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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Queer Positions of Hearts,

There is one curious fact that not
everybody notices about the common,
finger-long, green caterpillars of our
larger moths. Their hearts, instead
of being in front, are at the back of
the body and extend along the entire
length of the animal One can see
the heart distinctly through the thin
skin, says st. Nicholas, and can
watch it's slow beat, which starts at
the tail and moves forward to the
head.
Hearts of this sort, reaching from
head to tail, are not at all uncommon
in the simpler creatures. The earth
worm has one, and so have most
worms, caterpillars and other crawl
ing things. Hearts in the middle of
the back are also quite as frequent
as those in what seems to us to be
the natural place. Many animals, the
lobster, for example, and the craw.
fish and the crab, which have short
hearts like those of the beasts and
birds, nevertheless have them placed
just under the shell, in what, in our
selves, would be the small of the
back
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Importance of Good Ro,de

The town that has good roads lead
Ing to it is blessed. Surely there is
no more disagreeable thing, nor any,
thing more adverse to the business
interests of a place than impossible
Doggy roads. There is little excuse
in the we'll settled community for moor
roads. 1t may in the beginning be
somewhat expensive to put the roads
IN ORDER but in the end it will prove
that the saving in wear and tear on
wagons and horses will we'll repay all
the additional expense. And to the
town good roads are almost vital The
average farmer would rather drive
three or four miles farther to a. town
over good roads than do his trading
"nen 1t IS necessary to go hub deep in
mud to the nearer place,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
WENT TO TEA
And It Wound Her Bobbfn,,

Tea drinking frequently affects peo-
pie as badly as coffee. A lady in Sails.
bury, Nd, says that she was com.
PEELED to abandon, the. use OF coffee a
good many years ago, because it
threatened to ruin her health and that
she went over to tea drinking, but
finally, she had dyspepsia so bad that
she had lost twenty-five pounds and
no food seemed to agree with her. j.
She further says: CAS- this, time I
was induced to take up the, famous
food drink, Postum, and was so much
pleased with the results that I have
never been without it since. I com.
menced to improve at once, regained
my twenty-five pounds sof sflesh and
went some beyond my usual weight.
Z II know Postum to be good, pure,
and .healthful, and there never, was an
article, and never will be, I, believe;
that does so s::rely take the place OF
coffee as Postum Food Coffee. The
beauty Of 1t all is that It IS satisfying
and wonderfully nourishing. feel al
If I could not sing its praises too loud :
Read "The Road to Wellville, !" II pkgs
HThereS . Reason = 5.=
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Who Makes the TOWN.

The editor of the paper at Cov,o
okla'' asks in large letters, "Who
makes the town." To make = town
requires the work of many people. It
IS surely not the man who earns his
wages in the town and then spends
MS earnings elsewhere; not the farm.
er VINO sells his produce to the home
mercnant and then takes the money
10 tne express or post office and sends
1t to the Chicago mail order honse
lor me goods ne needs; nor the minis
ter VINO is paid for preaching by the
business interests of the place. and
spends his spare time in WORKING IN
grocery clubs for an outside concern
NO. Drother' these men do not make
towns. 1Ne'No
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Contrary to Home Buildinn

Trade is the life of the agricultural
town. Any system that diverts this
trade IS Injurious to the communitv
Here lies the evils of the mail order
system. BY drawing the trade from,
the towns. the principal support goes
ana with its going disappears the em.
ployment for the people, the schoo,
system and the churches and all the
advantages that the town affords to
tne people of the community. Not
alone this but home markets are de-
stroyed and the farmer finds the va1uo
OF his land reduced. Have the imnor.
tance OF home trading and home SIM.
port instllled into the minds of tho
farmers in general, and there will he
a rapid falling off of the cataloene
house patronage.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
STYLES IN TUB FABRICS.
Materials Are Wrought in High De
gree of Elegance.

Mercerized tub fabrics have been
developed to such a high degree of
elegance that it is sometimes dif-
ficult to distinguish them from the
face cloths, as far as appearance is
concerned. They come in all the
smart colors and dressmakers do not
hesitate to trim them with any ma
terial that readily acquiesces to the
vogue for combinations.
The use Of silk and satin covered
buttons makes tub frock of mercer
lied gingham much richer to look
upon,~ while they, with the assistance
of fibre braids, advance such fabrics
peg or two toward social fitness. A
number of tennis costumes, or, rather,
gowns worn at the smart tennis
tournaments, are carried out in lus.
trous tub fabrics, and one can really
make. these quite as costly as cloth
model.
Some of the washable materials
probably half of them, are in the
striped effects so modish in more ex-
pensive fabrics, and all are we'll suit
ed to the chic kimono coat and sleeve
effects and plated skirts that just
touch the ground. One of the economi-
cal features of the silk ginghams,
chambrays, etc., is that it is never
necessary to trim them, unless one
really yearns for the handsome deco
rations which the French dressmak.
ers know so we'll how to apply to fab.
rics of all kinds. Their colcr schemes
are original, if not daring at times,
and combinations Of shaden hitherto
unheard of distinguish nearly all the
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
AduIterated Foodstuffs,

Recently a number of samples of
coffee, extracts and canned goods
sent out by a premium giving concern
were examined by chemists in Mis-
souri, and in South Dakota and found
to be greatly adulterated. These goods
were sold at prices as high as the
local grocers charge for the best class
of articles. Those who are careful Of
health should not buy foodstuff that
comes from the mail order houses, or
from the premium giving concerns.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
SAFEGUARD THE HOME
GOOD CITIZENS ARE THE Bull
WARk OF THE NATION.
EDUCATION AND PROTECTION
Two Vital Things to Be Considered by
Those Who Would See the
Greatest Progress and
Advancement.

Where Is found the greatest ad-
vancement and civilization there is
also found among the people the high
est type of fealty and love of home.
The American homes are the most
substantial pillars of the" nations
greatness, and in American citizen
ship is found the bulwark of our re-
publican government.
Where the home life is ideal, there
Is found genuine patriotism which is
always commensurate with the en-
hghtenment and the domestic happi-
ness OF the people. How important it
IS then that every safeguard be
thrown about the home, which is the
hotbed where are produced for devel-
opment all the strength that is neces-
sary for the perpetuation of govern
ment and the maintenance of a ma
tons greatness.
The student who will study into
conditions of the countries that are
continually wrecked by internal tur-
moil, such as Russia and the Central
American republics, will discover the
homes are far from ideal homes, and
that there is an absence of the love
OF country that should be found in the
hearts of it's citizens. There is a duty
that involves upon all, and which is
due to the generations growing and to
come. The duty is to surround the
home with such environments as will
make it attractive and develop in the
growing youth the highest qualities of
manhood and womanhood. Where the
people are oppressed by. monarchy
and feudalism there is no incentive to
develop the highest state of home life.
In America where all are upon an
equal plane and opportunities are
open to every citizen, and where the
people are secure in their rights to
homes, there is every reason why
each one should make the greatest en-
deavor to found for himself and his
progeny a residence place that will
be sure from intrusion and be an in
centive to higher mental and social
development
Education is all important and no
other country in the world offers to
all such glorious advantages to re-
celve enlightenment as does the Unit
ed States. 1t is important that the
nome be located near good schools.
Good schools are. generally found
where there are good homes and good
towns. The quality of citizenship of a
community can generally be gagged by
the standard of it's educational insti.
tutlons. 1t is important to the home
builder that the town wherein he is To-
Gated or which he may reside near,
be a progressive place. And the bet
ter that this town be, the better will
be its educational facilities for the
youth. 1t is essential to the greatest
good of a community that it be real
lied by all residing within it that the
more wealthy it can be made, the
greater will be it's advantages both as
to education and otherwise. By sim.
port to home institutions the home is
made better in every way. Patriotic
citizens will make it their first aim IN
be loyal to their own home interests
and then their state and nation. One
who is loyal to home is generally
faithful in the performance of all the
duties that good citizenship implies.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Misfits in SonuS.

I'm going to see a new Ame: :ican
play tonight" she was saying. Its
by an English author. All the best
American plays these days are written
by English authors"
II hope they are more apropos than
the songs they write," remarked her
friend. Have you forgotten the Eng
ljsh song that had chorus about the
Cotton fields way down in Old New
Jersey ~
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Text Somewhat Apropos.

The Rev. J. B. Hammill, the elo%
quent preacher of the Hanson Place
Methodist Episcopal church, Brooklyn,
was preaching at Sayville, L. l., from
the text Look we'll to your folnda-
tions." After repeating the text he
leaned heavily on the pulpit desk,
which gave way and plunged over the
altar rail, nearly hitting the laymen in
the front seat and scattering the Bible
and the preachers notes among the
holders of the pews. The aged preach
er barely escaped tumble over the
altar with the heavy desk.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28

designs of a prominent Rue de Ia
Paix firm.
Imagine a very pale rose pink silk
gingham trimmed with sprays of
wistaria blooms, a. natural size, en-
broidered upon delicate '11auve linen,
then appliqued upon the>skirt of the
gown, making their temperance up
on the revers of a loose-6tting Jap
anese coat and again around the
sleeves. -
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
PURIFIED LIFE INSURANCE,
TT - - 3 = - ~ y
Benefits from New Law, Which Re.
mains Substantially Unchanged.

Through the influence of Gov.
Hughes, the New York Legislature de-
cided to make no radical changes IN
the new insurance law. It was pointed
out by Gov. Hughes that the New York
law has already accomplished wide
spread reforms, with proportfonate
benefits to policyholders, and that it
should be given a thorough trial be-
fore any amendments were seriously
considered. It is estimated that the
cost Of the mismanagement of the past
did not average more than 20 cents to
each policyholder, while the benefits
to present and future policyholders
will amount<to many times more. and
be cumulative besides. The speed
craze of the big companies and the ez.
cessive cost Of securing new business
was the most extravagant evil of the
old managements. Under the new
regime the cost Of new business has
already been greatly reduced, along
with other economies
The showing made by the Equitable
Life Assurance Society in it's report
for. 1906 was "a strong argument
against meddling with the new law.
In the Equitable alone there was. q
saving of over $2,000,0 900 in expenses,
besides an increase in the income
from the Society's assets amounting
to as much more.~ .~n The ratios of the
Equitable's total expenses to it's total
income was 19.42% in 1904, 1882 in
1905, and only 14.4S% in 1906. The
dividends paid to Equitable policy
holders in 1906 amounted to $7,2S9,734
which was an increase of more thar
go over 1905.
While the Equitable made a better
showing than any other big company
all reported radical economies and un
der such conditions the Legislature
wisely decided to leave the law sub
stantially as it stands.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
. Not Partial to Nursinu.

Not long ago young Irishman was
seeking work in western Illinois, and
among those to whom he applied was
a farmer near Cairo.
The farmer was attracted by the
Celt's frank, CHEEKY manner, and,
while he was not in need of help, he
asked, after a pause:
"Can you cradle?' ":'
"Cradle!" repeated tho Irishman.
"Sure, I can! But, SIR he added, per.
suasively, couldn't ye give me a job
out-of-dures? s?"-Harper's Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28

denly and struck small tree. It
snapped off and on we went Another
curve and so sharply did he turn that
the sled partly slipped over the side,
but only for a second. On it went,
the oxen taking great leaps, unable to
help themselves bit.
II had all could do to hang on and
hold father. We were approaching
the road and on the further side was
rail fence. On we flew, scarcely
touching the ground, swerving from
side to side, till at last we reached the
road and jumped across it into the
fence. There was a quick stop, then
on again, but slower. I called loudly
to the oxen and they then slackened
up and stopped. Both were tired out
and could scarcely stand or breathe.
But I grabbed the reins and jumped
back into the sleigh. I then managed
to turn around and drive back to the
road by sometimes kneeling on the
reins and turning with one hand and
by calling to them. Father was still
in faint. I drove right to the doc
tors and knocked on the door. The
doctor and I carried father in.
"'Just in time said the doctor.
He's pretty far gone
"Well, we took him home and put
him to bed I embarrassed the oxen
| and it wasn't till then that saw both
of Bucks horns and one Of Brides
had been broken off. went back to
| the fence and found them. Good,
faithful animals! They had done their
best in coming down the hill without
! any guiding and had lost their pretty
horns. I felt awfully bad because
they did not look near so fine. I gave
them good supper and let them rest
for two or three days. The other one
Of Brides horns we sawed of.
| Father got well again in a few
weeks and we were soon hauling wood
again. But We could never get Buck
and Bride to climb that mountain as
long as they lived. They would go any
place on level ground, but stopped and
| would not go a step up hill. Father
did not try to make them do it, as he
| said they had earned the right to do
as they wished about it. We had
them for many years and finally they
died of old age.
"Those horns are the ones which
were broken off in our wild ride down
the mountain. You may have them,
boys, but take good care of them for
the sake of MY two good old oxen"
Marion A. Long, in Detroit Free
| Press.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Must Do the Wnrk

A new regulation in Victoria, Aus
tralia, makes it an offense for a sub
stance to be sold in that state as a.
disinfectant unless it will, when used
as directed, kill the germs of disease,
and the explicit direction for it's use
must appear on each bottle or wrap
per. The total imports of disinfect.
ants into the commonwealth of Aus.
tralia amounts to about $250,000 per
year,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
The 1unic in Evidence.

The tunic, or, in provincial terms,
the overskirt, is in evidence in good
many of the new costumes. One OF
its latest phases is with long point
at the front and draped high at the
back. This saves the figure from the
effect Of being cut in two, which re-
suits from a round double skirt, 4,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28

Frock of gray-blue voile for little
girl. Both blouse and skirt are &C.
gordon plated. The blouse is encir-
cled at the bottom, with narrow
bands of lace insertion and has lit
tie yoke of Irish lace
The bretelle and straps are Of the
material, ornamented with enamel
buttons. The girdle, knotted at the
side, is of liberty to match. The short
sleeves are trimmed to correspond.
The skirt is finished at the bottom
with a ruff1e of Irish lace, headed by
three rows of the insertion.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Killing the Small Towns.

1t is impossible to build up towns
without there being business to en-
ploy the people who reside in them.
The mail order. system of doing busi-
ness is killing off the small town, and
as result the farmers residing near
them suffer by having poor market,
and poor schools and other blessings
of the kind that go with the live town.
Not alone this but farm values are
kept down.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
His Idea Of a Good Time.


The retired contractor sighed as he
got into his dress suit and thought Of
the elaborate dinner and the opera
that were to come.
Some day." he said. It'll git real
desp'rit, an then do you know what
I'll do?"
"Something terrible, no doubt" re-
piled his ambitious wife.
II suppose it wouldn't look well in
print" he admitted, "but I can't help
that. What I'll do will be to throw
away these high-priced cigars, put on
some old clothes, go out an come in
by the back way an smoke quarter
pound Of cut-up chewin' tobacco in a
cob pipe while I'm talkin' things over
with the coachman in the barn" "--The
Bohemian.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Gov. Folk on Home rr,I

1--WE are proud of our splendid cities
and we want them to increase IN
wealth and population and we o,ea
want our country town to- grow W.
"lsh the city merchants to bui1d ~,
oue we also desire the country mer.
chants to prosper. I do not believe in
the mail order citizen. If a nlaco - -
sood enough for man to live in and
make his money in, it is good ono,,ns
''r MN to spend his money in."
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28

Of course. without doubt - =S-s5ssEAs &
It's best to have it out; H.. Il !. -ss. -zrss
Then I'll never have toothache any
Al more. .<#s -5 s T.
I've hit the very thing
The doorknob and string:
But somehow kind o. hate to shxl the
door. Is E.55fss. sa S..
-Philadelphia Ledaoe.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18
!. NJ. Boyer Awarded
Contract to Repair
Bridge

The County Board of Supervi-
sors held a meeting on the 7th
inst. for the purpose of opening
and considering bids for the gen
eral repair of the County bridge
at this place. A. M. Boyer being
the lowest acceptable bidder he
was aw arded the contract as per
the proposals set forth in his bid
and in accordance with agreed
specifications required by the
Board. Mr.. Boyer proposed to
do the work for $947.5O includ-
ing cost of the material which
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

car in short order. The car had
evidently been burning some time
and as there was a strong breeze
blowing the fire had gotten a
good start. MIR. Johns, the agent,
and the station force with the
train crew were soon on the
scene and all worked together to
subdue the flames which were
only gotten under control with
some difficulty and a great deal
of water. The roof and upper
portion of the refrigerator car
was badly damaged but the con
tents were uninjured.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

the County is to furnish and
charge the expense of same
against the bidder.
There was one other bid that
was much lower but the bidder
failed to state the kind and
amount of repairs he proposed
to make or submit an estimate
OF the material necessary to make
the required repairs.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

n. Gould, a horse-buyer from
Iowa, is in this locality with a
view of buying a few carloads of
Indian ponies. Mr.. Gould says
these ponies are in great demand
in the east on the rural mail de-
livery routes.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18
If It's
Neuralgia

and those sharp, shooting,
agonizing pains drive you
almost crazy, take DR..
Miles Anti-Pain Pills,
and get relief. They drive
out the pain by their
soothing effect upon the
nerves. When taken as di-
rected they are harmless,
and leave no bad after-ef-
fects. That's the reason
they are so popular with
all who use them. Your
druggist can tell you what
others in your locality
think Of them.
IT do positively think that DR.. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills are the best medicine
ever put upon the market 1 find
them so restful and soothing, and
without any bad after effects. / have
suffered with neuralgia so that nv
system would just ache and quiver,
and l cannot take opiates; but l can
take these tablets, and they always
relieve me. No one that suffers with
neuralgia need fear to take them as
! know they will not form a habit, for
II there was any opidte in them l could
not take them. Just one in the morn
lrg when | feel bau, and can do my
work all day."
MRS. w. H. BURKETT, Macon, Ga.
Or. Miles Anti-Pain Pills are sold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that
the first package will benefit. If it
falls, he will return your money.
25 doses, 25 cents. Never sold in bulk.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18
Holbrook Happenings.
From the Argus.
Justice Court DiSmisses
Complaint Against Geo.
HenneSsey.

Judge Zuck's Court was in ses-
sion for a short time Friday
forenoon. The case before the
court was one in which D. B.
Holcomb was the complaining
witness alleging that George
Hennessey had illegally taken
and sold of his (Holcomb's)
horses with a shipment of range
horses that was made from Hol-
brook July II, 1905.
Frank Wallace one of the wit
nesses for the defendant testified
that he had himself sold the
horse as Deputy Inspector. The
testimony further showed that
Mr.. Hennessey had mailed Mr.
Holcomb check for the amount
that the horse brought, before
the buyer, Mr.. King, had paid
for them, but that Mr.. Holcomb
had returned the check. The
testimony failed to sustain the
charge against Mr.. Hennessey
and the evidence indicated there
was no felOnious intent on any
one connected with the trans
action. The case was dismissed.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

During the week E. B. New
man sold to A. Vandewart, of
Brown & Adams, of Boston, his
large clip of wool of about TO-
900 pounds at 1414 cents or
something near $4,000 for the
lot.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

We are in receipt of a card from
A. F. Banta dated Gallup 9th
inst. in which he states that he
was leaving that day for Pana-
ma via New Orleans.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

Let me send you free, for Ca
tarrh, just to prove merit,
Trial size Box of DR.. Shops
Catarrh Remedy. 1t is a snow
white creamy, healing antisep-
tic balm. Containing such
healing ingredients as Oil Euca
liptus. Thymol, Menthol, etc, it
gives instant and lasting relief
to Catarrh of the nose and
throat. Make the test and see
for yourself what this prepara-
tion can and will accomplish.
Address Dr.. Shoop, Racine,
Wis. Large jars SOC. Sold by
w. A. Keeler.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

Last Sunday was one of the
most disagreeable days of the
season here. A steady gale blew
from sunrise until sundOwn.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

Barney Stiles, Frank Wallace,
and Frank Manifold rode in
from the round up camp below
town last Friday evening.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

Mrs. w. H. Clark, who has
been spending the winter in
Pennsylvania, returned during
the week accompanied by her
niece, Miss Bertha Shulz.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

AS a west. bound freight train
was pulling into the yards Sat
urdav afternoon a blaze was
seen leaping up from car A. T.
1912 containing sacked cement.
BY the time the car had pulled up
opposite the town fire plugs some
of the active young fellows on
the street had the hose cart out,
the hose connected and a lively
stream playing on the burning
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

Sam Scorse, a brother of our
townsman Harry Scorse, came
up from Winslow during the
week.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-18

George Hennessev expects to
leave shortly for Hagerman,New
Mexico, where he is closing a
deal for a large cattle ranch.
While regretting his departure
his many friends here wish him
good luck and prosperity in his
new home. George orders THE
ARGUS to follow him.
The Puerco roundup outfits
started from Woodruff on the
10Th instant.