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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
"THESE IDLE DAYS"

I have read from the great book Of ma
ture, ,.,--..,-. ..-
How the seasons INCREASINGLY roll;
And where myriads of stars are unf0lded
BY night, on the heavens wide scroll.
have learned that their<law&is to- labor.
1naction would wreck the great plan
That holds worlds upon worlds in their
orbits.
And governs the frail life of man.
There is never a night in the summer,
So still but the dew dripping air
Is keen with the singing Of insects
At work in some cool grassy lair; /,
And the day, rising bright-eyed and
rosy.
From the depths Of the green eastern
sea,
When it trails down the western horizon,
Will be morning on some distant lea.
When winter lies chilling around: us.
Each snowbound, and skies sullen gray,
In the heart Of the trees. gaunt and leaf e
less, &C., z, s * -:
There's song Of the sunshine of May;
And the flowers that dropped in the au-
tumn.: $500" y. : -.
Are waiting to grow up anew, .~--
When the springtime shall smile bright
welcome
TO brooklets and grasses and dew.
So these days that seem clouded by wait
ing
With listless and sad folded hands,
While all of life's brightest endeavor
Has fed with times vanishing sands,
May be only some wise preparation 1
For part in the infinite plan : :
That has governed the worlds since crea-
ton,
And considers the brief life Of man.
Boston Globe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

but for the longest continuous service.
When he first became a railway mail:
clerk all the mail passing between the
cities of, Cleveland and Buffalo was
handled by. three clerks, only two of.
whom were working at the same time.
In those days such a-thing as a train
exclusively for mail, was, unheard of.
They did not even have mail cars. A
small portion of the front car. on, the.
trains was set apart for the mail clerk,
andhe was forced to get along as best
he could Incidentally. Uncle. George
Putnam is proud Of the fact that his
bisdthday falls on the seventh day Of.
the seventh month, that he is seventh,
son. and has in addition seven sisters
To this series Of condolences he
ascribes HIS lucky freedom from acct
dents during his long service en- the.
road. S III .[z - - + g. !. $50.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
Bermuda's Revenue from Lily Buds

Bernuda's Revenue from Lily Buds
The Bermuda lily was introduced in,
to this country in 1875. Two plants in
bud and bloom We're brought to Phila.
delphia by lady and given to the, for.
list. This florist, approaching their
beauty and value. cultivated the plants
for the bulbs. Since that time the ex.
porting Of the lily bulbs has been one
of the industries Of Bermuda. Very
few lilies are exported, as the cut flow.
ers do not arrive in good condition. MOI
does it pay to export the growing
plants, because of the duty and the cost
of freighting so delicate a cargo. The
bulbs are exported; all over the world
and are valuable source of revenue: Z.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

A Rome correspondent says that the
Pope has decided that the great building
which is now under construction by the
side of the Vatican, and which is .des-
tined for the accommodation Of pilgrims,
shall be ready by the end of 1902, in ex-
pectation Of the early arrival of the pill
grims in 1903, the twenty-ffth anniver-
sary Of the election Of Leo XIII. The
building will have length Of 226 meters,
consist of four stories and contain 1900
chambers, accommodating $500 persons.
The Vatican itself contains II 900 cham
bers, and this addition will raise the total
to $4,000, making it the greatest palace
in the world
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
The Wane of the HONEYMOON.

Honeymoons seem gradually disappear
ing: Their days are shortened, their Sc
verify is being modified. says the London
Graphic: The fortnight of our grand
mothers honeymoons has merged into a
few days, and during that time all kinds
Of amusements are admissible. We read
of brides going out hunting, attending
theaters (abroad in this case), paying
visits and otherwise mitigating the ser:-
BUSINESS of the tete-a-tete, until it is quite
possible that we may be approaching the
extinction of the honeymoon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
WORLD-FAMOUS .s q
n Il PICTURE RECOVERED.

This world famous picture, by Eng.
lands most eminent portrait painter
was cut from It's frame and carried
away by thieves twenty-five years ago.
It was then on exhibition in the art
galleries Of Messrs. Agnew, in London,
and having been bought BY. them for
more than $55, 900, was the reigninanI
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
What Do the Children Drink

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nour-
ishing and ia kes the place Of coffee.
The more urain-O you give the children
the more health you distribute through
their systems. Grain-O is made Of pure
grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades Of coffee, but
costs about as much. All grocers sell
it. 13c and 25c.. -. j." -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

clerk. He Ks now in
h | s eighty-second
year, but is still &C.
tive, and regularly
makes his run be-
49,
tween his home town
and, Oil City, Pa. He
holds the record not
only as the; Oldest
-H--I f-kL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

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??, 1901-05-10

Children teething; softcns the gums, reduces IN
fammation. allays pain. cures wind collie. 25
cent? q bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
Defined

Willie Pa what's an ''old flame?''
Panty son; when a-man speaks Of
chs old fame" he refers to something
over which he used to burn his money
philadelphia Press. tH< .}-.<ss5E>,ss:.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

. -Well-seasoned red hickory weighs
52.37 pounds to the cubic foot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

wANTED-Young men to learn telegraphy. See
letters from graduates with railroads. Milwau-
kee Telegraph School, Germania Bldg Milwaukee
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
Ocean Freight Rates..

Within the last twenty years freigh,
rates from land to England have de
creased from 50 to IS per cent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

There is more .Catarrh In this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to.
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local
disease, and prescribed local remedies, and
treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitutional
disease and therefore requires constitutional
treatment, Halls .Catarrh Cure, manufac-
is the only constitutional cure ON the mar
ket: It is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address,
]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, @.
Sold by DRUGGISTS, 75c
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

The Hudson river, the Rhine Of
America, from it's mouth to the lakes
takes in 400 miles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
A Months Test Free.

II You have Dyspepsia, write DR.. Shoop, Ra.
cine. Wis. Box 149. for six bottles Of Dr.
Shops Restorative. Express paid. Send nc
money. Pay $3.50 II cured.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
AGED Railway Mail Clerk.

For more than forty years George w.
Putnam, of Ashtabula, Ohio. has been
actively employed as q railway mail
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

Slow rivers flow at the rate of three
to seven miles an hour.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

In Berlin women are being trained as
sign painters. .... -. q.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

The Niagara Falls Power company
now generates $4,000 horsepower of cleo
tricity and is doubling it's capacity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
relics OF the Bronze Are,

"A French farmer at ST. Brieuc has just
made an interesting find on one of his
fields. In a cavity in the clay he discov-
cred $50 bronze axes. They are all of
the same size and are believed by local
antiquarians to have been the stock of a
Celtic merchant in the Bronze Age.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

Why He Kept His Ticket So Long.
Conductor Felix Wright, who runs in
to Fulton on the Illinois Central, collect
ed ticket from Clinton to Fulton, sold
December 81. 1892, a. few days ago on
his train. The old man. who; presented
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

it for passage said he bought it about:
eight years ago, but heard there was a
wreck on the road, and was afraid to
get on the train. He never summoned
up courage enough to ride on railroad
until last Wednesday.-Paducah Ky.)
Sun. i r. :}Issff f4-#z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
IN HIS BARE FEET ll'l;!l; /,
Andrew Carne9ie's Tough Experience
& Ri a. Wpnderinx sayoysrd. { a-,n

!: q : wandering ,savoysrd. ia II
Andrew Carnegie, who i'll now III
France had aacurions experience there.
He had started early with three compan4a
ions-an English woman and two French
women-to explore the Savoy hills.
When it was time to return one Of the
women found her shoes too tight. Her
feet had; been badly blistered, and she
declared herself unable. to go !. home.
The spot was deserted and right was
approaching -@=---- 49, = ~ -
do YOU think you could for once walk
four miles in your bare feet?' asked the
girl OF the millionaire. ICarnegie was
puzzleds but the pretty maid finally IN
duced him to give her his shoes, which,
though tremendously large, enabled her
to proceed slowly.
Carnegie at first accepted the ordeal
in a spirit Of fun, but the stones and
thorns often made him cry out. Half
way down he was compelled to discard
his: socks, which had become too tattered
and filled with pebbles and sand. When
the sedate Carnegie; Somewhat ahead Of
the other three, was seen to enter the
fashionable hotel in bare and bleeding
feet, carrying a pair of dainty ladies'
boots swung on his alpenstockf over his
shoulder, there was great excitement.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

a dude dressed out Of sight IS very
apt TO be out OF mind as well. 3ssssss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10

You Can Get Al1en's Foot-Ease FREE.
Write to-day to Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
N. T.. for FREE sample Of Aliens Foot
Ease, powder to shake into your shoes.
It cures tired, sweating, damp, swollen.
aching feet. 1t makes new or tight shoes
easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bunions.
All druggists and shoe stores sell 1t. Csc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
Lodging House for Pilgrims to Rome

J. CHENEY Z Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
Tiny Anvais.

The anvil that rings to the sturdy
blacksmith's Sledge may weigh 200, 800,
400 pounds, but there are anvils whose
weight Is counted IN ounces. These
are used by jewelers., si1versmiths
and various other workers. Counting
shapes, sizes, styles of finish, and 80
on, these little anvils are made In
scores of varieties, ranging in weight
from Is ounces to a number of pounds
zach. Some of these little anvfls,
weighing perhaps two pounds, are
shaped precisely like big anvils. 9th
ers have shapes adapted to their spe-
cial uses. All the little anrils are OF
the finest steel. They are all trinity
finished, often nickel-plated, and those
surfaces that are brought into use are
finished with what is called miro,
polish, the surface being made as
smooth as glass. These little anvils
are made up to five pounds and some
Of them up to ten pounds in weight
They are made some in the United
States and some in Germany.-N. Y
Sun.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
Origin of the Toast.

If the celebrated Beauty of Bath in
the days of Charles the Second, who
was the original toast" had been iden-
tilted by the Taller, when ii traced the
derivation of this word, which two CEN
turies ago was a pleasant and entirely
unnecessary excuse for much drinking,
one important phase of the social sea-
son in New York might be dedicated to
her. The distinguished editors of the
Taller were somewhat lacking in news
sense, according to modern standards.
They didn't search the musty inn rec
ords of Bath for the lady's name, and
probably they wouldn't have found it
if they had. The Tatler's picturesque
explanation of the present secondary
meaning of the word toast has ever
since been accepted as adequate. A
celebrated beauty was discovered in
the Cross Bath by some of her admir-
ers, one of whom took a glass of the
water in which she stood and drank
her health. Another gallant, well fud-
died with wine, offered to jump in, and
swore that although he liked not the
liquor, he would have the toast, this
being an allusion to the usage of the
time of drinking with a toast at the
bottom of the glass. This whim,''
says the Taller, naively, gave founda-
ton to the present honor which is
done to the lady we mention in our
liquors who has ever since been called
ast."-George B. Mallon, in Aims
lees.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
Mathematics.

From the effective character of
their weapons of otfense and defense,
rattlesnakes have great advantage
in the struggle for existence against
all animals except man and his do
nestle companion, the pig. Hence,
in unsettled localities in North Amer
lea they are abundant, especially in
the warm regions of the south and
west. In many places they are the
most abundant species of snakes, as,
for instance, on the plains, where no
species is as often seen as the Gro
talus confuentus. That they have
been much more abundant in many
wild parts of the east than at pres
ent is indicated by the great quaint.
ties of their bones which are found
in the caves of the limestone regions
of the Mississippi valley. The pig
as is well known, will destroy and eat
rattlesnakes with impunity. 1t is sale
that the poison is not sufficiently in
troduced into the circulation to cause
death, owing to the thick adipose lay
er with which the domesticated pig
is covered.-Smithson Report.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
STEAM TO PUMP MoLAssEs.
How the sweet Liquid Is UnIoaded
from Ships Tanks at
Philadelphia.

The children of Philadelphia take
great interest in watching the un-
loading of molasses from the holds
of the vessels lying at the wharves
of that city. The other day a yes
sci arrived from Cuba with 100000
gallons of the sweet stuff in bulk
that is, it was not in casks or bar
rels, but in tanks in the hold of the
ship. The molasses was pumped out
of these tanks through six-inch
pipe to large tank on the wharf.
Another engine forced the thick liquid
from this tank into a big sugar re-
finery, where it will be boiled in cal
drons the size of small house. From
these caldrons the fluid will be put
through process which extracts the
sugar. This sugar, which is of good
quality, will later be served on city
tables, while the residue will be used
for making whisky and various other
things.
Thousands of gallons of this strip
are shipped from havana daily. It is
the product of the sugar cane of that
country, which is crushed by ma.
chinery until every vestige of the
juice is squeezed out Of it. The
greater part of the sugar is recov.
cred from the juice there, while the
rest is extracted in the refneries OF
this country.
Workmen are obliged to remove the
sirup in the bottom of the tanks by
means of buckets, to which are at.
tached long ropes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
The nern,ndn LILY

The Bermuda lily was introduced
into this country in 1875. Two plants
in bud and bloom We're brought to
Philadelphia by a lady and given to
florist. This florist, approaching their
beauty and value, cultivated the plants
for the bulbs. Since that time the ex-
porting of the lily bulbs has been one
of the industries of Bermuda. Very
few lilies are exported, as the cut flow
ers do not arrive in good condition.
Nor does it pay to export the growing
plants, because of the duty and the
cost of freighting so delicate cargo.
The bulbs are exported all over the
world and are a valuable source of
revenue. Thus these beautiful lilies
have new significance. They bloom
that, dying, they may come to life I'M
der new conditions, where they sur
pass in beauty WHAT they were in their
native home. The cultivating of the
bulbs means special care of the flow
ers, for to this care is due the quality
of the bulb.-Lilian Belts, in Woman's
Home Companion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
Already Cooked.

The city boy in the co..-::.y also has
experience. A little lad, by
sp"1uing the summer on farm,
learned many things.
1t was new experience for the little
fellow, and everything was delightful
ly unfamiliar. He found out for the
first time that hens made eggs, and
this knowledge filled him with de-
sire to see one of them at work.
Being patient waiter, the lad final
ly had his wish gratified, and exult-
ingly selling the product of the cack-
ling fowl, he marched into the house
with his prize.
LET me have it," said the farmers
wife, land I'll cook it for your din
ner."
ooh, guess the hen cooked it, all
right" said Master Carl. cts warm"
Portland Argus.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
Didn't Work,

Misunderstanding, l have called for
the suit of clothes which needs brush
ing and pressing.
Lady of the House--What suit?
Your husbands Sunday suit,
ma am. He called at the shop as he
went down this morning"
And he said l was to let you have
them?''
''Yes'm."
did he appear in good health and
spirits9"
why, certainly"
Look and act naturally?"
"Of course. Why?"
Because he has been dead 10 years
and / have some curiosity on the sub
ject."
IL have made mistake, per-
haps!"
Perhaps you have. The man yoy
saw go out of here an hour ago is my
brother. Good morning."-N. Y
World.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
WILL MEASURE THE WIND.
Englishman's New Instrument for
Recording Velocity and Direc-
tion of Currents.

An ingenious instrument has been
invented by Mr.. r. NJ. Lowne, of Cat
ford, whereby the velocity and di-
rection of the wind may be accu.
rately registered by means of cleo
tricity. The instrument is an adap-
tation of vane and thermometer com.
bined, and the record is automatic
ally made on Q paper ribbon-tha
indicating instrument being connect
ed by electric wires with the vane
and thermometer. The direction of
the wind is continually shown by a
well-defined single pencil line, and
the changes to eight points on the
compass and their duration are also
recorded in the same way, says the
London Chronicle.
Another pencil line indicates tenths
of miles and miles of velocity, and
the maximum velocity (and when 1t
occurred) can also be seen at 9
glance. Mr.. Lowne claims that the
apparatus, which he has kept work
ing for over year, is most success
full in every way and withstands al
changes of weather. Everything il
perfectly automatic in action ane
the battery power required is very
small. The records shown by mean:
of Mr.. Lowne's instruments cannot
he states, be obtained by means o
any other apparatus in existence.
Mr.. Lowne told newspaper rep
resentative that it will be quite pos
sible to get, by means of his inven
ton, accurate records at centra
station of the direction and velocit.
of the wind from any part of Grea
Britain by means of electric wire
connecting the recording instrumen
with the vanes and thermometer
wherever they may happen to b
stationed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
FARM NAMES HAVE VALUE.
factory Guarantee of a Prod
uct's Quality.

"It is a wonder to me-" remarked
the dairyman as he sold lot OF eggs
that came from g farm whose name
is known all about this section for
the excellence of its products, says
the New York Times, chat farmers
do not name their farms more fire.
quently and SO establish sort of
trademark for their produce. They
would do 1t, I am sure, if they only
knew how much it adds to the value
of the stuff they send to the mar
kets. / have scores OF customers who
will buy only milk, eggs, chickens or
other produce they want that comes
from certain farm and is so
stamped.
"There are score or more of gen.
tlemen farmers who appreciate this
and who have given fanciful names to
their places and so at once added to
the value of their produce. 1t also
adds at once to the value of their
property, for the name very quickly
becomes known and people who are
Loo ing to buy country places are
willing to pay more for one that has
an established name and reputation.
Now, Jones' farm or Smiths farm
does not mean anything to the aver
age buyer, but call it 'Edgewood,
'Ivanhoe,' Lookout or any other fan
ciful name and it at once obtains a
market value it never had before and
without the expenditure of penny.
1t is queer short-sightedness that
has led farmers to overlook this. for
they are usually shrewd enough in
other respects. If they would name
their farms and furnish good stuff
from it for a couple of years they
would find that the value of their
property had doubled in that period"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
Turns Flank on MonItress,

1t was at an exclusive South side
boarding school and the young women
pupils in the institution were at din.
ner. The preceptress was task mis-
tress of the most rigid sort and al
ways paid special attention to the
manners of the young women at the
table. She laid down the strictest
rules and she compelled her pupils tc
obey them to the letter.
On this occasion she espied one Of
the young women wiping her knife
with napkin.
Would you do such thing as thai
at home?" asked the preceptress
sharply.
mo, indeed, I would not" replied
the young woman. eve have clean
knives at home. Chicago Chronicle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17
An Insect with a spr,ns-Board Nose

Among the curious insects of the
Malay peninsula recently studied by
Mr.. Nelson Annandale, of the Lon
don Geological society, is one called
the lantern fly, which is remarkable
for it's sudden leaps, made without the
aid of its wings. 1t was only after
he had carried a specimen back to Lon
don and carefully examined it that
Mr.. Annandale discovered that a GU
rious projection on the front of its
head, a kind of nose with crease in
it, was the leaping organ. When bent
back under the abdomen and sudden
ly released it sent the insect flying
Youths Companion.