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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-25


Chance has one of the best-lookirg
youngsters that ever played third
base; Maisel fields brilliantly and he
scertainly can hit; then there is Jack
Knight, the elongated infelder who
was dragged back from the Inter-
national League; Williams, the big
first baseman; Rolly Zeider, one of
the most valuable inf1elders in the
league, daring baserunner and
hard, timely hitter; frankie Gil
hooley, the sensational outfelder;
Holden and Whitman, both outfeld-
ers who were tried out this fall
But it is the pitching department
that Chance has done well. First he
uncovered Heating, the wonderful
spitbaH pitcher; in the draft, from
the, American Association, he drew
'eKing" Cole, for whom Columbus
refused his offer of $4,000 earlier in
the season. e
Chance brought Cole into the big
league when he was pilot of the Cubs
Cole is glad to go to Chance again.
Cole was a bear in the A. A.. last
season and the experience should
make him more valuable to Chance.
From the Houston, Tex, club,
Chance secured "Dode" Criss and
Charley Rose, the best pitchers in the
Texas League.
Crisis chief pitching fault was lack
of control. He could wing a ball
across the pan like Rusie, but he sell
dom knew where it would land Criss
started bali playing at Corsiciana,
Tex, eight years ago. When he was
let go by the Browns, after his arm
went lame, he went to the Houston
team and last year won IA games.
This year he was the best pitcher in
the league, and his speed, plus the
control he discovered somewhere on
the sun-cured prairies, promises to
make him valuable man for Chance.
Charley Rose has been with Hous-
- H-o ,,oorc on6 hoiIc fror,o MI,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-25

"a woman came into the hospital
the other day, and she was so cross
eyed that the tears ran down her
back"
You couldn't do anything for her,
could you?"
Eyes; we treated her for bacteria"
Musical apparatus is contained
within the handle Of a new fan to,
play a tune as the fan is used. @
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20
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GOOD STORY WITH A MORAL
Excellent Illustration Showing That
Nobody Amounts to Much Who
Doesn't Hustle.

There was q large Thomas cat that
had it's habitation in a store. the To-
peka Capital says. It was reported to
be fine blooded animal from a family
of distinguished rat destroyers. The
cat was beauty and everybody round
the store took turn at furnishing
grub suited to the taste of q blooded
cat.
1t was observed. however, that there
was no reduction of the rat or mice
population, and the proprietor of the
store commenced to inquire into the
reason why. He first tried the cat on
a rat that had been caught in a trap,
but the feline expressed no interest or
animation. He looked at the rat and
then walked away. The storekeeper
was disappointed, but not entirely dis
couraged. He thought perhaps that
cats specially was mice, and as he
had a mouse or two that had been
caught alive in trap, he turned them
loose in front of the cat, but it paid
no more attention to them than
sheep would do to a rare done beef
steak.
Il think" said the storekeeper, that
am onto this situation. will fire the
next employee who gives that cat any
thing to eat" For two days the
Thomas cat did good deal of bowling
and wore look Of injured innocence.
He felt that he had been wronged, and
was ready to start an instruction, but
as that didn't seem to get him any
where, he turned loose on the rats and
mice In way that was surprising.
The second day after this change Of
programme the rats held a convention
to consider what ought to be done.
When the leading orator among the
rats arose, he said: "Fellow rats, this
Is no time for talk. What we want to
do is to move. That cat hasn't any
more natural ability than he had be-
fore, but he has concluded that he
either has to hustle or starve, and I
have discovered that when a cat gets
in that frame of mind his neighbor-
hood is no place for rats"
Many men and women, as we'll as
cats, have never amounted to a whoop
just because they never had to hustle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20
EXPLORED LAND OF MYSTERY
Travelled Through the Interior Of
Guatemala.

The recent experience Of a young
American in the great unknown dis
trict Of Peten, in Guatemala, has fur
nished for science one Of the most
valuable records in years regarding
the life of what is perhaps the most
ancient race Of human beings In ex-
istence.
In trip just completed, in which he
spent more than two years in the
jungles of a territory whose mystery
has for years repealed as we'll as at
tracted the adventurous, Russell Hast
ings Millward, Americas youngest ex-
plorer, had not only captured the
worlds mileage record by travelling
across more than three thousand miles
Of unknown country, but has opened
up for the merchant and archaeolo-
gist land whose wealth has hither-
to only been guessed at, remarks the
New York Tribune
The popular impression that there is
no more work for the twentieth CEN
fury explorer could find no better ref
utation than in the exploit of this
young man. The district of Peten.
lying to the westward Of British Hon.
duras, between the Caribbean coast
and the Bay Of Campeche, has been
known since time immemorial to all
Central Americans as "The Mystery"
There Millward has located lakes and
mountains whose existence has hith-
erto been a matter of rumor only.
For the first time white man has
penetrated those Businesses and seen
the ruins of temples and palaces
which, now overgrown and buried un-
der the foliage of the jungle, were
once the centers of magnificent cities
He has not only outlined the extent Of
the once fourishing empire of the
Maya race, but, of Importance to the
world Of commerce, he has practically
opened up a new field whose riches
will in few years be one of the
chief assets of the Guatemalan govern.
ment
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20
A BOX KITE.

OF the more pretentious kites, none
is more popular than the rectangular
box.kite. 1t approaches nearest to the
form of the biplane aeroplane of any
kite yet devised, and is one of the
steadiest of f1iers.
Box-kites can be purchased ready
made in a number of sizes, but they
are not cheap, and it will pay any boy
to take the time necessary to make
one. While their construction requires
considerable more work than the mon
oplane form Of kite, it is not difficult,
and is SO interesting that no boy can
fail to enjoy it..
The illustrations show kite of
scientifically developed proportions.
Pine, spruce and wildwood are the
best materials for making these kites,
though any strong, lightweight wood
of straight grain may be used If
easier to obtain. The horizontal
sticks and braces must be cut straight
and of uniform thickness, as in the
making of any kite. If you live near
lumber yard or planning mill, pos
sibly you can get strips of just the
size you require from the waste pile
for the mere asking, or for a few
cents get them ripped out of board.
If not, you will find it an easy enough
matter to cut them yourself, with
sharp rip-saw. Short kite sticks can
be whitfield straight enough with the
jack-knife, but long ones can be cut
easier and with greater accuracy with
the saw
Cut the four horizontal sticks Is
inch thick and 3s inch wide, by SO
inches lotg CA, Fig. p, and the four
connecting upright sticks (B, Fig. p
n inch thick, IL inch wide, and 10
inches long. Tack the upright sticks
to the horizontal ones, 6 inches from
the ends of the latter, as shown in
Fig. 2, using slender brads for the
purpose, and clinching the projecting
ends. In fastening these sticks be
careful to set sticks B at right angles
to sticks A.
After fastening these sticks togeth-
er in the form Of two frames similar
to that shown in Fig 2, lay them aside
until you have prepared the covering
for the end boxes, or "cells." For
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large letters wrote at the bottom Of
the bill vetoed He held it out to@
ward Searles. " :
Searles seemed completely. non!
plussed. For whole minute he
stared at the vetoed bill. Then he got
up and stretched out his hand.
Governor Haines," he said, II think
the world of you. You have won the
fight and I'm man enough to recognize
it. You'll have the people on your
side now-and don't kick against the
pricks. You've bested me and you'll
have the entire Searles organization
with you when we offer you tho nomi-
nation"
He shook Haines by the hand and
walked slowly out of the Office, shak-
ing his head. The double at the desk,
however, was even more disconnected
than Searles. Why had he done this
thing, he whose whole life had been
dominated by hatred Of his enemy?
He must have dozed, for some min
utes later, when he looked UP, he saw
his enemy before him. Governor
Haines was looking steadily 1T him,
but he evinced no surprise.
Lets fight this thing out right
now" he said. i've finished with you.
shall never temporize with you
again: have compromised and
feared you; henceforward it is war bel
tween us for ever" !
If you had told me that twenty five
years ago should never have troubled
you at ALL" answered the double, hum
bly,, rising.
Governor Haines did not answe,
him, but watched him leave tho room
The sleepy secretary outside did not
notice him pass. Nor would he have
seen him even had he looked for him,
Each man has his double, his worse
nature. But when he has conquered
him the double becomes a harmless
wrath, transparent as breath of
marsh air that is dispersed in the sun
light.
Copyright, 1913 by w. G. Chapman.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20
MEMORY IMPROVED.
Since Leaving or Coffee

Many persons suffer from poor
memory who never suspect coffee has
anything to do with it.
The drug-caffeine-in coffee, acts
injuriously on the nerves and heart,
causing imperfect circulation, too
much blood In the brain at one time,
too little in another part. This often
causes dullness which makes q good
memory nearly impossible.
|. i am nearly seventy years old and
did not know that coffee was the
cause Of the stomach and heart trou-
bic I suffered from for many years.
until about four years ago." writes q
Kansas woman.
"A kind neighbor induced me to
quit coffee and try Postum. I had
been suffering severely and was
greatly reduced in flesh. After using
Postum little while I found myself
improving. My heart beats became
regular and now seldom ever no
tice any symptoms of my old stom-
ach trouble at all. My nerves are
steady and my memory decidedly
better than while / was using coffee.
Il like the taste Of Postum fully az
well as coffee"
Name given by Postum Co., BEETLE
Greek, Mich. Write for booklet, THE
Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Unjust be boiled).
Instant Postum doesn't require
boiling but Is prepared instantly by
stirring level teaspoonful in an or
binary cup Of hot water, which makes
IL right for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who Ike strong things put in
heaplng spoonful and temper It With
. large supply OF cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have It served that way In the future.
49, There's & Rsasoo" for Postum.
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HIS WORSE NATURE
1t Is Each Mans Double and Be-
comes Harmless When
Conquered.
BY ALTON EDWARDS.

Nobody except the Governor knew
that he had a double-not even the
Governors wife, who knew him, per-
haps. better than anybody else. The
two men resembled each other 80 CON-
pletely that it would have been impos-
sible for their most intimate acquaint-
ances to distinguish them. II there
was any distinction, it was that the
expression Of character and sincerity
upon the face of the states chief ex-
ecutive was replaced. upon the face of
the other man, by a certain furtive
cunning.
From his earliest years Governor
Haines had been engaged in a con-
slant fight against this man. He had
intruded into his life, had placed him
in invidious positions, had, in general,
committed actions which had needed
all the governors ability to nullify.
And he had followed him even to the
executive chamber, Matchmaking him,
offering compromises, threatening.
The executive mansion was totally
unguarded. In that sleepy little capital
town formalities had not come into
favor. The double strolled quietly
across the lawn, entered the mansion
and made his way to the Governors Of
fee. His secretary, nodding at his desk,
bowed to him, unconscious that this
could be anybody but the Governor
Haines he knew.
mr. Searles has telephoned that he
will be here in half an hour, sir" said
the secretary. The double nodded
passed into the executive chamber and
sat down at his desk.
That he had an intimate knowledge
Of all the Governors business was evil
dent, for he began scrutinizing papers
and emptying pigeon holes and read
ing memoranda. But he was await
ing the arrival of Searles, the state
boss, with ill-concealed Impotence.
He knew that the man was interested
In the proposed street railroad fran
chise, that he had been Fostering Gov
ernor Haines for weeks to sign the bill
now awaiting his decision. And he
had not omitted to threaten. It meant
the Governors political future, the de-
cision which was impending.
The secretary looked in. "Mr
Searles is waiting TO see you, sir" he
said
The state boss entered, He was evil
IDENTIFY i'll at ease, for he held his hat
tightly and sat down nervously in the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20
Parliamentary Suspension.

Sir Henry Lucy drops a hint from
the Gross Benches" in the Observer
as to the "suspension" of members of
the house-and the vagueness of the
penalty. Can it be true that members
get themselves named and suspended
on purpose to achieve a compulsory
holiday? Eight pounds a week Will
make for modest comfort at Brighton
or Eastbourne. The member of par
lament is paid whether he is in the
house or at Margate or in the Clock
Tower. Budapest has more drastic
way. If the member is suspended he
is fined 16 shillings a day. That
teaches him to behave. Now that we
pay our representatives we might
make payment conditional on their
representing US in the proper place.
London Chronicle.
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chair which the double offered him.
The double swung round in his own
chair and faced his visitor.
You have called with regard to that
railroad franchise bill?' he asked.
Searles cleared his throat and nod
ded. Thea. placing his hat down on
the Governors desk, he began:
Nov, Governor Haines, we have
threshed this matter out, among 9th
ers, for long time. l have tried to
ally you with the better interests of
the state, but l have failed. l have
pointed out to you that may speak
plainly?'
Surely" answered the double, smil-
ing, and something in the doubles ex-
preston sent new hope into Searles'
heart. Hitherto he had always been
up against an impermeable barrier Of
character and rectitude. Now-this
man seemed almost to cringe before
him. Searles had not ruled men for
thirty years for nothing. He knew
that this was the moment to terrorize
Ito bully. These means would sue
coed where others had failed
you got my letter, GOVERNOR" he
asked, his lips parting in a wolfish
smile. Well it amounts to this. =
you don't sign that bill you won't have
the denomination next year. That, of
course, goes without saying. But I'm
going to do more than that. I'm going
to drive you out Of public life alto
gether. twenty-five years ago, when
you were young man, you were in
volved in scandal. You know what
I mean. The people of this state won't
stand for anything Of that kind in
their chief magistrate. Will you sign
the bill or will you be exposed?"
THE man who was involved in that
scandal was not I. 1t was a double of
mine," thought the double; but of
course it was not to his interest to be-
tray himself. He merely looked at
Searles with a faint smile. And
Searles understood that smile.
Let us come to the point, Cover
nor he said. Its no use shilly-
shallying or beating about the bush"
He drew a paper from his pocket bear
ing the Governors signature. This is
your obligation for five thousand dol
lars,' he said. MAY ! tear this into
pieces and throw them into your
waste-basket?"
It was strange, the extraordinary re-
vulsion that came over the double. He
had his enemy at his mercy, this
Governor Haines who had hated him
since their boyaood, and on whom he
could now take effective revenge. Sud-
denly he felt that his whole mental at
titude was changing. He thought of
the man, oravely and silently fighting
down the scandal of his past life, Of
his incorporating battle for purer
politics. He stretched out his hand
impulsively and took his pen. and In
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20
Carried Out Hunger Strike.

Hunger strike records were broken
some years ago by Frenchman
named Granie, who was arrested for
murder in circumstances which left
no doubt as to his guilt. He deter
mined to starve himself to death in
order to escape the guillotine, and
from the day of his arrest refused to
eat in spite of every effort on the part
Of the prison authorities, who first
tried tempting him to eat by placing
the most dainty meals in his cell, and
when that failed attempted forcible
feeding. Granie held out for sixty
three days, at the end of which time
he died.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20
The Farmyard.

The players must all arrange them.
selves in a circle. The leader then
tells them that he is about to give
each the name of some animal, and
that when he drops the handkerchief
which he is holding In his hand, he
wants them all to make the cry of
the animal which they are supposed
to represent. He then goes round the
circle and whispers to every player
except one, the Injunction to remain
silent" To the one player alone he
whispers, 1.-THE donkey" This being
done, he takes up his position in the
center of the circle. and, holding the
handkerchief aloft, says, "Now then,
are you ready? All together" and
drops the handkerchief. For half a
second there is dead silence, which is
broken by the voice of the victim be-
Ing uplifted In deep stentorian
bray"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20

this lightweight muslin or tough pa
per should be used. Cheesecloth will
do, if after it has been put on you give
it coat of varnish to fill up the
pores and make it air tight. The
lightweight brown paper so COM
monty used now for wrapping paper is
good covering material.
The band coverings for the kite IL
lustrated should be 10 inches wide
and SO inches long If of cloth, they
should be hemmed along each edge to
prevent travelling aud to make a firm
edge. If of paper, the edges should
be folded over light cord and pasted
Sew together the ends of the cloth
bands, or paste the ends of the paper
bands, tapping them so that the meas
urement around the inside will be ex-
actly 6S inches, the proper measure
ment around the sticks of the finish
ed kite
Slip the bands over the stick frames,
spread the frames to their fullest ex-
tent, and hold them in this position
by means Of sticks sprung in tenn
porarily between upright sticks B.
Then measure the proper length for
the diagonal braces c Gig. -. These
sticks should be notched at their ends
to fit over the sticks A, as shown in
Fig. 4, and they should be trifle long
so they will be slightly bow-shaped
when put in place. In this way the
frames will keep the cloth or paper
bands stretched tight. The notched
ends of the diagonals should be lash
ed with thread to keep them from
splitting. Lashings of thread around
the frame sticks A, as shown in Figs.
and 4, will keep the ends of the
braces from slipping away from the
uprights B, which is the proper posi-
ton for them. Bind the braces to-
gether at their intersections with
thread, as shown. in Fig. 1. The
cloth or paper bands should be fas-
tened to each horizontal frame stick
with two tacks, placed near the edges
Of the bands. This can be done to
best advantage with the diagonal
braces removed. 2 II. .::ss.~s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20
RIDDLES.

What motive had the inventor of
railroads in view?
A locomotive.
Why are somo men like glow.
worms?
Because it must be dark when they
slime.
Why cannot thief easily steal a
watch?
Because he must take It of its,
guard.
Why is a cautious. prudent man like
pin?
Because his head prevents him from
going too far.
Why Is a bankers clerk necessarily
we'll informed?
Because he is continually taking
notes.
Why should man named Ben
marry a girl called Anne?
Because he would be Benny-fitted.
and she Annie-mated.
What three notes in Hallulah's mu-
steal notation would brighten up q
drawing room?
So, la, re (solar ray).
Why is a cherry like book?
Because it is read (red).
What is the difference between 4
land surveyor and a scarf?
One is agent for prosperity, tho
other proper tie for a gent.
Why are ladies' eyes like persons
remote from one another?
Because although they may core
spond, they never meet.
Why is comet more like q dog
than the dog starr?
Because it has a tail and the dog
star hasn't.
When is a schoolboy like a postage
stamp?
When he is licked and put in a cor.
ner to make him stick to his letters.
By what paradox would you make
an army fly?
BY breaking its wings.
What is the difference between 4
light In cave and q dance in an inn9
On is taper In cavern. the other
= . caper in Z taYern. 4
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Fig. 1 shows one good attachment:
for the bride. OF course, the kite is
flown other side up, with the bride
underneath. A good way of attaching
the bride Is to slip the loop end
through a fancy-work ring, loop it
over itself, and then tie the loose ends
to sticks A of the framework. The
vertical distance between the ring and
the kite should be about 3 feet. Three
and four point attachments for the
kite bride are used but the two-point
method is generally considered the
most satisfactory, and is most com.
monty employed
copyright, 1912, by A. Nicely Hall.}
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A New Metal.

Some remarkable qualities are
claimed for steelite, new metal
which is composed of IS per cent. of
cobalt and the remainder of chro-
MUM. It may be cast and ground to-
a fine edge, is impervious to rust and
the action of acids and highly flexible.
AS a lathe tool it will cut steel at the
rate of 200 feet minute, a speed at
which steel would ordinarily burn.
Certain notifications of this alloy will
cut glass and even quartz crystals.
Steelite is said to be particularly suit
able for watch fittings.
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Plausible.

Plausible.
Julius Rosenwald Chicago phiian-
thropist, is a profound believer in
civic righteousness.
To politician who defended GER
tain underhand political methods, Mr..
Rosenwald said the other day:
That's plausible defense, but it
doesn't hold. It's like the defense of
the piggish little boy.
"A piggish little boy always used to
take at breakfast the bottom piece Of
toast, which was sure to be kept extra
warm by the hot plate beneath it and
the hot slices above.
Zone morning, as he slipped out the
bottom piece as usual, his mother said
reproachfully:
"'You must stop doing that. Sup
pose everybody did that-what would
happen them
"'WhT then said the little boy,
Everybody would get bottom piece I"