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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
SAVED THE LIMITED:
Ralph Walters Also Won Girl He
Loved, and 0utwitted
a MiSer.
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.

A little incident like the crossing
II two pins on railroad track was
the starting point in a new destiny
for Ralph Walters. 1t was at little
station where he had been waiting for
a ''train for Warburton. The through
train did not stop. He could hear 1t
coming now. The local was not due
for an hour. All alone on the bench
outside the depot, he caught sight OF
the through" coming around tho
curve. Then, CHANGING to glance the
other way, he sprang to his feet with
a cry of horror.
A little urchin not over six years
old had been placing two pins cross
wise on the. outer rail, to make "scis-
sors" A sight of the coming train
startled the youngster. In his trepida-
ton he slipped over the rail and
rolled directly into the middle of the
road bed.
He was too far away for Ralph to
reach him in time, and the latter saw
at a glance that the onrushing train
would be upon the lad before he could
get clear of the tracks. The young
man knew that on the turn Of mo-
ment hung a. precious human life.
His leisure waiting had given him,
from observation, a practical idea OF
the switches. There was one thing
TO do, and that quickly. Ralph acted.
He sprang at switch and pulled 1t
over to outer clear. The fast Limited
with jerk and foot swung over to
a siding, the little boy rolled from
his bed of danger, and, half, fright
ened to death, ran from the spot,
screaming out his terror.
There we're explanations due the
switched train, Ralph we'll knew. Be-
fore he could make them, however,
something happened that neither he
nor the crew Of the Limited had ex-
pected. Around the east curve came
a locomotive with full head Of steam
un; 1t flashed on it's way, and Ralph
realized that somewhere there were
crossed orders.
The conductor of the Limited came
rushing up to Ralph, his face white
and excited. In word he gathered
an explanation Of the motive of
Ralph in switching the train. Then
he dashed into the station, to find
the operator away for dinner. He
rushed. to the telephone instrument,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
KINGS MESSENGERS,

Though now only seven in number
the British kings messengers are a
small body with much importance.
They carry letters and dispatches
from the king and foreign Office to
ambassadors and ministers abroad,
and the railway and steamboat COM
panies make special arrangements for
their convenience. Each messenger
carries a six-inch silver-gilt badge and
number. The badge consists of the
royal arms and motto In an oval sur
mounted by a crown, and from it
hangs a silver greyhound, which gives
the messengers their romantic title
of SILVER greyhounds." These are
often employed to carry personal mes
sages from the king and queen to
their relatives on the continent. In
Queen Victoria's reign a messenger
used to call each week at Brussels to
receive from the royal kitchen tin
of biscuits which were fancied by her
late majesty.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
PICTURESQUE Note,

Even in the matter of tailor-made
gowns a certain picturesque note as
serts itself this season, the severity
of the coats, for example, being very
frequently softened by the introduce
ton of frilled jabots Of net and lace,
emphasizing the Directoire style in
which the collars and revers are cut.
The coats themselves, too, show a
very becoming fullness, both back
and front, above the curved lines of
stitched strappings with which so
many of the basques are finished. The
fabrics which are employed for some
of these tailor-made gowns are in
themselves exceedingly picturesque
and far more decorative than the
smooth cloths and fine serges which
have been used hitherto for gowns Of
this description.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
Hard Worked Quotations.

The vote of the people as to the
most hard-worked quotations from
N Shakespeare, ~ Milton, (3)
Dryden, (4) Pope, (5) Cowper, (6)
Campbell, (7) Byron, (s) Shelley, (9)
Wordsworth, 10) Tennyson, has re-
suited as follows:
1. '"To be or not to be-
2. "They also serve who only stand
and wait"
g. 'tNone but the brave deserves
the fair:
"A little learning is a. dangerous
thing" - Il: i - -
S: "The cups that cheer but not in.
ebriate" :" -
6. Distance elnds enchantment to
the vlew.'* -
T. Truth is always strange
stranger than fiction"
8. Hail to thee, blithe spirit"
8. 1--WE are .seven." -.
10. otis better to- have loved and
lost than never to- have loved at all"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
New Veil.

It is accordion plated, and has a
number of practical points. It is easy
of adjustment, as it clings. to the edge
Of the hat, and it can be conveniently
rolled up and carried about in hand
bag without becoming mussed. The
material may be either, net or chiffon,
but soft chiffon is the most satisfac.
tory. You may have the r:aits run
any direction that you choose. The
selvage forms the top and bottom fin
ish, and hens are necessary only in
the back. A plat three-eighths of an
inch deep is good size. Consult a
platter as to the amount Of material
required for certain shape and size
The finishing of the edges must be
done before the plating is put in.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27

| NOW, al this was prelude t. Z
closer acquaintance, and inside of q
month of an engagement, and that liz
Its turn, led to stormy interview
with purse-proud Morris Delmar, in
which he angrily informed Ralph that
he was presuming beyond his station.
might draw what was coming to him,
and was forbidden ever calling at the
house again.
Ralph had one staunch friend in
the city, his dead uncle's lawyer. He
always went to him when in trouble.
He went to him now.
"Glad you came, right In the nick
Of time," declared Walter Moore. Il
was just thinking of sending for you,
to see if you didn't want to go into
business for yourself" .,
That's a fine question to aski" re.
torted Ralph bitterly. What capital
have l got?"
"Oh, l was thinking of finding the
capital for you." explained Moore.
1T won't take much. A sure. brisk
business from the start will provide
for the rest. I propose to lease the
store directly across the street from
Delmar, and put up sign reading.
Jonathan Walters 800
But that is the name that Mr.. Del.
mar operates under now" exclaimed
Ralph.
"Precisely-until next Saturday
night. After that-no."
Explain that" gasped the Devil.
dered Ralph.
"You remember when your uncle
failed, two years ago."
Indeed d." assented Ralph,
gravely. II had just come here, ex-
pecting to find good position in his
employ"
well, to satisfy his creditors, he
sold out to this shrewd Spectator.
Delmar, at a sacrifice. The latter
was keen enough to value the good will
Of Jonathan Walters, built up through
thirty years business. That name
was magnet, so he made your uncle
sign contract, agreeing. for himself
and his heirs and assigns, not to re-
enter business under two years. The
two years are up next Saturday"
"Well?"
"And then, as his heir, you are the
owner of the trade name, Jonathan
Walters"
See here, Moore" demurred Ralph,
you are pushing me into hold-up
game"
mot at ALL" laughed the young at
torney-"diamond cut diamond, that's
all. I intend that you shall win that
little girl you love and outwit this
gruff bear Of a miser. Leave it to
me-"
The following Monday morning,
Morris Delmar, in mingled rage and
amazement, stormed into the new
store having above it's door a great
gilt sign bearing the name of iona
than Walters.' He demanded to
know what it meant
Moore told him. Mr.. Delmar
chewed the bitter cud of chag1in for
a short time. Money counted against
pride.
Jonathan Walters is certainly
good trade name," gently insinuated
the lawyer.
eyes," acknowledged the money
maker, grudgingly. II guess I'll have
to keep it in the family Tell young
Walters it's partnership-and
wedding"
copyright. 1913. by W. G. Chapman)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
Hous on Alfalfa.

A Kansas farmer, who raises be-
tween 500 and 600 hogs ever year,
says that his hogs have turned into
pork by running on alfalfa pasture
with an average of about one ear of
corn per day until the last six weeks
when they are given all the corn they
will eat in addition to the alfalfa. This
farmer, who seems to know his bust
ness, says he does not pasture so
closely but that he is able to get two
and sometimes three cuttings per
annum from them and these will
average from three-quarters to a little
over ton per cutting. Some brains
in this plan.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
The Town Cow.

1t is surprising fact to many to
learn that there are very consider
able number of COWS kept within
the limits of every great city. Cows
are familiar sight on the streets of
many small towns, but in our vast
congested urban centers the sight of
one is very unusual. Of course the
number of COWS here is much small
er in proprtion to the population, and
it is very unfortunate in many ways
that there are not more cows dwelling
in our midst, so to speak.
The city COW, when owned and man.
aged by professional milkman, has
proved to be a considerable menace
to health in the past, entirely due to
the way in which such animals have
been handled. We do not wish to be
understood as advocating the opera
ton OF commercial dairy herds under
urban conditions, but we do believe
firmly that it would be great agent
for the better health of city children
if there were more city COWS owned
by their parents.
Census figures show that the infant
mortality rate in large cities is much
higher than among children of the
same class, age, and mode of life in
smaller towns or in the country.
While a number of factors combine
to bring about the early passing away
of comparatively large proportion of
the little children who are unfortunate
enough to be born in large city, the
scientists who give their time and
thought to these serious problems are
almost unanimously agreed that the
greatest single factor behind these
atrociously high infant death rates is
that of impure milk.
Impure milk has, and still does, reap
a terrible harvest, and among those
who are least able to help themselves.
Carrying it's disease germs. its decom-
posed organic matter, its filth of vari-
GUS kinds, in a liquid form, it is neces-
sarily taken by many children without
having been heated or purified in any
way. It's malignant contents attack
the child in its weakest organs, those
Of digestion, and the results enter into
those census figures referred to. =,
Much can be done. to safeguard the
milk supply of the cities; much is be-
ing done now and more will be done
in the future, as fast as the public
awakes to the. tremendous importance
Of the subject. 1. 3
One Of the quickest Ways % get -
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suits IN your campaign to project your
own family from impure milk IL to
thoroughly Investigate the source OF
supply and see that the milk comes
nom healthy cows. and is handled
IN such a way that 1t reaches you
within twelve hours after milking that
It has not been warmer than 80 de-
grees since milking, and that there
has been no possible chance of dust o.
dirt of any character getting into it. ,
The very best and most satisfactory
way to secure pure milk, at the lowest
possible cost is to keep q COW your
sell, II your circumstances will permit
All you will need 10 q small stable.
and a lot of paddock where the COW
can get out into the fresh air for ex-
ercise. Even under city or suburban
conditions milk can be produced for
from three to five cents quart, buy
Ing all the feed. Many q city man IL
getting all the milk his family wants
for their own use and Is selling
enough besides to pay for his cows
entire keep.
Milk, when taken from the COW In
the proper manner, is as clean rs any
article Of food that we have. The
sooner it reaches the consumer and
the fewer hands it has to pass
through, the smaller the opportunity
for foreign matter and disease germs
to get into it. The city family that
owns, feeds and milks its own COW
enjoys one Of those great privileges
that make the country a better place
to live In than the city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
Using Hedges Profitable.

The hedge Is one Of the most valu.
able landscape assets that we have,
and at the same time one of the most
abused. Tremendously popular twenty
years ago, it fell rapidly into disuse
about the same time that the front
yard fence began to be abolished. The
ornamental hedge Is beginning to
come back to its proper field now, and
we trust that it will be more generally
used, in its proper place.
The formal hedge, particularly the
evergreen hedge, has not place on the
small lot. It is as much out of place
as six two-story Ionic pillars in front
Of portable bungalow. And that
means that hedges of any kind are In
bad taste on most small lots.
If the house itself is not close to the
sidewalk, or it Is desirable to use a
hedge on a small lot because of un-
usual conditions, use low, informal
hedge such as barberry or Japanese
ounce.
The great field of the hedge is as
beautiful boundary partition on large
grounds, or as screen to furnish pri-
vacy and shut out disagreeable views.
In such locations the. evergreen
hedge cannot be surpassed, because it
Is equally effective iE winter and sum-
mer, its life is from fifteen to twenty
years, and it forms an excellent back
ground for deciduous planting.
T1c0 Avoa,~4oo~ h.
lower hedges and hemlock for the tree
hedges. The effect is somber and the
view from the house will be bright
ened by planting a few Colorado blue
spruce and a line of red barked flow
er1ng dogwood against the hedge.
More graceful and cheering effects
can be secured by putting in Califor-
MIA privet, barberry or Japanese
ounce, and they are fully as satisfac-
tory in their own way.
For screens nothing can surpass
hemlock or some of our beautiful de-
ciduous shrubs, such as the hardy
lilacs and syringas.
In moist, cool regions, such as pre-
vail along the coast line of New Eng
land, the lockwood plant is almost uni
versally used, and it makes a hedge
as smooth and solid looking as a bank
of turf
Planting directions vary with the
season, Vie soil and the plants used;
hence we cannot cover them all in this
article.
Hedges may be planted successful
ly at any time of the year that the
ground can be worked, but spring and
fall are the best times. Be sure to
fertllize we'll and plant thickly enough.
About SIS worth of plants will make
an ordinary hedge 200 feet long.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
Ground Oats.

Ground oats with the hulls sifted
out make almost ideal food for young
pigs. While oats scattered on the
ground in. a dry place make an excel.
lent feed for brood sows. Crushed OF
ground oats as a slop may form one
third the ration for brood sows or
growing pigs until they reach the
period Of fattening, but oats are not
profitable as feed for fattening hogs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
Chance Purse Bracelets.

Change purse bracelets are among
the new pieces OF jewelry. The purse
shaped like tiny circular powder
puff box, has a closely fitted spring
operated lid which flies back at a
touch and reveals a space for nickels
and dimes. 1t is attached to self
closing extension bracelet so narrow
that it scarcely shows upon the wrist,
and the purse itself is SO fiat that it
readily slips out of sight under tho
gloves wrist. ..s..' !
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Realized That Somewhere There Were
Crossed Orders,

was busy there for two minutes, and
came out swiftly.
"The biggest thing you will ever
DO he said in strained tone, lis
what you've done in switching our
train"
1T was an impulse The sight of
the child" began Ralph, almost apol-
ogetically.
III you hadn't" went on the conduc-
tor, you can guess what might have
happened. We had no notice Of the
special that just dashed by. The alb
sent operator here was expected to
signal us. Say, you've saved the Linn
ited!"
The switched train stood stalled
where it had halted. 1t seemed that
the minute the engineer struck the
siding be put on the brakes so
quickly that connection was brok-
en-. The train hands were trying to
adjust this now. The passengers,
startled and curious, had come from
the coaches. Ralph observed a group
Of them now surrounding the conduc-
tor. He pointed at Ralph, and from
the actions of the group the latter
knew that they were discussing him
Being modest young man, he
walked down the track to find the
Scissors" beside it where the wheels
of the great steam giant had welded
the two pins. Ralph could not very
we'll evade a group which met him.
They congratulated him on his action
In saving the train. One among them
a bright-eyed miss, plainly indicated
in her grateful glance that she consid
cred him something of hero. When
the train was ready to start up, by
chance, it seemed. she found a seat
beside him.
THAT must be q cherished sou.
venir,"~ she remarked, as she noticed
the baby scissors in Ralph's hand.
You may have it, If you like" he
said.
"Oh, I shall value it so greatly
What a story l shall have to tell my
friends concerning it,"
They became quite friendly during
the trip. She told Ralph she was or
her way to the home of a relative
who had adopted her, Mr.. Morris Del
mar, and she was Lucy Delmar.
In sheer establishment Ralph
learned this, for Norris Delmar was
hts employer At the terminus he
was separated from the young lady
but not until she had shyly asked bin
to call some evening, that her friends
might thank the man who had saved
the Limited.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
Tramp Defrauded Lawyers.

Four Ammanford (Carmarthenshire)
solicitors were alleged to have been
duped by George Sullivan, otherwise
Murphy Finnegan, laborer on tramp,
who was recently committed by the
magistrates for trial on charges of OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses.
Representing that he had been knock
ed down by a motor car, he asked, it
was stated, each of the solicitors to
act for him In a compensation claim,
and they all gave him money when
he told them he was penniless.-Lon.
don Mail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
TENDERFEET WIN
WORLD CHAMPION SHIP
HILL AND SONS, THE DAT CHAM,
PloNs, ARE cockNEYs BORN
AND BRED. *S

C3ty-OfeQ IN the WORLDS greatest
metropolis and unframed as to thingG
agricultural, were J. c. Hill and his
three boys when they settled on home.
steads at Lloydminster, in the Prov.
ince Of Saskatchewan western Can.
ada). eight years ago. Today they
are the recognized champion oat grow.
ers Of the North American continent,
having won twice in succession the
silver challenge cup, valued at $780,
at the Fifth National Corn exposition
Columbia, 8. c. The Plate, officially
known as the Colorado Dat trophy, il
emblematic Of the grand champion.
ship prize for the best bushel OF oats
exhibited by individual farmers or ex.
pertinent farms at these expeditions.
The Hill entry won this year In tho
face Of the keenest competition, hun
dreds Of exhibits being sent by expe-
rienced farmers from all parts of the
United States and Canada. The oats
were grown OF land which was wild
prairie less thar four years ago.
When Mr.. Hill and his three sons,
who probably never saw q wider acre.
age than the hills of Hampstead
Heath. or the parks of London, came
to Saskatchewan eight years ago, they
had little more capital than was re-.
Quired for homestead entry fees. They
filed on four homesteads, in tho Lloyd.
minister district, which straddles the
boundary of Alberta Ind Saskatche.
wan. They went to work with a will,
ripping the rich brown sod with break.
Ing plows and put in q crop, which
yielded fair returns.
They labored early and late and de.
MED themselves paltry pleasures, glad
to stand the gan for while in rising
to their possibilities. They talked with
successful farmers and studied crops
and conditions and proflted by both.
The new life on the farm was strange
but they never lost heart, handicapped
as they were by lack of experience
and capital.
The farm house, modern in every
respect, compares favorably with any
residence in the city. The Hills have
substantial bank accounts and their
credit Is gllt-edge from Edmonton to
Winnipeg and beyond.
There is nothing secret about our
methods nor is our plan copyrighted.
We first made thorough study of
climatic conditions, soil and seed"
said Mr.. Hill. 1--WE tended our crops
carefully and gradually added live
stock, realizing from the beginning
that mixed farming would pay larger
and more certain returns than straight
grain growing. We have demonstrated
that fact to our satisfaction and the
result is that many Of the farmers in
the district are following our exam.
pie"
The land that the Hills work is of
the same class as may be found any.
where in Manitoba, Saskatchewan oe
Alberta
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
Wives Like Unto Job!

At a dinner party in New York not
long ago the talk turned on the
virtue of patience as personif1ed in
the patience of Job.
At this a French woman at the Ia
BILE exclaimed with comic pathos:
Talk about the patience Of tho
late Monsieur Job! Any woman is
entitled to a like immortal reputation
who has ever had husband at home
with a cold in his head"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
Drivinq- Horses.

Drive slowly when the horse Is full
of food and water, but after the mus
cles are limbered and the system
emptied increase the speed. Never
keep the same gait and speed for g
long time, for change Of gait y
anuiyalept 20 . rest z#s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
Panel Sash.

Worth is using a sash which may
otherwise be described as a panel.
It is so important. It is shirred with
heading at the high waistline. and
hung I'm straight loose folds from
there to the bottom Of the skirt, en-
tirely concealing the flat, scast line
Of the back caused BY the placing Of
III the draperies and flllness IN front
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-27
Pier Must Re Lenothened

The longest pier In New York har-
Dor Is nine hundred feet IN length.
The Imperator, due ut that port %
May ~, 10 80 feet long. i e.
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The people who have money enough
do not seem to know it.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums reduces inf1amma-
ton ,allays pain cures wind collie, &c bottle A