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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03

wings with a thread or co.>.., making
the cord short enough to warp the
wings about 21a inches measure
ments taken at the center, between
the string and the center-pole).
The tail has one stick which slips
into a hem in the short edge Of the
clcth, and cords run through hens on
the other two edges. Fasten one end
of each cord to the stick and the 9TH
er end to a small brass ring. This
plane should be warped n inch by
means of warping cord attached to
the ends of the stick, as in Fig. 1.
The fin is prepared similar to the tail
plane, but instead of having a stick
run through it, the hem on the short
edge slips over the upper end of wire
Zig. p. The rings on the fin and
tail slip over the nail at F.
The rudder has a piece of wire run
through it's edge to give it stiffness,
and the ends of this wire are bent into
hooks and fastened to the lower part
of wire e figs. and p. Attach a
thread to the rear of the rudder and
fasten the ends of this to the ends OF
the tail plane.
When you try out this model, you
will probably find some reimbursement
of the wings, tail, fin and rudder nee
essary before it will fly satisfactorily
Copyright, 1912, by 4. Nicely IIall.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
Fourteen Great Mistakes.

It is great mistake to set up our
own standard of right and wrong and
Judge people accordingly.
To measure the enjoyment of others
by our own.
To expect uniformity of opinion in
this world
To look for judgment and expert
ence in youth.
To endeavor to mold all dispositions
alike.
To yield to immaterial trifes.
To look for perfection in our own
actions.
To worry ourselves and others with
what cannot be remedied.
Not to alleviate all that needs al
deviation as far as lies in our power.
Not to make allowances for the in
firmities of others.
To consider everything impossible
that we cannot perform
10 believe only what our finite
minds can grasp.
To expect to be able to understand
everything.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
Put Washing Day First.

washing day, or rather washing
work. is so important a period in the
Balkan region that all family and so.
cial obligations retire TO the back
ground when it has to be considered,"
writes traveller. II have known a
cabinet minister's wife to excuse her
self from attendance at court func-
ten because it collided with the ap-
rointment made with her laundress''
This. too, in spite Of the full quotient
Of servants. footman, cook. house maid
and old man. None OF these was
either privileged or efficient enough to
meet the formidable laundress and
satisfy her requirements. Therefore,
the lady stayed at home to fill the
breach, and a sympathetic queen &C.
cepted the explanation with readi-
ness horn Of full understanding"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
TEACH SECRETS OF FARMING
Boys and Girls, as Well as Their
Elders, Instructed in Coun-
try Life.

Grand Forks, n. D.-Nation-wide in
it's import.9 lce in connection with the
back to tie farm movement Is the
first annual North Dakota country life
conference which was held at the ag-
ricultural college. The conference
was held in conjunction with the
North Dakota Boys and Girls insti-
tute. thus giving the people who at
tended an opportunity to see what is
being done in North Dakota to keep
the boy and girl on the farm.
The object of the conference is to
bring together those who have beer
active in lettering social conditions
tn the country, to discuss the eff.
cheney of rural institutions and to
demonstrate with social features. 1t
is not only conference for discus
sion, but to do the thing talked
about ITSELF"
Soc1alizing the country is re.
garded by North Dakota farm experts
as being of primary importance In
connection With conditions OF better
farming. -. .<=@-.- ..s.~.@@zs,g..sas VII
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
FEAST FOR JAPANESE DOLLS
Curious Manner In Which Children
Observe Month Of February-An-
swers to st. Valentines Day.

In that land of feasts and festivals
the children is the feast of dolls.
which takes place in the month of
February. It perhaps answers to our
st. Valentine festivities.
The fun lasts for three days, and If
little Miss Japan's father and mother
and grandfather and grandmother
have laid up in store for this occa-
sion, dolls by the hundred are
brought forth to celebrate the feast,
and many of the dolls are years and
years old-hundreds Of years, even,
for every doll that enters Japanese
home is treasured and kept for this
great day.
The best room in the house is
chosen, here shelves covered with
rich silken hangings. gay in color, are
arranged, perhaps five or six shelves,
extending the length of one side of
the room.
The principal dolls are the emperor
and empress Of Japan, or two dolls
dressed to represent these august per-
sonages in their court attire. Every
thing centers about them; dolls to
represent maids of honor, courtiers,
and statesmen, each in appropriate
dress, are ranged next in order
Everything which their imperial
majesties can possibly need in the
way of household furniture is repre-
sented in miniature: silver cups,
bowls, and rice buckets, on lacquered
trays, are placed before the emperor
and empress, and each day the little
child for whom this festival is pre-
pared fills the dishes with the differ
ent kinds of food used in a Japanese
household-rice, fruits, nuts and
cake. or sweet wine.
At the end of the feast the dolls
are packed away for another year,
except two or three, which are left
out for daily use.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
Duellinu in Ireland.

The controversy around the duel In
Germany recalls how duelling -four
ishcd amongst the Irish squires of the
past. It was the dessert to the din
ner There Is the story Of the Gal
way gentleman who was seen prac-
ticing with the pistols in his back
garden. And the explanation: 1--WE
dinner party Of friends this even
ins.' he said, "Nsd I am getting my
pistol hand int practice" One re-
calls. too, Mr. &acDonagh's note to
his son. God bless you, my boy"
he said Il leave YOU nothing but
debts and mortgages; but I'll give
you one piece OF advice-never drink
with your back to the fire, ana never
fight a duel with your face to the
sun"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
GAME FOR new YEARS TIME
Russian Custom Might Be Put to Use
to Amuse Children During VIM
ter Evenings.

The Russians have custom which
might be put to use by the children
during the long winter evenings when,
perhaps, they may have grown tired
of other amusements It is called
Dropping the lead" and is played in
this manner:
Get some lead and melt it in a pot
over the fire. While it is in the liquid
state scoop some of it out the pot
with an iron spoon and drop it into a
basin of cold water Of course, the
metal hardens almost Immediately, but
never twice in the same shape. In
fact, some of the oldest forms result,
which with a little stretch of the i'm
agination may be likened to the form
of an animal, bird, fish, ship or some
thing of the kind.
Now, pin large white sheet against
the wall and hold the chilled lead be-
tween it and the light Whatever
form the metal has assumed will be
magnified and the peculiarities much
easier recognized.
This game is usually played about
the New Years time in Russia, and
each shadow which may be made out
to resemble something or another is
supposed to have some significance
If the shadow looks like a wagon
a horse, a boat or bicycle. it means
that somebody in the company will
shortly go on journey. Should it be
the branch Of a blossomed tree, some
one who is i'll will shortly be conva
lescent: if it looks like a dove there
will be reconciliation between enc
mics. Other forms may be interpreted
as the company chooses and this
homemade fortune teller will serve
very we'll for an evenings amuse
ment
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
A SIMPLE MODEL AEROPLANE.

The model aeroplars shown in Fig.
1 is neat little monoplane and one
of the simplest designs to carry out.
The centerpole, which is shown III Fig.
2, can be made out OF d piece Of q
bamboo fishing-rod or bamboo un-
brella handle, Is inch c. II inch in
diameter. Cut it "a inches long. Pre-
pare the blocks A and 3 as shown in
Fig. 3, cutting block A 4 inch thick,
~ inch wide and " inches long, and
block B of the same width and thick.
hess by IL inches long. Make these
put of hardwood, and bore the holes
shown for the centerpole to slip
through before trimming them down
to their proper size, TO avoid splitting
them. Also bore hole through A for
the propeller shaft and screw a screw
hook into B. Fasten block A to ore
end OF the center-pole, and block B
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03

the bent band or leaves of our electro.
scope start apart under the influence
of this paper, touch the metal plate or
covering with your finger. The leaves
fall back; but if you take away your
finger, and then the sheet of paper.
they d1verg4 again. Now the appa-
ratus is charged with electricity of
a different nature from that of the pa
per. In order to discover what kind
Of electricity this is. bring slowly up
to the plate the stick of glass rubbed
with wooden cloth; now we shall see
the divergence of the leaves increase,
which indicates that the electricity Of
our electroscope is the same as that
of the glass-that is, positive; so that
our sheet of paper was charged with
different electricity-that is, negative.
Magical Experiments.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03

21R inches away from it. Then run
& piece Of stiff wire through the cen
ter-pole at G, which should be az
inches from A. and another at d,
which should be 6 inches away from
wire c.; also run a piece of wire !l4
inches long, with it's lower end bent
into the form of a hook, through
vertical hole bored through the cen
ter-pole p inch back Of block b.
Drive screw into the top OF the pole
at F. which should be inches away
from block b, and fastcn brass ring
TO the rear end of the pole. as shown
at G.
A wooden propeller correctly pro-
portioned is not easy for boy to
make: one can be bought at small
cost from any of the dealers who ad-
vertise materials for making aero
planes, and one of these will give the
greatest satisfaction. But you will
find a propeller made similar to that
shown in the illustrations Il fairly good
one. 1t is easy to make, too. The
two blades are of tin. Cut them out
of a tomato can, using Fig. 4 as a
pattern. The curve of the can will be
just the right curve for the blades.
so, after removing the ragged edge of
the opened end of a can, mark out the
blades upon its sides and then cut
them out These blades set in the
slotted ends of hub block, such as is
shown in Fig g. Make this out of hard
wood. Is inch by e inch by Il inches
in size, drill a small hole through the
center for shaft, and slot each end
diagonally for q distance Of Y inch
with saw, as shown in the detail
Notch the edges of the blades near
the narrow end. as shown in the pat
tern, and after slipping them into the
slots in the hub turn over the little
ends against the hub and drive tack
through the wood and the tin to help
hold them in position. Procure tie
ring from the top Of WORKOUT alarm
clock, and machine-screw of the
proper thread to fit it. for the pre-
peller shaft Zig. -, and cut small
washer out of hardwood. Fig. 3
shows how the machine-screw should
run through the propeller hub, then
through the wooden washer, through
the lower hole in block A, and then
be screwed into the clock ring. The
propeller is operated by rubber band
motor Buy enough 3-inch rubber
bands to make six strands long enough
TO reach from block A to block B,
when Topped end to end. and fasten
one end of each strand to the clock
ring and the other end to the screw
hook in block B.
A landing chassis is not necessary for
this model: still, if you provide one
there will be less danger of the pro-
peller blades being bent by coming
in contact with the ground The sup
ports for the wheels can be made of
stiff wire and be fastened to block A,
a piece of bamboo can be used for an
axle, and wooden button molds or
spool ends will make good Wheels
Fig. shows the patterns for the
wings, tail, fin and rudder The wings
require frames made of WIRE or of
four bamboo sticks bound together at
the corners with linen thread, as in.
dictated by the dotted lines in the
drawing, and they are covered with
silk. Bind the projecting ends of these
wing frames to the ends of wires c
and D on the center-pole figs. 1 and
-, and connect the oGter edges Of The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
MAINE MAN PAYS HIS
TAXES WITH A Gun
Needed Money and Went After
lt-FindS Bears and Moose
Enough to Pay Debts. "

vi Bangor, Me.-When every other
source of income fails Maine man
has always one dependable recourse
he can take his gun and go out and
shoot something. 1t enabled Lysan-
der Boobar to squeeze out of very
tight financial corner, and he CRATE
fully relates the details.
Lysander owed $27.75 in taxes and,
as he had been sick abed most of the
summer and his crops didn't amount
to much, and his wife's father died
over in Skowhegan, the family treas
u2y was pretty nearly cleaned out.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
Where Autos Are Barred.

Prince Edward island bars automo-
biles, not because the islanders can
not afford the machines, but because
OF accidents caused by the reckless
ness of drivers who brought in the
first cars. They caused many run
Always, and a few had tragic endings.
The legislature at once passed law
barring autos from the island. Some
Of the leading cities have since en-
deavored to have the enactment re-
pealed, but the county influence has
always been strong enough to over
come all such efforts.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
Landlord and Tenants.

Visitor Cat poorhouse)-WhAre did
that fne-looking pauper come from?
Superintendent-T city H.. owns
the St. Fashion Flats.
My goodness. Why is he nere?"
He charges such high rents that
they have been empty since the sec
ond year.
Hum! He seems to be on familiar
footing with a good many of the 9th
err paupers.
Eyes, they are the people who were
his tenants the first r?"-Buffalo
News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
f1fty-one different squares can b
found on the electric light sign.
For Emergencies.

In some of the college settlements
there are penny savings banks for
children.
One Saturday a small boy arrived
with an important air and withdrew 2
cents from his account Monday morn
ing he promptly returned the money
so you didn't spend your cents"
observed the worker in charge.
oh, no. he replied, but a fellow
just likes to have little cash on hand
over Sunday."-Harper's Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
How Many Words Do You Use?

Shakespeare had vocabulary OF
about $4,000 words; Milton had one Of
about 5000 words. The average learn
ed man has a vocabulary considerably
smaller than Millions; the average
man who is not learned can get along
with 5000 or 1000, and the man who
doesn't do much OF any thinking car
get along with about 1000 words.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
Eptaram.

THAT wasn't a bad epigram on the
magistrates part" said the somewhat
educated tramp, who had been con-
victed for vagrancy.
What did he say" asked the
tramps pal.
Seven days." came the reply.
THAT amt no epigram, is it"
I'm sure it is. l asked a parson
once what an epigram was, and he
says, It's short sentence that
sounds light, but gives you plenty to
think about"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
Home Of Wisdom.

Il was just thinking about Dioge-
nes."
What of him.
81 wonder If he really delivered his
WORDS of wisdom from a tub"
why not? 1t was probably a tn0
of axle-grease setting on the fronl
porch~o some Athenian grocery"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03

Then one day Lysander heard at the
post office that the biggest and latest
bear ever seen in those parts had
been promenading around through
the orchards and pastures of the
netghborhood. feasting on live stock.
with apples for dessert. That was
enough for Lysander. He hiked
across lots for home and his new
rife.
That night and the next he waited
around the pastures and orchard lanes
In vain. On the third night he saw
dark figure crossing the Asa Grant
pasture and making for the lean-to
Keeping in the shadow of the orchard
wall, Lysander crept along until he
was within so feet of the bear-for it
was bear and buster. Presently
there came furious granting. Ly-
sander crept closer and observed that
the bear mad become wedged between
big tree and the corner of Grants
lean-to and was unable to back out
Or go ahead.
Then it was plain sailing. Lysan-
der went up close in the bears rear.
took leisurely aim and put bullet in
the right place at the first shot. That
bear netted him $3.50. In the course
Of three more nights Boobar got two
more bears, bringing his total re-
ceipts up to more than $50. On the
night that he got the last bear he
killed a bull moose, for whose head a
sportsman gave him $25. Total for
three bears and one moose head
$3.50.
Thus did Lysander Boobar not only
settle the tax question. but he also
had considerable surplus, out o.
which he bought his winters tobacco
| and new fiddle
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
Smart Boy.

Tommy, have you taken your bath
YETI"
mo, mother. I want to play lit
tie longer and get enough dirt on mo
to make it worth WHILE"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
patton. Constipation is the cause of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure tho
disease. Easy to take. ADV.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens .he gums, reduces infamma
lion, alays pain, cures wind collie. CSC bottle. m
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03

To bear is to conquer our fate
Campbell.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
GOOD ELECTRIC SIGN PUZZLE
Object Is to See How Many Squares
Can Be Found on the Big IT."
One at Each Corner.

This electric sign is studded with
thirty-three bulbs. How many
squares can you find on the big T,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03

A scientist has discovered that the
onion is a cure for love-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
His Sort.

II know a cabman who writes poe
try"
Then he must be hack writer"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03

laxative.
You could tell he had
A jag on
By the way his tongue
Would wag On
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-26
Dat OF Tos0n VTsitOrs

Mrs. B. B. Cannon. who had been Wis
iting her daughter. Mrs. Rufus p.
March, 1l1I North Fl PasO street for
the past two months, returned Monday
night to her home, in Weatherford,
Tex.
Mrs. J. 3. Porter. Of Houston, Tex,
has arrived in the city TO visit her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs Percy McGhee. and
10 attend the wedding Of her brother,
Percy McCThee, j.. to Miss Mona Frank,
which viii be sOlemnized on Tuesday.
April ,.
Miss Clara Kellogg has arrived in the
city from her home, in Wisconsin. and
is staying at Hotel Sheldon. Miss KEEL
lOgg visits FL PasO frequently and has
many friends IN the city
Z
Mrs. Thompson Wheat-and Mrs. Rob
ert Lander have had as their guests Dr..
and Mrs. John B. Bond, Of Little Rock,
Ark.
Miss Kate Wise has returned to her
home. in Denver. Colo, after a visit Of
several weeks with her brother. VIII
liam Wise, and Mrs. Wise, in this city.
Mrs. Edward J. Stone is in the city
from her home, in Summit. Mass, visit
ing her daughter, Miss Ruby stone.
Mrs George cooks and children, Of
columbus \. n. are spending few
L
Judge Clifford P. Smith. Of Brook
line, Mass, will arrive in Fl PasO Sat
urday.
Capt. and Mrs. John ". Walker will
arrive this evening from Tucson TO
spend a month with Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man NJ. Walker at their home, 514
CortO street Capt. and Mrs. Walker
have been spending the winter with
their sons, Charles z. walker and John
w. Walker, jr-, in Tucson. and Norman
NJ Walker. in Fl PasO. They will re-
turn to their home in Bloomington,
Ind, in May.
James P. Lee, Of Globe. Ariz is in
the city visiting his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Z. Lee Newman.
James W. Stewart and Miss Gertrude
Stewart, father and sister Of Vance
Stewart, Of this city, arrived On
Tuesday from Cleveland, Ohio, TO at
tend the Stewart-Race wedding
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-26

Our huttermiIk is delicious. health
building food that fills the body with
rich, red life-giving blood. Ell PasO
Dairy Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-26
NUNEZ rs GIVEN
UP BY BONDSMEN

Ramon Nunez. convicted in the saith
district court and given five years on
a charge OF kidnapping Edward Blatt
and Lawrence Converse on Texas soil
and carry them to Mexico, was sur
rendered Tuesday afternoon by his
bondsmen to the sheriff Nunez was
liberated on a $500 bond, pending the
outcome Of his appeal which was taken
TO the court of criminal appeals The
case was there affirmed. but the de-
PENDANT filed a motion for a rehearing.
No action on the motion has yet been
announced.
It was out of the kidnapping charge
that Blatt and Converse based their
claim for $4,000 each against the Mex
lean government which was disallOWed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-26
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