davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
FOR THE FARMER.
Success with Hogs,


If the farmer enjoys the presence of
swine on the farm and takes pleasure in
seeing them well fed he will generally
succeed with them. Then the only uues-
ton he need consider is how many he
can handle and keep them healthy. No
farmer should have so many hogs but
that he can have new feeding grounds
to put them on if there is danger from
disease, or so many that they cannot be
shifted to different fields during the year.
On an eighty-six-acre farm, for nearly
ten years, we were able to send to market
Ill two lots from seventy to eighty hogs
each year: This was the product Of five
sows having two litters each year. But
when we undertook to double the num-
Der of brood soWs and nearly double the
product of fattad animals va had trou-
BILE. The first year we put on the mar.
ket over ninety, with no loss worth con-
sidering. The second year, when we
wanted to put off 125, we got all our
available pasture land under the tramp
Of the hogs, and when disease came we
had no opportunity to divide them and
Put them on new feeding or pasture land
The consequent results of such conditions
were doubtless greater than they would
have been had we been able to cut the
herd to pieces and put them on fresh
land. We shall Immediately 80 back to
about the same number that we had the
greatest success in handling. Instead OF
FIVE sows we shall keep six or seven, as
we have better shedding and other ar
engagements than we had when we kept
five. We could doubtless carry the great
err number if we had more lots and
spent more time feeding grain products.
but this would increase the cost of the
pork very much over that made from
clover and grass. We aim so far as pos
sible to convert these products into pork,
and believe it is moro in the line of ma
ture' 5 way and certainly conducive to tho
health of the swinc-.John NJ. Jamison
in Farmers Advocate,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
"Oh! How Happy l Am"

"HOW HAPPY I AM to be able to
say that l am free from pain after FIVE
years of severe suffering from neuralgia"
writes Mrs. Archie Young, 1917 Oaks
avenue, West Superior, Wis. Il am so
thankful to be able to say that your 3
Drops is the best medicine I ever got in
my life. When I received it from you
last November, I used some Of it right
away. The first dose helped me.
1T is impossible to explain how was
suffering from neuralgia. 1 thought no
one could get worse and that death would
soon come. 1 was very weak, and 1
hardly thought I could live to see my
husband come back from his daily labor
Now I can say that l am free from
pain, my cheeks are red, my appetite is
good and l sleep we'll all night. Many
of my friends are surprised, and say they
will send for some 5 Drops''
Sample bottles of this wonderful rem
edy 25c, large bottles, containing 300
doses, $1.O0. For information write
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., 1914 E..
Lake street. Chicago,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Pig-Feeding Experimen ts.

The New Hampshire experiment sta
ton has been conducting experiments in
pig-feeding to determine the most desra
bic feeding stuffs to use i'll connection
with skim-milk, and the most economical
way to use them. The following COM
binatiOnS were used:
l. Pumpkin, cooked and uncooked:
apples and pumpkins; cornmcal; corn
meal and bran.
2. Bran, fermented and unfermented;
bran and cOrnmeal; cornmeal.
3. Corn and cobmeal; corn on ear.
After several series of experiments the
following conclusions were reached:
1. The cooking of pumpkins does not
increase their feeding value
2. When pumpkins are available for
pig-feeding they can be fed most econom-
ically in connection with cornmeal.
3. While raw pumpkins fed in connec-
ton with milk produced a pound of gain
at small cost, so few pounds were pro-
duced it is advisable to feed cOrnmeal
with them.
4. Apples, even at the low price of 10
cents per bushel, are not an economical
food for pigs.
5. Bran is not desirable as food for
pigs, even if fed with cornmeal.
6. There is but little gained in fer
menting bran for pig-feeding.
&: Bran is undesirable as feeding
stuff for pigs, fed either alone or in COM
bination with cornmeal.
8. Ground corn and cob has a slightly
better feeding value than corn on the
ear.
3. For practical purposes it is more
economical to feed corn on the ear rather
than hauling to the mill and grinding for
feed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Speaker Henderson and the Dying
Soldier,

speaker Henderson and the Diving
Soldier.
Apropos Of Mr.. Henderson's war expe-
rience, the following story was told by
one of his colleagues at dinner the other
night, which illustrates as we'll as any Of
the stories concerning him his ready SYM
pathy and tact: I'm the days when Dave
HENDERSON was 4 raw young lieutenant.
and before he had lost leg in the serv-
Ice OF his country, he was called to q
man who had been mortally wounded by
the explosion of gun. He found the
poor fellow lying on the grass, swearing
a blue streak at the unfortunate accident
that would cost him his life, while a cal
low young chaplain, kneeling beside the
wounded soldier, vainly expostulated
with him for such blasphemy and be-
to be called into the presence of his
Maker. The chaplain's exhortations had
no effect upon the suffering soldier, how
ever, who continued to swear more loudly
than ever.
MAKE way ordered Henderson. and
kneellng by the side of the soldier, he
said in a voice as tender as a woman's:
low?'
The soldier looked up wstfully at the
sound Of the sympathetic words. I'm
afraid it's all up he said, family.
Wen, If 1T IS. my man, it must be a
happiness and satisfaction to you to know
that you died for your country. You are
just as much of a hero as though you
had been killed on the field of battle, and
your name will always be revered. God
help you, my brave boy
lis that so? Is that SOP murmured
the dying soldier. It's comfort, sir;
it's a great comfort and, holding the
hand of his young officer, the poor lad
died. -LeSle'S Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
"A Bicycle Revival Year.

Manufacturers of bicycles predict that
1900 is to be the greatest year of their
and they base this prediction on the size
Of the orders already received. The
West, especially, is sending in big orders.
Good roads in the prairie districts and
the prosperity of the farms account for
it. While the well-paved cities of the
East and. West are pretty we'll supplied
with machines, countless farm lads in the
agricultural regions of the West and
South are having their first experience
with the bicycle, and this development of
the trade bids fair to reach enormous
proportions in 1900. A well-known BIZ
cycle expert figures that for every mile
of good road constructed sale of from
ten to twenty bicycles in its vicinity can
be expected. For time there was a
fear that the automobile craze might in
terfere with the bicycle business. On
the contrary. its effect has apparently
been to stimulate the movements of the
wheel.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
The Solemn Truth.

Not long ago a Boston clergyman re-
ceived an evening call from an elderly
man and woman who expressed a wish
to be joined in the bonds of matrimony
then and there, tells the Youths Com
panion.
Have you ever been married before Pa
asked the clergyman of the man, an hon
est.eyed, weather-beaten person of sea-
faring aspect.
FORE" was the prompt reply.
And have you ever been married be-
fore?" the question came to the woman.
mo, sir" .she replied with equal
promptness: and with a touch of humor
that appealed to the clergyman at once,
she added, Il never had a chance!'
The marriage ceremony was speedily
performed, and the clergyman refused to
take any fee, telling the bride, with 4
twinkle in his eye, that it had been a
privilege to otficiate which he would have
been sorry to miss $50 >-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Palenfa to Inventors.

Messrs. Benedict & Morsell, solicitors
%ee en 0f esn nadd IN Will MI
ern inventors February q as follows:
c.. Z. Andre, Burlington, Ia, stepladder:
N. A. Christensen, Milwaukee ~ engineer
valve. and automatic controller for electric
compressors: U. A. Cleveland, Hutchinson,
Kas., cutter-bar for harvesters; l. E. Davis,
Dillon, Kas., curling iron heater; W. j.
Dermody, Omaha, Neb., fre-escape; J. z.
Duvall, Waverly, Ia, friction clutch; Cas-.
per ,Eluor Oshkosh Wis heating and yen
suction-box for paper-making machines; P.
r.. Rich, Tomah, Wis. safety-brace for
Joints Of railway rails; T. J. Ryan, Racine,
Steffes, Darlington, Wis, plow fender;
Herman Tenham, Brandon, Wis, lubricator
for windmills; J. D. Woodworth, Milwau.
kee. temporary binder;>W NJ. Wunderlich,
Giltner, Neb., draft equalizer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
A PRESENT INFLICTION,

That 'khaki" Is "the OILY wear''
OF late has freely been asserted;
Some dastards e'en to khaking care
Behind the yeomen have atlverted.
From 'sKensingdorp'' now slowly trek
Up Ludgate "Kop'' and wonted buses,
While over ''spruit' and "kiOof' and mex
The military expert fuses.
The streams of talk have, all. one "drift,''
huntsnlan calls his double thong i
"Slambok,' while jockeys try to lift
Their mounts safe DER the "open-donga -
When Skies, who's pinched watch and
For theft once more has to appear, it
Gives him unjust and needless pain
He merely sought to ''commandeer' it.
While boys cut up the good old plays.
And mellow dramas term transporting,
With half-unconscious paraphrase
The greybeards yarn Of Sadler's "Fon-
Plain English words have even grown
ObScured in Darkest-Afric tlimneSs,
For now man of twenty stone,
II cute, may prove his claim to "slim''-
These thoughts, my Muse, have made us
seek,
Although we arc and must be SLOPPY,
To gain If not ParnaSsus' Peak
At any rate a little "kopje." Punch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Gen. Buffers Briliiancy,

Once, when Gen. Butler was in Con-
gress, he rose in his place and gently
insinuated that the member who was ,oc-
cnpying the floor was transgressing the
limit: of debate. '''Why, general" said
the member in reproachful; tones, .tyou di.
yided your time with me- II know
did," rejoined the grim old warrior; .'but
! did not divide eternity with you'' On
another occasion, Butler was member
of political convention in which a dis
tlnguished Unitarian divine sat as dele
gate. While the subject of candidates
was being discussed, this clergyman an
nounced that.if a certain nomination was
made he would bolt it,. every likely"
Butler blurted out; 'syou are good at bolt
ing; in your religion you bolt two-thirds
0fsthe Trinity &. 49,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
The German (2retna Green

The German ''Gretna Green came to
an end ON the same day as the German
Nineteenth century. On January !,
1900, the marriages without previous
banns on public askings, so long in prac.
tice on the island of Heligoland, were
declared from thenceforth illegal. Dur.
ing the last week of the old year, accord
ing to Hamburg correspondent, the
Heligoland steamer Silvana carried tc
the island quite a shoal of young couples
who were determined to avail themselves
of its privilege of sudden marriages" be,
fore it was too late.-Philadelphia Rec.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Anticipated Queen Victoria.

Queen Christina of Spain has con-
ferred the Golden Fleece on the German
crown prince and has deputed the Duke
of Veragua, who attended the Worlds
fair as the representative of Columbus,
to convey the order to Berlin. Queen
Victoria. who intends to give the crown
eighteenth birthday in May next, is said
to be much annoyed, as she wished the
Garter to be the first great foreign order
bestowed on her great-grandson.-N
York Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Try Graln-O! Trv Grain.O,

Ask your grocer today to show You 8
package Of GRAIN-O, the new food
drlnk that takes the place of coffee. The
children may drink it without injury a.
vel as the adult; All who try it like it
GShAlN-O has that rich seal brown oil
Mocha or Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stom
ach receives it without distress. One
fourth the price of coffee. 15c and 25t
per package. Sold by all grocers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
"A Varied Career.

Among the residents of Manila who fed
from the city when Dewey began to bat
ter the Spanish feet was a woman who
served asa model for the figure in Mil.
zlais well1known picture, Cherry Ripe y
1 She was then Edie Ramage, m English
Cir. She married a Spaniard named Os-
sorio. who lived in Manila. After the
sWarshe returned to Manila with her fam
1ily, md her husband died there few
weeks ago. of typhoid fever. lew York
Commercial AdYertise
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Lots Wife Rubbered

What happened to Lots wife?' in.
quired Cleveland Sunday school super.
intendent. A large, wholesome and com.
prehensive silence permeated the at.
lnosphere. At last one little boy hesita.
tingly rose, and the teacher smiled en-.
Gonraglngly. Well he said. "tell u.s.
John; what was it Lots wife turned to 81
The boy hesitated. ''She turned,'' he
said, ''er-she-er turned to rubber" And
the class was dismissed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Convenient Ocean Laundry.

Women travellers are delighted over the
idea conceived by E. NJ. Fielding of Bos-
ton, who is the first to institute an
ocean laundry for the benefit Of pas
sengers Oh a large steamship. He is to
act as superintendent of the first expert
ment. The plant will be as complete in
every. way as laundry on shore. The
machinery consists of a large steam man
gle, and washing and ironing machines.
Other appliances include those for starch
ing, etc. The passenger will give his
laundry to the steward, and in few
hours his linen, fresh and clean, will be
returned to him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Tho Problems. Of Po,reamv.

I'm sorry for Mr.. Roberts of Utah, y
said Mr.: Meekton thoughtfully.
The idea!' exclaimed his wife.
Il can't help it. The thought of that
man having to 60 back to all those homes
and break the news to all those wives,
who were expecting to be IN Washington
society this winter-it's positively trag:
ic!'-Collier's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Cures
AllEruptions
EradiCateS
SCrOfuIa
A LOng-Felt Want.

"Oh, my friends, there are some spec
tacles that one never forgets!" said a
lecturer, after giving a graphic descrip-
ton of terrible accident he had wit
messed.
--"I'd like to know where they sells
EN-" remarked an absent-minded old
lady in the audience-Collier's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
The Science of Tree Pruning.

In small fruit plants the old and dead
bearing wood should be cut out in winter
ana the bearing canes not cut back until
the growing season. Some varieties re-
qqlre much more pruning than others.
March and April are the best months for
pruning, for if the work is done in mid
winter, while the tree is dormant, the
wood growth is much greater. Summer
pruning induces fruit growth. If the
trees are winter-trimmed, cut them with
long. stubs, which are again cut close
Ill May and June. Pear and ounce trees
need much more severe pruning than ap-
PIE trees though the latter are not usual
iy sufficiently thinned out in the head, the
usual pruning being confined to the outer
branches, when the head branches ought
to be thinned to let in sun to color the
fruit. The inside wood Of the peach also
needs thinning out, but this should be
done in June, and sometimes what thin
ming of the fruit is needed may be taken
out at that time with the wood.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

"A strange method of cooking an egg
is sometimes employed by shepherds in
the East. The egg is placed in sling
and whirled round and round until the
heat of the motion has cooked it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
The Main Reason.

Lady Randolph Churchill has inherited
the wit of her father, "Uncle Larry"
Jerome, as she demonstrated upon one
occasion to an eminent British politician.
He was somewhat annoyed at the cam
paign she! had made, and said: II really
don't understand, madam, why or how
It 10 that American ladies refuse to enter
evetWhelm us here in England" %rb hat
is because you have never travelled in the
states. The men there are so intelligent
aiid patriotic that they do not require the
services Of our sex as an educating
force" .'.,5 :,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
"Just Wobble Along"

The volunteer in the Philippines wrote
home to the old man as follows: -.
Father: | need $50 Immediately. Los,
ahotner ieg IN battle yesterday" r.
from the old man,: - =
James: AS this is the fourth leg yor've
lost-2ccording to your letters-you ought
to be accustomed to it by this time. Try
and wobble along on any ether legs yo;
may have left. That's all 1 can saw tc
Constitution. :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Medical Book Free,

'Know Thyself," a book for men only,
regular price so cents, will be sent free
(sealed and postpaiO to any male reader
of this paper, mentioning this ADVERTISE
nent, inclosing &c for postage. Address
the Peabody Medical Institute, Bull
finch street, Boston, Mass, the oldest and
best institution of it's kind in New Eng
land. Write today for free book.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Thirty Days Trial Absolutely Free.

We offer to each new student, enrolling
at the beginning of the spring term,
March &c, 1900, thirty days trial FREE
in either our Preparatory, Normal, Col
lege, Commercial, Shorthand and Type
writing Departments. This offers a mag1
nifcent opportunity to test one of the
most thoroughly practical colleges of
Iowa. Board very low.
Address at once for particulars: Presi-
dent j. T. Hirsch, Charles City, Iowa.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
once 10 to your drueeist p TO-DAY co end eet
a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and so
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
Strawberry Culture.


The main points involved in the sue
cessful culture of Strawberries. given by
Wllllam Saunders, superintendent of the
hestlcuitural grounds at the dera rtment
at Washington, are as follows:
l. Prepare the ground by deep plow-
ing and subsoiling, apply a dressing of
rotten manure equal to twenty cords Der
acre, spread it over the surface, and mix
it with the soil by repeated disintegra-
ton with a harrow. The best crops arc
produced on strong. loamy soils-if some
what clayey, it will be ali the better. pro-
vided it be drained.
2. Allow the plants plenty of space,
the rows thirty inches apart, and the
plants about half that distance between
each other in the rows
8. Remove all runners as they appea1
and keep the surface pulverized and
clean. It young plants are wanted, keel
portion of the planta ton for that Dur.
pose.
!: Cover the plants in winter in all To-
calltles where the thermometer may run
down to 10 degrees Fahrenheit. this tc
De done after the first frost, using straw
leaves Or ether similar material as a pa r.
tlal protection.
.. DO not disturb the roots by any
process OF cultivation. from the month
Of September until after the crop has
been gathered the following summer
o.. Destroy the plantation after it has
produced it's second crop, new ones be.
ing planted to succeed those that are
andoned.-Fruitage
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

The Argentine republics deficit for
the current fiscal year is officially esti-
mated at S15.O 600.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

l, by which time all the grasses had a
good start and furnished pasture for one
COW till October l. During the month OF
October it was not pastured, and at this
writing it shows up nicely. l forgot to
mention that one COW could not keep the
rye down, and rather than let it make seed
to the detrimcnt of the other grasses /
clipped 1t and let it rot on the ground,
except in a few places, where it was so
heavy that l feared it would smother
the other grasses out, There is plenty of
bluegrass to occupy the ground when the
clover and timothy arc gone. The cost
Of the pasture is as follows: To l br1Shel
rye. 80 cents: 10 pounds timothy seed
10 cents; 10 pounds clover seed, 60 cents
bluegrass, 50 cents: half day with team
81: rent of land, SIS; total IS. Against
this | place seven months pasture at
$l.oO, 5000, from which deduct the IS
cost. and | have left $3.50 as profit. ]
consider that the increase in the corn
crop paid for the manure.-J. Shepherd
in Practical Farmer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

Reports of Munkacsy's failing health
are denied by his wife, who says he is i'm
proving, that he always recognizes her,
but that he cannot be reused out of his
apathy,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

Piso's Cure for Consumption cured a
case of Pneumonia after the family doc
tor gave up all hope.-M. F. McDowes,
Conowingo, Md.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

Last year the receipts by the Public
Baths association Of philadelphia paid
Is per cent. of the running expenses.
Rheude's Business College and Me-
chanical Drawing School, Milwaukee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

Any man who wishes perfect health
must be entirely free from catarrh Ca
tarrh is well-nigh universal; almost ON
nipresent. Peruna is the only absolute
safeguard known. A cold is the begin
ming Of catarrh. To prevent colds, to
cure colds. is to cheat catarrh ont of it's
victims. Peruna not only cures catarrh,
but prevents it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ! 49,
IUCAS COIINTv oS

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is
the senior partner of the firm Of F, J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the CITY
Of Toledo, county and state aforesaid, ana
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use Of Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in nv
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. D.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

Spiral armlets Of copper form good
protection for the arm in battle, and the
King of Dahomey uses mis- as defensive
weapons.
The opening of the first electric line
in Mexico was marked by the coinage Of
new Spanish word-motorista, for mo-
tOrman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

Fences are easily grown in Cuba
from pinion twigs, which are planted in
rows few inches apart.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-03-16

conservative authorities at Bradford,
England, express the opinion that meri-
no wool has gone as high as it is likely