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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05
new HOMEMADE TOY.
Fun Which May Be Had with a Mag
net and Top with a Metal
lie Surface.

Everyone knows that magnet at
tracts iron, and does not attract any
thing else-that is, not to any appre-
cable extent. AS a matter of fact,
the metals, nickel and cobalt and some
other things are also attracted by the
magnet, but the effect is very small,
indeed. Now, if the iron is in the
form OF top it will, of course, be at
tracted by magnet as strongly as if
1t were in any other form, so long as
the top is at rest. But suppose that
the top is spinning? Will its rapid
motion make any difference in the way
tac magnet acts on it? Well, let US
make an iron top and find out. Take
round, fiat piece of sheet iron or tin,
aGout three inches in diameter and
provide it with a pointed axis to spin
on. (What we call "tin,'' you know,
is really sheet iron plated with TIM
The top OF baking powder box will
10, or you can cut the disk, with strong
snears, out of a sheet of tin. With
big nail and hammer punch a hole
through the center of the disk and
fit to the hole a round, pointed stick
OF hardwood, little longer than the
width of the disk. Put the stick
through the hole, exactly perpendicu-
lar to the disk, which should be an
inch or two above the point, and fas-
ten the two together with sealing wax,
If necessary. The top may be spun
With the finger and thumb, or, better.
ny a string wound round the stem the
top of which is held, during the pull
ing of the string, in spool with a
coin slipped over it. If you can find
in the toy-shops nearly fiat tin top,
either humming or silent, with cord
reel and handle, you may spare your
self the trouble of making the top.
In any case, assure yourself that
the top, when not spinning, is strong
ly attracted by small but strong
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05
JackkniVes.

The word lack" is applied to any
contrivance which does the work OF
a boy or servant. In French the
name Jacques" is term used for
youth OF mental condition. The term
country jake" is of kindred sense.
Jack-lord, Jacka-napes, Jack Tar,
Jack-o'-Lantern, Black Jack, Jack Rab-
bit, the term Jack applied to the knave
in playing cards. Jack-in-the-box. and
Observation-Disclosures show the derivative
meaning. Hence jackknife means a
boys knife. In early days the jack
knife headed the list of a boys TOYS.
and, with his skates, gave him the
greatest pleasure. His skates were
made of-what do you suppose? Beef
Zones, fastened to the soles of his feet!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05
IMPRoMPTU AMPUTATloN.
Soldier Submitted to Operation With
out an Anesthetic and Then 5... 81
Slept Among Dead. -<ss:

At recent campfire Of local chapter
Of the G. A. r., says the Washington
Star, several old fellows. assusual had
much to say of the civil war, particular
ly concerning events and circumstances
in which they either participated or were
able to relate with the soundest reasons
for belief in their truthfulness. Every
man in the little group had snuffed the
odor of hostile powder, and each had
hardened to- the 'trebel yell'' as it came
from trenches over fields, on mountain
tops and in the valleys. n
On this special occasion incidents more
or less relating to the battle of Gettys.
bury were talked about. An old clerk,
in one Of the departments, who carried
with him constantly a souvenir: of that
terrific struggle in the shape of an empty
sleeve, told of certain experiences that
befell him after he became hors de com
bat. He was residing in the Green
Mountain state when bugles first called.
men to arms to save. the union, and
though he had not yet advanced to mans
estate, he enlisted promptly in a YER
mont regiment, and from first to last
had his full share of fighting. His story.
embellished with many points Of humor,
had yet considerable pathos with it, and
is given as nearly as the writer can rec
ollect, in his own vernacular.
Il received my quietus," he said. ION
the second day of the Gettysburg fight.
One thing recollect perfectly, and that
the day was scorcher. I'm talking
about the caloric in the atmosphere, not
about the heat of the fight. Men on both
sides knew all about that. About four
o'clock in the afternoon I was kneeling
on one knee all ready to take another
shot, when all of sudden I thought
hornet stung me. Well, it was hornet.
but it was made of lead, and came out of
a confederate rifle. l soon found that
out and reported to the rear in double
quick order. had been on the fighting
line nearly the entire day, and was per-
fectly tagged out.
well, as could show blood, was
passed on, and 1 swear that then 7 felt
as though were on a vacation. WANT
GU !" VI LIN VI 5OOu cOOl water, Tor that
remaining in my canteen was as hot as
if it had been boiled; so I went on look
ing for river or a brook of spring or
any place where I could quench nv
thirst. Soon I found ore in a. sort of
little grove. 1t was just bubbling and
gsrgling and sparkling; and thought it
was one of the prettiest sights ever saw
In my life. | just lay down on my stom-
ach, and with my: wounded arm thrust
deep into the water, drank my I'LL. /
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05
Dignity of the Bench \

The federal bench holds some of the
greatest lawyers in the country, and
not a member Of that bench draws a
salary which is equal to the individual
earnings of thousands Of lawyers whose
names are unknown beyond their own
bailiwicks. This is condition, says the
Seattle Post-1nteiligencer, which has
existed from the foundation of the gov
eminent and it is to be hoped that It
will always exist. There is no manner
by. which the judiciary and other
branches Of public service could be
more cheapened and degraded than BY
making the emoluments Of office SO at
tractive that the offices would be sought
merely, for the pay which gees with
them. - :,.,rg yS$>.s$ :. 8
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05

craft, and if one has not a good store
of old material to draw upon an
outlay of several dollars is neces-
sary. ...~~e,: =: a. ..-: :
Here is a style, of boat which will
carry you perfectly, provided you are
willing to go barefoot" so as not to
spoil your shoes. It has the added adj
vantage that it draws much less water
than the ordinary boat; in fact, it will
go wherever it is q little damp. !"
Almost any boy who lives near
enough to free water to use a boat can
find about the place two old boards
or planks about seven feet long Or long
er six or eight inches wide, and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05
CADETS NOT FAVORED.
Sons Of Wealthy Parents at West
Point Not Allowed Extravagant
Allowances for |Extras.''

"The cadets at the military academy
at West Point are not favored as are
often the students in colleges and uni
versities who have wealthy parents;
that is, they are not furnished with an
unlimited amount of cash to buy 'ex-
tras' for rooms, clothes and luxuries."
said a man from the academy to- the
representative of the Washington Star.
"All cadets stand on the same foot
ing and receive $500 a year, plus the
communication Of rations, amounting to
$1O9.50 a year. However, this yearly
allowance with economy is sufficient
for the support of cadet.
"The army cadet who goes to tho
military academy with spendthrift hab-
its soon receives decided and severe
check. AS an instance, cadet some
time ago went to the superintendent
for an order for four shirts, but the
superintendent peremptorily refused to
give his approval. The young man was
sorely in need, and he attempted to
convince his superior of the fact: The
latter took up the cadets account book.
dAu PeluS1AS IL couple OF moments
threw it back to him, saying: L have
no doubt you are in great need of these
shirts or you would not present this
order, but you are in debt, and there
is no excuse for you The young ca
Diet, with tears starting in his eyes
and trembling voice, responded:
But, colonel, I am almost destitute of
changes of clothing. 1 have only one
shirt to my back, and that is a fatigue
jacket The colonel was immovable
and simply said, as he dismissed the
cadet from his presence: We'll, Mr..
-, l would advise you to wear that
fatigue jacket. until you get out of
debt, but be careful that you can pass
muster at the Inspection"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05

the heavens when woke, and noticed
that my roommates were still asleep.
The man with his rifle in his knees was in
the same attitude, and so were all the
others: Yes. they were all in slumber
from which they will never wake until
the trumpet louder than any yet sounded
on earth shall call them back to life
again."
Another member of the little COM
pany related an incident which came un-
der his personal observation at or near
s Gettysburg during that three days hight.
He told Of soldier in the company, that
went in early and came out after it's
share Of fighting only for the reason that
nearly every man in it was either killed
or, wounded. The soldier referred to
played on the fiddle, the veteran said:
He was in love with his fiddle, and as
general thing, when he wasn't fighting
he was fiddling. The spirit and the soul
of music were both vital essences of his
being. His story, however, which was
inspired by the events related by the
comrade of the empty sleeve, was to the
effect that on the morning of the third
day of the battle he, wandering by a barn
attached to hosiery known as tha
Tavern of the Three Stars" heard
sounds coming from it and looking in
found it to be a sort of hastily impro-
vised hospital.
There were at least score of soldiers
laid out in cots on tie floors, all more or
less wounded. Several of them were past
all surgery. To his amazement he saw
the musician, who had suffered the loss
Of a leg. He was, of course, lying on his
back, but the stump of his limb was
propped up. He had a pleased express
sion on his countenance, his well-be-
loved fiddle under his chin and was
filling the room with music.
The most beautiful and pathetic part
of the picture was the calm, sweet and
smiling expression of the poor fellows
who were being RECALLED with it's melo-
dies.
ut seemed said the speaker, "as if
Qualification from Heaven rested upon
the place and it's celestial glory shone
in the countenance of every poor sufferer
within it,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05

in Fig: 2, and your work is nearly
half done. Nail the second box to the
second board.
= Now get four boards one-half inch
thick, or saw one board into four.
parts, each two feet long. These are
to be nailed firmly to the long boards
connecting them, but leaving. as much
space as possible between them, as
shown in Fig. 4. This figure also shows
q board nailed across the two boxes,
making the seat. Fig 3 shows the
simplest form of paddle, which you can
elaborate on If you wish, but which
will do its work well enough to an
=swer all your purposes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05

two inches thick. If not they can be
bought for so cents from any carpen-
ter, and that is all the money you
need spend on your boat.
Here are the directions. given by the
Chicago Inter Ocean for the building
of the boat: Saw the ends of
the boards to point, as the d.
agram shows in Fig. 1. Get two
strong boxes the same size, nail one
to the center. of the boards, as shown
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05
az HAD THE COUCH AND PILLOW

HI HAD THE COUCH AND PILLOWS.
Ill do so dote on Baytoven particularly!
Would it grieye you too much, my dear,
II were to ask you to let me have them
for ruy rooms?" :
The young mistress of the household
was bit taken back, but young matrons
are easily hypnotized by elders of their
sex, especially those who are so distin-
guished that they occasionally preside
over women's meetings.
"Er-certainly; can understand how
one becomes attached to little articles of
that sort-take them, by all MEANS" she
replied, wondering what her husband
would say when he discovered the alb
sence of the busts.
THANK you SO much, my dear-I'u
send man for them this very after
noon," said the landlady, rising and TAX
Ing an ELUSIVE departure.
An hour later mar with pushcart
hove to alongside the curb in front of the
house, and when he got under way
again he had the busts of Beethoven and
Mozart, with their pedestals, in the hold
OF his craft.
HUH" was all that the young ma
irons husband said when, upon his re-
turn that evening, she told him about
the absentee busts. >.>-- -:
Five days later the landlady called
again, bubbling over with good spirits
and cheerfulness. After a few moments
Of breezy conversation, she got an eye
focus on leather couch in the sitting
room, with four or five couch pillows
banked upon the same. ~. L
1T is silly Of me, my dear, 1 know"
she calculated, ''but do you know that I
miss that couch 'u$ dlr1esadfullly? I used to
always lie down on It for an hour after
luncheon, and found it SO restful!
Would you think it-er-covetous Of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05

can b easily prepared by making a
loose in one end and tying the other
end to the upper part of the stick. The
stirrup should be about four feet long,
so you will have no difficulty in throw
ing it over your shoulder.
The rules are very simple, explains
Good Literature. The suspended foot
in the stirrup must not touch the
ground nor the stirrup length be re-
moved from it's position over the shoul-
der A hundred-yard "dash" will be
plenty long for the course.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05
SHALLOW WATER BOAT.
Craft Which May Be Built by the
Handy Boy Out of Old and
Discarded Lumber.

Many boy who would like to build
a boat is kept from doing so by lack
OF lumber suitable for the purpose.
1t takes a lot of boards to build even
the toughest kind of fat-bottomed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05
Ancient PAINTING

The Oldest painting in Europe has
just been discovered in Crete. It Il on
sarcophagus and is supposed to date
back to $500 B. G. It was recently un-
earthed by the Italian archaeological
mission. 4. .a s.. b
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05
A STlRRUP RACE,
New Athletic Pastime Which Provides
Very Amusing Event for r.
Field Day,

This new athletic pastime is a very
amusing event." and is run off, with
one leg hobbled to the broomstick,
Which takes it's place. A look at the
accompanying drawing will show you
how to prepare for the stirrup race.
Procure long, thin pole. Then at
zach the leather or rope stirrup, which
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-05
Unhappy Medium,

Visitor-How old are you, Johnny?
Johnny-rm too big to: cry and not
big enough to make anybody else cry.
IN. Y. Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09
MANCHURlA DEPARTS
FOR COAST Conveyed
BY u. s. s. WISCONSIN

Yesterday s Manchua, which towed into the harb
Wamanao
in the members
had
Brother in the
Drakeh Manura Coast
will be able the of nine
will delay the bateshlp but
viii throughout the
daily battle
usual when she
trouble
handled herself around 10
b Wisconsin known as
which will them distance north
of
necessity bukng strong northwery
nd On the
oo,r worked
against
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09
QUEER CONDUCT OF A
POSTMASTER ON THE
ISLAND OF MOLOKA


Dbbe X
koo,M matter o
and
to a follows
Compl made few
a A
and
alleged to
into ION his
meann He o
and o
of The
charged of a teri
from
of the High sefs Honolulu
Oneo said Kakani's
and
definite explanation how the letter
be
Kakani thought
He Duvauchees
laid the matter lie authorities.
that
and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09

Land Commissioner J. w. Pratt. in
this issue, gives a preliminary notice of
the opening up of great many pieces
OF land for settlement in North Hilo,
Hamakua, North Kohala and Puma.
There are seventy-one lots in all,
with moderate appraisals and upset
prices, offered to homestead-seeker
some to be through applications and
others at auction as stated in the no
tice.
The aggregate of all these lands is
29O2.37 acres, the average size of lot
being 40.S7 acres.
From the home-seeking spirit lately
much evidenced throughout the Terri
tory, there should be small doubt that
all these lots will be acquired by in
dustrious settlers. This means a great
increase to the amount of diversified
products which the islands will soon
yield, with a large addition to the as
sessable value, for purposes of Terri
torial revenue, of the lands taken up
for settlement.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09

All Sin, Chinaman with a police
record, was caught yesterday in the
act of rcht ing the Japanese quarters
at the residence of Mrs. Castle, on
Manoa road, and is now in confinement
at the police station. That he is there
however, is not because of any effort
on the part of the police, but rather
in spite of them. The burglar was
captured by the Japanese servants,
who had him bound and guarded when
the police arrived. three-quarters of an
hour after the capture had been re-
ported to them in repeated telephone
messages
The prisoner made a bold attempt at
robbery, entering the house shortly
after the noon hour, gaining admission
through a window, from which he had
cut away the wire netting. While he
was thus engaged he was seen by one
of the yard boys, who gave the alarm
to the other Japanese around, but
without frightening the thief away.
The Japs watched All Sin make his
way through the window. then sur
rounded the place, while one of their
number entered through the door. In
side he found All Sin busy rifling th.'
rooms. Shouting to the others to come
in he tackled the thief, preventing his
escape until the other Japanese rushed
in. All Sin was then bound. and the
police station called up by one of the
ladies of the house and the capture re-
ported
Considerably to her surprise the Of
ficial at the police station appeared to
take little interest in the news that
one of the daylight burglars, for whom
all the special police of the force were
supposed to have been looking for
weeks had been caught. After listen
ing to the story of the attempted bur
glary and the capture, he asked, well,
what about it?''
When he was told that some one with
authority to arrest the man was want
ed at the house he told the lady to
call up number 38. This is the number
of the telephone in the Sheriff's Of
flee, some eighteen or twenty feet
away from where the receiving clerk
was sitting.
Having succeeded in getting this
number, the clerk there listened to the
story, repeated, of the burglary and
the capture, then wanted to know,
well, what about it?' in about the
same disinterested tone of voice as the
first clerk had used Again the in
formation was given that under the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09
FOURTH DISTRICT
HAS GONE AHEAD

Yesterday the Fourth District passed
the Fifth in the number OF registered
voters, though the latter is ahead of
the registration of 1904 for that dis
trict
At o'clock last night 1856 voters had
registered from the Fourth District and
3145 from the Fifth. In 1904 there were
1913 from the former and 3109 from the
latter. At the hour of closing it was
said by Sam Johnson that they were
about three hundred shy. but they
hoped to have them all in by tomorrow
night.
We will begin registering at Z
O'Clock Tuesday morning." said Chair
man Chillingworth, 'and barring few
intermissions to give the board
chance to eat, we will continue regis
tering until midnight. That will be the
last opportunity any voter will have to
register for two years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09
The, Registry will open at 9 a.
m. and continue until midnight
with internissions for meals.
ARREST AND A FIRE.

An arrest was made last night by
Detective Lake, of the County Attor-
ney's department, which may have
some important developments. During
the past few months quiet investiga-
ton has been going on in connection
With the fire in the branch store of the
Globe Clothing Company, the result be-
ing the arrest of Iwaki, against whom
a charge will be laid today. The fire
was mysterious one, with the ear
marks of an incendiary origin. When
lwaki was being searched after his ar
rest, he took a paper from his pocket
and tore it up. The pieces were taken
from him and patched together, prov
ing to be check for $50, made out in
his favor and bearing the signature of
Yamamoto. The prisoners suspicious
action in trying to destroy the check
will be looked into
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09
AFTERNOON CABLE REPORT.

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again been renewed
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With more troops
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09
Il "A N AEN1StS1
MADE BY POLICE.
Man Caught in Act of Burglarizing
Manoa House.

What is thought to be an important
arrest was made at 1880 today by the
police. All Sin was taken into custody
on the charge of burglary. The evil
dence against him is complete, he be-
ing caught in the act of burglarizing
the house of Mrs. s. n. Castle, on the
Manoa road.
About noon phone message was
received at the police station that a
burglar had entered the servants quar-
ters at Mrs. Castles. Officers at once
went out AND FOUND THAT THE
JAPANESE SERVANTS HAD CAP
TURED THE MAN WHILE HE WAS
TRYING TO LEAVE THE HOUSE.
He was brought down and locked up
at the police station.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09
POLICE DIDN'T
WANT TO ARREST
MANOA BURGLAR
Remarkable Experience of the Castle Family in
Trying to Get Officers to Come fora
Captured Criminal.

circumstances it would seem the proper
thing for the police force to spare one
of it's members long enough to come up
and make an arrest.
Then came an answer to the as
founding effect that AS THE SHER-
IFF WAS ABSENT AT THAT PAR
TICULAR TINE NOTHING COULD
BE DONE. This. to a woman, with a
burglar in the house. although bound
and guarded. was a staggerer, and in
desperation she called up the Castle
Estate to ask that someone go TO the
police station and see if something
could not be done in the way of having
an officer sent up. Not being able to
find anyone in at the office. another
attempt to arouse the police was made.
and this time it was promised that a
policeman would be sent right up.
BY this time, evidently, the police
had awakened, or been awakened, to
the importance of the affair and they
hurried several men up to bring the
bound burglar to the cells. the Sheriff
taking a hack and appearing on the
scene in person. The members of the
force are even inclined to plume them
selves on the capture and are looking
for congratulations for having at least
one of the daylight burglars in their
hands.
The methods used by All Sin in this
case are similar to those employed by
the one or ones who have committed
other daylight burglaries during the
past few weeks, for which All Sin is
now suspected. The police point out
that two years ago, when the town
was startled over a bold series of day
light robberies, it was found that all
h. nr fcs
quite probable, they think. that the
present series of burglaries may end
with the imprisonment of All Sin.
AS showing how the police had the
news of the Chfnaman's capture
served UP by their organ, observe the
following from the Bulletin:
IMPORTANT ARREST
MADE BY POLICE.