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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
Preparing Walls for Papering.

The following rules are for the scrap
ing and treatment of walls of various
kinds preparatory to papering:
If walls have been previously papered
it is advisable to scrape off old paper
not only from sanitary standpoint but
hangers cannot be too vigorous in ad
vising customers to have walls and cell
ings scraped previous to repapering.
TO remove ordinary wallpaper soak
the paper by applying hot water with an
old brush, and then scraping with hand
or pole scraper.
Heavy papers, such as feathers and
felts, should be treated to a coat of hot
paste, thinned down to the consistency
remove by scraping.
Whitewashed walls should be scraped
after thoroughly wetting the walls with
thin paste or water, then size with strong
sizing. If whitewash is not thick OF
scaly, strong solution of vinegar will
answer all purposes.
For damp walls we advise either one
two or three coats of shellac over the
damp surface, or tinfoil, which Is put uI
in sheets, can be tackled and pasted ovel
the damp spots.
For vanished paper, mix about two
pounds of common brown sugar or mo-
lasses to one-half bucket of water, ther
apply like sizing. This mixture is also
good for oil-painted walls. Scraping
however, is preferred to either
For oil-painted walls, dissolve two
pounds of pearl ash in bucket of water
and apply like sizing.
For kalsomined walls, wash walls ant
ceilings with large sponge, then apply
ordinary sizing. New walls should have
a coat Of weak sizing.-Philadelphia Rec
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
SleenleSSneSS-

There is no greater foe to beauty than
lack or loss of sleep. TO fall asleep when
your head touches the pillow and to know
nothing till the next mor1ling-that is
what a nights rest ought to be, but some
unfortunates, as soon as the lights are
out, are wider awake than ever and be-
gin to toss and tumble until, unable to
bear it longer, they get up and read or
write.
Insomnia is really disease, and many
are the causes. Some people who can
not sleep when their beds lie from east to
west will find comfort in sleeping with
their heads to the north. Scientists claim,
in this position the magnetic currents of
the earth pass through the body, Alb.
sence of fresh air is bar to peaceful
slumber, and light in the room also in.
duces wakefulness.
The bedclothes and the pillows should
have attention. Never sleep OH feather
bed-a hair mattress is the best thing. A
spring mattress should be under it. Very
heavy bedclothes are bad, and pillows
should be stuffed so they do not get
fiat. The head should be we'll out from
under the clothes.
Sleeplessness is often caused by want
of food. Many people take their last
meal too long before bedtime, and it is
the faintness caused by hunger that pre-,
vents sleep. A half-glass Of hot milk
should be taken at bedtime, and Il crack
er. Crackers. bread and butter OF milk
should be within reach, and if you can.
not sleep they should be taken at once
Often drink Of water will bring the
wished-for sleep. and hot water is mucl,
more likely to bring about this result
than cold.
An over-excited state of the brain is
also the cause of much sleeplessness: not
only is the brain being used to it's ut
most strain all day, but books are read
and study gone in for late at night, and
then, when every brain-lerve is excited
to it's uttermost extent, you 60 to bed and
are surprised that sleep refuses to fol
low. The only cure for this is not tc
read anything heavier than a novel all
hour before you 60 to bed, and to take
warm bath and glass Of warm milk
This will generally send you to sleep very
n,1ioklv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
EVENING NEWSPAPERS.
Ihs Reason THY Have Outgrown tn,
FISH, ISL Morning Journals,

- AsAaAsoeA Ae~-S AAuSC "utSfCWA tuC
s ssssi Morning Journals.
Mally persons have wondered why OF
late years the Afternoon papers have out
grown the morning journals in every city
Inc Following from the San Francisco
bulletin presents the reason In very clear
form. 1t says. <|
The day Is ended. Fortunes have been
won and lost. Statesmen, soldiers, writ
ers, adyenturerx have done the deeds OF
tile day; and night has fallen. The news
nus been gathered by a marvellous sys
tenn from all contiiients and the far cor.
ners Of the earth 1t has been sifted ar.
ranged, illustrated, commented upon
prihted and published, and is served hot
from the, press, still palpitating, as /,
were. with the action Of the event record
cd, interesting and startling with tho
freshness and excitement Of the present
READERS oyer their SOUP learn what has
HAPPENED Iii the wide world while they
have been busy, each in his little round
OF duties, toiling i'll his shop, arguing his
case III court, earning his daily bread
They sit at ease and read Mt leisure The
evening is ahead Of them and Il needed
rest after the fatigues Of the dnyligh,
hours will cup it all.
Fourteen hours later. while he bolts
His breakfast with one eye on the clock
aid Il brain already busy with the cares
of the day, the morning paper is handed
to the citizen If he has time to read the
headlines he is doing we'll. In the night
he has leisure to think Of the affairs of
the human race; i'll t he morning he must
think only Of his private affairs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
Winter Care of Horses.

During the long winter when work
horses are almost, if net entirely. idle
their treatment should be entirely to keep
them in good condition and comforta
bic as possible. | do not believe in keep
ing horses tied up by the heads when
the, ' are idle. Most vices are contracted
while they are standing i'll the barn. The
devil gets in his work with people when
they have nothing to do and so it is with
horses cribbing. kicking. paving, strik-
ing and innumcrable vices are learned in
those long. idle hours. Besides. many
diseases are contracted. especially when
standing on hard floor. 1t is better to
allcw the animals the run of /, gGod-sized
let where they may exercise during the
day and shut them up in the barn at
night. Our plan with warehouses; when
net in use is to pull the halters off and
Let them free to do as they please. I
have never had sick hcrse on the farm
during the last twenty years that ran
out when not in use III winter, but
have had sick horses when they
were kept up and have seen good horses
standing in the stable. There is nc
doubt but that horses will stand the Win
ter here in Iowa better than any other
stock. and while we believe in letting
them run at large they should always
have plenty Of shed room should they de-
sire shelter. During the extreme cold
of last winter l had about twenty head
Ct horses which ran out. Some were
wcl khorses and some colts and mares.
The workhorscs seemed to rejoice in their
freedom and to Cnjuy the situation even
in the coolest weather. Plenty of good
hay and what picking there was OH the
meadows was their ration until toward
spring when they were caught and kept
in the harm let during the day and tied
up at night. "A few SheavCS Of oats or
bundle of corn fodder with the corn
on it with plenty of hay and straw forms
good ration for idle horses. 1t is a
gcci plan to feed this on the ground
when il is frozen and to let the horses
pick it over. This gives them something
to do. AS wOrktimc cC!neS on more at.
tcnton must be given them. Their feed
ing must he more regular and their sta
bling and bedding attended to. Oats and
corn equal parts is the very best muscle
and fat-forming feed. Horses should he
exercised every day and worked some iii
order to tougher them up for spring
work. Horses that have been properly
cared fer in the latter end of winter will
! push right into the collar and stand up
to the work when spring comes with little
| or no discomfort. Do not keep the horse
standing and fretting in the hnrn: let
his holiday, his time to rccuperate his
health and to heal up any old sores if he
be unfortunate to have such. Let him
rustic little il is good for his feet, teeth
| and general health. No curl,s or splints.
ringbtne CT had feet are to be found en-
Rocky mountain horsehesh. Disease is
unknown in range horses, generally
| speaking. Let him run while he may
John Morrison, Jr., in Prairie Farmer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
Building an Ice house.

Having observed several cheap ice
houses, the following plan seems the
most satisfactory: Take poles or rails T.
Or more feet in length. and build IL pen
some 8 or more feet high, or even less.
Then take rails 2 feet shorter and build
pen inside Of other. Fill space between
pens with straw, chaff or other non con
ductor Place boards on ground for ice
to rest on. Build OH as dry a spot as you
can, but avoid shady places. Use pine
boards for roof. Since ventilation is need
cd the gable ends may be left open.
Cheap lumber may be used instead of
rails, and frequently an old outbuilding
can be used for ice. Always use good
ice for filling. Cut in square pieces. lay
pieces flat. and fill crevices with pulver-
lZed ice. Leave Il space of ut least 9
inches between ice and wall, to be filled
with sawdust. Use plenty Of sawd,lSt on
top OF ice. The dimensions given can be
made smaller. \ cube Of ice HHSxS feet
contains approximately fifteen tons;
6X6X6 feet about one-half as much.-S.
X. Tatman in st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
FARM AND GARDEN
CaraWay.


Down past the say0ry-bed and the parsley,
And close to the tumbIedown picket
The cara way grew that Grandma planted.
And there 1t has been growing eyer since.
When dear, old Grandma her "meetin' bon
nit"
Had carefully tied. Oh the Sabbath day,
She always put in her best gown pocket
A generous handful OF curawny.
For the dear, Old soul would grow aweary
To sit so long IN the cushionless pew;
And oft the parsons dOctripal sermon
Would trouble her tender feelings, too.
And when She had heard so much "eIec-
ton
That her heart for others began to- bleed,
She sensed the better Gods love behind It
BY eating IL bit OF her .meetin'-seed
Solemn and mild appraised to the parson
Her gentle old face the Sabbath day,
She drank the sweet there was in the ser
The bitter she favored with caraway
Though 1t is not very fair to look Mt.
Though you may not fancy its taste in
deed.
Yet still it shall grow there down in the
garden,
Because it was Grantma's '.nleetiu' seed >
-PttsDnrg Dispatch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
AMERICA SAYS so
The Entire Country Is On
the Move.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Did II, and Re-
cord Phenomenal Victory-Five
Million Boxes Sold Last Year.

From every part of America comes the
news news, that hat, sufferers from consultation have
the wonderful modern scientific laxative
and intestinal tonic. CaScarets are flgur.
ative1y and literally In everybody's mouth.
Thousands have tried Cascarets with the
voluntarily testify to their experiences.
Here are few extracts from some of the
letters:
Il have been using Cascarets for head
great benefit from them Mrs. NJ. Gabler,
612 Larrabee ST., Chicago.
IL have been taking Cascarets for over a
month and find them just the thing fol
constipation" Albert B. Burt, 20 Main ST.,
Il am using cascarets and have never
1ou1d anything so satisfactory" Mrs: c.
Il have taken Cascarets and cheerfully
recommend them to all my friends" Mrs
g: J. Gradwell. Frugallty, Pa,
"Cascarets are fine for biliousness and
malaria and are 50 pleasant to take" Mrs.
Mary Cummings, Maud, Oklahoma.
=, Il use Cascarets in my family and find
them all you recommend them to be-" E.
L; irwin. Cor. Mead and Railroad, Mead
You can safely add appendicitis to the
list of diseases that Cascarets will benefit
Or cure" Eunice J. Smith, Rich Valley,
II have used Cascarets; there is nothing
knlghtstown, Ind
"Cascarets are all right. They have cured
me Of constipation, and l never expected
anything would" Charles Fl. Nye, Lock
Box POS, Cincinnati. Ohio.
II am so thankful for your Cascarets.
They are better than any medicine ever
used" Mrs. NJ. Rev, Lacelle, Iowa.
Il do not hesitate to say that Cascarets
Is the very best medicine ever placed be-
f f9',e The 3 people," Andrew Woodruff Days
"Cascarets are the best cathartic l ever
used" Tom Holt, Wildwood, Manitoba.
II have tried your Cascarets and I want
to tell you they are just Splendid John
Wiegmink, Box 961, AIlegan, Mich.
We, could fill the whole paper with ex:
pressions like the above. Thousands of
similar recognitions Of the merits of Cas-
carets have been volunteered and prove
that this delightful laxative, so pleasant of
taste, 80 mild and yet effective, has &C.
cured a firmly established place in the
hearts of the people.
Go buy and try Cascarcts yourself to-
day. All druggists, Zoe, 25c, soc. Booklet
and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy
Company, Chicago OF New York.
This is the CASCARET tablet
Every tablet Of the only genuine
Cascaret bears the magic letters
"CCC." Look at the tablet before
you buy, and beware Of frauds,
~ limitations and substitutes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
Brussels Sprouts.

Look them over carefully and discard
any wormy specimens, remove the wilted
leaves and soak the sprouts in cold saited
water fifteen Or twenty minutes.
This will draw out any insects that
may have. escaped your eye.
Rinse them in fresh cold water, drain
and cook them in rapidly-boiling water
twenty minutes; or, till tender when
pierced with'a fine skewer.
Avoid overlooking them, for if they are
a shapeless, mushy mass they are not ac-
ceptable.
Drain well and serve simply with but
ter, salt and pepper and vinegar, or lem
Oh, if desired.
sauce favored with lemon.
Hollandaisc sauce is also suitable for
this vegetable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
Patents to Inventors,

Messrs. Benedict Il Morsell, solicitors
or patents, Old Insurance building. Mil
waukee, report patents issued to West
ern inventors October "a as follows:
). NJ. Adams, Powhattan, Kas., cultlva.
tor: {. Brrghoefcr. Milwaukee, hosting de-
vice: G. W. Bradshaw. Argentine, Kas,
wrench; stephan Broichgans, Milwaukee,,
air-compresslng apparatus; y. A. Christen-
sen, Milwaukee, combined valve and gov.
ernor for air-brake pumps; J. c. Lyman,
milwaukee,, seat post fastening; j. II.
Judge, milwaukee,, vehicle wheel: f. A.
Lufkin, Bcloit, Wis. device pulling stop
pers or seals from bottles: +. w. McKenna,
milwaukee,, process of and machine for re-
moving steel rails; g. S. Parker, GAINESVILLE,
Wis. fountain pen: Kasmus Rasmussen,
Oregon. Wis, support for agricultural
tools: G. NJ. Saunders, Waterloo, Ia, finger.
ring; K. J. Schwab, Milwaukee,. CRATE: J.
L. Taylor West Superior, Wis, fifth wheel
G. W. Tucker, Gridley. Kas.. cultivator at
tachnent; {. A. Powell, Racine, Wis. iron
ing board (design); J. Schroeder Lumber
Co., Milwaukee, dressed lumber.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
Don't XOrrY.

Mrs. Langtry was once asked by a
New York society woman" how she pre-
served her beauty. What do you do
not to have a wrinkle?"
Il don't worry. my dear was her only
answer. The idea and suggestion We're
not new. The society woman who is
we'll known in New York, and at present
in the ultra-fashionable set, took the
hint. She has tried for several years not
to worry, with good effect, and people
who do not know her age, take her for
ten years younger. This is how she tried
mot to worry AS soon as anything
would happen to worry her she began by
repeating to herself the two words, don't
worry,' don't worry" over and over
again, until it got to be habit with her
Now. she says, she don't have to say,
don't worry She simply does not al
low herself to become excited and nerv-
Gus. \ matter of self-controL She has
money, health and beauty. But still she
has, as every other woman, other things
to worry her. 1t would not be fair to
give her name!-New York Evening Tel
egranI.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
NURSING THE TREES.
How Swiss Forests Are Preserved by
Scientific Methods.

An expert on forestry, after showing
the necessity for more stringent legisla>
ton to check the ruthless destruction OF
American forests, the dire effects of
which extend to future generations, men,
tions by way Of illustration what may
be done by properly paying attention to
the preservation of the young growth
while cutting the mature crop, a forest
in Switzerland where, scientific methods
have been observed in the cutting Of the
wood. This forest has yielded yearly
crop, without replanting, ever since be-
fore the discovery of America, and yet
today it shows a fine growth Of market
able lumber. OF all the foes of the for.
est, next to the reckless lumberman, fire
is the most destructive. One Of the lat
est ideas for the prevention Of fires from
locomotive sparks is to have two cleared
spaces along the line Of the railroad, sep
arated BY double row of trees intended
to catch the sparks. Such strips, kept
free from all intlammable material, would
be useful in checking small fires, and of
immense value as lines of defense in
fighting large ones.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
A SPUR TO GENIUS,

Is 1t my plutarch that the boy holds there
Upon his knee, his soul absorbed In deeds
OF other races, lands, and times, and
creeds,
The soft Aegean breeze Within his hair,
And tales Of heroes for his daily fares
All! let him burn to face the naughty
Modes,
And glory IN the men that Athens breeds,
Or thrill at all the odds that Romans
dare!
Fen thus it was that Shakespeare learned
to know
And thus Mo9taigne In Wisdom learned to
grow,
And thus the Corsican who left his isle
10 rule the world got thews that world
to throw:
My boy may get him something worth
his while.
Charles Woodward HutsOn in Century.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
Feeding Baby Piys.

1t frequently happens that the SOW is
not able to supply sufficient nourshment
for her young. and when such is the case
the deficiency must be supplied in same
way: A good plan is to build il small pen
INSIDE the one containing the SOW. one
winch she cannot reach, and have a
small trough in it, AS soon as the Young
pigs are large enough to drink pour skim
milk in this trough for them. and as
soon as they will drink it make, !, mix
t,lrr of shorts and milk. being sure that
1t is very thin 50 that the young pigs can
readily drink it. Ii this plan is too
tlcuhlt scmc d trough may be built in the
pen lew enough so the young pigs can
reach it and permit them to eat out OF it
with the mother. If care is taken to give
her only such food as tends to increase
her flow CT milk, not much bran or oat
hullS, the same food will be- eaten realli-
ly by the Young pigs, and they will
thrive Gu it. Beside the mother will be
better natured for not being annoyed by
the small pi IS for milk she cannot fur
niSh.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
Growing an Market Ti.s.

Economy i'll feeding may not he profit
ably practiced with growing pigs non
with hogs that are being fattened foi
market. The growing pig makes tn,
market pig, and it is always cheaper tt
keep the growing pig growing by ii lbrr
al feeding. than it is to economize Oh
fcod, and when the animal is within three
weeks or Il month of marketing to at
tempt to cram it fer market II cconom.
i'll feeding must be practiccl. let it bt
with pigs that have their growth and
are not to be marketed. When the fat
t,ning period begins. do everything posi-
bic to stimulate the appetite. Make-corl
the chief fattening food. of course. b,l,
feed green stuff, clover. if Obtanable
root crops and various other foods that
add variety to the ration. These changes
will do the hog good and increases his
appetite for corn. Thus. no risk is run
of the animal getting off his feed, which
ccrn only is practiccd. Increase the "a.
tionS slowly. but surely. and continue I'M
til the hog is in the best possible condi-
ton for market. Don't try to add weight
when the animal is close to the weight
demanded by your market, for it will be
food wasted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01

ing-down pains, or tired
feelings, and am we'll and
hearty. 1shall recommend
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound to all my
suffering friends as the
greatest remedy for all
female weakness"
MRS. SUSIE J. WEAVER,
1921 Callowhi1l St., Phila-
delphia, Pa, writes:
dear MRS. PINKHAM-1
had inflammation of the
womb and painful men,
situation. and by your
advice I began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Have
taken four bottles and use
one package of Sanativ
Wash and feel like a new
woman. l thank you so 1
much for what your medi- q
cine has done for me-"
MRS. NJ. BAUMANN, III W
Chicago, ILL.,, writes: ~
months trial ofLydia E. PHI
not say enough in praise
with womb trouble when I
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
Paint Cor Tree WonuIs.

Every little while Il recipe for making
Il She!ac wash for this purpose appears,
and one would think. if he did not know
otherwise. that this was the preparation
most commonly used. | doubt if one
p;rScn in hundred who has occasion
to use such Il wash ever uses Sheilnc.
1t is troublesome to apply and expensive
to make. The Shellac must be dissolved
with alcohol, which costs too much for
any such purpose. and i'll applying it
with Il brush the alcohol evaporateS SO
quickly that the brush soon becomes
like Il stick Then we sometimes see
reccmmc and often see in use gas
tar, which has no place and never had
fer any such purpose. Many are the
trees that have been killed by it. 1t
is too penetrating and contains injurious
ingredit hts. Whenever the application Of
tar reaches clear around the body of il
thin-h arktd tree it may be expected to
kill the tree outright.
Grating wax is good when it is plaS-
tic enough so as not to peel up in cold
VIZ athcr. but this is slow applications
Best Of all for ordinary purposes for Il
covering for wounds and bare places is
common lillseed oil paint 1t is easiest
of all in application. it lasts for years
on the dead wood. it does not kill the
tender bark or check its growing.-N. s.
1latt in Rural World.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
Deafness Cannon he Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an inflamcd condition Of the m,l-
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is intamed you nave a rumbiing
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed Deafness Is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal cond-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing but an iliamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars: free.
+: j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold nv nruprictc
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-12-01
An Incident Of Maii,ba Hill

Here is a story Of Free Masonry on
Majuba hill: A slightly wounded COM
missa riat officer was being covered bv
the rifle OF a Boer sharpshooter. when
the former made Il Masonic sign. The
Boer lowered his rife and, stepping over
to the other, made him prisoner. but
treated him in specially hospitable
fashion as a brother member Of the craft.
! he coniNllssariat man ascertained that
Mr.. Kruger and Gen. JOubtrt were also
Free UNSATISFACTORY Chronicle.