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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
By Catherine S. Long
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Hepburn lighted his ruby lamp
and sat down before his developing
tray. He was an enthusiastic student
CT photography.
This settles It," he declared with
emphasis, as he removed the last
plate from the box. Il sha'n't buy any
more supplies of Sanford when I get
back to the city. There's a limit to
the demands that can be made upon
friendship. Here I've been buying
plates of him ever since l begin to
take pictures, and what have 1 got to
show for whole dozens of them but
just such crazy things as these? I'm
afraid Sanford will never be a bust
ness success"
He shook his head obviously, as he
placed the twelfth plate in the hypo.
Photography IN a capricious mis-
tress, and has a fashion of springing
surprises upon her devOtees. Hepburn
was soon aware that there was some
thing about this plate quite different
from any that he had ever tried to
develop. Slowly the image appeared,
but there was a clearness about it,
coupled with the evolution of unfa-
lniIar outlines, that puzzled him.
Thfre was the picture of the mill
popd, clear, yet soft, a negative such
as he had often dreamed of making.
But back of this picture was another.
1t Was-oh. strange and enhancing
sight!-that of the most beautiful
woman that he had eve seen. Hep
burn stared hard. Hepburn almost
tremb]ed as he carefully washed the
plate, and set it on the rack to dry.
After breakfast next morning he
sauntered out as usual with his
camera. He had no appreciation
whatever Of the scenes through which
he wandered, when, turning a bend in
the path, he came quite unexpectedly
upon a scene of such wild and roman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
DAINTY SALAD DISH
COMBINATION OF TOMATO AND
PINEAPPLE. i,
Something New to Serve at the Next
Luncheon-Proper Mixture Of In =
gradients for the Ap'
petizer.

For tomato and pineapple salad.
peel medium sized tomatoes. Re-
move a thin slice from top of each
and take out seeds and pulp. Sprinkle
with a little salt and place in the
refrigerator for an hour. Just before
serving fill the tomatoes with fresh
pineapple, thoroughly chilled, cut in
small pieces or shredded, and nut
meats, using two-thirds pineapple and
one-third nuts. Mix with mayonnaise
dressing; garnish with a little Of
the dressing, and halves of nut meats.
Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves or
water-cress.
Most salads should be dressed just
before serving, whether French dress
ing or mayonnaise is used. Celery or
lettuce wilt if left in oil and vinegar.
Celery should not eve be washed
long before serving, as it becomes
rusty. Potato salad takes up large
quantities of oil, and need to be very
we'll mixed with whatever dressing
is used.
Salads made of green's should al
ways be served crisp and cold. Can
ned or cold cooked leftover vege-
tables are we'll utilized in salads, but
are best mixed with French dressing,
and should be placed in the refrigera-
tor an hour or so before serving.
Meats for salads should be freed from
skin and gristle, cut into small pieces,
and allowed to stand with French
dressing before combining with veg
etables.
A dinner set usually consists of
from 100 to $50 pieces. All large
houses carry a number of stock pat
terms, so that one may replace at
any time a half-dozen or dozen plates
or cups and c These stock
patterns are not confined to- the
cheaper grades, but many of them are
artistic in design and of the best
quality of domestic and imported
china. Blue and white is particular
ly attractive. for breakfast. 1t is no
economy to buy a cheap ware, and
the simpler the color and design,
the better. Gold is expensive. 1t is
we'll to choose china which has the
name of the maker on the bottom. If
n lives in a large city, where spe-
cial sales are held once or twice a
year, great bargains may be picked up.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Sashes Are In,

The mousme sash is the thing To
wear with white frocks all summer
and also with evening gowns. The
sas Is made of thin crushable taffeta,
a ribbon usually satin edged, and is
a a yard wide. and about four
yards long. 1T is tied at the back
with long loops and ends and worn in
d1scrlminately with everything, from
cloths and linen to tulle. All sorts
OF designs are cen in them, plain
pelng very popular, as we'll as stripes,
the cameo effects being especially ex-
quisite.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
His Dire Threat.

There was determination stamped
ON his brow.
Refused, eh!" he Kissed, swapping
his words like the explosions Of a
motorcycle. Then I shall turn on the
gas" H.
The beautiful girl swooned. When
she recovered she found him sitting in
an easy chair reading the sporting
news. 80.
"Ah, you didn't turn on the gas after
all, did you?" she asked In trembling
tones.
Eyes I did," he replied coldly. =. ~
"You-you turned on the gas, Har-
old?"
""Of course I did. How could I light
It'll I didn't turn it on?" .'|
= And then she asked his forgiveness
and accepted him on the spot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Lingerie Sash.

= Take three yards of ribbon two
inches wide and five about three.
fourths Of an inch, five yards lace in
sertion, and eight yards edging. Cut
of enough wide ribbon for belt, al
lowing several inches to fold over fin.
ished bow. Sew lace edg;ng on belt
portion. Now take balance of ribbon
and turn ends under neatly to form
points. Ends made this way make
the sash hang better. Finish all
around with insertion; then narrow
ribbon; then lace edge. Make two
short loops and two long ends, and
finish by folding over extra length
left on belt piece. By basting this
on strips of newspaper it ma be
made on machine in a few minutes,
the paper being necessary to keen
material from "fulling up" under
presser foot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
A New Skirt,

Something new in a skirt, or rath.
or the detail of a skirt, was noticed
at a recent wedding. The skirt was
circular, very close at the TOP and
full at the bottom, and had a straight
seam up the center front. About 16
inches from the floor, in the center
front, the fine supple cloth of the
gown was cut away, leaving a sort
OF inverted heart-shaped opening at
the top some eight inches wide. wild.
ening cut to IA inches at the bottom,
showing underneath in q slightly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05

Cur1ously enough certain exercises which rid the hips of much superhuous
tat are the very ones which have the opposite effect with overslim mortals
and the reason for it is that the exercise brings about a balance between food
n nourshment-two vastly different things by the way
Drop the hand in front of you, letting the finger tips rest upon the leg.
Then raise the leg without bending it at the knee and let the fingers slip down
oward or below the knee. Don't lie. the arm bend, either. Lower the foot
again, going through both the raising IN lowering as deliberately as possible
Then ty the sam exercises with the other leg and arm.
Drop the arm at the side and let the finger tips touch, as before. Then,
gradually rase the leg n a sort Of sidekck, letting the hand slip down with
out licking tn elbow, and lower The foo as gradually to the ground again.
The hardest of Ill the exercises to follow is that in which the SLOW back
ward kick is made. What makes it 81 hard is that there must be no bending
of the knee TO- of the elbow, or that matter. What is a most satisfactory fa-
tr OF it is tina practice results in a marked difference Elm the length If the
kick: That exercise, by the way, develops the upper part of the arm splendid
y, thu strain off keeping the arm straight and tn hand from resting Imply
against the leg making a pull O the muscles which rounds them out in sur.
piing fashion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Courage in Daily Life.

Bravery helps to make a nation
SAFE. A nation of towards, however
prosperous, cannot be a great nation.
Men and women who dare fling them
selves against great odds for. the sake
of their convictions; who do not
shrink from crying out against any
evil that may menace the purity Of
the government; who will, If need be,
sever all political, social and financial
ties for love Of country-these are the
heroes to which a nation resorts in
her hour Of need.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Chic Chin Hats

Hats of chip are delightfully."- restful
in a pale shade of green, with big
mauve roses all across the front and
branches of leaves, with a big chou of
mauve ribbon beneath the brim and
a china blue picture straw ruched with
mauve, green, blue and pink ribbons
OF delicate pastel hue. A pale blue
chip wreathed with big blue and white
wings spread across the front and a
black chip with clusters of velvet
azaleas in many tones of pink are
also attractive.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Old Skirt UsefuI.

Take any discarded light skirt, cut
into strips three or four inches wide.
fagoting them together until there il
a piece large enough to lay a waist
pattern on and cut out. Make the
yoke Of narrow bias pieces, also fast
ened together with fagoting. When
completed makes as pretty q waist
as can be desired.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Braidinq Thin Goods.

The best way to braid thin matert
ais is to have the pattern stamped on
heavy paper or cardboard and haste
the material over the stamped pat
tern. Follow the outline of the pat.
tern, sewing by hand or with the ma.
chine. 1t takes some skill and expert
ence, however, to use the machine
for this work. If the braid is put on
by machine the stitching is done
through the paper and the paper is
afterward cut away from the back.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
UNITY OF INTERESTS
Relationship of Residents Of Ryraf
Communities to the Home Town.

Live and let i've" is a policy that
has come down through the ages and!
is an expression of the Golden Rule
only in different words. There is in.
born in man a desire for s~elf-preserva-
ton. It is a law Of life, and to this:
desire can be attributed that which is;
considered selishness within us. Saw
age man has little regard for the
rights and properties of others. He
lacks the sense Of equity and Justice
and is guided solely by the brutal in
stincts. Intelligent man realizes that:
all his fellow creatures are entitled
to the same rights he would enjoy
himself. Therefore where the Chris
tian spirit is found, there can be look
ed for such equity as gives all an.
equal chance to gain a livelihood and
to enjoy the products of their labor.
There should be the greatest har-
mony among the citizens of every
community. The interest of all the
classes comprising a city or a district
should be considered identical. It has
been noted that the most prosperous
towns have been built up by har-
monious and united effort of all the
people composing it. In these days
wnen there are evils to combat, when
oppressive trusts exist that are fac
tors in unequal distribution of wealth,
it is all important that the masses in
each and every community unite and
work in harmony for the protection
and betterment of local conditions. 1t
it to be regretted that in many agri-
cultural communities there is a lack
of harmony between what is called
the business interests and the produc-
ers of crops. Different reasons may
be advanced for this condition. but the
most common cause is a misunder-
standing on the part of the citizens
as to the r%elationhip that should ex-
the teachings that go forth that the
farmers interests r different from
those of the merchant, or that the
merchants interests differ from
farmers of the community. It
is also IN n idea that the
town is alone for the townspeople
and the country districts for the farm
er. Is it not true that the merchant
is dependent upon the farmer for his
support? And it is equally true that
the town is an important thing to the
farmer. 1t is a convenience to him
and he is as deeply interested in all
that pertains to it, to it's advancement
and the betterment of it's public insti-
tutions, it's streets, it's parks and all,
as are the people who reside within
the town. The merchants should real
ize how important the farmer is to
them, and the farmer should be
brought to a realization that the town
is for him as well as for those who re-
side within it's limits, and, that the
less antagonism between the resi-
dents on the farms and the residents
of the town the better it will he for
the whole community. There is a
unity of interests that cannot be
ignored, and there is a common field
wherein all can work for mutual bene.
fit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05

tic beauty that it at once appealed to
his carefully-fostered artistic and pho
Geographic sense. The little stream,
here running swift and deep, crept
into a sheltered cove, over which the
foliage dropped in long and graceful
%festoons, and it's slender current was
spanned by an old moss-grown log.
Beautiful" murmured Hepburn,
looking about him critically. why,
this is just such an arrangement as
I've been looking for ever since I
studied Pictorial Effect in Photog-
raphy."
Even as he spoke a woman emerged
from the forest and began to cross
the messy log. She hesitated before
she had taken many steps, and re-
manned standing in what was an un-
conscious, but What would seem a pre-
meditatedly beautiful pose.
Hepburn could have shouted with
delight. "Perfect!" he exclaimed.
Nov if can only. get it before she
moves farther. Absolutely perfect"
While he was preparing to take her
picture a blood-curdling scream smote
his ears. Turning quickly, he was
Mortified to observe that the support
for the wedge had disappeared, and
instantly he surmised that the girl
had fallen into the water.
Hepburn did not hesitate, but sprang
forthwith into the stream. The girl
once more arose to the surface and
promptly wound herself about him, to-
tally "incapacitating him as to the use
of all his members.
Let co." he yelled, "or you'll sink
us BOTH" But the girl continued to
twine and clutch. Then Hepburn did
a cruel and ungallant thing, which
only the exigencies of the occasion
could excuse. He grappled with the
girl. Partially disengaging his left
hand, he attempted to thrust her awav
from him in order to get a hold upon
her untrammeled by her grasp, but
he only succeeded in dealing her a
terrific blow in the face with his ell.
bow. The woman of the double mega.
tive, stunned into Inconsistencies. re.
Taxed her hold, and with a gasping
sigh went down again. After that il
was easy. Hepburn was not a prac.
tised swimmer, but he had no Difficult
ty in towing the senseless woman to
the shore only a few strokes awav
Arrived there, he lifted her carefully
up the bank and laid her on the
grass. Then he regarded the still
white form ruefully. The water
streamed from her clinging draperies,
mingled with the blood which had be.
gun to run down her face.
Soon the girl opened her eyes. She
fixed them meditatively upon him for
a moment, then she sat up. She looked
at her streaming skirts, and put her
hand to her bruised face, over which
a shad of annoyance fitted!
"You hit me-" she declared resent.
fully.
Il know it," acknowledged Hepburn
'dolefully. II can't tell you how sorry
l am. But it seemed to be the only
way. You hung on so we would have
both drowned in four feet of water if
I hadn't. You could have stood on
your feet there if you had tried. 1t
was very stupid of you not to. But it
is awful to think that I should have
struck you. You-you Of all per.
sons!"
ME, of all persons" cried the girl
of the double negative. why do you
say such a thing as that? l don't
know you nom Adam"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Acanine Secret.

"You can always tell the people who
are unhappy from the look Of their
faces" said the tired woman, ""but II
you look out Of the window OF q morn
ing you never car tell which dog It is
that has cried III night and kept you
awake Sgs s5x
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Cocoanut and Rice Puddino.

Cook half a cup of rice with three
pints of milk and let it cook till very
soft; then cool it. Beat together the
yolks Of five eggs and the whites of
three, a cup of sugar and a cup of
grated cocoanut; if this last is dessi-
Gated; soften with a little milk and
squeeze dry. Stir in the rice and bake
in the oven till it is a custard. Make
a meringue of the two whites of the
eggs and put IN top. Serve cold.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05

aarker shade side plaits of soft silk
turned toward the center. This gave
much freedom of movement to the
1eet, and also suggested the pretty
old-t1me p%etticoat. Soutache braid
outlined a series of large whorls at
the edges of the skirt overlapping the
pla1ts, and tiny :whorls went UP each
side the center seam to the waist
line.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Overheard at the Circus

did you know that the strong LADY
and the contortionist we're going ID
be married?"
"Oh, are they? I suppose she'll be
able to twist him around her fnge,
now."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Cigarettes and Conscience.

The mar who limits himself to Gig.
arettes shows q smallness of mind.
He seems smitten with some hidden
conscience that feels it is not right
to smoke but he smothers It, and
with great bravado determines to be
9 devil OF e dog, and take 3 cigarette.
s-!Grata.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-05
Sleeveless silk Iackete

Over soft summer. frocks will be-
worn brief little jackets Of silk or
satin without sleeves.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

C. +. Dean, No. 10 Governor Street. hich'
mond, Va, Established 1886
Manufactured OF Pool md Billiard Tables
Deans Double Action Cushioned are tho
,nos, nerfcct. accurate and truest made II
the cushions on your tables are dead ana
slow. iake tho rails OF and chip them 10
me and I .Yill put q set OF the above Gus mons
on and cover them with nrst -class clotn
and return them to you complete ana reaoy
TO place on your table. for $4,000
Dean.s best grades Pool and Billiard table
bed and cushion cloth ss!ll not fade or
change color. price per bed. $3.50 VITO ss.so'
s12.as and {14.25. and cushion cloth per GET
s21O, s2.s5, 1885, $3.50 and $3.50: best
grades imported cue tips. 3tcl toc.; 7oc.. soc'
and up to s1.75 per box. according to size.
thickness and grade GOO in box. assorted
sizes),
cues fun length. assorted weights. even
balanced, per dozen. $3.50. $3.50. 1925. $500.
| 90 90 500. $500. 5000, 1900 and upwards
| per dozen.
Fancy striped Pool Balls. So. 50, 50. 31l
and SIS per set u6 to set). Deans Cham
| MON Patented Pool Balls are the truest.
most perfect, best and livest balls made;
stripes and numbers Will never wear on.
| viii outlast three or tour sets Of any other
make. price SIG and SIT per set. Green
! wo.sted Pockets range in price from 81 VI
! to $3.50 per set, according TO size anc
Deans Fancy Green Leather Pockets. ful
size will hold eight or nine balls and WI
1 III perfect in amy size or mako OF table
nrice. per set $225. They will outast thre
| or four sets OF the usual kind OF greer
worsted and leather pockets now on tn
White Cue Tip Chalk 3bc.. SOC, 76c. an
| 81 90 per gross Of LA square pieces
q .Denn's Blue and Green Cue TIP ChalA
| best In the world. Sc per gross. one gros
n of this chalk Will outlast three or fou
gross of the white chalk. and is the pest an
cheapest to use. =,
manufacture. import and keep all tn
Table supplies Of every description at lowe!
| prices. ..
best most perfect, accurate, trueat, !eVe
strongest and livest tables made.
Old Billiard and Pool Tables overhnule
nnd set up In perfect order; Old I3illia'
Tables made into Pool or Combtnatlt
Bowling Balls Ten Pins. Foot chal
Rowling Alley Varnsh. etc.. etc.
Saloon Fixtures. Beer Drawing outN'
Coppcr-L Lined Wash Boxes or Work Boar
10 20 behind bar counters.
i Out of town orders Will have my prom
and careful attention. Write for prices.
roct neype Wareroon and o1ice:
10 Governor Street. Rlchmono. "
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kzSs!W N5itllk&Wssbl1

ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK.
Leave Byrd st. Station. Richmond. Daily.
IN EFFECT JAN. Q. 1907.
FOR NORFOLK: $500 A. NJ. $500 r.
FOR I.YSCHBuRo, tho WEST and tho
soUTHWEsT: $500 a. NJ. 1910 noon, $3.50
p. H. Pullman Parlor and Sleeping cars,
Cafe Dining Cars. Trains arrive daily IRON
Norfolk, .l1:4o a. NJ, $3.50 P. NJ, From
the west. 1875 A. Ms 2:o5 r. NJ. 80 Z. NJ.
Offlce, s3s E. Main ST. Flyer hours
20 minutes.
W. b. BEyILL. G. II. BOsLE
Gen'l Pass. Agent. Dist, Pass Agent
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Richmond and Petersburg
Electric Railway

Cars leave corner OF Seventh and Perry
Streets. Manchester. every hour !on the
~ midnight Limited car. 5:45 p NJ, daily.
except Sunday
81 roct every hour from 6:35 A, NJ to 1885
- NJ Last car. 1l;40 p. NJ: Limited car.
| 1913 A, NJ daily, except Sunday.
Richmond cars.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

Editor of The TimesDspatch:
Sir.-I am in receipt of n letter from
Messrs. Hoppin Il l3erard, who appear to
he from their letterhead, counsel for
the Eastern Kentucky Coal Lands Cor
poration, 55 Liberty Street New York,
asking if ] can give them the address,
and If deceased, the place and date
of death Of William III. Spindle, said to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
Veterans Parade.

If an old drummer and an old ffer VINO
played in the city streets during the war
Wished to do So could they play in tho
parade in the coming reunion? c. S.
We are sure 1t might be arranged,
Write to Captain Taylor Stratton, City
Hall, Richmond, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

All Sorts.
Please tell me for which,. o1 IA, -,
nomns Eleanor, Ellen and Helen,
Neil" may be the abbreviation; how
long the ground-hog stays In after see, see,
! ing his shadow on February "a, ana
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
Several Sorts,

Is any crockery made insthe United
States?
how was he put into Office on DEM
Can womans parents prevent her
marriage If she and her lover are both
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
Confederate NAVY.

Will you be kind enough to give the
facts In connection with tho record Of
the Confederate vessel, the Florida,
and tell me where the matter may be
found? ~. y ~.
FOR full statement Of carceryof the
Florida see scharf's History of the
Confederate Navy, from page $50 on.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
Old Coin.

"A KEALOEit.
No. No.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

Will you be good enough to tell me
the value Of a Spanish gold coin of date
1855? SUBSCRIBER.
Description Is too vague. 1t Is likely
to be OF value however, from tho date.
Write some coin dealer, and send rub
bing" Of coin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
Military Schools.

Will you name for me the ten best
military schools inSVirginia and North
Carolina? ). a. W.
We could not undertake to make
comparison among such schools. The
Department Of Education in the two
States might aid you.