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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Patents to Inventors.

Messrs. Benedict & Morsell, solicitors
Of patents, Old Insurance building, Mil
wan kee, report patents issued to Wis
consin inventors on April II as follows:
r. c. Biersach, Milwaukee. bowling alley:
Jacob Cloos, Milwaukee, q patents). switch:
Ing apparatus ~, switching apparatus and
method Of eounteracting ares; n. Corey
and Il. +. Barker. Marinette. Wis, steam
set works for sawmills; f. T.. Fitzgerald
MILWAUKEE, ,H i1g ca n: T n. Gardnsr
waukse, drawbridge; Paul Klumb,. sheLoy-
gan. Wis, feed cutter box; s. r. Leaning
Wauwatosa, Wis, trolley; A. S. Mcdonald.
Marion. Wis. potato digger and sorter; G:
L. Merkel; Milwaukee, bicycle; Edmund
Reonius. Grand Rapids, Wis. neck yoke
coupling; H. {. Swan, Oshkosh, Wis, king
bolt socket: A. II. Higgins, Clinton, Wis,
checkrein holder design; r. l.. Vaierius,
Ft. Atkinson: Wis. bottle. tdesisnl: W. l..
Hackiey. Kenosha, Wis, "Hacklcy's
Twelve-Hour Cough Cure" QabeD; Pabst
! Bre wing Co., Milwaukee; Extra Mid" and
Hardware Mfg. Co.. Milwaukee,, '.splen-
dorine" QabeD; Wisconsin Butter & Cheese
Co.. Waukesha, Wis. :'Ncufchatel Wauke-
sha Cream Cheese QabeD.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
THEY SHAVE WITH GLASS.
Native Porto Ricaus Have Plenty of
Soap and Razors.

q Soap and Razors.
p,he. natives Of our new territory;
Porto Rico. have no need to buy soap,
fqt the wooded cobntfS: abounds in
pants whose leaves and bulbs supply
most fully the place. of that Indispensable
aficle. Among the best of these is the
soaptree, SO called, though it is more
bush than tree. Its bulb when rubbed
on wet clothes makes snow-white lath-
Ell. which has an odor like old brown
Windsor soap. The Porto Ricans, who
aye all. from the highest to the lowest,
great dandies In their way, make soap
olt OF cocoanut oil and homemade iye-
grant, says the Chicago Times Herald.
ihls cocoanut oil soap is used for shay
ing. When a man wishes to have Il
shave IN the morning he starts out with
his cocoanut-shell cup and his dom
key-tail brush and bottle. 1t is never
49y trouble to find an empty bottle in
Porto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, or almost
any Of the larger West Indian islands,
even III remote spots in the mountains.
at least twelve generations of thirsty
people have lived there and thrown away
the bottles. The man carries no mirror,
ne Is too poor to own such a luxury.
Not one house in twenty in Porto Rico
has even the very cheapest looking glass.
But generously rich nature provides the
mirror, as we'll as the soap. The man
goes to some convenient pool in the
mountain stream where the water is
quite still-there is his mirror. He
breaks his bottle on stone, and deftly
picks out IL sharp piece Of suitable size.
Then he fathers his face profusely, and
hegins to scrape away with his piece Of
glass, which in his hands works as we'll
NC hn hoe ~
sli ght scratch, is extremely rare as re-
suit of this al fresco form of shaving.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
He Meant it, Too.

A story is being told which serves to
uEtratf the AMERICAN shar rG sae of
against efficiency and daring and supreme
achievement. The story mas to do with
Mr.. Mckinley, and it relates that while
visiting one Of the camps during his re-
cent Southern tour he CHANGED to be
strolling about unattended and sought to
pass a certain line which was patrolled
by vigilant sentinel. The sentinel
promptly stopped him and demanded the
countersign. II don't know the counter
sign" said Mr. Mckinley. "Then you
don't pass" said the soldier. But" said
Mr.. Mckinley, II am the President of
the United States! II don't know about
that" replied the imperturbable sentry;
but if you haven't got the countersign
you couldn't get by here even if you were
George Dewey himself"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
The Leaf of Young Grain.

There is much difference in the
breadth. size and color of leaf i'll young
grain us it comes up. 1t is partly DEEPEN
den: on the character or the seed, as
the plant sends up it's first leaves mainly
from the starchy matter which encloses
the germ and which the germ uses until
it is able to put forth roots into the soil.
Barley being larger and heavier than
oats has always a broader leaf. though
if oats are sown on rich land and some
what late they will come up with leaf
that looks like barley. But this rank
growth early is not regarded favorably
by the cultivator. for he knows that it
is liable to be followed by rust of stalk
or grain later in the season. Narrowing
grain that comes up with too small and
thin leaf bruises these first leaves and
as it also stimulates root growth it
causes the plant to send up new shoots
with much broader leaves. This dries
ont the soil, thus preventing the excess
slve growth later that invites rust.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
:Wclcolue, Sprlnxl

.S$SA$VAAVe IUIAuX&
Aud so you have arrived ut last, oh, gentle,
balMy SPRING.
And where, have you, been lettering, you:
frlSky little thing?
Do you not know the ladies' have been wait
Ing anxlonsiyt go
For you to come. SO they might sport their
gaudy millinery?
Now. ffisk, gentle Spring,
And let your breezes blow;
- ~"s~'~ We're glad" you're here, ~@'~"
-. You lambkin dear, :.
- Though you were rather slow!
The man who peddles palmlea fms, and
S he who sells tcecreanl,
The small, barefOoted urchin, who would
labble In the stream,
The wheelMan and the golfer, your praises
shout and sing,
And I'LL the world Is glpd to see you're with
=$3 sus, gentle Spring!
SO frisk, gentle Spring.
And let your breezes blow,
You're here, and yet
We don't forget
We still may have more snow!
Paul West In New York Evening Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
PERFUMERY SECRETS.
Scent OF Flowsrs Caught Ii Fat and
Transferred to Alcohol, j.,

9Sens OK &loWsro Ca08ht IN Eat ana
Transferred to Alcohol. j.,
The details OF the spsrfumery business
are described In the BirminTham Daily
Post. The fiuid substance Of which I
'botteao OF frst-class scent sconsists Ia not
water, but highly rectifed spirits Of
wine, .impregnated with the desired odor:
hut the infusion Of fragrant. flowers In
desired result. An intermediate process
Is requisite, and that consists in en-
claiming the subtle perfume Of the tow
ers by means Of tat, for which they have
a very strong affinity, whereas spirits is
simply q solvent. Some flowers are mac
Grated in fat, while others are simply
brought into close .juxtaposition to
that the fat becomes heavily charged
with perfume, and win yield It afterward
70 the spirits of wine, The first task Of
the manufacturer, unless this work is
done for him by an intermediary, is to
derive from the pomades what Is called a
simple extract" In Birmingham the
pomade, worth from 5 shillings 6 pence
to shillings pound, is first opened out
into tilaments by squeezer, and is
then placed In churn containing some
twenty gallons of spirits. The beaters OF
the churn are kept rotating by ma
chinery for about week, 1T the end of
winch time the spirits is drawn of and Is
found to have taken up the odor Of the
Movers IN an intense degree. The spirit
is afterward frozen to facilitate the re-
movai Of q certain residue OF tat. and
hmpid simple extract" and Is placed
upon the laboratory shelf.
1T is in the laboratory that the mate
rails are diluted and blended into articles
for the toilet. 1t is here where the re-
ceipt book, and still more cultivated
appreciation Of odor, comics into play.
Scents are placed upon the market bear
ing the names Of most of the odoriferous
flowers Known. Few only OF these are
direct extracts from the flowers by which
they are called: The vast majority are
lm ut tor pictures, in fact
wholly derived from the violet; but the
forced by odors more permanent and de-
rived from other sources. OF late years
synthetic fragrant oils have been OBJ
tanned from that Protean substance, coal
tar.
The old-fashioned "Ess Bouquet il
composed Of eight ingredients in their
appropriate proportions, the Predominant
eyy Club" makes call upon nine sources
OF supply, musk, civet and orris being
prominent. "Opopanax" has twelve in
gradients, while Parma Violet" scent
has fourteen. Upon the other hand, there
are some simpler blends. Among them
patchouly, which consists Of dilution
of patchouly oil and attar of roses. Many
improvements have been made in the
formulate originally in use, and the odors
OF not few delicately-scented flowers
are now transferred to the toilet table.
winch, ten years ago, were not REGARDED
as within the range Of practical treat
ment,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Largest Workshop in America.

Lasting success does not come in mo-
ment, and true success is never the result
of luck" 1t takes time and real merit.
with plenty of experience and honest ef-
fort, to reach the top in anything: The
history of the Deering Harvester Go. OF
Chicago is an example of success on a
large scale. With more employees than
any other single manufacturing plant of
any kind in America, it is now running
day and night to fill orders. Since 1891,
when Deering machines were put on the
market with ''bicycle bearings" the
growth of the business has been marvel
Gus. The day is not far distant when
other manufacturers will be forced to
build lighter-draft machines or go out of
hnsinoSs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
One of Mammals InRenues.

Danny's father, who is farm
err and stock-grower, took several car
loads of hogs reared Oh his farm
to Chicago, where he sold them
to the great .pork-packing firm of
Armour & Co. While in Chicago Dan
ny's father received the following letter
from the little boy: Deere Papa: Did
you see Mr.. Armour kill the big fat hog
with the black tale and didn't he think
it was buster? was sorry to see the
hogs leave the farm and you most of ALL
Your loving son, Danny Com
Naninn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

Another remarkable discovery of
free-milling gold has been made north of
Hill City. in the vicinity of Froday's
gulch, S. D. Ore brought to Hill City
by the owners of the claim assayed $40
to $64 ton gold and four pounds of
the ore PANIED out 500 worth of gold
The ore is very coarse and can be PANIED
like so much placer gold.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Manure for Fairly POtntOcs.

1t is hardly possible to make land too
rich where the early crop of potatoes is
to be planted. The rich soil insures early
growth Of the plants, and that they will
come up with the thick, vigorous stalks.
which is the unfailing sign of good
crop. Too much manure will cause rot
i'll potatoes late in the season. but with
early potatoes the crop is generally har
vested before it has time to either ma
ture or rot. Generally the carly potato
crop may be got off in time to plant cab
bage for a late crop, and there will be
richer soil for the cabbage roots than
there was while the potatoes were grow
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
A Frugal Buyer from Up Country.

"A Frugal Buyer from Up Country.
a wealthy rural citizen who once lived
less than a thousand miles from Roch-
ester retired from business several years
ago, having grown rich keeping ''coiin-
try STORE" One day willie relating his
experiences and boasting of his>thrifty
habits. he said:
"My trips to New York usually lasted
about week, and l made them cost as
little as possible. ! always took break
fast ut a place where there was sign,
painted in big black letters: All the
Mush and Molasses You Want for One
Gent. "-Itochester Democrat and Chron-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
What Do the Children DRINK

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRA1N-O? 1t 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
the choice grades of coffee, but costs
15c md O5c
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Before Hin T1~o

While passing Whitehall the other d.v
a stranger to London asked a policeman
If he could point out the window through
which King Charles passed out to execu-
ton. W
The policeman asked:
Who was hep
King of England, Of course" was the
answer.
But when was that?"
Over 200 years ago.
All! ah! that was long before my time,
sir. only entered the force in 1862"
was the policeman's reply. Sorry I
can't tell you. "-Spare Moments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
CvranO Has a. Trimming Mate.

CyranO mas running MaCe.
THAT new reporter is corker," says
Il writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
HE says, he was sent out for write-up
down i'll Texas once, and gang of cow
boys took him for a horse thief. Did got
ever notice what big nose he has?''
"Of course"
"Well, they got rope round his neck
and threw the loose end over tree, and
four of them stood ready to pull him up
at the word. Just as they started to pull.
up galloped squad Of cavalry to rescue
him.
"Did they?'
"Well, the rope slipped from his neck
and caught on his nose, and nearly pulled
his head off; but his life was saved
Yes, I guessed as MITCH"
""What do you suppose 9Sst ne eav T y,' to
"Thats easy. He wanted to call your
attention to the fact that he had won.
derful nose for noosel'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O

Ask your grocer today to show you n
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
1t: GRAlN-O has that rich seal-brown
of Mocha or Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stom-
ach receives it without Distress u the
price OF coffee. 15c and 25 cts. per pack
age. Sold by all grocers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
500 Reward. 800.

The readers Of trls paper will be pleased
to learn that there Is at least 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 a
Cure is taken Internally, acting directly
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 it fails to cure. Send
for list Of testimonials
Address. +. ]. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo o.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Plants and FlOwers-

1t is interesting to know that 1900 spe-
cies of plants are gathered and used for
commercial purposes in Europe. OF these
40 have perfume that is pleasing, and
enter largely into the manufacture Of
scents and soaps. There are more species
OF white flowers gathered than Of anv
other color-1124 in all.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

Hotel Manager-"I see you have given
our finest suite of rooms to a man named
Bllklns Are you sure he can pay the
charges?"
Clerk-"Yes; he's rich enough
Manager-"How do you know?'
Clerk-"He is old ind ugly, and his
wife is young and ty."-Cincinnat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Shake Into Your shoea

ALIENS Foot Ease. powder for the feet.
It cures painful, swollen, smarting, nervous
feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age. Allen s Foot Ease makes
tight..ftting or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a
tired, aching feet, Try it to- day. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores. BY mail for 25c,
In stamps. Trial package FREE. Address,
Allen S. 'Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

The ice in the Missouri river at
Chamberlain, S. D., moved out on April
10. This Is six weeks later than last
year, and the latest breakup in the past
fifty years. During the past fifteen
years the breakup has never before been
as late as April |.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
ThiTnble RQes

Thin,ble bees are form of entertain
ment which bids fair to be popular dur
ing the summer months. At these af-
fairs each girl brings her fancy work and
sews diligently for Il couple of hours,
tells some interesting story. Tea is
served at 5 o'clock and the afternoon
ends with a pleasant chat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Poultry Notes.

AT the recent Wisconsin Farmers in
stitnte, held i'll Sparta. C. +. Matteson
0I t'ewaukee read a paper, Poultry for
farmers,' in which he said that if we
made money at all in the poultry bust
ness 1t must be III. winter.
Good housing, good breeding and GOOD
1eedlng are what tell in the poultry bust
ness.
In feeding give the hens some fine grain
scattered in their litter for their morning
meal, more for an exercise ration than
for meal. About II Il. IN. give them
their morning mash made of boiling
milk thickened with buckwheat mid,
dilngs to the consistency Of gravy, then
made stiff by equal portions of wheat
bran. mid1lings and ground oats. Feed
whole grain at night, mostly corn. They
should have green food every day and
green cut bone twice week.
inliets for winter laying should be
natcned the previous spring. Leghorns
N May, Americans-Plymouth Rocks.
~! yandottes in April and the large breeds
ike the Cochins and Brahmas in March.
a henhouse should furnish a roostine
place, q nesting place and scratching
place; The house proper should be warm
and have dirt floors The studding
should have building paper tackled upon
tn ZEN. before t1! the drop siding is nailed on
the studding OH the inside so as to lea
q space between the paper and the paper
tackled upon the outside of the building
ana also between the paper and the Iath
ana plaster, giving two dead-air spaces.
Two thleknesses of paper, one thickness
OF board and one thickness of lath and
plaster. ''''u
Let the hoor be earth and have six
square feet of floor space for each fowl.
one,half the space devoted to scratching
shed: Have 2x4 scantling laid on fiat
side for perches, va n"'
See that the fowls have plenty of good
sharp grlt-guartz crystals are good.
pullet fifteen months old is an old
men for me.-AIatteson.
l. Nine out of ten will make more from
eggs in summer than in winter.-Robin-
son. A
| can make eggs just as eheaply in the
wanter as in summer. have 100 bullets.
IN November last they laid Gj eggs dav'
III December 96 and in January W.-AIat.
tesOn.
An incubator to be Of service must b.,
self-regulating.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Sold by Drugxists, 7bc
How Temperature Affects Ixorx,

Ivory billiard balls, freshly turned
have to be treated very carefully, as a
sudden change in temperature may cause
them to crack. To prevent this they re.
quire to be placed for at least three
months in a warm room In order tc
shrink them gradually and dry true be-
fore they are finished and polished,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Schwerin'S Barber Collen

~ A ossA OCA OOAkoBcs
We, teach the barber trade in all it's
branches in six weeks time. Begin ut
any time. Terms, $25. Correspondence
invited.
a. p: Schwerin's Barber College,
164-166 Reed St., Milwaukee. wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
The Opening of the Ute Indian Res
erVatiOn.

BY DGsn aa of {hG the
600 acres of arabic lands on the line of
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. in
Southern Colorado, will be thrown open,
for occupation by settlers at noon of May
4th, 1890. For pamphlet giving full in
formation in regard to the lands etc,
ETC., address s. X. Hooper, Genl Pass.
Agent, D. e. r. G. X. r., Denver, Col.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
EeWSDaper Troubles.


journalism i'll rural Kansas certainty
has it's draw backs. Here is the way in
which the editor of the Alton Empire
airs his woes i'll the columns of that
bright esteemed contemporary: Our
wife was taken i'll "Wednesday evening
two weeks ago, which required our Con-
tinual presence at home. On Thursday
last our sister arrived from Atchison to
help care for Mrs. Ford and the children.
and on Sunday was unfortunate enough
to fall down cellar and break her arm.
So with sitting up night and day wait
ing on a sick wife and crippled sister
and caring for a couple of children with
temper enough to stand up for their
rights under any circumstances, we've
had what you might cali an extra edition
of trouble Under the circumstances
an extra run Of boiler plate miscellany
might have been pardoncd i'll the next
issue of the Empire.
Gold quartz running from S175 to
$517 per ton has been encountered in the
Gold Ledge mine, four miles from Re
public. Wash.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

Mrs. WinslOw's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
teething, sofens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
allays pain, cures wind collie. $50 bottl,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist today aud &c,
4 sample bottle free. Sold in Is and 50
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan.
1erOuS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
Death Penalty in ,Janan

It is said that the amended penal code
for Japan does not contain any reference
to the death penalty, which means that
the same time as -ex-territoriality. :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

T., The smclter at Trail, 3. G., which
Canadian Pacific railway, has Skinned
$4,000 pounds Of copper, matte, valued
ut 800, 900, to New York. This is the
first shipment made under the new man
agement. The refining will be done IN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

Last year the Gold Dollar company
whose mines are located on the great
Owyhee belt in Idaho, divided over
$500, 900 among the stockholders.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

Assays from the face of the Noun
tain Lion drift In the Republic district.
Washington, average more than 500 per
ton. There Is an enormous body of this
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

Control of the Sunshine Mining COM
Ranys properties at Sunshine, Camu
Floyd mining district, Utah, has passed
into the hands Of Boston investors, The
deal was on basis of $3.50 a share. or
$4,000 for the entire holdings Of the
cOmDlnY w
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

FoRTIFY FEEBLE LUNGs AGAINST WINTER BLASTS
with HALE's HONEY OF HoREHouND AND TAR. OF
Druggists
PIKE's TooTHACHE DROPS Cure in one Minute
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28

An examination of the granite in the
quarry on Hurricane creek. Wallowa
county, Or, shows the stone to be as
fine as any that is imported.