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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
NO SUCH THING AS DOG DAYS.
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
10 \ L.. -

society Tor the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Animals Makes n Statement.
Our Animal Friends, the official organ
Of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals, prints Il leading ar
ticie in this months issue entitled
''Rahies and Nyurophobia; Dog Days"
Now; the very first observation we haves
to make ON this subject is that there are
no such days in the years calendar as
dog days. There are 10 days. on which,
and there is no kind of weather during
which. a dog is peculiarly liab BILE to rabies.
Rabies is 4 rare disease at all seasons Of
the year, and there are no more caseS Of
rabies in July or August than i'll Decem-
her or January. 1t follows, therefore,
that there is no kind Of weather during
which dog is peculiarly liable to rabies.
Rabies is Il rare disease ut all seasons of
tho year. and there are no more cases Of
rabies in July or August than in Decem'
her OF January. 1t follows, therefore,
family. friend. the dog. in hot weather
than in cold. and no more reason to dread
hydruphoba from his bite ut one time Of
the year than at another. The phrase
dog days is Il false and misleading
phrase. which Ill humane persons ought
TO avoid in the interest Of the dog.
They ought equally to avoid the
phrase in the interest of human beings;
for greatly and cruelty as dogs have been
rabies. it is more than probable that hl-
man beings have been even more exten-
sivcly and more cruelty afflicted by the
terror of hE.l-ophoha. The object of the
present article is chiefly to remove, as far
as possible. the perniciouS and utterly
unfounded terror which has produced
such injurious and often cruelty fatal re-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
Floors for Henhouse,.

A henhouse floor should never be made
of boards. There will be sure to be some
cracks between them, and when the drop
pings fall upon them and keep these
cracks moist they make the best possible
breeding place for lice. Rather than
have board floors we would have one
with earth, underiaid with stone to Sc
cure drainage, and covered with sifted
coal ashes to receive the droppings from
the roosts. The most satisfactory of all
floors is: one of cement. Inis will not
rot out like board or plank floor, and
it will not have cracks to encourage the
breeding of vcrmin. On cement floor
under the rOOstS no litter should be al
lowed. Thus the excretions may be kept
free from matter that cannot be rotted
down, and if put into a large box with
sifted coal ashes sprinkled over them
they will be rotted down by spring, so as
to be in good condition for drilling with
grain or for sprinkling in the rows where
early peas are planted. There is moth
ing better to give peas a vigorous start
early. 1t will also make them several
days earlier, and thus secure for them a
better price.-BoSton Cultivator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
FARM AND GARDEN.
Corn Crop Assured.

Have you seen the brilliant halo
Circling round the farmers brow?
Have you noted that the combines ~,.
Hold no terrors for him now?
Great red dragons, octopuses
And such things are now endured
Rain is falling over Kansas,
And the corn crop is assured.
Have you heard the distant swapping,
Waited Oh the breeze of late,
AS the Kansas corn is shooting
Upward at rapid rate?
Every stalk bears twins or triplets,
Which bid fair to be matured;
Look out for a record breaker
Kansas corn Is now assured.
Even Kansas hens are cackling
In a chorus of delight.
And the beef steer and his sister,
And the swine, smile at the sight;
While the thrifty Kansas farmers,
By no sophistry allured,
Figure up their gains by millions,
For the corn crop is assured.
"A. A. Rowley in Abilene Chronicle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
THE DEVIL FISH,
Peculiarities of this Much Drcade d
e Creature Described.

Creature Described.
The wonderful sucking power of the
devil fish is better understood when it is
realized that each of the eight tcntacles,
or arms, is covered with 800 or more
suckers, ranging i'll size from three inch
5es IN diameter near the mouth to the
SIZE OF lead pencil point near the ends
Once caught in the powerful grasp Of
one OF these tentaclcs, nothing, whether
it be fish Or human being, is ever re-
leased, unless the tentacles themselves
pc cut in two and the octopus slashed to
pieces. Even four or five Of the eight
arms can be cut off and the monster will
still live and thrive
The devil fish is Of light pink flesh
color and has two bright green eyes. It's
body is shaped like spider, the eight
dentacles radiating out from the head.
The mouth is on the under side, exactly
IN the center of the radiating arms. In
side the mouth is beak. or bill. shaped
caught by the tentncles Is carried to the
mouth, just as the elephant performs the
same act with his trunk. The stomach
contains crude digestive apparatus.
The octopus has neither flesh, blood nor
bone, but seems tc be composed Of girls
TIE. The eyes and small head arc locat-
ed on the opposite side from the mouth.
az oAly uSe " WHICH luP octopus HAS
been put so far is to make food for the
Puget Sound Indians The Siwashes
take off the outside skin and boil the re-
naming mass Of gristle into delectable
stew
The arch enemies of the octopus are
the doghsh and shark. His only means
or defense is the black fluid, or ink,
which he emits when attacked or in dan
ger. This fluid dscolors the water all
around and enables him to escape. Three
drops of this fluid will impart an inky
blackness to large pail of water A
bfty-four pound devil fish caught several
years ago had quart of this fluid in the
ink sack located near it's intestines. AS
found in the ink sack the fluid is much
thicker than when thrown out 1t has
been learned that the octopus dilutes it
by passing. it through second sack be-
fore throwing it out to blacken the water
and blind his enemies. No fish will re-
main in this blackened water for an i'll
sta nt
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
Remember that cnolera morbus, chol

Remember that cnolera morbus, chol-
era infantum, summer complaint, bilious
collie, diarrhoea ami dyScntery are each
and all catarrh Of The bowels. Catarrh is
the only co: rect rame for these affec-
tions. Pe-ru-na is an absolute specific
for these ailments. which are so common
In summer. DIR. Hartman, In practice
Of over forty years. never lost a single
case OF cholera infantum, dysentery,
diarrhoea, or cholera morbus, and his
only remedy was Pc runa. Those deslr-
Ing further particulars should send for a
free copy of Summer Catarrh." Ad-
dress DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
The Most Uninteresting Country
Patents TO Inventors:

Messrs. Benedict s. Morsell, solicitors
of patents, Old Insurance building, Mil
waukec, report patents issued to West
ern inventors August 1 as follows:
w: Il: Barber. Abilene, Kas., varnish can:
A. J: Bayley, Milwaukee, steam trap; NJ.
G. Bean, Rice Lake, Wis, potato digger;
c. Becker, Beloit, Wis, abrading or polish.
ing Machine; G. ]. Cline, Milwaukee,, bind
er; II. L. Doherty, Madison, Wis, gas puri-
fer; W. L. Field, Depere, Wis. heading
cutting machine; e. p. Fitzgerald. Milwau-
kee, band sawmill; NJ. Gesser, Milwaukee,
holder for bicycle; L. e.. Grabendike, Rich
land Center, Wis, shoe lace holder: w. A.
Langjahr, Plymouth, Wis, punching ma
chine; C. W. Lasher, Davenport, Ia, tub;
A. Meyer, milwaukee,, sad iron; j. H. Rath-
bun, milwaukee,, bicycle crank and bearing
J: B. Wiegand, Athens, Wis, voting ma
chine; +. Zielke Marshfield, Wis, auto
matte stub for machines.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
Cooking on Aluminium Griddles.

Another virtue has been discovered in
aluminium as material for cooking ap-
planes: The up-to.date housekeeper has
bread pans can be used without greasing,
and that the articles so baked are nicely
Drowned and absolutely clean. This adds
another touch of daintiness to such
viands and renders them available for the
dyspeptic as we'll as the healthy person.
Waff1es can also be cooked on aluminium
without the use Of grease, and as the
articles do not. stick to the metal, and
there is no grease to discolor the pans,
they are always bright and clean.-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
Sit,riItr ia nool h .f:irin r

Army, Doctor Barth Of Kocslin, Ger
many, has discovered that singing pos
sesses health-giying PROPERTIES. 1t inten-
SITES, he says, the respiratory movement,
thus rendering the lungs capable Of deal
ing with more air. This increases and
strengthens the action of all the organs
Of the body, appetite and thirst increase,
and the more frequent movements of the
diaphragm and the wall Of the abdomen
materially aid digestion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
Mistaken for q Sea Serpent,

Three lads who mistook William
Barnes, wealthy resident of Port Nor
folk, for sea serpent and shot him
through the chin while he was swimming
ut midnight on Friday. were arraigned
before magistrate on Saturday and
their cases continued one week. Par
sons, the. boy who fred the shot, declares
that he and his companions were fright
expert swimmer, and when headed for
their boat feet foremost, squirting water,
they thought him a ferocious monster of
the deep and fired. Barnes will recover,
Alexandria (Va.) Gazette. sSs: s'35'' ,.s:s'S.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes
1t makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gives
instant relief to corns and bunioDs. It's tho
greatest comfort discovery Of the age. Cures
swollen feet, blisters and callous spots
Aliens Foot-Ease Is certain cure for In
growing nails, sweating, hot, aching feet
At all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Tria
package FREE by mail. Address Allen s
Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFoKNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
Or irritating them: make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUr
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK, NJ z.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price Soc. per bottle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

Miss Susan Wymar, teacher In the Rich
mond school, Chicago, ILL.,, writes the fol-
lowing letter to DR.. Hartman regarding
fe-ru-na. She says: "Only those who have
suffered as have, can know what blessing
1t Is to be able to find relief in Pe-ru-na.
This has been my experience. A friend In
need Is friend indeed, and every bottle of
Peru ma ever bought proved good friend
TO ME. Susan Wynar.
Mrs. Margaretha Dauben, 1214 North Su-
perior ST.. Racine City, Wis, writes: Il
feel so we'll and good and happy now that
pen cannot describe 1t. Pe-ru-na Is every
thing to me. I have taken several bottles of
Peru ma for female complaint. am In the
change OF life anil it does me good. Pei u-
ma has no equal In ali of the Irregularities
and emergencies peculiar to women caused
by pelvic catarrh.
Address Or. Hartman. Columbus, o., for
4 free book for women only.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
THE CHILD HEART,


The heart of q child,
Like the heart Of a flower,
Has smile for the sun
And tear for the shower;
Oh, Innocent hours
With wonder beguiled--
Oh, heart like n flowers
In the heart of Il child!
The heart of child,
Like the heat of il bird.
With rnptures Of music
Is Hooded and stirred;
Oh, songs without words,
Oh, melodies Wild
Oh. heart like birds
In the heart Of II child!
The heart of child,
Like the heart Of the spring,
Is full Of the hope
or what summer shall bring;
oh. glory Of things
In Il world indebted
Oh, heart like the springs
In the heart OF Il child.
London Speaker.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

There were 1920 suicides in this
country during the last year, compared
with 5000 during the previous year. Al
the same time there was a falling off OF
nearly so per cent. in the number of re.
ported embellishments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

EurOne''

By Lou J. Beauchamp, the celebrated
lecturer. Full Of fun. so prototypes OF
the worlds wonders. One agent sold sc
copies in one day. Complete copy with
terms for Is cents. Earl Beauchamp
Hamilton, Ohio Agents wanted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
To Clean White Feathers.

To clean white feathers take a nice,
firm pad of white wadding, we'll filled
with thoroughly-dried plaster Of paris,
and rub the feathers briskly, working
from the quilts so as not to disarrange
them. Continue the rubbing till clean.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

Mrs. w3nsiow's SooTHtNe SYRUP for children
lrething. s0ftcns tho gums, reduces inflammation
slays pain, cures wind collie. 26c o bottle. :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price IS centa

Japanese workmen are Obliged tc
wear on their caps and backs an inscrip
ton stating their business and their EN-
ployers name.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

The gathering Of chittim bark af-
fords profitable summer employment
near Toledo, Or. The operation of peel
ing is simple, and an expert readily
makes his So per day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
Two Weeks
Treatment Free.

Treatment Free. Swedish Essence
of Life is to be
given away free
to readers of this paper. This medicine
cures rheumatism, Stomach, Liver and
Bowel Complaints, by rcmoring disease
germs from, the blood 1t tones up the
stomach and creates an appetite; works
on the liver and has a mild, continuous
effect upon the bowels, thus cleaning out
the entire system; it makes new, rich
blood, regulates the heart and kidneys
and rids the body Of all waste matter.
1t also induces gentle perspiration,
thus preventing fevers and congestion.
rheumatism, backache and headache,
biliousness and all nervous diseases are
rapidly cured as we'll us all diseases OF
women. No one need trouble themselves
to doubt whether this remedy will do all
these. things, for, although the regular
price is IS cents, you can have free
trial package first and see what it does
for you.
Zaegers Swedish Essence is so we'll
known that probably quite a number Of
our readers are already using it, but this
makes no difference, as a free trial pack
age will be sent to everyone who writes
Do not neglect to get in your application
at once. The best way is to sit down
this minute, write letter to NJ. r. Zae-
gel Il Co., P. O. Box $685. Sheboygan,
Wis, and say that you want a trial
package of Swedish Essence of Life.
This will be sent you by mail and is large
enough to convince you Of the merit Of
this celebrated household TAECET5N
remedy. A 2-cent stamp ~
should be enclosed in ~G&5ES$%ZlG
your letter to pay the EzN&EIzE0s
postage on this free sam M SEMeEl
pie. E22EMGES
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

-Grasshoppers are ravaging grain
fields in Nebraska. r. ~ ; :, go :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
The Wean1i1lE Pig,

How to make a pig marketable at s
months will have to be considered a little
outside of the pig itself before it can be
properly answered. First, the pig must
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

FITS Permanently Cured No fits or nervousness
after first day use of DR.. kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. Send for FREE &2 90 trial bottle and
treatise DR.. r. H. KLINE, Ltd 931 Arch St., Phila.
dephIa Pa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
Winter Grain After Gate,

get good seeding with. The roots of
oats spread much more widely than those
of barley, and as the oat leaves are mar
row the plant takes much more of the
grain from the soil. Oats are the latest
of the small grains to ripen, and this ex-
ira time while their roots are drawing
moisture from the soil is very hard on
the seeding. If the land is plowed as
soon as the oat crop is Off and is worked
we'll on the surface. a good seeding may
be got if wheat or rye is sown this fall.
Timothy seed should be sown after the
grain seeding, as the washing of loose
soil over the seed will be all the covering
it will require. Next spring six quarts
Of cloverseed per acre will make a seed
ing that is much better than can be got
ON any land that is plowed for spring
crop.-American Cultivator.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

know that my life was saved by
Piso's Cure for Consumption. John A.
: Miller, Au Sable, Michigan, April 81,
1905.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

.-French market gardeners cultivate
the dandelion and sell large quantities at
good Drices
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

The Weekly Wisconsin is now only
Fifty cents per year
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

An examination made in Rochester
of the. eyes of 1905 school children
showed that 252 had defective vision
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

American delegates propose to erect
a peace chapel at the Hague.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

The second city Of the British EN-
pire in size is Calcutta,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

Write for circular of Spencerian Bust
ness and Shorthand College, Milwaukee
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
CHAPTER ON COFFEE,
How the First Plants Got Over I
This Side of the World.

How the First Plants Got Over to
This Side of the World.
A pretty story of the introduction of
coffee into the Western hemisphere is
quite to the point since our new posses
sions have SO bountifully produced it in
the past, relates the Philadelphia Rec
ord.
There was time when this "assisted
emigrant,' though so nobly self-support-
ing when it has the opportunity, was a
tender slip and likely to perish Of thirst.
single coffee plant for his botanical
garden by an Amsterdam magistrate
1t was nourished tenderly and in time
slips from it were sent to Martinique
no doubt sub rosa-to the Dutch, the
Dutch having long controlled the cult
tatioh of coffee and guarded it jealousy
lest it be cultivated OH islands not under
their control. On the way to Martinique
the botanIst II, charge, the ships supply
daily allowance with the precious plants
Responding to his kindness they were
soon growing nicely in Martinique. In
due time, these slips produced their fra.
grant white fowers-they grow at the
roots Of the leaves-and these presently
changed into the berries, each with its
two grains of coffee. From Martinique
l4e CUnec JVufueSeu " ueFlO hlcO ana
Cuba
Now Puerto Rico alone annually OK
ports about 100000 worth Of this
highly esteemed bean. The plant grows
wild in some parts of Africa.
The Most Uninteresting Country.
What is the most uninteresting coun-
try in the world? The writer of a for
eign office report puts in bad word in
this connection for Corea. The scenery
u.s., indeed, he admits, strikingly beauti-
full, "but apart from this there is an alb
sence Of almost everything which makes
country interesting to the traveller.
There is nothing whatever which he
cares to take away with him DIS a me-
mento Of his visit. There can be few
countries anywhere which do not offer
more attractions in this respect than
Corea. It is the habit to attribute this
uniform dreariness and desoation to the
Japanese invasion Of three centuries ago;
but there must be something lacking in
the character of a people who have failed
during such a long interval to achieve
any advancement in arts or t11anufac-
lures. '-Londoii Daily News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06
Sea Gull Catches a Mole

A farm manager at Fodderty, Ding.
wall, Scotland, watching a mole-catcher
at work, saw sea gulls lowering over
and occasionally alighting upon a turniI
were at work: A particularly large and
handsome bird attracted his attention nv
the graceful way it f1oated slowly over
the drills, intently scanning the surface
of the ground. Suddenly, steadying itself
a moment, it dropped, dug its bill into
the heaving ground, and rose with mole
for it's prey. Resting few minutes, It
for prey. In a few minutes a second
mole was unearthed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-06

About one German woman in every
twenty-seven work in a factory.
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The Weekly Wisconsin is now only
Fifty cents per year. All #ss'..SE' .ss. S.
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The Weekly Wi consin is now onl,
Fifty cents per year. y -