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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-30

For Breaking the Drouth.
What on earth induced you to buy
that desert landscape picture with the
two exhausted men struggling across
1t. for your dining room?"
MY dear fellow, 1t will create a
most glorious thirst"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-30

A bill has been presented to the New
York general assembly which permits
the state commissioners of health to
order changes. and alterations in the
sanitary conditions of any hotel in the
state containing more than ten rooms.
The bill was introduced at the request
of the U. G. T.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-30
ON THE ROAD.

The traveller this week was con-
spicuous by his absence in the city of
Fargo. He was scarf of the fair
crowd"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-30

Organized commercial travellers of
Wisconsin are taking up with cam
paign to Danish public roller towels.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-30

A blushing young country girl went
into a big city drug store to buy a
bath sponge. She became so fused"
when a good looking young clerk asked
her what she wanted, that much to
the amusement of the other customers,
she said: please give me sponge
BATH"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-30

Underwood Curtis spent the biggest
part Of the time the present week out
at the fair grounds where he had AN
exhibition that was seen by hundreds.
He says he did a nice business In the
line Of advertising. l 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-30

ore of he agents y the American
Fence Co, VINO Is on ire road most IL
lie time was In town all week ana
assisted in distributing 1000 hand
Gsrchiefs, ADVERTISING The fence.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Boys PLAY "LAST ACROSS"
Juvenile Game Causes London Police
Authorities Much TroubIe-Three
Lads Arrested.

The London police are having their
own troubles in endeavoring to break
up the juvenile game of last across"
1t exists in New York city, though
possibly under another name. When
King George recently visited the Lon
don hospital he chatted with a small
boy in one of the wards, and, showing
his accurate knowledge Of the youth
of today, asked the little patient if he
was there as the result of playing
last across"
The game with which drivers of
spirited horses, cyclists and automo.
bilists are painfully familiar is very
simple. A number of boys select an
approaching vehicle and deliberately
get in its way. The boy who crossed
before it and is the last to step aside
wins the game.
Three Grautham youngsters tried to
add novelty few days ago by play
ing it before a passenger train on the
Great Northern line. The engine driv-
er blew the whistle frAntically, but
as the lads did not move he stopped
the train. Then the boys took to
fight, but they vese caught. The
magistrate took a hand By imposing
on each prisoner a fine Of seven
shillings and six pence, at the same
time regretting that he could not add
an old-fashioned birch whipping to
each penalty.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
BABY'S skin TORTURE

when our baby was seven weeks
old he broke out with what We
thought was heat, but which gradually
grew worse. We called in q doctor.
He said it was eczema and from that
time we doctored six months with
three Of the best doctors in Atchison
but he only got worse. His face. head
and hands were q solid sore. There
was no end to the suffering for him.
We had to tic his little hands to
keep him from scratching. He never
knew what It was to sleep well from
the time he took the disease until he
was cured. He kept US awake all
hours OF the night and his health
wasn't what you would call good. We
tried everything but the right thing
Finally got q set Of tho Cuticura
Aemedies and am pleased to say
We did not use all of them until no
was cured. We have waited a year
and a half to see If It would return
but it never has and today his skin
is clear and fair as it possibly could
be. hope Cuticura may save some
one else's little ones suffering and
also their pocket-books. John Leason.
1403 Atchison St., Atchison. Kan. Oct.
10, 1909"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
ORIGIN OF "SUCKER STATE"
Farmers Followed Example Of Variety
Of Fish-Went Up Stream In
Spring, Down in Fall.

The Sucker State'-this is the
nickname of Illinois, as all Wide
Awakers doubtless know. But the cur.
1ous circumstances out of which the
appellation grew are now probably
forgotten by even the Oldest residents
of the state. The record left by the
early settlers of the origin of the
name is as follows:
1t was In the southern part of the
state that the earliest homeseekers
built their villages and laid out their
little farms. Here the land was so
rich that with slight labor an abund-
ant crop. was yielded each year. But
one great drawback confronted the
people. Although they were able to
raise great quantities of grain and veg
etables, they could find no way to car
ry to a suitable market this wealth of
produce which they wished to ex-
change for a wealth of silver. The
distance to the nearest market of any
size was too great to be covered by
wagon, and there we're in those days,
OF course, no railroads.
Many articles which these brave
pioneers needed badly could be pro-
cured only for money. Accordingly in
order to save little cash for times Of
need, all who we're able would leave
their farms every spring and so to the
Galena lead mines. where they would
work during the summer. Then in
the fall they would return to their
farms.
Now this custom Of the Illinois
formers reminded the people of the
habits of variety of fish called suck
ers, which always go up stream in the
spring and down stream in the fall.
Accordingly, by the freakish law
which governs the choice of nick
names, the Illinois settlers began to
be known as suckers" The Lame
stuck, as nfcknamess usually do, and
finally ne state itself came to be
known as the Sucker state and its cit
liens as Suckers
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
OLD GAME IS INSTRUCTIVE
Boys and Girls Given Opportunity to
Display Their Talent in Acting
and Guessing.

One of the best of the old games,
giving opportunity to display talent
in acting and ingenuity in selecting
words difficult to guess.
The players are divided into two
parties, one-half going out of the
ROOM In their absence the others
choose a word which those outside
are to guess When the absent party
are recalled they are told some word
with which the chosen one will rhyme.
1t is then their business to act, in
dumb show. the word which they
guess may be the chosen one. For
this purpose they go out of the room
again to consider and decide upon the
word they think it may be and plan
how it shall be acted. This may be
performed by the whole party, or by
one or two selected from the number.
For instance, if the rhyming word
is Speed" the players imagine the
real word to be 'seed," and may come
in and go through the motions of
sowing seed in a field; or read"
when they may all take books and
pretend to be deep in study. Neither
party may speak, but If the word acted
is not the right one the spectators
hiss, and the players retire and de-
eide upon another word and illustra-
ton. Should they guess correctly
their success is greeted by clappine
of hands, and the parties change
places.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Now They Sleep Indoors.

George H. Beattie, jeweler In the
old Arcade, and L. E. Ralston, auditor
of the News. have jointly and several
ly decided that sleeping out in the
open isn't all that 1t has been declared
to be, says the Cleveland Leader.
They were both in a deep snooze out
at the Beattie farm, near Chagrin
Falls, the other night. when a run
away team from the county fair city
turned into the lane leading up to the
Beattie estate and came along at full
speed.
Sound asleep. but dreaming of i'm
bonding danger, Ralston rolled out Of
his cot toward the north. and Beattie
from his cot toward the south. The
runaway horses dashed between the
sleepers, overseeing everything in the
way. but missing Beattie and Ralston
by margins too narrow to be meas
ured. Since that night Ralston has
slept in his town house and Beattie
has found shelter under the ample
roof Of his house on his big planta-
ton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
ToyIand.

There is no country in the world
where there are so many toy shops
as in Japan. In all the towns and in
most of the villages there is a chill
dren's bazaar, and the neighborhood
Of the principal temples is crowded
with stalls containing things to
amuse children. At the great rel,e.
ious festivals even the poorest are
to be met with their arms full of
toys to take home, and the number of
men and women who earn a livelihood
by itinerant street shows got up sole
ly to amuse the children can be
counted by hundreds. These enter
tainments include theatricals where
brave deeds are performed by heroic
warriors, story tellers, song singers
and conjurers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Points to Good Future,

Seven poor children, four girls and
three boys, all about ten years old,
went to a nearby seashore resort, in
charge of two women, for a days out
ing. The funds for the picnic were
provided by two boys who sell papers
and who live in one of the two houses
from which the excursion party was
recruited. One of the women In
charge Of the children said that tho
boys had arranged the outing "of their
own accord, and the remarkable thing
is this: They are not good boys by
any means and one Of them is prob
ably the naughtiest boy in the neigh
borhood. But we think that when boys
do little things like this they will come
out all right"-New York Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Says "Chain Prayer" a Nuisance,

0OJS O''o''' 'oJS' q lNuIodHCCs
The "chain prayer" craze, denoun-
ced by bishops and clergy in this
country as the invention Of fanatics
and nuisance, has struck England,
and the pulpit and press are inveigh-
ing against it. The vicar Of St. Au-
gustine's, South Croydon, advised his
parishioners who received such pray
ers,' with requests that they be sent
on to nine other persons, to drop them
into the waste basket. IF the whole
population, took to writing chain
prayers he says, 1t might be a good
thing for the postoffice, but 1t would
be an tntolerable nuisance to the gen.
eral public. Eighty-one persons would
be involved in the second round, 729
in the third, 6,561 in the fourth, 59,O49
in the fifth, 531, AL in the sixth, 4,7S2,-
969 in the seventh, and 43,O46,721 in
the eighth. Every one in Great Bri-
tain would receive the chain prayer on
or about the eighth day, the whole of
Europe would get In on the ninnahtd
Europe would get in on the ninth and
the whole world the day after"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Good Advice, but

A traveller entered a railway car
rage at wayside station. The solo
occupants Of the compartment con-
sisted Of an old lady and her son.
about twelve years old. Nothing Of
note occurred until the train steamed
into the station at which tickets were
collected. The woman, not having a
ticket for the boy, requested him to
"corrie doom"
The traveller interviewed and sug-
gested putting him under the seat
Man." said the excited woman, "it's
~ shair as daith; but there's twa un-
der the salt a'ready!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

take two pieces Of wood, preferably Of
contrasting colors, such as cherry and
walnut or mahogany and lockwood,
about 11s inches square and of any
length desired. Cut the dovetail on
one end of each stick as shown in Fig.
2, drive together and then plane off
the triangular corners marked A. The
end OF each piece after the dovetails
are cut appear as shown in Fig 8, the
lines marking the path of the dove
tail through the stick
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Teacher Was Ignorant.

Visitor was questioning John.
WELL" she asked, finally, NOW that
you go to school, how do you like
your teacher?"
mot much" replied the boy.
I'm sorry for that. And WHY"
"'Cause she don't know muffin.
Why. do you know, she even asked
me who discovered America.s> N. e.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Do You Know

Who built one Of his war tessels
in twenty days from trees sxoY ling on
the banks OF Lake Champaign
Commodore Macdonough.
OF whom it was said, providence
left him childless that his country
might call him father?"
George Washington.
What is known as tho Monumental
City,"
Baltimore, Md.
What is known AZ the "Gar1en
City,"
Chicago, Ill. J.
What is known as The HALF
Moon?"
The exploring vessel of Henry
Hudson.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
erAT1 OF ONO CzrY o, Tol1Do. I

0cATD OF ONO CIT OF TOLEDO.
LUCAS COUNTY. H.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he = senise
partner OF tho arm OF F. J. CHENEY L Co.. doing
busine0 In the City Of Toledo. County and State
eioresaid. and that saA arm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of CATARRH that cannot b cured BY the OF
HALLS CATARRH Cum.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed IN my presene4
this 9Th day Of December. A. D.. 1885.
y! A. N So e1s1 f9s1c.
Haub Catarrh Cure = taken internally and act1
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
1VStem. Send for Testimonials. free.
FL. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. q.
Sold by all Drueeists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
A Question,

Vera (eight years old)-What does
transatlantic mean, mother?
Mother-AcrOss the Atlantic, of
course; but you mustn't bother me.
Vera-Does trans" always mean
across?
Mother-I suppose it does. Now, If
you don't stop bothering me with your
questions l shall send you right to
bed.
Vera latter a few minutes silence)
Then does transparent mean q cross
parent?-Ideas.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
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PUZZLE OF. D0VETAIL JOINT
Simple But Very Ingenious Example
In Jolnery Is Shown in illus
tration-HoW Done.

A simple but very ingenious ex-
ample In joinery is illustrated. In the
finished piece, Fig. /, the dovetail ap-
pears on each side of the square stick
of wood, the illustration, Of course,
shows only two sides, the other two
are identical. The joint is separable
and each part is solid and of one piece,
says Popular Mechanics. In making,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY
for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
and Granulatod Ely elids. Murine Doesn't
Smart-Soothes Eye Pain, Druggists
Sell Murine Ego Remedy, Liquid. Csc,
SOC, 500. Murine Eye 9alve In
Aseptic Tubes. Csc, 500. Eye Books
and Ego Advice Free by Mail.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Not the Answer Expected.

A rather pompous looking deacon
was endeavoring to Impress upon the
young minds of class OF boys the
Importance of living a Christian lie.
"Why do people call me Christian
children?" he asked, standing verv
erect. and smiling down upon them
.. A moments pause, then z shrill H.
tie voice was heard to say: ;. -. -
'.Be6os they don't know yen.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
LIFTING Man with FINGERS
ing-IIIustration Shows How It
Is Done.

This experiment is as instructive as
it is astonishing. Two persons place
the index finger of both hands under
the soles of the feet of the man to be
operated upon. Two more place their
fingers, as shown in our
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Lifting a Table.

band ring, and with the edge OF q
thin file, make q narrow slit half
way through it.
Drive a shingle nail into the top
Of an old table until only about one
quarter of an inch of it sticks up.
Now, while passing your hand over
the table, find the nail, and, slipping
the slit in the ring over the head of
the nail, lift up with arms extended.
and your audience will be astonished.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Lifting Man With Fingers.

il0stration, under the elbows, and one
Of these places his finger under the
mans chin. At signal they all lift,
and, to everybody's establishment, the
person will be easily raised above the
ground.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Telephone on Aeroplane.

AS the motor of an aeroplane makes
too much noise for an aviator to hear
anything else, French army officer
has invented telephone for q nassen-
ger to use to talk TO him,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
LIFTING TABLE WITH HAND
Done by Means of Broad Ring With
Slit inslt and Small Nail In
Object Lifted.

A most weird stunt Is that Of lift
ing a table. or similar object, with
the palm of the hand. simply placed
on the smooth top. The trick is
easily performed by taking a plain
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

One Of Life's Finest Triumph;
1t is beautiful thing to model 2
statue and give it life; to mold an in.
telligence and instill truth therein is
still more beautiful-Victor HUGO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Latest Mine Horr

Latest Mine Horror.
The Doctor-Of course. II the opsr-
ators in the anthracite and bituminous
fields form q coalition
The Professor-Then there will be
nothing for the consumers to do but
to coalesce.
(SloW curtain.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Not Strictly Orthodox.

Police Justice-Young man, what Is
your religion, If you have any?
Chauffeur (arrested for overspeed-
ing)-Something like Jim Bludso's,
your honor-never to be passed on the
highway.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
MORE MONEY MADE EASIER

tho Ozarks of Southern Missouri than on q
quarter section Of high priced Minnesota OF
Iowa land Delightful climate. Ample rain
fall. Close to best markets. Rich or ehard4on
every hand prove what is being done. Prices
cheap. terms easy. Excursions twice each
month. Send for particulars
MALONE 4 ROYAL. 81 E. 9Th St.. St. Paul, nloa.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
Progress.

The world progresses: Formerly we
found only the Police Gazette on ha,.
Der shop tables. Now we find The
BEST magazines.-Atchisep Globa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethnK softens the gums, reducesin.
atiOn, AllayS pain wind cOlic sc bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

Dr. P1erce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and inv1g.
crate stomach liver and bowels. SuRar-coated
Tiny granules. easy to take Do not grippe
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
Buy Furs and Hides Send for catalog los.
N. w. Hide 4 Fur Co.. Minneapolis, MINI.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

A man of few words usually says
them as II they were more.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

Some people are happy only when
they are envied.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
TECHNICAL TELEPHONY?

Sounds formidable, doesn't 9
ft?-eut the big telephone COM :
panies conduct schools to teach 9
it to aspiring youngsters, and Z
pay them weekly wage to =
boot-Going up the ladder and :
through tho school at the same :
time-The big prizes, and other Z
positions Of authority that pay 9
welI-The only preliminary to 3
taking up technical, or plant :
telephony is rudinentary edu! 4
cation.
BY c. W. JENNINGS. 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

And sensible men consider it too
much trouble to look for trouble.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
IT You Are a Trif7e Sensitive

A friend In need is a friend We
try to dodge.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
w. 1, DOUGLAS


"1 ySSsEys SHOES
MINIS >20o, $3.50, $500, $50, 600, $50
W0HEFs $3.50, q, $3.50, -
Boys s20o, $3.50 T. 800 "A
the STANDARD
FOR 50 YEARS
They are absolutely the ~ ~
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for the price IN America. ~ ~
They are the leaders every
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They arc positively the aas182S y
most economical shoes for ysu TO buy. W.L-
Douglas name and the retail price are stamped
on the bottom value guaranteed.
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE your dealae
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W. l. DOUGLAS. Brocktoa. Aaa.. /
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

The Kid-Mister, Johnnie says that
purple thing in front of the pictures
q windmill an say it's a tree; which
is right?
The REPRESENTATIVES, q COW.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

important to naothoro
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and SEQ that it
s' ss.n &c otZ1&4zzEZx
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Tho Kind You Have Always Bought.
Anticipated.
Margaret-Did you tell the girls at
the tea that secret I conf1ded to you
and Josephine?
Katherine-No, truly I didn't. Jo-
sephine got there frst.-Harper's
Bazar
II You Are a Trifie Sensitive ,
About the size Of your shoes, many people
wear smaller shoes by using Aliens Foot-Ease,
the Antiseptic Powder to shake into the shoes.
1t cures Tired, Swollen, Aching Feet and
gives rest and comfort. Just the thing for
breaking in new shoes. Sold everywhere, &c.
Sample sent FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted,
lie Roy, n. Y.
A friend In need is a friend We
usually try to dodge.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

Asst week I told how a boy,
starting In as a messenger
at a few dollars a week,
with application and ambi-
ton could make himself a
The Greenville times., 1910-10-07
BRIDGE NOTICE.
State of Mississippi,

State of Mississippi,
Washington county.
BY virtue of an order of the board
of supervisors of the said county, made
this day, sealed bids are invited to be
fled with the undersigned clerk on or
before u o'clock noon, on Monday the
7th day of November, 1910, for the
construction of two pile bridges on
road No. sol, one of said bridges is
45 feet in length with 1S5 foot of
earthwork, and the other is 81 feet in
length with 66 foot of earthwork; also
Pile Bridge across Rawles Bayou, on
road No. 100, in said county
Said bids are to be submitted in ac-
cordanee with plans and specifications
now on file in the office of the chan
Gerry clerk, and the board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids
Witness my official signature this
October 3rd, 1910.
274t w. w. MILLER. Clerk.