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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
81 KING IN EVENING SCHOOL
Successful Educational Enterprises esi
Scotch Mining ETown-clerles' = =,
Members Opposed. 4 I

BY introducing boxing to the eve
ming school curriculum the school
board Of Girkintillock, a mining center;
several miles from Glasgow. has added
to its reputation for education enter.
prise. according to the Glasgow CORE
spondent Of the London Chronicle. :
last autumn the local community;
at Kirkintillock were agitated over, a
school board propose: to institute
dancing as one of the evening school,
subjects. Mr.. Thomas Johnston, a
Glasgow Journalist. who was RESPONSE
BILE for the proposal, carried his roint
after convincing opponents that
whether the school board took the
initiative or not the youth of the dis"
trict would indulge in dancing. and
that 1t was the bes: policy TO: the
school board to organize the dancing
In moral atmosphere.
TO carry out this proposal the
school board used the town hall and
employed full orchestra, and 1t was
stipulated that only those youths who
enrolled in one of the other classes IN
the evening school would be admitted
to the dancing hall. The resolution
was surprisingly successful. Such was
the increase in the number of pupils
enrolled sfor the evening school that
the board gained extra grants from the
educational department in respect OF
increased attendances, which were &C.
tually sufficient to reduce the educa'
ton levy on the ratepayers.
Inspired by the success of the dane
ing venture Mr.. tombstone urged the
desirability of boxing as an evening
school subject. With several clerical
members on the school board there
was naturally a good deal of oppost:
ton. but Mr.. tombstone argued that
they had never attracted the type Of
Individual to the evening school who
most needed this continuation school
| ing. They must get down to the level
OF these young fellows.
The discussion ended in close
vote, and it was only by the casting
vote of the chairman that the board
agreed to include boxing in the cur
riculum.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
which affords air. The she'll has most
exquisite coloring, from peoTly white
to varied motley.-San Francisco Call
ConouerinQ Grief.


The world endures it's grief and sor.
row with stern and stoical temper. It
soon gets over the first severe shock
Of great catastrophes, even those cost
ing many lives. 1t is charged with
growing callous to bruises. Bat that
charge, it seems to us, somes little
wide of the mark.
What if the world did not quickly
recover from it's sorrows? What ii
people gave in under the weight of
every grief that came crushing down
upon them? They would soon have
DO strength to enduIe. no power to re,
sist; they would become mentally and
spiritually emaciated. This recurera.
tive force We display is not ind;ffer-
ence, not unfeeling; it Is a sort of
neroism, philosophy that makes
man stronger than his most powerful
adversary, makes him equal to the
crisis, no matter what It may be.
But in a superficial sense, take the
train of disasters that go stalking
before us and imagine our giving away
before any single one. whether It be
devastating flood, earthquake or the
Titanic tragedy at sea, and what a
lugubrious race we would soon be-
come to stay and overweep at the
tomb of our sorrows.-Omaha Bee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
NERVOUS HEADACHE:
And Mumbness In the Hands and
- Arms.
This Iowa Woman Was In q Serious
Condition and Her Cure
Will Interest Many.

"A cure OF unusual interest and I'm.
por3ance Is related by Mrs. J. H. Nor
gar of Correctionville, Iowa. After
being a hopeless sufferer from SICK
headaches, she is now entirely FREQ
from attacks. She tells of her cure
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills, as follows:
"Some years ago was in a terribly
nervous and rundown condition and
suffered greatly from nervous head
aches. was treated for three months
by specialist in Chicago. who advised
me to wear glasses, but he did not
help me. My head seemed as though it
would burst, and had frequent dizzy
spells. was in despair Of getting
we'll until read about Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and began
taking them. A few boxes cured me
and since then I have used them as a
family medicine.
Before the birth Of my last child I
suffered untold agony with pain and
numbness in my hands and arms up to
the shoulders. My hands were so
swollen and the muscles so sore that l
could hardly dress myself. For time
! could not close my left hand. During
the day if kept moving the pain did
not seem to be 80 bad, but my hands
were always numb. I again used DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale PeUple
and found them good for this trouble
also, as they entirely relieved me-"
Unless properly treated sick head"
ache is a disease Of many years dura-
ton, as it occurs before the twentieth
year in two-thirds of the cases and re-
ours with more or less regularity until
the flftieth year or later. It is usually
hereditary and is probably directly
caused by defect in the process
which changes the food we eat into
blood. Most sufferers are troubled
with obstinate constipation which
makes it necessary to use laxative.
An ideal combination treatment is
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie and the new laxative pills, Pink
let's. This treatment is fully described
in a little booklet, "The Treatment Of
Sick Headache" which is free on re-.
quest, together with a sample of
Pinklets, the little laxative pills.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are for sale
at all druggists, or will be mailed to
any address, Postpaid, on receipt of
price, so cents Der box; six boxes for
$3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y. adv.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

stick. Test the bow stick by balanc-
ing it at it's center upon the back Of
your knife blade.
Secure the bow stick to the vertical
stick with brads and thread at dis
lance from the top of the vertical
stick equal to 10 of its length, as
shown in Fig. 5. The ends of the
sticks may be notched to receive the
framing string, but you will get better
results if you drive carpet tack into
each end and tie the string to these
Gig D. With the string tied secure
ly there will be no chance for the
sticks to tw0 out of position.
A lightweight wrapping paper, or
heavy tissue-paper should be used for
covering the kite framework. The
strong, light weight, brown paper, now
so generally used for wrapping-paper
makes an excellent covering. Lap the
edges of the paper, and paste in the
same way in which you would put on
the covering of any kite, but instead Of
stretching it tight allow it to have a
little fullness. AS you will see by Fig
2. the paper goes on the outer face
Of the bow stick.
Attach the belly-band at the inter-
section of the sticks and at the lower
| end of the vertical stick, as shown in
Fig. 2, and make it of the proper
length so when held to one side it
will reach to fhe point A Zig. s.. Tie
the kite string securely at this point.
The Malay kite is strong puller,
so it is important to procure tough
| Irvine with which to fly it. Fig. 8
| shows a good form Of string reel that
| is easily made. Cut the two upright
| pieces about inches long, and bevel
off the ends Zig. 81, then make tne
| two holes for the crosspieces, boring
them through the two pieces at one
time to get them opposite one another.
Use old chair rounds, flag-staffs, dowel-
sticks, or sticks whitfield to about u
inch in diameter, for the crosspieces.
| The uprights should be fastened about
4 inches apart. Drive nails through
the edge of each upright into the cross
pieces to hold the reel together. The
projecting ends Of the crosspieces form
the handles of the reel. One is held
in each hand and the reel is turned
with sort of hand over hand move
ment. Such reel as this can be op-
| Grated more handily and more rapidly
than the common variety of reels.
| Copyright 1872. by a. Nicely HALL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
FACE ALMOST COVERED WITH
PIMPlES AND BLACKHEADS

Atchison, Kan-"For a number OF
years I suffered very greatly from skin
eruption. My face was very red and
irritated, being almost covered with
pimples and blackheads. The pimples
were scattered over my face. They
were a fine rash with the exception OF
a few large pimples on my forehead
and chin. My face burned and looked
red as If exposed to either heat or
cold. It was not only unsightly but
very uncomfortable. I tried several
remedies but couldn't get any relief
I was recommended to use Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
II applied the Cuticura Ointment in
the evening, leaving it for about five
minutes, then washing it off with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. wash.
ed with the Cutlcura Soap and hot wa.
ter also several times during the day
After about four months Of this appll.
cation, my face was cleared Of the
pimples. L still use the Cuticura
Soap" (Signed) Miss Elsie Nelson
Dec %, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston -
Adv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Outdoors,

Now that the leaves are we'll of the
trees, we have a better chance to be.
come acquainted with the squirrels
and chipmunks or gophers, as they are
called in Illinois. Few city people
know the difference, and any little an.
imal resembling a squirrel is called q
red squirrel when in many instances
it is chipmunk. The chipmunk is
only half the size of the red squirrel
and lives in the ground, hollow stumps
and roots-sometimes in stone walls
or piles of stone. They do not care
for tree-cimbing and will not jump
from tree to tree unless forced to do
so. The reddish-brQwn body of the
chipmunk has a black stripe down the
center Of the back and two on each
side. The red squirrel, however, nests
in trees and is usually seen among
the branches. It Is red on the back
and whitish beneath, sometimes hav.
ing one black line along each side.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Many Varieties of Shells
There Are $4,000 Of Them in the
Smithsonian institution
Collection.

Shell life is probably the oldest
form of animal life upon the globe.
It's study is an interesting one, and
even people who are not Of sclen-
tiflc turn of mind find pleasure in look
ing on the exquisite coloring and deli
cato beauty of the many varieties of
shells and on their wonderful mechan-
ism.
There is nothing which more de-
lights children than to wander along
the seashore and gather the little
shells which have been washed on the
beach by the restless waves. And
then. too, when some large specimen
is found. with what eagerness the find
er, whether young or old, will apply il
to his or her ear and hear from within
its murmurings, whereby, in the words
Of the poet, it expresses mysterious
union with its native sea-
In the Smithsonian institution at
Washington there is a collection of
$4,000 shells, many of them Of a large
size, others strangely formed, and
some of the iridescent colors which
rival the hues of sunset.
In examining these there come to
mind many fables and traditions
about shells. There is the conch
shell. which was made into horn
and blown by old Triton and the. at
PENDANTS of Neptune. Then there Is
the nautilus, of which Pope says:
Learn Of the little nautilus to sail.
Spread the thin oar and catch the driving
gale.
Many years ago Dutch natural
list went to the Indian seas to study
shells. When he came back he told
the story that the nautilus sailed in
troops over the sea, and were able,
when they wished, to fill themselves
with water and sink to the bottom.
This, it has been found. is not true
The nautilus commonly inhabits the
bottom of the sea, where it creeps
about by means of a large muscular
disk with which the head is fur
nished, and it rarely rises to the sur
face or is seen floating there. The
interior Of the shell is divided into
chambers connected BY . little tube,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Keeping the Lunch Drv,

Brewer Corcoran, author of The
Bantam" was recently in the south
quail shooting. and engaged Joe, an
attractive pickaninny. with elementa.
conceptions of honesty, to carry the
guns and lunch basket. Crossing 2
bridge made of an old tree trunk, Joe
slipped and fell screaming into th<
creek. When he scrambled ashore.
fears were expressed by the hungry
sportsmen for the condition Of the
food. Did that lunch get wet?'
queried one of the party. mo, sub! p
Are you sure?' deed All 1s.'
How did yo' keep it dry?" The toy
looked up at the man and grinned
Al done ct It back yonder:"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Horizon and Skyline,

Many persons. make the mistake of
confusing the horfzon with the sky
line. The horizon is the edge of the
horizontal circle that is always level
with your eyes no matter where you
are. Even If you were down in a coal
mine that would be your horizon and
no matter how high up mountain you
may go the horizon always goes up
with you, an effect that is very aston
ishing to children that see it for the
first time.
The sky line is the place where the;
sky meets the earth or the water and
If you see a man standing on the edge
of a hill some distance away you
should not say he was away of on the
horizon, because he = on the sky line.
It h only at sea that you have 4 cor.
4ainty Of seeing ths horason ~. i, j
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Trick With a Poker.

This feat is to be performed with
a common flrepoker, which you must
hold near the top between the fingers
and the thumb. You must then, BIZ
the, mere motion of the fingers and
the thumb, work the poker upward, I'M
til the slender part be moved up to
the hand, while the poker remains
perpendicular during the whole pro
cess. For the first few times that thfa
is attempted to be done considerable
difficulty will be experienced, al is not
only requires strength in the hngerl
proportionate to the weight Of the pok
er, but also certain knack, which cau
only be acquired by practice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
A TAILLESS KITE.

The tailless kite shown in Fig. /,
known as the Malay, is one Of the sim
plest forms to make, and it is such a
big improvement over the hexagonal
}ites. It's advantages are many. 1t is
'lat it has become the most popular
type among boys who make their own
Kites. It's advantages are many. 1t is
very steady flier, it will fly in light
breeze, it has good lifting qualities
Tor sending up flags and banners on its
inc, and with no tail to hamper it
there is little danger Of it getting
caught In trees, on telegraph wires,
and on chimneys. 1t is safe to say
that fifty per cent. of kites with tails
Ire lost through the ENHANCEMENT of
the tails.
Three feet is a good length for q
nediun-sized kite. Spruce is the best
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

material for the sticks, but any soft
straight-grained wood will serve the
purpose. Cut the two sticks of equal
length, and make them thin and wide,
rather than narrow and thick, as
shown in Fig. 6.
Fig. 3 shows the bow stick with the
bow-string attached. Gu a notch in
the stick near each end to hold the
ends of the bow-string, as shown in
Fig. 4. The proper bend for the bow
stick is 10 of the length Of the stick,
plus u Of that measurement, which
will be a trifle more than II of the
length of the stick, as marked upon
Fig. 8.
The center of the length OF the bow
stick must also be its center Of bal
ance, and this must be determined and
any necessary correction made before
fastening the bow stick to the vertical
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
A Russian Baby.

A traveller from Russia says that
Russian babies in Siberia are not
very attractive. He says that one
day he noticed in one of the houses
a curious bundle on a shelf: another
hung from a peg in the wall, and q
third hung by a rope from the 1s::::<
ers-this one the mother was swing.
ing. The traveller discovered that
each curious bundle was child; the
one in the swinging bundle was the
youngest. The traveller looked at the
little baby and found it so dirty that
he exclaimed in disgust, why do
you not wash it," The mother looked
horror.stricken. and calculated. Wash
it! Wash the baby! Why, it would
kill it," What happy country Rus
STA would be for some boys! Never
to hear, Wash your face and hands"
nor Have you brushed your hair"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Safe Betting.

Safe Betting.
Little Andrew had been repeatedly
urged to hasten his dressing. Sudden
~ he knelt, crossed and clasped his
hands like pictured angel and voiced
this earnest petition:
"Oh, God, don't let me dawdle. Or,
God, keep me from dawdling. But II
you. want to, oh, God, make my
mother reconciled to my being slow!"
There, mamma" he exclaimed, ris'
Ing, 1--WE done my best, haven't l!
Course, If God chooses to keep me
from dawdling he will, and II he don't
I can't help it. But" with sudden,
joyous energy, It'll bet you a dollar
I'll be Just as slow tomorrow az to-
day."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
BOY SCOUT PUZZLE SOLVED
Considerable Argument Over Cues
ton as to Who Made Buli's-Eye -
Some ingenuity Required.

When the Boy Scouts held their big
target shoot, which resulted in a tie
between Gen. Dick, Col. Tom. and
Capt. Heary,' considerable argument
arose as to who made the bulls-eye.
You see, it was acknowledged that
each had scored II points in six
shots.
Now; it involves quite respectable
puzzle, for the reason that 1t re-
quires some little ingenuity to pick
out the six which each one must have
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
NAMED THE FIRST REQUISITE
Bright Boy May Have Lacked Orig
InaIity, But He Surely Had
Correct Answer.

''This brave man. bef0ved by ell
France, was then buried with full
military honors," Baltimore boy
read from the lesson, when his name
had been called.
What are military honors' in this
Connection" the teacher asked, and
several boys seemed to be possessed
of the right idea.
And what must one DO to receive
such honors?" was the next question.
"A general?" "a hero?" "A cap
tain?" were few Of the tentative re-
plies. Only the bright boy" of the
class remained silent.
Have you no answer, James?" the
teacher suggested, what must one
be-"
'Why, l should say dead, Miss
Mary" was the reply.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
RIDDLES.

To what question can one ans~ 81
nothing but YES?
Answer: The question to which one
can answer nothino but yes" is:
What does yes spell?"
Why are deep signs like long stock
1ngs?
Answer: Because they are heigh-
hos (high hose).
Why is a miser like a man with a
short memory:
Answer: Because he is always for
getting.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

dress of the person to whom the card
or booklet is sent. On the front cover
Is some such pleasing title as STUDIES
Of Animal Life. The Hog Family
On the pages inside are pictures OF
various members Of the hog family,
and as the recipient turns to the last
page, on the back cover, he finds him
self looking into the mirror for the last
member of the family. which may be
varied TO represent other ani1aals.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
Fatal lrresoiution.

Irresolution is worse vice than
rashness. He that shoots best may
sometimes miss the mark; but he that
shoots not at all can never hit it. 1r.
resolution loosens all the joints of a
state; like an ague it shakes not this
nor that limb, but all the body is at
once in fit. The irresolute man is
lifted from one place to another: SO
hatcheth nothing, but adde's all his
actiOns.-Feltham.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
CARD FOR j0KERs
Recipient Sees Many Members Of Hog
Family and Finally Finds Him.
self Looking in Mirror.

There may be two opinions about
he good taste of this Illinois mans
mailing card device, but this Is what
It is: The card has back cover. in
which a small mirror Is set. There
Ire several sheets inside and the front
cover passes and holds the little book
:hus formed together. On the. back
cover are written the name and ad-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
HOMEMADE SCIENTIFIC TOY
One Cannot Have Too Many Devices
to Furnish Outdoor Amusement
--latest Is Shown Herewith.

During the summer days you can't
have too many things to furnish out
door amusement. A lot Of fun can
be had out of the simple little device
here shown, which any boy Tor girD
can easily make. There are two
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
One Perfect 10Y.

7 never heard of but one perfec.
boy" said Johnny, penstvely. a. b.
sat in the corner doing penance.
And who was that?" asked man
::Papa-when he WAS little" ~
tls. answer. Then silence reispsd -
~ space Of dye ninutsA sa.v s..s*. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
A Lucky Find.

a Lucky Find.
"Where'd ye git your new hired
man." inquired Farmer Heck.
He came along as a candidate, and
did little reaping for me. per.
suaded him that he had no chance Of
election and he decided to remain
with me permanently"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
ProbabI,

Probably.
"A thing 1s never SO when It IL
not &c."
I'm bet it is il your. wife says II
H."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A CURB FOR PILES.
Coles Carbolisalve stops itching and PAIN
and cures piles. All druggists. Is and soc, Adv.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
1eething, softens the gums, reduces inlamma.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, sc bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08
NEGATIVE Evidence

Negative Evidence.
ing your daughter is coming man."
He must be. for he is certainly not
a going one"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

6Oy 0COUI0 TVk<dOs
made to produce three totals Of Il
points.
The answer is as follows:
The three tie scores were com
posed as follows:
First-50, 10. S, 3, 2, l. Second
Is, 20, 20, 3, 2, 1. Third-25. 20, 10, 10
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

Many a bewhiskered man has been
known to tell barefaced lies.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-08

A woman's second thoughts arc
nearly always the most unsatisfactory.