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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
SHADOW OF FORMER GLORY.
Pathetic Sight of John j. ingalls, In thu
Senate Chamber.

Pathetic Sight of John j. ingalls, in the
Senate Chamber.
John J. Ingalls, was spectator yester-
day of the proceedings of the Senate dur
ing the debate on the Teller resolution.
He came unnoticed and sat On divan in
the rear of the Senate almost alone.
Once in a while some senator would pass
by, exchange casual greeting, and go on
to the cloakroOm. For time Baker, the
Republican from Kansas, sat by his side,
apparently taking pity on his loneliness,
but that was all. No one would have
imagined that the man who sat thus iso-
lated had been in his day the most spec
appeared as a visitor. His slender form,
clad in black, the ramrod-like erectness
of his carriage the fascina tingly ugly
face, trimming with intelligence and
topped by iron-gray hair, marked him
for the sightseers in the galleries. but
the experience must have been a painful
one for him.
Ingalls, was to speak would have filled
the galleries to the bursting point His
orations made gala days at the capitol
They were skillfully advertised in ad-
vance, and speaking, as he did, only
twice or thrice in session, they threw
around him all the mystery and fascina-
ton of a dramatic star. Those were the
days when Ingalls, was easily the most
conspicuous member of the Senate, for
the time at least. He was president pro
tenn, and tradition has it that he presided
with a precision and dignity and grace
unknown before his day. Now he is a
Statesman out of job," he has reported
a prize6ght, and those who honored him
once regard him no more
In spite of everything, ingalls, still
hopes to come back to the Senate.-Bos-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
Rolling Down Grain StubbIe.

:. One of the first things to be done after
the snow is off the ground is to run the
farm roller over the new-seedcd ground
of the previous year. This will not only
press down into the soil stones thrown
up by last winters freezing, but it will
clover, which may have been lifted by
the. same means. 1t is one of the best
aids to the young clover plant that we
know of, and besides smooths the rough
surface, so that the clover may be cut
much more closely to the ground After
the rolling it is a good plan where clover
was seeded last year to follow with a
dressing of 100 pounds Of fine gypsum
per acre. How this helps clover is not
certainly known, though it's effects are
often so remarka bic as to suggest that
the gypsum enables the clover roots to
secure nitrogen from the air imprisoned
in the soil.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
RHEUMATISM AND IA GRIPPE,
A Remedy Which Is Sure to Cure These
and Many Other Diseases,

A Remedy Which Is Sure to Cure These
and Many Other Diseases,
IS Drops" is remedy for rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, catarrh, la grippe and
kindred ailments. The manufacturers
of Is Drops" have many letters from
those restored to health, of which the
following is sample:
Paris, Texas, Jan. 8, 1893.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., Chi
cago: Gentlemen-1 write to accept the
agency for your medicines. Will send
you the amount mentioned in your let
ter, and please send me the remedies to
begin with. l have some orders all
ready. Please send as soon as you can.
With many thanks to you and God, l
am enjoying better health than l have
for years. 1 feel as if I am spared to
do some one else good now. Yours
truly, MRS. NJ. J. JAYROE.
During the next thirty days the COM
pany will send out 100000 of their sam
pie bottles for Is cents q bottle. From
the past they know that even a sample
bottle will convince one of the merits
of IS Drops" Not sold by druggists,
only by us or our agents. Agents
wanted. Write to-day to the Swanson
Rheumatic Cure Co., 167 Dearborn
street, Chicago, Ill. This company is
reliable and promptly fill every order.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
] FOR TIE FARMER.

Pcrverstty.
With thirteen matches essnyel .
10 light my pipe one breezy morn; A.
The feeble flame, yet scarcely born,
Would flicker and then fade. ~ .-:s
3 But meath my coat, with greatest care
I The fourteenth one to life was nursed; ;
The b0istcr0us wind had done It's worst.
And sweet smoke filled the mir.
And now how different things appear!
NH hold the match with careless ease;
Now puffs In vain the futile breeze,
y The flame burns bright and clear.
/ east the match upon the snow:
1t burns, 1t melts the ice, until
II see 1t drop. bright burning still,
y Into the pool below. Truth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
GuanO VS., Hen Manure.

1t is sometimes said by enthusiasts in
the. poultry business that their stock of
hen manure is worth as much as the same
amount of guano. We don't like to dis
courage efforts to carefully save all the
excrement that the poultry of any kind
can furnish. But it's value. though con-
siderable, is far less usually than is gen-
orally supposed. 1t is always wet, and,
If the feed has been corn, it is very large
~ carbonaceous. In summer, when the
fowls have range and eat many insects.
their manure is much less valuable. be-
cause, besides the insects, their food is
mainly grass, which is full of moisture.
Besides, in summer, much of the nutri-
ment of the food that hens eat goes to
make the egg and its SHE'LL Guano is the
dung of birds whose diet is mainly sea
fish, which are swallowed whole, and both
bones and flesh are digested together 1t
is accordingly very rich in both nitrogen
GUS fertility and phosphate of lime, which
last comes from the digested fish bones.
Then this bird excrement is further con
densed by drying in a rainless climate.
and lying for a long term of years where
the mass is compressed into little space
1t would be hard to make ordinary hen
manure as rich as guano. Still, it is
worth saving.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
Tha Size of Gnlucs

We can well remember when proba-
bly, most farmers were guided by APP
pearance and size in selecting the calves
that it was worth while to grow. "a
fine, healthy calf was often the farm
er's first exclamation when he visited the
coward or stable. eve must raise it,
he would add when he came to the house
to tell the good news. Yet even in those
days the too thrifty calf was very likely
to develop beef tendencies, and after
keeping long enough to test it's worthless
ness for dairying, it would be turned
over to the butchers. Since Jerseys and
Guernseys have become common, the
small calf is not despised as worthless, as
it used to be. A small head and rather
TIM neck are more apt to be the dis
tlnctlve marks of Il good COW. The size
of the calf depends much on that of the
dam and the sire she was mated WITH
American Cultiyator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
GunmakinR at Home.

Ordnance for land service in the United
States is made by private contractors
under the direction of officers of the ord
nance department.. It is believed that
Abram S. Hewitt acquired large part
of his fortune making mortars and gun
barrel metal for the government during
to learn something about the business
returned and got rich. England has ven
tured more on the theories of her gun
makers than all other nations combined
and her private manufacturers are able
to supply the whole world. Their only
real competitors are Krupp, who sells
principally to Germany, Russia and Tur-
key, and Schneider & Co., who sell to
France and the countries above men
toned. The onl " armory in the United
States is at Springfield, though we have
fifteen arsenals and powder depots.-New
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
Poultry Notes..


Many hens have learned to eat eggs
from being fed shells nearly whole. Crush
them up fine.
The breeding stock should be, mated
soon, say about four weeks before you
begin to save eggs for Matching.
; In the lists of grains for poultry, buck.
wheat deserves a very high place. 1t is
not fed so much as it ought to be-
Pullet eggs are not the best for an i'll
cubator. They will hatch, but the chick
ems are not SO vigorous as those from
yearlngs.
Board floors cost something and soon
become very dirty and offensive No floor
is SO good as earth if it is only dry. 1t
should be covered with litter.
Here is a nut to crack for the origina-
tors Of new breeds. Give us hen that
will lay as many eggs as the Leghorn,
and those eggs dark brown and size
larger. - III. = +. ,.y.s= s~
Eggs that are too small injure trade.
Eggs that are extremely large cost too
much to produce. Strains should be Sc
lected to produce eggs weighing about All
eighth of a pound. @T@
81 Selecting the best layers is bound to
work wonders with all the breeds AL
ready some of the breeders are beginning
to give less attention to feathers and 9TH
er fine points and more to shape, vigor
and egg production. Some of the strains
are, already celebrated for producing a
large number Of eggs. #.s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
Bare Places III Meadows.

1t sometimes happens that meadows
which were good one year are eaten out
by grubs in the root in fall, or are de-
stroyed by winter freezing, making bare
places. These are not only unsightly. but
as nature abhors a vacuum, such places
are quickly filled up with weeds. If there
are many such places, it is better to APP
ply what manure can be spared and re-
seed But if there are only few, har-
rowing the bare places and throwing on
some grass seed and il top dressing of
manure will probably make sod by fall.
But no crop of grass can be expected
from such land this year, and if possible.
it should be plowed for years cropping.
to be reseeded the following year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25

6'"'o' = 111e1@'o W. oCO11 WI y 11C01 1os
fered terribly at time of menstruation, was
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
Austrian Ohlcer,s Feat.

.. Lieut.. Moser Of the cavalry has created
a sensation in Austrian sporting circles.
AS the result of a bet he jumped, IN uni
form, into the Danube at Klosteruenberg
and swan to the opposite shore in ten
there i $50 bic tres vide, and the current trent
carried him 800 metres down stream.
The Temperature OF the water was 8 de-
grees above kero, but ths lieutenant was
not injured, s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
= The Gold Spiders Room.

Kremlin, but in the palace of Potsdam.
An interesting tradition attaches to this
piece Of work. 1t commentaries an Incl
dent in the life Of Frederick William, the
grand uncle of the present Emperor Of
Germany. An attempt had been made to
poison him in cup Of chocolate. BY
chance a. spider fell into the cup, and
for this reason the beverage was given
to dog, who Immediately upon taking
it died. The cook was afterward hanged,
aud the golden spider in the potsdam
palace i,nmortalizes the incident. .z5. 5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
University at Assist.

1t is said that the Pope thinks of found
ing a "Cniversita Internazionale Cato
lica' at Assist. This would be strange
step to take, and one that seems at first
glance not in the least wise. But, after
all. it would be hard to find spot in Eu-
rope more favorable than that beautiful
hill town, lifted up above the Umbrian
plain, to the Indictment of contemplative
thought. 1t is true that Assist is poor,
not at all convenient, and sleepy in the
last degree. But it has the strength of a
tremendous inspiration at its roots. St.
Francis is living force there yet for
whoever can feel the mans spell. and in
the long run students might find the town
Il much more desirable site for univer-
sity than even Rome. The quiet of Rome
$ gone. The quiet of Assist is there to
this day.-NeW York Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
Gates in Place of Bars.

A gate that easily swings on its hinges
is not much more expensive in first cost
than set of bars. If all the time re-
CURED to let down the bars and put them
up again is reckoned, the bars must be
seen to be much the most expensive.
When stock are driven through bars let
down on one side only, stock driven
through will often jump over the part of
the bar in the middle, and will thus learn
the habit of jumping. When gate
swings open it leaves clear passage, and
the contraction of bad habits is impossi-
BILE.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
A Queer World.

The wild animals are going more rapid
ly than is generally supposed. The buff
falo is nearly extinct. The wild pigeon.
once so abundant that the birds came in
clouds that darkened the sky, is forgot
ten. The song sparrow, the thrush and
creatures are known to the children
simply as birds, and not we'll known ut
that. What a queer world it will he
when the only wild animals are rats. mice
and bugs, and the birds are confined to
the poultry houses. But we are tend
ing that way, and so fast that it is. al
most the case now in some sections.-
Pittsburg Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
Origin of Weli-Prcscrved Joke.

Nasica, having called at the house of
the poet Ennius, and the maidservant
having told him, on his inquiring at the
door, that Ennius was not at home, saw
that. she had said so by her masters
order, and that he was really within;
and when a few days afterward Ennius
called at Nasica's house and inquired for
him ut the gate, Nasica cried out that
he was not at home "Whatw says En-
MUS, do not know your voice." "You
arc an impudent fellow" rejoined Ma
sica; when inquired for you be-
lieved your servant when she told me
that you were not at home, and will not
you believe me when l tell you that
am not ut home ?"--Cicero's de Oratore.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
A Popular Book IN Kentucky.

: Miss Beatrice Cunningham, who halls
from Gadiz, Ky, has created sensation
by d novel method Of selling a book she
has written and published, called "Pink
Root Blossoms She proposes to give a
kiss with each book sold. This morning a
reai-estate asent took four copies on these
conditions aud received four kisses. The
sale wac made on Main street. AS Miss
Cunn!ngham u pretty, Pink Root Bios
patch 10 Cincinnati En4u isss. ss:S5s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25

Mrs. Jacob Weaver. my troubles since
l began taking the pills.
Il have recommended the pills to many
women who are suffering as I suffered.
They are the only thing that helped me
in the trial that comes to 50 many wom-
Ell at my age.
MRS. ]. II. WEAVER"
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
23d day of October. A. d. 1897.
y. G. HICKS, Notary Public
DR.. Williams Pink Pills exert a now
erful influence in restoring the system to
its proper condition. They contain in a
condensed form all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to the
blood.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
Wisconsin Patenrs

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week BY
erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, So and So
.oan and Trust building, Milwaukee.
Wis. These attorneys will furnish tho
'ventors' Handbook free:
j.. A. Graham Milwaukee, lathe chuck:
apparatus for regulating electric motors: !
q. Judge, Milwaukee, distributing nozzle: G.
q. Kellerman Kenosha. riveted metal arti.
:,le; J. G. koler, Milwaukee, pneumatic
son. Eureka, calipers; Helm Specially CO
Milwaukee, photo articles, etc., trade mark:
Racine Knitting Co., Racine, hosiery.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
State Ownership.

The little republic of Switzerland has
just decided to buy in its entire railway
system. This includes five lines and some
1904 miles of railroad. The cost is es-
timated at $500, 100000. The act to legal
ize purchase was passed in October, 1897.
by the National Council, says the Age Of
Steel, and the popular vote of the referen-
dunn approved the same by majority of
about two to one. This adds another to
the several European examples of the
state ownership of rai'-oads,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25

my mind to try
them. l bought the
first box in March,
1897, and was ben
c Fl t e d from the
start.
"A box and q
half cured me COM
pletely, and / am
n o W rugged and
strong. I have not
90
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25

- ghsSS >
ter scoot-him Or me. There mint room
ter two. 81
The girl made no reply and they went
0n. But silence was too 0nnressiye and
sitting. Near Waterloo station the man
spoke again. *5s S .s3= I.
How mnch yer TUX. Lza?'' 81. &.
The question was abrupt, but the tone
was friendly. 1t indicated u change Of
feeling. IF ss Il .t sss<s=s S.
Seven an three" . Ss* s.. .sS
He extended his hand She put the
money into it without Il word. e. z
Meet me at the Garding in the morn
in, Liza, and Ill stock the baskit fer
YER" said he, returning her ninepence. =.
1t was a curious transaction, but tho
explanation was probably to be found in
the despairing utterance of the woman.
He's ad 'em awful bad again. Joe.
Lars night it wur that dreadful" She
stopped, warned by the cloud that was
sweeping up over her companions brow,
The mans. countenance had suddenly
darkened, sparks from the neither fires
danced in his eyes, the old. hard, vindic.
tive look had returned. - :
+, II wish he may die. l wish he wur
dead!' he muttered, iercely. =,
"Oh, Joe. Joe, If yer love me-, dun say
thin words" entreatcd the girl. !
:. II say. 'em cos loves yer; cos it's only
III WIZ yer liOHl Il Hull tS
wants ter make Apply woman nv yer.
l say 'em cos l means 'em. No Tense
ter yer, Liza"
"Y'ain't bad sort, joe" said the girl,
turning her swimming eyes full on him;
'but yer a bit down on the ole man.
He gave the barrow an unnecessarily Wig
orous shove.
"I'm goin' inter the Gut Liza, ter
finish. No, amt done so dusty''-an-
Syx.nrinp tho finn Al,n Sri,.l hoI IN
him half an hour before. II started out
wiy a dozen; an this yer's the on'y one
left" He emptied the contents of the
basket on the board. II shall knock 'em
i'll the Cut at freppence. "Tain't orfen
they see cherries, like them in New Cut
They're city fruit, they are. Try EN-
He filled a bag and gave it to her. 'I'll
look roun' arter l clear out"
AS he walked away his eyes followed
her. 'She thinks Il bloomin' sight too
much, she do. o that drucken ole scamp,
her father" he growled, staring after the
rctrcating figure; "but amt all fool,
mate. Grit's with gold"
In the third pair back of tenement
house in Lambeth girl was kneeling by
the side of a bed. A paper bag was lying
on the coyerlet and some cherries had
fallen on the floor On the bed lay the
body of a man. The room reeked with
the fumes of whisky. The long little
fingers of the cir rs right hand were
clasped convulsively round the hand OF
the motionless figure extended Oh the
bed
"Joe! she moaned; "Joe, lad. we've
got yer wish The old man'n never rifle
yer any more. l love yer, mate, dearel
than life; but it's thin words O. yourn as
l shall hear, an not parsons, on the day
yer takes me inter church. st. James
Budget
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25

Adonb fosh q me estate Of
mind and incompetent of managing his
affairs two weeks ago by Superior Judge
Belcher of San Francisco, gives it's
value as in the neighborhood of $1,000
OOO. 1t is believed that it is, if anything,
worth little oyer This amount
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
Sc edinR with Oats.

Oats are not reckoned a good crop to
seed with either clover or grass. We
nave, however, had fair success in sowing
clover seed with oats by having the land
fall plowed, and merely cultivated in the
spring. Only bushel and half to two
bushels of oats should be sown with grass
or clover seed, but this sown early will
start out and produce as large crop as a
Dushel more of oats would bring if sown
a month later. This is really the best
way to grow the oat crop every year. The
smaller amount of seed sown early stools
more, and makes very nearly rs great a
growth of straw with better filled heads
than the plants that are crowded early
i'll the season.
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500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper Will be pleased
70 learn that there is at lesst one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure In
gil Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease: and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in 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 1t falls to cure. Send
for list Of testimonials
Address. ". ]. CHENEY & CO..
nd
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
How to Get a Hog Back into a Pen

A Denver man has discovered plan
to get q hog back into a pen through tho
aperture through which it passed ont.
His recipe in substance is: Get the nose
at the hole in the pen, then pass around
behind the hog carefully, get hold of it's
tail and pull back as hard as You can:
The animal will think you want to pre-
vent it from going in and make a lean
to it's old place.-Denver Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25

III ~ WI AOAy GU oAAdS VI
constantly troubled with
cold hands and feet, was
extremely nervous, could
not sleep well, was trou-
bled with frightened
dreams, had heart trouble
and a feeling as though
my breath was going to
stop, also had leucor- .
rhea. I tried to get
help but all remedies
failed, until I wrote to
you. I cannot thank |
you enough for your !
kind advice, and I wish
to tellevery one the great
good your remedies have
done me.-TAMMA C.
HOOVER, Wolfsville, Nd.
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sI ps;;i,a
IS Americas Greatest Medicine. 81. six for SIS.
Sold by all druggists. Get only Hoods
HON6'S pinS are the best after-dinner
AAo pi.ls; aid digestion. csc.
VIII EAT.
40 cts, a RuShel.

With Salzer's new crea-
tions in spring WheAt-to
be GOWN before April as
you can raise wheat at 4Oc
q bushel and make money.
How Why. Salfer's Mar
vel Wheat has O record OF
so bus. per acre In Iowa,
Illinois, Wisconsin, MINI
nesOta, Mich, Ind, etc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-25
GRASSES

Largest growers OF fresh,
live Grasses and Glover
Seeds in the world-hence
our seeds are guaranteed.
4Ou can bet on our Glover
and Grass Seeds growing!
And such yields-8 tons Of
. nay Der Scr3f
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BARLEY,

t73 Bus. Per Acre,
yno. BREEDER, NJ ishicott,
Wis, grew, In 1896, l73
bus. of Salzer's SilyerKing
Barley from one meas-
ured acre, sworn to by
five witnesses. That's Inn
: nnenSe, but you sec Sal
GERS Seeds are bred to
produce! That's why you
get such big yields.