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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Gray News


Mrs. Robert Wiley was buried the
middle of last week
Miss Ethel Robinson called at the
DR.. Beers home last Sunday.
Julius Hecker left Gray last week
to attend college at Iowa City.
Mrs. Kittell spent couple of days
in and around Gray last week.
Mrs. Beason and Miss Laura start
ed for Chicago Friday evening to re-
side.
Mrs, T. B. Creveling was Man
ming visitor between trains Thursday
of last week.
Miss Florence Hepp is laid up
with sprained ankle and Esther is
teaching for her.
Catherine Pope went out to her
Viola township home Friday even
ing of last week.
MIR. Thomas Hansen committed
suicide last week at the Jones home
in west Lincoln township.
Miss Sadie Lacy spent Saturday
and Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Rob Greenlee, west OF town.
Are you going to the county fair!
or Were you at the county fair? is
the question of the moment.
T. B. Creveling took the DIR. Beers
family to Manning in his auto Sat-
urday morning to take an early train
for Omaha.
A daughter of Mr.. William Clark
east of town, came with her children
Friday evening tor visit at the pa
rental home.
Mrs George CARRIER, Mrs. j. Leib-
sic, Mrs. DR.. Beers and Miss Clio
spent Thursday afternoon at the
John Liken home.
Mrs. Rose Ludwig came and spent
day or two last week with her
aunt, Mrs. George CARRIER. Her
brother, Will Butord, went as far as
Carroll with her Friday evening on
his way to Des Moines to visit his
parents before his return to Texas.
Floyd Campbell had quite a mis-
hap last Wednesday afternoon.
While lie and his mother were re-
turning from August Polzin's flu
neral, they stopped at the f. r..
Mclaughlin home They were all
engaged in eating meloas when the
team broke loose and ran home, doing
no damage until they got to the barn
when they tried to run in small
door, breaking the harness and the
buggy quite a bit. Will cost the
young man ten dollar bill at least.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Human Clods.

1t may seem a brutal view to take,
but in this twentieth century the man
who does not so strengthen his brain
and train his hand as to rise above the
dead level of the unsktlled mass will
remain clod and until the day of his
death win be trodden upon.-PhiIadel-
phia North American.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Even His Temperature.

A Peruvian Jew at johannesburg
was so i'll that trained nurse had to
be sent for. When she came on duty
her first remark was: Now I'll take
your temperature" To which the Jew
replied: You can't; everything IS in
my wife's name. sporting Times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24

Dare to be singular. BE prepared to
brave the taunts and sneers of the
world, 1t has laughed at many good
man in the past and will deride many
good one in the future. Never
mind it. When it finds its carping
and criticism have no effect it will
turn the other way and make up for
the blame by praisng your grit and
determination of spirit
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Serious Constellation.

I've Just been to see the Garlicks,"
said Mrs. Lapsling, laying aside her
wraps. They're all we'll except Mr..
Garlick. He's got an awfully bad
knee. As near as | can make out from
what the doctor says the poor man is
threatened with diagnosis of the
bone
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
No Ace Limit for Brains.

We are slowly beginning to realize
that age has but little to do with ac-
tlvity and intellectual power. Nova
days every real talent and ability is
respected whether the man is very
young or very old.-Naples Mattino.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
One Of LIES Little -rranedias-

He seized her, drew her to him, and
deliberately struck her She liade no
sound Again, and yet again, The
brute repeated the blow, and still she
gave no sign OF suffering. But when,
with rapidly growing anger. he strnck
her for the fourth time, she shrieked
aloud-and her head flew off She
was only a mateh-The Bohemian
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
A Good Will.

From my spirit to yours l bequeath
the hard-won knowledge that you must
De true from the beginning. But if
by any chance you have not been so,
then you must be true from the mo-
ment that you l1now.-Zona Gale, THE
Loves of Pelleas and Ettarre."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Viola viol9k
(Too late for last week

Forest Farnham's little baby is
quite poorly.
Mrs. Clark Hester is on the sick
list this week.
Miss Bertha Tucker is going to
school at Dedham.
Mr., Paul Horning is working for
J. F. Miller this fall.
Henry Schrader transacted bust
ness in Audubon Saturday.
Jesse Neiizel and sister Sadie re-
turned from Canada Saturday.
w. w. Perrina and family attend
ed church at Eden Valley Sunday.
Mr.. F. O. Nicllelson of Audubon
was in Viola on business Tuesday.
Mr.. Roscoe Miller started to Simp-
son college at lndianola last week.
Miss Lulu Hester visited with her
friend, Lou Lacy Saturday night.
There was Sunday School picnic
at the Fred IIorning grove Saturday.
Frank Elders is staying with NJ.
Crow while delivering his stock
books.
School began at the Buucombe last
Monday with Miss Sadie Lacy as
teacher.
Miss Clara Zerka is learning dress
making with Mis-. Kate Roach in
Audubon.
Mr.. Frank Elders of Madison,
Wisconsin, is in Viola on business
this week.
Orville Buckner has bought the
w. NJ. Smith farm now occupied by
Mr.. Warren Thompson.
Harry schrader and Miss Minnie
Border, attended the home coming at
Coon Rapids Thursday.
Little Gertrude Herring returned
home Sunday after visiting her
ndparents for some time.
Mr.. Dalton Miller had the misfor-
tune to have his pony fall Cd him,
hurting his knee quite badly.
M. Grow, wife and daughter Mil
dred visited with their daughter,
Mrs. William Horning Sunday.
Charles Jennings returned from
his South Dakota trip Sunday very
much pleased with the country.
Mr.. John Bouska bought farm
down close to New Virginia, Iowa,
and will move in the near future.
John Lloyd and wife of Old Car
rollton were over last week to see
the farm they rented of Mr.. Allen.
Mrs. Wallace Bolton was very sick
Saturday with the toothache and Sc
we're pains in her head but is better.
The temperance lecture at the
Eden Valley church was we'll attend
ed. The church was filled to over
flowing.
George Davis and William Clark
and families attended the Sunday
School picnic in Mornings grove
Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Bennett received the
sad news Of the death OF her brothers.
wife out in Lincoln township Tues
day morning.
Master Clyde Hale, son of Fred
Hale and wife, caught his hand in
hay pulley last week, tearing the
flesh loose and breaking the cords of
three fingers. 1t is feared the three
fingers may have to be amputated.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
More Trouble.

My husband had an awful time col
lecting that debt" Mrs. Lapsling was
saying. Il don't pretend to under
stand law terms, but | heard him say
that before he could get the money
he had to Barney Shea the mans
wages.'
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
VETERINARIAN

| shall be pleased to answer
your call whether it be in
day time or night, in sun
shine OF in darkness, if you
need my services inform me.
I'll come. After years of con-
slant study and practice | am
prepared to handle any case
you may have. Phone
George Weighton VS..
Audubon, Iowa
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Adap,lese rIar-

The time is long past when the fact
OF women adopting horticulture as
& profession is at all likely TO create
surprise. Other callings for women
may be more remunerative, but there
is none more Wholesome and healthy
for mind and body.-Country Life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
When Trifles Become Troubles

If any person suspects that their kid
neys are deranged, they should take Fo-
ley's Kidney Remedy at once and not
risk having Brlshts disease or diabetes.
Delay gives the disease stronger foot
hold and you should not delay taking
Foley's Kidney Remedy. Nick Doifing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Size of Whales.

The average sperm whale is about
90 feet long, weighs 100000 pounds
and will yield $4,000 pounds of blub-
Der (from which $4,000 pounds of
train oil can be made) and 5000
pounds of whalebone
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
And Other Places

If every manufacturer We're com
PEELED to live within the shadow Of
his own mill chimney Manchester
would be much better place than it
is.-Lloyds Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Deeply Affectino.

And when said Mrs. Nuvoreesh,
those French pheasants came by sing
ing the Mayonnaise, it was too deeply
touching for words Success Maya
zine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Our Daily Due

No day can come or go without en-
riching us to the full extent to which
we have developed our capacity to re-
ceive.-Charles B. Newcomb
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Must Practice the Riqht.

To be engaged in opposing wrong
affords. under the conditions of our
mental constitution. but slender guar
antee for being right Gladstone
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Good Tonic.

Halve your food 'ouble your drink
Ing water, treble your consumption Of
pure air and quadrvple your laughter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Love at First sioht.

Love Ito his beloved) DO not, 1
beseech you. refuse my hand. My life
is insured for 100000 marks. and if
you accept me | am sure shall not
survive very long. "-Simplicissimus
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
What Did He Mean7

Young Differs is crazy about {
girl"
Who is she?"
Ny sister"
He must be- .scss11oy ya
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Humanity,s seltishness.

When We are happy we seek those
we love; in sorrow, we turn to those
who love us.-CeciI Raleigh.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Trush Not in Him

He who purposely cheats his friend,
would cheat his God.-Lavater.'
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
The Fisherman from Rinviu.

Hc rTSHeT1HdH tom bITIVIIIc.
fisherman killed two rattlesnakes
yesterday. That is, the snakes bit
him. and the liquor that was circu-
latin in him killed the SNAKES.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-24
Keep Temper crrl,e,

Anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Bible.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-11
CAPT. |, is. j. !; baldwin ! | | ! J ] !
HAS MADE PROBLEM OF AERIAL,
NAVIGATION LIFE STUDY.
oiris'b'e Balloon Recently Completed
for Government Signal Corps Prod
uct Of 80 Years Labor-Beaan
Experiments Early,

Washington.-Capt. Thomas Scott
Baldwin, dean of aeronauticsg in this
country, has devoted his life to the
problem of aerial navigation. Capt.
Baldwtn's name is inseparably linked
with aeronautic activities the, world
over. In nearly every civilized country
Of the world Capt. Baldwin has given
exhibitions with his parachutes, bal.
looms and airships. With constantly
applied persistency to make a success
of ballooning, Capt. Baldwin has not
relinquished his interest for a single
day for 30 years. During this long ex!
perience, he has made and given more
than 5000 exhibitions and flights in
the air. Unlike those who have made
failures of their airship experiences,
Capt. Baldwin is essentially student.
His workshop does not present the ap-
pearance of collection Of ideas, plain.
ly marked theories. He has always
worked along the practical and scien.
tific lines. To these he owes his sue
cess, although kind fate appears al.
ways to have smiled upon him. He
has taken chances in making his ex-
periments in the air that would still
with fear the heart of a man of less
courage than himself.
apprehension of trouble is far worse
than the trouble itself when it ar
rives," said Capt. Baldwin,. Il learned
this early, and never borrow trouble
| never feel the least bit of fear. I
always have figured out the thing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-11
REMAINS THE SAME,
Well 6reWed Postum Always Palatable

The favour of Postum, when boiled
according to directions, is always the
same-mild, distinctive, and palatable.
It contains no harmful substance like
caffeine, the drug in coffee, and hence
may be used with benefit at all times.
believing that coffee was the cause
of my torpid liver, sick headache and
misery in many ways" writes an Ind
lady, Il quit and bought a package of
Postum about year ago.
my husband and I have been so
well pleased that we have continued
to drink Postum ever since. We like
the taste Of Postum better than coffee.
as it has always the same pleasant
favour. while coffee changes its taste
with about every new combination or
blend.
"Stnce using Postum have had no
more attacks of gall collie, the heavi-
ness has left my chest, and the old.
common, everyday headache is q
thing unknown" There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-11
UOf IN f;lEllQ1>
ION
... J! ! titled
70 ElG NEQ$
BY GEO. v. HOBART, ("HUen m'HueH!")

Dear Bunch: Your letter from Ven.
Ice is at hand, and we are glad, indeed,
to hear from you.
i hope you won't fall in the canal
while in Venice. No doubt your early
education on the Erie will be of great
help to you-get ap!
1 notice from your letter that you've
been hob-nobbing with nobility over
there-careless Bunch!
We got 'em over here, Bunch, by
the gross, so you haven't anything
on us.
I went in to the Waldorf to meet
Uncle Peter one evening last week
and l found him entertaining a Ger
man nobleman-the Count Cheese Won
Cheese.
The count is travelling in this coun
try incognito.
II 1t were my country he couldn't
travel in cage.
I'm wise to those guys with the
Gorgonzola title all wrapped up in It's
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-11

meant to do before doing it, and felt
reasonably sure that I could accom-
plish it before making the attempt"
Interest in aerOnautics has been
Intensified since the government began
to take an interest. The recent tests
OF Capt. Baldwin's big dirigible bal
loon, which he built for the signal
corps of the United States army, were
followed with keen interest all over
the ballooning world In addition to
this he has built for the government
two spherical balloons.
Following the old adage that shoe
maker should stick to his last, Capt,
Baldwin never wavered for moment
In his intention to master the air for
transportation facilities.
When still mere youngster he be.
gan his experiments at San Francisco.
Up to this time there had never been
successful parachute jump. It had
been nearly so years previous to Bald.
wins attempt that the last man to try
the experiment had met his DEATH But
after considerable experimenting and
thought given to the idea, Bald
win was determined to make {.
Jump Of 1000 feet from the balloon.
That was Fl years ago. Baldwin an
nounced his intention and thousands
of people gathered at Golden Gate
park and cheered as the plucky young
man made the first successful para.
chute jump on record. This was the
beginning of his long record of sue
cesses twice around the world. And in
all these daring chances he took Capt.
Baldwin has never suffered the slight.
est injury.
This dean Of American aeronautics
his given exhibitions before the nobili-
ty and many Of the crowned heads of
Europe. Also in Australia, China.
Japan and Egypt. Everywhere he
went, with his series of successes fol-
lowing him, he gave encouragement to
those who were working along the
same lines that he had spent so manv
years on.
The one sad event in Capt. Baldwin's
experience was the loss of his perfect;
ly equipped workshop during the San
Francisco disaster. Thousands of dol.
lars had been spent on the best tools.
the finest materials and half-finished
airships, which represented years of
experiments and also the best of his
knowledge cleaned from his work in
his all-around the world trips. This
was the greatest defeat he had ever
met with and it Frustrated many of his
ambitious plans for a time.
Capt. Baldwin has studied the air
currents as a mariner has studied the
sea. None of his successes or his dis
coveries has come by chance, but by
patient and long, hard work in ex-
perimenting and studying out the foun-
dalton for what once seemed the unat-
tainable. No matter how successful
new ship, rugged with all his latest
and best ideas, may be on her early
trips, Capt. Baldwin is never satisfied
to stop with that.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-11
WHAT THE TRADE MARK NE Ans
s TO THE BUYER

Il Few people realize the Importance
Eof the words TRADE Mark stamped
ION the goods they buy. II they did
ut would save them many a dollar
(ispent for worthless goods and put 4
slot of INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers
out CT the business.
When a manufacturer adopts 4
trade mark he assumes the entire re-
sponsibility for the merit of his prod
uct. He takes his business repu-
ton in his hands-out in the lime
lght-"on the square, with the buy.
er Of his goods, with the dealer, and
with himself.
The: other manufacturer-the ono
who holds. out Inducements" Offer
ing to brand all goods purchased with
each local dealers brand - sidesteps
responsibility, and when these infe-
rior goods "come back" it's the local
dealer that must pay the penalty.
A good example of the kind Of pro-
lection afforded the public by trade
mark. is that offered in connection
with National Lead Company's adver-
Using OF pure White Lead as the best
paint material.
That the Dutch Boy Painter trade
mark Is an absolute guaranty of puri.
ty In White Lead is proved to the
most skeptical by the offer National
Lead Company make to send free to
any address a blow-pipe and instruc-
lions how to test the white lead for
themselves. The testing outfit is be-
Ing sent out from the New York
Office of the company, Woodbridge
Building.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-11
Foot Ferry" Still in Use.

two sides of the river seems difficult
to men not to the manor born, yet the
conditions are accepted as natural and
regular by natives.
Between Alexandria and the Mary
land shore the Potomac is mile wide.
The Maryland lands are thickly set.
tied. Because of circuitous roads the
dwellers there must drive ten miles
to Washington, whereas in straight
line the distance is but five. That
country has yet to be traversed by a
trolley line. Many Of the people on
the east side of the river cross to
Alexandria and take steamboat or troll
ley to Washington. The means of COM
munication between Alexandria, a, city
of $1,000 inhabitants, and the opposite
shore, is 'foot-ferry"-or more &C.
curately hand ferry-for the ferry is
small boat rowed by veteran river
man. The boat is rugged with a sail
and when the wind favors, which is
not often, the ferryman rests on his
oars. A trip is made every hour.
When the accompanying picture was
taken the sail was in use.
The ferryman is w. H. Wheatley.
He has spent his life on the river and
has been conducting the ferry for
many years. He plies from slip be-
tween two of the principal wharves
in Alexandria and a decaying quay
called "Fox's Ferry" on the other side.
Fox's Ferry was a hustling place be-
fore the age of steam, a man named
Fox operating an endless chain ferry
across the river at that point.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-11
Sneeze Cause for Divorce.

Mrs. John Buckles of Denver is at.
ter a divorce because her husband
sneezes. 1t makes her nervous and
the baby nervous, and even the neigh
bors get fidgety and talk when John
wakes up in the middle of the night
with a rousing old "Ho-rash-shoo!"
That's the way Mrs. Buckles described
1t to the attorney she applied to-. John
uses snuff and when he awakened he
would take pinch of snuff and then
lie in bed, hump his back and bora
shoe SO times or more. It would
shake the bed and knock all the covers
off and the baby would set up yell, and
Mrs. Buckles just got distracted. The
attorney told her that perhaps John
could not help it, but the lady in
sisted she wouldn't live. with the bora.
shoe man. She went of declaring she
would think up some more bad habits
of Johns If sneezing wasn't fl curse
for action:-Minneapolis Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-11
A Unanimous Vote.

+ A German-American who had re-
GENTLY arrived at the estate of riches
attended his first banquet. The wine
was particularly vile, and go several
gentlemen who were seated near the
German were quite satisfied to have
him empty the bottles that had been
set apart for their common use.
Neither the quality nor the quantity
of the wine in the least disturbed the
Teuton, and, after draining the last
glass, he looked around jovially and
said: "Shentlemen, hat now drunk
en- all your wine and safed you the
trouble of Thinking vat you did not
like. tink you ought to vote me a
public tank" They did-Lippincott's 3.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-11

squirrels and all animals except those
that can be reached by an automo-
bile, but why don't we have a law to
protect the heiresses?
Why are these titled slobs permit
ted to borrow car fare, and come over
here and give this fair land a fit of
indigestion?
Why are they permitted to set their
proud and large feet on the soil for
which our forefathers fought and bled
for their country, and for which some
of us are still fighting and bleeding
the country?
Why?
Why do these fat.heads corae over
here with a silver cigarette case and
society directory and make every
rich man in the country fasten :s bur-
glar alarm to his check book?
Find out, Bunch.
A few days ago one Of these NUTS
with an Edam title jumped off an
ocean liner, and Immediately the price
of padlocks rose to the highest point
ever known on the stock exchange.
All over the country rich men with
romantic daughters rushed to and
fro and then rushed back again.
They were up against a crisis.
II you could get near enough to the
long-distance telephone, Bunch, you
could hear one rich old American guy
shrieking the battle-cry to another cap.
tain Of industry out in Indianapolis:
ITO arms! The foe! The foe! He
comes with nothing but his full-dress
suit and blank marriage license! To
arms! To arms!''
The telegraph wires are also siz-
Eiing with excitement
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-09-11
Bridge to Moses Cradle.

Since the days of the Pharaoha
Egypt has been the scene of some re.
markable feats of engineering, the
latest being the construction of q
bridge from Cairo to the island of
Rodah in the Nile, where, according
to tradition, the child Moses was
found in the bulrushes.
The bridge, which is LAO feet long,
and IS feet broad, has IA spans, be.
sides the central span of 209 feet,
which, when swung open, leaves q
clear passage in either side of 70 feet
The bridge was three years in build.
ing.
When completed, recently, it was
loaded with cars, carts and engines Of
a total dead weight of 400 pounds "a
the square yard. After these had re-
NAMED at rest "a hours, the whole
train was rushed across at speed, max.
ing a DETECTION hardly perceptible.