel his weight, and he abuses the hos
ipitality offered. This is a frequent COM
iplaint. He accepts his hostess hospi-
tally just so far as pleases him, and no
further. He is pleased to be courteous
to her guests II they please him, other
hostess likewise il it p.eases him. The
.Wrathful tale told Of the young man who
was invited to the opera and appeared in
his hostess box. at the beginning Of the
evening, and then left it to make calls
upon other friends and not to return uD-.
til the end of the evening, is true, and
stories come from other towns, not so
large as New York, but having q strong
social element, where young men forget
to pay party and dinner calls altogether.
There is one over true tale of a Wrathful
maiden, and she was not an nnattra ctive
nader, either, who at a large party
given in her honor was found ut the sup
per hour without an escort. Every man
hid gone Oh with another dalnsel and
|fors otten the one for whom the occasion
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24
0LD-TIME STUDENTS 7,
The Question OF Drinking at Uniyers-
tiles In Middle Ages.

=" 80
The relation which the universities
sustained with reference to the munich
palities III which they were situated forms
. large chapter In their early history.
The university was a state within a state.
Every person connected with it even re-
motely, down to the servants in the fami-
lies Of the professors and those who wait
ca by the students, were amenable only
to the academic court The student was
the citizen of Il nation of scholars. whose
flag overshadowed him wherever in the
kingdom he might be. Members of the
student world were exempt from mill
tary service aud In many cases from all
municipal tax; they might receive their
books and furniture, wine ahd beer, free
Of duty. The students of Leiden awaited
themselves of this privilege to SO great
a degree, and imported in such immense
quantities ny private arrangements with
the ptlblicans, that q law was necessary
prescribing how much q student might
legally receive without pa yment Of excise
The wise legislators, animated with a
generous sense of the privileges of uni
vcrsity, after due deliberation, fixed the
proper drinking capacity of a student at
eighty gallons of wine and twelve half
casks of beer, which he could receive
free of all tax.
The jaunty student secuted the officers
Of the civil law; he walked in sublime
contempt of the whole race of philstines
who sold him clothes and furnished him
with board; he even rose loftily above his
debts. Young lords with their retainers
resorted to the university. The flames of
national ,ennlity and the jealousy of no.
student world. This turbulent, lawless
age was mirrored in the fierce broils of
the young scholars. In 1865 quarrel
arose at Oxford on st. Scholastica's day
February 1O-between these lovers of
learning and a landlord regarding the
quality Of his wine, and when "he an
swered .stlrlily," they broke their TASKS
about his head, Thus began one of the
most remarkable contests in the history
tins called the citizens to urtns, and of
St. Mary's the scholars. The latter seized
the gates Of the city to defend them
against the country people, who rallied to
tfe rescue Of the citizens. But the rus
tics, 1000 In number, stormed q gate and
entered the town. Wherever the shaven
crown Of priest or the gown of scholar
was seen, thither surged the wild mob.
Churches We're plundered and crucifxes
and ornaments torn down. Monks were
seized with the chalice at the foot of the
cross, and general scene of plumber and
license set in. The host was carried in
procession, but did not avail to check the
fury. The King arrived with troops; the
papal legate, Nicholas of Tusculum,
placed the town under an interdict, and
all masters and scholars who should re-
main there. This was not removed for
four years, when the town submitted alb
solutely to the mercy of the legate, offered
masses for the slain students, and paid
indemnity for the injuries that had been
committed.-From university Life in
the Middle Ages" by Prof. W. T. Hew-
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a FAT LITY A YOIDEI)

ron Che letN0orak, Got han. Ind -
When neuralgia 10 accompanied By q
duh. heavy pain near the heart. frequent.
u becoming intense. II generally termin-
ates fatally. Mrs. Nancy Flynn. who lives
near Goshen. Ind, survived such an 1T
tack and her advice Ii worth needing.
I'm the fall Of '022 90, = she said, II began
10 have trouble with my heart. There
was i sharp pain In my breast, which be-
.c,.lnc rapidly Worae. The doctor was pug
Fled md put me under the influence Of
opiates. These sharp attacks followed ono
another at Intervals and became weak
and hnd 4 haggnrl look. was constantly
In palm. seldom slept aud had no appetite.
AT the end of two years was confined
to my couch most Of the time aud the doc
tors agreed that My death was only
-,1affar az 4 ah0rf time -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24
Gladstone's Courtesy.

In general society perhaps the most en-
gaging quality of Mr.. Gladstone was his
old world courtesy to everyone. It was not
put on or put off: It was invariable, uni
versal and consistent. He had the cere-
monious manner of the old school. To
wards intellectual interiors his manner.
was deferential; careless observers might
regard his humility as assumed, or even
as hypocritical. 1t was nothing of the
kind. Mr.. Gladstone lived in the pres
ence Of the unseen. Like the Puritans of
old, he saw the hand of God in all the
events of life. To him earthly distinc-
tions were of no account. Did he not re-
fuse an earldom? On athe rich and the
eloquent, on the mobiles and dignitaries,
he looked down with contempt, for he was
rich in a treasure that thieves cannot
break through nor steal; he was eloquent
in a language revealed to him from on
high; he was noble by the right Of an
earlier creation than any inscribed in the
college OF arms, and the priesthood Of his
life was conferred by the imposition Of q
mightier hand than the successor Of st.
Augustine. With this panoply of spiritual
armor, which shut him off from the large
majority of prosperous and worldly minds,
he eagerly sought information from babes
anil sucklings. Harper's Weekly. ... u.
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to try them.s; When had finished one box
! noticed an improvement in my condition,
and when ! had taken twelve boxes was
completely cured. Those pills have done
for you what we could not do said one
Of my physicians; they have saved your.
life. That was two years ago and my
heart has not troubled me since. I believe
l owe my life to DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, and take pleasure in
telling others about them -
Among the many forms of neuralgia
areheada che, nervousness, paralysis, apo
plexy and l0cOmotor ataxin. Some of these
were considered incurable until DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People were
formulated To-day thousands testify to
having been cured of such diseases by
them and all druggists sell them. i -; y ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24
- SNAP SHOTS. y
An early train-the baby's thoughts.

An early train-the baby's thoughts.
The piece party-a quilting bee. !.
Hard up-the out-Of-door elevator.
A ball game Oh the green-billiards.
The first electric lighting systcm-light-
ming.
How does the busy little b (for "boot-
black') improve each shining hour.
A grass widow is usually Miss repre-
sented. .. T..
Blending the colors-a negro wedding.
A business man needs to have mind
of his OVID. :.
After all, our warships are but crewed
affairs.
Take SPANS head off and the result,
is only pain.
Going on all along the line-the trolley
cars. q
Isn't a blush a shame-faced thing,
though?
Not used as sleeping potion-"Nap"-
tina.
Hens and flies are really what you
might call "Shoo!' makers.
On the wave of popularity-fans in
warm weather.
Used to frame some of the old masters.
the door of the ancient schoolhOtlse.
The Reading Terminal-the end of a ST.
rial story.
Almost any cobbler makes lasting i'm.
PRESTON ...,
Some thirsty people will tell you that
even soft drinks are hard tf, get szSsss:: s5fs55
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24
Peanut Oil Industry.

A new industry in this country is to be
established near Norfolk, Va. 1t is an
institution for extracting the oil from
peanuts. The prospectus of the company
announces that the product from five
tons Of peanuts will be 225 gallons of
oil. worth 80 cents gallon; $3.50 pounds
of peanut -four. worth 2 cents pound,
and $3.50 pounds of meal for stock feed,
worth 60 cents per 100 pounds, which
will make the value of the product $3.50
for each days operations.
The peanut -four is used in making
bread, cakes, ETC., which are used in some
of the hospitals of Europe. 1t is claimed
that much of the CASTLE soap of COM
merce is made from the oil of peanuts,
and to that purpose the product of the
Virginia mill will be devoted.
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Try Aliens EoOt.Eaae.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
vous and hot, and get tired easily. If you
have smarting feet or tight shoes, try
Aliens Foot Ease. 1t cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and
gives rest and comfort. Over ten thousand
testimonials. Try it to-day. Sold by oil
druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen S. Ohm
sted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
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Filtering Milk Before Using.

Central depots where milk is received
and filtered before being taken to +he con-
sumner are now feature of several En-
ropean cities. Large cylindrical vessels
are divided horizontally near their center
by compartments containing sand of three
successive degrees of fineness. the coarse
est being the lowest, and as the milk ar
pipe into the bottom of these vessels it
rises through the sand filter and is run off
by an overflow pipe into cool cistern,
from which it is drawn directly into
locked cans for distribution. The sand is
renewed each time the filter is used.
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A Magnet for Lifting Steel.

electromagnetic devices have been in
everyday use at the proof butts of the
royal arsenal at Woolwich for over FIVE
years, and in the transport of heavy pro-
jectiles weighing as much as 1900 pounds.
Formerly to move a large number of shot
was most laborious work, not only on &C.
count Of the great weight, but by reason
Of the difficulty of getting sings around
the projectiles. The introduction of the
electromagnetic in place of the sings has
quickly performed. In this case the body
or core of the magnet is of inverted u
shape and in one forging, and the wind
ing is mechanically protected by stout
iron =fanges and is covered by thick brass
strips. The magnet is exceedingly eff
Gent, and requires about one-eightb
horsepower to energize it for lifting a
weight of 5000 pounds.-Cassier's Maya
zine
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{ For thirty years 0. L. Rosenkrans- &
Thatcher company has been the leading
diamond, watch, jewelry and silverware
house in Wisconsin with the largest
deavoring to close out their retail bust
ness and give their exclusive attention to
manufacturing, and are offering great
bargains in frst-class high-grade goods.
You can save money Oh anything in their
lines, which are enormous, by writing
for prices, if you cannot call and give a
personal inspection. They are selling
sterling teaspoons at less than the value
of the silver, and will exchange sterling
silver tea and tablespoons or forks for
their weight in silver dollars. They have
an expert optician, and in fitting spec
tacles can assist the most difficult cases.
IS Wisconsin street. Milwaukee.
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1.-THE Best Is Aye the Cheapest"
Avoid limitations of and Sub
stitutes for
SAPOlIO
Wisconsin Patents.

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:
A. D. Bellinger, West Superior, grain
spout; Bert Dale, Milwaukee, inlet valve for
Pschorr, Marxvilie, spark extinguisher; H.
G. Swan, Oshkosh, step pad; Ernst Mohr,
Milwaukee, assgr., spoon, design; VIM.
design; ]. 1. Case Threshing Machine Co.,
Racine, engines and threshing machinery
(tr1da markl