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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
FREEZING BOILING WATER.
Il Sounds Queer, but to Science It Ia
an Easy Matter.

an Easy Matter.
Water may be boiled and frozen both
at the same time. The idea Is a little
startling, but the explanation is simple
enough, The temperature at which
water boils depends purely on the air
pressure of its surface. Ii the air
pressure is high the water must be
made n good deal hotter to boil than Is
necessary at low pressure.
On mountains. where the air pres
sure is lower than at sen level, water
boils easily at low temperature. In
cooking vegetables of all kinds a Ger
tain degree Of heat Is required. and
where water bolls before that vegeta
bles won't cook. Consequently they
have to be put In a closed boiler SO
that the generated steam will create
pressure for the water to boil beyond
the required temperature.
For an experimental proof Of this
fact the wnter is placed In a vessel
and the air exhausted above the sur
face of the water. AS the process of
pumping goes or the water will boil
violently, the steam congealing on the
sides of the exhaust vessel the
pumping is continued long enough and
the outside is cooled below the freez-
ing point of the water the water will
continue boiling and bubbling until 1t
Is a mass of ice.
This fact Is made use of in estimat.
ing the height Of mountains. At sea
level water boils at 212 degrees F.
This principle does not apply to water
alone, but to all Iiquids.-Chicago Trib-
me-. ~.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
COULDN'T SEE THE JOKE.
Charles Summers Woeful Lack of q
Sense of Humor.

Sense of Humor.
1t was a rainy afternoon, and Mr..
LOngfellow was obliged to go out, leav-
ing Sumner stretched on the sofa read
ing Lowell's volume. When he re-
turned he asked Sumner how he liked
the poems. and Sumner replied: 'They
r admirable. very good indeed. But
why does he spell his words SO badly? p
Longfellow said hat he attempted to
explain that the poems were purposely
written in the New England dialect.
but Sumner could not understand.
One summer at Nahant | dined at
Mr.. Longfellow's with Mr.. Sumner and
some others. Sumner was a collector
of china, about which he knew a great
deal, as he did about many other
things. He told us a story about
going to see Lord Exmouth's collection
and how fine 1t was. When he was
taking his leave Lord Exmouth gave
him two are plates and offered to send
them to bis lodgings. but Sumner
would no be parted from his prize and
insisted on taking them home with him
in his cab. When he had concluded
his story, which was interesting. but
long in narration, Tom Appleton. Mr.
Longfellow's brotherin-law. who was
present, said. "a pleasing tale. illus
trated with two plates" Everybody
laughed, and Sumner. looking about
most good naturedly, said: What are
you all laughing at? l suppose Apple
ton is up to some mischief. but my
story is quite true."-From Some Ear
~ Memories" by Senator 81. G. Lodge,
In Scribner's Magazine.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
HERE are a thousand ways Of
economizing time and labor If
the housewife will only try
<ha runOaakfono TINT fnau ho

eCOuOLnlZlOB Tune anu idDOT IL
the housewife will only try
the suggestions that may be
obtained from other women or are
sometimes to be found In print.
The kitchen utensils should be kept
in spick and span order. and this may
be done If you are supplied with the
proper brushes. a few simple chemicals
and plenty Of coarse rags.
Kitchen utensils can be beautifully
cleaned with wood ashes. Dampen a
cloth with hot water, dip in the ashes
and we'll scour kettles. saucepans and
all kinds OF tinware. Afterward rub
OF with a clean rag and polish with a
leather and whitening.
An excellent method OF cleaning en-
ameled ware, basins, ~saucepans, ETC., is
to dissolve a little chloride of lime
in a little water. Place the articles to
be cleaned in this and let them re-
main overnight The next morning
you win find your saucepans, etc..
quite white and free from all stains.
They must be very thoroughly washed
afterward.
The easiest way to clean a kettle
that is "furred" inside is to fill It with
water, add a good sided lump Of bofax
and let 1t boil we'll.
Then pour away the borax and water
and rinse thoroughly with clear cold
water. This cleans the kettle perfectly.
To clean a frying pan after it has
been used for frying fish, first pour or
the grease, her with a piece of news
paper rub the pan thoroughly until
clean and finish or with a piece Of
tissue or soft brown paper.
Occasionally give zinc pals, saucepan
lids, etc, a good scrubbing with soft
soap and securing sand mixed together.
Rinse them well in hot water and rub
with a dry cloth This keeps them in
good condition.
The following is a satisfactory way
Of cleaning a greasy oven: Whitewash
the oven with ordinary lime white
wash. Let it get thoroughly hot and
then. when it is cold again. brush it
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
PAVING tha Pope,a Phxsioiana.

BY a long established custom the
physicians Of the pope are paid every
week by the pope's chamberlain. When
his holiness is seriously sick the physi
clan does not receive this emolument.
From this custom no physician of the
pope has departed since the time Of
Sextus Vie Crf de Paris.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
cleanina

Here is a very good way to clean de-
canters. Take small pieces of blotting
paper and roll them up. Put them into
the decanter and nearly fill with wa
ter. Shake well and empty, refill with
cold water, and the glass will be beau
tifully clear. Vinegar is also very good
for removing stains In glass bottles
and decanters.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
A Mendinu Hint.

An excellent way to mend holes In
saucepans, kettles, or baking pans is
the following: Buy some litharge-
obtainable at any druggists-and mix
1t to a paste with glycerin. Spread
the mixture smoothly over the hole
and leave to dry. Let it stay for a
week. After this 1t will resist fire or
water, and the saucepan or kettle will
be as strong as when new.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
Difficulties Of the Naturalist.

At one end or the other Of every ami
NAL lies a danger which makes the
closest investigation impossible. To
study the mule we must hold him by
the head. but to study the bull we
must have a tail hold as a vantage
point.-St. Louis Globe-D Democrat
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
PLENTY of

Fashionable Physician What you
really need Is a change of climate.
The PATIENT Change of climate. Why.
I've never had anything else! I've
lived in New York all my life.-Life.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
Rose TO TIE Emernencx,

Newedd-Did you sew the button on
my coat. love? Mrs. Newedd-No.
darling. I couldn't find the button SO i
Just sewed up the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Transcript.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
HOW TO KEEP KITCHEN UTENSILS
IN SPICk AND span CONDITION

out The lime move all dirt and
grease.
To clean the steel on " doors rub
briskly while the steel is still warm
with a soft cloth dipped in vinegar. 1t
cleans it splendidly.
There should be a brush for every
possible purpose In the up to date
kitchen. not only that better cleaning
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
When She Macs.

1t is not always a sign of Ill temper
when a woman 'nags.r Sometimes the
most unseldsh and sweet tempered fall
into this direful habit. Nine times out
Of ten the woman is tired.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26
Defined.

"Pa. what is a receiver"
"A receiver. my son. is a mar who
winds up a business after 1t has run
Transcript
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

After n scandal gets started the
brakes always refuse to work. Chi
cago Record. Herald,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-12-26

~CHOOL garments for little girls should be made of serviceabe material
cut O. simple lines. Illustrated here are two coats, the me to the left
being of tobacco brown cloth. 1t is cut away below to show a tiny
bit of the gown The n sided turned over collar is of cloth, with
velvet and fancy tortoise shell buttons. A wide belt comes well down o the
wrap The other coat is of dark blue serge trimmed with white pearl buttons
and worn with a turn YER collar of white embroidery. The little frock also
pictured is Of red mohair. 1t is cut Oh Russian lines. The wide belt is ona-
mented with a touch OF colored embroidery.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
BOYS WHO LACKED TRAINING
Interesting Investigation Made by
Juvenile Protective Association
Few Had Trade.

Failure properly to train boys for
useful work is a prolific source OF
vagabondage and crime. An 1nvesti-
cation made by the Juvenile Protec-
tive association of Chicago and re-
ported by its president, Louise De-
KOven Bowen, in the Survey, devcl.
oped striking facts. A study was
made of cases selected from among
1928 confined in the Cook county jail
in 1911. Mrs Bowen writes:
'Thc investigation emphasizes the
fact that only three out of the hun
dred boys had a. trade. Only six had
been allowed to work at the occupa-
ton which they really desired. Most
of them had been put to work at
anything attainable Sixty-six had
begun to earn their living at fourteen
years CT ago or younger. According
to the government reports, the wages
Of unskilled laborers who leave school
before they are fourteen increase
slowly from So to SO per week until
they are twenty years of age. Here
they remain stationary until they are
forty years of age, when their earn
ing capacity again begins to decline.
Out Of the 1928 boys in the jail
721 had been engaged in unskilled oc
equations. Nineteen boys had wished
to become machinists; out Of this
number four drove wagons, one was
farmer. three were messenger boys
one an Office boy, four were laborers
three were errand boys in stores, one
was a chauffeur and two We're gro
Gerry clerks"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07

8 feet long. Bore hole through the
center Of the bench and another
through the wagon-beu plank to re-
ceive the bottom of the mast The low
er hole should be a trifle forward OF
the upper hole to give Il slight rake to
the mast. Brace the mast with rope
shrouds fastened to it's top and to
screw~eyes at each end OF. the mast
bench.
\ cat-boat rig is shown upon the sail
wagon illustrated, bat another form Of
sail may be substituted il you wish
The boom for the cat-bOat rig should
be about s feet long, and the gaff, or
top pole, about 5 feet long. Curtain
poles will serve excellently for these
if you can procure them. The mast
end 0: each should have loop Of
strap-iron fastened to it with screws
and wire, as in Fig. 8, to fit over the
mast Unbleached muslin is good ma-
terial for the sail. Make this feet
along the huff. or edge along the mast,
feet long On the leach, or outer edge,
and the respective lengths of the gaff
and boom along the head and foot.
Curtain pole rings or loops OF heavy
wire will make satisfactory rings, a
clothes-linc pulley will do for block
TO! the mast top, and a lightweight
rope should he used for sheets and hal
yards Cheats on which to fasten 1heHe
* PES may be made US shown in Fig. 9.
l'rpNr!sht. 1912 h: y. N".iy 'Tal>
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
NEWS &rzhe:
YOUNG
PEOPLE
PASTIME FOR YOUNG AND OLD
Swedish Paper Describes Interesting
Game to Be Played on ice-Om-
pire Is Needed.

A novel and interesting winter game
for young and old, described as
novelty by a Swedish paper, is played
as follows:
Two poles Of convenient height are
erected on the ice; If skating on a
shallow pond they may be driven
through the ice and into the ground,
but if the water is deep. holes must be
bored through the ice and the poles
will soon freeze solidly in them A
rope Is stretched between the poles at
such height as is suited to the size
OF the players or as agreed on to make
the game more or less difficult, and on
this are strung a number OF pieces OF
board, A, each having ring of spring
steel. B, attached to it's lower end. The
purpose of the game is to run at good
speed btween the poles and catch a
ring on a spear, each player being en-
titled to make certain number OF
runs, and the winner being the one
who can catch the most rings.
The spears may be made of broom
handles tapered toward the end. and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
Player in Action.

with shield made Of tin and attached
at a suitable distance from the thicker
end (P;sttern c.. The line is fastened
at the top of one pole and run through
a pulley, d, at the top OF the other,
thence TO weight or line fastener.
Each T'ayer should start from the
same base line and pass between the
poles a: such a speed that he will
glide at least 100 feet on the other
side of the poles without pushing him.
self forward by the aid of the skates
Twenty runs are usually allowed each
player, or ten players may divide into
two parties, playing one against the
other, etc An umpire will be needed
to see that fair play is maintained and
settle any disputes that may arise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
RIDDLES.

Why are there three objections to
taking a glass Of brandy?
Because there are three scruples to
a dram.
Why Is pretty girl like locomo.
tive?
Because she sends OF the sparks,
transports the mails. and has a train
following her.
What are the most unsociable things
in the world?
Mile stones, for you never see two
Of them together.
Why is the letter F like death?
Because it makes all fall.
When may man be considered to
be really over head and ears in debt I!
When he owes for his wig.
What is it that a gentleman has not,
never can have, and yet can give to a
lady?
A husband.
What fruit does a newly married
couple resemble?
A green pair (pear).
What is the difference, between a
mouse and a young lady?
One harms the cheese the oCler
charms the hes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07

A Newark woman, who lives in an
apartment house, changed her ice man
not long ago, and the next day the
youth who drove the team for the
new man put the piece of ice on the
dumb-waiter in the basement to be
hOisted up.
She pulled away My" she ex.
claimed. THAT new ice man certainly
gives good weight"
After much effort. she got the
dumb-waiter up to the kitchen level
To her amazement there was a small
boy sitting upon the ice.
With what little breath she had
had left she demanded, What in
world did you make me pull you ul
here for?'
Why" replied the 1oungster. ~
thought maybe the cake would be too
heavy for You to lift so l came up to
help you off with t-Lippincott's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
Prohibited Burninu of Coal,

Coal, centuries ago, was not appre-
riated as it is now. William prynne,
keeper OF the record to Charles X. Of
England, relates thar In the reign Of
Edward L.. when brewers, Overs and
other artiticcrs began to use coal in
stead OF wood end chacoal. the in
habitants of London petitioned the
king against it's use. declaring that it
was "a public nuisance. corrupting
tho air With it's stink and smoke. to
the great .le:rimcnt Of their health"
Whereupon the king prohibited its
use. and issued commission to try
all who had offended to punish them
by fine for their first offense. and for
the second their furnaces and kilns
were to be destroyed. The practice
was at last made Il capital uncnsc, and
4 man was tried. condemned ana
hanged for burning coal in London
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
NEAT WINTER EVENING TRICK
Allow Person to Think Of Card and
Then Make II Appear Where Com.
pany May Decide Upon.

TO allow a person to think of
card and to make that card appear at
any number in the pack which the rest
of the company may decide upon:
After the cards have been thor
oughly we'll shuffied offer the pack to
one OF the spectators and ask
him to select any card he
chooses and to remember the
number at which it stands from
the bottom of the pack. This done.
you offer to make the card selected
take any position In the pack that the
rest OF the company may choose to
name. We will suppose the audience
to decide that they wish the card to
appear at number eighteen. Careless
~ remark that it is not even neces.
sary for you to see the cards, and hold
the pack either behind your back or
beneath the table, while you rapidly
count eighteen from the bottom of the
pack and place them on the top. Then,
producing the cards, you ask the audi
ence to tell you the original number
! of the card, as you will begin counting
from that number
Suppose they tell you that the num-
Der of the original card was fourteen.
You commence counting, calling the
first card fourteen, the next fifteen.
the next sixteen. then seventeen, and
last Here, in order to make the trick
as impressive as possible, it would be
as we'll to pause and say: Before
turn it over will you kindly tell me
the name Of the card selected?"
The card being named, you turn it
up, and, to their utter establishment,
the company perceives that it is the
right one.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
Worth Of Clothes.

The influence of clothes must con-
tinue to be, as 1t has been from the
beginning Of histroy, either sacred or
or profane," a foremost factor in those
forces by which mans destiny is
guided. His health and comfort. aims
and purposes, social standing and
business prosperity; everything indeed
that makes his life worth living may
be affected by it in directions never
dreamed Of by the tailor who, if he
does not actually make the man. is
largely instrum entail in making him
what he is.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
Why Money Is Cheap.

II want you to tell me what this
paper means when it says in it's mar
ket report that money is cheap" said
Mrs McFee to her husband, who. like
all husbands. is supposed to be en-
cyclopedic. Melee laid down the,
sporting sheet. Its simply putting in
a briefer form the statements that
money talks" he replied, land that
talk Is cheap. Library.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
GAME FOR WINTER EVENING
Disks F!ipped Upon Cardboard Blocks
Of Various VaIues-variation OF
Tiddie.de.Winks.

A new kind of game that Is sort OF
variation Of the old game Of tiddle-de-
wtnks. and will afford much. amuse-
ment for a cold winters evening. has
been devised by a Pennsylvania man.
fiat rectangular box has spread out
over the bottom a lot of cardboard
squares, each bearing the picture of an
animal and certain valuation. Inter-
spersed among them are other pieces
representing fines. The player is pro-
vided with two disks Of different sizes,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
4 Beautiful Decline.

congressman and sanator-elect from
Kentucky, was in conversation the
other day With Washingtoniar,w when
the latter made certain inquiries with
reference to mutual friend whom he
had not seen for a number of years
And how does Col. Prescott spend
his declining ycars?" he asked.
"Deautifully, sir: beautifully" AZ
severed James He has Il fine farm,
sir. And Il string Of trotters. sir. And
and a wife Of the same age. sir:
Saturday Evening Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
frenzied Arithmetic

Three-year-old Amy, who had a very
lively little brother, was being put
through lesson in arithmetic by her
uncle. She had successfully added one
and one, but stuck at two and one
Your mamma" said her uncle, has
two children. If she had one more,
what would that make"
'Oh,' cried Amy, that would make
my mamma cwazy:"-Woman's Home
Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
New Kind Of Game,

the larger one to be used In Tipping
the smaller one into the box. Each
player counts the value of the piece he
lands on, or if it happens to be fine"
he subtracts that amount. There can
also be penalty provided for failure
to enter the box at all and number
OF rules may be made to add to the
interest Of the game or make it more
difficult
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
Rather Neat Re ioinder

a Frenchnan, dining at the duke
OF RicAmond's. bored the company by
boasting that his country was first in
everything, and supreme in fashions.
Ruffles were then in vogue, ard
monsieur claimed that France Do
served the credit for Introducing
them. That is true" said George
Selwyn, 'but England improved them
greatly by adding shirt to them"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
Proof.

Tommy went home one day with a
nice new golf ball.
Look at the lost ball found on the
links, father!" he said.
"BuBt you are sure, Tommy" said
Mr. Traddles. that it was lost ball
really?"
"Oh. yes" said the boy. II saw the
man and his caddy looking for it,
London Opinion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
A Sure Sion.

*Why do you think your son is in
love-" - - I L..
Il have found in his room three
scraps of paper on which he hiss beso
tryinz to write poetry...s..:a II ~: ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
The Rioht Lad Lad.

Fond Mamma (praisins absent.
daughter)-And I've always affirmed
that Sylvia's arms are so we'll shaped
because l have made her do great
deal of sweeping.
Bashful Young Man (strivihg wildly
to keep up his end of the conversa-
tion)-Er-does she walk much, Mrs.
.JOnes?-Puck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07

Once in a great while a man comes
home as early as his wife thinks he
ought to, or the postman brings her a
letter that she expects.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens -.Ie gums, reduces inf'amma-
ton, alays pain, cures wind collie CSC bottle Nv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07

Words Of che Aviator.
so you took flyer in the stock
market?"
YES" answered the regretful-look-
Inc man, ''and hit an air pocket"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
Mind Reader.

First Straphanger 49, Look out!
You're treading on my feet!
Second Straphanger-Beg pardon!
l also prefer to ride in a cab.-Judge
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07

No matter what happens, the sus-
penders a man wears are never en-
tirely free from responsibilities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07
ASK FOR ALIENS Foor-EAsE.

ASK FOR ALIENS FOOT-EASE,
Tia Antiseptic powder to shake into your
shoes Relieves Corns. Bunions. Ingrcwing
Nails, Swollen and Sweating feet, Bl:sters
and Callous spots. Sold everywhere. Csc.
Don't accept any substitute. Sample FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. NY. Adv.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07

Even Jobs wife never asked him
to remove the lacks from the parlor
carpet.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07

A man can never remember what a
girl said when she proposed to him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-07

ALFALFA !.;LI SEED IS Timothy and Clover mixed
crop payments. j. MulhalI, Sioux City, Iowa. Adv