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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

So far as the reports SC, mono OF
the prehistoric cave paintings in
Europe thus far discovered is an
Interpretation Of moonlight or still
life portrait OF pan Of fried eggs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Dictators Of fashion state that tie
waist line may be placed this season
wherever the wearer chooses. How.
ever. it probably will continue in the
same old place.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08


Gladys Hnckley
Sophie Johnston
Skating club and the Dancing Fifty the club at
dramatcs at the Playhouse
effective
colonial
mir at the admiration
noted for originality
collar she defes
while driving her automobile
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

German duelists are in a dilemma.
1t is disgrace to refuse challenge.
and they'll be sent to prison if they
fight. The only solution appears for
them to be killed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

In the Isle Of Man. the wedding
ring vas formerly employed as an in.
strument Of torture. 1t is in this
country today, in many instances.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A Cornell professor announces that
a new Ice age is about to strike the
earth. Thank goodness, one commod-
ity viii! go down in price then.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Prot Flynn advocates hair pulling
rs a fine cure for badness, but there's
many a man minus his hirsute adorn-
ment who won't agree with him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A German scientist has invented
machine that you feed vegetables into
and get real milk from. It's safe
bet there is a pump around it some
where
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Queen Mary refuses to employ a
typewriter for her private correspond
ence. Perhaps she wants her epistles
correctly spelled
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

When informed that $350000 had
been stolen from him a Moscow mer-
chant dropped dead. Poverty suffers
from no such shocks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Love cannot thrive on less than
$40 week." says New York clergy
man, thus giving US line on the
cost of living.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A Yale professor says the average
American wastes fifteen years Of his
life. But he'd soon die If he worked
all the time. and there you are.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

The lord mayor of London may be
some person: but there isn't one In
a thousand on this side can tell his
name.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A torpedo boat destroyer hit a barge
in the Delaware river and was bacsy
damaged One can't be too careful
of these frail war craft.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A Pittsburg tramp was arrested
with 1000 pennies in his pocket. He
was coppered, all right
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Paris is adopting American
Dances" says dispatch. We're sure
ly going some when we can teach
Paris anything in that line.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

An Ontario doctor advocates hot
baths as a cure for delirium tremens
Lack of whisky would serve the same
end.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Brussels has had marriage on
bicycles. In the course of a century
or two they may advance to aero
planes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Engineers in Egypt have succeeded
in using the suns heat to generate
steam. but We all cannot 60 to A.
,rica Just to save money on the coal
bill,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A German professor says that
cooking is lost art, but look at the
lovely fruit salads our girls are max
ing nowadays
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Fashionable eastern society women
are leaving their dogs card with their
own when making calls. The dog,
poor thing. can only suffer in silence.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A German scientist says that tele1
He must be on a four-party line.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A prize hen in Missouri has laid 260
eggs in eleven months What was
the hen doing on the other seventy
odd days?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

'Everybody's going to get a red
nose," declares a St. Louis physician
Happy days!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Electric lights have now been used
about thirty years, but some people
are still blowing out the gas.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A Newport woman was fined for
stealing a dress which she hid in
her hat Bet it was a bathing suit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
A German says electricity will cure
insomnia But with fatal results.
Turkey does not seem to have done
much for Europe except exist there.

It is not difficult to make the JAM
tor believe in that rumor of a coal
famine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Radium is advanced as q cure for
govt. Govt always was bloated
Dlutocrat's disease.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A woman has been appointed con-
trol1er of Atlantic City, Control fash.
ions, bathing suits, or what?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

On the other hand. it frequently
happens that motorcycle riders are
not hurt.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
The Burglars Standard.

We have one standard Of morals for
our intimate personal relations. and
another for business which Is st III In
the stone aye of ethics. The man
who would he inexpressibly shocked
by the idea Of stealing a dollar from
the pocket OF Il customer has no qui-
yer Of remorse when he acquires that
dollar by sharp business which gives
to the dellar's owner no adequate re.
turn for his money, Watered stock,
adulterated and misbranded food and
drugs, are In the last analysis the
burglars standard of morals. We
put the burglar In Jail, and erect
monuments to trust magnales. So.
ciety makes the direct stealing OF the
pickpocket crime; but the indirect
stealing IN adulterated food, watered
stock and misbranded goods makes re.
spectacle our masters OF industry.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
Looking Back.

A letter TO us from our old friend
W. II Springer, who Al one time Was
our circuit clerk, and a teacher In our
county. now residing AT Santa Cruz,
Cal, CLOSES his letter a. follows:
1t Is with a sadness Of heart, that ]
mott the constantly thinning ranks
Of my old acquaintance. often now
! look In vain for familiar name In
the current issue, know ing that the
stranger ILLS the old familiar place.
! depend on you To keep me posted as
to the whereabouts Of the few re-.
manning friends Of former days. rea.
lizing hat the time II no, far distant
when !, too, viii he numbered with
the things tina, were, and soon for.
gotten. Let me say, my good old
friend OF yore, that you have fought a
good fight. No country paper Is ed
tied In a better manner than yours.
You have furnished your fellow citi.
zens. not only with the current new $
and good advice, out have kept them
reminded Of the worthy ones that
have gone before.
Many Of Us, especially those who are
no longer IN the good old town Of
blessed memory, have no other means
Of knowing what has become OF the
companions Of our early years.
May thy declining years he Tiled
with peace and happiness, and when
the lihal moment comes, wrap thy
drapery around you and lie down 10
pleasant Dreams feeling sure that
your reward awaits you, As ever
your friend, W. u. SPRINGER.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
The HOund.DOg Song.

Every time come To- town
The boys keep a.klrkin; nay dnNg nruun'
Makes no difference N he i "r houn.
They gu,t, quit kirkin' my dawg aruun'.
Ny dawg Drum II "r.gund ul houD
Trait. III" pu>>urns on III" dryrS' grpun',
Takes ia" scent A. runs 'r,n down,
An iin'i a.guin Ia let en- Rick him 'Ioun
Won can hear his IA, where "uriiS nh"uu',
lie tnlks NJ loud when 10" trail h,'- foun'.
"" LEADS ~" IHrL ~ other nouns
He's ioo good ~ dawg IT, hv Kicked arouu'
Those uruury hoy~ ~ lives ~ town,
Had Tttrr watch uut NlI"n M arouu'.
~ ihry'll get u punch ,hatli drap EN- onwn
W they don't quit ki"hin' my dnwg atom !,
Missouri trained IN my al huun'
A. pure ~ breed ~ ever was fpun
There Amt M better dnwg IN town,
An they got .uui, kbkin' my dnWgar
He's one Mi>suurian, III he bpun.
Don't huy" to In shpsn" when game
aroun'.
Fer he scents the air en- sniN> the grouu',
An you'a - got'cr stan kirkin' MY houn,
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
inexpensive Joys.

II doesn't cost a picayune To hum u
blithe and cheerful tune as you lope
down the road; the sight of you, so
bright and gay, may cheer some pill
grim on his way and ease his weary
load. IT. doesn't cost wooden cent
To say good morning to the gent you
meet upon the walk; and II may
bring a pleasant glow to some sad
heart that grief and woe have made
as hard as rock. II doesn't cost a
pewter mark to carry light TO places
dark by wearing cheerful mien; q
happy, bright contented face will be
a lamp in any place, and light the
darkest scene. 1T doesn't cost .
leather yen to stimulate your fellow
men and nerve them for the fray;
Just Illustrate your firm belief that
Joys . better thing than grief, and
that the worlds o. X. IL doesn't
cost . bogus crown to be an asset to
your town, and to be known as such;
serenely do your daily stunt and wear
u brave and hopeful front, and you'll
accomplish much. Your influence
for good or bad Is greater than you
know, my lad, SO use 1t wisely well;
don't walt around or tear your robe,
but always boost this good old globe
on which we m0rtals dwell.
WALT MASON.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15

Just TO show that the backbone of
winter was not broken, an area Of
low barometric pressure which had
been lowering over California for
several days started eastward Sa,ur.
day and this part OF the earth came
In for Its share Of the snow, to the
amount Of a six inch fall during sun.
day night and Monday, March lO.li,h,
which was followed with a slight
mist and driIzle Of rain. Later Mon
day night, the storm clouds, rcluc'
tant TO leave, contributed 80 inches
more Of the beautiful, making a to-
tai fall for sunday and Monday OF 81
inches. a little wind with the later
fall caused some drifting In places,
but not enough To seriously hamper
travel. Train schedules throughout
Kansas. Colorado and other western
states were badly demoralizrd.
We make no claims to prophetic
ability, and take or leave II as you
please, but our advice is 10 keep the
SNOW shovel hardy for few days yet
at least.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
Why Care?

We were asked few days ago by n
friend If We could give him a good
"recipe" which would change grey
hair back to its natural color"
Why should anyone seek to cover up
the changes which time, 10y means of
many years, or fate 10y means Of cares
has wroughlY There is certain dis
tinction about grey hairs Of which all
who possess them should be proud?
After all, why should anyone, old or
young, seek to cover up the changes
which nature makes2 Was the
prophet OF old correct when he said,
"All Is vanity"p
This isn't "beauty" page, though
no doubt some think II would be i'm
proved II 1t were, SO this reader will
have to consult a druggist or allow
the frost" OF years TO linger on his
crown,
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
The Farmers Dream.

Once a farmer had .sw bushels of
wheat, which hr sold no, TO a grain
merchant. but To- $40 different deal.
crs "a bn>licl each. \ f"w Of them
paid In cash. but Tar the greater mum
bcr said A. II was not convenient
then. they would pay later.
a few months passed and the mans
bank accOun, ran low. "Ilow H. this. "
lac said. My ! .s,w bushels at grain
should have kept me In aiiluencc I'M
~ another crop Is raised: hut have
parted with my grain, and instead
have "A vast number of accounts So
sluall and scattered that cannot get
round and collect fas, enough To pay
expenses. SO he posted up u public
nO,i Ice and asked all those who owed
him to pay quickly. liu' few came.
The res, said. Mine Is only a small
matter and ! will pay some other
day" forgetting though that each nc.
count was very small, when all were
put together they meant q large sum
TO some man
Things went on thus. Tie man got
TO feeling 50 bad that-he fell out Of
bed and awoke, and running TO his
granary found his 1900 bushels OF
wheat s,ill there. lie had only been
dreaming.
Moral: The next day the man went
TO the publisher Of his paper and said:
Here sir, Is the pay for your paper,
and when next years subscription Is
due you can depend on me to pay
promptly. stood In the position Of
an editor last night and know how
he feels to have ones honestly earned
money scattered all over the county
In small amounts
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
Not q Servant.

As champion for the farmers down.
trodden wives, Judge J. NJ. johnson,
of the Kansas City Court of Appeals.
takes occasion To say a few words
about men who allow their wives to
take care Of six or eight children. feed
the hired man and do few incident.
al chores. Henrietta a. Rapp be.
came the wife Of Geo. Rapp, Of Cooper
county. IL years ago. She was the
second wife. Tie first was her cous.
in. who. on her deaf hbed. bequeatlied
husband and eight children to her
relatives.
The new wife, tired of all work and
no play II years, and sued for divorce.
IL developed that after the suit was
filed, but before It came to trial,
Rapp had settled the alimony gues.
tion with her for ~, 100. He was
worth s6O,OoO. The trial court held
this was collision and refused the de.
cree. Judge johnson remands the
case with directions to enter decree
for the wife and allows the lower
court to Fix the alimony. lie drops n
hint as to the amount by suggesting
that $4,000 Is "little enough. or the
the wife's condition after describing
some of the details Of her work, the
court adds:
"She had no decent clothes, could
not go to church, had no social life
and vas treated without affection
and as servant of low degree. RI.
nally she grew tired and quit. de-
PENDANT did not wish her to go--hc
hated To- lose so valuable a chattel.
There was no reason for such treat.
mcn' and the suggestion that 1t was
prompted 10y the instinct Of thrift
and economy common to Germans l.
little less than islander of that great
race. Civilized men do not 80 treat
their wives and certainly the law will
class such treat men' ~ an indignity."
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
On the Nerves.

cit Is not the people who call at
the general delivery window very FREE
quently during the day and receive
nail who cause the mail clerks tn
worry. In fact 1t becomes mechani-
cal for us to run through the bunch
of leties answering TO the initial and
tossing out the mail to these people.
The ones who get on the nerves of
the clerks are those who are eternally
calling and never get any mail" said
one of our j. q. clerks the OF her day.
"Some wan, forlorn person viii APP
pear AT the window daily and often
no or three times day, asking for
mail and they have not received a
single communications saving possibly
an advertisement, In weeks. When
they are told there Is nothing for
them they will turn away with sad
expression, rs much rs to say, IAN.
other turn has been made on the bus.
mess route IT. may be a mother
looking for "A letter from a wayward
son, and II may be a wife calling
daily for an expected communication
from an undutiful husband who has
deserted her. Again IL might be the
father of prodigal son, ora run
away daughter. And, In some cases
! have suspected it Is a lover looking
for a letter from sweetheart.
"Anyway, the expression and the
whole attitude OF the 'never-get.any'
mali people cause the general deliv.
cry clerk 10 pause and sometimes to
look twice before declaring there Il
nothing DOING"
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
The Lucky Thirteen"

Miss Lillian Austin entertained the
LUCKY Thirteen" embroidery club OF
which she Is a member, Friday eve.
March sth, complimentary to Miss
Margaret Boyd, who soon leaves for
her new home In Albuquerque, n. NJ.
Miss Margaret was presented with a
beautiful souvenier spoon as q token
OF their love and esteem, and for fear
they would be forgotten by her the
hostess had prepared a booklet, the
cover being water color sketch In
forget.me-n containing a page for
each member to write q parting bit
OF advice, which they did rather re-
luctantly. The evening was pleasant.
~ spent and at late hour an elegant
two course luncheon was served, after
the gOodbyes were said, they ad.
journed, wishing Margaret much hap.
piness In her new home.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
sTakeii AT y "a. III.

Explanation: Hour Of observation.
Up. m; NJ maximum temporal urc
for previous ~ hours; Nj minimum
temperature for previous ~ hours;
S-set. temperature At time Of oh.
servation: W-direction Of wind al
p. m; CHI character OF day
whether clear or cloudy: cl-clear,
cldy cloudy, p cldy- part cloudy;
Phenom miscellaneous phenomena
such as rain, snow, frost, etc, when
preceded by T. trace only.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15

Sam Schultz has returned from
Anadarko, Okla. While there he dis
posed OF his farm.
Anyone having cattle and horses
to pasture during the coming season,
address o. Il. Bush, Napier, Mo-, for
terms. This Is tame and wild grass
pasture with water and shade.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15

II. A. Long, ID. VS.. Up.to-date
Veterinary. Once ut home. Both
Phones, No. Is.
Don't overlook Frank Adams adj
In this issue. You all know him for
he's the horse buyer who comes to
buy and buys 'em. lie will be here,
Friday, March I'D.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
March 10.

Hostess, Mrs. VanBuskirk.
Roll call. Sentiments Oh Determi.
nation.
Magazine Review, "Life Among the
l,edOIins," Mrs. Leona Zeller.
Magazine Review, "COuntry Life In
Egypt" and life In the Nile Des-
ert," Miss May Zachman.
Reading, Mrs. Montgomery.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
THE WEATHER

as recorded al the 4. =. weather sta.
iiol Ia Oregon. Mo-. Thomas Curry.
cooperative observer.
March, 9Th. TO 18th. lgl2:
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15

Levi N. Schultz and Dr. w. s.
Wood, members Of The Oregon
Pressed Stone Co., will attend the
concrete show In Kansas City next
week.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
Property for Sale!

No Consists of 6 about onealf
its Of Oegon has splendid dwelling good
water branch usually Plenty
best roads leading into the city Price $4,000.
NO. Consists Of 20 land situated
has dwelling Of
splendid well Of csterns and apples
mostly hoy tight acres ml% only acres in corr"
acres alfalfa and the balance In
price on this farm that will sell
No Consists farm 100 plenty
Good house and
miles northwest Of Oregon about
Forest CITY This farm has plenty of fruit
Price, 500
City school building; dwelling
leO smoke house and chicken houses
cisterns Price, 800
No H. Is little farm mile from building
Of
Strawberries, backberries little home
will buy
City Property.
No Has dwelling
the vacant lot being suitable for building Located
docks west OF court house square Price, $1,000
cement hoor and good with ENTRANCE from inside porch
welg IN good repair inside and out Plenty Of fruit Of all kinds
and Chicken and Buggy shed
Two lots In good oca and cheap at s2,75O
Kitchen coal house chicken and
vineyard A good bargain at s.j0.
interest reasonable commission or il you have idle money
will
See me for any Of above business.
'R. G.. BENTON.
OREGON. MO.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNlYSCI1O0L
LESSON

,By r. o. SELLERS, Director Of Even
ing Department, The Moody Bible In
stitute Of ChiCago.)
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
LESSON FOR MARCH II.
THE pARALYTlc HEALED.

LESSON TExT-Mark 2.i-12
GOLDEN TEXT-"I3less the Lord. q
my soul. and forget not all his benefits:
who forgiveth all thine iniquities: who
hea!eth all thy diseases. "--Ps. 103:2-a
Events tread upon the heels Of events
in the life Of Jesus, especially during
his early Galilean ministry. and none
depict these events more graphically
than 81. Mark. who Is presenting Us
picture Of him as . servant.
Jesus had been upon q preaching
tour and now returns 10 the town OF
Capernsum. AZ soon as II was noised
about that he was at his home a
crowd quickly gathered about the
door. SO great was the crowd that
there was no longer any room In the
house nor about the door. that IL the
crowd was 80 dense chat late corners
could not look In to see and hear the
prophet.
That many Of these were attracted
by his popularity there IL no doubt.
but II gave Jesus an opportunity to
speak and preach the word which he
was quick to seize upon. HE preached
the Word unto them" Is this not a
suggestion for teachers? especially OF
some Of the adult classes.
II your class Is Bible class stick TO
your text or else change your name.
The apostles followed his example In
this respect: SO have all the mighty
men Of God.
The result OF this teaching and
preaching is manifest In this record
and should be an encouragement TO
preachers and Christian workers, viz.
that II not only attracts tho crowd,
but that II reveals sin also.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-03-15
Sickness Result Of Sin.

While all sickness may not be the
result of sin. yet remove sin from the
world and an overwhelming proper.
ton, perhaps all. suffering would
cease. We are promised that In his
newer and better kingdom there II to
be no more pain nor sorrow. Jesus
therefore said first Of all. Child. thy
sins are forgiven" How his voice
must have thrilled with tenderness
and pathos as he uttered these words.
But the critics were there; they
ever have been wherever good
deed is being performed. Note they
were sitting idly by ". 81. Showing
no such anxiety as the four that the
needy might come into the presence
Of Jesus.
who can forgive sin but one. even
God? Their reasoning was correct
and their conclusion was logical; the
trouble was that unbelief and preju.
dice had 80 blinded their eyes that
they could not and would not recog.
nice the power Of God working through
his Son. Yes. they went farther and
hssuc tue tut8I uiuuueT Ot hrVTIOIuS
to Beelzebub this work Of God (Jno.
1897.
II would seem as though their SNUG
self.esteem would at least have been
startled when this young teacher
showed them that he was reading the
thoughts Of their hearts. "Why rea.
son ye these things In your hearts,"
Human reasoning can disprove God.
but the deductions OF the intellect can
not satisfy the cry OF human hearts
after God dob. 1913. y.
The greatest lesson for us to learn
at this point Is that the forgiveness OF
sin Is greater In the estimation OF God
than the relief Of human sufferings.
Turning to the one sick Of tho
palsy he said. "Arise" what:
Why such thing IL q phys
ical impossibility. Surely this young
prophet has gone mad; was not this
boy let down few moments ago
through that hole In yonder ceiling, so
helpless that It took four Of his
friends to bring him to this place."
In seeming reply to such query
Jesus tells the man to take up his bed
and walk