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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
A TIP to Smokers.

do you want to know how to smoke
and smoke, and yet keep the room
clear of all the fumes and odors of
tobacco? How to smoke in the din
ing-room, the drawing-room, your
wife's bedroom, without leaving sim
gle tobacco smell in. the air? Well,
I'll tell YOU
Here the salesman took down a
small ring of platinum.
"All you have to do," he said, "is
to set this ring over a lamp and let it
get red-hot. Red-hot, it will consume
the smoke Of dozen cigars, keeping
the air quite clear and sweet. With
one of these rings in use, there is no
ground for forbidding man to smoke
anywhere. - ...
1T has long been known that plat
mum consumes tobacco smoke. I
wonder that no one ever thought of
the wonderful platinum smoke-absorb-
ing rings before"
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NEW TYPE OF MoToReoAT.
Inventor of the "Typhonoid" Guaran.
tees Speed Of 81 Miles an Hour.

The latest type of motor boat was
launched last month at the Beilvaire
shipyard, near Nantes, France. The
boat is the invention of M. Andre
Gambin and presents novel and dis
tinct departure from present styles of
motor boats. NJ Gamb1n, after Is
years of fruitless attempts to improve
the action of the ordinary screw pro-
peller, conceived the idea of convert
ing the defects of that apparatus into
advantages by the adoption of the
"typhonoid" screw, from which the
boat takes it's name.
When afloat~<the boat presents a
very trim appearance, with no sueges-
tion of the peculiar apparatus by
which it is propelled. M. :Chauvalon,
the assistant constructor of the little
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
Presenting Silver to Bride

In presenting silver to bride, if
you really want to do a thoughtful
thing have cases of canton flannel in
stead of the regulation case of COM
merce. These cases take up so much
room, are impractical to keep the
silver in if it is in use, and invariably
have to be discarded if the silver is
stored or placed in a vault. 1 saw
some beautiful cases recently made
to fit baby's silver chest by an ador-
ing aunt. The cup, plate, bowl, nap
kin ring, spoons, forks, etc., each in
a case to fit of deep maroon tied with
braid.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
BELMORE TOP COAT
one OF the Nobbiest Of the Model,
Shown for Wear in Fall
and Winter.

Various models of nobby top coats
Tor the ensuing fall and winter are
being shown, and perhaps the most
attractive of these is the belmore. a
garment of three-quarters length with
sem1-f1tting back, the waistline of
which is dropped about three inches
below the natural waistline, giving
the back of the garment very man
nlsh effect and one which is strikinglv
becoming to slender figures. These
coats are seen in all sorts of novelty
fabrics used in plain tailored suits
and separate coats this season. The
sklbo serges in their novelty mixtures
are specially smart Being a severely
tailored garment, the sleeves are long
and moderately full, the fronts double
breasted and the neck having a turn
over collar like mans coat.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
Wind Guard Open and Closed.

Will cover the bowl to any extent de-
sired, and that it may be readily fold
ed out of the way in order to give the
smoker ready access to the bowl when
desired. The guard IS formed of teles-
coping plates, which in folded posi-
tion lie approximately level with the
top OF the pipe bowl. Ehey are hinged
to a ring which is secured to the pipe
by means of pins that project into an
annular groove near the top of the
bowl. This method of attachment per-
mits the guard to be rotated to any
desired position. When in use, ex-
plains Scientific American, the tele-
scoping plates are raised, and form a
hood which rises over the mouth of
the bowl, at the same time leaving
sufficient opening for the admission
of air. The extent to which the bowl
is covered may be governed by tho
number of members which are raised.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11

Peking. China-The most serious
charge made against missionaries in
China is that by their interference
with civil law they exasperate the
natives to the point of uprisings and
massacres This subject deserves the
fullest investigation and most careful
treatment; for it is no light thing to
accuse ministers of the gospel with
being responsible for riot and mur-
der. Yet l regret to write that / find
ground for this widespread criticism.
A look at the setting of the facts
is first necessary. China has long
been regarded as huge, hulking.
helpless incompetent among the ma
tions Of the earth. She has never re-
ceived the consideration due to a
great country. Foreign powers have
never trusted the lives of their sub
jects in her keeping; wherever they
go, there goes the law of extra-terri-
subject to China; he knows no law
but that of his own self-restraint or
of his country's consulate.
Every White Man a Nabob.
A foreigner can do pretty much as
he pleases in China. Instead of being,
AS his friends at home imagine him to
be, terror-stricken mortal, momen-
tarily afraid that the Chinese ogre
will demand his life, he Is more near
ly an ogre himself
Bitter experience with armies and
navies from over seas, and with the
loss of territory seized as a penalty
for injury to foreigners, has made
Chinese officials fearful of these
strangers. Every magistrate knows
that he will lose his job, If not his
head, should aught befall foreigner
within his jurisdiction. Instead of be-
ing hooted down the street as a "for-
eign devil" the foreigner swaggers
along expecting all other pedestrians,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11

StraightWay an uprising followed In
which an entirely unoffending British
family was massacred, as we'll as the
French priests, and all the foreigners
in the place would have been slaught-
cred, had not timely rain dispersed
the mob.
For all such crimes the French de-
mand exorbitant indemnities. The
most trivial offense against a men,
ber of one of the French churches
must be heavily atoned for. This ap-
plies not only to the national land
grabbing of France and Germany on
account of missionary troubles, but
also to petty neighborhood squabbles.
A convert of the French priest is i'm
mune from the law of his own land.
He may be murderer, thief, a ras-
cal of any kind or degree; his church
membership Is an asylum, and the law
cannot touch him. The missionary
alone is his judge. No outsider can
have any redress against him. This
has made the French churches ref
uges for evil-doers, and it has also
caused the French missionaries to be
dreaded and hated by Chinese high
and low.
Matters are improving somewhat of
late. The high-handedness of the
French clergy has abated, since the
troubles in France have deprived
them of the privileges Of instant ap-
peal to the French minister at Peking.
A new and better policy will probably,
perforce, be adopted. The noble sac
rifice of the French priests and nuns,
and their tireless, selfless labors, may
then have their reward in the affection
and esteem Of the people.
Willy John chinaman's Ways.
AS rule, the American and British
missionaries have followed directly
contrary policy, as the utterances of
the two ministers of these nations,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
Protecting the Watercourses.

So extensive has the utilization Of
streams for industrial purposes be-
come in France that the minister Of
agriculture has instituted a commits
sion to study the best means of pro-
tecting them. It is stated that many
streams have been virtually Destroy
ed for the sake of industrial establish.
ments, that certain small water
courses have disappeared entirely.
and that the effect in some places has
been to transform the physical fea.
lures of the country. The intention is
not to prohibit the use of the waters.
for modern industry demands more
and more of that, but to regulate It so
that the streams may at the same
time be preserved for their beauty
and their usefulness.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
A New Lavender Sachet,

The new lavender sachets, which
serve not only to diffuse perfume, but
are also preventive of moths are in
the form of small cushions, inclosed
in sateen of quilted satin covers, and
are made in several sizes. Each size
is inclosed in a tinfoil envelope, 80
that they may travel any distance
and remain in perfectly fresh con-
dition. They are further packed in
neat cardboard boxes or in leather
cite or wooden cases, with spare
spaces for handkerchiefs.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
EVOLUTION OF HORSES HOOP,
j j / ! !. ]. ! ] !
q! %& &::::It[ y; y !

The horse had originally five, fully
developed toes; but in the course of
ages the two at each side wore away,
and the middle one was developed un-
til it became the hoof,, as it is. now
seen. The evolution of the horses hoof
is illustrated by the analogy of the
human hand, where the middle finger
represents the toe of the horse which
has remained in use. In the hoof of the
modern horse two narrow splint-bones
still represent former toes.
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which l shall later quote, will show.
Their general rule has been non-in-
reference in civil matters. Times be-
yond counting they have been put in
predicament by the willy Chinese,
who can see an advantage to them
selves long before it Is on an Anglo
Saxon's horizon.
Thus many an ardent young mis-
sionary has found that sudden &C.
cession of inquirers has been due to
the fact that the professed converts
wanted him to take up their side of
quarrel against members of the
French church. To join the one
church seemed to the Chinese the
only recourse left to enable them to
get justice from, or to get even with,
the members of the other. If the
American missionary would not help
them, as the French missionary
helped his people, then his was the
loss of "face" and following.
In these circumstances some mis-.
sionaries have doubtlessly appealed to
the native officials and to their own
consuls on behalf of their people. in
cases other than persecution: the
treaties accord protection to the ma
tive Christians when prosecuted on
account of their religious faith, al
though this is a doubtful ADVANTAGE.
When the Gospel Goes to Law.
The net result of all this has been
only trouble for all concerned. The
missionaries have been caused end
less annoyance and at times serious
difficulties. There is general agree.
ment among the Anglo-Saxons that
they will not go to the yamens in be-
half of their Chinese members under
any conditions. Some have expressed
to me the wish that the boards would
cases, so that they could make this
answer when appealed to- Certainly
it Is the conclusion of all impartial
observers that it is gravely unwise for
missionaries to attempt to influence
the course of Chinese civil and Grim.
1nal administration, even when these
are unjust.
so strongly do most missionaries
now feel upon the subject that they
refuse under any condition to touch
yamen cases. One young missionary,
born and reared in China and on close
terms with leading Chinese, was one
day notified that a certain man under
arrest had claimed exemption from
punishment on the plea of belonging
to this missionary church. what
shall 1 do?" asked the MAGISTRATE.
Give him ten extra lashes for trying
to deceive you and for attempting to
drag the church into a civil case"
promptly replied the young mission
ary. The general practice of the
American missionaries, with only rare
exceptions, Is to permit their mem
bers to suffer injustice, rather than
to incur the greater evil of bringing
reproach upon the church's name. and
OF hindering the state from exercising
It's sovereign rights. Nevertheless, /
have learned from consuls and from
missionaries of some cases wherein
american missionaries have appealed
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
Girdles Not So wida

G1rdles were not quite so wide "a
they were, but are none the less care
fully featherboned On the autumn
frocks of light silk many of the
crush girdles are of velvet of the
same shade as the garment or of
black, in order to give just the touch
OF somberness which the French con-
slider necessary. A sash always adds
to the girlish appearance of a CO.'S
tune, and they are frequently made Of
silk with lace ends, on the transpar-
'ent gowns, and of heavy lace lined
with silk on gowns of thicker fabrics
the lace, of course, matching that
used elsewhere as trimming.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11

and jinrickshas and carriages as we'll,
to get out of his way. The small
urchin, less discreet than his elders,
sometimes cries foreign devil" only
at the risk of feeling the foreigners
stick
The race question in the southern
states is not half so serious as the
race question in Asia. The white
mans sense of superiority to the yel-
low expresses itself in a harshness
that would shock America were it
widely known. If ricksha man does
not go fast enough, beat him with
your stick. A secretary of the Amer
ican legation at Peking told me as a
joke that he broke his light cane on a
coolies shoulders. If a Chinese gets
in your way, shove him aside, kick
him or pull his queue. When 1 have
seen the way the Chinese are fire.
quently abused by white men l no
longer marvel at the anti-foreign feel
ing which resides in most native
breasts. The wonder is that the Chi
nese have endured so much without
reprisal. For it does seem as if the
natives have no rights which the for
eigners are bound to respect. The
present outcry against the white man
in China has manifold justification.
Missionaries Above the Law.
AS an enlightened Chinese educator
said to me, "Anybody can do what
ever he wants to China at present" !"
Thus 1t came to pass that the French
treaty gave civil rank and authority
to French missionaries. There are
ugly reports afloat concerning the
means by which this provision was
put into the document; but these do
not necessarily concern the present
discussion. The American and Brit
'ish missionaries, who would be en-
titled to the same rights by the most
favored nation" clause, promptly dis
avowed any intention of accepting
them.
Not so the French. They have been
openly political agents, as have also.
lin some cases, the Germans. The
French bishops travel in the full re.
gala Of viceroys. When he goes out
lin his chair a bishop has outrunners.
umbrellas, flags and all the other fun.
merry of Chinese; governor. He de.
mands to be received always in the
state befitting his rank. Upon this
point Chinese officials, high and low
have spoken to me with greatest bit.
terness; and so also have men in the
consular and diplomatic service.
The Why Of china's Latest Massacre.
Regardless of public opinion. the
French missionaries have pressed to
the limit their prerogatives. Columns
could be written of the manner in
which they have abused their power,
Whole villages have been forcibly i'm.
pressed to work for them. In the in.
terror, a few weeks ago, I ran across
case where they had imprisoned the
head men of a village. At Nanchane
they insisted on the punishment of two
men whom the mayor had promised
to protect; the latter, his face" gone,
wrought dire Chinese revenge by
committing suicide in their church,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
DarninQ Apron,

An apron which will be found most
useful is the darning apron. This has
three pockets-two for darning cot
ton, etc., and one larger one for stock
ings. This apron will look we'll made
of lawn and trimmed with beading.
It can also be made Of fine linen, with
the edge of the apron, the belt and
the pockets outlined with feather
stitching in ones favorite color.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
Lamp SUGGESTIONS.

Many clever women find most beau.
tiful lamps for their drawing room or
dining room by buying vase of
quaint design with a suitable recepta-
Gle for oil and having q burner fitted
to the top at some lamp establish:
ment.
In this way one can easily find pot
terry to harmonic with the furnish
ings of the room and have wider
range of choice than by making sc.
lection at the lamp shop.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11

m since the advent machine which has added
Of and corches Many
attractive hideou
& mas produced models with flourish
modest and this hat the
o many without
Mney % one may so express it, and most harmonious
lns nat quickly
coy h9od protecting the In pale
the theater. 10000 oOAe w "A0 ~0n'"e A''DD
views OF the
% ana ties fastened under the chin
sues ognt over the
show "hen worn 10 protect the neck
Is necessary ~ 1O'o~'1'D :" n0'A VI ears
a combining practical
see much ' p'
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11

weighted with rocks placed over the
block. When the button is pressed
or the circuit closed in some other
way, says Popular Mechanics, the dis
charge occurs. The distance between
the nail points-which must be bright
and clean-should be just enough to
give good, fat spark.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
A New Gem.

A new gem has been discovered bv
prospectors in San Benito county, Cal.
It is described as a clear, transparent
blue stone with violet tints in the
deeper colored portion 1t surpasses
the sapphire in brilliancy and rivals T.
in color, though it is not so hard:
being about as hard as chrysolite and
harder than moonstone or opal. Under
heat it turns q bright red but on cool
ing resumes its normal color. It haa
been given the name Of Benito, from
the county in which it was found
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
ASSORTS SMALL COINS.
Divides and Stacks Quantities Of
Quarters, NickeIs and Dimes.

1t would be impossible for any ono
person to assort and stack a million
small coins in six months, yet the task
could be readily accomplished with
the aid of the apparatus shown here,
the invention of Kansas man. This
coin assorter and stacker comprises
series of superposed sorting plates
secured equal distance apart. A case
surrounds the plates. the latter being
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11

T WO finishing
nails we're driven
in, as shown in
the sketch. These
were connected to
terminals of an in
ductiOn coil. After
everything W a 8
ready the powder
was poured in the
hole and a hoard
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
Gloves for Tailor-Made,

The glove Of the tailor-made girl
is heavily stitched and of precisely.
the shade Of her suit, unless she is
+ wearing one Of the exceptionally light
tones, In which case white glace IL.
correct, -
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
Switzerland GROWING R,eh..''

The national wealth of Switzerland
is rapidly increasing, and two.fifths
of 1t is represented in the hotels Of
the country. The annual income Of
the hotelkeepers of the country h q.
..imated at $50 1000, 600. s... ,.| .s
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
Dropa Coins in Proper Compartment.

adapted to be vibrated. The respec-
tive plates have apertures of different
sizes, the apertures of one plate be-
ing smaller than the plate above A
stacking arrangement is attached to
each plate. The coins are dumped
into the apparatus and the plates vi
brated by the handle. They are thus
caused to circulate, the smaller coins
dropping through into the proper COM
partment. They are then gathered
into the stackers, being then removed
and tied in bundles, as is customary.
Street railways and other concerns
handling immense quantities of small
coins daily, suggests the Baltimore
American, would undoubtedly find
this apparatus great time and labor
saver.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
: The Best Part Of the c,tf<,

u"e@ oess Ta's' OF -tne CtS$<7:
After all, the best part of any city
iss the part that isn't in 1.-THE coun.
try roundabout where. they think in
acres, not in square feet, and where
the grass Is green under the trees.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
WIND GUARD FOR PIPES.
Smoker Made Comfortable in Strong
Breeze.

A large number of devices have
been invented for the purpose of pro-
tecting the bowl of tobacco pipe
from the wind. The particular novel;
ty in the device which is shown here
with consists in the fact that the
wind guard is adjustable to any par
ticular direction of the wind, that 1T
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11

In round figures the area Of India
ts 1,600, 900 square miles; the. Quilted
states. $500. 900. and Russia, q, 900 900.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11
TRY 1T NEXT FOURTH.
Powder May Be Exploded with EIeo.
tricity.

A one-inch hole was bored in the
center of two-inch square block.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-10-11

A pretty toque made Of narrow
brown velvet ribbon and trimmed in
wings shaded from brown to pale
blue. Two stick pins mark it's COM
pletiOn.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
The Art of G1VinQ.

Giving Christmas gifts is almost a
science. 1t is certainly study for one
who really wishes to give and not dis
tress and embarrass. No one is more
helpless than the woman who receives
an utterly useless and undesirable gift
She Is fairly forced into falsehood and
Is obliged to express gratitude which
she does not feel.
The woman who has a green parlor
and receives blue rug, or the woman
who has blue dining room and re-
celves set of doilies embroidered with
purple viOletS, or the woman with a
sallow complexion who is given a deli
cate pink shawl, is actually made to
sin against truth She feels, if she Is
Of n naturally grateful and tender dis
position, that she must express thanks
which she does not feel Then, ten
chances to one, if it is not struggle
for her not to pass along those useless
gifts next Christmas and fairly in
volve herself in mesh Of deceit she
goes about terrified lest by any IN
foreseen chance the first giver. should
discover the gift ins~the hands Of the
second recipient.
Often people are so deluged by USE
less gifts that memory fails them con-
corning the giyers. Such mistakes are
likely to occur, and petty and absurd
but no5s lasting, feuds are the con
seopens philadelphia Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-25
How to buy Plants For {

How to buy Plants For Chrfstmas.
Other things being equal, ii is better
to Iuy plants ut Christmas time near
ones home than to travel affair, says
the Garden Magazine. DO not be
tempted even by cheap offers to go
miles away, for, counting car fares,
packing, expressage aud lost time, the
ultimate cost is very likely to be more
than If you had paid good deal high
er price at home. OF course it may
happen that one grower or florist has
q large stock of some one thing and
can sell at low rate, but dealers usu-
ally have an understanding with one
another, especially regarding holiday
prices, and for weeks before the holt
day season they have been balancing
stock with each other, so that the bet
ter quality plants are of an almost
fixed value. Any specially low price
Is nearly always associated with a
correspondence low grade In the plants
offered. A byword among dealers III
plants Is, III you have to shade you
price you can always shade your
stock" Plants differ from ordinary
merchandise in the risk Of damage
during transit. They may be frozen
or injured during delivery and still
not show the effects for day or two.
perhaps not until after the bill has
been paid. A reputable dealer always
assumes the risk and will replace the
damaged specimens.