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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
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On HOT GR NJ
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Naughty Lad Disobeys His Moth,
p. er and Gets Into Many !
Kinds Of Trouble. :.
STEPS on THIRD RAIL
Said Afterward That He Thought He
"6Iew Up" and That His Back and
80 Legs Felt Like Something Was
'~, Going Through Them.

New %York.-A very persistent devil
whispered into the ear OF nine-year-
old Charles Motif as he left his home
at No. IS Catherine street to play in
the street the other afternoon.
Remember" his mother had said,
the devil gets boys who are bad.
You mustn't 60 out OF the neighbor-
hood and you mustn't get papers for
the neWsman."
For Charles's principal income and
candy fund came from the money the
newsdealer on the corner gave him
for trips to news company.
Though Charles had promised Meth.
er to leave the street nor go for pa
pers, the devil suggested that the day
was Saturday and that the boy
wouldn't be paid for his weeks work
unless he finished it, and that it would
be too bad to lose a whole weeks pay
just because Of failure to work one
day.
Charles, tempted, fell. He trotted
quickly to a news depot in Chambers
street and started to 60 home. But
that devil whispered again. 1t WOULD
be nice to 60 out on Brooklyn bridge
and see how the motormen ran their
trains to- Coney Island. Again Charles
fell. He got by the policemen on the
northern vehicle roadway OF the
bridge, and with his package Of "5Y
cents worth OF papers" stood close to
the Manhattan bound track of the ~
trains.
A train went by. The devil logged
Charles's arm and the package fell to
the tracks few feet below. The
small transgressor decided he would
have to rescue the papers or he
wouldn't get his pay.
II hung on wild me hands, said
Charles afterward, land then l put
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
COFFEE HURTS
One In Three.

It 10 dimcult to make people boliov0
that coffee 10 poison to at least one
person out Of every three, but people
are slowly finding it out, although
thousands Of them suffer terribly b.
fore they discover the fact :. 4
A New York hotel man says: Each
time after drinking coffee becamo
restless. nervous and excited, 20 thatI
was unable to ut i've minutes IN ono
place, was also inclined to vomit and
suffer from loss Of sleep. which got
worse and worsA r., 81 E. z55 z.ss=
"A lady said that perhaps coffee We
the cause Of my trouble. and suggested
that try Postum. laughed at The
thought that coffee hurt me. but she
insisted 10 hard that l finally had
some Postum made. / have been %,
ing It in place Of coffee ever since, tor
I noticed that all my former nervous
mesa and irritation disappeared. b.
gan to sleep perfectly, and the Postum
tastsd a. good or better than tho Oh
coffee, 20 what was tho use Of stick
Ing to beverage that was inju1ns
met = .,J@:S.s 4. & Il,
"One day on m excursion Up IL
country l remarked to Z young lady
friend on her greatly improved appsar
ance. She explained that some tine
before she had quit using conee ana
taken TO Postum. She had ezined q
number Of pounds and her former ri
safafann ~ <1,A hAAr& hnn11,,1,,~ e. q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
SOMETHING n 1
.e, :, ;n6 :..:
SPEED or RAILROAD TRAINS
Curious May Determ'nssi5ow Fast He
il Travelling by Counting tho
Telegraph Polss..

Perhaps :yor have often been curl
GUS to know just how fast you were
travelling on railroad train. Many
roads have little white posts beside
the track. marking thetmiles and usu-
ally the quarter and halt miles also,
but these may not be On your side OF
the train. IsSJ,
There is another way to tell the
miles. The telegraph poles are almost
invariably placed fifty yards apart ex-
cept when they carryEa very large
number of wires. and Il you count
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

should be submitted to an architect
or bridge engineer who Is acQualnt-
ed with these problems.
Materials used in the construction
of concrete work are usually proper
toned 1-2-4 or 1-2k-5. 1926, 1-4-S, de-
pending upon their character. That Is,
l bart cement, 21s parts sand and 3
parts crushed stone or gravel are used
In the 1-2h.5. The mixture selected
will depend upon the nature OF the
work in which it is used.
Table No. l. shows the materials
necessary for one cubic yard OF con-
crete.
In order to determine the amount
of cement necessary for any amount
of concrete, estimate the number OF
cubic yards and multiply that number
BY the figure In the table opposite,
"Bbls. cement per cubic yard of con-
CRETE" and under mixture to be
used" The amount of sand and Of
stone is determined in the same way.
Batch mixing, as indicated by the
name, is an intermittent process and
Is the one most used in silo construc-
ton. Under certain conditions the
continuous mixing process may be en-
ployed Continuous mixing is done by
machinery, the materials being fed
into the machine without interruption
during the mixing process, which may
continue for four or five hours. Batch
mixing may be done by machinery il
It seems more desirable. Simple me-
chanical mixers have been very sue
cessfully constructed from an ordi-
nary kerosene barrel.
Water should be added until slop-
py mixture is obtained. This will per-
NIT the material to be readily poured.
The concrete should be prepared upon
a water-tight mixing platform, usually
about 10x12 feet. In placing the ma
tcrials upon this platform, some meth
Cd should be used to get the proper
proportions: that is, II 1-24 mixture
IS used, some simple measure for the
materials should be employed where
by this may be easily determined.
Weighing is accurate, but somewhat
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
"atraiaht n 4 Strina.n

One often hears this expression, but
few realize how false the metaphor is.
A string or rope is never straight
when left to itself. It must be pulled
on at both ends to straighten It. It IL
impossible to throw a rope on the
ground 80 that it win lie straight, az
you will discover If you try it, no mat
ter how old or how new the rope may
be. "As> .>.~-' =
This is because q rope or string 10
made by twisting together an enor.
nous number of particles which are
held together In ways which are at
present beyond our understanding.
These molecules pull on each other,
and then the twist on the strands
helps to put kinks IN the rope and In
the string. % that you en- never
throw either o. then from you and
/ Aayo Il He straight 81 the ground 3..s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
What a Boy Studies In School.


The following courses of study are
given id the elementary schools o.
Greater New York and the boy leav
Ing the grammar school is supposed to
have well-grounded knowledge Of ali
Of them.
Reading, writing, spelling, ethical
lessons, tho use Of library books, com.
positions, memor1zing masterpieces 81
literature, nature study, cord and raj.
fla work, music, physical culture, by.
giene, drawing. geography, American
history, English history, civice, shop
o. other constructive work, elementary
language-French, German or Span.
ish.
Leaving the high school, he is sup.
POSED to know: English, elocution, al,
zebra, plain geometry, drawing, music.
physical culture, botany, zoology,
PHYSIOLOGY, Greek, Roman, English
and American history, civics and
either Latin or French or German, !
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
Another Use for Medicine.


A Chicago family which employs -
its butler an old-fashioned negro was
constantly annoyed by tho doorbell q
the house getting out Of order. On
several occasions an electrician, who
used some sort Of white powder
in his work, had been called in to 01
the bell.
One evening when there were guests
ut dinner, one Of them complained
Of q sore throat. The mistress Of the
house turned to the butler and said:
"Sam, when dinner is over. 60 to the
drug store and get q small bottle Of
Dobell's solution" -
Before de .Lawd!" exclaimed tho
negro In genuine distress. rs dat do
bell out of ordah ag'in?"-Populap
Magazine. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
UNIQUE TOY MADE OF lR0t
Patent on Device Supplemented b,
Permanent Horseshoe Issued TO-
Columbus, Ohio, Man.

A patent upon a device consistyu4
Of soft iron wheel travelling upo. g
permanent horseshoe magnet has
been issued to Louis B. Lewis, Colum
bus, Ohio. says the Popular Elec.
tricity.
The wheel acts as keeper" and IL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
What She Wanted.

Before the fire on Christmas eve,
two old maids were planning for tho
holiday.
Sister Mallie," said the younger,
would long stocking hold all you
want for q Christmas gift?"
mo, Elvira," said the older. but a
pair of socks would"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

To keep artificial teeth and bridge
work antiseptically clean and free
from odors and disease germs, Paxtine
Antiseptic is unequaled At drug
gists, Csc box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co., Boston, Mass.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
Life Sentence,

The marquis Of Quesnsberry. apro-
pos Of the long sentence Of Foulke u.
Brandt, said at a dinner in New. York:
1T reminds me Of an incident in
London. A certain peer drove in .
taxicab to Westminster and, when he
got out, gave the driver a very small
tip.
"The driver mistook him for MEM
Der of the house of commons and
snarled: ~
81 hope you get turned out next
election and don't never get in again!'
Don't worry, my friend said tho
peer, as he set OF for the house Of
lords. Don't worry-1'm in for LIE "
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
When Your Ewes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting-Feels
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try it for Red. Weak.
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus.
trated Book in each Package Murine 10
compounded ~ our Oculsts-not a 'Patent Med
icine"-but used in successful Physicians Frac-
Tic and sold by Druggists at 2c and 6Oc per Bottle
Murine Eye Salve In Aseptic Tubes, 25c and 600.
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
Heaven Lost it, Charm.

Mamma the Chicago Post quotes
the fve-year-old, sitting In his bath
- saying, we have to die" :.
YES" assented the mother. rub.
bling him cheerfully. -, IT, : ~:
Il have to die, and you have tc
die" .-,s<z. .... ~ ,.ss<,z ak -
ooh, yes: some time. " s .,.4 7. II
= Then We have to 80 to heaven.
win they live in different houses, d
ali together IN one family & Fl
'.Perhaps an II one family. snx
gested tho mother. carelsssly.
Then I don't want % 90 % hsavG1
Thsrs uouldnst ~ auybody e yfGit as
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
Great SYstem.

This winter air is nice and fresh"
said the brisk citizen.
"That's where you are wrong" re-
plied the man from Chicago. Its the
same old air; it only seems fresh be-
cause it has been in cold storage"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
lila Work.

t433 Work.
IAN electrician ought to be a social
success"
why an electrician especially?"
Because he is so we'll posted on
current topics"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
Very Far.

Very Far.
That's a pretty far-fetched story"
''Yes, got it by long distance tele
phone"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

Coles Carbolisalve quickly relieves and
cures burning, itching and torturing skin
diseases. 1t instantly stops the pain of
burns. Cures without scars. Csc and 50c
by druggists. For free sample write to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
The Travelling Wheel.

along the tails made for 1t, around the
ends and along the under side as well,
apparently defying the law Of gravity.
The device is designed for a toy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

slow. Using a wheelbarrow Of known
capacity, or counting the shovenuls is
the most common practice and is con-
sidered a fairly accurate method. The
bottomless box shown In the figure Is
the best means for this determination
The sand and gravel should be
clean. The following test may be used
to determine II the sand is clean: Fill
4 glass fruit jar one-quarter full of the
sand and add clean water until the jar
IL three quarters full. Shake well, and
II 4 layer Of mud or clay settles over
the sand. do not use 1t. IT.. =
Gravel o. sAoDe should be free from
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

Novel Text Book.
ture Of cat, for example. studies the
name beneath It in the book and then
must pick that name from those on
the separate sheets and place it under
the proper illustration.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

Garfield Tea, by purifying the blood, eradi-
ates Rheumatism, Dyspepsia aud many
chronic ailments
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
Nina AGAIN.

The International Pure Food Show held
In Paris March 1912, has just awarded Cal
umet Baking Powder the highest honorE,
Medal. r.
This. in addition to tho Highest Award
that Calumet won at the Worlds Pure
met the highest honors issued by two q
the largest Pure Food Shows ever held AMI
proves conclusively the superior whole
someness, purity and uniformity of CaIll-
met Baking Powder.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

The deserving poor do not always
deserve to be-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24
Use Aliens Foot.Ea9O

The anSiseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes for tired, tender, smarting, ach.
ing, swollen feet. It makes your feet feel
easy and makes walking Delight. Sold
everywhere, Csc. For free trial package,
address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

ONLY ONE "BROMO OUIN1NE.~
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUlNINE Look for
the signature Of Il. w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure O Cold in One Day. Csc.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

lot because it Is too near his neigh
boris.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

a novel lie attracts more notioo taa1
! Commonplace truth. ii: . III. >.#
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

Ambition is a good thing, but don't
fly higher than you can roost.
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|1%7x
A man is always willing to pay what
he owes-if it is q grudge.

Since it is worth while to be we'll, take
Garfield Tea, Natures Medicine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-24

Chance for Him.
Gerald-People can get used to any
thing.
Geraldine-Then why not cheer up3
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should be submitted to an architect
or bridge engineer who Is acqualnt-
cd with these nrOhlemS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
How Your Senses May Lie
to You

Your senses do not always tell you the
truth. Or. to put it in another and per-
haps a more polite way, things are not al
ways what you are quite certain they
are. For instance. in the early days Of
the telephone a lecturer arranged for d
trumpeter to play at the other end of the
wire at n certain time. At that time the
lecturer took down the receiver that the
audience might hear and declare he heard
the trumpeter
The lecturer was honest enough; he
really thought he heard the trumpeter,
but the audience did not, and for very
good reason-the trumpeter was not there
at all, having mistaken the date.
Now this mans senses lied to him. He
knew what he expected to hear and he
was so certain of his arrangements that
he actually believed he did hear the
music.
A man was watching a moving picture
flr1 of a religious ceremony in Burmah.
There were pictures of bell players or
ringers among the Burmese musicians.
while the actual orchestra with the NOV
ing picture exhibition was composed en-
tirely of stringed Instruments Yet this
pan solemnly declared he heard the bells
ringing. 1t was auto-suggestion. but
through that suggestion his sense of hear
ing had actually Informed his brain OF
sounds that were not-had lied to him, as
II were
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daughters Disciples

Hes a worker in the cause of love and
laughter.
He's a pilgrim in the ranks and seeks
no fame,
He's a man who takes his leisure mo-
ment's after
He has played and made his progress 10
the game;
He's a friend of every man who ever
knew him,
And a whole-souled jolly fellow all the
while,
Children turn their fresh, glad faces al
ways to him
He's the man who's learned the seere.
of a smile.
She's sunbeam in the lives of those who
labor,
And soothing bit of comfort nodded
well
As maid. and all the worlds her happy
neighbor
From the highest mountain 10 the lowly
dell.
She's a rose leaf in the garden of all
sorrow
Where she blends the tears with dew.
drops pure of guile,
She's the missionary of the grand tomor-
row,
And the maid who taught the man to
wear a smile.
Annnvrnous
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Dried Egg Industry

Dried eggs In various forms have a
considerable sale in Germany, beiag
shipped into that country from German
China. Eggs arrive at the Chinese fac
tory packed in old kerosene oil boxes
and are carefully examined by electric
light. Those that stand the test and are
pronounced fresh are passed on to Chi
nese boys who separate the yoke from
the whites
BY means of suction pump the yolk
passes through large pipe into vacu-
UNI. where 1t is dried in Is seconds. 1t Is
then passed on to a receptacle where 1t
falls in the form of fakes. These again
are passed through a machine and come
out in the form of powder ready for ship
ment. This can be kept Indefinitely in &
dry, cool place
The whites of the eggs are put in small
glass bottomed trays and placed or
shelves in q room at temperature of
10 or so degrees centiGrade. The drtsd
sheets are broken into small pieces, crys-
talized or powdered for export.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Start an Alligator Farm and
Grow Rich

There is good money to be made in al
ligator farming. The demand for alliga-
tors is large. constant and rapidly increas-
ing; the supply is limited and there is
not much competition. The few alligator
farmers in Florida. Louisiana, Mexico
and Central America are prosperins.
Aligators have to he fed on meat, but
they need no food from SEPTEMBER to
MAY /. for this is their hibernating sea-
son, when they do not eat at all.
Alligator skins are used for making
bars. suit cases. purses, belts, cushion
covers, etc, and their teeth and bones
are made into cuff links, paper knives,
whistles and many forms Of cheap jew
elry and ornaments. The skins are worth
from SO cents to So apiece, according to
size and quality.
More\money, however, is made by SELL
ing live baby alligators to museums and
for pets 1t Is said that the state of
Florida receives more than million
dollars a year from its alligators.
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out Good husbands are seldom caught
young. From a worldly point of view
the safest marriage Is with man VINO
has buried at least a half dozen wives
Perhaps" said Polly laconically, but
somehow it has never sounded romantic
to me to hear that Miss So-and-So had
married a widower
until he is a wiiower.' Miss Petunia said.
"a first wife Is really the Official Coach.
who instructs her husband in the gentle
art of how to treat her successor
you talk like marriage is a liberal ed
ucation, Miss Petunia." said Polly, and
each venture one grade higher in the
way of living up to what you promised
the preacher
IAN amateur husband naturally max S
mistakes. The spinster observed He
doesn't realize that woman's heart IS
like spun glass, and once it is broken 1t
can never he mended without the cement
showing Shattered faith. you know.
Now widower knows; his early mistakes
have taught him how to avoid the Life
at-Home- with ou-Darling sort of ex-
istence that drove the first woman TO
plan her famous expulsion from Para
disc.
you think that If Adam had been a
widower and Eve had been the second
wife for whom he engaged quarters IN
the Garden, that things would have been
different?e asked Polly persistently.
Il do" the Spinster answered, catching
her idea IF Adam had married aga<
he'd never have asked any woman TO
lead the Simple Life of Eden and thrive
on Fruit Diet. If Adam the WIDOW
Err had married o second time and moved
back to Paradise. even he'd have known
more about women and how to manage
them You see a wdower doesn't have
to be taught that a woman is a cross be-
tween a smile and sigh-a creature who
weeps for no reason and one who grows
blissfnlly happy for even less provoca-
ton.
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wounds of the head. in which he described
the method of procedure to he followed in
the case of fractured skull. His direc-
ton was TO cut away a piece of bone, so
that the pressure on the brain might be
relieved
There are also records about this time
and later of a file being used for this pur-
pose which, at a time when anaesthetics
were undreamed of, must have been, TO
say the least, painful.
According to DR.. T. Rice Holmes. the
operation Of removing pieces of bone was
performed long before historic times. The
effects on the skull are easily seen after
DEATH and are visible so Ions as the
bones are preserved.
from inspection of certain skulls of the
later stone age in ancient Britain, DE-.
Holmes has come to the conclusion that
some of these had undergone the opera
ton. which must have been performed
with stone INSTRUMENTATION Stand
ard
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
Maderhoiselle Frou Frou

The newest evening gowns from Paris
chow chiffon hchus ending in a panel-like
sash at the back.
The modified panier is seen on many
smart froeks.
Buckles of Irish lace are pretty fn-
jsh for white linen frock.
Dark blue dotted foulard and white
charmeuse are much used together for
smart gowns this summer.
The V-shapcd decolettage is replacing
the round neck on the new French
blousos.
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The Bacheloraiyat

\ dainty. rose-deoked table, set for two..
A jug of ale, a chafing dish-and you.
Besides me, cutting cheese and making
toast
Well, that's not paradise, but It will do!
Some for the gilded restaurants, and
some
Sigh for Bohemia. But who would roam,
With just the right girl, and right recipe,
For making love and rarebits right at
homei
Helen Rowland
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
The Age-Herald's Cuisine

CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
One quart of cream.
Half pound of sugar
Six eggs.
7 One tablespoonful of vanilla.
One small piece of stick cinnamon.
Four ounces of sweet chocolate.
Put the cream and cinnamon on to
scald in a farina boiler. Beat the yolks
of the eggs and the sugar together until
very light. add to this the whites of the
eggs beaten TO stiff froth: stir this
into the cream and stir and cook until
it begins to thicken. Take from the fire.
strain add the grated chocolate and
strain again. When cold'freeze and pack