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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02
AN AMUSING EXPERIMENT.

Lilllputian Naval Engagement Initiated
by Means OF Chalk and Vinegar.
An amusing experiment of lillipu-
tian naval battle can be made with
white chalk and the ordinary table vim
egar. Model, say, dozen chunks Of
chalk TO the resemblance of ships, plan
ing the bottom evenly, and using
matches for masts, smokestacks and
turrets. The rival forces you can dis
tinguish by coloring the enemys ships
with black ink, leaving your own white.
Having placed them in q pan or plate
close TO an imaginary dividing line,
pour a good quantity Of vinegar be-
tween the chalk sticks. Instantly you
will hear an audible seething, like the
Kissing Of shells in actual warfare,
while ships as II putting up steam will
begin TO move forward in slow revolu-
tions, leaving behind them streats Of
foam such as are observed in the wake
Of moving vessels. When meeting at
the dividing line they will have attained
quite respectable speed, humping and
cutting together In the endeavor 10 push
one another furthest from the dividing
line. The engagement often proves an
exciting one. OF course the side has
won which has the largest number Of
ships nearest the center after the af-
fray.
The chemical solution Of this seeming
mystery is quito simple, explains Har-
per's Young People. Chalk, being
largely carbon, combines with the acid
Of the vinegar in carbonic acid, the
same gases that cause the effervescence
OF most mineral waters Tho gases rise
10 the surface OF the vinegar in small
bubbles Of sufficient strength TO cause
the current which turns the chalk.
Since the patriotic youth will want TO
see the American boats win, II will be
well for him to remember that the best
quality Of chalk contains the largest
proportion OF carbon. II will also
prove of advantage to plane the chalk
carefully, so as 10 permit It to glide
easily.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02
MIXED METAPHORS.
An Example OF Gross Errors, Ancient and
Modern.


Modern.
Almost everyone who writes many
sentences even in familiar and epis-
tolary way employs certain figures Of
speech. 1t Is habitual and instructive
to make use of words In metaphorical
sense; that is, to set forth thought
and make plain meaning by bringing
in sensible object or suggesting visi-
BILE act which bears some resemblance
to 1t, says the Youths Companion.
Often we become 80 thoroughly accus-
toned to the use of term in its meta
phorical sense that we forget that 1t
has sensible or material meaning
apart from the figure Of speech, and
when we forget this we are in danger OF
mixing our metaphors"
When Sir Boyle Roche made his ia
nous speech, II smell a rat, see him
floating in the air; but mark me, sir, /
will nip him in the bud," his ideas were
clear enough, but he lost sight OF rats,
air and buds in the thought that was
in his mind. II the reader also could
lose sight of them this passage might
appear eloquent. But they obtrude
themselves very humorously upon the
mind.
The following was the peroration OF
an orator at a political meeting not long
ago:
"The time has come when we must
leave off voting for ornamental princi-
Piles and vote 20 put bread and butter in
our pockets"
A scarcely less mixed up series Of met
aphors than Sir Boyle's was recently
employed by a newspaper in an Ameri-
can city. Several aldermen had been
accused of accepting bribes and the
newspapers said with reference to the
affair:
at is reasonable to expect that such
of his associates as are innocent Of such
crime will leave no stone unturned to
purge themselves of all suspicion and
exhaust every expedient to smoke the
rascals out"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02
SEX IN PRECIOUS STONES.
Such Distinction Has Been Made Since
the Days Of Pliny.

Such Distinction Has Been Made Since
the Days Of rliny.
Many stories have been going the
rounds Of the daily papers In which the
statement has been freely made that
diamonds have sexes, and that on some
occasions they have been known 10 re-
produce their kind. II Is needless 10
say that this is untrue. II is absurd TO
say that inanimate objects are so born.
Believing 1t possible, however, that the
terms "male" and 'female" might be
used in the diamond trade in merely
hgurative sense, reporter for the
jewelers. Weekly interviewed George
II. Kuntz, the gem expert with Tiffany
& Co., on the subject Mr.. Kuntz had
seen the stories, but laughed at the idea
On investigation, however, he found
that the terms male" and female"
had been used in regard TO rubies as
long ago as the time OF Pliny.
"Pliny alludes TO this distinction"
said Mr.. Kuntz, sin the thirty-seveuth
book of his Natural History chapter
Z. on carbuncles, or rubies, and their
sundry kindes; of their faults and I'm
perfections; Of the means 10 try them;
of other precious stones resembling the
fire. The following translation is from
Phillimore's Holland edition, published
In 1884:
Moreover, In all sorts of rubies
those are taken for the male which
show quick red more firelike than the
rest; and contrnriwise female, such as
shine not 80 bright but after faint
manner. In the male II Is observed
that some seem TO fame more clear and
pure; others are darker and blacher;
there be again that shine brighter
than the rest, yea, and In the sun give
more ardent and burning luster; but
tho best simply be those which arc
called amethystizontes, that Is 10 say,
that In the end Of their Are resemble
the blue violet color Of the amethyst ."
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02
A Nine Word WILL

The shortest win on record In Lau-
zorne county was fled recently and IL
was somewhat Of . curiosity. says the
Pittsburgh Timea A month ago there
died In 4 small mining settlement near
Hazelton, Thomas YAl1ulewiczL He
was young man, and had accumulated
two hundred and fifty dollars, which
was half the amount he wanted 10 take
back 10 the old country and be indie
pendent for life. This money was de-
posted In bank, but one day fall Of
top coal In his chamber In The mine
crushed his RIBS and broke his back
He was carried homo to die, and just -
death approached him, al alone In his
httle cabin, no wrots ON . scrap Of pa-
per hi will, bequesthipg he an 70 .
friend and lAbover. The wiA = on .
rlip Of note paper ak inches sQusrs. and
h - followG '1ir. Banker. 0ivs al
NJ money 10 Mike WAlliAs
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02
QUEER USES OF sTlLT's.
Employed In Eighteenth Century
Journeys by the French.
GaSoony shepherds Who walked on Them
All Day Long without Dlsmount-
ing-Feats OF Wonderful
Agility.

The custom Of walking upon stills
dates from the earliest times, and in the
art there have been some distinguished
professors who have attained remark-
able degree Of proficiency. Some OF
them have danced upon tight rope like
regular acrobats. In the eighteenth
century, at Namur, In France, silt COM
bats were favorite game among the
young men. Most Of these silt fights
took place during the fetes Of the carni-
val and other great occasions. The
Marechal SAKE was in l74s entertained
with one Of these Journeys. In describ-
ing one of these combats Harper's
Young People says five or six hundred
young men were divided into two op'
posing bands, formed themselves into
brigades, wearing costumes of different
colors. and advanced against each other.
The stills were about four feet high.
The combatants carried no weapons-it
was against the rules to do so-they
had their elbows and their stills, by
vigorous use of which they did their
best to place their enemies hors de COM
bat. The struggle often lasted for two
hours, the combatants swaying from
side to side, advancing, retreating,
crouching toward the earth, or spring
ing up to avoid well-aimed blow, The
battles often waxed hot and furious,
but did not by any means. necessarily
result in the death Of those engaged in
it. As long as it lasted the flags of the
rival factions hoated from the windows
of the town hall. The spectators, many
of them women, did all they could by
their presence, cries and gestures to ex.
cite the combatants TO further exer-
tions.
From one of their silt fights the
Namurois won a privilege tho Inn
portance of which they have never
ceased to appreciate Archduke AL
bert, of Austria, at his entrance into
the low countries, was greeted by the
governor of Namur, who promised to
bring before him 1.-TWO troops Of war
riors who, without being either on foot
or on horseback, would afford him the
spectacle Of a new mode Of fighting"
The archduke was so much charmed
with the exhibition that he accorded to
the inhabitants of the town tho privi-
lcge of being exempt perpetually from
the duties on beer.
In Gascony the Landez shepherds
used stills 80 as TO be sufficiently high
ly perched to be able 10 survey their
hocks scattered among the heath and
brushwood. The stills they used were
very high; they mounted them early In
the morning and did not quit their ele-
vated position until evening. In order
TO get upon them they climbed the roof
of stable or the window OF house.
The stills were Furnished with rests
Hike stirrups for the feet, and the lower
ends were shod with bone TO keep the
wood from being worn down or broken.
They were attached 10 the thigh In
such way as TO permit the knees be-
ing freely bent Each man was further
provided with long pole, which he
used for climbing up 70 his position and
for support when he wished TO rest.
These shepherds moved with wonderful
agility, clearing hedges and wide
ditches without difficulty.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02
To Cleveland and Return Free.

Wishing to double our sales for the next
sixty days, this being our Thirtieth Ami
versary, and make it our Banner Year, we
invite our patrons from out OF town to par
ticipate in the great bargains we have
lately obtained in Suits and Overcoats, In
our recent Boston purchases. The price
paid enables us to sell a
$40 and $22 Suit or Overcoat for $l0
$15 and $40 Suit or Overcoat tor $l0
( s and $40 Suit or OYercoat for
Boys and childrens Suits or overcoats at
like reductions. We guarantee TO save
patrons from SO TO $5 or more, thus saving
more than your fare to Cleveland and re-
return, and getting better value II you
cannot come, write for samples; and, to
make 1t interesting, will allow one dol
lar on presentation of this notice on any
purchase of $40 or more; so preserve II
and remember Clevelands Old Reliable
Clothler, j. Steinfeld, 242-246 Superior, st,
Cleveland, Ohio. Special rates for short
time on Clothing to order.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02

Penaeld, o., October 2lth, iS8.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02
coNsTABLEs SALE.

DY virtue OF an execution 70 h me dlSeSteS ~ No
vember' 1892, at 2 o'clock p. M, at the ware
bonse OF James sheldon, in Wellington town
shin Lorain county, Ohio, the following goods
and chattels, to.wit: ,,.,or
az The proDerty of the said g. W Crosier x Co.,
nj the suit of the Wellington Machine compa'
nv, October the 2Gth, lS92. .,o
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02
NOTICES!

N1OT[CE is hereby given to the qualified
N electors of Penheld township Loraln
county, Ohio, that separate vote will be ta-
ken at the next general election In said town
ship, to be held on the Sth day of November
a. D. 1892, on the proposition to unite Penneld
township school district with Penheld special
school district for high school purposes.
All electors in favor Of such union shall have
written or printed ON their ballots, special
district for high school purposes-Yes." And
all electors voting against such union shall
have written or printed on their ballots, "Spe-
cial district for high school purposes-No."
A. b. HAYES,
Il. A. STARR,
Il. s. NEwCOMB,
j.. ID. BARRETT,
X. A. JOKES,
LEON Il. BARRETT,
H. Il. LEWIS.
j. j. STARR,
BELpEN PARK,
A. FEGmMAN.
Penaeld, o., October 2lth, 1899.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02

In . cavo In tho Pantheon The guido
by striking tho 1aps OF his coat makes
neise equal 10 that produced BY firing
twclye-pound cannon. In The savs Of
Sneiiin. near viborg, FINLAND, stone
thrown down . oerteia AAgzs nslEss =
revesbsrAting echo which souaih hhs
tho dying wall a some VIA eainA
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02

Women. ~ . rule, hoat very poorly.
though there are few brilliant excsp-
tions. They lack confidence, and do
not straighten their muscles or extend
their limbs dgidly. Nearly all the
floating the women do Is with tho arms
of their escorts supporting them ~ tho
head and back. II secms that the ma.
jority prefer 10 do IL that wAv.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02
For Sale

A marble monument that cost $500
about fifteen years ago is offered for sale
cheap 10 make room for a more artistic
and durable monument in White Bronze,
Inquire of r. N. Goodwin. (44ti
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-02

Everything trembles at the bottom II
HARYEY's cut sale.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09
TICKETS MUST BE OFFICIAL
Judge McCIung Thinks Only Regular Ba
lots Will Be Sustained

Judge McClung Thinks Only Regular Bal
lots Will Be Sustained.
Judge McClung was not inclined to talk
at first, but he admitted if the situation is
as bad as reported that it is serious affair.
This is queer law" he said, ''it is so in
tricate and complicated. 1 suppose 1
will have some trouble in cast
ing my vote. If the people want
such law, a skilled lawyer should be hired
to GO into the booth with every man to
guide him in the preparation of the ballot.
The practical end of the law was over
looked. The system is a good one, but the
original bill was plastered over with
amendments offered by people who had no
no idea of the future consequences.
This act is fault of our system
of making laws. I can see no
remedy except to have the ballots printed
if possible. The trouble now is that it is
business problem. The law in itself may
be all right and not impossible. Because
some provisions of an act are difficult to
carry out would not in itself render the law
invalid. Even if voters are disfranchised
owing to the inability of the print
ers to turn out the ballots, 1 am
not prepared to say that that would make
the Baker law Unconstitutional. As for
voters making their own tickets where the
official ballots are missing, do not think
this is allowable, or would be sustained BY
the courts. The law specifies how the
tickets should be fixed, and nothing is left
for q judge to do but to follow the Jaw
1 feel positive that no other ticket except
the official one will be held legal. The
best remedy is the amendment or repeal of
tie act'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09
NO SAMPLE BALLOT YET,
But the Commissioners VIII Take Chances
in Letting the Contract.

But the Commissioners viii Take Chances
in Letting the Contract.
The County Commissioners are still wait
ing for the official notice about the size of
the ballot. Ny. Mercer thinks he is justi-
fed in making arrangements for the print
ing of the county tickets on the basis that
the size will be 80 inches by %. He thinks
if the official sample ballot does not arrive
by tomorrow room can be left on the ticket
for the names of all the candidates. He does
not believe this would be violation of the
spirit of the law, though the act stipulates
that the ballots must be uniform. 1t is a0
eolutely necessary for the printers to notify
the paper manufacturers tomorrow. Mr.
Mercer is not afraid that the Allegheny
voters will be without tickets on election
dav He Saws he will have them printed
and distributed on time, but he thinks
commissioners from the interior counties
who wait until the last minute will be sadly
left
The Commissioners have purchased 725
booths and 2,009 anneIes. There are 40
election districts. An annex must be pro-
vided for every 80 voters or fractional part
thereof Pitts5urg will require pa booths
and GA annexes. Allegheny 132 booths and
401 anne1es, boroughs so booths and 255 an
ne1es, and 1876 booths and SIS annexes for
the townships.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09
THE PTTTSBURe DISPATCH,
DurLlcATloHs CAUSE CONFUSION.
A Committee to Meet to Rename Many
Allegheny Streets.

A Committee to Meet to Rename Many
Allegheny Streets.
The Allegheny sub Committee on Public
Works will hold . meeting on Tuesday
evening for the purpose of suggesting names
for its duplicate streets of the city, and
preparing a report to be presented to the
general committee at its next meeting
City Engineer Swan said yesterday after
noon that it was surprising how many du-
plicate streets avenues and alleys there are
in the city of Allegheny. For instance,
there are 5 streets and 8 alleys named
Short, streets, avenue and Q alleys
named Spring, 8 streets and 2 alleys
named Vine, streets and 1 alley named
Hill, 3 streets, 2avenues and alley named
Center, 4 streets named Ann, and so on. Mr.
Swan said the reason of these Implications
is that when the boroughs of Manchester,
Duquesne and others were taken into the
city of Allegheny the names Of the streets
were retained. Tuesday nights meeting is
for the purpose of giving these duplicate
streets, avenues and alleys new names, and
hereafter no two streets, avenues nor alleys
will have the same name.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09

new scholars work left-hauded. There were
SO many Iett-handed pupils who could not be
induced or taught to work with their other
hand that class for left-handed acholars
was formed last year, with a left-handed
teacher Left-handed teachers are very hard
to obtain.
The work of the different grades Is out
lined as follows: Grade No 1, patchwork
and hemming towels; grade 2, garments
with straight seams, kitchen aprons skirts,
pillow slips, hemming napkins and hand
kerchiefs; grade 8. garments with bias
seams, sleeve aprons, underwear and night
dresses; grade A, finishing and cutting gar
ments, button holes, darnine, patching, etc.
Buying Their Own Work at Cost.
A pupil is kept in q grade until she has
become proficient In the work required of
her. The scholars have the privilege of
buying their work at the cost of the mate
rial. Outsiders have to pay . percentage.
In order to encourage prompt attendance q
ticket having Q scriptural verse is given to
every scholar who is in her place when the
bell tops for the opening. Each of these
tickets is equal to penny in purchasing
work. In other words, garment worth 20
cents could be bought for 20 tickets
Aside from the future of sewing school,
the ladies have introduced q penny savings
bank system for the little ones It is run
the same as any savings bank except no in
terest is paid. The largest deposit which
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09
SAVED FROM THE WRECK.
Pause! POnderi Purchasei

A BOLD MOVE FOR A BIG WEEK's BUSINESS
MOUNTAINS OF CLOTHING WILL BE GIVEN
AwAY-CRowDKD TO THE DooRs-DoN'r
MISS THIS SALE-305 SM1rHFIE&D STREET
The big clothing stock saved from the Fort
Wayne Railroad wreck must be sold as
quickly us possible, and in order to close
time we have resolved. commencing Mon
day morning, October TO-. at o'clock,
to scatter broadcast the biggest CLOTH
ing bargains ever given to the peo-
tunity. It Won't last long. II you need
q suit or overcoat, now is your chance. Fine
tailor-made clothing. saved from the
wreck, will go like wild fire. Store crowded.
crowded! crowded.! Bargains here for every
body The if oySsru will elo.s,ns ks
the greatest stock of fine clothing ever
gathered under one roof On this continent
Look over this list OF world beaters, investi.
gate these bargains. Such chance to buy
heard Of We give partial list
OF some of the bargains we are
offering. Read every. line: 230 mons
cheviot and cashmere sack suits, could not
ordinarily be bought Tor $l6. 60 in this sale
for S. 80. Now we have l75 overcoats that
retail in Pittsburg for $14 to SIG go Monday
morning at 81 e5. You can choose from l50
nobby douDle-breasted black or brown
cheytot suits. all new goods, n OF a bit sofled,
for So 90 worth sz2. Mems fancy cashmere
suits 81 50, worth slO Mems cuta way worsted
dress suits ut $6 IS, worth $14. Mems gen.
uine clav worsted suits, sacks or frocks 81 Is
worth SIG. Mems chinchllla overcoats - s5,
worth $l2. Mems pants from 75c to % 80.
you Monday morning, October 10. and ask
lor goods just as advertised. We have them
and don't you forget 1t. 805 Smithfield
street, opposite Postof1lce.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09
FAITH IN THE LAW.

Judge Mages Says Too Much Fuss Is Being
Made Over the Baker Ballot Act-He
Claims the System Is All Right.
Judge Magee thinks too much fuss is be-
ing made about the law and he says voters
will have all the ballots they want on elec-
tion day. He believes the printers can
issue them on time and in abundance. ga
great many people," he began, "are
doing all they possibly can to
belittle the Baker act. They
don't want to see an election system intro
duced in this State that has proved sue
know many would like TO have the act re-
pealed, and they are raising a hue and cry
against it. I am aware that the law is not
perfect. but it has many good features. We
will learn by experience and defects can be
remedied. l do not believe for one moment
that any voter will be disfranchised as a re-
suit of the law, and you will see that all the
difficulties in the way now will be removed.
1t wouldn't do to have the tickets printed
months in advance and scattered all over
the country. This is one OF the features l
like
Possesses Some Excellent Features.
ssThe preparation of the ballot and the
safeguards thrown around it are also excel
lent ideas. This law will eifectu-
ally put a stop to fraudulent
voting, and know some people won't like
that, No more will workers put prepared
ballot in the voters hand, then lead him to
the polls and hold club over him until he
deposits the ticket. 1t was TO stop this
practice that the law was passed in response
to a popular demand for honest elections
81 don't expect the law to work smoothly
this time. The people must be taught, and
in the future what seems like great COM
plication now will be very simple. Talk
about the scarcity of ballots Why, have
been in wards often where such thing as
a Democratic ticket could not be found.
To be sure, never missed my vote on that
account
No Advantage to Either Party.
'The Baker law is as fair for one side as
the other, and no advantage is given to
either party. Admitting, however, that
the tickets can't be printed, then the re-
suit would be very serious. Every man has
the right to vote, and when a law comes into
conflict with any of the principles of the
Constitution, 1t will fall, but that must
be determined bv the courts Under
the old system nothing was specified about
the kind of ticket to be used, and voter
could write the name of his candidates on
sheet of paper, if he saw fit. The Baker
lsw prescribes how the ticket must be
prepared, and, of course, courts would in
sist on these requirements being carried
out. But, frankly, 1 am not worried about
the supply of paper in the country, or
the impossibility of having the tickets
printed. 1 want to see the law thoroughly
tried. Let the people give the act chance,
and 1 will guarantee the result will be sat-
isfactory."