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Now that the box is axsd. make the
trough or TX the pipe T. This you can
have long II you want to and running
from a dam you have made further back.
The pipe may run through a hole IN the
box as | have shown. or you can run 10
over the top rim at the back; any way
50 that the stream Of water, however is
is delivered. viii fall at the right place.
directly over the center OF the box B.
Here in Fig III. is a way you can
fasten two cigar boxes together end TO
end II you want TO make q bigger mill,
with a piece OF tin (tJ for the partition.
The pieces (b) viii be fastened IN the
same way"
But how do yOu nx It TO run any
thing?"
That's shown here IN Fig. I. which
shows how to connect a little saw mill
like the one wo boys made
First. there's the lever Cd pivoted to
the edge OF the cracker box BY the nail
E.
AT the bottom this is fastened 10 the
box by a wire connecting rod w so
that when B rocks the wire will work
the lever.
From the other end OF the lever runs
tho piece D to which a piece OF a key
hole saw is fastened by screws as shown,
so that the lever Cd VIII work the saw
back and forth
Right under the saw stick-the ons
you are going to saws supported on
two saw-horses or rather saw-bucks II,
and beyond that are two sticks o to act
as guides to hold the saw always In the
same place
The saw-bucks and guide sticks ara
driven into the ground TO fasten them.
Now. all that's left is to fasten
rubber band from a nail on the piece u
to E to pull down on the saw so It viii
cut and we're ready to try the machine
You can see how when the box rocks
It win work the lever d.. and III the saw.
and how the saw. held firm by the rub
Der. will slowly. of course. cut through
the small stick. The deeper II cuts the
slower It viii 60. till finally the saw cuts
through"
That's a dandy thing to make" spoke
UP the younger hoy, but what Il there
isn't any place to dam up. What's a fell
low going TO do then?"
That won't hurt a bit. Just TX your
rocker on a board for a base and set it
In the sink in the kitchen. Then you can
turn on the faucet and let it run there.
just 50 the water from the faucet strikes
the middle OF B.
And thus 1t came that for that srtsr-
noon at least Jacks scrapbooix went-beg-
ging and was left for another day.
IT gave them a good time anyway"
said Jack after they had left. and II
their parents don't care for them enough
to spend a little OF their time I'm glad
/ can
NEXT WEEK.
Next week Jack Kneiff viii tell how 70
make q tool chest and some things for
your shop. There'll be some new things
IN II and worth your while 70 try. Tell
your boy friends about II and watch for
it next week. Then get to work and
make a handy tool chest and table bench.
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HISTORY OF POTATO PLANT.
Native Of South America Natural.
lied ia Europe.


The chronicle OF one OF the old Span
fel travellers, published IN 1553, says:
The people Of Peru eat q tuber0ue root
which they call papas. The Spaniards
took this root 10 Spain, where il was
grown as the truffle root The ltal-
gardens, and soon the Dutch were cul-
tivat.2g Il with much the same zeal that
they displayed for tulips OF its intro
duction into England all that we are
sure OF s that IN 1856 Sir Walter Raj
eigh was growing potatoes in his Irish
Thomas Harriet. in his account Of vIr-
gsnia, names potatoes among tho roots
That were found growing there, saying
fisaf some OF them were as big as a wal
nut, and others considerably larger. This
Virginia potato seems 10 have been that
which Is now known es the Irish. while
that grown IN Peru is more likely to
have been sweet potato. Another writ
er, describing the esculents OF Virginia,
SAYS that the potato root Is thick, fat
and tuberous, not differing much in shape
from the sweet potato except that the
roots are not so great or long, while
some Of them are round as ball. and
Early IN the seventeenth century Raj
e.g7'e Dis sntation OF potatoes had been re-
peate0 all over Ireland, but the farmers
81 England, moved by stubborn prejudice
ard possibly IL part by Jealousy decid-
81 fhaf they would have nothing 10 DO
with the tuber. IL was az late az the
time OF Charles II. certainly I was att
potato got any fair hold IN English soil
Gilbert White. writing in l17S, says that
potatoes had prevailed IN his district Tor
About twenty years, and that this had
been brought about ''only by means OF
premiums" but that potatoes were then
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
ON A RAINY NIGHT.
A More Difficult Job Than Dashing
for the Pole.


This last dash for the pole business
may be pretty hard work." said Mr.. Log
blinker. mo doubt II does call for quite
some patience. skill and endurance But
II you want to undertake something that
is really difficult. Just try 70 hold an UNI
brella as Il ought to be held over the
head OF a lady in rain storm. ! tried
that last night with Mrs. Logblinker, and
thought before we got where We were
going that I'd rather have been In the
far North with Peary.
Rain? 1t was just sluicinE, with the
rain coming down like O. food falling
through q coarse meshed sieve. and Mrs.
cluding her tall. wide picture hat, with
the high feathers.
~ nen we opened the front door I
opened the umbrella and held 1t over
her while she gathered Up some Of her
garments under her waterproof. and
while she glanced around herself to soc
that she had got everything secure. and
about fourteen steps in that pouring rain
and / looked around at Mrs. Logblinker
to make sure that ! was protecting her
all right / was surprised to see that her
towering hat, that had surmountcd her
head SO jauntily when we started, was
now creeping slowly down over her fore
head.
Can't you see. Lucius.'. said Mrs.
nEBpels Hight against my sri
And so 1 had. But I disengaged II
quickly, and then tried TO hold It and
keep II balanced so that it would just
clear the big hat ell around and yet come
low enough down To afford the best pro-
lection
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killed lot Rabbits IN 4 Day.

One Of the greatest rabbit hunts in the
history OF the state took place yester-
day by the order Of the state board OF
forestry. one hundred ard seven rab-
bits being killed during the day
At the forestry reservation at Henry
Vile, Clark county the rabbits had be-
come an sntolerable nuisancs through
their habit OF gnawing the bark or
young trees. Heretofofs hunters have
been kept out OF the limits OF The reser-
vation but the board determined 70 rid
It Of the pests All the hunters OF the
neiEhborh( Oh were invited 10 lake part
In the shoot and fwenty-e ght eunners
with large crowd OF boys lined up 10
exterminate the cotton tai s. The men
lined up in a row about 800 yards long
and swept the entire reservation. Twelve
hundred shells were used by the hunters.
an average of almost twelve shells to
g rabbit.-Indianapolis News.
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fCp." The evelator. already started
paused. dropped down TO level TO let
Jack on. then sped away up again to
third where Il left him.
Outside Il had rained all day. q slow
drizzle that was neither mist nor real
rain but Just wet enough 20 make boy
wonder IL his mother would make him
carry an umbrella or whether he could
manage TO sneak out without Wet and
dismal, Jack expected few visitors.
though Il was Saturday and the day he
opened his hear and Office to Boydom.
The morning ne had spent alone at
work experimenting In his shop and now
he was returning from the press room,
his arms full o! papers. intending 70 file
away back numbers and paste Up his
scrap book-a task long delayed
Jacks ofhce and shop occupied two
rooms on the third floor: the smaller, In
the corner OF the building. fixed Up as
the Office and the other next TO It and
connected with it by q wide door. shop
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things you tell about IN the paperT'
Most OF them. Some OF them l have
the boys make
did you DO this alwaysT'
''E5araly always, but as Tar back as
can remember. the things I did most
were whistling and whiting. ] used 20
whistle almost before I could talk and
long before / was old enough 70 60 TO
school-but let's talk about something
else. III ask about you. Do you ever
make things2"
Sometimes. bat pa don't like to have
our things layin' around IN the way and
ma won't let US make sbayin's so we
can't DO much.
II wonder II those kind of parents
know what they're doing" thought Jack
10 himself, $50 many little fellows tell
me that. II the mothers and the faith
ers don't make the home place that
the children win enjoy being in. where
do they suppose they'll go for their
recreation and amusement when they
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ooh. they run and make things CO."
THAT reminds me-" said Jack. "of 6ns
time when went to visit q cousin OF
mine on q farm when ! was Q boy.
There was a little creek that ran down
through a ravine at the end Of the
pasture lot and here we spent The most
Of our time and had our best fun And a.
last we fixed UP mill.
1--WE damned up the creek in q narrow
place till we had the water foot or so
deep and put box with the side knocked
out at one place in the dana--banking up
dirt TO hold il in place-and fixed 1t 80
that the water ran over the top In
steady stream. The box was upside
down, YOU know, and the water ran over
the top; and where it fell over the edge
we fixed a paddle wheel underneath stick
ing out so the water fell on It and turned
It. Then we fixed an arm out from a
crank on the axle and fastened saw 20
II and when the mill ran the saw'd work
end TIA saw a stick through In short or
der considering how little power we
had"
Jack sketched the arrangement out on
board as he spoke.
Several years later, after I had taken
on the dignity of long pants and used a
razor twice a week; IN other words when
had grown up q bit I fixed up an ar
rangenent somewhat the same for some
boys / met In q town I was visiting. 1t
was In the spring and the melting OF the
snow filled the cutters full where the
boys were having the time Of their life
at that same old game of building dams
and mills.
by the way rye got some drawings
here In my desk that I made to tell
about that very thing last spring. Wait
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expect the drunkard maker 70 fare any
better. but I want an easy living and
I have resolved to gather the wages OF
|iniquity and fatten on the ruin OF my
species.
II shall. therefore. carry on my bust
diminish the wealth OF the nation and
endanger the safety OF tha state. As
my business hourishes in proportion to
your sensibiity and ignoranee I will do
my best to prevent moral purity and In
teilectual growth.
Should you doubt my ability. refer
you to the pawnshops. the poorhouse. the
police court. the hospital and the peni-
tentiary and tho gallows. where you
Will find many Of the best customers
have gone.
"A sight OF them VIII convinca you that
X do what / say.
"And me to Inform you thar you are
fools and that / am an honest saloon
keeper. er."-Baltimore Sun
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nouhls-Barrsled Pun.

Speaker Cannon made a double bar
relied pun the other day He was ex-
pressing condolences with C0ngressnnan
Wharton over the latters defeat 'F6u
were beaten by a telegraph operator e
/ reuicfaoer rightly said Mr.. Cannon
''He must have had the dots on you.
dash IT. Mr. Wharton growled out
something to the effect that the Joke
was almost good enough 70 be printed
in az English comic paper"
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a minute and I'll show you all about
them, too," and Jack crossed the room
TO his desk and after a moments search
came back with his drawings.
The first thing he showed was the
drawing at the top OF this page.
Here" he said. IS the machine IN
perspective so you can see every part.
First there's the rocker box B. ! call
n the rocker box because the running
water through the pipe 7 rocks It back
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JACK KEEIFF MAKES A CIGAR BOX WATER MILL.

The running high
Falls Of lie WEIGHT This shifts The partition to tns
out OF
side thsdr filling
ther as small ssw IN
Of
this
cracker
. coursei
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An Embarrassine oift.

DR.. w. c. Grace. the famous Engiiaf
cricketer. has been the recipient of many
gifts from lovers OF cricket as tangible
proofs OF their adm ration OF his prowess
Some OF them have been remarkable IN
character, but perhaps the most eriSar-
raising gift he ever received was one OF
three young pigs which Worcestershire
farmer sent TO him in recognition Of a
great batting feat which he had wit
neased
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

The French cuirassers regiments were
abolished because 1t was choice be-
tween retaining them or having 120 new
batteries OF heavy field artillery. The
Ministry OF War chose the latter. and
the 5000 horses which have carried men
In aruor viii now drag big guns.
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the load the longer It will take and the
slower the box will rock. 1t won't go
very fast anyway. but It goes, and that
Ia wha we're after.
Now about making it!'
First you get the cracker box A,
then cigar box b
TN the center OF the cigar box dx the
partition P OF thin wood as water tight
as possible. This should stick up above
the edge Of the box several inches and
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

Next week Jack Kneiff viii tell how TO
make q tool chest and some things for
your shop. There'll be some new things
In II and worth your while TO try. Tell
your boy friends about II and watch for
Il next week. Then get to work and
make a handy tool chest and table bench.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-10
A Aondon Foo.

Nothing has such bewildering ef
feet as fog Only animals which find
their way by scent can get about in IT
with any certainty. Birds are eatirels
confused by It, Tame pigeons remain
all day motionless and half asleep,
huddled mp. either in or just outside
their pigeon houses. Chickens remain
motionless for hours during heavy fOgs
No bird sings or utters call. perhaps
because il fears 10 betray its where.
abOuts to an unseen foe. During one
very thick fog blind man was found
wandering about. certain district OF
London. This man was in the habit Of
coming up every day from suburb,
carrying notes and parcels, and had
scarcely ever lost his way before.
Asked why he had gone astray flor hs
was quite blind. and it was supposed
that wea Their would have made no diff.
ference, he said that in fog the
ground sounded quite differently."-
London Chums.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-10

The funeral services of X. HOriZe,
the Japanese who was the victim of
the stilettO in the hands of one of
his fellow cOuntrymen, was largely
attended. About twenty-five of his
fcuntrymen and many sympathiZing
citizens assembled at Halls Under
taking parlors, to pay their last trib-
ute TO his memory. The remarks
of Rev. Adams were especially APP
prOpriate, touching and instructive.
The floral tribute was very fine, es-
pecially the wreath, cross and cres-
cent. After the services, before de-
parting for the cemetery. the Japan
ese friends grouped themselves
around the house and had their pie
lures taken. At the cemetery ere
LAYING their conrad away. after Rev.
Adams had said the usual rites. they
had short special service led by
one of the number as is their Gus
tom. Hhe prayer was especially
touching.
All Rebekahs piaese read carefni-
". The regular meeting of the Re-
bekah lodge will be this Wendnes-
day evening Sept II at the new
hall in the Sprague building. All
members are requested TO be pres
emf. Per order Noble Grand.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-10
FISH As FREIGHT HANDLER.
YoCt, With Daily income Of $500
Works Hard at RSiiroaGnu.


If S.uyvcsant Fish. Jr, never be-
zones president Of q great American
railway system il will not be through
lack Of application while holding down
bis present posiiiaa as assistant agent
Of the Frisco railroad in Muscegee.
/. r.. says a special TO the New York
World.
Tie young man, whose daily income
is reputed to he 81 500. sits at a little
fat top desk in the freight office of the
Frisco industriously writing AWAY at
freight bills, the sleeves OF his soft
siiken shirt rolled up above the ell
bows He bends over his work With
out ever locking up. He didn't even
notice the presence of friends who
stood admit ingly Within three feet OF
the millionaire railroader the other day
and watches! him perform
Mulch freight today: Inquired the
agent. Pretty big hatch" returned
young Fish. who never raised his eyes
from stack OF Invoices that lay he
fore him He is one vi the best men
we eyer had around tie station" said
the agent. He is willing; he doesn't
poster us to death lie has a good
knowledge of railroatiin@ He's one OF
the FIRST men TO go 10 work In the
morning aud the last to put his coat on
in the evening"
Fish has done nothing more exciting
since his arrival at MuScogee than to
play several games Of pool and take Il
horseback ride along the Arkansas
river bottoms. Prior to comm. to Mus
cogee the Young Yale graduate hac
considerable railroad experience of s.
general character. He went 10 MuSco-
gee directly from the general office or
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois rail
road in Chicago. where he held Il clerk
shin. Fish knows how to run :: loco
motive, has worked in RAILROAD shops.
has been III the field with an engineer
ing corps, is familiar with general Of
fice work at railroad headquarters and
now is learning how TO run station.
sell tickets hustle freight. pound
brass and jolly patrons of the road.
He Is getting an all round knowledge
OF the railroad business, which will
probably stand him in good stead some
day.
Il like my new job. said Fish. Il
want 10 learn railroadiHg as other and
less favored chaps have learned 1t.
This newspaper droll makes me tired,
and the next time try 10 escape news
paper men I'm going 10 Asia and lose
Transsiberlan railroad
Fish has apartments at the best ho-
tel. The embryo railroader arises at 0,
retires at and chums with his CO..
workers in the freight Office. 81.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-10
High School Notes.

The High school opered yeste,-
being 10 boys and ~ girls. A short
age of a number OF books is re-
ported.
The boys interested in football
met in the assembly room and dis
cussed football yesterday afternoon
The managers of the last year )
team who hold over until the cleo
tions OF officers, are making arrange
ments for a series Of games this fall
TO be held ON the coast. A game il
to be played with the Seattle team
at Seattle and while the team is on
the coast it is quite probable that
games Will be played at Snohomish.
Everett and Ellensburg. the neso-
tiations of which are now under
way. ii
The practices will begin today un-
der the directions of the coaches.
Frank C. Lemon and Harry F. Lam
bert. both of whom have had con
siderable experience in coaching
teams.
Paul Garret. Junior in the schoo
is quite IL ii his home
BOYD Fetch of C.saiaeFe. is ii
N rGahca enc led as senior.
The Freshmen class eI.olled ~
present is larger at this time than
It has ever been in the history OF
the school.
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ing representative government was a
step toward organizing the national
will and securing the cooperation Of
the best minds of the nation with the
government. Why the government
would not aud perhaps should not nh
dictate and turn the affairs of state
over TO the people It is useless to dis
euss now. The method selected was to-
have the peoples representatives meet
and confer together. present. thei,
views to tho crown and in turn hear
of the crown. Under normal cond
tions that is the way an absolute mon,
archy may he changed - constitu-
tional system.
At the outset the ears good faith
was questioned because he reserved the
right to dissolve the douma He nigh.
continue to break up the parliaments
elected by the people until the whole
scheme Of representation should be
come farce. But at this distance.
judging from the reports from st. Re.
tersburg, the cause OF the nation was
not materially helped by the proceed
ings OF the douna. The cars PROPOSE
ton meant that the autocracy and the
people take counsel together. If the
people imagined that by electing par
lament and sending it to st. Peters
1urg TO legislate OH it's own hook order
would spring out of chaos they have
deceived themselves. 1t was evident
from the start that extreme radical tao
tics in the parliament would defeat tns
peoples end. Russia is no more in
position to make progress on radical
81 physical power of the sGtocracy
She has no safe and sane party to
hold the masses to the true course. II
is evident then that extremists at this
time are not practical patriots, however
honest they may be at heart To as
sembIe under the cover of lcgislating
iOt tAC SoOu VI tuS CO
ton with the government and become
party TO IA conspiracy to overthrow the
government was bad politics. The
government which would permit II
would be despicable.
Russia has credit built up on nation
al potentiality and political stability
Revolution. if temporarily successful
would in the end be crushed by outside
forces. The French revolution narrow
~ escaped suppression at the outset by
foreign arms. and that movement was
better organized than the revolution IN
Russia Frequent elections and period.
zeal assemblies will in time train thu
Russian masses In popular government
aud there Is no reason to despair be
cause progress Is slow and the hand OF
the autocracy still mighty. There must
be a vulnerable spot somewhere
Bombs and pistols do not find 1t, but
that is no proof that political tact and
genius may not reach 1t some day anO
put an end to RIssia's woes.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-10
GOVERNMENT SLOT MACHINE,
Will Stamp Letters and Return The
Proper Change.

i. NJ. Atkins. former postmaster Al
Jasonville. Ind.. and F. W. Hargrove
have Invented stamping machine, to
be used in postoffices and with. city
mall boxes. and ii IS go constructed
that it will stamp !: letter and at the
same time return the proper change,
says Il Jacksonville speeia! 10 the In
iianapOlis News. Tue letter Is placca
in position, nickel Is dropped IN ii
slot. which releases the lock. Then Ivy
pressing Il small lever the stamp is
placed in position on the Letter and
cut off In case n,>.e Is put in and
only one two cent stamp Is required
three pennies will i, u out.
The corner Of the envelope on which
the stamp is to be placed Is slightly
dampened by tiny roller resting in
small vessel filed with water. The
machine also has slot which will
take twenty-five cent piece aud re-
turn two dimes and three pennies in
change MIR. Atkins has been working
on the machine for nearly three Years.
but only recently succeeded in perfect
ing model to his satisfaction. A
drawing has been forwarded to the
government patent Office. and model
will he sent il few days.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-10

Within the past year the submarine
signal system has been SO developed
and perfected that at last the navi-
gator has at his command constant
and accurate means of ascertaiDing his
position and direction, SO that now YES
sels can navigate in fog with almost
II not quite as much safety as in clear
wea Their. Moreover, the range Of these
signals is now so great that vessels
even when going at full speed can hear
the bells In ample time to obtain warn
Ing of possible danger. The progress
made indicates that In another twelve
months these signals will be in use all
around the world and that all the great
thorougbfares OF trade and travel will
have the protection thus afforded.