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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
An INTERESTING I. 81
CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT
Any Child Can Do 1.-THE Result 10
Almost Like Maeic-Useful, Too.

Anything in. the nature Of a chem
zeal experiment@fs always interesting
and usually educative. Here is sim
pie experiment. which any child can
perform and which is Instructive in a
very practical way, Get bit of White
Lead about the size Of pea, piece
of, charcoal, q common candle in >
candlestick. and q bloW-pipe., Scoop
out a little hollow in the charcoal to
hold the White Lead, then light the
candle, take the charcoal and lead In
one hand. and the blow:pipe in the
other, with the large end of the blow
pipe between the lips; blow the fame
of the candle steadily against the bit
of White Lead on the charcoal and II
the White Lead is pure it will pres
emily resolve itself into little shining
globules Of metallic lead, under the
intense heat Of the blow-pipe, leaving
no residue.
If, however, the White Lead is adul-
terated in the slightest degree, 1t will
not wholly change into lead. So, it
will be seen, that this experiment is
not only an entertaining chemical
demonstration, but also of practical
use in the home. White Lead is the
most important ingredient Of paint.
1t should be bought pure and unadul-
terated and mixed with pure Mnseed
oil. That is the best paint. The
above easy experiment enables any
enc to know whether the paint il the
kind which will wear or not.
The National Lead Company guar
antee that white lead taken from a
package bearing their Dutch Boy
Painter trademark will prove abso-
lutely pure under the blow-pipe test;
and to encourage people to make the
test and prove the purity of paint be-
fore using it, they will send free q
blow-pipe and a valuable booklet on
paint to anyone writing them asking
for Test Equipment. Address Ma,
tional Lead Company, Woodbridge
Building New York City.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
Electric Power in Chile.

Many projects are now under way,
or under consideration, for the utiliza-
ton of the numerous sources of cleo
trio power that are furnished by the
streams descending from the Andes
in Chile. Everywhere in that coun-
try there is an abundance of water,
sufficiently constant in volume, and
presenting almost any desired amount
of fall. The city of Santiago is de-
veloping a scheme for supplying 20,-
900 horsepower from a plant located
between 16 and II miles from the
town. Engineers have recently re-
ported in favor of the identification
of the new railroad which the Chilean
and Bolivian governments have under
taken to construct between africa and
La Paz, and which passes through the
Andes. There is something stimulat-
ing to the imagination in. the thought
of those mighty mountains lending a
a hand to help man surmount their
slopes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
CONSCIENCE HAD SLEPT LONG
PurIoiner Of Cake Of Soap Makes
Restitution After! Twenty Years.

Imagine a conscience that would
span 20 years and drive q man TO re'
member a theft of q cake of soap.
That there is such a conscience, how.
ever, is proved by the receipt few.
weeks ago Of two cakes of soap by .
storekeeper in q little town in Mime
sofa. Twenty years ago this man,
Edward; Hamilton, had q small store
in st. Paul, In front Of his establish;
ment he had showcase in which he
displayed several large cakes Of soap
of special make. o ne morning he
found the glass broken open and one
of the cakes of soap missing. The
theft was so small that the matter was
never reported. and Hamilton had for.
gotten it, till ne received q letter from
the thief, which read: e>~.. ..
Dear Sir: send you two cakes
of soap in payment for one I took from
your showcase in st. Paul many years
ago. recently saw your ADVERTISE
ment in country paper and learned
Of the change of your place Of busi-
ness. L regret deeply having taken the
soap, and trust that this which I send
will satisfactorily take its place.
Sunday Magazine. -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
NEURALGIA

The real meaning of the word Neu-
ralgia is nerve-pain, and any one who
has suffered with the malady will not
be so anxious to know of its nature
as to hear of it's antidote. Though
scarcely recognized by the profession
and people half century ago, it is
now one Of the most common and pain
full ailments which af1iict humanity.
AS now generally understood the word
signifies an affection of the nervous
system, with pain in the course of the
principal nerves.
The two great causes Of Neuralgia
are, 1mpoverishment Of the Blood
and Deficiency of Nerve Force; and
the treatment of it is not SO obscure
as many would be led to>suppose. The
drst thing is to relieve the pain,
which is done more quickly and salts.
factorily by ST. JACOBS OIL than by
any other remedy known; the second
object is to remove the cause, which
is accomplished by the abundant use
Of nourishing food, of a nature to
strengthen and give tone to both the
muscular and nervous systems.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
- I.
One Re
=. Ecc,ce111fal.c

Of tho happy homes of today is = vase
fund Of information a. "a the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the. worlds
best products. -
Products Of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthully:: =: presented
and which have attained TO- worldwide
acceptance throughJthe approval of the
Well-1nformed Of the w61sd;, moi of indi-
viduals only. but of the nainty Who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords. y
One Of the product. Of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Inforrned of tho
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup Of Fig
and Elixir Of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
Rustinq Of Iron.

1T is a general idea,' says Mining
Science (Denver), that the rusting
of iron is due to the action of moisture
and other atmospheric agencies alone.
These agencies do cause the iron to
rust, but electrolysis, caused by con-
tact Of substances electromagnetic to
iron, great increases the raridity of
this action. Lead and copper have
this action, and, inasmuch as these
metals are frequently used together,
more regard should be paid to the
manner of using them. The use of red
lead for protecting iron from rust Is
based on a wrong understanding of it's
action. Red lead is more electronega-
tive than either metallic lead or cop
per, and iron in contact with it will
rust more rapidly than when in con-
tact with lead or copper.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
New Steam Rotary.

the next thing to turbine, with the
added advantage that it is reversible
and has not one ounce of back pres
sure. The assembling of it's parts is
such that it has no dead center and
will start at any point in either direc-
ton. It will operate with steam
from one pound up to as high a pres
sure as modern boiler can stand.
On vessels, says Popular Mechanics,
it can be used for many purposes,
such as operating steam steering gear,
steam capstans, windlasses, hosting
machines, dynamos for electric light
ing, ventilating fans, circulating
pumps, bilge pumps, etc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
Preserving the Buffalo.

The New York Geological park has
presented to the national government
a herd of Is fine buffalo, which have
been turned loose on a range OF 1850
acres, prepared for them in the Wien
tia Game Reserve in southwestern Ok.
lahoma. The director of the Zoolog-
ical park believes that the only way
in which the buffalo can be preserved
in full vigor for couple of centuries
to come is by establishing herds, un-
der state or national ownership, on
ranges so large that the animals will
enjoy wild, free life. When confined
too long, even in so large a park as
that of the New York Geological So
ciety, they suffer from the effects of
inbreeding
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
The New Vesuvius.

In consequence of the great changes
in the shape of Vesuvius, caused by
the eruption of 1906, the Italian Mill
tary Geographical institute has made
new survey of the famous volcano.
The extreme height of the mountain
is now 1928 meters, instead of 1885
meters. The crater rim has become
more irregular, with a diameter OF
725 meters from north.northeast to
south-southwest, and GAS meters from
northwest to southeast. At lower
levels all the contours have been en-.
larged, and the depression between
the Atrio del Cavallo and the Vale
DELI Inferno has been filled up to the
extent of from to so meters.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
Tremendous Rainfall

The astonishing effects sometimes
produced by cloudbursts are we'll
known, but not many trustworthy
records of the depth of the rainfall
during such occurrences exist. The
following instance, therefore, possesses
much interest: On August 6, 1906,
during a thunderstorm in Fiji islands
the measured depth of the rainfall in
gauge elevated Is feet above the
ground was three feet one inch. The
rain continued IS hours, and owing to
unmeasured overflow, the total amount
remains unknown, but it is estimated
to have been not less than Al inches.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
GROWING a Foot a Dav

During the long drought of last
spring in Mauritius singular spec.
tacle, amid the stretches of dying and
desiccated plants, was presented by
the white flowers of giant aloe stems,
which sprang up on the mountains
and over the waste lands with amaz.
ing speed. At the time of Towering
shafts as thick as mans arm shot
up from the heart of the plants, grew
from II to Is inches in "a hours and
reached height of 80 feet. A cluster
Of aloes before the flowers appear
resembles a gigantic asparagus plant
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

handle is nailed to one rocker and
the machine is ready. Put into the
cask the warm washing solution and
then follow with the laundry; clap the
lid on tight, and begin to rock the
machine. The cleansing is accom-
plished simply by the shock of the
laundry and water against the ends of
the cask as it tits back and forth
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
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TRANSPORTING GIANT PALM.
Largest Growing Plant Ever Moved
It Weighed Forty Tons.

At the cost Of a small fortune a
giant palm, so feet high when in the
ground, 20 feet in circumference at
the base, and weighing 40 tons in its
case, has been moved from the w. J..
Dingee estate at Redwood City, Cal,
to Santa Cruz. The palm was first
cut out Of the earth without disturb
ing the dirt. around the roots more
than absolutely necessary, asa large
frame, or box, resembling the uncom-
pleted first story Of large frome
house, was built around dirt, roots
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

This will leave the other side Of the
hinge to turn. To lock the window,
turn the free side of the hinge as far
back as possible, which brings it over
the lower sash. The hinge will not
be noticed from the outside, but will
prevent the lower sash from being
raised or the upper one lowered. When
the hinge is closed it will not be in
the way of raising the window.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
Wonders with Radio.Teleoraphv.

The report comes from Paris of a
device which will enable an operator
In distant station to control with
autobiography the explosion of
mines, firing of rockets, steering of
torpedoes and other military opera
tons. The principal feature of the
reported contrivance is what is
called an automatic telegraph. Over
1t comes radio-telegram from the OBJ
ject being operated upon, which mott
fies the operator whether or not he
has succeeded in setting the mechan-
ism running. The radio-telegram is
received on a band of paper through
a Morse receiver.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
Pensions for Railroad Men

A report from Montreal states that
the establishment of pensions on an
unexpectedly liberal scale by the
Grand Trunk Railway is hailed with
delight on the part of the workmen
OF the company. The decision also
means the immediate retirement of
20O aged workmen, who will be able
to pass the rest of their lives without
work.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10


O.
while
the who settles in Haiti
trading
not noted for his integrity and reliability.
land of amid Childish
is
men would be a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

~ "A ~ " y ~ "a
Place the hinge
on the lower
right-hand corner
Of the upper win
dow sash, as
shown, and fasten
one side to the
sash with screws.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
Paper Making in japan.

Paper making in Japan has been
very active for the past year or so.
New companies have been formed,
and old ones enlarged. Most Japanese
mills use steam for motive power, and
nearly all the machinery used is Of
American. make. ;.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
A Popular Game.

''Where hav yez been this evening"
asked O'Riley of O'Toole
''Sure, hav been playing Bridget
whist" said O'Toole
Bridget whist? an how do yez play
thot?"
Il sit in the kitchen wild Bridget, an
ate pie an cake an chicken, an
whin Bridget hears the missus comm
she says whist"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

for a lid. The caSk
should then be
mounted on two
good rock err S
whose arc is
small enough to
give the machine
a good tip down.
ward, says the
path fin err A
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

Common Sense the Main Factor.
One pound Of learning requires ten
pounds Of common sense to apply it.
Persian Proverb.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

How many times have you won out
when invited to 60 up against anoth-
er mans game?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

There is need for Garfield Tea when the
skin is sallow, the tongue coated, and
when headaches are frequent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
woman'a Rule.

It is becoming more and more evi
dent that women mean to have and
will sooner or later, gain the sui
frage, which all thoughtful persons
OF both sexes are coming to see is
only reasonable claim, but one could
wish that men would accede to it in
a more generous spirit, and that won.
en- would plead for it in womanly fash.
ion, and without treating man as II
he were the sole possessor OF all the
vices.-Lady's, Pictorial
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

Once In a great While you meet
women who boast of the skeletons in
their closets.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

broke from the dctu the and with
teric
determine
hatten him
dependent before
Mr. Lehed the Republican the house when he
Brigham
and that there could the United
States the island backing his vigorous
The hardest contest which his campaign
he
posed organizations president
of the American Federation of Labor for and
candidate
Hawaii O
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10


that complexion that
which behind might
that why he
oldfashoned
only in being a of habiual simplicity.
ager brethren nmelght it
delegation
that distinction
in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
HOMEMADE WASHING MACHINE.
Made Out Of Water-Tight Cask and
Two Rockers.

Secure good water-tight cask, thor
oughly cleanse it and cut a hole for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

/, India Rubber from South America.
1t Is estimated that South America
furnishes about sc per cent. of the
worlds supply of India rubber.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
PRESIDENT OF HAITI

Nord Alexis, president of the black republic
of Haiti, who has been threatening France with
war because she refuses to give up some in
surrectos who have taken refuge in her consul
ate, is an interesting type of the pure-blooded
Negro
His crinkled wool is snow white and his
long, bony face scanned and wrinked. He was
born in Cape Haitien August 2, 1920, his father
being Baron Nord Alexis the righthand man of
Henry Christopher, who afterwards proclaimed
himself king of Haiti, but who finally was ex-
lied. The mother of Nord Alexis was Mary
Louise, the daughter of Dessalines the lberator
of Haiti from French rule. Nord Alexis was ed.
ucated in French Roman Catholic school in
Cane Haitien and at the age of 10 entered the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
FOUR GIRLS

Restored to Health by Lydia e.
Ptnkham's Vegetable Compound.
Rcd lDhaf Hhpv .eav.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

The Argentine republic is planning
to hold an exposition IN Buenos Ay1es
in 1910. 1-s.- ...z..s, ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
LOCK FOR THE WINDOW,
A Small, Plain Hinge Is All That 10
Needed.

Secure a small plain hinge about
1z inches long and one inch wide
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
NEXT THING TO TURBINE.
Direct-ccupIed Rotary Steam Engine
Which Does Good Work.

This rotary steam engine, direct
coupled to a Is horsepower dynamo, is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

Mn. WlndloW's Soothing Byrup.
aamnatoa. auays pa6, cures Wf1d coils isee bot&io
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10


conenio,p scruples
expressions he has with him.
He quickly
then his points home In dress he is good deal Of dandy is
o be of comm
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

and trunk. The palm was slowly
moved to the railroad tracks as a
house is moved, on rollers, and lifted
to the fiat cars with powerful derricks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

OF course you never took advantage
Of any one.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
= CONGRESSMAN RESIGNS

Congressman Charles E. Littlefeld of
Name in letter sent to Gov. Cobb the other
day, resigned as representative from the Second
Maine district. He states that his resignation
is prompted by the desire. to resume his law
practice, which has been 1nterfered with by his
congressional duties. 1t is understood that he
will practice law in New York with his SON.
The resignation is to be effective September 20.
Congressman Littlefeld, who succeeded the
late Nelson Dngley in the house, is noted for
his independence and disregard of cut and dried
programs when they are at variance with his
convictions. His advent in congress made the
cold shivers run down the backs of the old time
managers who had been accustomed to controll-
ing the movers IF tho horse Several times Mr..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

We Want Your Cream.
Write to-day for tags and prices. North
Star Creamery Co.. Minneapolis, MINI.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

ssLillian Ross, $50
East 84th Street, Now
York, writes: Lydia
e. Pinkham's VeGetar
bio Compound over
Observation-Disclosures
riodie suffering, and
nervous ,haadaches.
altar everything else
had failed to help me,
and I feel it . duty to
let others know Of it."
Katharine Craig, 2355
Lafayette st., Denver,
COL, writes: "Thanko
TO Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound I
amwell, aftersufering
for months from Nor.
vous prostration.
Miss Marie Stolts-
man, Of Laurel, H.,
writes: "IWas ina run
downconditionan dsuf-
|fered fromsupprsssion,
indigestion, and poor
circulation. Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound made mo
we'll and strong"
Miss Ellen NJ. Olson,
of At n. East St., Ke.
vance, ILL.,, says: "Ly.
|diaE. Pinkham'SVege-
table Compound cured
mo of backache, side
ache, and established
my periods. after tho
best local doctors had
failed To holm ma -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

Jacob H. Gallinger, United States senator
from New Hampshire is advocating an old-age
pension for letter carriers who have reached
the age of 70, provided they have served con-
tinuously for 40 years. Both of these cond
tions, the 20 years of life and the 40 years of
service must be present to obtain pension,
and the probability is that the applicants will
be few and far between. The senator was one
of the most persistent advocates of the mail
ship subsidy, and he made his position very en-
phatic when he pictured the Is battleships
steaming into San Francisco harbor, two Amer
lean battle ships for every merchant ship the
United States has In the foreign trade of that
ocean. The senator is doctor by profession,
and is a strong opponent of yiysectiOn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN

FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN,
For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been tho
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, f1broid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try itP
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
ENGLAND'S ATTORNEY GENERAL

Sir William S. Robson, England's new at
torney-general holds, next to the lord chancel-
lor, the best paid billet in the administration
He gets salary of $4,000 which, although his
Is not cabinet post, is $4,000 more than any
member of the cabinet receives, with the ex-
ception of the lord chancellor,A who draws
$4,000 year. But lawyers, who have most to
do with law making, always see to it that the
Jobs reserved for members of their profession
yield the largest incomes. The lord chancellor
Is, of course, lawyer.
Before he got his recent promotion Sir VIII
liam was the liberal solicitor general, and for
that received 100000 year. But there is no
doubt that he makes a considerable financial
sacrifice in taking 'salaried ioh He ie ono nj
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10
CLASSIFIED,

Printer-Where shall I put the an.
nouncement Of Alderman Dodgers re-
tirement?
Editor - Under Public Improve
ments."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-04-10

In Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT.EASE.
A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery Of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, Csc. Accept no SUBJ
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad-
dress A. s. Olmsted. LIE Roy. N. 7.