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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
A TOY WATER MOTOR.

The toy water motor shown in the
Illustrations may be operated in a
bath tub or kitchen sink, but laun-
dry tub will generally be the most
satisfactory place because down In
the laundry you will have more room
in which to rig up the toys that you
wish to run, and at the same time
you will not be in anybody's way.
Aside from operating toys with a
water motor, the writer and his
friends used to have a great deal of
fun rigging up dozen or more
wheels Of different sizes and betting
one to another with belts Of clothes
line and heavy cord in such a way as
to have them running at various
speeds. SpoOls, clothesline pulleys,
bicycle wheels, sewing machine
wheels, and homemade wooden pull.
ley wheels were used, and when all
were set in motion they produced as
much noise as is made in a small
power plant-which to US was one OF
the fascinating features Of the
scheme.
You can proba bly, get small
grocery box for the case of your wa
ter motor; if not, it will be simple
matter to cut down a box. A narrow
strip should be removed from the TOP
board of each side of the box, as
shown in Fig. 2, or else small strip
should be, nailed to, the top edge OF
each side board, to form outlets fol
the waste water. Gig. g.
Figs. 3 and 4 show the details fol
the water wheel. The diameter OF
this should be several inches shorte,
than the height Of the box. Afte,
cutting out the two circular side
pieces of the wheel, and boring a cen
ter hole through each large enough
for broom handle or curtain pole
shaft GA, Fig. -, draw the lines f
and c at right angles to one another
and lines D and e at As degrees tt
these. The lines represent the cen
ters of the paddles of the wheels ant
will be your guides in putting the
wheel together. First nail one enc
piece to each paddle Zig. A., Their
nail on the other end piece.
The shaft F should be enough
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

longer than the width of the motor
case to allow for cutting pulley CO.
on one end and driving a pin CHI
through the other end Gig. 81. TO.
prepare the pulley, first make two
cuts entirely around the shaft with
fine saw, then remove the wood be-
tween the cuts with chisel. This
cutting must be done very exactly, of
course, or your pulley will not center
on the shaft. Drill the holes H for
pins. Block I Gig. ~ Is for a set
screw to keep the motor wheel from
turning on the shaft. Make one of
these for each end of the wheel. Bore
hole A through the center of the
block, drive screw into one edge,
and then nail the blocks to the ends
of the wheel. To mount the Wheel
first slip it into the case. then slip
the shaft through holes A, and when
properly centered drive tho set-screws
J part way into the shaft.
Bore the hole K through the top OF
the motor case, about one inch inside
of the line of the forward part of the
wheel. This hole should be just the
size Of the faucet from which you are
going to obtain your water power,
and one end Of a piece of rubber tub
ing should be slipped into it and the
other end cut off so, it will be of Just
the right length to reach the faucet.
This will prevent the water from
splashing. - u4...< { .4..,.
:. The uprights Il: and the upper
shafting NJ are necessary only In case
! the water motor sets down in tub
and the toy tc be operated cannot be
belted directly to the pulley on the
main shaft. The upper shafting can
be placed high enough so that the
belt will clear the sides Of the tub
Gig. y. Cut the shaft NJ large
enough to fit snugly in the holes in
spools N and O, and drill the holes
p for pins
Fig. Z shows how you can prepare
wooden pulley wheels for gearing
down or increasing the speed of your
motor, and Fig. suggests how one
Of sxx;cee may be fastened to the side
! of q bicycle wheel and the two sup.
ported on two uprights nailed to q
box case
| copyright. 1912. by A. Nicely Hall>
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

Anyhow, Boy Had the Right Idea. Is
An overgrown schoolboy who found
English grammar entirely beyond him
was given the sentence "The girl pur-
chased hat" to diagram. Is tzs =. ~ :.
!. s Now, of what word is hat, the OBJ
ject?" asked the teacher. encourag-
ingly. 81; = IL { IL ,?,-:,
"Hat is the object OF girl" STAN
mered the youth. ~ : ss&s's -. :.
perhaps you're right" replied the
teacher. ..:..; -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
SIMPLE AID To- THE MEMORY
History Professors Simple and lngen-
Ious Method In Calling Tele-
phone Numbers.

I long had difficulty In remember
ing my own telephone number, which
is 1885, and often when asked for it
have been obliged to stammer, oh
why-to tell the truth, I've forgotten
It for the moment" and then have
had my questioner 60 of wondering
what sort of creature am. profess
sor of history writes in the Atlantic
Monthly.
Under my new system am saved
from this humiliation. I merely have
to remember that my telephone call is
the death Of George VII, and at once
know that 1t must be 1885. Similar
~. when calling up the Instructor who
has charge of our elementary course
in European history, need only think
Of the defeat of the Franks by the
Burgundians at Vesseronce, and I
have his number, 524. The professor
who gives our courses in ecclesiastical
history appropriately has for his tele-
phone number 313, the date of the
edict of liberation issued by Constan-
tine and Licinius; and the one who
gives the courses in Anglo-Saxon lit
erature has $50, which marks the re-
covery of the independence by Wulf-
here, the first Christian king of Mer-
cha. For the head of the Latin depart
ment think Of the incorruptible
Caecilius Metellus turning the tide in
the troublesome war with Jugurtha,
and call 109; while Alexander's VIC
tory at Arbela, 331, gives me the
number of the professor of Greek.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Fled Before Her Retort.

Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch tells
bout one of her friends who was
visiting western town.
"One day my friend strolled into a
public library" says Mrs. Blatch,
quite unaware OF her surroundings
and everything except her prearranged
plan to get book on economics. Just
as she was about to enter an inner
room she was interrupted by an at
tendant, who. pointing to most be-
draggled looking tramp cur that had
followed her into the Office, said
coolly:
"'Dogs are not admitted
"'That's not my dog she .:eplied.
but he followed YOU said the
old man authoritatively.
Well. 90 did you,' came her re-
tort ..,ssg@ ..s.ss--ss: d. 81 ST sssz.s
"Thsreupon," adds, Mrs. Batch, dry.
u, man and dog departed"
1lE1ziaN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
GENEROUS GIFT
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cpptains illustrated instructions for Char
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Too Late for Answer.

Henry Wattersop, the wellknown
American journalist, told this story at
a recent dinner party:
Zone day when was the city edi-
tor of small newspaper, a fine tur-
key was left at the Office. We all
hankered after the bird, but the editor
finally claimed it, took it home, and
had it cooked for dinner. The next
day a letter was handed in to him.
which he opened and read:
"'Mr. Editor-1 sent you a turkey
yesterday which had been the cause
of much dispute among US. To settle
a bet, will you please state in tenor.
rows issue what the turkey died OFF,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
NATION OF TELEPHONE USERS
That Seems to Be the Opinion Of Arm
old Bennett Concerning the
American People.

The European telephone is toF,
and a somewhat clumsy one. compared
with the memorable seriousness of the
American telephone Many otherwise
highly civilized Europeans are as TIM
Id In addressing telephone as they
would be in addressing a royal SOW
ereign. The average European middle
class householder still speaks of his
telephone, il he has one, in the same
falsely casual tone as the correspond
ing American is liable to speak of his
motorcar. It Is naught-a negligible
trlhe-but somehow it comes into the
conversation!
'How odd!" you exclaim. And you
are right. It is we Europeans who are
wrong, through no particular fault Of
our own. The American is ruthlessly
logical about the telephone.
The only.occasion on which was in
| really serious danger Of being taken
for a mailman in the United States
was when, in Chicago hotel, per
manently removed the receiver from
| the telephone In room designed
doubtless Ironically for slumber. The
whole hotel was appalled,. Half Chi
cago shuddered: In response to the
prayer of a deputation from the man.
agement I restored the receiver. On
the Mortified face of the deputation !
could read the unspoken query: us II
conceivable that you have been in this
country a month without understand
ing that the United States Is primarily
nohing but a vast congeries OF tele-
phone-cabins?
Yes, I yielded and admired! And
! surmise that on rAy next visit I shall
find telephone on every table Of
every restaurant that respects Itself.
Arnold Bennett in Harper's Maya.
! zine. T. +. ..,..:,'.> .. Fra.
In the Wrong Street.
I. "A stork. carrying baby in it's beak
lighted On a billboard in the suburbs.
The sign on the board asked the
unethical question: 'Why pay rent
The rest Of the reading referred to the
pay-as-you-promise property in the
| vicinity. -=sa>~f.e -
where shall leave this young
| ster?'' the bird sighed. ...@=
There is no demand for it around
here, believe me" answered an i'm
practical nurse who stood near.
These folk are busy paying for their
houses. = b
(which way Is Ito tenement dis-
ltrict? asked the stork. Newark
llsvl
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Equally q Good.

q Sunday school teacher IN the mid
die west asked all Of her pupils who
wished to 60 to heaven to hold up
their right hands. All did but one
little girl. 49,. s.5:.- !i ts.5.*
Why, Mary" said the teacher, why
don't you hold . up your hand today,
just as you did last Sunday when
asked the same question:" ~
Il know" said Mary, "but papa has
Just got tickets for LOS Angeles :. - So
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY,

In this age Of research and experiment., all nature
ieransaeked BY tho comtorta and hap
DlnessOf man Science has indeed made giant strides
"a the past century, and among the-by no means
least in medicine Is that Of
French Hospitals and that II is worthy the attention
OF those who suner from kidney. bladder, nervous
piles &C. there no doubt In fact seems evident
from tho big stir created amongst specialists, that
1HERAPl6N IS destined to cast into oblivion oil
those questionable remedies that formerly 80
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Ia this short article. but those who would like to
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New French Remedy 18TH ERAcl0N" No. /, No. !
IN vain during ufe Of misery, su6sIine. iii health
and unhsp psness Thezag,en l. sold b d1eeists 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
WHY INCUBATOR CHICKS DIE
Where It Happened.

Where 1t Happened.
A seven-year-old colored boy was
before Judge Taylor In Juvenile court
not long ago for shooting at his play
mate with rifle. AS is customary in
all such cases, the attorney in ques-
toning the boy asked:
You were in the state of Indiana,
Marion county. when this happened,
were you. not?'
The little fellow studied a minute
and then answered.:
mo, sab. All was on tn front
po'ch."-Indianapoli News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

Some girls are so eager to thump q
piano they can't walt to wash the
dishes,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25
ENjOIN VOTING TRUSTEES
Minority Stockholders of Inter
national Motor Against Loan.

An Injunction to prevent the Notihs
trustees of the international Motor COM
pany from taking any action relative 10
a proposed loan of $4,000 was obtained
Yesterday by minority holders OF the
preferred stock trust certificates lhis
committee also requested that the court
place the company in reeeivership. Inc
matter will come up next Monday Tor
hearing.
II was reported that group OF fhiia-
delphia owners of the preferred stoch
have assented to the proposed loan' thuS
making up the 70 per cent necessary 10
sanction it. The injunction against the
new financing. however, Will obtain unul
the court decides TO terminate IT,
Conferences between attorneys for the
MANAGEMENT of the company and counsel
for the minority interests are being held
and IL is intimated that the present con-
troversy may be settled out OF court. a
meeting called for yesterday by the man
agement was postponed for another week
because of the legal aspects OF the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25
STOCKS IN OTHER CITIES.
CHICAGO STOCKS.

Chicago, Oct. 24.-The brisk demand for
National Carbon common against limited
offerings resulted in an advance of sew
eral points in the price in the trading to-
day. Commonwealth Edison, Peoples
Gas, Hart. Schaffner & Marx preferred,
Sears Roebuck common and Chicago Rail-
ways Series also made gains. Moderate
trading at unchanged prices occurred in
Public Service preferred American Radi-
ator common, Montgomery Ward pre-
ferred, swifts and ears-Roebuck pre-
ferred. Union Carbide dropped couple
OF points. Diamond Match and Chicago
Railways Series lost around a point
each. and fractional declines were made
by American Can issues and Steel COM
mon.
Business in the bond department re-
manned still and prices ruled for the most
part steady.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Announcement through Secretary or
State Bryan that President huerta OF
Mexico would not accept election 10 the
Mexican Presidency at the polls on sun
day stimulated general buying move
ment in the closing dealings on the Con,
solidated Stock Exchange, which carried
prices to their highest for the day; BE
fore that there had been considerable IT.
regularity. following an searly bulge'
transactions totalled 42,l9O shares.
I'nited States Steel was most active.
with its sales 1890 shares. Readlns
came next. with 5000 shares. me iasi
named sold as high as 1921, compared
with a high attained on the New YORK
Stock Exchange of 1921. steel, on the
other hand, did not get above 5fts'
against So on the other board. on COM
paratively light trading there was
sharp uDturn in the Rock Island STOCKS;
The common. however. dld not sen
chang. At the start of the day or the
e.sO o'clock call, Union Pacific recorded
An advance compared with Thursdays
closing of 81 of point, while southern
Pacific was Ip Il and Amalgamated Cop,
ner and Steel each up u. Reading ana
Smelling registered declines from the
night before Traders who were WORK
ing on the bullish side endeaNoTea 10
make use of the Vanderlip central bank
scheme but their efforts were onset
when the Wall street news agencies
nrinted statements from Washington
that President Wilson was unaiterably
in favor of the Owen-Glass currency
measure and opposed to the Vanderip
Man. There were transactions on the
a9o o'clock call in Brooklyn Rapid
T,snsi, ar Sos. and American Beet
Sugar at 20. representing the only mar
vet fo- these stocks in Wall Street dur
ing the d1y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25
NEW YORK CURB.

1is,,ess trading. with small price huc-
,,.,ions was shown in the curb market
Yesterday. and for the larger part OF the
session trading was completely at
,,.ndstill. In the recently active special
,,ss there appeared to be little or no In
,srest either by traders or >insiders'
which had been conspicuously noted dur
inc the recent movements. United Cigar
Stores moved within range OF ABOUT Y
q, q point on extremely small transac-
tions. while British-American Tobacco
showed little or no change. Riker-Hege-
man was down about points on small
dealings. The Standard Oil shares ike
wise moved within a small range, with
scarcely any business to speak or. La
Rose was weak on renewed selling by
Canada In bonds St. Louis, Peoria d
Northwestern first 5s were in fair de-
mand around 103Adl0$as. 49,.
Nevada mining stocks were quiet, Out
somewhat stronger in several instances,
With Tonopah Merger selling up TO orc
snd North Star at 3612c. Belmont was
higher. at 81 % bid, and Tonopah Exten,
sion al 81 ll-16. Midway was unchanged
an 3Sc West End Consolidated was IN
good demand at 81 5-16 and Montana
AZ Nll-l6. Sandstone Kendall changed
hands at &c and Goldfeld Atlanta TO the
extent of several thousand Shares dt i-72''
Nevada Hills declined TO nc.
Furnished by Harry e. Thompson & Co.. NO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

poeton Oct 24-"The Commercial Bull
Latin, will saw tomorrow:
conditions in the Boston wool trade
have changed but little during the last
week Territory woods have moved with
moderate freedom, with prices showing no
in,nroyement Good woods are held nrm.
with interiors still in buyers favor. Foreign
advices all show strong markets. with the
ltepd.ncy upward The situation in the dry
goods trade shows little that Is new. Prices
have been advanced on few staple lines.
but generally there is no snap TO the trade
Domestic quotations:
ohio and Pennsylvania heeces: Delaine
washed, 2Td 2Sc: half blood comblng, 23n
1.c: ree-eighths, % z a 24c: delaine un-
washed. 22a23c, fine, 2O42lc. Michigan
and New York: Fine unwashed lo02 ::
deIaine, 20G2ic; half blood. % a BE; three
etehths 23c Wisconsin and Missouri: Three
eighths blood. 23c, quarter. ga 23c. Ken
tucky and similar: Half blood unwashed.
% n gle; threc-eighths. 2icA
Secured Basis - Texas: Fine twelve
months 5O@a2c; six to eight months. 10 a
4Tc; fall 431 i5c. California Northern. ~
n 4sc: middle county. asa 45c: southern.
4O4 42c: fall free. ~ i3c. Oregon: Eastern
No ! staple, 50 n SIC; clothing, asa soc; val
lev No /. 43d 45c. Territory: Fine staple,
az n SAC; fine medium, 81 52c fine clothing
40 n 5Oc tine medium. asa 4Sc half blood
cor1bing 49e soc; three-eghths, 4594sc.
Pulled: A, 500 52cS A supers, 4294sc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25
GRAIN PRICES DROP SLIGHTLY.
Fine Crop Prospects Cause Breaks in
Chicago Markets.

Chicago. Oct. 2i-The best prospects
ever known for winter wheat In the
United States put the bulls to-day at
disadvantage. Closing prices were weak
at .aSsc under last night. Corn showed
"A net loss OF 9s4ssc, and oats a drop OF
I,Gsc. In provisions the outcome ranged
from 2Isc decline TO 7l7c advance When
ever wheat prices bulged little the vol
ume of selling increased and pulled the
market down, especially right after the
opening and just before the close. AZ
gressveness on the part OF bears came
chiefly from reports concerning the win
ter crop. Expert opinion was that, tax
ing the country as whole. such favor
able conditions had never before pre-
vailed. Seeding was reported as practical
~ complete. and increased acreage IN
nearly all sections was confirmed. Range
Of prices:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25
NOIASSES AND SYRUPS - Trader


moIasses are waiting for the new crop. ana
consequently the demand is only light, al
though prices are well held. Syrups mac
tive and unchanged.
NAVAL STORES-There was further
advance 10 Acc IN turpentine. with a fair
inquiry from local distributors; in the South
prices were A9hc higher. Rosin was
quiet, and prices showed no change. Tar
was quiet but firm.
OILS Refined petroleum frW and I'M
changed Linseed oil steady.
RICE-No change In the market, although
full prices were being paid for all grades
owing 20 light stocks.
SUGAR-Refned sugar was steady, with
fine graduated quoted at 4.25c. Raw was
frmer, and while no sales were reported at
higher figures on the spot. holders were
said to be asking Lice advance from pre-
vious sale prices. sale late yesterday
vas reported this morning of 5000 bags
Cubas to a speculator at 3-16c, equal to
2 SAC FOR centrifugal November shipment.
Spot prices were 3.4SG 3.54c for centrifugal.
29Sa304c for muscovado and 2.73q2I9c
for molasses, with cost and freight rs a
3-18c. In London beet sugar was quiet
and rather easier with october quoted %
10lzd; November. os 9%d. and May. los
2Ad, with the curb at 9s 10isd for october,
9s 10Ad for November and los 2hd for
May. Willett e. Gray: Total stock OF
Europe and America, 738, 796 tons, against
53a 100 last yeac at the same uneven dates.
The Increase OF stock is 204. 6s7 tons, against
an increase OF 261.743 last week. Total
stocks and ahoats together show visible
supply Of Ts1.796 tons, against 653, 100 last
year, or an increase Of 12S6S7 tons"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25
OCEAN FREIGHT RATES.

The tonnage market was quiet IN an usd.s,
due TO the general scarcity OF orders. Rates
were nominal and unchanged. with ample ton
mage offered Quotations to Liverpool, 2nd'
10 London, 2xd; Glasgow. 3D.; ROTTERDAM,
SIC: Hamburg 40 pigs; Bremen, SIh pigs;
orders. 2s Cd: picked ports. large tonnage, g
ihda2s 3D.: cotton to Liverpool. per 100 10.
SOC Charters-British steamer. 1000 a,s
ai-d one nort rs "a II two, November: British
steamer, 1000 qrs grain. Baltimore to Avon
mouth or Rotterdam 2s lid. early Decem-
Der: British steamer. 2.440 tons, uansauantc
British steamer. 1874 tons. cotton, Nortoik 70
Liverpool Manchester or Bremen. 3os. Novem-
yannah 10 the United Kingdom or Continent.
excluding France, 3ss Sd. November; Norwe-
gIan steamer. 20 tons. coal. philadelphia 70
Fort France. p I: Russian bark WV
schooner. $50 tons. salt, hence to Charles
ton. . I.