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SWORN OFF ON PEANUTS.
The Henpecked Man s Arouses tho.
! 4 Suspicion Of His Better-HaH . 5
z: 4" IS. by Eating Them. S.. :. 5a. sS

4 q n very fond Of peanuts" said tho
henpecked man, according to the Philadel-
phia Record, "but I've had to give them
up No, not on account Of my health:
. gu see, my wife acted so foolish about it
that IS cut out the peanut habit simply to-
keep peace in the: family frequently
used to buy Z bag to take home in the
evening, and generally ate few on the
way, Well, the other evening my wife,
who has a most suspicious nature, sneered
ct me when reached home. Been eat
ing peanut. again, have your" she re-
marked. Why, yes, my dear said,
pulling the bag from my. pocket. Fine
thing to sober up on, eh?' she continued.
gazed at her in blank amazement. 'Oh,
you needn't play innocent she went on.
I know all about it. How many drinks
have you had to-day?' MY dear, ex-
postulated. I don't know what you mean
l have had nothing to drink Don't tell
me-, she exclaimed. I've found you out
at last And with that she flashed on
me some foolish newspaper clipping to the
effect that after inbibing too freely a few
peanuts have wonderful effect IN sober
ment and denial would be futiie; rather
than that I have given up peanuts" >:
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RECENT INVENTIONS,

A. new and Ingenious pocket cal
culator, automatic. ins<its action, has
been designed bysa German inventor.
The device comprises small case
about six inches In length made Of
steel and aluminum: There is key
board of nine figures corresponding to
the numerals, and 1t Is additionally
provided with a small spring for the
supply of the tens and hundreds.
There Is also a small dial. and by
pressing the requisite keys the total
amount ls recorded upon the dial.
The latest improvement IA the way
Of a screwdriver provides for mon
key-wrench attachment for use when
powerful pressure must be brought to
bear where it is desired to remove
screws which have become securely
imbedded in their places by means of
rust or other reasons. This new i'm
plement is made with square shank
of rather stout proportions, and this
enables the workman to make use OF
q monkey wrench in conjunction with
the screwdriyer, and thus the most
firmly tmbedded screw may be easily
dislodged.
Richard Strut, son Of Lord Ray
leigh, has invented clock which, no
says, will run for 1000 years. The
motive power is a small piece OF gold
leaf, which is electrified by means OF
a very small quantity of radium salt
The gold leaf bends away from tho
metal substance and keeps moving
under this influence until it toucf:ss
the side of the containing vessel. At
the moment of contact it loses its cleo
trical charge and then springs back
and is again electrified, and the process
is repeated 1t is thought that thor
oughly reliable clock could be made
with the use of radium salt for 1000.
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while the latter Well, he had heard
he could not tell for his life how or
where-that Mile intended making u
new deal, as to escorts, and had her eye
on Jack Kennedy. With this exasperat-
ing gossip in mind he had called on
Mile the evening before. He had found
her under the cherry tree by the front
gate. looking as innocent as Madonna
while she gathered the crimson fruit.
He thought she grew trifle nervous
as he pumped himself into the rustic
seat and said:
Il presume you are all ready for the
show tomorrow"
81 am awfully sorry, Ben" she be-
gan, "but I cannot CO."
Why" he exclaimed fercely. He
was expecting this and was prepared
"Oh," she answered, 'then you
haven't heard that Aunt Minerva.
mo! haven't heard, ineither have
you!" he almost shouted; for, although
Miles old auntie was no favorite of
Ben's, he was not going to have her
saddled with this subterfuge
tits no fault of Minerva Radcliffe's
that you've Tilted me at the last minute
for that upstart of a Kennedy; Of course
mott" ........
Flushed and irate he then swept down
the summary lane, leaving Mile no
q chance of explanation -..>'-.f~, :
- Like a cyclone" she said, but her
eyes were full of. pain and @astonish-
ment, while the cherries dropped IN
needed at her feet. <.:.% ri.
It was not; pleasant to remember it
now: but he had begun the trouble and
he meant to see the end. # :s.s s=5s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
SAVED cHlLD'S LIFE.
Remarkable Cure Of Dropsy by Dodd's
g., -. Kidney Pills. y

Sedgwick, Ark, June 19-The case of w.
S. Taylor's little son is looked upon by
those interested in medical matters as one
of the most wonderful on record. In this
connection his father makes the following
statement:- >.
Last September my little boy had
dropsy; his feet and limbs were swollen
to such an extent that he could not walk
or put his shoes on. The treatment that
the doctors were giving him seemed to
do him no good, and two or three people
said his days were short, even the doctors,
two Of the best in the country told me he
would not get better. I stopped their
Kidney Pills. I gave him three Pills a
day, one morning, noon and night for
eight days; at the end of the eighth day
the swelling was all gone, but to give
the medicine justice, I gave him eleven
more Pills. I used .thirty-fve Pills in all
and he was entirely cured. I consider
your medicine saved my child's life. When
the thirty-five Pills were given him, he
could run, dance and sing, whereas before
he was an invalid in his mothers arms
from morning until night"
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wOMAN'S PRIVILEGES.

She can wear her nat on one ear
without being suspected OF convivial
disposition.
She can be as inconsistent as an
April sky. and her instability will be
thought charming.
anything by artful methods, and never
lose her reputation for artless SINGER
ity
She can shed tears on the slightest
provocation, which will merely prove
to people that she ia tender hearted
and sympathetic.
She can look openly into every mir
ror she passes without being accused
of more than a natural feminine inter-
est IN her appearance.
She can spend good deal Of time
considering her clothes and primping
up her person. and who shall say that
1t Is not proper attribute Of her sex
to be beautiful?
Whereas if man did any of these
things he would be spelled in capital
letters as frivolous, unstable. weak,
vain, untruthful. foppish. hypocritical,
firtatious, mean, fake and silly.
She can succumb to all little weak
nesses OF womankind, such as coquet-
ishness, jealousy, vanity, trickery, in
consistency and infantility, and all
these things will, be smiled at and
condoned as enhancing her femininity.
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NERVOUSNESS and
WEAKNESS CURED
BY PE.Ru-NA.
eff tn 4 FeV DAVIS.

Miss Sadie Robinson, Rand street,
Maiden, Mass, writes:
" Peruna was recommended to mo
about year ago as an excellent remedy.
for the trou bles peculiar to our sex, and
as l found that all that was said of this
medicine was true, am pleased to en-
dorse it.
"fbegan to use 1t about seven nn,nfhs
ago for weakness and nervousness
caused from 0verw0rk and sleepIess-
ness, and found that in q few days I
began to grow strong, my appetite in-
creased and began to sleep better,
consequently my nervousness passed
away and the weakness IA the pelrfp
organs soon disappeared md / haye
beenweH and strong ever since" -.
Address DIR. S. B. Hartman, President
Of The'Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
o., for free medical advice. All CORES.
pondence strictly confidential. -
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ly young man when he wrote this let
ter. being then but II years of age. He
lived to be more than 80, and before his
death saw this great day celebrated as
he wished it celebrated over practically
all Of the civilized portion of the con-
tinent south of the Canadian line. His
death occurred on July 4, 1926, and on
the same day, and at almost the same
hour. there died also Thomas Jefferson,
colleague of Adams on the commit
tee which drafted the famous document
declaring American independence.
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her that it is Independence day in more
ways than one!"
This outburst. which did not augur
we'll for Ben Easton's Fourth" was
but continuation of yesterdays chap
ter. and he doubted not but that it would
be serious affair at the finish. How
ever. he meant to maintain his dignity
to the end, now that he had begun.
Yes; "he had begun" but he had '*just
cause and provocation,' as old Squire
Prebles would quote, and so he CHR
ruped to the FESTIVE bays triumphantly.
He had meant to take the new turn
out and Millicent Radcliffe to the Pent-
water picnic; but the former was shut
up hearse-like in the carriage house,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
Tohn Adams Foretold Our Noisv Celebrations

from letter written by him to his wife
from Philadelphia on July 3. ITS, "a
hours before old Liberty Bell had pro-
claimed to an expectant nation that it's
representatives had thrown of the yoke
of the tyrannical George III.
Thus it is that President Adams is the
inventor Of independence day celebra-
tions. Thus it is that the American
boy has his first and most prominent
authority for his hilarious observance
of this, the greatest day in our history:
President Adams was comparative
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Kidney Pills I told
the readers Of this
paper that they had
relieved. me of kid
ney trouble, dis
posed of q lame
back with pain
across my loins and
beneath the shout
der blades. During
the interval which
has elapsed I have
had occasion to re-
sort to Doan's Kid
ney Pills when I
noticed warnings of
an attack. On each
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30

did they?" he queried.
Eyes; was in the Hilton Rarlor when
you invited them
"You?" in establishment
Eyes; l went over to gsk the basket
phaeton, as auntie could f1de best in
that. drove to Fairview to-day" she
ended, sadly.
T. "Millie," cried Ben, "ar7 you too dis
gusted with me to take me back?",
Back home? o, no. planned as
much with the Hiltons this morning,
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Reduced Rates to Buffalo, N. T., Acct.
Annual Meeting B. P. o. Elks,
July 18th to 18th. The Nickel Plate Road
over at Chautauqua Lake, n. Y. Full
information of Agent, or address j. Y.
Callahan, General Agent, Ill Adams St.,
Chicago, III.
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Tom will drive the canopy-top and you
will go with me in the phaeton"
"Then the Hiltons know everything?"
He looked at her in humiliation.
"They know why l could not come
with you this morning." she said, eva
sively.
Ben sat down On the extreme end of
as the Hiltons, just then. But he would
be thankful that they did not know all.
At this juncture the trio came up be-
draggled and happy, carrying immense
wreaths of water lilies, and were ready
to go home.
ut has been such jolly day." ex-
claimed Rose; stringing fragrant
wreath on her arm and addressing
Mile.
Eyes; everybody is so independently
happy" answered Miss Radcliffe. 4:
Ben Easton bit his lips and flushed
to the roots of his hair Would he get
to the finish of this before it finished
him? 49,. ...~y
Fact" echoed Tom over Ben's head.
1--WE been having a fine time, too. When
your aunt wanted the phaeton thought
we were done for; but when you sent
Ben around, you let us all out, Miss Rad
cliffe" III. =
There's always a way out put in
Ben, catching at straws and hoping he
was the son of prophet at least. !
But his remark must have sounded
extremely funny, for it was received
with storm of applause. Tom went
so far as to roll on the sward in his mer-
riment, asking the girls to give three
cheers for 'the way out" -
When the shadows heightened and
everybody was getting everybody else's
dinner basket, the Hiltons filled up the
canopytop, with themselves and their
burden of lilies and rolled merrily home
ward. The phaeton followed with 4
more sedate couple. t. "a
'*Mil1te,'' said Ben, BY and by, were
you sorrowing so because broke your
heart, DEAR" - -, .-..g g.. g. zS
20, no." answered she, quietly Aunt
Minerva had telegram yesterday that
Uncle Abner was dead, and to come inn
mediately. Il thought great deal Of
Uncle Abner!" .5s@zfS>zzss ~ ~ sa
Ooh! then, you did not think Of me z.
chagrined in spite of himself.
20, no; l thought you could take care
Of yourself; YOU were so independent, Is 4;
and she sighed omplacently Is. ..s
And Ben Easton knew that he had:5
come plump up against the finish. Z. and
had missed his dignity
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Money Was All Right, But
First Clubman-Will you tell me why
your daughter refused the hand of old
Moneybags?
Second Clubman-Because of the rest
OF the anatomy that went with it.-Town
Topics
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Punishment to Fit the Crime.
Judge-It seems to me I've seen you be-
fore.
Prisoner-You have, my lord. I used to
give your daughter singing lessons.
Twenty years."-Answers.
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and every occasion the results obtained
were. just as satisfactory as when the
pills were first brought to my notice.
l just as emphatically endorse the
preparation to-day as I did over two
years ago."
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price so cents per box.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-30
Lydia e. Pxnlkhan,1s
Veuafahka Comm

Negotiable c0,,1pos.nd
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Pecu iarly adapted to the Gange Of
Life. Every time it will cure
BackCacIbe-
It has cured more cases Of Leucor-
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k1,egukasSfyy "
Suppressed or Painful Menstruation,
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Dizziness, Eaix,fnoss,
Extreme Lassitude, "don't-care j" and
Observation-Disclosures feeling, excit-
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Kidney Complaints
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You can write Mrs. Pinkham about
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This world would be great deal better
If, instead of devoting all their energy to
making good" more men would make
their life ideal being good.-Boston Globe.
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I Always Had a Headache
but since using DR.. Pusheck' s-Kuro it
has disappeared entirely. This is the best
medicine ! eyer used AND L have informed
many in Clayton about It.
RLbert Gold, Clayton, Wash.
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"Riches may hab wings when dey's
goin'," said Uncle Eben, ''but when dey's'
comm dey seems to travel on crutches."
WASHINGTON Star.
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ALL DONE OUT.

Veteran Joshua Heller, of 7o6 South
Walnut Street, Urbana. ILL.,, says: ''In
the fall of 1899 after taking Doans
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Ben Easton' S Fourth
BY MANDA L. CROKER

E stepped lightly into
the two-seated canopy
top and, flecking a bit
of dust from his sleeve,
took up the ribbons with
a lordly hand. "I'll show
Miss Mile a trick
it seemed there was
more emphasis than was
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Address Allen S. Olmsted. Ie Roy, ~. q. S
III Misfortune teaches : man who are hin
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~~O Ohm ADAMS, a signer
!: !: !: !: &:
NSES%1 of the Declaration of In
W0ODCV president of the United
friend of the American
boy. Not only did he believe it to be
every boys inalienable right, but his
patriotic duty to burn his fingers with
gunpowder and to deafen the populaee
with noises of all descriptions on the
nations natal day. That such was his
belief is proven by the above extract
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
WAITING TO ASSAULT.
The Last Ravine in the Valley Before Port Arthur

extended formation over small area
does not let the number mount.
Nogi has fought the campaign in mas
terly fashion. It has been said tina.
ne looks like Grant. So he does, with
grim smile. taciturn jowi and power in
the joints.
He is soldier and philesophe-;;
that is to say. a piece Of granite cas-
in human mold He is a Japanese ard
samurai; that is to say. a yeneered
savage
H. has held consistently TO his plan
Of campaign from the hrst: that Is. 10
demonstrate the west. where 9ss-
Metre Hill is while he pierced the Rus
sian right center He has been trying
TO pierce that right center for five
months But clever engineers and back
to-the-Wall fighting allied with the High
er Power who built the mountains have
been in the way
Yet he has fought II on this line,
though IL has taken all summer. a
regular Grant Now IL looks as if il
would take all winter. But he Will have
to- Iurn from Grant to Hannibal and
weather the Alps. for he has found the
Manchurian Houfs-ains bleak with v-ls.z1 IL
sleeJ and snow. and bare CcTsr.
He is fortunate III soldiers They are
maryels OF endurance, scent 10 bear any
thing, exist on q promise and q prIll-
ciple, and conquer all thiaG ve when
q Higher Power re-enfoyee ne clever
engineers
The Washington times., 1905-01-08

Copyrighted. 1905. by Richard Barry.}
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
THE FRONT PATROL


be repulsed until every defender Is killed
1t is not probable that the japanese
shell fire had done much real harm.
though ii has knocked the ships and
town about and displaced much earth
on the forts.
About one in 400 Of the Russian shells
has done damage. a shell appeals to
the imagination and let's the rumor
dealers at Chefoo. seventy miles away.
see blood on the moon. but for casual
ties we must look 10 bullets
Bullets Make No Noise.
Bullets make little noise and little
wounds. Yet there have been about 4o.-
eco 600 discharged az Port Arthur in the
past five months. and 100000 bits OF
steH flying about are bound to hit some
hearts in Japan and other hearts in
Russia. Even though men have been
known to get them in the brain and
walk off the fell. many are sure TO find
arteries and .spines.
Some $1,000 Japanese have got them
..hus, for good and ali, or for the ac-
ton. How many Russians. Stoessel
alone knows
In the beginning Stoessel had abou;
q. coo men 1t is likely that fully hall
OF that force remained available in the
end of December, and half OF: that half
would be enough TO man the line OF
permanent defense. whose front is only
The Washington times., 1905-01-08

and shoe leather and all that starving
nonsense-pshaw.
There are two sources of information
about Port Arthnr-deserters and refu-
gees. In general, the deserters all
with one another. The deserters say
there IS scarcity and depression, the
refugees that there is sufficiency and
excellent morale One who has seen the
repulSe of grand assault needs no tes-
timony as TO morale. The Russian dead
and prisoners look well enough fed.
As for water, the Russians have ap-
pafatus for condens;ng sea water two
fine artesian wells. and number Of
good Chinese hand wells, besides three
of the four pumping stations they
originally held-
Lack of Ammunition.
Ammunition? Here is tie crux OF the
situation. The whole question Of Port
Arthur now resolves itself into this:
How long viii the ammunition hold out ?
They are short of shrapnel. which, next
to rifle bullets. is the most essential
| thing. II they had plenty of shrapneI
they could make It hot for the adranc-
ing japanese. but. as it is. they always
,, save every shot until 1t can tell What
they do fire into the Japanese camp is
naval ammunition and does little harm.
1t is believed they have plenty of
small arm ammunition, and If this is
| true, as II seems likely. the assaults can
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
Jap Losses overestimated.

The japanese losses have been vastly
overestimated The censorship has been
so absolute that no word OF authentic
news has leaked out and the origin
of nearly all the reports about numbers
is Chefoo, the Insignificant treaty port
on the China cost, seventy miles away.
Chefoo has been the cause of the .-icss
of more men at Port Arthur than the
whole empire OF Japan could furnish.
There has been but one time when
the losses We're really great-in the
seven days battle, from August 1s 10
Is Then the japanese casualties in
killed and wounded amounted to up
ward of o, 900 men No other grand as
sault cost more than 5000. The usual
loss for a hard days fighting is about
3.oe0. That is q frightful number when
you come TO think of IT. Fighting in
The Washington times., 1905-01-08

eight and half miles long and superb
ly intrenched
The losses in resisting assaults have
been small Where the loss has been
heavy. is in sorttes. and there have been
SortIes nearly every night The preSer-
walton Of morale impels 1t; the men
must be kept at work or spirits flag.
The desperation OF the atternF.s to
win glory and fortune sneers at de-
scription
The Washington times., 1905-01-08
Every Lethal Weapon.

Stoessel has availed himself OF every
weapon of defense on which he could
lay hands.
In the assaults on the Keekwan forts
In August. his men resisted with dung
balls tossed into the faces of their ad-
Yancing foes.
Japanese burial parties have not been
permitted TO inter their own corpses nor
the corpses Of Russians fallen between
the lines OF the bloody angle The re-
sultine stencil in the broihng summer
sun was carried by the wind and the
declVlty into the japanese faces and
made living next TO unbearable-
The Russians above. safe in permanent
works, smiled in grim glee. The dead
were helping them as the living could
not.
Wounded men falling in this zone have
been shot by men in the Russian line
and left 10 rot. In the hand-to-hano
lighting nothing possible has been omit
ted-grenades. pistols. bayonets, sabers
pocket knives, stones. cItdgels, fists
te eth, and 1--we! GIFTED boots have beer
in the final scriTnn3aS SeS-