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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
The Product of the Veldt.

The African pony is an ideal shooting
pony, aud OH every Boer homestead there
are two or three trained to stand the re-
port ola gun. The Boer and his pony
can veldt itself, and have been so trained
and exercised as to form together a most
valuable unit in a quickly mobilizing
force. Surely the only way to meet a
Boer is to adopt his own methods and tc
follow his own tactics. He never in
tends to. meet cavalry shock in the open
veldt: This is the very last thought
Washington Star. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
"A Relic of khartOum.

Another interesting relic of the siege of
khartoum has just reached London in
the shape of one of the actual money
notes which, like the medals struck hy
Gen. Gordon in order to keep up the
dropping spirits of his sorely pressed gar
rison, was issued in the town itself and
subsequently, buried. Its face value IS
notification stating that this amount is
entirely payable from the treasury at
khartoum or Cairo in Lower Egypt if a
year has elapsed after the date hereof
April 25, 1854 1t is signed in two sep
arate placeS-'Gordon Pasha. Governor
General. khartoum.' and at the foot,
~. u. Gordon."-London telegraph
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Manure for Small Fruits,

The strawberry patch is shifted from
one place to another. Plants that are set
this spring will be the plants to bear next
year. After the crop is picked, WELL
rooted cow manure is spread over the
bed and plowed in. In the fall, just as
the ground freezes, coarse manure from
the horse stable, where straw is used for
bedding, is spread over the bed. 1t is
also put about the currant and raspberry
bushes and the grapevines. 1t is left
about the bushes to keep the ground
moist until after the berries are picked
the next season. At the end of the rasp-
berry season the old canes are cut and
the ground we'll spaded about the bushes.
The ground is spaded about the grape
vines after the leaves fall-Mrs. H. K.
Calkins in Orange Judd Farmer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Beans as Cow Feed.

One New York farmer feeds cooked
1 9eans to his cows-has fed as many as
ooO bushels in one year. He boils six or
g Me n T., bu tt! at once in big kettle.
any other. The beans used. it is due t tn
say, We're off grade. We do not think
other dairymen feed their cows baked
beans. Beans are costly product. The
work and expense of cooking beans are
items that should count with men who
value these items, and it would be better
for farmers if they made more account
OF time in doing their work. The New
York man might have got few cents
extra per week out of his bean-fed cows
but he probably spent a dollar or two in
extra work and fuel per week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
500 Reward. 800:

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
all Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Ia taken Internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature In doing it's work. The
DIroDr1etors have so much faith In its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials
Address, F. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Drugcists lie
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
A Golden Combination.

Tact, sincerity and amiablity are a
golden combination in the character of
those subjects which are likely to prove
irritating and keeping her from rubbing
others the wrong way: the second show
ing her flawless as a crystal in her truth
OF word and thought, and the third max
ing her to overflow with loving kindness.
Ladies' Home JOnrnal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
FARM AND GARDEN. ;
The Robin.

The Robin.
The robin Is the one
That interrupts the morn
With hurried, few, express reports
When March Is hardly ON.
The robin Is the one
That overaows tile noon
With her cherublc quantity,
And April but begun.
The robin is the one
That, speechless from her nest,
Submits that home and certainty
And sanctity are best.
Emily Dickinson.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Questions for Farmers Boys'

\ short course in agriculture estab-
lished by many Of the state agricultural
colleges are Of immense value to the
farmer boys who attend them. The
teaching is all along useful lines, and the
instruction tends to make more practi-
cal farmers. Prof. w. a. Henry of the
Wisconsin Agricultural college has pre-
pared Il series of questions to be studied
and answered by the students, of which
tho following OH feeds and feeding are
a good illustration. 1t would be a good
practice for any farmer to carefully read
and see how many OF these questions he
could answer:
Is buttermilk as useful as skimmilk
for feeding pigs?
In addition to pasture. how much hay
and grain is required to keep COW a
year?
State the ration for German cavalry
horse.
How many pounds of grain does it re-
tening lambs?
How much more feed do fattening pigs
require in winter than III summer?
At what age is the dairy cow at her
best?
How dors mares milk differ from
cows milkI
!, a; About DO tho, how W.. m ss, gain do fatten"s
How can we tell new-process from old
process oil mealI
Which will produce the most milk
when fed to dairy cows-an acre Of corn
put in the shock, or an acre of corn put
in the silO?
Is wet feed as satisfactory for pigs
as dry feed?
At what time should corn be harvest
ed to give the largest returns of nutri-
ment?
What part of the gain made by fatten-
ing steers is fat?
Do barrows fatten faster than sows?
Does. sweet milk cause pigs to gain
faster in weight than sour skim milk?
Is bran as good feed for fattening pigs
as middlings?
How much gain will an acre Of pasture
put on steers in one season!
Does soaked corn give, better returns
than dry corn with steers?
Describe how to make hay ten for
calves?
Is beet pulp good stock feed?
Does the cost of gain with fattening
steers increase with the length of the
fattening period?
What were the results of the Worlds
fair test with dairy cows?
Is millet hay a good feed for horses?
State the maintenance food required
by breeding ewes in winter.
About what value have artichokes for
feeding pigs?
What effect does cottonseed meal have
on butter fat?
State the advantage of feeding bone
meal to hogs living Oh corn.
Is overripe crimson clover dangerous
to horses?
Is corn smut poisonous to dairy cattle ?
State the effects of age on the gains
made by fattening steers.
Does it pay to feed corn to steers while
on pasture?
What do calves weigh at birth?
Is spontaneous combustion possible
with clover hay!
Does it pay to feed the continental
foods to stock?
Are brewers grains good feed for
dairy cows!
How much water does cow drink in
a day?
What part of the nutrients of a corn
crop is the stalks?
Can COWS be kept for several weeks on
cornmeal as the sole feed?
State the advantages of soiling cattle !?
State the difference in the amount Of
feed required to fatten a 100-pound pig
and 20O-pound pig.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

Those who have had only glimpses into
Bohemia can scarcely imagine the real
"reminiscences of fuller knowledge of
it, for the first glimpses are apt to seem
most fascinating; but any man who
knows Bohemia thoroughly is apt to
have very grave face as he hears a
woman say so: No one can live her best
in Bohemia; it is far easier to live your
worst there Autobiography of a Girl
in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
England's Antiouated Fleet.

It cannot be too generally known that
Of the completed battleships in the last
armed with muzzle-lo leaders. The total
figure Of completed ships was fifty three,
so that we are left with only thirty-sey-
en- vessels efficient. Not one Of these six
teen ships is fit to be opposed to adversa-
res armed with modern guns.-London
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Business Honor Not Sufficient

Fifty or seventy-five years ago New
York was about what large country
town is today. A man could go into s.,
bank Or business house and borrow
money Or buy goods OH his reputation,
Now he must give more substantial Sc
curity. Even in our country towns bust
ness has become a great deal more tangi-
BILE. The credit system is now thor.
ough science, made necessary on account
Of the tremendous volume of business
done -SnccpSS @---s-.~ L. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
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 well as the adult All who try it like
it. GRA1NO has that rich seal brown
Of 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 25c
per package. Sold by all grocers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
ENGLISH REQUESTS.
They Are More Rare for Educational
Purposes than in America.

Generosity toward educational institu-
tons has not been nearly so character
istic Of English millionaires as of Ameri-
cans, so that when large requests are
made in England they attract much
more attention there than similar be-
quests do in this country.
The last one of Importance in England
president of the Institute of Civil Engi-
neers: He left $2,000.O00. which will
be divided among Middlesex, London,
Queens college and the Charing Cross
hospitals for educational purposes, and
$4,000 in scholarships to English and
each to the Royal society and the French
society, the income to be used in original
discoveries in physical science-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
What Do the Children Drink?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
You tried the new food drink called
GRA1N-O? 1t is delicious and nourish-
ing, and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems. Grain-O is made Of. pure
tastes like the choice grades of coffee,
but costs about Il rs much. All grocers
sell it, 15c and DC
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
The Influence or Dress in Business
Life,

;Adequate and becoming apparel
son it clothes than on any who observe
it, writes Thomas 3. Bryan in the Sat
trday Evening Post. IF every business
man now going about his affairs in gar
ments which are little below the rea-
sonable standard Of presentabeness
could be clothed with those which fully
meet this requirement, the business
world would feel a sudden and unac-
countable impulse of no mean proper
lions -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
<Cucunbers,

I raise five crops instead of one on the
same ground, and on the same vines with
hardly any extra work. Plant in: the
usual way When a'cucumber is taken
from. the vine let it be cut with knife
cucumber on the stem. Then slit. the
stem with a knife from it's end to the
vine twice, leaving small portion of the
cucumber. on each division. On each sep
arate slit there will be a, cucumber as
large as the first. BY this method you
will only need one-6fth the ground that
YOU would need il growing cucumbers in
the old way.-W alter Strosnider in Epito-
mist go 49, s.s5sf
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot
EaSe

A powder to shake into your shoes. It
rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions.
Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching.
Sweating feet and Ingrowing Nails. Al
lens Foot-Ease makes new or tight
shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
First Principles with Bees.

There are a few first principles that
should be RENE nbered by every beekeep-
er. Here are some OF them: SIS SIS
I. Bees when frightened BY smoke.
will Immediately gorge themselves with
u 2. TheSmost vicious colony Of hybrids
may be contro He'd .by using q little tobac-.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Morning
1iredneSS

Is serious complaint. It's warning
that should be needed. 1t is different
from IN honest tired feeling 1t Is a
sure sign Of poor blood. You can cure
1T by making your blood rich and pure
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. That 10 what
other people do-thousands of them.
Take few bottles of this good medi-
cine now and you will get rid Of that
weak. languid, exhausted feeling.
Tired FeeIing-"I had that tired
feeling and did not have life or ambi-
ton to accomplish nv usual amount of
household work. Hoods Sarsaprilla
gave me relief and also cured a scrof-
ula tendency Mrs. R. Merritt, Dowa-
giac, Mich. Remember.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Is the Best Medicine Money Can Buy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Few Cocoanuts Raised in Cuba. :

Along the coast line Of Cuba there is
desirable and suitable land sufficient to
furnish the world with cocoanuts; never
5theless there exists in the entire island
but few plantations. Large shipments of
nuts are collected from owners of a few
United States and Europe, where they
are much esteemed because Of their large
size and consequently liberal share OF
milk and meat. he Cuban Gplonist.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

The half breed Frenchmen, or "Ca-
nucks,' as they are popularity termed,
form respectable proportion of Maine )
population in the river and manufactur-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

Medical men in Italy derive so much
of their income from foreigners that most
of the students now learn to speak Eng
liSh and German.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

VITALITY low, debftated or exhausted cured
by pr. Kne's lnvigoratng Tonic FREE 81. Trial
Bottle containing 2 weeks treatment. Dr.. Kline's
Institute, 93l Arch Street, Philadelphia Founded 1871
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

The Gersoppa Falls on the Shara-
vatti river, in South Kanara, India, are
larger and more magnificent than Mag
ara. The water makes a clear drop Of
$50 feet
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

Sterling silver Pulley Buckles. Send %
cents. Quality guaranteed. Archie
Tegtmeyer, Gold and Silversmith, Grove
street and National avenue, Milwaukee
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

am sure Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION
saved my life three years ago-Mrs.
Thos. Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich,
N. Y. Feb. II, 1900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Transp1anting Melons and Cucum bers

These we planted in quart berry boxes
inverted -sods and tin cans with the bot
toms melted out. l do not like the cans.
The boxes do very we'll if TRANSFORMING
Is done soon after the plants are up, as
the roots reach the bottom Of the boxes
in few days. On removing them to the
garden we set box and all at the proper
depth, and with a common tableknife cut
the bottoms so as to slide them from un-
der, then the boxes are carefully lifted
part way out and left for short time,
so that in case of frost piece of board
could be laid over at night. This is also
a protection against cutworms. The sods
transplanted the incest, but they should
be deep. think now that better way
than either of the above would be to
make boxes of half-inch stuff ) or 6
inches square, larger if to be specially
early. little smaller at the top and with
q: loose or sliding bottom. l would make
them 8 inches deep. When transplant.
ing, the holes in the ground should be
large enough so the bottom can be slid
out without disturbing the roots. The
plants would never know they were
moved. In fact, they did not wilt with
us this year by either method. The boxes
just described can be used as my berry
boxes were, to protect against frost and
cutworms, using the bottoms for covers,
r.. NJ. Dunlap, Sank County, Wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Municipal Ownership.

The city of St. Joseph, Mo-, gained mu-
nicipal ownership of it's street-lighting
plant four years ago, and comparison of
the results in this period with those of
the preceding four years shows a saving
$1,000 year. The average cost per
lamp during the first four years was
$91.95, and during the last four years
$G1.73, an annual saving of 5000 per
lamp.-Syracuse Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

Have you tried "M-R" Flavors? If
not, why? Your grocer sells them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
Very Tssri6ioue

The Princess of Wales is said tn ho tho
most fastidious Of all royalties as re-
gards her dress. Whatever is made for
her IN the way of dresses must never look
as though the fabrics have been in hui
man Fingers, or that needles and cotton
nave been employed in the building
or mem. RodiceS must fit like a glove,
and there must be no unpcking of seams
ut alteration that will show the mark Of
n needle or a stitch. The princess under
stands dressmaking thoroughly, for did
not she and her sister make their own
dresses in their early days in quiet little
denmark and her, generally placid
dress bodice require alteration that will
show. or it's make display such outlines as
seams and rot the figure of the royal
Wearer like a glove.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
"Just Com mon Chickens"

When John took unto himself an ener-
getic country girl for a wife his grand
mother took occasion to give the young
man bit Of experience as a poultry
raiser. 1t was. of course, before the
days of incubators, breeders and poul-
try standard; the business was conduct
ed on purely commoil-sellse principles
and no conscious attempt was made to
breed fancy birds. Chickens weren't
called birds then; the one term chicken
covered the field.
Johns grandmother. calling him to her
a nearby three-legged stool, said:
John, want to tell you few things
about poultry raisin' thatll be helpful to
you and Sallie after We get kind'r set
tied down at farmin'. When your grand
pa and married we concluded to raise
chickens long with our other stuff; he
was so busy all the time with farm work
round the house and always had to tend
to the chickens. Course l took a big
interest in them, and soon wus selling
several dollars worth of eggs every
week, trading 'em for groceries and the
like. The chickens didn't have any
name 'cept chickens; all these fine-haired.
highferlutten chicken people talk bout
ford to fool with EN-; ours, wuz just
common chickens: We never had to pay
cash for groceries: my eggs always
bought 'em and my dress stuff, too. Now
l kept a lot of good hens and killed
every one that didn't lay. good; always
kept my best hens for my own use. We
got two good ROSTERS from neighbOr
one year and after that we snapped
with neighbors, always gettin' ROSTERS
not kin to the hens. Course we had a
good. warm place for them in winter; it
was made Of straw and fodder-didn't
cost nothing but a few hours time.
never set hens too early and wouldn't
put but nine eggs under each sitter; big
hens, but they couldn't cover more just
as wanted 'em to: fed my chickens
ter and gathered up the eggs twice a day.
Why, John. it wus no trouble tall to
raise chickens and get eggs, only we had
to treat the fowls like they wuz worth
something. Farmers Voice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

"A Lithuanian in Chicago bears the
name of John Uppermost Short.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

Mrs. Vinslovv's SOOTHING SYRUP for chill .r,r
tsethng, softens the gums reduces ndamma ton
allays pain, cures wind collie csc bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

Pleasant Duck and Black Pigg arc
wo Missouri gentlemen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
A STRANGE THEORY.
Evidences of Ancient Roman Sa;1ors

ON the American Continent.
A farmer named Van Ryn, in St,
Croix county, Wisconsin, says that he re-
Gently unearthed Il coin which lay be-
meath ledge Of rock 20 feet in thickness
on Sand creek. 1t is of bronze, about
tne size of silver dollar. One side
bears an image and supcrscription. The
other side is much worn, so that little
remains but the letters IS. p. Q. r."
The theory is preached that the early
French missionaries and explorers would
have been unlikely to bring with them
old Roman coins and that the discovery
when the coins were in circulation os
money found their way to this CONT
nent. wandered far inland and persisted.
There have been stories of similar finds
in Indiana and other places in the INIT
cd States.-New York Tribune,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

"A newsboy at Earl Park, Ind. has
been made insane By practical joke of
companions, who gave him a shock by
pretended hanging
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

Fishers FlavOrinE Extracts endorsed
by pure food laws and the u S. government for their
PURITY and STRENGTH. A. J. Hilbert Co., Mnw
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

-Wiesbaden harbors woman who
has been prompter in a theater for fifty
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01
About the BaSutos.

The Basutos are tribe of Bechuanas,
and they number about 100000. They
are race Of recent origin. being really
an agglomeration of peoples who had
been scattered during the Zulu conuuests
at the beginning of the present century.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

If all the cabs in London were placed
in line there would be total length of
forty-thrce miles.
Tourist parties to South Africa prom
ise to become the fad next SeaSQn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

London manufactures 100000
worth of umbrellas annually.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

DIR. Pfeiffer, inilenza expert, LAYS it
to the handkerchief, and recommends the
japanese paper nose-wipc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

The production of rice in the Unite
States is becoming quite an industry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

R,~ WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
~ please say you saw tho Advertisement
in this paper.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-01

pound and Blood Purifier. l am now
regular every month and suffer no pain.
Your medicine is the best that any suf-
fering girl can take. MISS MARY
CONES, AptOs, CAL, July 6, 1899.