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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
MAKE AN ELECTRIC BATTERY
One Can Be Made Quickly by Rubbing
Piece of Stiff Paper Violently
With Clothes Brush.

A quickly made electrical machine
is described as follows in the Amert
can Boy:
Cut stifr piece of paper into an
oval or circle Of nearly the size
a common tea tray. Fasten to it tive
upright handles, one at each end, botl
made Of paper, and attached by mean
of sealing wax.
Now, take any common tin tea tray
that you may be able to borrow in thu
house and lay it on top of two glasses
These will furnish the Insulation"
Warm the paper disk thoroughly OK
the stove till it is as dry as it can pos
sibly be. Then lay it on the table ant
brush it violently with common
clothesbrush. If you spread piece OF
silk or rubber sheet under it, so muck
the better, though it is not necessary.
The friction has made the paper
electric. Lift it from the table, lay ii
on the tea tray and approach a corner
of it with the knuckle Of your finger
or with sharp metal point. A spark
will leap out from 1t Immediately.
Now you have an electric battery In
a most simple form. BY rubbing the
paper as often as it loses it's electrici.
ty, it is possible to &c enough sparks
to load a Leyden jar or any other
form of small electric storage bat.
terry.
A. very simple Leyden Jar can he
male by filling a tumbler half full
vita shot and sticking an iron or sill.
yer spoon into it. By letting the
sparks from the tea tray leap contin-
ual!y to the spoon, the tumbler-jar
finally will accumulate so much cleo.
tricity that it will be extremely un
comfortable to get shock from It.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
To Make Blue Prints Brown,

Our boy and girl photographers may
be interested in learning how to make
blue prints turn brown. The method
is simple. Dissolve piece of caustic
soda the size of a kernel of corn in
about five ounces of water. immense
the blue print in this mixture till the
print changes to orange yellow. Then
wash the print thoroughly in a bath
composed OF heaping teaspoonful Of
tann1c acid dissolved in eight ounces
Of water. You may leave the print
il this mixture till it has become the
desired tint of brown, after which
thoroughly wash the print ana allow
It to dry slowly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
Needed Assistance.

A poor old cast-down hobo started
to knock the paint off of a back door
the other morning, and when he tear
fully told the lady who appeared that
he had sick wife at home and a
dozen hungry kids, she gave him a
couple Of homemade biscuits. Daintily
the hobo handled them, and once
more he glanced up wistfully.
whats the matter" Indignantly
demanded the housewife, aren't you
satisfied with the biscuits?"
Eyes, dear lady," replied the tramp
full one, but thought perhaps you
would be SO kind as to loan me a nut
cracker for few minutes"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
Strength Of Insects.

Ing powers of man would probably
work out at about the same proper
ton.
In Figure is shown a caterpillar
Of the poplar hawk-moth harnessed to
metal horse and cart loaded with
plasticine. This particular caterpillar
weighs nineteen grains, and the load.
ed cart and horse 465 grains, so that
In round figures it's load was twenty
five times it's own weight.
with a piece of rough bark for q
hold It could comfortably drag its load
along smooth table, the wheels Of
the cart, of course, revolving.
"The ten-times power standard Of
man and horse appears insignificant
beside the greater feat Of this cater
pillar; but. just as small horse may
pull more than a larger one, SO may
still smaller insect draw a still
larger weight.
In Figure 3 q blowfly is shown pull.
ing toy railway truck weighing ITO
grains. The weight Of the fly was ex-
actly one grain, SO that it's load was
ITO times as heavy as itself.
1.-THE next candidate for pulling hon.
ors was a bumble-bee. This insect
very ably manipulated both the empty
coach and truck pulled by the ground
beetle, the roof, however, being placed
On the former (Figure y. The truck
was time gradually loaded with plasti
cine until an additional weight of 166
grains had been reached, the total
weight of coach, truck and load then
being COL grains. The weight of the
bee was exactly two grains, SO that ii
was pulling load slightly over three
hundred times it's own weight
1T may, therefore, be said that the
pulling powers of a humble-bee are
proportionately thirty times as great
as those of the horse or man, even
when both the latter are estimated al
their maximum strength"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
Finding Mummies in Mexico.

Mummifed remains of persons who
existed hundreds of years ago have
been dug up in the work of excavating
THAT has been going on in the old cata.
combs of Guanajuato, Mexico. The
people whose bodies were discovered
must have lived long before the set.
tlsment of the republic, and the finds
have accustomed much interest among
scientific men. Some of the bodies
were decked with beads and ivory
trin:xets that were in vogue before the
coming of the Spaniards, so these peo-
pie must have lived in that part of
the country many centuries ago. The
mutnmies were discovered under an
old cemetery while excavations were
bei1;g made by some prospecting min.
era
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
Hereditary Talent.

From the postofice steps Freeman
Davis watched Professor Lane cross
the road and enter tho wheelwright' 3
shop on the opposite side.
'Goes in an out free as you or
me-" Mr.. Davis remarked to Jabez
Sewall, IAN nobody knows how many
letters he is entitled to write after
his name"
Iabez nodded. But what I can't
Just make out is how he come by all
his smartnesS. FAIRS know, none OF
as forbears ever amounted to much
In library way"
What you talkin' about?" Mr.
LAWS demanded warmly. you knows
Wells do that his father could spell
observation-disclosures quicker'n any other
Roy in schoDl!"-Youth's Companion
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
ChlIdren's Food.

Certain little suggestions are always
to be followed when planning the diet
of the little ones. To keep healthy
little stomachs in the nursery never
serve hot stewed fruit to the children.
Plenty of stewed fruit and baked ap-
pies they should eat, but they must
invariably be cooked the day before
and dished up cold. The nursery po-
tatoes should always be baked or
boiled in their jackets. Stewed and
fried potatoes or potatoes boiled with
out their skins supply starch, with a
loss of all the wholesome potash salts
that the skin gives out during the
process of cooking into the white part
of the vegetable.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
Just Shopnino

A fashionably dressed young wom-
an entered the postoff1ce in large
western city, hesitated a moment, and
stepped up to the stamp window. The
stamp clerk looked up expectantly,
and she asked: do you sell stamps
here?"
The clerk politely answered, Yes. "
II would like to see some, please"
was the unusual request.
The clerk dazedly handed out a
large sheet Of the two-cent variety,
which the young woman carefully ex-
amined. Pointing to one near the CEN
ter, she said, Il will take their one,
please"-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
Firemen Recover Pet.

The pet cat belonging to the Kings.
land firemen has been found and re.
stored to it's owners. The animal had
been in the habit Of going out to fires
on the escapes and was lost at Stoke
Newington a fortnight ago. Recently
it was seen at Highbury, and being
recognized by it's collar studded with
firemen's buttons, was taken to the
nearest fire station and thence sent on
to Kingsland. They have a similarly
intelligent cat at the general post of.
flee, Paris. He gets into the mail cart
and accompanies the bags to the sta.
ton and takes frequent long journeys
in the mail van. Recently, however,
he was sealed up in mail bag and
got as far as Observation-Disclosures
Globe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27

revocable except by court-martial. A
chief petty officer who has been in
the navy eight years Is qualified for
promotion to the rank of warrant off,
Ger at an annual salary of $500 to
$1,000. From here opportunity is
given to advance through the vari.
GUS ranks of commissioned officer. 1t
is not easy to get into the higher
grades; but to a boy of ambition and
the necessary ability this is possible;
the navy has several high officers who
have advanced from the ranks.
There are numerous opportunities
for the man-o'war's man to get extra
pay. On re-enlisting Gan enlistment
is four years he is given an In
crease of $3.50 a month, and of $3.50
month for each subsequent enlist
ment. This is increased still further
by $3.50 a month if he re-enlists
within four months of his date of dis
charge, in which case he is given a
bonus of four months pay. Each
medal for good conduct he receives
carries with it an addition of SO cents
to his monthly salary. When detailed
as coxswain of a launch he gets S.
a month extra. When qualified as a
submarine man he gets 81 a day up
to SIS month for every day served
under water; when he is in charge Of
storerooms, or is messman to the
crew, or gun captain, there is an in
crease Of SIS month. When serving
as gun pointer he gets 81 to $40
month extra; as navy mail clerk,
from SIS to $25 month extra; and
ships tailors receive $40 a month
above their rating.
wars man, If physically disqualified,
may retire on half-pay at the end Of
20 years, and may voluntarily retire
at the end of 80 years service on
three-fourths pay. If he has not
reached the grade of warrant officer,
he is also given $15.75 a month ad-
ditional in lieu of rations, clothings,
etc. Thus, your boy, who enlists now
at the age OF seventeen and reaches
the grade of warrant officer can leave
the service by the time he is forty
seven with a salary of $3.50 month
for life
Courses Of instruction in schools are
provided for all those taking up spe-
| Cial trades. such as in electricity, yeO.
many, music, hospital work, the
artificers' school, sea gunnery, me-
chanics, etc.
The daily life of the man-c'war's
man begin with turning out at $50
In the morning, tying up their ham,
mocks and having coffee or cocoa with
bread or bareback, and smoking for
half an hour. Then the men wash
their own clothes. At $50 all blue
jackets clean the ship from end to
end, and after washing themselves,
have breakfast at 1880. From $50
to $3.50 the vessel is prepared for in
spection, and then there is drill for
two hours, with an intermission of IS
minutes. From II: so to 1 is the din
ner. Then from / 80 to 3 is devoted
| to instruction, after which the blue
| jacket is on his own time except for
| 20 minutes at calistenics. Supper is
served at $50 and at 7:30 he must
make up his hammock. Nine o'clock
Is the retiring hour, unless there is a
concert or some other entertainment
on board ship.
| Copyright, 1910 by tho Associated Lit
| erary Press)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27

cts. Strong spiral springs are at
tached to the lower parts Of the shafts
and stretch out toward the ends of
the stand. There is Transforming de-
vice which prevents the horse from
moving too freely In either direction.
The child mounts the horse, which is
adjusted so that his feet 3ust touch
the ground, and by pressing against
the floor is bounced up and down, the
horse presenting a Nfelike motion of
galloping. Grown-ups who want to
take the kinks out Of their legs will
find this toy good exercise for them
selves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
Novel Boxing Match.

the floor Of which is also a conductor,
and every time a blow is struck g
flash of light appears at the point Of
contact between the glove and the
person hit. OF course. bout Of this
nature must take platein a dark hall
or theater, where the flashes of light
will be distinctly seen. Such a con
test, too, is for points and not for q
Knockout
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
Old Houses.

Old houses have far larger COM
mercial value than their owners al
ways remember. Millions wellknown
observation is his "Areopagitica," "Al.
most as we'll kill man as a good
book" applies not a little to good old
building, which is not only book but
a unique manuscript that has no fel-
low.-Address by Thomas Hardy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
BOXING MATCH MADE UNIQUE
When Blow Is Struck-Free from
All Brutality.

Though the Jeffries-Johnson fight
may be the last prize fight seen in
this country, boxing bouts for points
will likely survive for some time to
come. To add to the interest of such
matches a Washington man has de.
signed form of the sport that is not
only extremely novel but has the ad.
ditional merit of being free from any
suspicion of brutality. The boxers
wear shoes and fleshings that have
been treated so they will conduct cleo.
tricity and their gloves have the same
characteristic They bcx in a ring
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27

was at this time began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon improved.
When had used IL boxes l was
without sign of the trouble which
seemed to be carrying me to my grave"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
STRENGTH OF TINY INSECTS
Little Bee 10 Capable Of Pulling Load
Three Hundred Times as Great
~ Own Weight.

In an article in the Strand Maya
zine John J. Ward tells of the aston
ishing strength of insects. He says:
"A powerful draw horse will draw
on the level load of two and one
half tons, to which about another ton
has to be added for the weight of the
dray. Estimating the weight of the
horse at fourteen hundreweight, it
would be pulling a load equivalent to
five times it's own weight The pull
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
There's the Rub.

WELL" said the optimistic boarder,
there's one thing about our boarding
house; you can eat as much as you
like there"
"Of course; same as ours" replied
tho pessimfstic one, you can eat as
much as you like, but there's never
anything you could possibly like"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
HOBBY HORSE AS EXERCISER
Children Derive Additional Physical
Benefit from Their Play on Newly
invented Machine.

A hobby horse which has the addi-
tional advantage Of being an exercis-
ing machine has been invented by an
Illinois man. While the children think
they are only playing, they are really
deriving substantial physical benefit
from its use. If they knew this, they
would lose interest in the toy. The
horse Is mounted on a stand in sock
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27

which the doctors said
was incurahle. I grad
ually grew weaker un-
til I. had to take to my
bed. The kidney secre-
tons we're suppressed,
I became terribly bloat-
ed, and finally reached
the point where I took
ma l-A>~>-A l. ILL., IL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
The worst foe you have is the man
who would kill all your enemies.

Munyon's Cold Remedy Relieves the
head, throat and lungs almost immediate4
ly. Checks Fevers. stops Discharges Of
the nose, takes away all aches and pains
caused by colds. It cures Grip and OBJ
stinate Coughs and prevents Pneumonia
Price Csc.
Have you stiff Or swollen joints. no mat
Munyon's Rheumatism Remedy and seo
how quickly you will be cured.
If you have any kidney or bladder trou-
BILE get Munyon's Kidney Remedy.
Munyon's Vitalizer makes weak men
strong and restores lost powers. j
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
MAN.O.WAR'S MAN.

" your bsy enIists In the navy
at seventeen and is a warrant
officer by the time he 10 forty
seven he can retire on $3.50 a
month for life. Also, there's the
possibility that he may rise to
the commissioned ranks, as sew
eral high naval officers have
done. The different trades that
your boy can learn while blue
jacket-The various promotions
and the pay, together with tho
extras that may be earned in
divers ways.
BY c. W. JENNINGS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27

To finish the moment; to find the
journeys end in each step Of the
road; to live the greatest number of
good hours is wisdom.-Emerson.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
TIRED, SICK AND DISCOURAGED
Doan's Kidney Pills Brought Health
and CheerfuIness.

Mrs. J. P: Pemberton, 854 So. La.
fayette St., Marshall, Mo-, says: For
years I suffered from Bright's disease
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27

She-No, wouldn't marry the best
man on earth.
He-Of course not. The bride nev-
er marries the best man. I-er-want
you to marry me.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27
Appropriate,

II see that banker has a most ap
2ropriate sait of Clothes
"Hcw is 1t especially appropriate"
Don't you see 1t is Z check suit7e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-27

HE glare and glitter of brass
bands and soldiery have un-
bounded attraction for the
average full-blooded boy;
but add to this the fascina-
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-31

envelope contest. Two prizes by
Press Association; $40 in cash for
best composed advertisement; 80
in cash for second best composed
advertisement. The above prizes
will be awarded by a committee
of newspaper men OF the asso-
citation, to be appointed at Lake
Charles. All newspapers COM
peting for the best edited weekly,
best typographical appearance,
also for the best composed adver-
tisement, are required to send a
sample copy of their paper Tor
the week ending April Is. Only
issue of that week viii be oon-
sideYed by the committee. These
specimens as well as those in JOB
work. are to be brought to Lake
Charles April %, or to be sent to
E. D. Glanelloni, Napoleanvllle,
not later than April 20. Other
prizes will be offered. All new
members elected at the Lake
Charles meeting are entitled to
enter the contest.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-31
Fonnd Dead in City Lookup.

~AAAA~ -~ ~S - ~
Wilbur Lyles, a victim to the
drink habit, was fouad dead in
the city lookup about 8 o'clock
Tuesday morning. He had been
placed there, not for any crime
committed, but to betaken care Of
and Dr.. Will Schulze was looking
after him and doing the best he
could for him, but he was too far
gone when picked up Monday in
the rear of a business house on
DeSiard street.
Lyles was a carpenter by trade
and for a number of years work
ed in West Monroe, doing well
until he took to drink. For sew
eral months he has been in this
city doing nothing. An effort is
being made to locate and notify
his people. -Monroes Independent
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-31
Grayson Notes.

Mrs. Miller of Jena, visitined
Mrs. Seller this week.
MIR. W. E. Carr Of Winfield,
was in Grayson Friday in the in
terest Of the Winfield CONNER
cial College.
Rev. May Of Columbia, preach
ed to a large audience here Sun
day evening.
The Grayson school will close
Friday, April 7th.. There will be
a short program and an old fash
Toned spelling match in the old
blueback speller, beginning at Z
o'clock in the evening. Every
body is invited to come.
The tax has been voted and
prearations are being made for a
new school building at this place.
A. B. c..
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-31
Has Millions Of Friends.

How would you like to number
your friends by millions as Buck
lens Arnica Salve does? Its
astounding cures in the past for
ty years made them. Its the
best salve in the world for sores,
ulcers, eczema, burns, boils,
scalds, cuts, corns, sore eyes,
sprains, swellings, bruises, cold
sores. Has no equal for piles.
Csc at all druggists.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-31
A Fierce Night Alarm

is the hoarse, startling cough OF
a child, suddenly attacked by
Group. Often it aroused Lewis
Chamblin, of Manchester, o.,
[R. r. No. q for their four chill
dren were greatly subject to
Group. Sometimes in severe at
tacks," he wrote I'VE were
afraid they would die, but since
we proved what a certain remedy
DR.. Kings New Discovery is we
have no fear. We rely on it for
Group and for coughs, colds or
any throat or lung trouble" So
do thousands of others, So may
you. Asthma, hay fever, Ia
grippe, whooping cough, hemor~
rhages fly before it. soc and 81:
Trial bottle free. Sold by al!
druggist.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-31
Printing Contest at Convention.


The printing contest committee
announces the following prizes to
be awarded at the annual meeting
of the Louisiana Press Associa-
ton, Lake Charles, April 25-N:
Two prizes by St. Louis Printers
Supply Company; first SIS in type
for newspaper presenting the
best typographical appearance
showing Barnhart's type; S25
worth of type for best piece Of
Job work printed in Barnhart
type. Eight prizes by the Wes-
tern Newspaper Union; Sis in
modern ready prints for the best
edited weekly newspaper; Sis in
ready prints for newspaper pre-
senting best typographical ap-
pearance; S. in Kellogg plates as
secoad prizes in each Of the above
contests; $1,000 Warwick or Eng
lish bond letter heads to winner
in the letter head contest; 5000
Warwick or English bond note
heads to tie winner in the note
head contest; $3.50 Warwick bill
heads to the winner in the bill
head contest; 5000 6s-4 standard
envelopes to the winner in the
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-31

Postmaster-general Hitchcock
has decreed that dunning post
cards be excluded from the mails.
Rural postn1asters may hereaf-
ter rejoice in the possession Of a
perfectly good excuse for perus-
ing the postcards that pass
through their Offices.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-31
Back to the Pen.

The Alexandria Town Talk
says:
Ed Strother, the man who is
charged with firing the fatal shot
at Conductor E. L. Churchman
on the Iron Mountain railroad
near Monroe several days ago,
was taken through here en- route
to the epenitentiary at Baton
Bouge. Strother was in charge
of Sheriff w. C. Welch of Column
bia, Caldwell parish.
Strother is being taken to the
penitentiary to serve out a SEN
tence for life which he was serv-
ing when he escaped from the
penitentiary several months ago.
He was sept up for life for the
murder Of a man in Calcasieu
parish in 1901.
STROLLER was badly wounded
by a bullet from Conductor
Churchman'S pistol in the ARRAY
Of last week. He has an ugly
wound in the shoulder, and one
finger on his right had was shot
otf.