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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
STORY OF IOWA TWlSTER
Picked Up Mare and Colt and Re-
turned Them to Earth With
out Injury.

Talking about cyclones, the most
peculiar circumstances I ever heard
Of took place over near Mingo "a years
ago." said H. w. Robinson, according to
the Des Moines Register and Leader.
'One of those terrible twisters came
tearing down from the southwest
toward Mingo along late one summer
afternoon, but apparently not in line
with the town. Many of the citizens
about Mingo saw it and most of them
took to shelter.
lover in the field in the direct path of
the whirling mass were mare and colt
feeding. Suddenly the whirlwind was
upon them. Well, sir, that animal and
her colt were lifted up just like an
ordinary wind would lift piece of pa
per and carried straight up to consid-
cradle height and let down again as
gentle like as though they were being
lowered in an elevator. They alighted
almost in the place where they were be-
fore the storm struck. Apparently con-
fused at first, the animals finally pulled
themselves together, and as the storm
passed on began eating grass az though
nothing had happened"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
"THE DEAR OLD DAYS."

Gimme back the dear old days-all' the
boys in line
boy stood on tho burnin' deo." an
."Bingen on the Rh.ne!
Twas midnight; In his guarded tent
we spoke 1t high and low,
While Mary trotte6 out that lamb whose
fleece was white as snow!"
Gimme back the dear old days that Mem'ry
loves to keep,
With "Pilot. tits fearful night-therea
danger on tho deep!"
The oldtime awkward gestures-the jerk,
meant fer bow
We said that "Curfew should not ring,
but. Lord! it's ringin' now!
Gimme back tho dear old days-the pat.-~
way through the dells
TO the schoolhouse in the blossoms; tat
sound Of far-off bells
Tinklin' 'crost the meadows; the song OF
the bird an brook;
The old-time dictionary. an the blue-back
spellin' book!
Gone, like dream. forever!-A city's hid
the place
Where stood the old log schoolhouse; an n o
familiar face
In smilin there in welcome beneath a morn
in sky
There's bridge acrost thu liver; an we've
crossed, an said "Goos-by!"
Frank L. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitu-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
]. IN DARKEST AFRICA


The French government intends to
make experiments ia til: Congo col
ony In the cultivation Of wild cof-
fee tree discovered by thssexplorer, N.
Chevalier. - III. 1873. >. ! 49,. s.,
Miss Jane Nathan, who is the first
South African-born girl licensed to
practice as a dental surgeon, has re-
turned from her successful studies in
Europe to begin her profession at Ham
over, Cape Colony. She is also be-
lieved to be the first South African
girl to take any medical degree.
Dr. Robert Koch had a caravan.
consisting Of 20 men, when he visited
Morogoro, in German East Africa, last
month. The natives called him tho
great medicine man" and were aston
ished at the size Of his expedition.
which had for it's object the study of
the plague and Of q kind Of fever
which is communicated by tie rapas1.
or bedbugs, and which has made ore
road almost impossible 1t is no.
deadly, but makes invalids of the VIC
Tins for weeks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
TOLD OF THOSE WHO WRITE.

Ernest Treeton, q writer Of serial
stories, has lately told OF the young
woman amateur who CHANGED to get
an unfinished story accepted by q
weekly paper for immediate publica-
ton. Months passed and the thing
went on. A desperate editor wrote let
ter after letter imploring her to wind
up. The unhappy girl wrote despair
ingly that she couldn't stop it; the
elongating thing had wound round her
as the sea serpent wound about Lao
coon. Finally the editor himself
ended It.
Miss Betham Edwards in her "Home
Life In France writes: "The best
contemporary French writer's often use
English words not as yet naturalized,
without italics or quotation marks.
Thus Cherbuliez wrote of the hall in
stead OF lie vestibule' in one Of his
novels; Brizeux makes a lady conju-
gate the verb 1uncher' in one of his
plays. Fllrt, croquet, garden party,
f1ve o'clock, and variety of similar
expressions are employed as If be-
longing to the French tongue. Eng
llsh names and pet names have an
especial attraction for French ears"
There Is pitiful story Of Philip
Bourke Marston, the blind English
writer. One day a PARTICULARS good
idea came to him and he sat down to
his typewriter with enthusiasm. He
wrote rapidly for hours and had near
~ finished the story when a friend
came in. Read that" said Marston
proudly, "and tell me what you think
OF it." The. friend stared at the hap
Ply author and then at the blank sheets
of paper in his hand before he was
able to understand the little tragedy.
The ribbon had been taken from the
typewriter and Marston's toll was for
nothing. He never had the heart to
write that story again.
Hall Game thinks that the novel of
the future will become more and more
the religious novel and that it will
only be accepted, whether by the plow-
man or the philosopher, in the degree
In which it unites with the simplest
pictures Of human life the deepest
problems Of humanity. II think it
will be realized he says, "that the
capacity of the novel for any work
whatsoever, whether of simple enter
tainment or of deep teaching, is en-
tirely without limit; that there is no
vehicle so capable of reaching wide
area, no medium SO adaptable to the
needs Of man in all his stages of in
tellectual development; in word,
that there is no pulpit with sounding
board that will send the human voice
30 far"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

The income Of Oxford university is
slightly under 10000 year.
Swedish school children under the
guidance of their teachers annually
plant about 100000 trees.
Prof. Molisch, of Prague, says that
photographs can be taken by the light
emitted by raw potatoes and hard
boiled eggs.
DR.. William Royal Stokes and DR..
John S. Fulton, Of the Maryland
board of health, insist that they have
discovered a curative serum for ty-
phoid fever, after four-years' search.
Prof. Giuseppe Levi, Of Milan, will
soon visit Paris to demonstrate before
the Academy Of Medicine his new cure
for tuberculosis by means Of iodine in
jections, the composition of which is a
secret. He claims that 40 to so injec-
tons will bring about a complete cure.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
A TEST
BELLE MANIATES
Copyright, 1905, by W. G. Chapman.)

'0H to be IS again and debutante!"
~ sighed Rose Cantrell, as she gazed
upon a young vision of loneliness enter
ing the ballroom with her chaperon.
II am glad you are not" said the
man standing beside her. your lit
tie friend there is beauty and no
mistake; she will make two hearts
palpitate tonight, from all accounts.
Who do you think will win out, Ste
phen, the stalwart, or Lionel, the Glib
sonian? l understand they are both
devotees at the shrine of the little
debutante."
Alas! fear the conditions favor
a Lionel night" replied Rose with a
sigh. "He is dangerously handsome
and fascinating Stephen !s too mas
sive and overwhelmingly in evening
dress. He would look better in a uni
form or in a careless hunting COS
tune. Lionel is in his element on such
an occasion"
''She is divinely tall" said the man.
still gazing at the young girl. Did
you tell me she was an orphan? She
seems TO- be chaperoned by Mrs. Wes-
ton"
"She stays with Mrs. Weston while
her parents are travelling" replied
Rose
What are they travelling for, and
why doesn't she travel with them? ?"
persisted her interlocutor
Rose sighed and regretted the Curl
osity Of her friend, Tom. She also
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21

regretted that Pearl had conflded to
her a secret that was not to be i'm
parted to third person. Fortunately,
their waltz was on, and Tom forgot
his inquiry.
Throughout the evening Rose
watched with interest the division of
the greater share of Pearls dances
between the tall, broad-shouldered
man in whose eyes was a world of
silent alteration, and the gay hand
some youth who danced with such
reckless abandon.
1T could hardly be expected, sup
pose" cogitated Rose, that a girl so
young and inexperienced as Pearl
would make the sensible choice and
take Stephen. Still Pearl is wise be-
yond her years. l wonder If she will
tell them what she told me. 1t should
make no difference to q man in love,
but l imagine Lionel will shy at the
disclosure but Stephen, so capable of
the grand passion, ought not to mind
anything"
A few days after the ball Pearl came
w Ae~J q 'AoAI " AeOSS, WHO proposed
on rainy afternoon that they tele-
phone Tom to come and divert them.
"Whom shall ask him to bring
with him, Stephen or Lionel?" she
asked, turning to Pearl.
Both" replied the sagactous
maiden, with an enchanting smile.
The Lady or the Tiger" thought
Rose, as she gave Tom his instruc-
tions.
The three men promptly responded
to the summons and when Rose was
serving tea, Tom casually remarked
to Pearl:
you have come to the city In nv
absence, Miss Craig"
YES" she replied. "You have heen
away two years, haven't you? and nv
guasdian, Mrs. Weston, only moved
here year ago."
Il believe Rose said that your par
ents are traveling?"
Rose tried to divert his attention.
but his eyes were fixed on Pearl. who
appeared quite at ease.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
-Four Facts For
Sick Women
To ConSidez
Lydia E. Pinkhan;s Vegetable Compound
Has an Unequalzed Record of Cures
Mrs. Pinkl7an's Ad0ice Is ConftdeD-
haL Free, and al1oays Helpful

FIRsT.-That almost every operation
in our hospitals performed upon women
becomes necessary through neglect of
such symptoms as backache, irregular
and painful menstruation, leucorrh9a,
displacements of the uterus, pain in
the side, burning sensation in the stom-
ach, bearing-down pains, nervousness,
dizziness and sleeplessness.
/ SECoND.-The medicine that holds
| the record for the largest number of
absolute cures of female ills is Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It. regulates, strengthens and cures
diseases of the female organism as
nothing else can.
For thirty years it has been helping
women to be strong, curing backache,
nervousness, kidney troubles, all utter
inc and ovarian Inflammation, weak
ness and displacements, regulating
menstruation perfectly and overcom-
ing it's pains. It has also proved itself
invaluable in preparing for childbirth
and the change of life.
TH1RD.-The great volume of unso-
licited and grateful testimonials on file
at the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, many of which are from time to
time published by permission, give alb
solute evidence of the value Of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Mrs. Pinkham's advice.
FouRTH.-Every ailing woman in the
United States is asked to accept the
following invitation. It is free, will
bring you health and may save your
life.
Mrs. Plnkham's Standing Invitation
to Women.--Women suffering from any
form of female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn: Mass. All letters are
received, opened, read and answered
by women only. From symptoms given,
your trouble may be located and the
quickest and surest way of recovery
advised. Out of the vast volume of ex-
perience in treating female ills Mrs.
Pinkham probably has the very knowl-
edge that will help your case. Surely.
any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish
if she does not take advantage of this
generous offer of assistance.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21

dainty clothing, and every opportunity
given to pass time in thorough recrea-
ton and enjoyment. For the wives
there will be hours of some fancy
work, of reading summer novels, Of
tennis, golf or driving; and for the
husbands there will be long days of
toll in tropic temperature and a
lonely house to go to at night, with
meals picked up at restaurants, and
every variation of discomfort.
Men say little about it, but they feel
acutely the loneliness of the summer
weeks, when their families are away in
the full heyday of diversion and pleas;
ure. 1t is indeed a question for wives
to consider whether they are justified
in thus temporarily DESERVING their I'M
complaining husbands. Babies must
have fresh air, and children need room
to romp and play, but in many cases
an outing could be planned much near
er home, so that the husband and faith
er could at least spend evenings and
nights with his family.
A man once wrote to his wife, who
was absent: ''This house is so still
that can hear the fly walking on the
ceiling above my head"
Apart from any sentiment, there Is
no safety for health when one is left
alone in city home. One never knows
at what moment some stealthy disease
may pounce, like panther from a
thicket, on an unwary individual. Some
infelicity in the atmosphere, or some
faint in food may introduce a subtle
poison, and the victim become ill and
have no one at hand to call a physi-
clan, or give relief
heard a woman the other day, in
a large assembly, speak sneeringly
and slightingly of husbands, as if
they were invariably domestic tyrants
who cared little about the develop
ment Of their children and the ease of
their wives. The woman had no claim
to represent others than herself, and
few of her listeners agreed with her
in her foolish and superficial generali-
cations. Among the noblest, truest
and finest men on earth are those who
stand in the relation of husband to
American women, and thoughtful, fair
minded observers rejoice to do them
honor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
ATAX|A FOUR YEARS
FOLLOWS MALARIA OONTRAOTEDN
SPANISH-AMERIOAN WAR.
Victim Had Become Helpless When Ho
Tried DR.. Williams Pink Pills, but
Was Cured in Four Months.

Victim Had Become Helpless When he
Tried DR.. Williams Pink Pills, but
Was Cured in Four Months.
Because he did not know that there is
remedy for ataxia, Mr.. Ariel endured
four years Of weakness, pain and the
misery of thinking his case incurable.
''At the outbreak Of the Spanish
American war;" he says, II went with
Company B, Eighth Regiment, M.V.M.,
into camp at Chickamauga, and while
there my system became thoroughly
poisoned with malaria. When I was
mustered out, I carried that disease
home with me. After a while locomotor
ataxia appeared"
Elbow did the ataxia begin?''
II first noticed a pain in my ankles
and knee joints. This was followed by
numb feeling in my legs. At times
had to drag myself around; my legs
would shake or become perfectly dead.
I had constant trouble in getting about
in the dark. I kept light burning in
my room at night as I could not1alance
myself in the darkness. Even with the
aid Of a light I wobbled, and would
reat'h out and catch hold of chairs to
prevent myself from falling?''
GLOW long were you sufferer?''
"Four years in all. During the last
three years I was confined to bed, some.
5rues for week, again for three or four
weeks at a time. When I was lying
down the pain in my back was fire.
quently r. severe that had to be helped
up aud put in chair to get little re-
lief. I had considerable pain in my
bc wells and no control over my kidneys.
The worst of all was that the doctor
could give me no hope of recovery"
How were you cured:?''
s"I read that d.. Wl1sams' Pink
Pills had cured locoraotor ataxia and
o1e or two friends spoke to me about
them, In the fall Of 1908 I began to take
then for myself aud I had not used
I1ors than one box before I found that
The pains in my knees and ankles were
greatly relieved. Four months after
ward Ibecamea perfectly well man, and
Tam today enjoying the best Of health. -
+ Mr.. Edward 81. Ariel lives at No. 43
Powow street, Amesbury, Mass. Every
sufferer from 1ocomotor ataxia should try
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills without delay.
Any druggist can supply them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

Eggs are easier to digest when slight.
ly boiled than when eaten raw.
Lettuce, celery, .dandelions, crosses
and similar salads are good nerve tonics.
A person suffering from chronic rheu,
matism should avoid dried fish, cooked
oysters, pork, veal and turkey
The sufferer from dyspepsia will find
turnips, spinach, crosses, salads, celery,
sorrels, lettuce, dandelions, ripe peach
es and roasted apples on his bill of fare.
Our grandmothers used buttermilk
for removing freckles and probably
worked less harm with it than many
modern danes do with things less SIM
pie. 1t is doubtful whether buttermilk
will remove freckles; but it is helpful in
preventing their appearance. 1t should
be quite fresh; and for lack of observing
this important fact many wOuld-be gain
ers of beauty have acquired pimples.
The women of the far east are so not
ed for their grace of carriage that one
writer has said that they carry them
selves like the figure Of an ANTIQUE
frieze, as they walk along withsa state
ly stride, bearing on their heads baskets
or jars of butter and eggs, or other home
produce. Theresfs lesson in this ex-
ample of the women of the orient and
it lies in the fact that they walk with
straight figure and uplifted head. #
To make glycerin jelly equal to that
sold and quite pure, dissolve a one
ounce packet of table gelatin in a little
water; then whisk it into pint of glyc-
erin. Pour into pots. If too stiff add
more glycerin. An ounce packet of GEL
attn stirred into four ounces of glycerin
will cause the gelatin to set like stiff
glue. This, cut into squares, is.excellent
to use in throat troubles. A tin of con-
densed milk, four ounces of zglyeerin.
two ounces of honey and half pound
of sugar make honeyscotch, nice to
take and. very nutritious. If a laxative
is required, two teaspoonfuls of glycerin
swallowed warm at intervals of an hour
are what is needed. As cure for indi-
gestion teaspoonful of glycerin after
meals is valuable. -
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
A FASHIONABLE SLEEVE.
In This Day the Sleeve Makes the
Dress and Should Be Cut After
Prevailing Mode.

Here is new and very pretty
sleeve, suitable for a smart dress of
some thin summer material. Below
the puff is straight band trimmed
with three rows of insertion and a
frill of lace that is carried up the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21

back of arm. The under part of sleeve
is of spotted net edged with insertion,
or it might be of the same material
as the upper part, if preferred.
Materials required: Three-Quarters
yard A inches wide. three-quarters
yard net IS inches wide, two yards
insertion, four yards lace.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
Satan DecryinQ Gin

Mr.. Rockefeller will now realize the
meaning Of the expression the last
straw" says the Baltimore American,
The prisoners of a nanitentiary out
west publish a newspaper in which he
is taken to task for immoral buztueas
mathO6A - ~ -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
Room for the Rarher

A Washington doctor has come forth
advising women to refuse to indulge in
the habit of kissing unless it be with
gentlemen who have smooth, whisker-
less faces. Whiskers carry germs, says
tho doctor. This is great Jews for the
beardless youths and the BARRIERS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21

Before many weeks shall have passed
thousands of American husbands will
be facing solitary weeks. They are
fast chained to business, and are for
tunate if they can get away for a
week or ten days, or a fortnight dur
ing the hot weather from the ledger or
the shipping room. Their wives and
their children will be sent 10 beautiful
country places, to the sea beach, or the
mountain side, with trunks full of
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-16
Calhoun Items

Sunday school was recognized at
the Calhoun school house last Sunday
March 18th, 1905. The following were
elected Frank Donaldson, supcrin-
tendcnt; Elizabeth Jones, asst surt.
Mrs. Addie Donaldson, organist; Miss
May Boynton, sec'y and treas. Miss
Gertrude Chole, choristcr. Although
the day was stormy a goodly numl er
we're in attendance.
b. l.. Jones, of Iowa Falls, spent
Saturday and Sunday with his daught-
er at this place.
Leonard Hall was Calhoun caller
Wednesday. Leonard will teach the
Evergreen school north Of Calhoun,
Miss Mile Hinkley came down from
Dunlap Saturday, accompanied by er
brother-in-law Clarence Davis. and
made home folks a short visit, return
| ing Sunday
Jesse .Messer is confined to his bed
with intlanm;ttory rheumatism.
Sunday School Missionary NJ. T.. Lee
was in the west side Sunday and helped
organize the Calhoun Sunday school,
School board met at school house
Monday for the purpose of electing a
fifth director. Chas. Mickey was the
man elected to fill the place,
The new telephone line that is being
put in to run into Missouri Valley will
have the following subscribers; Ne,s
Nelson, j. S. McGavrcn, Mrs. Quinn,
Frank O'Connor, H. w Spires, ]. j.
Kennedy, Frank Hicks, Francis Cham
bcrs, Austin Mcintosh
John lseciy sundayed at home, re-
turning Monday morning to his work in
| the machine shops at Missouri Valley.
f. W. and c. U. Myers are having
their corn shcllcd and hauled in to tie
Valley
Harold Percy, from east of Logan, S
making his grandparents a visit
j w. o.eo - HSIl'HiS pullu Il Di ! II
ON Bucks place on the Soldier river.
Henry Spires and his wife have re-
turned from their visit at Sioux City.
III. w. Glover smiling face was pres
ent at tie organization of Calho, n
Sunday school
John Ticrney spent few days at
4 Dunlap with relatives.
Reuben Girton is moving to the old
homestead two miles north of Calhoun
which he has purchased, having bought
out the other heirs, and will soon he
settled
Miss Anna kirlcy closes her vii tel
term of school at this place Friday
making her fourth term
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-16
Notice 81 Registration
milo

The several registration boards of the
city will meet in the places hereinafter
mentioned on the 10th, 18th an l 25th
of March, 1905, and continue in session
at said places from O'Clock in the fore
noon till o'clock in the afternoon for
the purpose of registering the voters OF
the city for the Municipal election to
be held on the 9th day of March, 1905
And will be in session Ton election
day for the purpose of registering vot-
ers who are absent from the city dur
ing all the aforesaid registration days
First ward at Oxford hotel office
Second ward at A. b. Hosbrook'
office.
Third ward at Public Library.
Every voter who did not register and
vote at the last general election or who
has since changed precincts mast regis
ter on one of the said days or he will
not be entitled to vote at said Munich
pal election.
]. ]. AMEN, Mayor.