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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
SORES ON HANDS,,
Suffered for a Long Time Without
ReIief-Doctor Was Afraid to
Touch Them-cured by
cutic,,ra-

For long time I suffered with
sores on the hands which were Itch
ing, painful and disagreeable. had
three doctors, and derived no benefit
from any Of them: One doctor said
he was afraid to. touch my hands,. so
you must know how bad they were;
another said never could be cured;
and the third said the sores were
caused by the dipping Of my hands
In the water in the dye-house where
I work. I saw in the papers about
the wonderful cures of the Cuticura
Remedies and procured some of the
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
In three days after the application
Of the Cuticura Ointment my hands
began to peel and were better. The
soreness disappeared, and they are
now smooth and clean, and am still
working in the dye-house. Mrs. A. E.
Maurer, 2340 State St., Chicago, ILL.,,
July 1, 1906"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
ANYTHING FOR FILTHY LUcRE
Writer'S Cynical Justification Of Mean
Piece Of Work.

: A certain gifted writer of whom it
was once said that he wouldn't recog-
nize his wife II he met her on the
strees 1ret> a charming love story
not so long ago, and 1t was printed in
a popular magazine. His friends and
all those Of the circle in which the
author moved recognized the story as
an exact and recent transcript from
the life of the writer, involving a very
beautiful young woman, also well
known in the same set. One man.
coming across the author, took him to
task for it.
what in the world did you write
up that affair with Miss Blank for?"
he demanded.
The author looked at him unmoved
and with the same exquisite calm and
clearness that characterized his work,
replied:
II needed the money"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
Veterans RAPIDLY Passina Ava

Veterans Rapidly Passing Away.
Veterans Of the civil war are dying
now at the rate of 100 a day, accord.
ing to record Is of the United States
pension Office. The monthly reports
for several months past have shown
the death rate among the old soldiers
to be In the neighborhood of 5000 a
month. Pension office officials who
have watched the figures closely and
know the tendency of the death rate
are of the opinion that the number Of
civil war pensioners has reached the
maximum and that hereafter each
succeeding month will show . de-
crease.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
FOR |NATUREJSTUDY
Every Girl Should Knov ~ Name the Birds and Trees
in Her Neiehborhood-Let the Girl ii, the Country
Send Boxes Of Wild Fo.oers to CITY School Rooms
kow the Schoolgirl Of Yesterday Spent Exchanged
Afternoon" The Study of Stars viii Please the
Maid With the Scientific Mind .
BY MARGARET E. .sANGsTER.

we always scarried luncheon ION the
expeditions, land it was not the least
interesting part of the OCCASION, Girls
who fell below certain percentage tn
their studies were not permitted to- take
UP botany in their work. The %oppor-
tunity of studying nature was thus made
very honorable sud precious, and we
held it as something worth striving for.
- az1s*
The study of astronomy captivates:
those who have scientific turn of
mind. To learn the names of the con-
stellations and to recognize some of
the planets when they appear above the
horizon lis not beyond any ordinary
mind, but5the study ofSastronomy is, on
the whole, too abstruse to be attractive
to- very young girls. Definitions and
formulas you may learn, but to grasp
the principles of astronomy you require
maturity and insight; for these you
must wait. But you need not wait to
learn by heart Addison's exquisite lyric
me spacious armament on high,
And all the blue, ethereal sky
And spangled heavens a shining frame,
Their great original proclaim.
knew wee tot once, a dimpled crea-
ture with serious eyes, who did not want
to take lessons in music. Lifting her
little hand she pointed upward and said:
Il would rather study astronomy" AL
though the child did not know it,
astronomy and music and mathematics
are all somehow akin to one another,
and she who is proficient in any one of
them may hope to become proficient in
them all.
One April day as watched the birds,
our little brothers of the air. busy with
j their housekeeping; wrote q bit, of
verse that you may like in any month of
the year, since, though it has an April
measure, you may read it in May or
June, and like it just as well.
The Building of the Nest.
They'll come again to the apple tree
Robin and all the rest, 49,.
when the orchard branches are fair to see,
In the snow of the blossom drest:
And the prettiest thing in the world will be
The building Of the nest
Weaving it well, so round and trim,
following it with care, -
Nothing too far away for him,
Nothing for her too fair,
hanging 1t safe on the topmost limb,
Their castle in the air.
All! motherhood, you'll have weary days,
When the eggs are under your breast,
And shadow may darken the dancing rays
When the wee ones leave the nest;
But they'll find their wings.fn glad amaze,
+: And God will see TO- the rest.
So come to the trees with all your train
When the apple-blossoms grow;
Through the April Skinner Of sun and rain,
Go flying to and FRO;
And sing to our heartsas We watch again
Your fairy buildings grow.
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph b. Bowles.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
Sinai: the aTurquols Land.., ],

=. Sinai, The sTurquols Land.H., - ,.
Sinai was- known as the '.turquois
land" IN wary saneient times. and Dr..
Flinders Petriet believes that it was the
first mining center In the world. In
his recent book on the subject DR..
Petrie tells of the various expeditions
sent to Sinai By the Egyptian govern
ment. At the head of the party. was
the Commands" or bearer OF the
seal Of the god," the Pharaoh The
official star consisted of masters or
the house Of metals" or assayers,
scribes and secretaries, to make in
ventories Of the output of the mines.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
Convenient Enulish,

I'VE become accustomed to-. q
phrase" observed an educator at q
teachers convention, "but when we
introduce new one along exactly
the same lines: 1t .startles the hearer.
"A number of ladies were seated in
a hotel parlor, and enc CT them, COM
menting on woman who was stand.
Ing in the hallway, said:
"a. Mrs. Lorraine seems unusually hap
py this morning.
"'Yes,' answered companion,
knowingly, the ladies of Newark gave
tea in her honor yesterday. But
doesn't her husband look gloomy and
dejected?' :..% =
THAT is true,' admitted the first
speaker. I presume the gentlemen
Of Newark gave a beer in his honor
last night"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07

pears, has some features that can not be
duplicated In any other school. It is one
OF. the old, Well-established colleges, with
settled traditionS reaching back slxty-four
fessors and excellent library and labora.
tory equipment. Its discipline is Of the
paternal kind-strong without being OPP
pressive; and as it embraces in its scope
lege work, its appeal is as broad as It is
potent. Perhaps the most remarkable
feature Of the famous Indiana University,
It's present marvellous development abso.
lutely without endowment. An announce.
nent Of the courses provided at Notre
Dame appears on another page.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
A WINNING START,
A Perfectly Digested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for the Day.

Everything goes wrong If the break
last lies In your stomach like q mud
pie. What you eat does harm If you
cant digest tit turns to poisonH
"A bright lady teacher found this to
be true, even of an ordinary light
breakfast of eggs and toast. She
says: H. !
1.-TWO years ago contracted very
annoying form Of Indigestion. My
stomach was in such condition that
simple breakfast of fruit, toast and
egg gave me great distress. : -.
! :s - I was slow to believe that trouble
could come. from such q simple diet
but finally had to give it up, and
fou l great change upon q cup Of
hot Postum and Grape Nuts with
cream, Tor my morning meal. -. For
more than a year have held to this
course and have not suffered except
When in3udiciously varying my diet
have been teacher for several
years aud find that my easily digested
breakfast means saving of nervous
force tor the entire day. Ny gain Of
ten pounds In weight also causes me
/! e want to testify to the value Of
Grape-Nuts. d Sc. g.
Grape Nuts holds first .suk at our
table, ST. IL + s n y $685.
. Name given By. Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. s.z5s. t &
There's a reason Read the lhtle
book, The Road to Wellv1lie In
pkgs. 5.E ss*
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
lsenaenta Of Royalty.

r. - Amusenents Of Royalty. ii.
The amusements of Queen -Wilhel.
nina Of Holland are skating and rid.
Ing, but as child her hobby was the
keeping Of poultry. !: "a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
). lntoxIcants IN VEGETABLES.

j Vegetables not only contain stimu.
.lants but are capable Of producing m
Intoxicating influence on those who
depend on. them exclusively for food,
according to:an Investigator. He cites
. case in which some young people Of
his acquatht4nce suffered from par
tial intoucattpn as the result Of .
purely ve9stab1s meal. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
Smokers Shown by Handwrltlnu

Smokers Shown by Handwriting.
Mr.. Saunders, former schoolmas-
ter, told the British house Of lords
committee on juvenile smoking that
he could detect smokers by their
handwriting-that of boys who smoked
being . loose. dabby kind. Handwrit-
ing, he said, was a cinematograph Of
the heart. 49,. T. .s-. =?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
Deaf Women Form Club.

: Deaf Women ForIn Club. I. =.
One Of the most curious clubs on
record has recently been formed by
society women In Berlin. The prin-
cipal condition Of membership is that
the applicant must be- deaf. The club
has over hundred members, who
meet regularly once q week in hand
somely furnished rooms In the Will
helmstrasse, where they converse by
means of ear trumpets and sign Ian
guage and drink tea. 49,. %%
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07

A. constable who arrested four men
on a country road in: England: the
other day for gambling told the mag
istrate the men played cards as they
walked along, stopping to deal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07

AS for life. It Is a battle and 40
journing IN . strange land; but the
fame that comes after 10 oblivion. 80
Marcus Aurelius. :s. 3.. D.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07
A VERY DAINTY. LITTLE CLOAK.
Made Of White Muslin and Trimmed
with Fine Embroidery.

This is simple little pelisse for
summer wear to be made in cambria,
muslin, lawn, .pique, or white wash.
ing silk. Our model is in white mus
lin; the pe1isse: itself is made with
little square yoke Of double ma.
terial, to this the lower part is slight
ly gathered; it fastens down the front
with pearl buttons, the foot is turned
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07

up with a wide hem.s above which
is row of muslin embroidery inser-
ton. The cape is edged with frill
OF muslin embroide The collar is
Of piece embroidery edged with frill
like the cape. b 5= ii III 81 4
Bonnet Of white muslin. s sss s* zE,
s Materials required: Three and one.
quarter yards 36 inches vide, two
yards insertion, sone-half yard piece
embroide ry, and about nine yards
frillings q. .s Us s 5sl,.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07

Laid Out Like Checker Board.
The country IN which the large
towns are most nearly equi-d distant Is
Holland. They are at an average dis
lance Of 20 miles from one another.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07

Good stntentions should be covered
with asbestos. You know what's
paved with them. g ,..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07

Mexican Coffee Kaiser,s Favorl te.
The German emperor IS very fond.
Of Mexican coffee. and now drinks
none other; 5 s &. E >s@ .>.s *s his.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07

So An creamerles use butter. color. Why
not do as they do-use JUNE TINT
BUTTER COLOR. SIS sS55sSy
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-09-07

So come to the trees with: all your train
When the apple blossoms grow;
Through the April Skinner Of sun and rain
Go flying to and FRO; ga
And sing to our hearts as weEwatch again
Your fairy buildings grow.
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08
An Insect Curiosity Shop.

Properly considered, beehive
is a wonderful shop, and each indi-
vidual insect is a curiosity. The in
habitants of a hive are classed as
drones, workers and queen. The
queen is the mother of every insect
in the hive, unless she has been in
stalled instead of a queen who has
died and left the hive without a
mistress. This queen bee is the
wonder of the whole insect tribe as
far as egg laying is concerned, often
depositing 1000 eggs day for days
In succession during the most pro
ductive season. The chief wonder
connected with the worker bee is
the admirable manner in which his
body is shaped and fitted with in
struments for honey gathering.
These natural instruments consist
of cups, combs, brushes, knives, fun
nels, scrapers, etc., each Of which is
worthy of a week of careful and
painstaking study under a high
grade microscope.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08
Band Concert.

The band gave splendid concert
in the K. of 2. Hall last night.
Every number was A l, ninety
nine-one hundreths-pe cent, none.
e-without-this-s ignature.etc,
and was worth twice the charge for
admittance. The new selections
were very nicely rendered and the
solos by Lester Peterman and
George Milliman were especially
good. Messrs. Delahoyde, Waits,
Hammer, and Newton with Miss
Marea Em1g as accompanist gave
some vocal quartettes and were re-
called by their listeners. The house
was very small and this in spite of
the fact that the night was fine.
We don't see why this is. A short
time ago a VERY BUN moving
picture show filled the hall three
nights in succession and did not
furnish one tenth the entertain.
ment given at last nights concert.
Anyhow the concert was fine and
those that missed it may we'll re-
oraf If
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08
Colorado Ranch Cheap,

One of the finest 300 acre
ranches in the west, good
buildings, excellent water
rights and opens on one of
the finest stock ranges to be
found anywhere. Fine al.
falfa and timothy, grain and
veg tables have been pro.
duced on this ranch for years.
d. and r. G.. main line passes
along the south side of the
ranch and depot within : of
a mile of the residence. Oh.
lect in selling, poor health.
Price 100000, $4,000 down.
balance in easy payments.
Address Mrs. e. Y. Hurd,
204O Welton st. Denver, Col.
or V. b. Hellyer, Extra, Iowa
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08
School Notes.

The school board ordered weeks
vacation in the spring at their meeting
Monday evening.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Anderson
had the little people water-color the
geranium.
The First Primary pupils will make
some little valentines for their friends
next week.
Miss Emig's pupils will give a pro-
gram Thursday afternoon February
22nd, patriotic in its nature, consisting
of 1) A dialogue, (2) Red Riding Hood
play and(3) A Flag and Ribbon drill
The Second Primary pupils have
just completed a little log cabin that
is creditable work Also some booklets
telling in picture and verse the life of
Washington, the cover being decorated
with the national colors.
The third and fourth grades are pre-
pairing general exercises on Lincoln.
These patriotic lessons will continue
until February 22nd.
The Fourth grade Language class is
studying '0The Village Blacksmith
dloiiS WIGll tHc SuDIecU Vi LION.
The intermediate pupils will give
program in their room this Friday.
Miss Nolte has quite an interesting
lesson in picture study with the sixth
grade They are now studying. Mil.
let. the French artist and his paintings
The fifth grade pupils had severa
written lessons on their History read
ing this week. They are doing excel
lent work.
The seventh grade arithmetic class
is working problems in fractions as
found in practical business life.
A written test on the last months
work was given the seventh garde his
tory class Monday morning.
The eighth grade class for their arith.
metic work began the study of Bust
ness forms accounts etc. Wednesday.
The eighth grade pupils prove them.
selves quite good in U. S. History.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08

Does it pay to advertise? is again
answered by the people, who read
the best advertising medium in
Audubon county, the Audubon
County Journal. A few days ago.
one of our hardware merchants,
Mr.. John Nelson, advertised that he
would serve up hot biscuit and
coffee at his store, free of charge,
during the week, beginning Jan
uary Goth and both would be
cooked on the Majestic range.
This was done to show the quick
service that can be obtained from
the popular Majestic, which rolled
the pretty brown biscuits out every
q minutes and to show that the
heat from the stove did not go up
the chimney, the second joint OF
the stove pipe was made of brown
paper, and the paper pipe stood
the heat all the week the cooking
exhibit was displayed.
During the week of the exhibition
Mr.. Nielsen sold seventeen new
Majestic stoves.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08
Public Sale

Having sold my farm and RETIRING both the
Undersigned VIII sell at PUBIC auIctionl on:the
Eope j.. hanson place three folurths miles
Tuesday, February 10, IIoo6.
Commencing al II a. m. sharp thu following.
Brood sowS About 20 head of Iburoc Jersev
sows, bred for A pril and May farr3ows 4 This ;ss
fine lot of useful sows out of thei hest ,ogs in
the land and the kind that raise large Iifters
that makes strong, good bone, lairpe and fina
quality hogs eligible to record. Ptedigrees firm.
ished. 1 - 80
Seven horses Il, 4 years old pooa ,porL
horse, weight about 1850 lbs, 1 [cray mare ia
years old. ~
va Sst ;h 81 good milk cows fresh soon, 2
4 dozen pure bred black Langsshan cb;cLers
10 ton of good timothy hay.
Farm Machine ry:- new NIcCorn,icL
n naWI' new feed Srlnder,i hand corn
tor, 1, ia inch stirring pillow, n section Law.
er harrow, saddle aud bride. / set wnrle
harness, / Portland Cutter, II. 2 seated s,,r
i y, nat uLaerl, . dozen assorted tool
things too numerous to me.ntion
Good Free Lunch at Noon.
n o 3 f Terms; EgBE J. HANSEN.
~ n JONES, auctloneer. 2l2w
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08
AS | have decided to Quit ia,

AS have decided to quit farm
ing, [ will sell at my place known as
the old Chas Bowen place, 81 miles
south, east of Extra, l u miles west "a
north Of Highland Church, on Friday,
February, 16, sale to commence at ten
A. M, the following property: head
of horses, consisting OF one span of bay
geldings 6 and s years DID, weight 22O0,
l span gray mares 10 and - years old,
weight 1000, gray mare in foal years
old, weight 1900, bay yearling weight
100, good one, spring colt 16 head
of cattle consisting of mich cows, 9
fresh now, balance to be fresh in the
spring, yearling steer, 3 yearling hei-
fers 6 steer calves. 81 head of hogs, 8
old sows bred to thoroughbred Chester
White boar, 81 fall shoats, / thorough
bred Chester White boar. Two lumber
wagons, top buggy, bob sled, 2 sets
work harness, | set buggy harness,
Sterling seeder, Parlin and Orindorf
corn planter, /, l6 inch riding pillow,
John Deere cultivator, j. 8 section har-
row, Sterling disc, Sterling rake,
Mccormick mower, | Champion bin
der, ! saddle and bride, Davis separ-
ator, capacity 500 lbs, storm hay
rack, stanchions for COWS, 300 bushels
corn, hay in barn and stack, IL rods of
chicken wire, good grindstone. This
machinery is all new. Will also offer
4 dozen chickens, 10 bushels Motifs
thoroughbred seed potatoes and other
things too numerous to mention. Free
lunch at noon. Usual terms.
N. G. Barentson
A. III. GooDsPEED, Auct.
OTTO WITTHAUER, Clerk,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08
An Audubon County Boy Honored


James Gregg formerly of Gray
having completed his contract
with the Ebert investment Com
pany of Des Moines as Superintend-
entof their large farm at Valley
junction has been called to more
responsible and more lucrative
position near St. Paul Minnesota.
Mr.. Gregg has closed a contract
to manage the experimental farm OF
the Webb Publishing Company
publishers of The Farmer of St.Pauj
Mimi. at a good salary. His duties
will be to oversee the farm and
and produce the products on a
scientific principle, and report for
educational purposes. Mr.. Gregg is
equal to the task.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08
Invitations.

Invitations are out for the mar
rage of Mr.. E. c. Wilson to Miss
Belle b. Lancelot, both of Extra.
Mr.. Wilson is so we'll known to
our people that he needs no intro
duction at our hands, while Miss
Belle, being the daughter of the
editor of the Journal, modesty for
bids more being said, than that we
have loved and guarded her from
infancy.
We shall say no more just now,
but shall probably foot our horn
more vociferously after Wednes-
day next at Ills P. M.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08
Wedding Bells in Greeley.

A very pretty wedding took place
at the beautiful home of Albert
Fredericks, over in Greeley, on
Wednesday at IL o'clock, at which
time Ira A. johnson. prosperous
young farmer of Greeley, and Clara
B. Fredericks were united in mar
rage, the ceremony being per-
formed by 6. E. Nichols, pastor of
the Christian Church, of Extra.
Many of these young peoples re;a-
tives and friends were present, in
all, about forty guests, all of which
extended to them their heartiest
congratulations and best wishes
that they might have life of hap
piness and prosperity.
Both OF these young people were
born and have grown to manhood
and womanhood in Audubon
County, and their friends are num-
erous, all of which, will no doubt,
join in wishing them we'll.
Numerous and useful presents
were received, among which was
fifty dollars in gold from the
groom's father.
Alter the ceremony, all were in
vited to sit down to bountiful
feast, such as can be found only
in the country, and one could not
help thinking that if the dinner
were sample of the brides cook
ing, and if the old saying be true,
THAT the way to a mans heart is
through his stomach" then the
heart of the groom must ever re-
main secure.
These young people will at once
begin housekeeping, they will live
on farm about four miles north
east of the Fredericks home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08

Nels G. Jensen received two very
fine sows from M. d. Porter Van
dolia No. bred by Perfect Sun
hine and one sired by Proud Per-
lection and both bred to the great
Missouri keep ON. Mr.. Jensen
has built up one of the best herds
of Poland China hogs in the State
of Iowa and this is the way he
has done it. Simply infusing new
blood of the very best stratus OBJ.
taibable. Nels has just sold %
head that brought him the snug
sum of $4,000. It certainly does
pay to raise good hogs whether for
the show ring or for the market.