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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29
The Light That Failed.

Jones was at the theater, aud behind
him sat lady with a child On her lap
which was crying increasingly
Unable to stand it any longer, Jones
turned smilingly to the lady and
asked: Has that infant of yours been
chirstened yet, ma'am?"
NO, sir" replied the lady.
IF were you | would cali it Good
Icea," said Jones.
And why Good Idea?" said the
lady, Indignantly.
Because" said Jones, ut should be
carried out
1t was Jones who had to lie carried
out
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

xA1OA0y & A44S Jaw
cured thousands.
John o. Sedan, Mo-
desto, CAL, says: Il
was 40 weak I stag
gered like q drunken
man. I ran down In
weight from 176 to
1877 pounds. ! had
practically no con-
troll over the kidney
s)ecretions and the
pain in my back was
terrible. I became q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29
The Heights Of Sonq./

The Heights Of Song.1
Miss Mary Garden, at supper In
New York that preceded her depar-
ture for Europe, praised a new tenor.
HE Is one of those tenors," said
Miss Garden, who have to shut their
eyes when they sing"
"Why so?" asked a young million
ARE.
Because" she replied. smiling. "he
goes so high it makes him dizzy"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29
Why Be iWEAK'1

Why suffer backache. headache.
dizziness, WEAKNESS, urinary irregu.
larities and other troubles that arise
from disordered kidneys? Doan's
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

ArA Winslow's Soothing syrup for Childref.
seethinE. sofeens the gums, reduces indamma.
eio9. allAys pan. cures wind collie. &c bottle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

Rheumatism, Neuralgia and Sore Throat
will not live under the same roof with
Hamlins Wizard Oil, the worlds best
liniment for tho relief Of all pain.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

And lazy man will take any kind
OF q Job he can't get.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

the Antiseptic powoor to shake into your hoes Re.
heTes Corns, Bunions. Ingrowng Nails, Sw ollep and
Sweating feet, Bllstcrs and Gallons spots. Sold
veryweere, 600. Don't accept any substitute Sam
pie FREE. Address Allen S. Olrnsted, lie Roy NY
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

Wifey You're always intimating
that woman has too much idle curl.
osity.
Hubby-Idle curiosity! idle! Nom
sense. It's the most active thing about
herr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

We live by admiration. hope. and
1ov0,-Wordsworth. 80.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

Let us return to nature, and her
varieties and integrities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

that positively contains OF. Blacks and Polishes
iadies and chi!dren's boots and shoes, shines
DANDY combination for cleaning and poiishing
Ill kinds Of Eusset or tan shoes, 25c s6tar" sze 100
clean and white. In liquid form 90 IL can 30
quickly and easily applied. 4 sponge In every
package, % always ready for use. Two sizes, 10
and IS cents. - .-z:.=s.5. =
II your dealer does not keep the kind you want,
send US his address and the price in stamps for
q full size package. =s-ss e@ssEEsE =
WHlTTEMoRE BROS. & co..
20-2e Albany st., Cambridge, Macs.
The oldest and Largest ManMf actureTS Of
Shoe Polishes IN the World. xxi -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTOR1A, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29
s's esa'' s' ., &HfzzzZ[Zzx
In Use For Over so Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Good Reason.

why did Jagsby leave the cast OF
that tank drama?"
Because he wanted to be the tank"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29

got when / inquired the reason was.
THE railroad has taken our business
Now, for most of the year, the ami.
mails eat out of our pockets, so we are
taking them down to Egypt to sell
them"
The Mecca Railways Meaning.
Everybody has heard of the Mecca
railway-the Hejaz railway is the
proper name-but comparatively few
know it's real significance. Advocated,
if not originally suggested, by Emperor
William, to his good friend Abdul
Hamid, it is ostensibly a pious enter
prise, to facilitate the annual pilgrim
age to Mecca, the birthplace of Mo-
BANNED and the place of the sacred
kaaba, or shrine; toward which all
Moslems turn when they pray; and
to Medina, the prophets tomb It is
also OF immense strategic value. It
enables the government to convey
troops quickly to the scene of frequent
disturbances by the turbulent Bedou-
ms. Without it, the control of the
Hejaz region was merely nominal, a
government by entreaty and brides to
the lawless tribes.
And Hejaz province, so little known
to the world, and a mere desert waste,
is the most important of the Turkish
possessions. This anomaly is ex.
planned by the statement that the two
holy cities of Islam, Mecca and Me.
dina, are within the Hejaz. BY virtue
OF the possession of these Turkey
holds the Caliphate, and is regarded
as the great Moslem power Actually
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26

(AP&tnSA
nM
CARTER is A FIGHTING MAN
As Boy In Civil War. Army Com.
mander Won Recognition for Car
rying Message Under Fire.

The official army record Of Maj.
Gen. William H. Carter, who was
picked by President Taft to command
the army division assembled at Fort
Sam Houston, Tex, gives him the
unique distinction among the major
generals of the army of never having
served as a volunteer. That record
does General Carter an injustice, how
ever, for before he was thirteen
years old he Joined the Army of the
Cumberland as a volunteer and won
recognition for gallantry in action by
carrying a message across the 'front.'
Of the line of fire. The recognition
for that hazardous undertaking came
to him in 1868, when he was old
enough to take it, in the form of an
appointment to West Point, But be-
cause he was only a schoolboy and
not enlisted in the army, General
Carter is denied official record Of his
service in the Civil war.
General Carter was born in Tennes-
see and lived there until he Joined the
army. When the opportunity came
to e a little OF war, young Carter
slipped out of school n day and
marched off with the Army of the
Cumberland. He was too young for
a soldier, but he did the best he
could by carrying messages for the
officers and grabbing a musket when
ever he could and %peppering away at
the Confederates.
The taste of fighting that he had
there gave him a desire to follow a
military life and when his %gallantry
in action was brought to the notice
of the war department he Immediate
ly was offered an appointment to West
Point. He was graduated in 1873,
served for a time in the Eighth in
fantry and then transferred to the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
AMERICAN POTATO is BARRED
Shortage of French Crop Being Filled
by Importations From Other Euro
pean Countries.

CBy CONSUL GENERAL F. H. MASON0
The shortage in the French potato
crop has created a deficit which is
being filled by large importations
from other European countries, no
tably Great Britain. Austria, Germany
and Belgium.
ImPortations Of potatoes from the
United States to France had been pro-
hibited since the decree of 1875, which
was inspired by fear Of the Colorado
potato bug, until hat decree was an
nulled on October IL, 1910, opening
the French markets to potatoes from
the United States, provided they are
clean, free from the soil In which
they were grown, and the packages
in which they are shipped contain no
stems or leaves Of the potato plant.
As a result of this long prohibition
American potatoes are practically un
known in France, n French i'm
porters have no acquaintance or es-
tablished relations with American ex-
porters which would enable the trade
to be promptly taken up since the
withdrawal of the prohibitory decree.
Partly for this reason, and partly be-
cause many French people have still
a lingering dread of some possible
disease in American potatoes and do
not even know that the prohibition
against them has been withdrawn,
they have not yet appeared in any
appreciable quantity on the Paris
market.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26

to make a good stand, and that the
weather and parasitic enemies will
reduce the number Of flies and mag
COTS of the next brood. If the dam
age is heavy, however, and practical
ly all the plants are infested and half
or two-thirds of them are killed, we
would probably pillow up the rop and
plant to oats or any crop other than
wheat. Dry weather is unfavorable
to the development of the little brown
objects called f1axseeds, which later
develop into flies. 1t may be, there
fore, if the spring continues dry, there
will not be much harm from the spring
brood OF maggots. In most cases of
very heavy i~nfestation of wheat by the
fly, and where it is desired to get the
ground down to clover, we would be
inclined to disk at the earliest pos
sible moment. and seed to oats and
clover.
again in the fall he would very likely
be troubled again with Hessian fly I'M.
less he plowed the stubble under or
burned 1t off Immediately after taking
off the present wheat crop. Even
then be might be troubled With .ies
coming in from adjacent fields. To
prevent Hessian fly damage, rotate
crops. Hessian fly does not hurt any
small grain to any extent except
wheat. Late fall seeding also helps
to prevent injury.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
CURED ITCHING AND BURNING
eat show.

Il was taken with the itch in April,
1904, and used most everything. I
had a friend pay me a visit from
Cumberland, and she advised me to
use Cuticura Remedies which I did.
The cure was certainly quick, and I
use them to this day. I had 1t terri
bly, under my knees. I only used n
box of pills, but two boxes of Cuti-
cura Ointment, and I use the Cuti-
cura Soap all the time. I hope this
will benefit others, as 1t has me, after
DIR. - and others could do moth
ing for me-" (Signed) Miss Lu John
son, 1923 Ninth St., N. W., Wash
ington, D. c., April 3, 1910.
In a later letter Miss Johnson adds:
1.-The trouble began with an eruption
wards toward my waist, until I was
not able to sit down. 1t kept a con-
slant itching and burning all the time,
night and day. I went to my doctor,
but he could do me no good after l
do not know how many medicines he
gave me, and then told me I would
be compelled to go to a skin special
list, which I positively refused to do. I
cried all the time. Finally 1 made
up my mind to try Cuticura Rem
edies. and tried Cuticura Pills, ONT
ment and Soap, and was entirely
cured of the itching three days after
I started using them. The healing
took about eight days. I consider
Cuticura Remedies marvellous. and
would recommend them everywhere"
Cuticura Remedies are sold through
out the world. Send to Potter Drug
& Chem. Corp, Boston, for free book
on skin Affections.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
|EAI2EaxY;|
NtNU11ES

Flowing takes more time than any
other farm operation.
Remember frequent sailing of the
cattle in the back pasture.
Harrow as you plow, and keep har-
rowing after the grain is up.
Don't neglect to plant sweet corn
at least three times-six is better.
Give the late-sown grain a Tornado
hyde bath, and raise better bushels and
more of them.
Clover seed is one of the most profit
able crops the farmer a grow If his
and is suitable for clover.
Potatoes should never be planted on
low, moist land, as the potatoes are
sure to be soggy when cooked.
If you want nice winter beets, plant
early beet seed in July and the roots
will mature before cold weather comes.
Dry, ~gravelly soil will produce we'll
favored, thin-skinned. houry pota'
toes. and a rich clay loan the largest
yield.
Cabbage does not begin to head up
until cool weather comes, and early
plants do not make as fine heads ~
those set later.
Cabbage needs cultivating very often
during the summer. This causes It to
put out broad leaves, which viii brina
big heads in the TALL.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
REPATRIATED.
HE HAD $4,000 IN CASH IN 1908;
NOW WORTH 100000.

My parents were originally Cana
dams from Essex County, Ontario. l
was born In Monroe County, Michigan,
from which place l moved to Red Lake
Falls, Minnesota, where l farmed for
20 years. l sold my farm there in the
summer of 1903 and in September OF
that year came to Canada with my
wife and eight children. l had about
$500 in cash, team Of horses, a COW, q
few sheep and some chickens. l too
up a quarter section Of land near Jack
Fish Lake, Meota P. O., and later on
purchased for 5 2 100000 an adjoining
quarter section. l have now AS head
Of cattle, a number Of horses, good
buildings and consider my holding Is
worth at least $S,000.00. My children
have raised from $500 to $500 worth
Of garden truck each year since we
have been here. I have eve had a
poor crop and have never had one
frosted. My wheat has averaged from
Is to 80 bushels e acre with n or
two years considerably more. My
oats have always yielded well up to so
bushels per acre n once or twice as
high as SIS. My cattle have been
stabbed in winter, and do not need 1t.
I consider that this country offers bet
ter opportunities for settlers than any
where 1 have ever been / am sure
hat almost any person can come here
and buy land at say $500 per acre
and pay for it in one crop. My ex-
perience is that II a man farms his
land In the right way he is not likely
20 hovo b1c cron froctai
Most Of the settlers In my district
are Americans and Canadians and l
know lots Of them who came here with
little or no capital who are now do
ing we'll, but I do not know Of any who
have left through disappointment, or
becoming discouraged, have returned
to their former homes.
EUGENE JUBINV1LLE.
There are many whose experience
Is similar to that Of Mr.. Jubinville.
Secure Canadian Government litera-
ture from nearest Canadian Govern
ment Agent. and see for yourself.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
UTILIZING tho Hillside.

Some 10 years g we had a west
hillside that was nearly new ground.
but became set with moss, wire grass
and sorrel to an extent that made II
of little value for grazing. Good shade
and stirring air made the cattle select
the hilltop for sleeping ground. me
COWS carried the fertility up the hill.
while the rains carried 1t down. With
the manure spreader we gave a light
coat of manure, says a writer in an
exchange. We then blasted stumps'
burned trash and hauled stone till we
were able to plow. We grew a very
nice crop of corn. In midsummer we
sowed rye and clover in the
corn and harvested the next season
lots of straw and had a thick stand OF
the clovers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26

cavalry, which was more to his lk
ing. He joined the Sixth, which was
then stationed in Arizona. There he
had plenty Of opportunity to show
that fearlessness which had won him
a commission, and that he was fully
equal to the occasion is attested by
the fact that he wears a medal of
honor bestowed by congress for a
heroic exploit in the Apache cam
paign, where Gen. Leonard Wood,
then a young army surgeon, won SIM
liar recognition.
In a fight on Cibicu creek the sol
diers, leaving several badly wounded
men on the ground behind them, had
been driven along to a place Of shell
ter by the Apaches. No sooner were
the troops safely lodged than volun-
teers we're called to bring in the
wounded men. Lieutenant Carter
was one Of those who volunteered,
and in the face Of a CALLING fire from
the Indians, who were protected be-
hind the rocks on the hillside, he
one by one brought in the wounded
men. Strange to say, not a member
of the volunteer party was hit by an
Indian bullet In the many trying min
utes they were under fire.
Not long after the Cibicu creek
fight the White Mountain Apaches,
who were supposedly friendly, left the
reservation and took to the warpath.
Fort Apache, an isolated post, was
z,& - q hxy thu Indians and for q wnnk
the members of the garrison, Of whom
Carter was one, fought heroically to
hold of the swarming foe.
Death was the least thing feared.
There were ome in the garrison,
and this leaves nothing to be said in
further explanation Of the horrors
that would follow capture. During
the siege Lieutenant Carter bore his
share Of the vigil and the fighting.
For a week the command managed to
hold of the Apaches, and then aid
came and the troops were relieved.
The arduous service which Captain
Carter had gone through in the field
brought him a staff appointment in
1897, when he was appointed major
and assistant adjutant general. He
served in the adjutant generals de-
partment until 1902, when he was ap-
pointed a brigadier general in the
regular army. Two years before that
b had been appointed a brigadier
general of volunteers and in the Phil
ippine i~nsurrection he saw his share
of the fighting in the field. Since then
be has served on command Of various
departments of the army at home and
in the Philippines and on the general
staff. the organization Of which he
was one Of the guiding figures.
General Carter was quoted widely
a few years ago ~ an apologist for
the determination Of the Moros In
the battle of Mount Dajo, in which a
number Of American soldiers were
killed and wounded. He has written
considerably Of army life. Among his
books is . history Of the Sixth cav-
airy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
To Pray for the Rich.

Two women prominent In st. Louis
have started a movement to induce
800, 900 Of their sex in the south to
pray every day for the rich. They ex-
plain they hope by organizing system
atically groups Of women who will
pray often and we'll for the more at
fluent, wealthy persons will be led to
contribute to a fund for the evange-
lization Of the world. Belle H. Ben
nett, president of the woman's mis-
sionary council Of the Methodist
Episcopal church south, and Mrs. r.
w. Mcdonnell are the originators of
the plan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
Use Of Wood Ashes.

The use of wood ashes is not now
so general since potash salts have
been introduced, and farmers should
endeavor to learn more regarding
both potash and phosphates. Expert
ments show that the sulphate of pot
ash gives better results on tobacco
than muriate, but strawberry growers
give preference to the muriate. All
crops will be benefited by the use OF
potash, some more than others, but
the effects Of potash largely depends
Upon the condition of the soil. 1t is
excellent on fruits. clover, peas and
beans and seldom fails to increase the
yields on sandy lands.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
HESSIAN FLY INJURIES WHEAT
pestlferous Little Insects 6urrow In
to Straw, Weakening 1t and Caus-
ing 1t to Fall Over.

In reply to a query as to the best
method of Kidding a field infested
with the injurious little Hessian fly
the Wallaces' Farmer makes the fol-
lowing reply:
The Hessian fly severely damaged
much winter wheat late last fall, but
the pest is not yet done with its evil
work. These brown objects which
our correspondent wrongfully calls
eggs will turn into little lack file
about one-tenth of an inch long, re-
sembling small mosquitoes. They
will lay more eggs on the wheat, and
the maggots which come out of these
eggs will, by ~burrowing into the
straw, cause further damage. They
weaken the straw and cause it to fall
over.
What can we do with a field in
tested with Hessian fly? If the infes-
tation is slight, and but few of the
plants are killed, we would let the
ground stay in wheat, trusting that
the wheat will stool out sufficiently
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
How He Did Il.

At the dinner Saturday Of the Mill
tary Order Of Foreign Wars, Captain
Carlyle L. Burridge told of a man
who, returning to his domicile at
cockcrow, underwent an inspection by
his wife, who desired to know how
he came to have a large bump on his
forehead.
That? Oh, that's where I bit my
self" explained he OF the night key.
"Bit yourself?" the lady repeated
after him. How could you bite your
self away up there?"
why, I stood on a chair" he said
Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
Peas in Succession.

Peas in succession may be had In
two ways: First, by planting h early
kinds in installments from one to W
weeks apart until probably three plant
ings are made; second, by selecting
sorts that mature from a week to ten
days apart and planting them on the
same day. For instance, plant on the
same day Alaska, Lightning Express
and American Wcnder-in differnt
parts of the garden. if you raise your
own seed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
Just Hopes,

A gentleman never snatches his
trousers away from his wife when he
discovers her going through his pock-
cts. He only hopes she will leave him
enough with which to go downtown in
the morning. He is perfectly welcome
to go through her purse any time and
help himself to anything he can find.
That is what married life A
man should not allow his feelings to
be hurt when his wife runs across
loose change or a roll in his pockets;
he ought to play the game and take
such little conjugal pastimes for
granted.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26

yielding rods. Running forward from
this ring is a third and larger yield
ing rod which is connected to a clip
which encircles the wagon tongue
near the middle. The advantage or
this attachment will be readily seen.
Any strain on the wooden tongue Is
shared ny the iron rods, which being
made yieldable by spring parts In
their centers give just enough lee
way without allowing the tongue to
snap in two.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26

Successful farming is a science re-
curing judgment in application and
energy. Scientific farming Is not a
complex proposition hard to master.
It is simply a knowledge of require
ments, combined with organized COM
mon sense, applied to the soil and
plant life. The scientific farmer must
regard each step in the production OF
crops of equal. Importance, and each
onaration must receive that attention
necessary to make it perfect.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26

again. I don't know how to express
and I hope all suffering women will
give Lydia e. P1nkham's Vegetable
Compound Q trial. 1t was worth it,
weight in g6ld. Mrs. ]. r. ENDLICH,
r. F. D. No. Z, Erie, Pa.
Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases we know of, and
thousands Of voluntary testimonials
are on file in the Pinkham laboratory
at Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, such as inflamma.
ton, liberation, displacements, fbroid
tumors, irregularities, periodic pains,
backache, indigestion and nervous
prostration. Every suffering woman
owes it to herself to give Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound q trial.
II you want special advice write
Mrs.Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, forit.
It is free and always helpful.