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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

energy by so much. Therefore, it
is that you see the last marble NOV
ing slower than the first So it is
with the particles Of air that push
along the sound wave The energy
OF the sound wave must finally die
out and the sound cease at a certain
distance. Were this not so, the chirp
of bird could be heard around the
world.
Air carries sound by forming itself
in wave motion. Throw a pebble in
placid pool of water-try it in your
basin at homeland you will see little
rlpples form in even, circular motion.
The ripple near the edge of the pool
is much shallower than the one in the
center. If the pool is large enough
the wave motion may disappear before
it reaches the edge, because it takes
certain amount of energy to set so
much water in motion. Wave motion
in water illustrates wave motion in
air, only in air the waves travel spher-
ically, l. e., about you on all sides. II
the air did not move specifically, your
listener would have to stand at Ger.
tain angles in order to hear you. But
you know that no matter where your
listener stands, in any radius about
you, he can hear what you say. You
know now how the air carries sound.
If you should try to make a noise in
vacuum, you would find that you
could make no sound. Therefore, tone
after all is nothing but an air wave
| that travels to all sides.
The difficulty in singing and speak.
ing arises when we try to make air
waves carry sound great distance
It is this difficulty that bars the way
to success for most singers and speak
ers. The unsuccessful singer or speak
er finds that the energy of his tones
dies out too quickly to make those
farthest away hear him. How to form
sound waves with enough energy ia
make them reach the farthest listener
is a secret which many public singer
| and speakers would like to know.
Ring silver bell in a room where
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Partisan ChickWeed Sellers.

The vender of chickweed in Paris
is well-known figure. The sellers
are numerous and their cry is one Of
the most noteworthy of those that re.
sound in the morning in the streets of
the French capital. According to the
Bulletin des Halles there are about a
hundred thousand canaries in the cap
ital and the daily consumption OF
chickweed is estimated At $4,000. This
sum looks large, but it only allows
two cents for each bird. A Paris con.
temporary points out that a goodly
portion Of land between Suresnes and
Courbevoie is set aside for the cult
walton of the weed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

~ says about Taft, Roosevelt
and Hearst; what Bryan says about
Taft, Foraker and Roosevelt, and what
Iaft says about Bryan. All this per-
s1hage contained in Statements given
out to-day attacking" etc., SINNERS
down to mere question of a four
years leasehold upon the White
House. the presidential domicile at
Washington.
No doubt it's worth money to you
to know whether Bryan or Taft is to
be the successful BILL" The author
of the puzzle embodied in the accom-
panying diagram knows. He figured it
out several weeks ago, merely await
ing corroborating circumstances be-
fore he submitted it to the editor.
Hence, by a little mental exertion
you may find out for yourself who is to
be the next president The problem is
this:
If William Howard Taft, Republican
candidate for the presidency of the
United States, starts from Columbus,
O., capital of his home state, at the
same time that his opponent in this
ocean-to-ocean race, William Jennings
Bryan, Democrat, starts from Lincoln,
Neb., his home capital which one Of
the pair would reach Washington, D.
c., first, after having touched every
state capital in the country? OF course
they both travel at the same speed.
The puzzle manufacturer gives you
this assistance: The smallest number
of miles in which either can travel
the prescribed distance. OF course, the
candidate who has the shortest dis
lance to traverse wins.
Now, which one is it? That's up to
you, and there is not citizen Of the
United States who wouldn't accept ad-
vance information on the next occu-
pant of the chair after President Roose-
welt steps out to hunt the wild deni-
zens of the East African jungle.
One Of our esteemed citizens who
stood behind the editors chair when
the representative of the puzzle fac.
tory submitted his complex PROPOSE
ton, and who rates himself something
of ."kidder," exclaimed as If insulted
in having his mental ability ques-
toned:
why, Bill will win, of course"
One lonesome smile crept round the
room. It lighted up the face Of the
E. q. (esteemed citizen).
Yes, Bill will win. But which Bill
Bill Bryan or Bill Taft?
We might even go as far as allowing
Bill Randolph Hearst to depart from
New York city and touch every CAPT
tai in the United States, eventually
arriving in Washington, and then ask
you which Bill will win.
You could arrive at a partial solu
ton of that problem by the process OF
elimination, but then you might imag
inc there was some trick connected
with 1t, which there isn't. It is just
plain puzzle in the simple science Of
addition, commingled with an ounce OF
two OF reasoning power.
The map gives the distances be
tween the adjacent capitals. These
OF course, must be used in order that
the puzzle may work out correctly. A
straight line is the shortest distance
between two points. you were taught
If you studied geometry, and that
ought to help you little bit. but yor
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
AustraIia's Wild Oysters.

Oysters are sometimes regarded AZ
dangerous but they are not usually
considered savage. A Queensland
Judge, however, has decided that they
are wild beasts. Before royal COM
mission on the pearling industry,
which has been sitting at Brisbane, q
witness stated that eight years ago he
had laid 100000 shells in the neigh
borhood of Friday island. The Jap
anese stole the shells, and the district
court judge held that as pearl shell
oysters were wild animals there was
40 penalty for stealing them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Fresh Water From Ocean

.Menama, the principal port of the
Bahrein islands, the center of the
pearl fisheries. gets its fresh water
from the ocean. Visitors often note
boats anchored a few hundred yards
from the shore, the boatmen engaged
in drawing fresh water from springs
at the bottom Of the sea. These
springs well up strongly. at a. consid-
cradle depth and the entire water sup
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

ambuscade in a wood. Every five
minutes our brave young captain, pale
as death, said to us:
Boys, it will be our turn next"
"Then we took another pull at our
whisky TASKS AMI prepared for death.
This lasted from sunrise till midnight,
when all of sudden an adjutant rode
up and told us we had won't"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

ply Of the town is obtained from them.
The fresh water is procured in two
ways-etther in .goatskin water bag,
which diver takes, down with him
and carefully closes before bringing 1t
to the surface. or by. letting down LONG
hollow pipes of bamboo, weighted 1T
the, lower end, through which ths
water rises mp uncQntamtpatsd to, thu
surface.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Modern HeIplessness.

The best inheritance that either boy
or girl may have is that of resource
fulness and self.reliance. 1t is a COM
mon experience Of those who employ
the best brought up children Of the
present day, the young men who 60
to the best schools and acquit them
selves well at the universities, that
they are aflicted with a kind Of help
lessness. This is a matter, adds Coun-
try Life, to which the attention Of ed
ucation leaders. should be- directed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

the drawing and paste it upon a good
sized sheet Of cardboard. Then with
well-sharpened pencil-for there is
accurate figuring to do-and a pad of
paper, gather the family around and
hit it up for Washington. Start eth
err at Lincoln or Columbus The de-
parture is Of your own selection.
If you are a constituent of Debs,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

is between the two original Bills
Bryan and Taft-so perhaps in order
that your advance information may
be Of truly authentic character, per-
haps it would be best to try starting
from Lincoln and Columbus.
This problem is not alone for the
man who is vitality interested in the
presidency, although he may value the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

Chain or William Randolph Hearst
you can work it out on those lines for
the sake Of amusement. Hearsts
start properly would be made from
Albany, N. Y, that being the capital
of the Empire state, while Chain
would depart from Springfield, ILL.,,
that being the Illinois state capital.
But of course the race apparently
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Hu,r,orist Lloyd On War

AT Napoleon's tomb, on scorch-
ing day in Paris, met Nelson Lloyd,
the brilliant humorist," said a Phila-
delphian. Lloyd and were in the
same class together at the German
town academy. We shook hands and
BE- an to talk about Napoleon and war.
ryd, always. quaint and amusing.
q: lis best on + the subject Of war:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Youthful Criminals.

Two bad little boys were standing
on the street corner, when another
well-dressed little boy passed on his
way to the drug store to buy candy.
Lets take his penny away from
him." one bad boy suggested to the
other.
NO." replied his wicked companion,
Its best to wait until he goes in and
buys chocolate with it, and then we'll
steal the chocolate Wot's the use of
doin' extra work."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

"'The horrors of war are overrated,'
he said.
How can you say so?' cried. !:
Then he told me about veteran
who once described a terrible battle
to him. The veterans account of the
engagement was as follows:
,l 1T. was q terrible affair, and no
mistake about It. Our company lay in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
NOT DOLLARS, BUT EGGS

First Thespian-When I was play.
ing in Kansas City and getting my
200 night
Second Ditto - Hold on, there,
Monty; make that five!
First Thespian-No, Jack: upon my
honor-200 night regular. Eggs are
cheap there.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
CALLED FOR SOME PUNISHMENT.
Prisoner Altogether Too Deliberate fos
Life In Arizona.

Arizona Judge Ito defendant In an
assault-and-battery case)-You say
the complainant called you a liar and
horse thief at least dozen times be-
tore you knocked him down, Ell?
Defendant-Yes, sir.
Judge-He said you were a coward
and gutter?
Defendant-He die.
Judge-All right. I'll let you OF on
the assault charge; but-don't be in q
hurry, mfster-1 reckon I'll have to
ane you jest about $50 for not knock
Ing him down sooner! The sheriff
will take you in tow and see that you
cough up the dust before you pass
,ut.-1llustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
A Warninq.

Handsome Percy Hasbrooke, tho
young chauffeur, drew the girl more
closely to him.
"All the world loves a lover, dear
est," he whispered.
But Lolita Codes red lip curled
somewhat skeptically.
you haven't interviewed papa yet,
Percy" she warned him.
With an ominous moaning sound the
great car sped on.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

young men, young women, middle
aged men and women: for the aged.
halt, deaf and dumb alike.
Even a one-legged man may
solve it. He doesn't have to
actually traverse the distance, so
his defect doesn't count in this
sort of race for the presidency.
The beauty Of deciding the presi.
Dental struggle in this way is that
it's all over in Is minutes, the re-
i turns are in in less time than it
takes to tell it, there is only scant
possibility of needing a recount.
The pantomime loser congratulates
the pantomime winner; the latter
thanks him and promises to never,
never run for the Office again, and its
all over. You are then ready to settle
down and wonder who is going to get
annihilated in the message to con-
gress and whether the senate will
stand for being bossed.
There are no speeches to listen to;
no periodical cry from Wall street
that there should be no executive Of
fcers; no photos of the candidates
family seated upon the lawn at the
modest homestead at Minne-ha-ha-on-
the-veldt." There are no campaign
press agents to wrestle with, no spell
binders and no worry. It's all over
in few minutes, the time being
gagged by the ingenuity of the persons
engaged in endeavoring to arrive at a
plausible solution.
They say the solid south is for
Mr.. Bryan of Lincoln and the solid
north is for Mr.. Taft of Cincinnati.
and that if Mr.. Taft can win Missouri
and part Of Kentucky he will
win, while If Mr.. Bryan can capture
the southeastern corner of Indiana
and Idaho his will be the victory. So
you see the manner of settlement
which is presented here doesn't allow
you to worry about Indiana and Mis-
souri,.
Here is a good system, if you are a
bit puzzled about the way to start aft
er a solution:
Cut out the map and paste it on
cardboard. AS you trace the route
from city to city write down the
name of each city and the number of
miles from the city last touched until
you reach Washington. Then add up
the figures on your pad and you will
have the total distance travelled.
This puzzle is fascinating. Most
problems which come from tho regular
puzzle manufactures are hard, but
oftentimes they cannot command your
attention long enough for you to ar
rive at solution. There are puzzle
f1ends, of course, who study days
over the hardest sort Of problems, Dot
it takes something really interesting
to amuse the American populace for a
stretch of 20 minutes. And we have
it here.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
First English REGATTA,

V"oI 6H0I1Sn regatta.
The first English regatta took place
upon the. Thames, between London
bridge and Millbapk. June %. 1775.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16

have heard what Hearst
" says about Foraker, Bryan
L and Haskell; what Roosevelt
- =, says about Foraker, Haskell
y y and Bryan; what Foraker
y y SAYS about Taft. Roosevelt
Arizona republican., 1908-04-05

as we'll tell me now as to tell me later {"

as well tell me as to tell me later"
 The girl lowered dark lashes over tear-aden eyes.
 I will" she replied very softly and then quickly. with great effort anxious to be done with pain-traught duty as as may be- she said hur- riedly, breathessly. brokenly:
 Lydia Love says can't"
 Donnelly started.
 Who's she?" he demanded savagely. An what's she buttn in here for anyhow I'd like tuh know?"
 The girl gazed up at him in surprise
 Why. don't you know who Lydia Love is?" she asked in amazed tones.
 Donnely shook his head refectively "No" he replied. Never heard of her. Who is she?"
 Why" explained the girl she's the lady who runs the Balm for the Heartsick and Advice to Young Lovers department in the Evening Gazette. She knows everything"
 Oh she does does she?" Queried Donnelly in- vidiousy.
 Why. yes. of course" returned the girl 'If she didn't she couldn't have charge of a department like that. could she, and in a newspaper, too? Of course, she knows everything about such things engagements and weddings and who should marry. you know. Why. she tells everyone what to dol"
 An do they do it?" demanded Donnelly wonder ingly.
 Why, of course they do" replied the girl posi- lively.
 Donnelly was silent His brain in the performance a received but little exercise, and here something that was for the moment, quite beyond it.
 So" continued the girl and she talking bro kenly now, although I felt perfectly that it all right for to marry you still thought I'd bet ter ask Lydia Love and make And-and-and she says-I cant! She buried her face in her hands and wept bitterly
 Donnelly eyed the sobbing girl with much perturba- ton.
 Don't cry Nellie. girl he pleaded weakly. q guess mebbe We can find some way out of 1t. Mebbe she din understand all the circumstances. Aw don cry. Nellie Please don't. Can yuh yuhre break in me all up. an if yuh don stop pretty soon I'm goin tuh spill too Aw, say. listen. Nellie Don go on like that T yuh paw n II beatin' 1t in here tnkin' I'm treatin yuh like we was married a- ready. There. It's all right. It's all right"
 He led the weeping girl to the sofa. and seating himself beside her gently drew her head down upon his shoulder and stroked the tumbled hair with derness that would not have thought possible from hand the sire of his
 Slowly the girls sobblpgs ceased and at last she sat erect and wiped the tears from her dark eyes.
 Tell me all about it, Nellie" said Donnely gently The girl brushed stray wisp of hair back from her cheek and caught it among the png masses on her head
 T think have copy of the letter I sent" she said at length. T wrote 1t over several times I'll see if can find it.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-05
Porter Emerson Browne

nlled with little but monotony. It is consricted sphere. Those who dwell thereon work while others play. They play while others work They sleep while others are awake, and they awake while others sleep. And their one weekly night or which is arranged by the law of supply and demand rather than by the law of God. they. for they commonly have few friends and fewer outside of their business helplessly haunt the of their abors or drift apathetieally to temple of Bacchus where they to meet other nightofers such themselves. and thus torture idle away until 1t Is time for them to return to their work.
 The night before had been Lydia's time of trial; and tonight Lydia re-entered the sphere of endeavor and slumpins heavily into a wide chair pressed a gentle hand to throbbing brow.
 Aunt Elyira, of the "woman's Page" turned from 2 stack of hah-opened letters.
 Good evening Lydia" came the greeting in tones of affected socitude. You don't look bit well this evening. l do hope it's nothing more serious than usual" Lydia Love favored the other merely with a Horose and sullen glare
 red-headed copy-boy who. behind enseoncng wall of old papers in the' corner, was devotng his budding intellect (which was in fair way to become rotten before it waxed ripe to the perusal of dirty dogeared copy of From the Tomb; or the Brigand's Bride" hastily thrust his treasure into the place where pants-pocket had once been and prepared to
  experienced eye that he expressed il beneath his breath, "ol Lydia has got anoder grouch on'; hence were storm signals set
 Lydia Love turned to the desk and prepared to at tack the mail that had accumulated during a days absence. dozen letters were opened defty; and then, from the first envelope Lydia extracted a much folded sheet and read
 DEAR LYDIA LnVE:-I a young man eighty seven years old and in love with a young lady hfty-one years my junior Do you think
 Lydia Love sniffed scorDfallv T think you're old enough to know better was the caustic comment with which the letter VAS consigned 70 the waste basket
 The next this:
 DEAR MISS LCVE.-For eleven years have been engaged to young man but think his love is grow inF caid for he has not been to for nine months though he lives right across the street and see him going to work every morning and think ny heart will break and would be very grate ful to you fl you will tell me how I may win back his affections and I-
 Lydia Love read further but threw the letter across the desk into 8 basket marked, "To Be An swered" and turned to the next. It
 MY DEAR MISS LOVE- am tall dSshins blonde (naturaD with kissable red lips and perfect figure and glorious blue eyes and every says my ners are quite some fascinating. I hope don't conceited in telling you these things but it ant no harm for girl appreciate her good points. is it?
Arizona republican., 1908-04-05
ried right on.
Yours sincerely,

lyt
 NELLIE MALONE.
 P. S.-I forgot to say that once, at chowder party I saw him take glass of beer. But never knew that this bad habit until read it in your col once
 Fine" Donnelly commended That's what I call grand letter. But don't what license she's got tuh crab weddin' on no such ting as that What's the row? Where's her kick?"
 The girl without replying rose and went again to the little desk and from pgeon-hoIe took copy of the Gazette
 A heavily underscored paragraph stood out blackly in the center of the page under picture of couple of nordinately corpulent and insufncienty adorned Cupids who were engaged in weaving q clothes-line around a. pair of bleeding hearts
 Donney directed his small deep-set eyes upon 1t.
 He read laborously. for Donney's schoo-dxys had been spent for the main part in the accumulation of other knowledge than that of books.
 By no means marry the young man, my dear. It hurts deeply to say this. but you must remember that youth is the period of development and the twig is bent will the tree incline At present the young man doubtless appears to be of good habits But the seeds of intemperance have been sown. and I fear me- will but grow greater with time, thereby making of him drunkard and you. should you wed him. that most miserable of human kind drunkard's wife Instead let suggest that you join some good Sundayschoo class where you are sure to meet some nice. refined, pleasant young men. and among those you will am sure find such a mate as am sure you deserve to have" Donnelly's interest in the letter saved him from comment until he had reached the end. And once there he was incapable of comment which was, per haps just we'll For he q strong man in anger. Now whs' d yuh think O that?" he demanded, when he had finally regained his speech. "Wha' d yuh think O that? Woudn' that bump yuh an hump yuh good? Geei" and he again became incoherent.
 One glass O suds at Fat Tom Grady's picnic an I'm souse," he cried when again he able to articulate An me duckin bedrooms an hcss-races an gin-mills all tn time an don nothin' that no one could find fault wit'-bein trusted by every guy what knows an holdin' responsible jobs. an standin ace high wit tn choich Well wouldn't that frost yuh? Wouldn' it?"
 The girl vas crying again; and he forgot his grey- ances that he might help comfort her.
 Never mind. Nellie girl" he said tenderly. 'I'll fin some way tah fr 1t. Sure will. There, there. little girl It's all right"
 When Nellie had regained control of her emotions he crossed slowly to the table and took his hat from where it lay His indignation had obsessed him again. I'm going out in th' Park an walk myself tuh death" he announced nercey in reply her unspoken query At the door he turned.
 Say listen Nellie" he said, "'f yuh frien' Lydia says it's all right. we get married. can't we? Yuhll marry then. won yuh?'