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The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Dummer Gets Ont of Tai,.

Herman Dummer is defendant in a d.
vorce suit instituted by his wife Wilhel~
mine and in July last was ordered to de-
sist from attempting to dispose of his
property. Notwithstanding this Dummer
executed an instrument purporting to
transfer the property. He was sent to
Jail and has been charge upon the coun-
ty since that time. Rip Reukema is
Dummer's attorney, and it was against
his counsel that Dummer acted as he did.
Yesterday Mr.. Reukema went to the Jail
to consult his client, when he was in
formed that another attorney had called
to see him, who, it is alleged, promised
Dummer freedom upon the payment Of
$40 and the transfer of the deed to HIM
self. Dummer said he was we'll salts
fed with Mr.. Reukema, but he thought
$40 would be a cheap way of getting out
Of Jail, so he managed to secure $40
from relative, gave it to the lawyer
and then turned the deed over to him.
That was more than two weeks ago and
Dummer says he has neither seen nor
heard from the attorney since. When
Dummer was brought before Judge Lud-
wig the court decided he had been in
Jail long enough and informed him that
he would be discharged when the deed
was given to the sheriff, who is to turn
1T over to the attorney FOR Mrs. Dunn
mer. This Dummer agreed to, and he
promised to send for the attorney and de-
mand the return of the deed. The Dunn
Mrs. Dummer charges cruelty in her
complaint. Owing to Dummer's confine-
ment the case has never been tried, but
Judge Ludwig today permitted the at
torneys to notice it upon the term calen-
dar
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Senator Hoar's Vindication of James
G.. Blaine.

I was myself member of the judi
ciary committee Of the House, to whom
the investigation was committed. The
witnesses were examined by subconl-
mittee. But they were almost daily
compelled to report the questions which
arose for decision to the full committee,
and the evidence taken by them was
at once printed. 1 was present at the
examination of most of the witnesses,
so | was very familiar with the case
as it went on. l expected to be charged
with the duty OF preparing a minority
report In case, as was almost certain to
happen, the committee found the charges
sustained. I had no reason, 50 far as
then knew, or now know, to be preju-
diced or biased In the matter. Mr.. Blaine
had treated me with courtesy during my
service in the House, as he did every
body, He had, as speaker, never as
signed to me any place on committees
which was specially agreeable to me, aud
mad put persons, whom l thought less
entitled to such distinction, into the
chairmanships Of the committees Of
which was q member. But he was un-
doubtedly embarrassed in this matter by
the large number Of representative from
Massachusetts who had been long In the
service. So 1 had no just cause either
for, gratitude or for complaint. But I
had expected, If he were dominated. al
though these charges had been made
public, to give him my sealous and ear
nest SUPPORT as candidute for the 1,resi
dency. = va
l had, as 1 have snid, occasion to pos-
sess myself thoroughly Of the evidence
against Mr.. Blaine when it was produced.
I reviewed it carefully during the cam. cam.
paign which preceded the election Of
1884. I have reconsidered 1t again more
lately. l did not think at the time, and
have never thought since, that MI.
Blaine was guilty either of actual cor.
ruption or of Il Willingness to be cor
rupted. / do not think he ever sold his
official influence, Or ever received or de-
sired to receive any compensation for
any exercise. Of his official bower.
think the spirit and .mani1er III Which
the charges .against him were pressed
and argued. before the people scarcely.
if at all, less disgraceful than would
have been Mr.. Blaine's own conduct if
National Conventions" by Senator
George r. Hoar in Scribner's.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Gutta-Percha and Cables.

In connection with the Pacific cable a
very interesting question arises. From
where is the gutta-percha for this giga11-
tic cable to Gomez Every whisper of
the construction Of transpacifc line
sends the gutta market at Singapore an
by leaps and bounds. The ruling price
Of the gum is the highest that has ever
obtained. 1t it stated, on what authority
it is hard to say, that the visible supply
of gutta is sufficient for the task, and
that if this cable is laid it will be the
last-the last with a gutta-percha insula-
ton, at least. While this pessimism on
the part of the gutta producers savors
somewhat of desire to stiffen the mark.
ct, there is yet sufficiently reasonable
foundation for it in the wanton destruc.
ton of the gutta forests. It will be in.
teresting to see the outcome of the situa.
ton. If the United States acquires an
island in the Carolines the building of the
cable line seems possible, though expen.
sive. If they do not find a landing place
the operation of the cable seems to re-
quire prohibitively costly plant. And
meanwhile there is a question of the dis.
appearing gutta tree.-The Engineering
Mn uo1iuo
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
: The Gratitude Of Republics.

!. On Friday last Congress voted an in.
crease Of pension to Eleazer Smith .oi
Danbury, N. H., who then lacked but
two weeks Of being 1O1g years Of age
This patriotic act proves once more that
republics are not, as alleged, ungrateful
The veteran Eleazer shouldered d mus.
ket in defense Of his country in 1912
What the amount of his pension was
originally, or when granted, we know
point is that Congress has now rushed
nobly to the rescue Of deserving pat.
riot, and has nor permitted more than
eighty-fve years to pass without due rec.
azer will henceforth have $50 d month
from which to- lay up something for 3
rainy day and for provision against the
sencroach chment Of age, which in time Il
likely to ovettake him. Congress is sim.
tackle the pension prob blem. lew fork
Mail and Express. 3
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Cows Not to be Fed Alike,

All cows should not be fed alike. Each
should be fed according to her individu-
ality. The amount should be proper
toned to the amount of milk she can
be made to produce. If she is inclined
to 'all go to milk and run down in
flesh, she should be fed more carbonace-
GUS food to keep her flesh and strength.
Another COW that is inclined to put on
flesh should be fed more protein food.
Three things the feeder must watch
watch to see that the COW eats up ali
her food clean with good appetite:
watch the excrement to see that she di-
gests it,, and watch the milk pail and
the cows back to see what she does
with it.
A COW should have as great variety
Of food each day as it is practical to
give her. She Graves a variety and will
eat more and digest her food better when
she has it. She needs a variety as much
as human beings. She should also he
fed with perfect regularity as to time as
Wen as amount Of food. She should
never be allowed to fret and worry be-
cause her food is late in coming to her.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
dom 4 TRUST PHOTOGRAPHS.
The Camera Idealizes Homely Women
nndf Makes Pretty Ones Look Plain.

The Camera Idealizes Homely Women
antit Makes Pretty Ones Look Plain.
woman may be beauty In reality
any yet take a. very unattractive photo.
graph while, on the contrary, the ugly
W0man with prominent features may
come out of the exacting ordeal very
handsome image. 1T is 4 curious fact"
said local photograph dealer, that it is
not always the handsomest women who
make the handsomest pictures. IN vent
ure the assertion that nine-tenths of the
women who are noted for their beauty
are poor subjects for the camera, and it
is undeniable that the most striking and
attractive photos are those Of people who
seem plain and insignificant in life.
e why Is It? Well, beauty nearly al
ways owes her charm to something be-
yond the reach of the lens-to her COM
plexon, her hair or to the vivacity Of her
expression. Very few such women have
regular features, and when they are re-
produced i'll plain black and white they
are at a great disadvantage. Their pho
tographs are generally unsatisfactory
and are really not correct likenesses. On
the other hand, a woman who is regard
ed as homely may have singularly perfect
lines, but attracts no attention through
lack Of color and animation" ."-Exchange
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
w. G. BrOwnell's Opinion of Thack.
eray's '.NeWcOmes.'

AS for 'The Newcomes,' it is an epit-
ONE of human life in it's manifold va
riety of social and individual phases un-
matched, l think, in fiction. Its range is
extraordinary for the thread of a single
story to follow. Yet all its parts are as
interdependent as they are numerous
and varied. 1t is Thackeray's largest
ease and to the borders. It stands in
contestably ut the head Of the novels of
manners. And it illustrates manners
with an unexampled crowd of charac-
ters, the handling of which, without rep
etition or confusion, without depression
or discord, exhibits the control of the
artist equally with the imaginative and
SmaEer." The The framework I q ppethe .fhe
Newcomes'' would include three or four
of Balzac's most elaborate books, which,
compared with it. indeed, seem like
studies and episodes, lacking the large
body and ample current of Thackeray' s
epic. And it's epic scale is preserved,
not in mechanically assembled examples
of different kinds of mere existence, high
and low, savage and civilized, but in a
picture of life itself flowing variously in
varied characters and circles and COM
munities, closely connected by the cou-
sinly bond of the humanity they possess
in common.
Taken as whole, it is true, Thack-
eray's human comedy is less comprehen-
sive than Balzac's, with which alone it
is to be compared in the world of prose
fiction. Taken as a whole. it lacks that
appearance of vastness and variety
which Balzac's has, and perhaps the ap-
pearance in such a matter answers as
we'll as the reality. Considered, that is
to say, purely as world of the imagina-
ton, Thackeray's is the more circum.
scribed. But it is born of less travail
it is constructed with the effortless ease
Of greater spontaneity, It's preliminary
simplification has been carried farther;
and, if less complicated and ingenious,
less speculative and suggestive, it is far
man, more winning, more attaching, and
in very deep sense more profound.-
From "William Makepeace Thackeray,"
by w: G. BroWnell in Scribner's,
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
THE BOY AND HIS TRADE.
He Should Bexin His Apprenticeship
40 as to be Through When 2l. :

so as to be Through When FL.
Seventeen is the preferable age for
going to a trade, but in many cases 16 is
not too young, nor 1S too old" writes
Barton Cheyney in the Ladies' Home
Journal. But, all conditions being ia.
vorable, it is well for boy to arrange
his apprenticeship so that he can finish
his trade by the time he is 21. Ono of
the advantages of going to trade early
is that it allows the lad time to make Il
change should he discover that he has
made mistake in choosing his vocation,
and there is no infallible method or rule
that can be followed in order that such
mistakes can be avoided. But the best
course to pursue is for the lad to fully
acquaint himself with the details of the
trades to which he may incline before he
makes a selection. This can be easily
done at the expense only of little OBJ
servation and inquiry. Then the matter
of natural aptitude can be considered
and it is most important factOr-so that
the lad can avoid going into anything for
which he has no special fitness. 1t is as
serted that everyone is adapted for some
one thing better than anything else, and
the boy should strive to discover what
that one thing is. It would be a great
mistake for lad without natural bent
for mechanics to attempt to learn the
machinist's trade, and the chances would
be against such boys proper advance
ment, for ones best work and develop.
ment are the outcome of being congenial-
ly employed"
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24

Thomas Nevins, rich contractor of
East Orange, once heard fortune teller
say that if sisters marry on the same
house and the other will be rich. His
two daughters had arranged to be wed
ded on Wednesday, but he suddenly re-
membered the superstition, and one cere-
mony was postponed. Lillian Esther
Nevins became the bride of John Fred
erick Nestor of Detroit at st. Johns
Catholic church, East Orange, yesterday.
Today her. sister, Catherine Deering
Nevins, became the wife Of Nicholas
Doyle of Wexford, Ireland, in the same
church,
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24

Ex-Congressman A. T. Goodwin.
E1-Congressman A. T. Goodwin, from
Alabama, writes the following letter:
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Com.
pany, Columbus, Ohio:
Gentlemen-I have now used two bottles
OF Pe-ru-na, and am a well man to-day,
could feel the good effects Of your medicine
before bad used it q week. after suffering
with catarrh for over year Respectfully,
A. T. GOODWIN.
Catarrh in its various forms is rapidlv be
coming a national curse. An undoubted
remedy has been discovered by Dr. Hart
man. This remedy has been thoroughly test
ed during the past forty years. Prominent
men have come to know of its virtues and
are making public utterances on the subject.
10 save the country We must save the peo-
PIE. To save the people we must protect
them from disease. The disease that is at
once the most prevalent and stubborn OF
cure is catarrh. Public men of all parties
recognize i'll Pe-ru-na a national catarrh
remedy OF unequaled merit Send to Dr.
Hartman, Columbus, Ohio, for a free book
on catarrh.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Bean Straw for Feeding Cows.

While sheep take naturally to bean
straw and to the grain itself, there are
many who grow beans who do not keen
sheep. With little cure in giving only
small amounts at first, and when the
COW is hungry, she will eat bean straw
and soon come to like it for a change.
as we'll as the hay. or corn stalks which
are her regular diet. Bean straw is
on the stomach, it should be given with
caution to breeding stock, either ewes
or cows, lest it should cause abortion.
The refuse beans that are often thrown
away may properly be ground and mixed
with cornmeal as fed for hogs. They
are very nutritious, more so than corn
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24

and no amount OF working or tempering
salt, or even distribution OF salt when
added, will change the conditions They
do not work up, consequently do not takes
salt, hence the fine, threallike streaks in
the butter The manner in which the
water Is introduced into the churn is re-
sponsible for the large notifies or SEEM
ing Jumps Of white butter throughout
the mass. In the majority OF cream
cries throughout the country the water
i pumped directly into the chnrn, either
the water strikes the butter these gran
ules become hard and solid as in the
first case. only that these hard granules
are not broken down at all, and the large
notifies are the result The wash water
should be tempered to within two OF
three degrees OF the churn temperature.
New York Produce Review. 49,
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Strange Funeral Customs.

In an interesting history Of his parish
Rev. James Murray of Kilmalcolm, Rem
frewshire, mentions that "amid the en-
joyments of the people we must not fnil
to notice funerals" and he calls atten-
tion to a curious custom which was prev
alent in connection with them. 1t ap-
pears sieve containing clay pipes filled
with tobacco and was handed round just
before the cortege started. Then the
mourners smoked. and when the kirk
yard was reached, as the grave was being
filled, each stepped solemnly forward and
cast his pipe ''amang the moods" Notes
2and nror1oS
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
LARGEST IN THE WORLD.

Chicago Furniture House Has Fur
nished Nearly Million Homes.
To be the largest furniture house in the
world is a distinction which the John NJ.
Smyth Company, $50 to 1G6 West Madi-
son street, Chicago, enjoys. An idea Of
the magnitude of the establishment may
be gained from the fact that the building
contains seven and one-half acres Of floor
space and that during it's third Of a cen
fury of business it has furnished nearly
three-Quarters of million homes, or more
than the entire population Of some States.
One of the business principles of the firm
is if goods are not as represented they
may be returned and the money will be
refunded. The firm issues large, beau
tifully illustrated catalogue of household
goods which are retailed at wholesale
prices. 1t will be sent free on application.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Feeding Smutty Corn.

Whenever you come to a smutty ear
of corn put it in the fire. This should
have been done at husking time, but
some smut may have been overlooked
then and developed since. If all farmers
would stamp out the corn smut wher-
ever found the disease could soon be
eradicated. Feeding it to either cows or
hogs as is often done is the reaGliest way
to send it to the manure pile, where it
will propagate very rapidly. Besides, it
is serious danger to the animals to
which it is fed, especially il they are
bearing young.-American Cuitivator,
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Flowing Ground While Frozen.

1T is sometimes possible to do little
blowing when there is thin stratum of
frozen cu"+h near the surface. If the
pl3W can enter the soil, it's lifting motion
Will break this thin crust OF. frozen earth,
and the coulter or cutter will divide it SO
that It can be turned about as easily as
II 1T had not frozen at oil. This work is
best done in the fall, just before freezing
up, in which case there will be two
stratas of frozen earth, each separated by
ar: In such case, there is an admirable
tilth produced down to the bottom of the
furrow. But unless such land has a
good supply of underdrains to carry
away water beneath the surface, the
farmer will find little advantage from
blowing frozen ground. or, in fact, from
any kind Of fall plowing Whenever a
furrow is frozen throughout the winter,
1t becomes so expanded that spring rains
Will soon turn it into a mud heap, unless
face. - =:
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24

The most original of Friday evenings
entertainments was that given by How
ard Constable and Miss Constable. The
affair was referred to as "studio even
ing, but was really an elaborate costume
dance. representations of the echoes Of
the late war; caused much amusement.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
" Better Be Wise
Than Rich. /"

Wise people are also rich
when they knoqv a perfect
remedy for all annoying dis
eases Of the blood, kidneys,
iver and boqvels. IT IS
Hoods Sarsaparilla, 4vhich
is perfect in its action. 1t
so regulates the entire sys-
tenn as to bring oigorous
health. IT never disappofnts.
coitre-" For ~ years / had goitre, or
swellings on ny neck, which was dis
couraging and troublesome. rheumatism
also annoyed me. Hoods Sarsaparilla
cured me completely and the swelling has
entirely disappcard. A lady in Michigan
saw my previous testimonial and used
Hoods and was entirely cured Of the same
trouble. She thanked me for recommend
ing it," MRS. ANNA SUTHERLAND, 406 Lovel
Street, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Poor ffeattf.-A poor health for
years, pains in shoulders, back and hips,
Tith constant headache, nervousness and
no appetite. Used Hoods Sarsaparilla,
gained strength and can work hard all day;
eat heartily and sleep we'll. took it be-
cause it helped my husband" MRS.
ELIZABETH J. GIFFELs, Moose Lake, MINI.
Makes Weak Strong-"I would give
IS a bottle for Hoods Sarsaparilla if
could not get it for less. 1t is the best
spring medicine. It makes the weak strong"
ALBERT A. JAGNow, Douglastown, N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Rich pearl Fields Discoveret,. .

ss New pearl fields of great richness have
been discovered off the coast Of New
Caledonia on the west side, according to
United States Consul Wolf at Noumea,
He says that one she'll contained the
"a bulous number Of 2h6 pearls and one
little boat Of one and oMe-half tons fur
nished last year twenty-five pounds Of
pearls. Up to this time the water has not
been sounded to q greater depth than
six feet seven inches, hut the fisheries
are to he further exploited by French
end Austrian syndicatcs. Mr.. Wolf
says that the quality of the pearl shells
IS remarkably fine and he urges that
Americans profit by the discovery.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Bromus Inermis Grass!

Its the greatest grass on earth-Saizer
says so. This grass yields to tons
better hay than timothy in dry, rainless
countries; yields even more than that in
Ohio, Ind, Mich, Wis. Iowa, Ill.,, Mo-.
Mans. Nehr.. Mont, yes in every State Of
the Union! Salzcr warrants this! Pota-
toes 81 20 IL Bbl.
Send this notice to JOHN A. SALZEI,
SEED CO., LA CROSSE. WIS, and 10
cents postage and receive their great Seed
Catalogue and sample Of this grass seed
and nine other farm seed Rareties free.
&C. ny
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Onion Seed ESQ and Up a LIB.

Catalogue tells how to grow 1918 bus.
per acre as easily as 100 bushels. Largest
growers OF Earliest Vegetables and Farm
Seeds. Earliest vegetables always nav.
salzer's Seeds produce them weeks ahead
of others. Coffee Berry 15c per lb. Pota-
toes $1.20 Bbl.
Cut this out and send with 14c. for great
Catalogue and 10 packages of vegetable
and flower. seed novelties to JOHN
a; SALZER SEED COMPANY, LA
CKOSSE, WIS. (c. n
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24

w. T. r. Preston of Toronto has
migration % for Canada. His headonarters
will be in London, and he will have
charge of Canadian immigration not only
in the British isles, but throughout Eu-
rope, paying regular visits to Russia,
Scandinavia, Germany, Austria and 9th
er countries where desira BILE immigrants
are Ohtainahle
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
In Winter Use Aliens Foot-Ease

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
During winter your feet feel uncomfort-
able, nervous, and often cold and damp.
If you have perspiring, smarting feet or
1t warns and rests the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweat
ing feet, blisters and callous spots. Re-
lieves corns and bunions of all pain and
is certain cure for Chilblains and Frost
bites. Try it today. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
package mailed FREE. Address, Allen
s. Olmstead, LIE Roy. N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24

Oil to calm the waves was used on
an unusually large scale during the re-
cent gales in the English channel. The
water breaking over Folkestone pier
made it difficult for steamers to enter the
port till someone thought of pouring oil
into the harbor. when the seas immedi-
ately became smooth. 5.-'-
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24

What is known as Sheep's-C Canyon
bridge on the Burlington Il Missouri road
q. q few t mi miles north of Edge;,mont, s. D.,
and masonry. 1t is one of the highest
wooden bridges along the Burlington sys-
TEN, being 112 feet high and 400 feet
long. It will require 100000 yards of
stone and earth to make the fill and the
cost will be 100000.
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
The Cause Of Notified, Rrt4.r.>

The prime cause of notifies is the use
Of too cold water in washing the butter
and the manner III which it is introduced
into the churn. 1. BY using too cold water
the outside Of the butter granules be-
Of all egg, while the inside is soft. Now.
when this mass .ts worked together these
little shells remain III tie sane eondi itiou,
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24

What Do the Children Drink?
Don't give them ten or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAJN-O? I; 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 Il as much. All grocers sell it. 15c.
and pc
The Virginia enterprise., 1899-02-24
Skillfnl Japanese Counterfeiter,

A Japanese named Takuma has been
turning the skill in imitation with which
his countrymen are gifted to nefarious
ends, and has been convicted at Sydney
of forging seven copies Of n rare early
New South Wales stamp rated at $500.
The imitation was so perfect that the
stamps were purchased by dealers and
sent to London, where they passed the
scrutiny of several experts.