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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
One Way of ShODDinr.

II am quite sure, Harry" she said
with wise little nod. that it is pool
economy to try to save too much. / told
the butcher yesterday that his prices were
ruinous, and that I should have to give
him up. So today l thought l would &C
down to Washington market, where
heard that things cost next to nothing.
I'm the first place, it took me half the
morning to find the place, but when got
there l did find things were very cheau
indeed, so l bought great deal more
than l really needed. When [ had made
my purchases, however, | found that |
had no way of getting them home, and
by that time | was SO tired that | con-
cluded to take hanson. When reached
home the man, with whom l had neg
lected to make a bargain, charged me
double fare, and I found l was so late
that l had to give up an engagement |
had made to take luncheon with mother
This made cook very cross, as she expect.
ed to get out for holiday, and she be.
came impertinent. so l had to tell her sh,
might leave at the end Of her month.
"Of course. my luncheon cost some,
thing, as she had to cook Il steak, so al.
together my result is as follows: | nut
down the difference i'll cost of meat, of
butter, and of vegetables, which amount.
ed to dollar, while the expenditures tc
produce that result were carfare, &c
cents; hanson, 50; fee at the intelligence
office for new cook, 50; my luncheon, 81;
total, 500, to say nothing of my tota
collapse in the afternoon with head
ache. [ think i'll future it would be wiser
to stick to my uptown butcher and pay
the difference
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Effect OF Altitude.

Perhaps in no state of the union has
climate SO much to do with the character
of the people as in Colorado, is the con-
tention of a writer in Ainslee's. He saws
Ill part: Go into Colorado; climb the long
ascent from the level of the Missouri.
ana then as You emerge from the train
into the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS streets,
and among the unsurpassed brick and
stone residences of Denver, feel your
head swim with the lofty altitude and the
rarefied air; then realize that the miners
went on mile further into the air, that
they are working and taking out millions
of dollars of gold to the present day a
mile higher in the air, at Cripple Creek,
at Leadvllle and dozen other places, It
will make YOU pause to think what ex-
altatioli there is in dwelling there always,
what staying powers the pioneers must
have had. Wait day or 50, until the
vertigo has passed away, and the exhilar-
alton comes to you that always comes
when you have climbed a mountain and
stood upon its top and gazed out over q
wide world that expands below you; then
you will begin to feel that electric, that
nervous surcharge, that indomitable, I'M
dlscourageable, almost towering spirit of
elevation and still further elevation that
makes Colorado almost the liveliest. the
most irrcpressible, the most determined
element in the American body. social and
pOlitic'' ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Libby, Mcneil u Libby.

The visitor passing through the plant
Of Messrs. Libby, Mcneil Il Libby, Chi
cago, is not only deeply interested in the
cutting rooms. cooking kitchens, canning
department and the wonderful mechan-
ical contrivances for accomplishing the
work speedily, but is greatly surprised
by the vastness Of their industry of pack
ing aud preserving dainty meats and spe-
cialties for consumers all over the world.
Some idea Of the enormous business of
this firm can be obtained from the fact
that they require capacity for 3OO,VOO
cattle and 100000 sheep per annum,
manufacture forty millions Of cans a wear
or an average of 100000 cans a day, and
require 1000 employees to meet the de-
mands of their trade. Send postal
card for booklet, How to Make Good
Things TO Eat"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
An Appeal to Humanity Generally,

We need your assistance in announc-
ing to the world the greatest remedy
that Science has ever produced, and you
need our assistance to secure relief for
yourself and friends through Swanson's
"5-DROPS."
REMEDY SUPREME.
As surely as the American Navy has
conquered and will conquer all that 3D.
poses it, so will ''5-DROPS" unfailingly
conquer all diseases like Rheumatism.
Sciatica, Neuralgia, Kidney Troubles,
Lumbago, Catarrh of all kinds, Asthma,
Dyspepsia, Backache, Sleeplessness,
Nervousness, Heart-Weakness, Tooth
ache, Earache, Creeping Numbness,
Bronchitis, ETC., ETC., or any disease for
which we recommend it. ''5-DROPS" is
the name and the dose. Trial bottles
25c. Large bottles, containing 300 doses,
$1.OO prepaid by mail or express. Six
bottles for $500.
Why suffer pain and agony when for
such small amount you can obtain the
relief for which you have been so long
waiting? Don't wait! Write now, and
the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., 1854
Lake St., Chicago, ILL.,, will Immediately
give your order attention.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Patents to Inventors.

Messrs. Benedict & Morsell, solicitors
of patents, Old Insurance building. Mil
waukee, report patents issued to West
ern inventors January as follows:
H. W. Bolens, TT. Washington, Wis
footstocl; j. F. Brock Sparta, Wis, gar
ment-hunger; D. L. Ford, West Superior.
Wis. mooring and towing chock; Chas'
Laue. Alma, Wis. machine for sharpening
sickles; c. L. Merkel, Milwaukee, means
for supporting frames or bodies to vehicles:
arrester: A. E. Miller, Baraboo, Wis. swinr.
ing shelf; w. W. Miller, Saxman, Kas'.
grain-drill; A. Q. Mueller and c. Farmer
Milwaukee,, bung-stopper; Erik Noren, Be.
lott. Wis.,, ironing machine: G. D. Rowell.
Appleton, Wis, car starter or mover; Evert
Schmidt. Waupun. Wis. window; John
Stoveken. Milwaukee. vertical automatic
SOW, Oshkosh, Wis, box ma chine; A. C..
Fox. Madison, Wis, metal castings trade.
mark)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
What's in a Horses Name {?

The horsewoman likes to give her pets
odd names. and her. entries at country
fairs and horse shows are as odd to the
ear as a list of race horses. Fancy two
beautiful bays being called Brandy and
Soda ana a superb team of jet-black
spice! Other pairs of prancing horses
whose names appear in a recent horse
list are Drew and Goodwin, Miller and
Fayersha1n-they are four-in-hand horses
and certainly must have been named by
Il matinee girl-Tempus and Fugit, al
mlral and Lieutenant, Newport and
Oak and Walnut, Vulcan and Raven
Ple and Pudding, and Sun and Herald
New York Commercial Advertiser
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19

talking to her. When l had told my
story and laid the pin in her lap her
JOY knew no bounds. Just at that mo-
ment Mr.. Cloud was announced, and
Miss Angel then and there gave him
the pin. l never saw girl SO happy.
She almost Rugged ME.
AS soon as MIR. Cloud saw his mistake
he was humbly apologize and tried to
fall at her feet, but she waved him away.
and Mrs. Angel delicately suggested
that, as his presence would always re-
mind them Of painful chatper, it would
be better if he were to 60 away and stay
away.
l may add that when Mr.. Cloud went
into the cafe the pin was in the lapel Of
the coat, but, becoming entangled in the
fringe Of his napkin, was pulled out and
would have been lost forever had it not
been for the perseverance of the plucky
Miss Angell.-New Orleans Times-Demo-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
TOOL-MAKING.
The Limit Has Never Been Reach ed
in Any Particular Case.

INC A'Hllt has Never Been Reach ed
in Any Particular Case.
Ii the human race continues to exist
and to advance III morals. comfort and
elegance of living. tool-making must be-
gin and must he carried to what now
appears to be a high development. What
is the limit Of the tool-maker's art, and
when and where should or must tool
making stop:
Commercially speaking it must stop
IN any particular case when more tool
making cannot cheaper the total time
cost Of productions; if the demand for
the. product is unlimited. then the only
limitation in tnnl-makinS is the limit Of
human understanding and mechanical re-
sources.
Broadly speaking. it is conceivable that
Ill some special production tool-making
may be carried to a point where no fur
Their profitable advance can be made.
and it is also conceivable that there NAV
Dc things u1tfnl and desirable to the
few. which cannot by Improvement OF
quality and lowering of cost be made
useful and desirable to the many. Speak
ing narrowly from existing facts and
conditions it seems probable that the
limit Of .tool-makng has never been
reached in any particular casc-Engi-
neering Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Growing Broom Corn

Waldo +. Brown in the Prairie Farm,
or gives good advice to farmers in say.
ing that they should not begin the grow.
ing Of broom corn unless they can ar.
range to grow quite a quantity and hold
1t for from one to- three years for Il rise
when the crop for 1900 is ready for mar.
ket the price will be below the cost of
production. He has known it to sell for
$500 one year and $40 the next and at
the latter price there was no profit 1t
IS never good policy to go largely into
the production Of any crop the next sea,
SON after an area OF high prices. There
are so many who will do so that those
who try some other crop will be the
wiser ones. And this is more true of
per,shable crops than of one that can be
held over like broom corn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Manuring Winter Grain.


T. B. Terry writes in Practical Farmer
that he would mot be at all afraid to put
III, say six or eight tons of good manure
per acre. if it was evenly and finely
spread That is as top dressing aT-
piled during the winter when the ground
was frozen. Neither should we. but the
difficulty consists in getting it evenly
spread. We should much prefer to have
dressing. in the spring when the ground
was thawing Of from 200 to 400 pounds
)cr acre of same good fertilizer, and Of
the standard high grades, contain ming we
will say about 3 per cent; of nitrogen.
per cent. phoSrhoric acid and ) per
'ent. of potash: 1t would be much less
labor to apply it, ana we think it would
give il sitter straw and plunppr grain
than the stable manure If a man were
to mix his fertilizers himself. he might
vary the proportions and use less nitro.
gen or less potash if he thought his land
did not need them. Then he would have
bis manure left for other CROPS. 1t take S
quite Il manure heap to give even eight
tons per acre to a twcntyacre field. And
when we were farming we never had
quite as much manure as we would have
liked to use for hOed crops.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
One on Crane.

William H. Crane tells one on himself
"John Mccullough, the tragedian, was a
great friend of mine, and when in this
city he used always to live at the Gill
sey house. One day I went there to call
on him, and he being ont l left my card,
upon which, underneath my name. by
way of joke, l wrote in large letters
the word Actor The next day l was
passing Mccullough on the street when
he stopped me with: Say, Billy, what
do you mean by leaving a card in my
on it y"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
How Cor n Should be Planted.

Ny attention has been called to the
article in the Nebraska Farmer of June
-, under the heading of Corn TOO
Thick and offer the following further
comment On the subject. Fer FIVE years
l have Travelled extensively in Nebraska.
with my special attention directed to list
ca corn. l have Travelled not as a public.
philanthrcpist, but as Il selfish business
man, and as the proper planting. and
care of listed corn tends to promote my
own Interests, l have watched the cues
tlcn with as much care as am CAPABLE
Of exercising. know of no one who has
given the matter so extensive attention
as myself, and every experience con
ylnces me that while difference in loca-
tion or ground may change the rule, gen
orally corn is planted too close together
in the hills, but not in the rows. 81
My observation is that corn planted
not over feet 4 inches in the rows,
and with not more fhan two kernels in Il
the hill, and those at least Is inches
apart, yields the greatest amount to the
acre. =. zsss ~ Is.1 $3.50
! It is difficult to impress farmers with
the idea that old customs and methods
can be improved upon, and in many in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Serious French Women

France is simply a manufactory for fads
and sort of light excitement is ever in
the air. Many weighty subjects are con-
Stantly before the people, and RECENTLY
FRENCH women have been taking a prom
inent part in the discussions-not only in
the e, woman's paper, but in the regular
dallies. Among the questions handled by
women recently may be noted "The
"Workingmcn's Syndicates as Contract
ors for Public Works." and '"The Substi-
tuition Of Civil Tribunals for Court mar
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
A Whale in the Thames

A bottlenosed whale, 40 fee. long
weighing eight tons and value at 800
was stranded at 1920 o'clock Yesterday
afternoon off the Cannon Cartridge
buildings. Woolwich arsenal. 1t came
up the river with the tide, and when il
found itself stranded on the reed bed
"blew' furiously. In struggling to cs
cape the whale injured itself on the
stones. coloring tho river with it's blood
About O'Clock the crew of the steam,
tug Empress fastened a rope to it.
dragged it off the beach, and took i in
tow, with the intention of consulting
with the Thames Conservancy as te
what was to be done with the monster
TonIon Poet
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Not Nicotine but Pyridines.

1t is doubtful whether any nicotine
ever reaches the mouth of the smoker
except that present in the moistencd to-
bacco which is in contact with the lips.
The smoke products of tobacco do not
contain any important quantity of nico-
tine, the chief toxic bodies being related
to that interesting series Of organic bases
known to chemists as pyridines-Lancet.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
A WIFE'S DILEMMA.

Just four short weeks ago today she was
happy bride:
IAe one man of all others, to her for life
was tied,
But tonfgh queer sensation fills her low
ing heart,
AS she wonders II her husbands true or
acting but part.
II he has spoken falsely, then her feeling
one of pain;
But If his statement is sincere, joyous tears
she can't restrain.
Twas ut the dinner table-he into her eyes
did look.
And said: My dear, you doubly discount
my mother as . cook
Chicago News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
FARM AND GARDEN.
BY Il Farmers Wife.

1y "a Farmers N1Ies
''Oh give ile the life Of farmers wife
In the summer hot and bright.
Mid CrUakfng frogs and barking dogs,
And dreadful teas that bite.
To rise i'll the morning half asleep,
When the farmer blows his horn
And watch the weeds, as they so to seed,
All over the yard and lawn
"Oh give me the life of Il farmers wife"
When the rain begins to pour.
When the driving breeze shakes leaves frohl
the trees.
And whirls them in ut your door.
The rats go scampcring through the walls,
The ants in the closet roam:
Your friends drop in when he harder is thin
And the servants are gone from home.
''Oh give me the life of Il farmers wife
When he's mad as an old March hare,
And rips and tears, and rants and swears
And acts like Il two-legged bear.
When he bangs the door and kicks the dog
And trcadS on the tail Of the cat,
And You feel like the comet had struck tho
earth
And knocked it perfectly fiat.
When cold 1t grows. and winter SHOWS
Are pouring thick and white
When the bread won't rise and the baby
cries
And the fire goes out at night:
And wood Is scarce and kindlings wet
And water turns to lea,
just try the life Of /, ''farmer's wife,
And see if it !s:.'t ni:e. i.
Hose II. Gray iii Richmond Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Reward for Honesty.

When you ask for CASCARETS, Can
dy Cathartic, and the man offers you tab
let's in bulk or ''something just as good"
he is trying to swindle you. We are look
ing for dishonest dealers like that, for
they not only steal our reputation and
business, but endanger your health with
cheap, unreliable and fraudulent suhsti-
tutes in order to make a few more cents
ut your expense. Write us and furnish
us with the evidence to convict such
frauds and receive liberal reward, at
once. Address Sterling Remedy Co.. Chi
cagO or New York
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Art in Voa,ioo

Venice has had three international art
exhibitions since 1895, and all of them
have been successful. The last one.
which closed on November Is, occasioned
the t sale OF $4,000 worth of paintings,
pockets Of non-Italian artists
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
A Humble ReuueSt.

Ma, may I go out to play p
mo; you must sit still where
you are Pause. "Ma, may i
go down into the kitchen?' mo:
want you to sit perfectly quiet Pause.
Ma, mayn't sit on the floor and play
marbles? Il have told you twice that
l want you to sit just where you are,
and be quiet, and I mean exactly what
I say. Pause. ''Ma, may I grow %
Golfers Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Englishmen Prefer Country Life.

Figures recently produced to show a
comparatively small per cent. of English
living in Chicago has led an observer to
remark that English immigration to this
country generally avoids the large cities.
The English people prefer. to live in the
country, and generally when coming to
this country settle in the smaller places
Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Should Have Been a scotchman,

Buckle attributes the great success CT
Scottish men of science to their prefer
ence for Il priori or deductive argument
The following story of similar trend was
attributed to Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman. "A Scotsman was asserting that
all the great poets We're of his nation
Well, but said one, chow about Shake,
speare? You can't say he was a Scots,
man.. To which the other replied, His
talents would justify the superstition. /.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Sore Shoulders on Horses.

If farmers and transfers would learn
lesson from their own hands there
WoIld be far fewer sore shoulders seen
ON horses. 1t is easy for man who has
done no manual labor to blister his hands
with fork, or shovel, Or a scythe. 1t
is, Just as easy to prevent this by gradu-
ally seasoning the hands in advance. The
horses that have been idle all winter, or
that have not had collar on for some
weeks in the summer time. should be set
to work gradually. Carelessness is the
cause Of most of the cases of sore shout
dcrs. The trouble lies more in the driver
than in the collar or the harness of the
horse. Two meh will take the same
team and harness and work them in the
same field he at the same kind of work; the
one Will 90 even more work than the 9TH
or, and still keep the shoulders of the
horses sound, while the other will have
them sore in Il day or two. 1t is not all
in the collar or the horse. There are a
few horses whose skin is very tender, but
the most of them have sore shoulders be-
cause their drivers are careless and
thoughtless.
The best cure for sore shoulders is new
or to cause them. A man whose horses
pave sore shoulders wants looking after.
sometimes change of drivers is the best
cure for sore shoulders. The first thing
to 90 is to see that the collars fit com
fortably. Then keep them clean and
smooth. Keep the traces even. so that
each shoulder does it's fair share of the
work. Keep the lines so fixed that the
horses work with their heads straight in
front, not on ono side. 1t is little things
IKE this that makes the difference be-
tween good and a poor teamster.
Season the horses before the hard work
begins: then. with collars and harness
properly adjusted, and IA careful obsery-
ant driver. there should be no sore Shout
ders. 1t is good plan to remove the
collars at noon, clean them and wash the
shoulders with clean water. If the skin
Is broken; little carbolated vaseline is
good heailng remedy and prevents
scars little alum in the water used
for washing the shoulders will helm
tougher them while they are being pre-
pared for hard work.-Farm News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
The Greatest Banquet of the World.

The greatest banquet in history took
place August 1S, 1889, wien the 10000
mayors of France sat ut table in the
Palais de PIndustrie in Paris. There
were three relays of about $4,000 guests
each. TO prepare the feast required sew
lions, cellarmen and helpers; SO, 1000
plates, $1,000 glasses, knives, forks and
spoons in proportion: 10000 rolls and fish.
meat and fowl by the ton. The banquet
was part of the centenary celebration of
the events of 1889.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Try Grain-O! Try Grain.O!

Ask your Grocer today to show you a
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 it.
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
ceives it without distress. a the price of
coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Sold
by all grOcerS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
Adopting American Ideas

When the Canadian contingent sailed
for South Africa each soldier sot a
''housewife" as our boys got them
when they went to war in Cuba. This is
an American idea which has commended
itself to the English so much that some
papers are suggesting that the same use
fEl article be given to the British troops
in the feld.-New York Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
An Ideal Winter Resort.

Southern California is the only section
in the United States whose winter land
scape has q solid covering Of green inter
sRersed with wild flowers. Later III the
unbroken colors Of yellow, blue. white
and red.-Los Angeles Times. - : IS - -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
What is Speltz /?

Salzer's catalog tells all about this
wonder, also Million Dollar Potato. II
you farm you need it. Largest Vegeta-
bic Seed Growers in America. Send this
notice and Zoe in stamps for 10 Rare
Farm Samples and Catalog to John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19
The TagalOg is a More Willy Foe
than the American Indian.

The hunted one is a barefooted little
brown man. in cotton shirt and trousers.
who, equally courageous, has more skill
than the old foe of our army, the Amer
lean Indian. Without infusion of foreign
blood, the Tagalog mind is simple only
to the white man who looks upon the
smiling Tagalog face for the first time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19

in German cities merchants are not
allowed to put Up "selling-out' signs un.
less they are honest. In Mayence a fine
Of 500 marks is inflicted for every trans.
eression Of this law. 81 : =. 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-01-19

During 1899 Brockton Mass
shipped 529,277 cases Of shoes, gain of
81 1903 cases over 1898.