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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
SCIENCE OF Il Al-MAi<lNo.
Ninety F.r Cent. Of Americans Do Not
Know How to Brew Beverage. :

That 80 per cent. of Americans do
not know how to brew tea is the as.
sertfon. made by Z. Beling, who con.
tributes an article on the subject to
The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal
This is the more remarkable, if true,
in that so few elements enter into sue
cess in this regard. We have only, it
appears, to use good tea, see that our
water is boiling, and not allow it to
stand too long on the leaves. 1t would
seem to be-. this last particular in
which the American tea-brewer most
often fails. Says Mr.. Belin:
"A nauseating decoction is produced
by housewife and serwant-maid alike
stewing the tea-leaves by letting the
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28

.. The
Fourth /: of
July
BY r. c. HARBAUGH

Old Glory is waving on land and on
sea,
The hope Of the Nation, the pride of
the free,
Our fleets bear it outward to harbors
afar,
And dear to the eye is the CLEAN of
each star;
In beauty it floats over hemlock and
pine, <it ]
Adown to our e-fringed tropical
line,
Our fathers beneath it were willing
to die,
And new luster it gets on the Fourth
Of July.
The Old Continentals! methinks that
they come
Out OF the past at the tap of the drum,
Their swords are aloft and their bay
onets shine
And Washington rides at the head Of
the line;
There Sumter and Schuyler are fight
Ing again,
And yonder is charging Mad An
thony'' Wayne!
They fought and they fell meath the
Unions blue sky,
And gave to Columbia her Fourth of
July.
We reach out from ocean to ocean
afar,
A nation of freemen all matchless in
war,
Our eagles a-wing, of his grandeur un-
shorn,
For never by foe has his plumage
been torn:
And woe to the hand that would fetter
his flight,
Or sully the banner he guards in his
might;
He watches our land from his erie on
high,
And our flag waves for him on the
Fourth Of July!
Our forefathers gave us this home of
the free,
And tenderly guarded young Liberty's
tree;
Undaunted in battle heroic they stood
And nourished the soil with the best
of their blood;
Blow, blow the wild bugles, but not
for the fray,
The morning has dawned upon Liber-
tvs day;
Unfurl the proud emblem that kisses
the sky
For this is the worlds only Fourth of
July.
in their might,
And rally the people, but not for the
fight;
The land is afiame, and the rockets
fierce fire
Will show where our eagle mounts
higher and high'r;
And listen! DER Brandywines historic
plain
The old Continentals are swarming
again;
With the tread of the brave and the
soldiers true eye,
They march, as it were, to our Fourth
of July.
The Past is our pride and the cycles
of fate
! Await us inside of the Century's gate;
We dress to the colors that flutter and
shine,
: While Liberty's stands at the head of
the line;
Look up at the Flag that will never
grow old
AS long as the tale of our fathers is
told!
AS long as our land is our home may
! it fly
To crown with it's glory each Fourth
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
FOR MECHANICAL DRAWING.
Homemade Adjustable Table for tho
Amateur Draughtsman.

A very handy and useful drawing
table for draughtsmen and others who
do mechanical work at home, can be
easily made at very little expense. In
the table here illustrated the adjust
ment is accomplished by means of
sheet iron>strips, cut out in the center
as shown and fastened with thumb
screws in any desired position. An
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Torpedoes,

Torpedoes or "throw-downs' are
generally compositions of CELEBRATES or
CELEBRATES and sulphur, with gravel to
give the device weight, all wrapped in
tissue paper. Some genius has in
vented a frecracker of compressed air
to take the place of the present giant
crackers, which contain dynamite.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
DONT'S FOR THE FOURTH

Don't allow the frecrackers to go off
in the grass unless you want the lawn
ruined
Don't wear thin inflammable frock
Put on a cloth skirt if there are fire.
crackers about.
Don't attempt to set off complicated
pyrotechnics without thoroughly COM
pretending the process.
Don't lay away leftover fireworks
for another year. They are dangerous
things to pack away where mice can
get at them. Buy only so many as
can be used on the day appointeG
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Mere PIeasantries.

Sky Rocket-Ah! I'm going of on
the Fourth, and have high old time.
Pin Wheel-Bah! You're ALWAYS
shooting off about yourself. / never
blow: about it, but generally have q
gay little whir1 myself. 49,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
His Steo Ladder.

= One evening Roy and his mamma
were sitting in the twilight talking
He had asfaint idea OF a second mar
Tiage, but he desired to know more
shout it, and commenced to ask his
mamma questions. among which was,
ssMamma. i you. should die, would
papa's second Wife Be my step lad
der?" #ss4 & ts.gsys$5s
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28

being found by the ingenious and ef-
fective device of ejecting clouds of ink
in the face of the pursuer, the ejector,
under cOver of the cloud, making good
his retreat by darting backwards, as
the result of stream of water elected
from special tube, known as the
"siphon." This ink furnishes the pig
ment, beloved of painters, known as
"sepia;' and even it's fossil state still
retains it's power. 1t must not be sup
posed by the way, that such giants
are peculiarly American products.
Specimens quite as large have been
obtained in British waters
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Polishing Paste.

Melt together two parts Of paraffae
and six parts of lubricating oil; then
mingle with eight parts of infusortal
earth one part Of oleic acid and 4 few
drops Of oil Of mirbane are to be
atded: .....
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
a Defnition..

=. Pa, what is refined cruelty?'s set
s., Reading the Declaration of Inde
pendence to lot Of people who are
aching to get at the lunch baskets
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28
Popularity of Crazy People. /,

Ss.sCrazy people never act together, de-
clares the, superintendent of large
asylum for the insane, quoted in the
Medical Times (New York, ApriD. IF
one inmate attacks an attendant, as
sometimes happens, the others would
look upon It as no affair Of theirs and
simply watch 1t out. The moment we
discover two or more inmates work
ing together we would know they
were. on the road to recovery It lis
on this account that there are SO few. fe.
conc certed mutinies in insane asy-
lums; 30 that the number Of attend.
ants does not have to be large.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-28

80 .-.-. !. '-.17 : =
arrangement of this kind provides for
adjustments Of both height and incli-
nation and will be- found much more
rigid than many 1of { the expensive
ready-made tables, says Popular Me.
chanics. A small shelf, S, fastened to
the right end Of the; table will provide
a:sconvenient place for laying tools
when not in use and will be especially
useful when the board is inclined at
a steep angle. When not in use a draw
ing table of this kind may be folded
into very small space and put away.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
Greencreek Gatherings.

Ed. Kaulker, of Oran, Mo-, is
visiting with his sister, Mrs.
Jos. Nuxoll.
Jos. Kaufman and wife of
Cottonwood spent Sunday at
]. M. Willenborg's.
Christ Waldmann and family
were over from Keuterville Sun
day and Monday, visiting at
Glen Waldmann's and A. j.
Hoffmann's.
The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Nuxoll gave them a
complete surprise Tuesday even
ing by dropping in on them I'M
expectedly. Dancing was in
dulged in by the young folks and
playing cards was another amuse-
ment in which the more sedate
took delight. Everybody had a
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
ulently, (and he should be), we
cannot see any reason why the
big corporations should not re-
ceive similar punishment.

An exchange hits the nail on
the head when it says that a
newspaper is a business PROPOSE
ton. It has two commodities
for sale, each of which is worth
money, just as potatoes, legal
services or dry goods are worth
money. These commodities are
subscriptions and advertising
space. Now that nearly every
body takes the home paper it
would seem that nobody would
have to be shown" that adver-
tising space in the home paper
is worth money to the buyer,
that is if he knows how to use
his space intelligently, and most
advertisers in late years have
learned how. The old argument
was that the paper helps to build
up the town and you should sup
port it. The new argument is
that the papers will help build
up your business if you use it's
advertising columns.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
The Sunday crest" Law.

County Attorney Koelsch at
Boise has made written state
ment Of his views on the Sunday
closing law, holding that all
printing shops, barber shops, the
Natatorium and all shoe shining
parlors must be closed, and street
cars are prohibited from doing
business on Sunday. The Oregon
Short Line depots are places of
business and must be closed, at
least so far as the selling of
tickets for pleasure and business
is concerned.
Cigar stands are permitted
to keep open, and l give it as my
opinion that the card rooms con-
nected with most cigar stands
may run because the words or
any such place of public amuse-
ment' found at the end of section
3, relates to games and amuse-
ments similar to those particular
ly enumerated. Baseball play
ing is not prohibited, but is not
the playing Of league ball, where
an admission is charged and as
now generally carried on, a bust
ness? If so, it would be pro
hibited.
Il am asked whether the Nat
atorium can keep open for the
purpose of its usual Sunday after
noon sacred concerts, for which
an admission fee is charged
This is undoubtedly the carrying
on of business, and under the
terms of the new law is prohibited.
Bakeries may deliver their pro-
ducts to restaurants and hotels,
but those buying such products
for the purpose Of resale must
close their places of business.
This leads to the startling con.
dition that you can buy a cigar
but cannot buy a loaf of breaC
unless at restaurant, where il
would shave to be construed as
the furnishing of meal"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

Another fearful loss of life in
a big railroad wreck is reported
from near Santa Barbara, Cal.
Such things are of such frequent
occurrence in this country that
they are soon forgotten but
should they occur in the countries
of Europe the government would
take such steps to locate the
responsibility of the blame that
the railroad company would not
care to have the thing repeated
for several years.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

Now that the rubbish around
town has been collected and
carted away it is up to the citi.
zens to keep their premises look
ing clean as they now do. This
can easily be done with a little
care and attention. Keep the
sticks and small pieces of wood
picked up and use them to burn.
Have place for your tin cans.
bottles and other rubbish and
instead of heaving it over the
back fence put it in a box or in
some corner until the wagon
comes around for it. Don't
throw rags and paper out to be
blown all over town by the wind.
Put them in the fire, where YOU
can also put the vegetable par
lngs and much other refuse in
stead of emptying it into the
alley to draw flies and vermin.
just a little care of this kind will
90 much to keep our city looking
clean and neat, besides main
tanning its healthfulness, and
will cost our citizens nought but
a little time we'll spent.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

The federal grand jury is
grinding away again over at
Moscow and begins to look as if
some more of north Idaho's most
prominent citizens might 90 to
swell the throng of men indicted
for timber frauds. If these men
secured the land through frand
Tor the big lumber companies
they will be punished, if they
got it for private individuals
they will also be punished, but if
the big timber companies got
the land, by fair means or foul.
they win escape scot free. It
seems to us close investigation
should be made into the way in
which these companies secured
their vast holdings. If the pri.
vate individual is to be punished
% obtaining timber land fraud.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
Cattle Lost.

One 3-year old steer, red, brand
ed with bar down left hip, marked
crop off and underbit in left ear,
two red 2-year old heifers, branded
~ one 6-year old muley COW,
TN branded llM Above cat
tie were lost last October
and liberal reward will be paid
for their return of information
leading to their recovery.
G. M. COLLIER,
lot. Cottonwood, Ida.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

Old Jack Frost made the prai-
RE a pleasant visit Monday morn
ing but he didn't hand US a
lemon" like he did Lewiston
and Charleston. Theirs was
pretty we'll squeezed, too.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

The heir to the Spanish throne
has at last made its appearance
and the daily papers will now
hunt up some other item of
general" Importance on which
to dilate.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
Saw For Sale.

A complete drag saw outfit for
sale cheap. Can be used with
either steam or horsepower. 61z
foot saw with 80 inch stroke. In
quire of BEN BoRGER,
Keuterville, Idaho.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

good time, and after partaking
of a delicious lunch, left for their
homes, wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Nuxoll happiness and health for
the future.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

was cleaned up? Most of us do
and outsiders have already be-
gun to comment on the improve
ment. Keep the good work
going and we will soon have a
''city beautiful here.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

Really now, don't you feel
better since your end of town
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
A Very Handsome Paper.

Decidedly one OF the handsomest, most
comprehensive, and instructive special
editions Of any newspaper ever coming
into the Office OF The Washington Her
aid is a copy Of the recently issued
fifth-anniversary edition Of the Oregon
Journal published AT Portland A won
deTful country. indeed. is the great
Northwest, and no section Of 1t has made
more marvellous progress OF late years
than Oregon. A glance through this
magnificent paper IS little short Of in
spiring-every phase Of life out there is
wildly pictured. both by engraving and
linotype. The beauty of the land, the
piCturesqueness OF the natural scenery,
the up-tO-dateness Of the cities, the
strength Of the industrial and commercial
concerns are such as TO make every
American proud Of Oregon and album
dainty sure Of It's great future.
We congratulate the Journal The dis
tributiOn Of such an edition cannot fail
to produce a marked impression through
out the land.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
GRANTS BIRTHPLACE.

why Gen. Corbin Is Deeply Inter
ested in Ceremony Soon To occur.
Gus : KargaT, in Cincinnati Tmes-star
Army officers OF high rank are greatly
interested in a simple little ceremony
which is 20 be enacted at Point Pleasant,
CIermont County. Ohio, on October 2
On the date in question, In the presence
of Gov Harris. Gen. Frederick Grant,
Lieut.. Cen Henry c. Corbin. L. S A,
retired. and other notable men. q modes.
tablet will be unveiled. marking the site
OF The log cabin in which Ulysses s
Grant was born. Gen. Corbin is one OF
the band OF patriotic Americans who
have been arranging for this event. and
his presence there or that occasion IS
associated with tender sentiment. When
the civil war closed. a young officer who
had bravely taken his part in il was
about TO give UP army life and resume
the practice OF his profession, the law
Gen Grant was his friend and patron
Your country needs men like you. "
he said. You should remain in the
army" To the young officer, Gen.
Grants wish WIS q command He enter
ed the regular establishment and. after
forty years additional loyal service. hav-
ing reached the highest rank and honors
that could be conferred. he retired a
short time ago rs a lieutenant general
The young officer was Henry c. Cor
bin. 1t is he who is about 10 assist in
marking the birthplace Of HIS friend and
gallant commander. who marked out for
him the role he was 20 play in the life
Of the nation
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER q. 1907.
our Most Eminent Magazine Writer.

Pity the sOrrows Of the poor magazine
editor who these days cannot print. NJ
least three or four times a year. an arti-
Gle with those magic words. BY Theo-
dore Roosevelt just under the title! lie
is marked indei!bly with the brand OF
failure by his fellows, and 10 his pub
fishers he is a mere worthless salary
consumer. kept ON the pay roll because
he hasn't quite finished paying the mort
gage Ola his house, perhaps, or because his
eldest daughter has just recovered from
an expensive case OF the measles; which
shows that there may be sentiment in
business, and that corporations may have
souls. While those editors who have the
opportunity 70 send the President Of the
United States those neatly printed slips
beginning, I've regret that the inclosed
Ms. is mavailable"-and DO nOt-are
basking in the sunlight OF good fortune
their less lucky or less able brethren must
stink along the back streets and curse
the respective days they were born.
Not long ago it was an authoritative
paper on the Irish Sasas in connection
with which appeared those three puts
SAINT words, BY Theodore Roosevelt
a little later it was that trouble-mQking
Interview on nature takers, dictated
and many times revised at the White
House. Then came direct article on
the same subject, IN which Dr. Long and
other careless and unaUthOritaJive outlaws
were disposed Of by one mighty bite in
the chest. And now, in the October mum
Der OF Scribner's, it is q dissertation, by
the Man Who Knows, on all the familiar
birds and animals with which Theodore
Roosevelt comes in daily conuct-the
mice of the White House. the squirrels
Of Sycamore HiIl, the wild turkeys OF
Alb'male County, the chipmuuks. the
wrens-au Of them, indeed, save the gray
wolves Of the Senate and the leeChes
which poster the solemn W. Loeb, ir. No
real nature lover can read the article
without sincere pleasure and intense
qualification that it is given TO him TO
drink from such fount
And yet there are some people who say
that Theodore ROOseVClts official duties
set heavily upon him; that he is too busy,
that be is Overworked We know not
how many other articles have been pre-
pared behind the protection of Sycamore
HIS gates this summer, but we look
forward TO at least one other certain
treat Along about January or February
they are so slow, these magazine
there viii be an article. with many pic
lures, describing the forthcoming Louis
lana hunt. and it will be as vivid as were
those which told Of the determination OF
wolves in Oklahoma and bears in Colo
Tado two and "a half years ago.
Our hat is OF 10 the genius who. in
addition 10 being as many other things
as is the Chief Executive OF this nation.
can write more or less voluminously for
the magazines, and have everything he
writes accepted We are proud. indeed.
10 have him in our midst
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24

be what the voters make it, and the
real merit Of the commission system is
that the voters may actually control
their local affairs. To keep any form
of government up 10 the mark. it is
serves, that It should constantly feel the
pressure Of ''an alert, well-organized. and
well-directed public opinion" When, IN
addition. it is directly responsible to the
electorate, or, as In the District, 10 a rep
resenCative body amenabe to public
opinion. local administration will be
about as Well conducted as il can be in
this mundane sphere.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-24
INSPIRED BY THE HERALD.

Bryan's Commoner: The Washington
Herald says the new SO bills are very
beautiful. We never noticed anything
ugly about the old SO bills
Austin Statesman: What is whisky7''
inquiries The Washington Herald. The
Grass ignorance Of some esteemed con-
temporaries Is discouraging.
Arizona Republic: The Washington Her
aid says the new SO bill is very beauti-
full. It ought TO be, considering that It is
worth $40.
Charleston News and Courier: Wash
ington Herald. Mr. Hartman has hurled
a lot of Latin at Mr.. Roosevelt" EFT
u, Brute" would have covered the sub
Jet
Nashville American: The Washington
Herald wants 10 know how the South
Dakotans expect 10 prove the crime" Of
flirting. Is everything naughty but nice
q "crime?'
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Says The
Washington Herald: "A story is going
the rounds about an editor being robbed
of five diamonds" Five diamonds or the
five Of diamonds?
Atlanta Journal. After trying 10 decide
between Virginia and North Carolina
ncar-pOetry, The Washington Herald en-
gagged a near-pOet Of its own. Creation
is better than criticism.
Cleveland Leader: The Washington
Herald, in remarliing that an Ohio man
has succeeded in growing thOrns on a
dahlia. says some people have that sort
Of disposition The exigencies Of Buck
eye politics sometimes make il necessary
to have one Of that kind.
Indianapolis sun: win Mr.. Taft re-
sign?" asks The Washington Herald.
Might as we'll ask, "WiH the Vice Presi-
dent resign There is 10 call for the
resignation, either OF the Secretary Of
War or the Vice President
Houston Post: The Washington Herald
has heard that the prune crop of Cali
fornia has failed, but the Washington
boarding houses may be depended upon
10 find some substitute with which 70
make their patrons miserable
Rochester Herald: Somehow we be-
lieve the telegraph editors would feel
mighty bad If that old story about some
body swallowing a live snake while
drinking from a spring didn't blow into
the office every six months or So" says
The Washington Herald. And he is anx-
iously looking for that dreadful story
about the boy being fed into the cylinder
Of the thrashing machine by the infur-
lated feeder whom he cut with a binder
knife,