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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
, CRIB SHAPED FOR SEAT.

thin that the white almost showed
through-was applied.
The hinged side was removed and
firmly fastened to the back, making that
the height of the ends. The legs were
then sawed off, to make it a convenient
distance from the floor to use as a
seat.
A quantity of harlan old hair mat
Ness, in fact-made a box cushion for it,
looking exceedingly we'll covered with a
green burlap having a large, sprawling
pink rose upon it. With a long darning-
needle and some pink floss the cushion
was tucked in squares, the ends being
tied tightly before cutting.
Next was made a very thick PAD the
width of the sides and ends of the crib,
and just long enough to upholster them
neatly, This was also covered with the
green burlap, tackled firmly to the top
and bottom, and finished with up
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
SERVING REFRESHMENTS.

cups can be new ones purchased spe-
cially for the occasion, and can after
wards be distributed among the ladies
as souvenirs.
The japanese teapot - these can
sometimes be rented, if the family cup
board does not boast one-is a wealth Of
decoration in itself.
Table or tray, whichever is used,
should have a Japanese vas with a slen-
der spray of blossoms cherry or
plum are perhaps most characteristic.
If natural blooms are not gettable, the
oriental shops can be depended on to
furnish a budding spray or two closely
resembling those of nature A pretty
fan adds to the decorative scheme.
The refreshment dainties are never
restrictedly Japanese. although one or
two foreign dishes may be introduced
for picturesQueness' sake. American
tastes, cosmopolitan though they are,
would not take kindly to some of the
most familiar bonnie bouches of the is
land kingdom.
At the real Japanese feast there would
be no bread, but the American hostess
will modify this rule, admitting dainty
sandwiches. Waters of unleavened
bread add an oriental touch. Ices figure
among the sweets, and tea, hot or frappe,
according to season. A small dish of
Japanese candied fruits forms another
item on the menu.
Cards for a tea-drinking of this orig
inal plan should be written on Japan
csc paper, which may be purchased for
the purpose at any Japanese shop or
large stationery establishment. :,
The recipe for waters Of unleavened
bread Is added here for the sake of the
entertainer who is unfamiliar with them,
and who would like to add this new
delicacy to her programme of edibles.
Chop two tablespoonfuls of butter
Into two cupfuls of sifted flour, and put
with it enough iced water to make a
rather stiff dough. Roll out very thin.
cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter.
and roll out each of these to the thin
ness Of paper. You may call them pa
per waters if you like, to carry out the
idea. Flour a biscuit pan and bake in
a quick oven.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
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GIRL IS GODDESS or WAR.
The Most Terrible Engines of Wal
Controlled by Miss Krupp Of
Essen, Germany.

One Of the busiest industrial centers in
Europe Is Essen, Germany. 1t is a city
of 100, 900 population, depending entirely
upon one corporation for it's s%ustenance.
1t is the greatest notwithstanding
city of Germany, says the Savannah
News. The fires in it's furaces and on
it's FORCES never 60 out. During the "a
hours of the day the clang of hammers
and! the roar of forced air draughts
through beds Of living Goals make the
city's air vibrant with noise, and the
atmosphere is always heavy with smoke
and vapors from the great. shops. The
Krupp works at Essen manufacture steel
rails and some structural materials, but
the bulk of their output consists Of i'm
plements of war. The works are the ar
morers of Europe. Krupp cannon of va
rious calibers are to be found in every
army and navy Of Europe, and Of Asia
rs well. The armies of the car and the
mikado are fighting on the Yalu with
Krupp field, siege and mountain guns.
The fleets on both sides at Port Arthur
and Vladivostok mount Krupp guns in
their barbettes and turrets. Krupp
guns went to the bottom with the Pet
r~opavlovsk and the Variag and Krupp
guns fired on them from Admiral Togo's
ships. The projectiles, too, were from
the Krupp works at Essen. Wherever
there is war between powers of i'm
portance there the name of Krupp figures
largely.
It seems the irony of fate that so mon
strous an agency for the destruction of
human life and property as the Krupp
works certainly are should be owned and
presided I've by a tender young girl
who would pity and rescue a fly that
had fallen into a cream jug. A year
or two years ago, when Herr Krupp died,
his property descended to his daughter,
a comely, attractive Teuton maid now
just entered into womanhood. 1t is true
that the actual management of the vast
property was left in the hands of a gov
erning board, but it is a fact, neverthe-
ISIS, that the ownership is vested in Miss
Krupp, and it is within her province to
change or countermand orders of the
heads of departments or of the board
itself. Thus in a way she has some of
the strongest governments of the worh
more or less at her mercy. If Austria, or
Russia, or Turkey, or Italy, or Spain and
others could buy no mor guns from
Krupp's for either army or navy that
country would be in a bad way" as a
power. 1t is easy to understand, there
fore, that Miss Krupp carries a heavy
load upon her young shoulders, in addi-
tion to the burden of the millions she in
herited.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
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|RENOVATING A STRAW HAT
It's Easily Done and Usually with Re-
suits Pleasing to the Eco
nomical Owner.

There is nothing to prevent every girl
from having a stylish and becoming hat,
II she has an old straw hat and any idea
at all of trimming, as nearly all trimming
used in millinery can be cleaned and
freshened, and any good straw hat can
be brought up to date by changing the
color or by altering the shape or style
of trimming.
The popularity of the fancy straw
braids helps out wonderfully in trans
forming an old hat, as n or two rows
of the braid seWed to a narrow brlm
may broaden it to the fashionable
widths, and the braid comes in every
grade and color. If the crown is not
Of the required size, but the brim is
wide, the crown can be removed and a
new one made of silk or tulle, and fin
ish the edge Of the brim with a lar
row quilting of the same material as
the crown. A lovely summer hat was
made from an old white chip by max
Ing a new crown of green and white
chip and net weave, which was bought
for rs cents, and a two-inch green chip
braid was added to the brim, and the
new crown and edge were sufficient trim
ming for the hat.
To clean a white straw hat that has
become much soiled, first scrub it with
a good suds until there is no dirt left
on it, then rinse and dry in the air,
and when perfectly dry wash the straw
with a solution of oxalic acid or the
white of an egg we'll beaten.
Another way to bleach the finer
straws Is to carefully scour with warm
water and corn meal, then apply a
paste of sulphur and lemon juice and
place in the sun to dry. If one can
afford new ribbons for hat trimming,
the old can be cleaned and used for
neck ribbons, and if faded they car be
colored any of the rich dark shades
with the diamond dyes for silk, and the
dye for wool is used for Frightening up
colored hats that have faded, by dis
solving it in a little alcohol and ap-
plying to the hat with a soft brush.
New life may be added to the straw
by means of a little stiffening, and after
the entire surface of the hat has been
evenly colored it may be given a coat of
thin varnish.-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
Salt as a Home Remedy.

Salt serves admirably when it is de.
sired to apply either dry or moist hea,
for a considerable time. The virtue
of an ordinary poultice is due to moist
heat. Now, the great drawback &c
such a poultice is that it soon gets
cold. If we place " it a bag of very
hot, dry salt the poultice will retain
it's heat for hours, provided the par:
be we'll covered. A flannel bag will
suffice. The salt should be heated on
a plate placed in the over or on a
stove. More warmth will be quite use
less; the heat should be too great TO,
the hand % bear. Between the poul-
tice and the salt bag a layer of flannel
should be placed. Another way. OF
using the salt bag is to let the fierce
heat pass away, and to apply the bag
without any poultice, over a layer OF
flannel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
UNIQUE COZY-cORNER SEAT
Ingenious Housekeeper Tells How She
Made Use of the Crib No Longer
Needed by Baby.

My baby had outgrown his crib, and
Z neat iron bed had been substituted
Then came the question: What shall be
done with the crib? Part with it? No,
indeed! 1t had become endeared to me,
and as there was no attic in which to
store it, it was necessary to utilize it
In some manne in our living-rooms.
The crib was of the ordinary variety
with high ends and low sides. the foot
side being hinged IN. 1t had long been
enameled white, but to make it look less
like a crib. a can of forest-green enamel
paint was bought, and a thin ,coat-so
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
Lessons from Flies.

1t was in a country school, and I was
hearing my little second reader class
The lesson that day was a story about
flies, their curious ways and habits
Among other things the story said that
flies always kept their faces clean, and
then went on to tell how they rubbed
their feet over their heads, as could often
be seen by watching them. The last
thing in the lesson was the question:
What lessons can boys and girls learn
from the fies?" I asked the children
to answer the question. Only one small
boy %ventured an answer, and that was:
TO wash u faces with our fest
Christian Register. %S ;&&
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
ONE MILLION PENSIONERS,
That Number Of Men Are Now Draw
ing Allowances from the
Government.

At last the pension roll of the United
States government has reached the
1000, 900 mark. That number Of men
and women are drawing stated sums
monthly in return for their services
or the services of their relatives in the
army, says a Washington report. All
the employees of all American railroads,
from their presidents down to the
trackwalkcrs, number but few more.
The annual pay roll of the railroads
is $676 900 900 a year; the pension pay
ments are $137, 000, 900, fully one-ffth
IS much. The pensioners of all our
other wars combined, including the
Spanish and Philippine, could occupy
q city of $4,000, like Bayonne, N. j.
The civil war pensioners to-day would
make a city of 964 900. Our pension
system is a monument to the tremen-
dousness of. the struggle over seces-
sion.
The pension payments from July 1,
1865, to June 80 Of last year have
amounted to the enormous total of ST.
1924, ITS, Jas. SO; the cost of administer
ing the law for the same period has
been $95, 647, 934.71, making the total
expenditure thus far on pension &C.
count $3,037, 1926, OS0.64
OF course some Of this money has
gone to the pensioners of other wars
than the civil war, but so trihing a
part in comparison that the grateful
republic has paid out fully So. 600, OOO.-
600 in pensions since the last gun of
the rebellion was fired.
The national debt on January l. 1866.
had reached nearly $2,750, O0O, 900. or
about $3.50, 000, 900 less than has since
been paid out or pensions account.
Much of this debt, too, was contracted
on the paper basis, which represented
various degrees of imitation, whereas
the pension payments since 1873 have
been on a gold basis. The huge debt
which the government found piled IN
at the close of the war was destined
to prove considerably less than the
debt which had o been reduced to
written form either as notes. bonds or
paper obligations, but depended on the
will of the future congresses. How the
Understanding debt which the gov
eminent still owes-borne on tho
treasury records at $91S, 900, COCOON
pares with obligations which are to be
met through the pension Office in COM
ing years cannot be~>~accurately esti.
mated.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
ha. ~ N 5Encampment, Bos--s
ton, August 1920, 1901.

10. i. 3. National & Eneamnprnent, Boss-
ton, August 1920, 1909
Very low rates via the Nickel Plata
Road.#A splendid opportunity to visit
Boston and its7 many historical points ID
interest. Elegant Dining and Sleeping Cars
tafording every accommodation. Meals
served on the Individual Club Plan, also
"a Ia Carte" service. @* Coffee and sand
.wiches served to passengers in their seats
without extra expense. Stop of at Chau-.
tauqua Lake and Niagara Falls will be n
lowed on return trip. -. &
II some men would try to. be az I'm
portant as dey thinks dey is" said Uncle
Eben,," Std o jes' takin' it fob granted,
dar'd be q heap mo business done in an
world" Washington Star. & n
|7 "Lake' Shore" Summer Tours. 4 =
Where are you going to spend this years
vacation? The Lake Shore Railways book
of Summer Tours to Mountains, Lakes
and Seashore" will help you to decide.
TT will be sent on application to CT.
DAILY, Chief Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Chicago.
The Igorrotes at St. Louis say that
boiled dog tastes much like sweet pota-
toes. However, there are times when We
are strictly vegetarian. - Kansas City
journal. -{%hA II,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
Disappointment.

The young man with the swell suit, slen-
der cane, and jaunty air, was conscious
Of being observed.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw
that the people on the other side of the
street were looking at him as he saun-
tered along.
A sign on a letter box, Fresh Paint"
attracted his attention.
He stopped and looked at it.
But he did not touch it.
He turned, instead, and looked at the
people on the other side of the street
through his monocle.
Then he resumed his sauntering.
Some men are too contrary to live
Chicago Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
Strong Language.

Fredericksburg, Ind, June 2o.--Rev.
EEnoch p. Stevens, of this place, uses strong
language in speaking, Of 2Dodd's& Kidney
Pills. and he gives good s reason $ 4 for What z
IT can't praise Dodd's Kidney Pills too
much" says Mr.. Stevens. .''They have done
%s < Rid %ass Soon much t %ss T ifo had to o" get
up two or three times in the night, and
sometimes in the day when starting to
the waterhouse the water would come from
me before getting there. Two boxes of
Dodd'e Kidney Pills cured me entirely.
IT have recommended Dodd's Kidney
Pills to many people, and have never y ys1
are the things for Kidney Disease and
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure the Kid
:neys. Good Kidneys ensure pure blood.
Pure blood means good health.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
If You Are Going to the Worlds Fai,

IF You Are Going to the Worlds Fair
Remember that the Minneapolis & st.
from the Twin Cities and the Northwest
and offers unexcellsd service. Two through
trains daily with Pullman Buffet Sleepers
and free reclining chairs and dining can.
All trains stop in full view Of the Worlds
Fair buildings, and stop at main entrance
to Exposition Grounds.
Round trip -$25. 60, return limit
Dec. 18th $21. IS, limit sixty days; 1920,
limit fifteen days.
Write for "Guide to Worlds Fair" and
"Blus Book,' giving information as to ho-
tells. A. B. Cults, G. p. & T. A., Mime
apolis, MINI.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
Almonds in Pastry COOKING.

Almonds chopped fine and drowned
in sugar make a delicious ice cream.
There are also good almond buildings,
Bavarian a and cakes of every
variety. Blanched almonds, cut In
strips, if mixed with the batter Of
chocolate loaf cake, add richness and
delicacy. The Germans also use them
a great deal in their famous coffee
cake and other fancy breads.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
SEAT WHEN FINISHED.

holsterers' braid, put on with gilt-head-
ed tacks.
A box-plaited valance Of the burlap
all around the crib, finished also with
braid, completed the seat.
The whole cost of my coy seat was
about two dollars and fifty cents, but. of
course, it was my own handiwork.
Upholstered as 1t is now, and set in q
niche by the chimney, piled high with
bright-colored cushions, it is the ad.
miration of all my callers, who are sur
prised when told Of its humble origin.
-Lenora F. Channon. in Ladies' World.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
Cloths for Kitchen She1ves

The dainty lace-patterned oilcloths
so much used for kitchen shelves. are
very apt to- stick to the wood when
they become saturated by the steam
OF the cooking. To avoid this, place
papers on the shelves before, tacktne
on the oilcloth. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
Not a Good Fit.

Fol goodness sake!" exclaimed tho
boy,s mother, what are you complaining
about? You wanted glar suspender
pants, and now you've got EN- YOU amt
satisfied" 49,
But, NOM" protested the boy. "I:m
KINDER fIaid they're too tight under tho
arms" -Philadelphia Press
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
PUT SUGAR IN THE SOUP.
Smith Thought It Was Tea; Then
He Deliberately Lied I
: 20 Out Of It,

There had been q glorious game of golf,
followed by a jolly. dinner at the club
house, relates the Chicago Record Herald.
Sometimes it is not the correct. thing
to tell even q truthful story with real
names, hence it happens that it was the
Joneses who gave the spread and the per-
Smith is really a man of:parts, wealthy,
lnteIlgent and genial. and usually knows
what's what" but he is not given to
swell affairs and is not dressy, withal.
A business call had taken Smith to the
club house, and Jones, seeing him, called
him to the table after the others had
occupied by valuations from other persons
at the table that he knew, he was absent.
y. sweetenlng the cup at his elbow, when
Mrs. Jones', hoping to make the matter
quite plain to this plain man, said, shrink
"Ah-Mr. smith-er-that is the SOUP"
replied. "Yesn, I un Slst dInenf Bat 7
always sweeten my bouillon," with the
sllghtest emphasis on "bouillon.", But
Smith was at that moment a prevaricator.
to put it mildly. He really thought the
cup was tea, and probably never tasted
sweetened bouillon in his life.
Delightful Summer TOURS to the East
are made more delightful by taking advan-
tage Of the many Inducements offered by
the Nickel Plate Road. Recognized as the
Low Rate Short Line between the West and
East, tourists are assured of a quick and
comfortable trip to the many beautiful
Summer Resorts located along or within
a short distance of the Nickel Plate Road.
Close connections are made at Buffalo for
oil Eastern Points, Mountain Resorts and
famous watering places. The train serv-
ice of the Nickel Plate Road is up-to-date
in every respect and passengers are shown
the best of Treatment by the efficient corps
Of attendants to be found on all Nickel
Plate trains. Ladies travelling alone or
accompanied by children are given special
attention. It is in the splendid Dining
Cars where the liberality Of management
is particularly apparent. No stated amount
is required for a meal in these Dining
Cars, but under the system of Individual
Club Meals, carefully prepared menus are
compiled into booklets containing sug-
g~estions for q breakfast, luncheon or sup
per that will not cost more than IS
cents, and on up to one dollar. Meals are
also served a la carte. All trains of the
Nickel Plate arrive at and depart from the
Great La Sale Street Station, Chicago.
When purchasing tickets say "Via tho
Nickel Plate Route"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

A western man committed suicide be
cause he could not guide his automobile
Most men guiding automobiles prefer X
commit homicide.-Atlanta Journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle 1
treatise. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch st., Phila., Pa
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
Relieved Of All Fear

Dionysius observed Damocles casting q
furtive glance at the sword.
Its sharp as a razor" remarked tho
tyrant.
Thanks" replied his guest, visibly re-
lieved; IT see there is no danger"
And he laughed to think that he had
sworn, that morning because Mrs. Damo-
cles %sharpened her pencil with his razor,
IN. Y. Tribune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

Marriage Is a lottery, but all men ara
born gamblers.-N. Y. Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
Robbins. Norwich, N. Y. Feb. II, 1900.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

Parents looking for an appropriate name
for vie new baby will doubtless be able
TO find out that will be satisfactory in the
list of college and school graduates now
beginning to be Observation-Disclosures
Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

Don't Get Footsore! Get Foot-Ease.
A wonderful powder that cures tired, hot
aching feet and makes new or tight shoes
easy. Ask to-day for Aliens Foot-Ease
Accept no substitute. Trial packagesFREE
Address A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, MY.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

A square man does not need to be Al
corners .-Chicago Tribune. :,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
Wanted All To Knov

lda-Emily captured that young man at
last. l don't think she liked the way the
engagement was announced. though
May-How did she want It announced
Through a megaphone. "-Indianapolis
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-23

Hoods Sarsaparilla ensures good diges-
tion and strength to the vital organs
Insist upon Hoods.