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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11

mother worked desperately, taking in
washing and ironing, doing anything to
support herself and child. But the
strain, the worry and the shame told
on her beauty.
and affairs came to crisis.
Green to the Rescue.
How Milo Green ever heard of the
plight of the girl who Tilted him no
one knows, but one morning he ap-
peared in Guildhall and inquired the
way to the home of the Leseuers. The
mother, worn out by nights vigil at
the bedside of her sick husband and
the care of her child, answered the
knock on the door, and saw her old
sweetheart standing there. With a
word of sympathetic greeting he enter
ed and spoke with her plainly. He
urged her to leave the man who had
treated her so badly, but she refused.
He pleaded that she owed it to herself
and her child, but she still refused, and
he departed.
An hour later he returned with a
woman, bearing food and wine and del
icacies. He assumed control, sent the
mother to bed, sent the woman to care
for the sick man upstairs and then sat
down to rock the baby to sleep.
Loved the Child.
Never before in his life had Milo
Green held child in his arms. It
was reputed among the little boys and
girls of his neighbors that he ate chill
dren, after boiling them alive, and. in
substantiation of this charge there are
several small boys who declare he
growled at them when he caught them
in his apple trees.
Yet, with the infant in his arms. the
man appeared happy, and the child,
which had been fretful and peevish.
seemed to find something to trust in
the hard, stern face above it, and fell
asleep with its arms clasped around
the mans neck.
ThFse hours later, when the mother
awoke, refreshed, the house was clean
ed, nourishing meal ready for her,
the woman had gone to employ a nurse
for the sick man, and Milo Green was
sitting before the ire with the boy,
sound asleep, clutched in his arms,
and he seemed happy. Marie said he
was almost smiling as he watched the
boy. ..-. - -" r.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
NAMES OF VEHICLES.
Origin Of the Words Used in Englisk
49, Language for Different
:. .- Conveyances.

The word carriage comes from the
old Latin word "carrus," which means
a cart.
Cabrio1et, commonly shortened to
cab, comes from French word which
means a goat-leap or caper. The car
riage is so named on account of ita
iightness. |
Omnibus is from the Latin and means
'xfor ALL ~ -. -.
Gig is from the French word for liz,
and it is given to the vehicle on account
of its motion. -
Chaise IS from the French word fo1
chair. 49,. ss. s.. n 1fs<..Els.@s.l
Su1ky is SO called because tho driver
is regarded as sulky fellow, otner-
wise why should he prefer to ride
alone? ~ =. ~<.z,s=z, - =.
Coupe is also from the French word
8 to cut" is given to the vehicle be-
cause it looks like a coach with its r-ont
cut of. -Philadelphia Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11

jist 50. Jist you help me out Of this
little difficulty and you shall ave all
the 'baccy you can chew between here
and sauglr island. y A.. t. & IS. :.=r
I'm your man, sab, suah Give me
another chaw now, and we'll begin to
prepare thatturtle right away. : ..*
The turtles head was cut of imme-
diately, and he appeared next day at
the captains dinner table SO splendidly
served as to elicit warm praise from
the skipper. s. ..1s .... :=s &
II tell you what" said, that worthy,
Virgins knows how to tackle aturtle
to the queens taste. didn't think
it was in him." s.s..z.sss.zz s. ss b
Az for the cook, he said little Tor the
rest Of the voyage, but looked the pic
ture of contentment Capt. 4. J. Kelly,
in Washington Star. 81. .. =: r.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
ONE FLAW IN HIS COURAGE
Evelyn's Papa Was Man Without
Fear Save That Of His
Better Half.

Evelyn is the little daughter of Mar
shall county family, relates the Kansas
City Journal. She is very timid. Her
father; finding that sympathy only in
creased this unfortunate tendency, de-
cided to have a serious talk with his lit
tie daughter on the subject of her fool
ish fears.
Papa" she said, at the close of his
lecture, when you see cow amt you
'fraid?"
mo; certainly not, Evelyn
when you see a horse, amt you
;fraid?"
mo; of course not
when you see dog, amt you
'fraid?"
"No!"-with emphasis.
when you see bumblebee, amt you
'fraid?"
"No!"-with scorn.
"Ain't you 'fraid when it thunders?"
= "No!" with loud laughter. "Oh. you
silly child"
Papa said Evelyn, solemnly, "ain't
you 'fraid of nothin' in the world but
mamma?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11

low bristles, and trousers with pockets,
and face as jolly as a harvest moon.
Hello, pop! See me. I'm a real boy
now"
Jamie's manly traits began to devel-
op rapidly. He stamped heavily when
he came into the house and threw his
hat at the hall rack instead Of hanging
it up as he had been taught. He grew
whistle and got chummy with the
boys.
Mother was startled one evening ia
see her baby of two weeks ago stand.
ing in front Of the long mirror and
thrusting his fists at his own likeness
in a manner most ferocious, frowning
meanwhile as if upon hated foe.
"Why, jamie, what are you doing?"
Her last fears for her sons manli.
ness vanished as he looked up and
stopped in the midst of terrific up.
~percut, and answered:
I'm jes' practicin', mamma. l got
to lick Teller tomorrow It's about
a girl."-Sarah Noble Ives, in Boston
Globe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
MZ0 GREEW

amass the wealth which is: now his;
at that time Jaques Leseuer had but
just crossed the American border from
Quebec and was beginning to thrive in
the lumber business; at that time Ma
rie MERCER, daughter of poor French
Canadian parents, was one of the beau
ties of the district around St. Johns
bury, and among her admirers were
Milo Green and Leseuer.
Green had lived hard life. Born up
In the northern hills of Vermont. of
poor parents, he had had to fight for
little education, and had succeeded. He
was reserved, cold, silent man-as
forbidding and cold to most people as
his native hills in winter, but to Marie
Mercier all the warmth that was in
his nature was turned.
Wealth was beginning to come to
him then, and the little, black-haired
blacl1-eyed girl perhaps was fattered at
the silent, unasking alteration of the
man who was so hard to others. She
sould turn him with a smile, or draw
him from his Office or his work with
nod, and she knew it. In those Le-
suer was strong, handsome, young
man, given to drinking and gayeties.
Green Tilted by the Girl.
There never was any promise, so far
as men knew, from Marie MERCER to
Green, but every one supposed she
would marry him for his money-if not
fol himself; and some thought perhaps
she would love him because he-was SO
opposite. There was surprise, there
fore, when she was married to JaQues
Leseuer.
If his heart was broken Green failed
TO show it. He was little more silent,
little harder, little colder, and he
got rich little faster-that was all
For five years he continued to live in
st. Johnsbury; then he sold his grow
ing business to a combine, and, with
out word of explanation, retired to a
farm he had bought near Peacham, in
the hills. He put his money into mort
cages, stocks and bonds, and simply
dropped back to live the life Of rich
recluse.
Misfortdnes in Abundance.
Things went badly with the Leseuers
from the first. A boy was borE-Emi],
and three years later he died. Then
business went rapidly to the bad. L.
seuer drank heavily. His wife stood by
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
Small Bow in the Country.

"A Perry mother sent her small boy
to the country and after week of anx-
iety received this letter: Il got here
ali right, but ! forgot to write before.
kfeller and went out in boat and the
boat tipped over and man got me out.
was so full of water that didn't know
anything for long time. The other
bow has to be buried after they find him.
A horse kicked me over and I've got to
have some money for fixin' my head. We
are going to set a barn on llre tonight,
and should smile if MefIonI have some
bully fun. am goin bring home a
tame woodehuck if Iran get him in my
trunk Kansas City Journal. go:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
A Cautious Youth.

A very small boy was trying to leau
a big st. Bernard up the road. What
are you going to do with the dog, my
little man! :" inquired passer-by.
I'm going to see where where
he wants to go. first, : was the brsaah-
less reply. sputh's Co1opanion. ss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
Met with Sudden Death

well, Giles, where's .yOu deg9s
Dead! Poisoned -:
Flows that % { d. s So. f.sy;
..eBit the missus. Half Holiday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-28
WELCOME THE COMING, SPEED THE PARTING GUEST; THE OLD YEAR AND THE MW
GREAT DAY FOR THE ROMANS
Right Beginning of New Year Meant
for Them Success.


No nation has ascribed so much
Importance to the beginning OF
things as the Roman. To that people
there was a magical connection be.
tween a right beginning and success.
To them New Years day was the day
Of days. 1t was the anniversary OF
the founding of the city of Rome,
which they considered the greatest
event in the worlds history. They
called the first month of the year
January in honor of Janus, the god
of doors and beginnings. (The world
still uses a heather ~calendar.) AT
dawn of the new year the people,
robed in white, sacrificed elaborate of.
ferings to their gods, especially to
Janus. Fraternal greetings, benevo-
lent gifts and exchanges Of costly
presents marked the day. All evil
speaking, quarrels or excuses were
for one day laid aside and the ideals
for a nobler future were brought to
mind by parallels enacted in public
places. The soldiers renewed their
vows of loyalty to Caesar and put on
new uniforms.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-28
The Animals Season Greetings.

The action and voices of domestic
animals on New Years day are said
to be more significant than any other
omens.
A dogs cheerful bark in the morn.
ing is a most suspicious sign, while
his howl is very u~nfavorable.
To meet the cat on the morn of the
New Year is considered by people in
the Latin countries as a sign that
they will change their residence, and
it also betokens i'll for the future.
Throughout southern Europe 1t is
regarded as a most fortunate sign to
see a pig, signifying plenty for the
coming twelve months.
The sight of a snake is considered
to be the worst conceivable omen, for
1t means death by violence.
To see a jackdaw, maggie, or crow
is a sign that the beholder will be
cheated on all sides during the fol.
lowing year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-28
ONE WORKING DAY FOR US ALL.
To-day the Only Period for Which We
Are Accountable.

The coming year will have 365 days
In its calendar, but really will have
only one working day, and that is
called To-day" That is all you will
be accountable for; none but q fool
lives in tomorrow. Serve your Mas
ter by the day. Each four and twenty
hours brings its own duties to be
done, it's own loads TO be carried, and
it's own progress to be made heaven
ward. There never was a Christian
yet strong enough TO carry to-day's
duties with to-morrow's worries piled
on the top of them. Take short
views, and never try to climb walls
until you get to them, or to cross a
bridge until you reach it. Begin every
day with Jesus Christ, and then, keep.
ing step with him, march on to duty
over the toughest road that lies be-
fore you. and in the teeth of the hard
est head wind you may encounter.
''My times are in thy hands," and they
could not be in better hands. Our
times are in our all-wise and ALLOW
Ing Fathers hands, both for control
and for coucealment. He takes care
of us, and yet we can not tell Just
what tomorrow or the next year will
bring forth.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-28
The Closing Year

Flash'd in the light of midday and the strength
OF serried hosts is shiver'd, and the grass,
Green from the soil of carnage, waves above
The crush'd and Wondering skele ton. 1t came
And faded like a wreath of mist at eve;
Yet. ere. it melted in the viewless air,
II heralded its millions to their home
In the dim land of dreams. Remorseless Time
Fierce spirit of the glass and scythe- what power
Can stay him in his silent course, or melt
His iron heart to pity? On. still on
He presses, and forever. The proud bird,
The condor of the Andes, that can soar
Through heavens unfathomable depths. or brave
The fury of the northern hurricane,
And battle his piumase in the thunder's home,
Furls his broad wings at nishtfall. and sinks down
To rest upon the mountain ras-Bu Time
And nights deep darkness has no chain to bind
His rushing pinion. Revolutions sweep
Der earth, like troubled visions Ger the breast
Of dreaming sorrow; cities rise and sink
Like bubbles on the water: fiery isles
Spring, blazing. from the ocean. and 60 back
To their mysterious caverns; mountains rear
To heaven their bald and blackened cliff. and how
Their tall heads to the plain; new empires rise
Gathering the strength of hoary centuries
And rush down like the Alpine avalanche.
Startling the nations; and the very stare.
Yon bright and burning blazonry of God.
Glitter awhile in their eternal depths.
And. like the Pleiades. loveliest of their train.
Shoot from their slorioas spheres. and pass away
To darkls in the tr.ckless void-yet Time
Time. the tomb builder. holds his fierce career
Dark. stern. al pitiless. and pauses not
Amid the mighty wrecks that strsw his path.
To st and muse. like other eonquerors.
Upon the fearful ruin he has wrought
-cserss D. Prsndes
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-28
21IEMX Mi CALVIN aC@@3

~soft-sandaled and with awe upon her
Cam Dawn; and bent to gaze upon
Although a star, enamored. pierced the
That hid her bosom. cool and unde-
Flushed her pale brow, whilst slept the
Babe newborn
TIL, starting from His souls harmonious
dreams,
Behold! He wakes and smiles at trem-
bling Dawn.
Then per the heavens spread a trelIised
AS Dawn illumined by His smile. soft
The purple jewel of the Orient night
10 snow plumed morn, enwreathed in
amethyst.
And, 10, the silent chambers of the world
Were stirred to life by that far-reach-
ing smilel
The waves of Galilee, prophetic. pearled
A silvered path, a sacred temple-aisle.
And sages who foretold the Christ's ad-
Came h~ast'ning to the humble manager
And, dazzled by the Infants smile, low
To touch the, swaddling robe as tho
'twere gold.
And came a woman tired. for many a
nile
Her feet slow trod to reach the royal
And in her arms she bore her only child
That he might see the Christmas Babe
within.
And in the hallowed light the woman's
eye
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-28

Tis midnight's holy hour and silence now
Is broodins, like a gentle spirit. DER
The still and pulseless world. Harki on the winds
The bells deep tones are swelling; It's the knell
OF the departed year. No funeral train
Is sweeping past; yet, on the stream and wood.
With melancholy light. the moonbeams rest,
Like a pale ~spotless shroud; the air is stirred.
As by a mourner's sigh; and on yon cloud.
That float, so still and placidIy through heaven.
The spirits of the seasons seem to stand.
Young Spring. bright Summer. Autumn's solemn
form.
And Winter, with his aged locks. and breathe
In mournful cadenees. that come abroad
Like the far windharp's wild and touching wall.
A melancholy dirse DER the dead year,
Gone from the earth forever. 'Tis a time
For memory and for tears. Within the deep.
Still chamber of the heart. a specter dim.
Whose tunes are like the wizard voice of Time
Heard from the tomb Of ages. points its cold
And solemn finger to the beautiful
And holy visions that have pass'd away.
And left no shadow of their ioveliness
On the dead waste of life. That speeter lifts
The coffin lid of hope. and joy. andlove.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-28
FACING the New Year

A new year is upon us, with new
duties. new conflicts, new trials, and
new opportunities. Start on the Jour-
ney with Jesus-to walk with him, to
work for him, and to win souls to him.
A happy year will it be to those who
through every path of trial, or up
every hill Of difficulty, or over every
sunny height. march on in closest fell
lowship with Jesus, and who will de-
termine that, come what may, they
have Christ every day.-Theodore L.
Cuyler, DID.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-28

Gazed on the blue-veined hands and pom
Marked keen the beauty of the Infants
There lay in each a scarlet-tinted ring.
Then ferventely she prayed that God
might guide
And holding forth her child she meekly
Unto the Christ I consecrate this life.~
And Mary. in her pure benevolence,
Low thanked the woman for the hom-
age done,
And with a touch of tender reverence.
Soft laid Christ's ham upon the wo-
mans son.
The timid boy, by heavenly hand caressed
Stood gravely silent, then as tho IN
Quick knelt and on the brow Of Jesus
His 'iips-then all the earth in wrath
rebelled.
And thunder crashed and lightning
And upward whirled the winds in
tongues of flame.
Encrims'ning all the armament on high
And Calvary hid her face In bitter
shame.
Oh, Mary. trusting. thou didst never
The, hoy the woman to the manger
brought.
Who knelt to kiss the babe in bearing
Dear God! was Judas of Iscarlot.
The earth now weakened by her loyal
wrath
Lay trembling; but athwart the NUT
tering sky.
Leaps swift a rainbow-gem set after
math-
For 10. the Babe again doth smiling lief
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-28
chMdren,s Day in Russia.

In Russia New Years is especially
the children's day. Among the peas.
ants the old-time frolics and games
are renewed. 1t is a practice among
the boys to arm themselves with a
supply Of shelled wheat and dried peas
and to go from house to house in the
small hours of the morning. They
present themselves unbidden in a
neighbours house, where the doors are
always unlocked. and pelt him with
wheat or peas till he offers cakes or
fruit as q truce.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-28
Land of Many Tongues.

An American tourist who Travelled
through Hungary last summer in his
automobile says that he found the
signboards in German, Magyar, ltal-
ian, Slovenian and Turkish. Prefer
ence was given to none.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-03-16
Strikes Hidden Rocks.

When your ship of health strikes
the hidden rocks of Consumption,
Pneumonia, etc, you are lost, il you
don't get help from DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. j. w.
McKinnon OF Talladega Springs, Ala,
writes: II had been very i'll with
Pneumonia, under the care of two
doctors but was getting no better
when l began to take DR.. Kings New
Discovery. The first dose gave relief,
and one bottle cured me-" Sure cure
for sore throat, bronchitis, coughs
and colds. Guaranteed at FieSler &
McNeice's drug store, price SOC and
sl.00. Trial bottle free
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-03-16
Tired
Nervous

When you feel larguid, tired,
nervous and irritable, your vi
tality is low-your supply Of
nerve energy exhausted, and
your system running down for
lack of power,
The organs of the body are
working poorly, or not at all,
and you are not getting the
nourishment needed. This soon
irnpoverishes the blood and in
stead of throwing off the i'm
purities, distributes it all
through the body. This brings
disease and misery.
Feed the nerves with DR..
Miles Nervine, a nerve food, a
nerve medicine, that nourishes
and strengthens the nerves, and
see how quickly you will get
strong and vigorous.
my wife suffered with nervousness
previous to a recent attack Of typhoid
fever. but after her recovery from the
fever, she was much worse, and could
hardly control herself being exceed
ingly nervous when the least excited.
She was very restless at night, and
never had a good nights rest. She
also suffered much from nervous head
ache. DR.. Miles Nervine was recon-
mended by friend. After the first
three doses she had a good nights
rest, and at the end of the first weeks
treatment she was wonderfully i'm
proved. Continued use Of Nervine has
completed her entire cure
OTTO KOLB,
1921 Cherry ST., Evansville, Ind
Or. Miles Nervine 10 sold by your
druggist, who will guarantee that the
first bottle will benefit. II Il falls, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Diamonds In Meteor.
In a mass of meteoric stone Pro-
Molsan, the celebrated French physis
list, has discovered q number of die
monds of microscopic dimensions
but of regular octahedral form an,
perfect water.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-03-16

TERMS: 49, 90 to insure $40 for standing colt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-03-16

The anti-pass bill is being made the
subject of occasional "retiring-room
confabs" and if l am not mistaken it
will not pass, unless more members
than l think lose their nerve for mere
political considerations. There is
election of senators in 1906 and several
present members are credited with the
ambition to succeed themselves.
Personally don't think the pc ses-
sion of railway passes has any effect
on members so far as their votes are
concerned, and so long as Legislators
are so magnificently underpaid they
ought not to be chided because they
use pass to go home over Sunday to
visit their families and constituents.
And yet a few members have the
nerve to vote to increase their own
pay-that way lies political suicide.
That's why the boys are cup a
stump" in fact, they feel pretty much
like that unfortunate one who found
himself between the devil and the
deep sea.
Gnotov r Wollon