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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
OIL CROP DECLINING.
Beet Sugar is Being Raised in Ne
York Instead.

Beet Sugar is Being Raised in New
York Instead.
The beet-sugar industry is attaining
wonderful proportions in various sections
of this country. A few years ago i'll some
sections of central New York the pepper
mint-oil crop was the leading feature,
and brought more money into the hands
of the farmers than did the apple crop.
But now the peppermint crop is mostly
thing of the past in that section, and
the mint stills are kept in operation by
the crop of few acres near them.
The beet-sugar crop has driven the
mint crop westward, for the farmers find
it more profitable to raise sugar beets.
Ten years ago every community in cen
trail New York had resident who was
getting rich by shilling mint, but these
mills are now falling into disuse. Lyons,
y. Y, was the center of the mint market
of the world, but that honor is now
among the claims Of distant Western
cities. The fame of the Wayne county
oils was known near and far and took
the worlds prize at the Columbian expo
sition in 1898. The Pan-American ex-
position will bring 4 new locality into
similar prominence in all probability.
Thus. the peppermint crop, like the
march of civilization, has gone west
Notwithstanding Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
An Australian Railway Pass.

It is nice to have little gold ornament
attached to your watch chain which
every railway official recognizes Mt y
glance and which franks you over the
railways for life. That is one of the pre-
requisites Of public life in Australia.
Every member of a ministry gets one Of
thereafter he, his wife, and his daughters
have no worries about tickets. The lat
ter have no legal right TO travel on par
entail pass, but officials prudentIy refrain
from announcement inquiries. The ques
ton whether this privilege should not b.
withdrawn or modified is being warmly
was rejected by his constituents for op
posing the dispatch of Arstralian troop
to South Africa, was minister of education
for only ten days, and yet he has the free
nsc of the state railways for the rest o!
his lifc.-London Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
FORTUNE. IN A WHEAT FIELD.
In Four Years am Oklahoma Family
Have Made 100000.

'AA ruuH AeaEo Ah OAAaHOulA r An1Ay
Have Made 100000.
-Four years ago without dollar md in
debt, today worth 100000 in cash. That
lis the record made by one family in
embarrassing in Oklahoma. \ fortune
OF S1OO,OOO in four years. Half of that
money they have III cash III the bank
here. They vii! net the other half in
cash within two weeks for the 10000
bushels Of wheat they are now harvest
ing: The Miller family operates the
"1O1' ranch, nine miles southwest of
here. The ranch has 10000 acres of
land that is divided in two by the Salt
Fork river. OF this land 6OOO acres is
in wheat, HOO in corn, 200 in oats, 800
i'll sorghum, 1900 in hay and 100 in
watermelons and muskmelons. There, is
one wheat field of 225O acres, three miles
long and two and a half miles broad,
without fence or road through it. The
harvest on this ranch began recently.
Twenty-Five reaping machines began at
once, working in row. The first swath
cut was five miles long around one wheat
field. The reapers cut and bind 600 acres
a day. \ harvest Of $50, 900 bushels of
wheat will be gathered. 1t will be sold
from the thresher in the field for cash,
all except 5000 bushels, which has been
sold for seed Mt 80 cents bushel more
than the regular market price of ordi-
nary wheat. Mr.. Miller contra cted Sat-
urday to sell the first 10000 bushels
thrcshed at 50 cents bushel, regardless
Of quality.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
What Ocean Travellers Eat.

Some idea of what big hotel trans
Atlantic liner is may be gained from the
following from Ainslee's Magazine:
Everything about the kitchen Of great
steamship is on most elaborate scale.
The range weighs many tons. The vari-
gus soup caldrSns are o constructed to
nv the hundred, joints roasted by the
dozen. each in a separate and specially
constructed compartment. To serve the
meals thousands of plates, pieces of sill
Yer. cups and saucers and napkins are
required and the average breakage in
the galley Of big ship amounts to a
barrel G: china every day.
1.-THE amount OF stores required for a
single voyage by a great liner is COM
parable only to the commissariat of an
army. Here are a few. figures fur
Snished BY the chief steward of one Of the
big German ships from the order sheet
for q recent trip: Sixteen tons OF fresh
beef, Ave tons Of lamb and veal, $500
head Of chickens. ducks, geese and game,
four tons of sailed meats, 1000 dozen
eggs, three tons OF sugar, 100 barrels Of
-four, TOO bushels of potatoes, two and
"a half tons Of butter, 1000 quarts OF
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Napoleon Had Dog Teeth.

"In the worlds history" said Charles
Roberts of Buffalo, at the Hotel Manhat-
ian, "therc are three characters who IN
he popular mind stand pre-eminent-Al-
xander the Great, Caesar and Napoleon.
Napoleon lived so near our own time as
to he almost within the memory Of liv-
ing men, and there are plenty of men
oday in France who heard of Napoleon
from their fathers, who lived in the stir
ing times connected with his name.
There is curious fact in connection
with Napoleon's personal appearance that
have never been able to find mention
If in any of the biographies, and that is
that two upper front teeth were very
ong and Tapped over the lower ones to
IN unusual extent, giving him most pc
uliar appearance when smiling. These
-eeth-the two upper incisors, on either
side of the mesial plane-ordinariy form
line that meets with the correspond
ng teeth in the lower Jaw, but in in Ma
formation came to my father directly
from the son of Napoleon.'s dentist, who
made a memorandum Of the fact."--t,ew
York Trihune
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13

I concluded to try your medicine and
I can truly say it does all that you
claim for it to do.
Ten bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and seven pack
ages of Sanative Wash have made n
new woman of me. l have had no
womb trouble since taking the fifth
bottle. 1 weigh more than 1 have in
years can do all my own homework,
sleep well, have good appetite and
now feel that life is worth living. l
owe all to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. feel that it has saved
my life and would not be without it for
anything. l am always glad to recon-
mend your medicine to all my sex, for
know If they follow your directions,
they will be cured."-MRs ANNIE
THOMPSON, South Hot Springs, Ark.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Stable Cleanin: Time,

This is the season of the year when
every stable should be carefully cleaned
out, whtewashed and d;sinfected. No
matter how healthy ones livestock may
hidden disease bug" finding Judgment in
some damp, dark corner, which may find,
later on, favorable soil upon which to de-
velop in an animal whose system, from
some causes, has become susceptible.
Sunlight is the great germ destroyer;
dne v5 II IN Uprm ooUts ano stas
and passages. Use lime freely. sprinkling
it into all corners, whitewash walls and
ceilings, adding, if possible, a little crude
carbolic acid. 4 whitcwashed stable is
lighter. looks cleaner, and smells sweet
or. This kind of work can be done at
odd times without detracting from the
regular farm work, and will be appreciate
ed by man and beast when s'ab.ing time
comes next fall.-Farmers' Advocate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Rhodes Always Took the Best.


An old lady sends to an English friend
the following peculiarly characteristic
story of Cecil Rhodes when he. was a
schoolboy he went sometimes to spend the
holidays with two aunts, neighbors of
ours in the north of London. My; hus-
band would occasionally invite the some
what brusque boy to dinner, and gave
orders to our parlOr maid that his place
at table should bel laid close to his own.
Like all good servants Hannah made it a
po Mt of honor to see that the particular
weakness Of each member of our family
should be specially handy. Thus, dates
were always at my end Of the table and
figs at my husbands. Accordingly Han
nah carefully arranged that there should
always be an ideal fig on the top Of the
little pile, and that the dish should be:
patronized first by her master. When
young Rhodes had dined several times at
our house it CHANGED that / told her my
self that the boy was expected again
that evening. The information produced
such very thunderOus expression on
Hanllah's usually serene face that I said,
seeking for an explanation:
I'll :. Isn't he a fayorite of yours? 2 sxSs
NO, indeed, ma'am! Master Cecil Ill
ways takes the top fig.
Truly the child lis father to the man.
for. Master Cecil has continued to take
the top fg in most connectie ps!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
No Twin Microbes for Him

A clergyman walking on the outskirts
parishioners whitewashing. his cottage
Pleased at this novel manifestation of
the virtue that is next to godliness he
complimented the man on his desire for
neatness. With a mysterious air the
worker descended from the ladder and
approaching the fence said: THAT'S not
exactly the reason why I'm doing this
ere JOB, your worship. The last two
to my n'issus, TN take and whitewash
the place sos there mayn't be no .ii,fec.E
ton You see, sir, as how we've cot
ten of 'enl already" -Phonographic Rec
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Making Money on Five Acres.

In order to make living and lay UP
money on a tive-acre farm the soil should
be as rich as possible and great care
must be taken to keep it so. Then locali-
ty and the market demand should be the
guide as to what we should keep or grow
ON our farm so as to realize the greatest
profit. If were trying the experiment
in this locality, where milk can be sold
to ST. AS per 100 pounds, varying with the
seasons and quality of milk, would keep
three good Jersey COWS from which l
could sell $12O worth of butter-fat per
year. The skim milk I would feed to the
pigs. l would keep two good brood sows
and would sell the Pigs at weaving time,
as they would then bring 81 apiece
With two litters year averaging seven
Pigs at litter l would have twenty
eight pigs which would bring me $50.
Three calves would sell for $21, while
fifty hens would add about $75, making
a total income of 1922. would plant
one acre i'll sorghum and one i'll corn,
which with a ton or two of bran would
feed the three COWS, horse and also the
poultry. The brood sows could be kept
on the skim milk. One acre would be
used for poultry and hogs. l would d.
vide it into lots and SOW rye, ETC., for
green feed for them and as fast as they
cleaned up one lot would turn them into
another and reseed to rye. The remain
ing two acres would be used for buildings
and growing, fruits, berries and vege-
tables enough to support the family. AS
a catch crop l would sow turnips, beets,
etc, for the winter feed. From my pri-
vate accounts l find the expenses of a
small family who practice economy need
not exceed $3.50, leaving balance of
$122, part of which might have to be
used to buy extra feed for cows, etc. In
a favorable season thrifty farmer ought
to lay up 500 each year off of a five-acre
farm, but close attention to business and
intensive farming, along with strict econ
omy must be practiced to insure success:
OF course fruits and vegetables can be
proftably grown in many localities, but
good market must be close at hand,
and returns are not so sure as with cows,
hogs and poultry.-E. C. Union of War
rem county, O., in Prairie Farmer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
As Trim as a Yacht.

The battleship Kearsarge. which re-
Gently made her first trial trip in charge
Of her regular officers and crew, is con-
sidcred the finest type Of warship which
has yet been added to the American
navy. Marine experts are Of the opinion
that she is the equal of any vessel afloat
in armament, power and destructive pos
siblities. Although literally floating
fortress, the Kcarsargc has really a
beautiful model and sets in the water
like yncht.-Collier's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
The Sum n1er Lam BIS.

The hardest season for young lambs is
through the hot part of our dry sum-
mers, and the mortality among them is
sometimes quite great. The heat of mid
summer is facilitating enough to the old
or animals, and special precautions must
be taken to carry the lambs through this
period. The safest way, says a writer
in Michigan Farmer, is to have the
lambs dropped early enough in the spring
so they can be weaned and put on grain
before hot weather. When young lambs
have to nurse through the hot weather
the drain on the ewes is very hard. and
some never permanently recover from it.
Moreover, there is no advantage to the
lamb in being nursed through hot wealth
err. This was believed to be the case at
one time, and it was common practice
to have the summer lambs nursed
through the hot weather and then put Oh
grain in the early autumn. Just the re-
verse is now found to be more satisfac-
tory. Wean the lambs before hot wealth
er, and get them started on the grain diet
before July. The grain diet should be-
gin early and while the lambs are still
nursing. This grain fed in connection
with the eve $ milk will be easily digest
to the pound than any other period of the
lambs life. The lambs take kindly to
the grain when it is properly prepared
and fed to them, but it should not be Civ
en- to excess. The danger Of their over
eating is ever present in hot weather,
and tho owner must use good judgmt ut
in preventing any stomach disorder from
ovcr-cating. The tape worm, which is
apt to be present in hot weather to cause
sickness, can be successfully combated if
the stomach condition of the lamb is
kept perfect. If the worms appear i'll
spite Of all some remedy should he ap-
piled at once. An administration of gas
cline in sweet milk in time will usually
save the life of the lamb The only dan
ger from this is that Of strangling, but
this can be avoided with little care.
Tape and stomach worms are frequently
due to turning the lambs on old pastures
and keeping them there steadily They
are more numerous in old pastures than
Dew, and the lambs are pretty sure to
contract some Of them If turned out CON
tinually on the same old pastures. 1t is
better to shift them occasionally even if
the pastures are all old ones. The sheep
and lambs appreciate change Of loca-
ton, and the change always benefits
them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
I,Abhv. McNeill & Libby.

Housekeepers frequently feel the need
of luncheon meats which are either ready
to serve or cun be prepared for the table
Mt a moments notice. Such a need is
abundantly supplied in the superior meats
put up b.. the Old reliable house Of Libby:
specialties is advertised in another col
umn of this paper, and their booklet,
"IIow to Make Good Things to Eat" is
offered free on application.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
EARTH is SOLID.
Center Harler than the Crust, Noted
Scientist Now Believes.

Sc1entfsC NOW BcT1eVeS.
Prof. John Milne of Japan, who has
for Il long time made scientific observa-
tions of earthquakes, with the end in
view Of determining the character of the
carth's interior, has recently made
known some remarkable facts which he
thinks he has established.
Probably his most startling discovery
is that the earth is at least twice as
rigid as steel. This is arrived at by the
rapidity with which seismic waves are
transmitted.
interior is more rigid than the crust.
This interior is so hot that it would be-
come liquid if the pressure upon it were
removed. AS it is, it is not only solid,
but extremely dense. This density is
probably due to the fact that in the
planets earliest period of formation the
heaviest elements settled toward the CEN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
What Do the Children Drink ?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-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. Gran-O is made Of pure
grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades Of coffee,
but costs about u as much. All grocers
sell it, 15c and 35c
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Medical Rock Free.

"Know Thyself," Book for Men Only, sent
Free, postpaid, sealed, to any male reader mem
tioning this paper &c for postage. The Science
Of Life, or Self-Preservation, the Gold Medal
Prize Treatise the best Medical Book Of this or
any age. $40 pp. with engravings and prescrip-
tions. Only 25c., paper covers Library Edition,
full gilt, Sl.00. Address The Peabody Medical
Institute, No. 4 Bulnnch St.. Boston, Mass, the
Oldest and best In this country. Write to-day for
these books; keys to health and vigor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Publication by Bacteria.

At the latest meeting Of the Society of
American Psychologists Prof. Kinnicut
gave an account Of the change of opin-
ion now occurring in England in favor Of
the publication of the sewage of cities
by means of bacterial growth. dissent
ical treatment, as heretofore employed.
The bacterial system, he thought, offered
the cheapest and most effective method
Of purifying the sewage so that it may
be discharged into rivers without pollut-
ing them.-.Youth's Comapnion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
The Original kearSarge.

Apropos Of the old sloop-of-war Kear-
sarge and her building at Portsmouth, N.
H., IN eye witness tells of the curious
way in which she was Launched" "She
was built" he says, ION the marine rail-
way at the head Of the drydock at
Portsmouth navy-yard, pushed into the
dock by hydraulic rams and hoated out
into the river" The Kearsarge was not
cruiser. She was authorized by Congress
before the Civil war began.--Boston Jour-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
A Market for Deprecated Coin.

Paris is alive with Peruvian, Chilean.
Bolivian and Mexican coins which look
enough like 5-franc pieces to be readily
accepted by such by one who is unf;i-
miliar with French money. These pieces
are worth less than half Of 5 francs.
in circulation. This particular. form Of
roguery is a recognized industry. Of the
city. The principal operators are wait
ers, who buy up debased coins and paIm
them off on innocent visitors.-P hiladel-
'phia North American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Hot Drinks Relieve Thirst

1t is mistake to suppose that cold
drinks are necessary to relieve thirst.
Very cold drinks as a rule increase the
feverish condition of the mouth and
stomach, and so create thirst. Experience
relieve thirst and 'cool off the body
when it is in an abnormally heated con
dition better than ice-cold drinks.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
BEST FOR THE BOWELS.

No matter what ais you, headache to
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CASCARETS help
nature, cure you without grippe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost
you just 10 cents to start getting your
health back. CASCARETS Candy Ca
thartic, the genuine, put up in metal
boxes, every tablet has C. C. G. stamped
on it. Beware OF limitations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
A HOT-WAVE RUBAIYAT.

One does not mind the Heat so very much
Inc torrid air, the sitting Warmth, land
: Until at the Thermometer he looks
AND sees the height the Mercury doth
One can forget the sizzling, baking Street,
Ihat makes him, like n blind Horse, lift
his Feet
Until some Bunch of Wisdom pratcth thus:
:, Ills the Humidity, and not the Heat"
1t would not make one wish to mildly
swear,
Nay. verify, he would not grently care,
But for the Thought that by SOME ones AL
vice
He still had on his Winter Underwear.
1t Is not He,t the fills one so with Guile,
And canseth h i'm to talk In Swcarfu Style
The madd'ning impulse cometh when he sees
The joyful Glee that's in the Iceman's
Smile.
Thermometer and Flannels make one stew;
Hrmidity and lceman's Smile do ton:
but: an. we grow the Hottest ut the man
Who asks US: rs 1t Hot Enough for You:''
Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
ICELAND DINNERS.
They Usually Consist Of Little Else
than Dried Fish and Butter.

In Iceland the natives dinner usually
consists of dried fish and butter. The
fish is ling or cod, which, when caught, is
split open and then hung up on lines by
the. seashore to dry in the cold winds
and hot sun. When thus preserved they
will keep for years, being as hard as the
neither milestone. When wanted for din
ner the fish is we'll hammered by stone
mallet and then cut up into strips. In
this state they are eaten, but it is said
that it needs an Icelander's teeth to get
through the meat. The butter is not
spread on the fish, but the two are taken
alternately, first mouthful of fish, then
mouthfu! Of butter. 1t may easily be
supposed that the 1celander is thankful
to have his jaws we'll creased after every
mOuthfuI of the tough morsel
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
The Passing of the Milkmaid.

The old-fashioned milkmaid, so often
the heroic of English pastorals. is pass
ing away. Rustic beauties, who, by the
way, were never particularly beautiful,
are becoming tired of country life, and
rather than remain picking cowslips and
daisies, feeding chickens and milking
cows, together with the other burdens
of country life, they are aocking to the
grand aggregation that make up the pop
nlations Of big cities.-Washingto
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Mourning Bands.

The fashion Of wearing a mourning
band on the h sleeve that had its origin in
In popularity here that one now sees
brightly dressed women using this mode
in mourning dress, and only few years
ago the man who wore mourning band
on his sleeve was the most conspicuous
person In view. But nowadays it Gre
ates little attention.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
To Project Wild Birds.

It is proposed by the American Society
Of Bird Restorers, Boston. to form a
branch of it's society in every town and
city in the Union. Some OF it's distinctive
features are: The organization of adults
and youths into patrols to observe and
protect birds, especially during the nest
ing season; concerted action without cru
city against the English sparrow and the
appointment of bird wardens.-Baltimore