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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
2 Rare OOiOpIcal Gnecin,en

Naturalists will oe interested to learn
that a magnificent specimen Of the egg
Of the Aepyorais Maximps has arrived
was discovered by the natives buried in
the sand. This biological curiosity is the
largest known to exist, and measures
nearly yard in circumference, and over
foot in length. Its cubical capacity is
equal to nearly six ostrich or $50 hens
eggs, Specimens Of this gigantic produc-
ton have occasionally been met with in
London, where they have fetched as
much as f7O apiece.-London Telegraph.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
A Circulating.L Lecture scheme

The Massachusetts Federation OF
Womcn's clubs has sent out two circil-
lars, one announcing the work Of the so
cial-science committee and the other rr-
ferring to the federation song book. This
last is small pamphlet. containing four
teen carefully-selected pieces, with music
and words. Many ce the hymns were
specially written Gy club members. The
other circular states that the social
science committee has secured for use OF
clubs in the federation the lecture illus
Landscape Beauties of the Metropolitan
Park System The lantern slides were
provided by the courtesy of the Metro
politan park commission and Frederic
Law Olmsted. Jr., wrote the lecture
The typewriter lecture and the slides
(about sixty will be sent to any feter-
ated club for 81, which is to cover ex.
pense of transportation, printing, etc.
In order to help the club to come in
closer touch with it's community, as we'll
as entertain it's own members, the follow
ing suggestions are made: Secure large
audience room, and arrange an evening
meeting, so as to secure the attendance
Of gentlemen. Give special invitations,
with reserved seats, to the select men of
the town, the clergylnen, teachers, pronli
nent citizens and officers Of other local!
organizations. Music to open and close
Any club will be allowed to retain the
lecture for another twenty-four hours. in
order to invite the children of the public
schools. The committee hopes that the
beautiful pictures shown i'll this lecture
will stir the clubs to Il movement for vii
lage improvement and the adornment Of
their localities.-Boston Transcript
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
WHITT1ER'S PREDICAMENT.
"Thc Quaker Poet' Blinded Himself
TO Military Salute,

~ "a Nd1Nles
Whittier held Gail Hamilton" (Abi.
gail Dodge in the highest esteem, and
the letters that passed between them are
really most delightful. THESE are now
published for the first time in the La.
dies Home Journal. Here IS one of the
series that is truly characteristic Of Whit.
tier. 1t was written lii 1886:
II must tell thee something droll. Last
week the Amoskeag Veterans from New
Hampshire, and Massa chusetts com
pany, with military bands, came and pa.
radcd before our house, and Gov. Smyth
of New Hampshire and one or two off.
GERS called on me. When they left and
| stepped out to see them civilly off, the
men in epaulettes got up grand mill
tary salute, with music and three cheers
to wind up with! Was ever a Quaker in
such a predicament? 1 did. fear. some
what compromise myself by lifting, al
most involuntarily, my hand to my hat
but | resisted the temptation and only
pulled my hat lower down over my brows
by way of testimony
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Don't expect for skim milk cheese the
price that Edam brings. II

4*t mo snccessful dalryman allows his
cows to be chased by a worthless cur.
Il 1t Is not always meanness that makes
"a COW breachy; it is frequently hunger.
@ II churning is done ut too, high a tenn
perature, the butter will not be perfect.
s Milk should be aerated and cooled, il it
- expected to keep and please the GUS
TONER
When you think the COW has "A hollow
horn, let the horn alone, but feed to bring
up the general system to a healthy condi-
ton.
Milking should he done as nearly at the
same hour Of the day as possible. Cows
do better when trained to regularity in
milking.
While the people CT Grent Britain pay
$50, 10000 FOR imported butter, no
American dairyman ought TO be discour-
aged,-Farm News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Didn't Believe 1t,

An lola soldier relates that one day
Gen. Otis came out on the firing line and
boy. who thought he was doing all sorts
of damage to the insurgents, kept on
shooting. "Didnt you hear my command
to cease fring?' Numbered the general
Who are your asked the soldier. I'm
Gen. Otis Otis, hell" responded the
soldier; Il know that isn't so; Otis never
comes out here" And bang went the
gun.
-Mohammedans to the number of no.
900 have deserted Crete. The remaining
$4,000 are beginning to feel reconciled to
the new order Of things.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Home of Bleinheim Spaniels.

Blenheim. the palace of the Duke of
Marlborough, is noted for it's dogs and
cattle, and it's fame in these lines of live
Blenheim spaniels are known around the
world, and are prime favorites in many
lands as ladies' lap-dogs. One sees them
to perfection on the estates, where they
number hundreds. The chosen dog of
the kennels for the duchess is a diminu-
tive creature weighing but a few pounds.
being a direct lineal descendant from the
little dog which faithfully followed the
entire battle of Blenheim. -Woman's
Home Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
The John NJ. smyth Co. Have No
Agents

The well-merited popularity of the
John NJ. Smyth Co. of Chicago seems to
have induced INSCRIPTIONS parties to so
through the country and falsely repre-
sent themselves as sales agents for this
house. BY thus representing themselves
they have succeeded in imposing upon
nnd no 1S s srnm, GOODS ana taxing cash
lieved they were purchasing goods from
the representatives of the firm direct.
The John NJ. Smyth Co. have no agents
and denounce as frauds all parties trav-
cling through the country and claiming
to represent the firm. The public should
be on the lookout for such impostors
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Statues Of Christ.

1t is proposed by the Catholics of Italy
to celebrate the close of the Nineteenth
century by erecting nineteen colossal
statues of Christ in conspicuous points
of the peninsula. Among the places Sc
lected are Mount Soracte, the Grau Sas-
so d'ltalia, and the toe, the heel and the
instep Of the "boot" The statues are
to be of cast iron and will be gilded.--
Sacred Heart Review.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Dairy Notes.

Much milk requires much feed. :.
Millet is good to increase the flow Of
milk. z.s> ss5 :. :,
Do not breed from a cow that has
aborted twice. -
Don't use beef cows if you want to
succeed in dairying. - s5.
Cows will not do their best unless
well housed. and fed. :. .sz.-.:T5. III.
a: Are squashes good for mich cows?
asks a subscriber. Yes. .s.7
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
IRREGULAR Eating.

Drink and hurry and worry send
most of the men to an asylum" says a
doctor, while love affairs combined with
lack of food throw most of the women
off their balance The love affairs
would have but little influence over them
if they were properly fed; but among
the illusions in which girls and women
about their food, so the lack of it cannot
have very much effect upon them.
We so often exalt our Weaknesses into
something to be proud Of! And If we 20
without our lunch some day, an aveng-
ing headache swoops down and makes Us
irritable. Surely that is nothing to be
proud of! Or, if the men of the family
are dining out, the women have tea and
toast and scrambled eggs and next morn
ing wonder why they feel so limp and
as if everything to he done were dread
fully troublesome and inpossihle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Gold Belt of the South.

=. What is known as the Southern gold
belt, with a branch mint located at Char.
lotte, n. c., is nearly 100 miles long and
from SO to 1870 miles in width. The area
is divided into several minor belts known
as the Virginia, Eastern Carolina. the
Carolina State, the Carolina Igneous. the
Kings Mountain, the Georgia aud. tho
Alabama Baltimore American. s.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
A Secret of Value

To every housekeepers is the laundrymans
manner of preparing starch for stiffening
bosoms, collars and cuffs: It is economical.
simple and easy to use, and has never been
send the full directions for preparing and
using for II cts in l or 2-cent postage
stamps. If you send 16 cts we will also
send enough Of our Extra Laundry Blue to
supply an ordinary family for several
months. Address The Juneau Specially Co.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
What Do the ChiIdren Drink i?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nourish.
ing, and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems Grain-O is made Of pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
about n as much. All grocers sell it. 15c
and 25c
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
The Cause of Chapped Hands.

Much Of the discomfort experienced
from chapped hands in winter is caused
by washing with inferior soap, the ingre
dents being highly injurious to the skin
1t is therefore important to have pure
soap. If warm rain water and Ivory
soap be used in washing the hands they
may be kept clean and smooth at all sea
sons. ELIZA r. PARKER.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
A City of Padlocks.

1rkutsk, Siberia, is a city of padlocks.
and doors of an Irkutsk store. than can
be found in an American city of 2OO, 900.
There are as many as three padlocks on
some store doors, and every lower story
shutter bears from one to five. The
padlocks weigh from i to Is pounds.
The popular size is 5 pounds and ~
inches thick.--St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O!

Ask your Grocer today to show you a
package Of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee. The
children may drink it without injury as
we'll as the adult. All who try it like it.
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
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 25c per package. Sold
by all grOcers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Dream of a Stolen PumD.

The milkman turned uneasily in his
sleep.
a gurgling shrek that reused his wife.
Shaking him by the shoulder, she
wakened him.
"What on earth is the matter with
you?' she asked.
"Oh," he exclaimed, while great beads
of perspiration dotted his brow, Il have
had the most terrible dream"
What was it?'
Il dreamed the pump had been stolen
Baltimore American
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Winter Data.

= a few years ago put in ten bushels of
New Jersey seed. They grew nicely.
went into the winter in splendid condi-
ton and when the snow left In the spring
were green and healthy. There was a
great deal of snow and it went suddenly,
flooding the fields: \ strip on one side of
my oat field was higher than the rest and
the oats there escaped drowning They
grew rapidly, ripened with the wheat,
yielded we'll for the straw, and altogether
were Il very nice sample Of heavy white
oats. | came to the conclusion that had
it not been for the flood / would have
had fine crop Of oats, so tried again,
sowing two acres OH high ground. The
balance of the field was put in wheat
Both wintered we'll and made good
growth in the spring and summer, but
imagine my surprise when it came time
for them to head to find not six heads of
oats in the whole patch. There was
nothing but chess, and l moved it for
hay. That ended my experiments with
winter oats. Now, where did that chess
come? There was none in the adjacent
wheat patch.-J. A. Mcpherson in Farm
erS' Advocate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Bear Fur PODuiaP.

Bear fur, the black, the gray and the
cinnamon bear muffs, with long boas to
match, are considered particularly desir-
able this year, and when a woman is tall
enough to wear them without looking like
bear cub herself the effect is certainly
very good. Sable and mink are as popu-
lar as ever, while chinchilla is used as
commonly as though it were torchon lace
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
The Organ in Church.

Elan Maclaren" will have an article
on "The Minister and the Organ" in
the January Ladies' Home Journal. It
is known that the famous author-preach-
er regards the organ-or more directly
put, the music-as the most prolific
source of trouble in churches, and he is
never more interesting and forceful than
when decrying an evil and prescribing a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Peru possesses such a diversity of
elevations and climatic peculiarties as
to be able to produce almost any product
known to man.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Many Uses for the Cactus

The cactus is an Extraordinarily useful
plant. The Arab finds in it food, drink
and also fodder for his cattle and camels,
The figs he cuts and drinks the abund-
ant supply Of juice found in the tleshy
leaves, while the. camels chew up what
remains. #5 ,z,5;s93
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

The committee Of the Coincide Fran
caise has refused to receive the bust of
Francisque Sarcey and place it in its
galleries on the ground that il is that of
mere critic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Cures
Hard Coughs

No matter how hard your
cough is OF how long you have
had it. Ayers Cherry Pector.l
is the best thing you could
+; possibly take. But it's too
: risky to wait until you have
consumption. for sometimes it S
impossible to cure this disease.
If you ate coughing today.
don't wait until tomorrow. but
get bottle Of Cherry Pee
toral at once and be relieved,
1t strengthens weak lungs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
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. Price Is and Soc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

VITALITY low, debiitated exhausted cured
by DR.. Klne's Invigo-ating Tonic. FREE 81. Trial
Bottle containing 2 weeks treatment Dr.. Klne's
Institute, Arch Street, Philadelphia Founded 1871
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Ambrosia Chocolate or Cocoa pleases all.
Send your address for pretty Panel Picture
free to Amlfosa Co., Milwaukee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. 25c. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

New municipal buildings at Norwich,
England, are proposed by the corporation
at q cost of f10OOOO
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

American condensed milk is gaining
a foothold in the Asiatic markets. 1t is
rapidly supplanting the German product
in Ianan
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
The Waste of Coal.

Owing to defective heating apparatus
over S7,O0O,OOO Of coal is wasted in
this city every year. Smart as we think
we are, we hardly know the first thing
about warming houses economically
Now York Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

The favorite indoor recreation of the
Duke Of York is whist playing. He is
a capital player.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Rheude's Business College and Me-
chanical Drawing School, Milwaukee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Miss Ellen Terry delights in keeping
anniversaries, and never forgets the birth
and wedding days of any of her intimate
friends
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Beware of Ointments for Catarr
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering ii, through the. mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from repu-
table physicians, as the damage they will
do is tenfold to the good you can possibly
derive from them; Halls Catarrh Cure,
ledo, O., contains no mercury. and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. IN
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally, and
made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney &
Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists, price 75c per bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Coughing Leads TO Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist today and get
a sample bottle free. Sold in % and so
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dam
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Special to State Peonle

Commencing November 20, the Hotel
Davidson, Milwaukee, make rate of 81
per day, American plan. This is to state
DeODle OnIy
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Exquisite tiavors make exquisite cakes.
Try NIB hayors.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
Medals for Washerwomen.

To the institution of orders. medals and
diplomas in France there is no limit. The
washerwomen, to be sure, occupy con-
spicuous position on the Seine. and have
played an important part in the life of
Paris. especially in revolutionary periods.
They are nearly. as formidable as the
market women. The government has es
Established this new order, and awarded
twelve medals. The important duty of
distributing the diplomas to the prize
washerwomen is discharged by the min.
istry of commerce.-DundeeJ Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

! REV. John G. Patton, the oldest mis-.
fSni1y n te tns n1f the rs sso
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an es-
pecially good medicine for Croup.-Mrs
N; R: Avent, Jonesboro, Texas, May
9th 1891
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

-One-third of the people who go mad
are said to recover their senses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain is not the
typical American girl which some PEG
pie represent her to be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29
4 HEALTH BOOM,
A Wave of Prosperity and Physical Well.
Being Floods the Whole Country.
Enthusiastic Statements from American Citizens Every
where Who Are Anxious to Inform the World
How Well They Feel.

The great secret Of gaining health and
keeping it after it has been attained has
been discovered and the news has swept
aer3st the heo whole of United States causing
ests not only those who are ill., but those
who are we'll, for to maintain health i'll
ness must ST. be prevented Educate Your
your system and blood with an antiseptic
disinfectant! That's all there is to it, but
the means Of accomplishing it never were
Candy. Cathartic. the ideal modern scien.
tif1c laxative. Hear what few of the
happy ones have to say:
is nothing IKE them" Mrs Lottie Ffei1fer,
Arlington, Neb
~ have used Cascarets in my family and
then to to e9Rog like hen
boldt, S. y.
We have been using Cascarets in our
family SINCE last spring and cannot do with
ont them Mrs. j. {. Jameson, Poynette.
-! use Cascarets and could not get along
without them Ny, husband uses and rec,
OmmendS them In his practice" Mrs. DR..
Nyee, 50 Ontario ST.. Cohoes N Y
- take pleasure in recommending Cas-.
carets. Ihey are the most wonderful medi-
Hal preparation ever used cascarets work
II Seymour St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Il am firm believer in Cascarets. They
are the best clthArtic | ever used" Tom
Holt, Wildwood, Manitoba.
II do not think there Is anything better
for consultation than Cascarets. I recon.
mend them to all my friends" - Minnie F.
McCumb, Mianus, Conn.
II take pleasure in letting you know what
good your Cascarets have done for me.
suffered with constipation, pain in the stom-
ach and dizziness for two years and tried
most all kinds Of medicines. friend ad-
vised me to try Cascarets. So I bought a
10c box, and after using them / felt great
relief, and am now entirely WELL" S, Gould,
827 Durfor st.. Philadelphia, Pa.
over five million boxes of Cascarets sold
last year proves their merit. Buy and try
q box to-day. 10c, 25c, SOC, all Druggists.
Bookiet and sample free. Address Sterling
Nemedy Company. Chicago or New York
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

The Congo region exports about g..
100000 walking sticks year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

so Per Cent. Saved to out-of town students
Write for particulars. HOFFMANN'S metropolitan
Business College, Third and State Streets Milwauke e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Frogs and toads are gifted with q II
markable acute sense of hearing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Mrs. Winslovy's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
teethlng, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
allays pain, cures wind collie Zoo bottle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-29

Australia has on the avearge one hos
lital for II 300 persons