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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
GOOD TRADE FOR RIGHT MAN.
skillful Cooks Earn More None y than
the Average Teacher.

skillfui Cooks harm More Mon. y than
the Average Teacher.
Young men who ure in doubt as to
which profession will prove the most H.
crative for them to adopt would do well
to go into the kitchen Of any weli-es-
tAblished hotel or Restaurant and there
thoroughly learn the art Of cookihg," re-
marked Il famous New York hotel chef
to the writer a day or two ago. "A skill
full cook can now command in any biz
city of the United States higher salary
than the average clergyman or college
professor. The services Of professional
cooks are governed much the same as
any other skillful workman by labor or
ganizations, according to their national
ity and experience. At present French
cooking is most in demand in all parts OF
the world, and French cooks can com
mand by far the highest salaries. The
professional cooks are divided into two
classes, call chefs and seconds. The
tirsts, or chefs, receive salaries varying
from $4,000 to $4,000 year. Thsse
prices are practically the same in all
American and European cities. The sec.
onds receive y%9 salaries ranging from, $1,000
always in demand in the various fash
ionable hotels and restaurants Of this
city and in the Kitchens of wealthy PEG
pie. There are. besides, hundreds of
French cooks in New York receiving sal
aries ranging from $500 down to $1OO 4
month.-Washington Star.
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to hurry too much. They become nerv-
Ous, and that spells them for really fast
working. Such men would learn a les
son by watching how rapidly the grain
elevator will fill ship with grain in q
steady stream Of the small buckets used
for that purpose by the unresting motion
of the elevator for hours at a time.
Some Western farmers have learned to
thresh and shred corn, handling it while
green. This is extremely heavy work,
and the shredded fodder thus made can
only be kept economically in the silo. If
exposed to air it rots in the fall, or when
freezing weather comes the shredded fod-
der ~ dried out SO that It is not much
good by springtime. We doubt whether
the corn shredder will commend itself to
practical Eastern farmers. and believe
that those in the West who have used
this method will soon abandon it for
plans that cost less labor and are less
wasteful. There Is way Of husking
corn by placing crch ear under ma
chine that sewers the ear at the base of
the cob But this takes two nlei to OPP
crate the machine successfully, and we
found when we tried it that two good
hand huskers could turn off the corn
faster. though of course hand husking
was much harder work for hands that
had not become calloused by practicing
it.-Amcrican CultivatOr.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FREE.

One of the Grandest Offers Ever Made.
The first five persons procuring the
Endless Chain Starch Book from their
grocer will each obtain one large 1Oc
package Of "RED CROSS" starch, one
large 10c package of "HUBINGER'S
BEST starch, two Shakespeare pic
lures, printed IN twelve beautiful COL
ors, as natural as life, or one Twenti-
eth Century Girl Calendar, the finest
OF its kind ever printed, all absolutely
free. All others procuring the Endless
Chain Starch Book will obtain from
their grocer two large Zoe packages
Of starch for SC, and the beautiful pre-
miums, which are being given away.
This offer is only made for a short
time to furthe: introduce the famous
RED CROSS" starch, and the cele-
brated "HUBINGER'S BEST cold
water starch. RED CROSS" laundry
starch is something entirely new, and
is without doubt the greatest 1nvcn-
ton Of the twentieth century. 1t has
no equal, and surpasses all others. It
has won for itself praise from all parts
of the United States. 1t has suppressed
ed everything heretofore used, or
known to science in the laundry art.
1t is made from wheat, rice and corn,
and is chemically prepared upon scien-
tific principles by J. G. Hubinger, an
expert in the laundry profession, who
has had twenty-five years Of practical
experience in fancy laundering, and
who Is the first successful and original
inventor Of all fine grades of starch in
the United States. If you would have
the best, ask for RED CROSS" and
"HUBINGER'S BEST" which are the
finest starches on the market to-day.
The jobbing houses all handle it, the
retail grocer has it on his shelves, you
find II in all the homes, while the care
full housewife has adorned the walls
of the house with tho beautiful Shak-
speare pictures which are being given
away In introducing "RED CROSS"
and "HUBINGER'S BEST" starch.
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The Elder Eooth's Beautiful Read.
ing.

I never heard anyone read just like the
elder Booth. It was beautiful; he made
the figure stand before you! 1t was in
tinitely tender. Some of the passages of
Lear were touching in the extreme,
though he used Cibber's frightfully bad
edition of that sublime tragedy. He had
some very odd ways at times: We were
playing Hamlet one night in Natchez,
and during Ophelia's mad scene Il cock
began to crow Justify. When the curtain
fell upon that fourth act this growing
became more constant; and when the
manager could not find Mr.. Booth to
commence the next act, he looked up and
der, which was the only way to reach
the 'flies' in that primitive theater.
The manager assembled the ladder and
had quite. a lengthy discussion with Mr..
Booth, who at last consented to come
down OH condition that he should resume
his high position after the play, and re-
main there until jackson was reelected
President - From Autobiographicai
Sketches of Mrs. John Drew in Scribner.
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First-C Suit Of Clothes for 81. q

F1rst-Class Suit or Clothes for $500.
For those vino are accustomed to send
ing away from home for their goods it
is of the greatest Importance to know the
character and relia bility Of the establish
ments selling goods to families from cat
alogues. The great emporium of the
John NJ. Smyth Co., located at $50 to 1855
West Madison street, Chicago, has been
established for third of century, and
has furnished over half a million homes
in Chicago and vicinity alone. This firm
enjoys the confidence Of the public by it's
many years Of fair dealing. 1t issues an
immense illustrated catalogue that should
be in every family, as it describes and
gives the price Of every article required
for household use. A sample of the ex-
traordinary values offered by this firm is
shown in the illustration of the gentle
mems suit Of clothes at $3.50 in another
column of this paper. These suits are in
deed wonderful values, and yet they are
but sample of the thousand and one
useful articles illustrated and described
in the beautiful catalogue of the John NJ.
Smyth Company,
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SWANSON'S - DROPS" is the sun
of the sick room. 1t has saved the pub
lie, in less than five years, more money
than the national debt OF this country,
when you measure the value OF health re-
stored, suffering humanity relieved Of its
agon!es and diseases. Money which 9TH
erwise would have been expended in fun
erals, doctors and :::ug bills, loss of labor.
etc.
SWANSON'S - DROPS" never fails
to cure. 1t has cured and is curing MILL
ions of people afflicted with ACC1 r. and
CHRONIC RHEUMATISM, SCIAT-
ICA, NEURALGIA. ASTHMA. LA
GRIPPE and CATARKH of all kinds
IS DROPS" has never failed to cure
these diseases, when used as directed. 1t
will cure you. Try it. Price Of large
sized bottle $1.0O, sent on receipt of price,
charges prepaid; 23-cent sample bottle
sent free, on receipt Of 10 cents to pay
for mailing. Agents wanted. SWAN
SONS RHEUMATIC CURE COM
PANY, No. 1854 Lake street. Chicago, J..
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FOR THE FARMER,
Bob White,

Bob White.
pure white!" Bob White,
Thy morning cnll doth say,
So gay and light,
Happy, bright.
Thy song Is like poets lay,
Sweet as the breath of new -nown hay;
Or like the moon In May.
Pure white! Bob White!
Bob, Bob White.
Bob White! Pure white
And beautiful her dress
life's delight
III Il night!-
The night ! how forever bless,
Tint night on milne her lips did press.
And, Whispering, answered, .'Yesr'
Bob White. pure whttei
Bob, Bob White.
''Iure white!' Bob white
Thy soiig ut eve IL cold
And DER my sight,
Like Il blight,
Steal memories Of days grown old.
The pure white shroud, the churchyurd
mold,
And sad, sad bell that tolrd,
Pure white, Bob White.
Bob, Bob White. %. *. s.
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a distance as possible between the town
ship and themselves before morning; and
should hold up the mail second time
at no very distant date. But it was the
last time the trick was played success
fully in that neighhorhood, for the dis
tinguished American decamped without
paying his hotel bill; moreover, Viscount
Thurlton never arrived, and rat was
subsequently, smelt and seen floating in
the air of the neighhorhood Of the court
ably beyond the bud" stage.-Lonlon
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
MARATHON.

And this Is Marathon--this sweep OF plain
Austere and treeiess! yet t Is glorious
ground,
Albeit naught save one unfeatured mound
stands monument to the untlaunted slain:
B9t at the sight the old heroic strain
sound:
Again the victor Greeks are glory. crowned,
The I.ersian hordes back driven to the
main!
Fen gnawing Time. with his insatiate
greed,
Wears not the splendor of some names
away,
But. star-like. they endure, undmmed and
fair:
IL SO with Marathon, though the spot
today
Is but 4 wilderness Of grass and reed
Lying ut peace beneath the Attic air.
Clinton Scotland in Century.
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Huskinu Cor~.

Husking in the old-fash oned way, pull
ing the stock down without unbinding
the top. and stripping the ears from the
husks, is usually cold job because only
the hands and arms are exercised. 1t is
very hard OH tender hands unless a leath-
or thumb and foretinger case is used, and
hard wooden peg is inserted between
ever tough the palms of the hands have
been made by summers work on the
farm, the work of husking corn will ex-
pose to injury new surface that toll
has not calloused. Corn leaves and husks
when dried have quite sharp edges from
the dissolved sand which they contain,
and will cut almost like a glass if a ten
der surface is exposed to them. AS the
weather grows colder bundles of corn
stalks are set UP around the husker,
breaking off the. wind while leaving the
sun to shine on him whenever the sky is
clear. With the work of husking, haul
ing the stocks into this shelter to be
hnsked good husker can keep all parts
Of his body warm. If the feet are an ex-
ception, put on double pair of stockings.
one over the other. A still better way
is to take enough exercise early in the
morning. swinging the arms while the
the throat. Five minutes of this work
will set the blood to circulating from
finger tip to toes. It will make every
breath deeper and fuller all through the
day, and if practised with moderation
at first, so as not to injure the lungs, it
will speedily restore most chronic inval-
ids to health.
Most people in husking corn by hand
make so many false motions that they
accomplish little per day. The fastest
husker we ever saw would husk hun
dred bushels Of Flint corn ears between
sunrise and sunset. = The corn grew on
rich land and the large yellow ears had
thin butts that were easily broken off.
There were few nubbins in the piece
He did not seem to husk fast, for every
motion was made deliberately, but an
ear went into the basket about every five
seconds, so that in a minute he had ten
to twelve ears in the basket. A boy
replaced a new basket every time the
first was filled. Nobody save a veteran
corn husker could keep this up all day
without making his hands raw with
sores, Meat beginners In huakIps try
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
Patents to Inventors,

Messrs. Benedict & Morsell, solicitors
of patents, Old Insurance building, Mil
waukee, report patents issued to West
ern inventors September 26 as follows:
]. G. Chandler, Racine, Wis, syringe: ].
f. Cornish, West Union, Ia, rotary engine;
j. +. Donovan, Phillips, Wis, stack-roof; J.
r. Freuler, Milwaukee, copying press; F.
Hachmann, milwaukee,, feed-box; e. A.
Houston; Niobrara, Neb., salt cellar; C. f.
Kade, sheboygan, Wis; folding table; H.
W. Kimm. Jo6es, Ia, trace.supporter: Jos.
combs; grinding, polishing or bufflng ma.
chine, and comb cutting machine; II. Meyer,
Extra, Ia, tire-tightener; D. Pierce, James.
Vile, Wis, kitchen cabinet; f. Yates, Ra.
Zimmerman, Cumberland, Wis.,, pendulum
escapement; X. Kohn, Lincoln, Neb., fast.
ening for bedsreads.
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Harper's. Twenty-Five Cents.

McClure's influence is already felt in
the publication house of the Harpers.
His first effect is reduction in the price
of the monthly. He has always been Il
cheap man in periodical literature-be.
lieving in low prices for typographical
sandwiches. Harper's at rs cents is pos
sibly forerunner of Harper's at Is or 10.
What the circulation of the magazine is
today is not known. The hour of its
greatest influence was in the early tifties.
In 1852 it nodded public opinion; now all
it can do is to tickle public fancy. Its
cncc was $4,000 copies. In that year
the electrotyping process was perfected
to such an extent that it was possible to
print any number of copies from the
same plates without III the least impair
ing the beauty and clcarness of the i'm
DreSsion
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
Mrs. Barnard Thanks
MRS. PlNKHAM FOR HEALTH
LETTER TO MRS. p1nKHAx NO. 18,ooz1

LETTER TO MRS. P1NKHAM NO. 18,ooz1
DEAR FR1END-I feel it my duty to
express my gratitude and thanks to
you for what your medicine has done
for me. was very miserable and los
ing flesh very fast, had bladder trouble,
fluttering pains about the heart and
would get so dizzy and suffered with
painful menstruation. was reading
In a paper about Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, so wrote to you
ind after taking two bottlesIfelt like a
new person. Your Vegetable Compound
has entirely cured me and 1 cannot
praise it enough. "-MBs. ]. o. BARNARD,
MIDTOWN, WASHINGTON Co., Me.
An Iowa woman's Convincing Statement.
II tried three doctors, and the last
one said nothing but an operation
would help me. My trouble was pro-
fuse flowing; sometimes I would think
would flow to death. was so weak
that the least work would tire me.
Reading of SO many being cured by
your medicine, I made up my mind to
write to you for advice, and I am so
glad that did. I took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and Liver
Pillsand followed your directions, and
am now well and strong. Ishall recom-
mend your medicine to all, for it saved
my life. "-MIss A. p, Box ri ABBOTT,
iowa. 5g5ysxzz j. ....5ss..z.sssz... ,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
DEWEY'S QUICK WIT.
A Bright Shaft Of Humor at the Ex.
pense of Two Colleagues,

With Capt Willard II. Brownson and
Commander William II. Emory, Admiral
Dewey shares the reputation of being one
Of the best-dressed men in the navy.
When Dewey was president Of the naval
inspection board, Brownson and Emory
were members. The board was obliged
to attend the final trial trips of all new
vessels. Dewey usually carried only a
small satchel on these occasions, but
BrownsOn and Emory were always pro-
vidcd with several suits of clothes.
Dewey went to- New London to witness
the final trial Of the Annapolis, reaching
there in advance of some OF the other
members. He was sitting on the piazza
of his hotel on the evening of his arrival,
when an express wagon loaded high with
Dewey, with a smile, II see that Brown
son and 'Bilp Emory have come"-La
dies Home journal,
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Brood Bows.


One Of the first requisites of a good
through side, rather long, us short,
chubby SOW rarely proves good breeder.
She should have large heart, geilts
finely, and well developed hind quarters.
She must be roomy it she carries and
farrows good litter of pigs. Then if
she cares for them she must be a good
mother and if she supplies them with
plenty of milk she must have good alp
petite and convert her food into milk.
No matter how good she may be in
other respects, unless she is good milk
er she will not be good brood SOW. She
should be of good disposition, as other
wise she cannot be handled, should this
at any time be necessary, while she is
more likely to destroy her pigs than one
OF good disposition. If she has all of
these desirable qualities and in addition
of this kind that has proved herself a
good breeder and a good mother should
not he disposed of to make room for
young, untried sows as long as she raises
good litters of pigs, for as long as an old
SOW of this kind continues to breed well
she is preferable to a young SOW. The
continued breeding of young, immature
sows from year to year will soon injure
the nerds, as each succeeding generation
will be smaller and less hardy than the
preceding
1t is Of course necessary to bring in
young sows to take the place of old ones
that have passed their prime. These
should be selected from good litters from,
old sows that have been fully tried and
proved. They should be animals that
have been kept growing steadily from,
BIRTH should be reasonably well matured
and be in a thrifty, vigorous condition
when bred.-N. J. Shepherd in St. Louis
Globe Democrat. >''''
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Fattening Young Geese.

10 fatten young geese, place them in
a pen, not too large, so that they will not
exercise too much and feed three times
II day all they will cat up clean of the
following: Corn meal mixed to dry,
crumbly state and beef scraps amounting
to 70 per cent. of the bulk of the corn
meal, says Western plowman. While
fattcning young geese they should be
kept as quiet as possible; no excitement
whatever should disturb them. When
feeding, approach them quietly and do
not irritate them in the least. or they
will not fatten, but will throw OUT OF
grow another crop Of feathers. At 10
wings reach the tail, they are ready for
market and should weigh between eight
and ten pounds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
Couldn't PhaZe Her.

She is from the Southwest and on her
first visit to the city, but all attempts to
chaff her have been reactive. Il sup
pose,' said her host, with a wink to the
others at the table, 1.-THE cyclone you had
just before leaving carried away a town
ship or two and pasted them against the
mountains beyond?'' Yes, and stood one
of the mountains on it's apex, where it
spun like top. But the most interesting
feature to me was the hail. The stones
were not only very large, but nearly all
Of them were hand painted and some had
horns.''-Detroit Free Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
Rats and Traps Swallowed bya Snake

a remarkable snake story that is
youched for by the family Of Charles
Braddock, ST., of Shamong township,
Pa, is told by John Dellett, the hired
man.. Dellett went to the barn yesterday
to- milk the cows. Upon entering one Of
bIacksnake. It was coiied up in an an.
comfortable position, and it was
noticed that rats tail was hanging from
its mouth. Dellett summoned Mr.. Brad
dock and other members of his family.
At first the men arranged to give battle
to the reptile, when it was found to be
dead. An examination showed that in its
hunger and greed to get the rats, three
in number, the snake had swallowed the
trap md all. This caused its death
Philadelphia Record , S.:,,.....
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PORTRAIT OF ADMIRAL DEWEY
\ Fnn Length Pastel Portrait in
Eight Colors for Only 10 cts.

Eight Colors for Only 10 cts.
We have secured the exclusive local
newspaper right for the exquisite pastel
portrait Of ADMIRAL Dewey which was
printed by the Judge company about the
Inst week III September, just previous to
the arrival OF the Admiral at New York
This portrait is Il reproduction of Chris
tvs beautiful pastel drawing (161ax23
inches, and is printed in eight colors.
The picture is full-length portrait of
the Admiral. who is represented as
dressed III q white duck suit, holding ship
glasses 10 his left hand. 1t has the ap-
pearance Of being a pastel painting, and
is pronounced by all who have seen the
proof to be 1 work of art and the best
picture of Admiral Dewey yet placed Oh
the market. Send us 10 cents with your
address and We will send you a copy Of
tins elegant portrait postpaid.
Orders can also be left ut our business
office. Address
The Evening Wisconsin Co.,
Milwaukee, Wis
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Dollar HandshakeS.

Maj. Blanche Cox addressed a crowd
at the Salvation army barracks. The hall
was we'll filled. After the singing of
several hymns and the giving of testi-
mon. Il collection was taken up and tho
presiding officer announced that Mai,
Cox would shake hands with anyone for
81. Several were found willing thus to
contribute to the cauSe.-Dcnvrr i:rpub-
Ijcan
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
What Do the Children Drink?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-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
about n as much. All grocers sell it. 15c
and 25c,
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Is it some of Priscilla's Work?

Mrs. D.. ,Alden Petit Of New York has
in her possession q piece of linen which
on the old Alden farm, in Duxbury.
Mass. and is marked "a" in tent stitch.
Mrs. Petit, who gave a number Of talks
last winter on colonial history and anec-
dotes before one Of the chapters Of the
Daughters Of the Revolutions. will con
them by the display Of many colonial
and Revolutionary curiosities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20

Attend the Oshkosh Business College
and School of Shorthand and Typewrit-
ing. Best in everything! Business Prac-
tice in Book keeping and Shorthand from
start to finish. Educates practically and
supplies business houses with competent
assistants. Established Sept. l, 1867.
No vacations. For catalogues address
W. W. Daggett, Oshkosh, Wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
MEASUREMENTS OF ROYALTY.
The Shortest, Tallest and Heaviest
Queens Living.

Queen Natalie of Servia is said to have
one Of the best figures among the royal
women Of Europe. She is S feet Az inch
es in height, has waist measuring %
inches, bust 3S inches and hips 40 inch
es: She weighs 100 pounds.
The shortest adult sovereign in the
world is Queen Victoria. She is feet
IL inches high, her bust measures al
inches, her waist 80 inches ard her hips
30 inches. She weighs III pounds.
Queen Margherita of Italy weighs 176
pounds, her height is 5 feet inches, her
waist measurement is % inches. her bust
40 inches and her hips 4S inches.
Wilhelmina, Queen Of Holland, is the
tallest queen in Europe. She is 5 feet
5A inches high. Her waist measures
21A inches, her hips 40 inches and her
bust AZ inches.