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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

! longer than the width of the motor
case to allow for cutting pulley (G)
on one end and driving a pin CID
through the other end Gig. s.. 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 1 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 the set-screws
part way into the shaft.
Bore the hole X 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.
The uprightD L and the upper
shafting M are necessary only in case
the water motor sets down in a. tub
and the toy to 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. u. 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. 1 suggests how one
Of these may be fastened to the side
of a bicycle wheel and the two sup
ported On two uprights nailed to q
box case.
copyright. 1912. by A. Nelly Hall)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
NATION OF TELEPHONE USERS
That Seems to Be the Opinion Of Arm.
old Bennett Concerning the
American People.

The European telephone is a toy,
and somewhat clumsy one, compared
! with the memorable seriousness of tho
| American telephone. Many otherwise
highly civilized Europeans are as tim
i'd In addressing telephone as they
| would be in addressing a royal SOW
ereign. The average European middle
class householder still speaks of his
| telephone, If 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
trifle-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 I was in
really serious danger of being taken
for mailman in the United States
was when, in Chicago hotel, 1 per-
manently removed the receiver from
the telephone in a room designed
| doubtless Ironically for slumber. The
whole hotel was appalled,. Half Chi
| cago shuddered. In response to the
prayer of deputation from the man.
agement I restored the receiver. On
the Mortified face of the deputation I
could read the unspoken query: us it
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, yielded and admired! And I
surmise that on my next visit shall
find telephone on every table OF
every restaurant that respects itself.
Arnold Bennett in Harper's Maya
zine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
THE KNOW HOW
TO Feed Children and Get Coed Re
suits.

There are more nervous persons
made so by undigested food lying in
the stomach than the average indi.
vidual would suppose.
If food remains undigested in the
stomach, it begins to ferment, set up
gas and large portion is thus con-
verted into poison.
That's why imperfectly digested food
may, and often does, cause irritation
OF the nerves and stupor of the mind
brain and nerves are really poisoned.
MY daughter had complained for
some time of distressed feeling in
the stomach, after eating, which set
me thinking that her diet was not
right" writes an anxious and intelli-
gent mother.
"She had been fond of cereals, but
had never tried Grape-Nuts. From
reading the account of this predigest-
ed food, it seemed reasonable to try
Grape-Nuts for her case.
''The results were really wonderful.
The little brain that seemed at times
unable to do it's work, took on new
life and vigor. Every morning, now,
before going to school, she eats the
crisp little morsels and is now COM
pletely and entirely well, she seems to
have a new lease on life-no more
distress In the stomach. nor head
ache, but sound and we'll everyway."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich. Read the book, THE
Road to Wellville," in pigs.
There's q Reason"
| Ever read the above letters A new
enc appears fR0na time to time. They
are geaU114, tRoos ana fun of Auzas1
Interest.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
|28.E00T SHARK IS
!. /. KILLED ! At LAST
f. =. ) j. ~ -,
..@San Jose Joe" Swallowed {
:. Stick of Dynamite.
WAS SAILORS TERROR
During Its Lifetime Estimates Of Ito
Length Were az High az Forty
Feet-Had Roamed the Coast From
Panama to Frisco.

Los Angeles, Cal.-San Jose Joe 10
dead. This may not be of vast impor.
lance to residents OF; New York, but it
is the best bit of news sailors on the
west coast Of Central America and Cal.
ifornia. between Panama and San
Francisco, have heard in many years.
For San Jose was shark fully TWEEN.
ty-eight feet in length in death, al.
though guesses about his size in life
ranged from what he really was up to
forty feet.
The news of Joe's death was brought
to this country by an officer who has
been many years in the employ Of big
steamship company.
Joe's home port was San Jose de
Guatelamala, and his cruising ground
from Champerico on the north to San
Juan del Sur on the south. All that
came to his nav on that long stretch
of coast was legitimate prey. Accord
ing to sailors who dreaded him, any
one of their number who happened to
fall overheard when the shark was
near had little chance of ever again
walking a deck. In fact, everything
that fell within reach of San Jose Joe
belonged to him by right of might, and
it was this greediness that finally cost
him his life.
At San Jose the succulent red snap.
per abounds, and every captain that
makes a call at the place gets at least
one mess. Some do it one way, some
another, but the captain that unwit.
tfngly caused Joe's death had an or.
iginal scheme all his own.
Dynamite was what he relied on.
He had sticks of the explosive about
two inches in length and of the cir.
conference of a lead pencil. To these
a time fuse was attached, and when
the snappers, hundreds of them, gath.
cred close to his vessel after a meal
and the leavings were dumped over.
board, he would throw one into the
very center Of the school,
The explosion that speedily follow.
ed caused conclusion that stunned
the fish and caused them to float on
top of the water as though dead
Then it was an easy matter to put
of from the vessel in small boat
and with net dip up as many as de
sired. OF course, this was not sports
manlike, but it was highly satisfactory
to lot of hungry sailors.
AT the time Joe died the snappers
were theresa was the captain, Sc
was the dynamite and so we're the
| sailors. '2,>
1t was soon after breakfast. The
explosive had been thrown overheard
and all hands were waiting for the
result. Suddenly there was a grea,
commotion in the water, a scurryins
of the snappers in every direction
and directly of the port gangway ap
peared Joe, his little eyes hungrily
watching the sailors lining the rail
With a swish Of his tail he turned
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
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 a 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 INNING at various
speeds. Srools, >:">+hesline pulleys,
bicycle wheels, sewing r:achine
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 probably get a 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 for
the waste water. (FiE, 6.lS
Figs. 3 and show the details for
the water Wheel The diameter of
this should be several inches shorter
than the height Of the box. After
cutting out the two circular side
pieces of the wheel, and boring a cen
ter hole through each large enough
for a broom handle or curtain pole
shaft "a, Fig. 81, draw the lines B
and G at right angles to one another,
and lines D and E at As degrees to
these. The lines represent the cen
ters Of the paddles of the wheels and
will be your guides in putting the
wheel together. First nail one end
piece to each paddle Gig. ~, then
nail on the other end piece.
The shaft F should be enough
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

'I never saw such rapid improvement
in the health of anyone. Syrup Pep
sin is a wonderful remedy and shall
never be without it again." Thousands
keep DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin con-
stantly in the house, for every men,
Der of the family can use it from in
infancy to old age. The users of Syrup
Pepsin have learned to avoid cathar-
tics, salts, mineral waters, pills and
other harsh remedies for they do but
temporary good and are a shock to
any delicate system.
If no member of your family has
ever used Syrup Pepsin, and you would
like to make personal trial of it be-
fore buying it in the regular way of a
druggist, send your address-a postal
will do-to DR.. w. B. Caldwell,
2O3 Washington Street, Monticello, ILL.,,
and a free sample bottle will be
mailed you.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

join in checking this mad, wicked folly
of "women's rights" with all its at
tendant horrors, on which her poor;
feeble sex is bent, forgetting every
sense of womanly propriety. Lady
- ought to get good whipping. It
is a subject that makes the queen 80
furious that che cannot contain her.
self.'" ..|. 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
SEA LIONS BURIAL FUNNY
San Mateo (caI.) County Jury's Ex
pert Starts Hunt for
SIS Item.

Redwood City, Cal.-One of the most
unusual items of expense ever charged
against the county funds has been
found by L. @. Haven, expert account.
ant for the grand jury of San Mateo
county. 1t shows that the department
of health spent SIS last year for the
burial of sea lions.
All kinds of funerals have passed
along the public highways, but the
burial of sea lions is believed to be
an innovation in the undertaking
business. Among the expenses Of the
health department were the following:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

over on his back. shot toward the
slowly sinking piece OF dynamite,
opened his great jaws and swallowed
it.
That was his death warrant He
hardly had gotten down the stick be.
fore it exploded. There wasn't even a
struggle or gasp. Az a sailor would
say, he was ripped from stem to
stern," and his great bulk of body
floated on top of the water"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Reasonable Favor.

$50 you have determined to sue me
for breach of promise?"
YES"
with damages?"
"Of course
We'll, say, I've got just one favor to
ask of you. Don't sue me for less
than 100000. l haven't got a dollar
in the world that 1 can call my own
and it might help my credit"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Victoria Not a Suffraqette.

Queen Victoria had neither SYM
patty with nor tolerance for the wo-
mans movement. and on one occasion
she expressed herself in very direct
terms on the subject. In 1870" G.
W. Il. Russell writes. "a young matron,
who bore q 1ame highly honored in
English history, suddenly became con-
spicuous on political platforms, and
the spectacle Of her performances
produced this remarkable protest:
The queen II most anxious to enlist
ovoryons who can speak or write to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
In Dissertation.

In Desperation.
Has your order been taken, sir?"
inquirer the head waiter.
YES" replied the patient diner, "fif-
teen minutes ago. If it isn't too late,
though, I'd like to change it,
ITO change your order, sir?"
yes; if you don't mind I'll change
it to an entreaty.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
a Worse Fate.

The Spanish aviator who was
wrecked 81 flock of locusts should
congratulate himself that he wasn't
flying in the New Jersey skeeter belt.
Post.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

Natures handiwork sometimes
sesms to need readjusting. The man
with the biggest heart generally has
he smallest pocketboot
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

Important TO Mothero
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

ASK FOR ALIENS FOOT-EAsE,
tho Antiseptic powder to shake into your
shoes Relieves Corns. Bunions. Ingrowing
Nails, Swollen and Sweating feet, Blsters
and Callous spots. Sold everywhere. Csc
Don't accept any substitute. Sample FREE
AddresS Allen g. Olmsted, Leroy. NY. Adv.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Some ,Jobl

Albany, N. Y.-Assemblyman Bo-
vie introduced q bill In the legislature
providing for = commissioners Of 90
cial welfare. His duty win b g
shake hands for ths gova9noe ma
ether o0eiala.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coatcd,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invlgor-
ate stomach, liver and bowels and cure con-
stipation. Adv.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

Not Much.
my feelings have been lacerated.'
Did it take?''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Paradoxical.

What caused him to go crooked"
He got in Strengthened circum.
stances
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

If it wasn't for worry some people
would have nothing to do.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

~. go G,rrU Il rihur;,
1hat Is ~ YAT1VH SBRONO QUININHs Is Look
for the signature of b. W GROVE. Cures 4a3old
IN Ono Day, Cures Grip In Two Days. &c.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
GREAT BARGAINS

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ton, f6O timber miles county seat house. barn,
good water Finest stock farm in U: P: For quick
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18
Have Been Restored to Health By Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

There is no doubt about this fact. Why during the
last 30 years we have published in the newspapers of this
country volumes of letters from who have been
ieved of all their suffering by the timely aid of this grand
old medicine. Letters like the following, true, genuine and
honest expressions of gratitude coming from grateful hearts,
Surely you can believe these women. $3.50
Mrs. L. S. BRENNER, Hudson, Mich, says
sometm ago1 taken with terrible pain in right side such
good family 1--WE
1T that ime and he said organic inflammation dood him
oa feet ~os that my right
dull the whole length of limb realized that something
ind and saw several that described my case got
Pinkham Vegetable Compound and helped from the first Dose and
Sa @ this shs
cake of other suffering BESSER Hudson Michigan
Mrs L. E.. BOWERS, Girard, Pa, says:-
Ell informing Of what Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
after was not regular had FEELINGS
tired all the time had dull headaches much appetite and also
be said it's
work. You perfectly welcome
Gzard
wonderful remedies About
troubled with weakness and all down.
heard shout Lydia Vegetable Compound
used the sanatve have not had those dizzy
vii help others they have tried most everything
medicines
IS Glor Street, Buffalo, New York.
For 80 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable @@>%SA
with woman's ailments W/F S&ANM
does justice herself does this fa @e%
has somany suffering It. * V1)
~ {SoSFI%ESTIAl5 I!SS: Mss; for sd7tss M &1IW
by q and held in strict confidence
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

We opnellne sell, buy patents on practical
rnVcOnE inventiSn:: unique feetSI:e.
: nAaHXH141 c2 ieS SS;s.1 rssiHt
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

The greatest loss to any man e HID
self-respect. = ,'>,. go )
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Ever read the shove letter1 A new
enc appears fE0m time to time. They
are geaUl1o, t1uos anA fun of Auna1
Interest, .
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-14
OUR FINE QUALITY EASTER
GLOVES

Ours is the store of satisfactory
gloves. Our new Easter lines include
the best qualities obtainable-and rep
resent the best values which can pOssi-
bly, be sold at the prices.
Our famous $1.00 and $1.50 Gloves
of fine French lamb and kid-skin-come
in every wanted shade
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+ ESTO +
+ !. 4 + + + i. j. i. + + /.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Riley spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs, VIM. MOrningstar
Mrs. John McNabb is spending few
days with her mother, Mrs. Martin
BURNETT, who is one the sick list.
Those on the sick list are Mrs.
Phoebe Bcal, Bessie Beal. Mrs. Irwin
Doolittle and Mrs. Laura Morningstar
George McIarnan and Paul Horn OF
North Dakota, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mr.. Wilfred Phillips.
NJ, Jasper Stricker spent Sunday
with Mr., Clarence Mcl.arnan.
Mr.. Roy lBeal and sister, Verna,
spent Sunday with their grand par.
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Howe.
Mr., and Mrs. Bert Gallon and
daughters, Edith, Irene and Mary,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Meiick
Mr., and Mrs Eli Horn of North
Dakota and Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G. Nc.
Larnan and daughter. Fora. spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. o. J. Phil.
lips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Stull spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Peter Bus.
enburg.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-14

ner, Mrs. J. N. Dean. Miss Bertha
Jones, Mrs. Stella Stevens, Mr.. Lee
Steele, Miss Margaret MARBLE. Miss
Matte Burns. Miss Laura Brentllnger
Mrs. G. Il. McCutchen. Miss Hazel Nc.
Cutchen, Mrs. Homer lowering ana
son. Harold, Mrs. Mary Clark, Rev.
Nicholson, Mr.. J. B. Beane, DIR. ". "
Ackerman and Mr.. Charles Ackerman.
At the Presbyterian church last
Sunday morning the following were
received into membership. Mr., ana
Mrs. A. N. Lyon. Mrs. Kissner. Mrs
Geo Reagh.
The entertainment at the NJ. f..
church, the last number on the Broth.
erhood lecture course, promises to be
exceptionally interesting, II Is ex.
pected that a fun house viii greet
the company at that time.
Mrs. A. NJ Terry entertained the
ladies' mission circle on Thursday of
last week at which time the follow.
lns oillcerS were elecleu'
President Mrs. Mary Terry.
Vice President Mrs. ella Potter.
Secretary Mrs. Ada Studor
Treasurer Mrs. Mary Wright,
The w. G, T. U. held their regular
monthly meeting at the home OF Mrs
Joe Carr on Tuesday.
Mr.. J, Miller, of Philadelphia, Pa.
visited at the home of Mr. d. NJ.
Brumbach few days the past week.
MIR, Robert Harry went to Valparaiso,
Ind, on Monday where he will take a
course In telegraphy.
A farewell reception In honor Of
Mr.. j. II. Deman and Mr.. l.. Jay Duke
were given In the parlors OF the M.
h, church on Wednesday evening of
this week. Mr.. Denman and family
expect to move to Bellefountaine, o.,
the first OF April. and Mr., Duke and
family TO Mt. Vernon where he has
a position AZ deputy to Probate Judge
wilkins.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Palmyra
Will hold an exchange Saturday,
March 22 at Clark Bros, store In
FredericktOwn.
MIR. and Mrs. James Durbin this
week visited their son. MIR. Ernest
Durbin. ut New Castle Pa. They
win also visit relatives at Pittsburgh.
Pa. and at Canton. Ohio, before re.
turning home.
Mrs. q. NJ. Hildreth entertained Mrs.
George Bauman, of Columbus this
week.
Miss vivain Ebersole visited rela.
tives In this place last week.
Mrs. Oma Graves of Columbus was
the guest OF Mrs. J. X. Wilson in this
place the past week
Mr. and Mrs. Il. X. Smith were Col.
umbus visitors the past week.